The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1864-12-14

His Army in Line Of
Battle.
Rebel Reports and Opinion,
From Southern Papers.

/ new fork Dec. 13.
The Richmond Despatch of the 10th
says:
The news from Georgia yesterday wa,
OF somewhat exciting character. Tn,
enemy. who had bean marching down tb,
Ogechse river With three corps. one OF
the north and two on the south side an
deavored to. unite their forces. but me,
With considerable resistance from the Con
federates, and at last accounts bad o6
elected their object. which vas also p,e.
vented In part by the uafavorabIeness Of
the river approaches.
On Wednesday. the 7th, the demon
stratIon OF the tedeFals on the ferries IN
Savannah river became more determines
an1 they managed ID get some OF their
infaptry across on the fats. We were
we'll prepared aud our artilierv did sood
work 1t was supposed tha, they would
be compelled to abandon the sttemp,
irom some cause, either lack of ammuni
'ion or inability to get their cannon in
position.
The Yankees made very little use Of
artillery and this add ed confidence to our
troops.
1t was reported the enemy had effected
a landing on the Uooss Wstelie river be.
low PecataIigo, but they had not been
able to reach the railroad,
The Augusta Sentinel of the 7th savs
its advices in reference to Sherman
movements are very uoagre. The sd.
vance WAS reported to be ~skirmisbipp on
Tuesday. Dec. 9Th. at a station u niles
from Savannah. They we're pressing Wig
orously toward Savannah, aud vs have
no doubt that decisive battle between
the raiders and the patriot forces has taken
place, the result of which re may be eba.
oled to announce this evening,
The Richmond Examiner Of the 10Th.
says.
There is no news later than the 7.h.
At that time the entire fore. of Sherman
was combined on the cas-, side of the
Ogechee. On the sixth it advanced noiess
than 8 miles.
His men were represented as much IA.
tisned and their spirits tagging. In mum.
bers they were 10000 maskets and had a
most enormous wagon train.
The country in his rear was swarminp
with s,rsgglers and des.rters who srs beg.
ging or pllIsging at every house.
Cinzens who have talked with the on
GERS concur in the declaration that the
are universally disgus,ed with the expe
dltion
The officers spoke very freely Of Sher-
man. They said he would not risk nm an
gagementl II be could help it because be
had no ammunition 10 spare, but would
uakeihis way to the sea coast at the nearest
possible point.
The enemy had three or four hupd red
negroes wiln them. They had no arms. but
we're merely camp followers, slipping cff
aud making their way home at eyerv ston.
ping place to be replaced BIZ others No
attention Is 10" paid. tp the general order
oi sneriua'' at tie tee lining of the march
aha the ~hoieacountry has been piIlaged
oy mobs oi soldiers wishout.oi6eers
Wheeleris operating on. the oonfus ed
mass at every sep.
The Augusta Constitutionalist. of the
9th, says;
On Monday last fight took place at
WslLer's bridge. on Briar creek, qe miles
from Augusta, in which tie federals we're
woreted.
A batch Of l22 Yankee prisoners had
arrived in Augusta.
The Richmond Examiner of the 10th
says;
We learn that the force sent by Grant
down the Weldon road consisted of one
eal're corps, besides some cavalry, Nv.
ey man of them ought to be captured.
The Wbig says good m ny knowing
people are exercised as to the destruc,ion
u the road. Ii they have no more cavalr,
thin y reported they will soon get 10 tn.
sod OF their journey Ga the other band
we are inclined 70 believe that thes are
better equipped than reported, and we
Tlll soon hear Of the destruction Of bridves
&c., in .he direction Of Weldon. Thi..
We, are frank to admit. will give us come
moon venieuce, bui will not rs.risve 10 th,
Ieast the pspabas and irrstrievsbls f.ilare
which Graos>has made in bic on 70 Rich-
mond and Petersburg.
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