New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-12-10
FROM THE REBEL STATES,
Richmond Papers 10 the 'th insf-''ry
Little Military News-Whseicr Afinrks
Fitzpatrick, but IL Forced 10 Retire
shermnu's Progress-Expectcd Attack
By Grnut upou Birbmend.
BELOW RICHMOND.
From the Richmond scn,insl, Dec.


The indua,ons afe that before thiA week
closes Grant will make another advance ogauh Rich
mop9. Eegforcemcn's IN large numbers nave AZ l'rh'
principally fioH sheridan \ gentleman VINO hsa leu
dsy last ten Transports loaded with troops. passed
down the river Sunday, tweid one; ara on Monds!
they passing oil day The:e transports vc,e hlled
with troops from the Valley. The sixth Corps has VI
doubtedly arrived in the JsInos nbd before the wee.
expire. all that be spared by Sheridan sl Lave
iO,nod Grant.
and sent them 20 This side 81 the river where II
probable the heaviest attk against our lines viii! be
made.
PRINCE WILLIAM AID YbipRAX.
The rails have been removed from the Orange
road band also from tho Manassas rad W the 5un1on
There are not many troops ~ Manassas Jnnrtion.
There are sbort eighteen hundred men pioAo'ing he
road from Alexandria 10 Manassas. including those 81
the last named place. Two weeks ago, about fnr;y
whites and the same nnmber OF negroes made iad
through Prince william. County.
Tie whites captured Jcf. Switzerland private be
longing b the <5th Virginia simcn, in DGmfIes but
ed no property In nct theirs s bot little LETT
III Prince William and stafford for them 10 take tiity
men, under active leader. Oud haro capt'fra the
whole party.
GEORGIA.
Official dispatches received on the 9Th. give
en- account Of another fight by Wbeeers c3'slry with
the enemy between Mllodgevlc and Muln on the ath
Wheeler drove tho Yankee cavalry npOn their ihfaniy
and attacked tho infantry about midnight SATURDAY.
On Sunday morning. one corps of infantry and MI
mai ricks cavalry advanced aud attacked Wheeler .
position They made several charges al OF which wsro
repus SD BY Gre from tehnd brcs~tworts, counter
charges. The enemy \ loss wss very heavy.
Gen. Fitzpatrick WIS reported wounded Wheeler
officers oj,,i men behaved most CALAMITY.
TROa EAST TENNESSEE.
Intelligence received yesterday from East
Tennessee anpounces the advance OF Burbridgo from
Kentucky which vac met on the part Of Gen. Breck'
inridge. by retrograde mo, eIoht a. Hrecn'ilc IN
order 10 protect his communications With the rear.
East and West the enemy 10 thus seen to be In
motion.
THE WAR NEwS.
From he ri chmoOd Dispatch, Dee.
Notwithstanding that by many It was OK
pec,sd that Grant wonld make some offensive move
rnept YESTERDAY the day passed without any event oil
importance Exchanges papers took place a. usual on
the North side Though none we're Of later ose than
those already receiy ed from which fact II would appear
tLat the tsct truce heretofore existing between the
pockets has rot been broken by the presence OF Burrs
We stated YESTERDAY that Grant had been reinforced
by the Sfxfh Corps from Sheridan's Army. From tho
been passing down the Potomac dnring the last four
DAYS Il If probable that the Eighth Corps also moving
10 sines River We think II quito certain that Grant
10 DustsinQ forces for the long taNeof grand atack
upon the Richmond lines His corgcntration for this
purpose will not occupy him longi and II the hne
weather Of the last few days cOntnuLc msy Dfng On
A battle this week.
FROM PETERSBURG.
There was no news Of importanceuUm Peters
burg yesterday. Some cannonading was Iepf up on
our 1ei, daring Monday. bu, without resultH
The Yspkee army have pulled down eIi tle owenin9
hcuses between Petersburg and City PoinIa and ART
constructing Writer quarters out Of them
eHERMAS's CAMPAIGN.
Official dispatches received from GeorgaHGve