The New York herald., 1864-12-08

-vANNUcHrs MUSEUM 600 Broadway.-NovIxo Wax
IIgUREs,
svARrETIEs, s. and 50 sBowsry.-BALI.rs. fAEronIHss
Few Yerk. Thursday. Dec. 8, 1864.
THE 8ITUATION.
From Washington We learn that the government has
eelIabs iaforns,ou tina. Shermans main army had on
Friday or Saturday last passed Milsn, without having
had any engagement with the enemy except the two or
three skirmhhss Of small dsachmsnts already reported
Having passed that place, hs win nnd no oppo.
hilton between him and that point on the sea.
plies Tor him will bs found when he arrives The rebel
papers report the arrival within four miles Of Mss on
Friday last, Of what supposed 70 have been his main
sores Rebel tsIegaphc communication with the place
was broken on the afternoon day. and had not
bsso restored up 70 iass Monday The latest Richmond
papers express ~ ssliss that Sherman s moving 20
strike the coast Dassn Ay miles south Of Savannah
The ARMIES under Generals Thomas and Hood ssuI
rsuass ossfsssshg cash sAsr s N vicinity q Mash
vtilA Ne sssss has ~ ~ 1ht sAsrs sus . ~.
4ay ana Tussaag shsss - aarntanaag, ssA o ~
asssssss = Ne Assss ~ hsavy sassssAdlss. n
wsr srsnshsaas poslsisns Srogrsssss % beth sdss
che rsss being busy q the data q latest accounts In
throwing - new insrsuchmsas; but they had not
- bssa sss 70 place any batteries in position
q them o. Nosday General Hood sent . nag
q srses 70 General yhomss asking for n sz.
ohaags q prisoosss taken from their respective
srniss Ths latter replied that hs had now no power 70
bsss this, a. she he had captured had been sent
Dartsrs we're Tuesday six miles south Of Nashville
hsssrals Roussau and Nroy hold Nurfrsssboro which
y amply sarrsoDed md defended for any rebel attack
body Of the enemy assaulted place
Monday driven or with the loss OF pieces
of artillery and number Of prisoners. The two bgadcs
JohDsopvs the Tennessee river have arrived safely
~ Clarksvile, Tenn.
In the armies Of the Potomac and the James the
picket nrns which ID sti kept up, and the occssonsi
exchanges between the opposing batteries all that
disturb the quiet On Monday there artillery
nrns BY the Ninth corps guns and the rebels opposite
and bet~een the Monitors and the Hewlett House
battery, but without causing any Casualties ON
the Union side. The Tenth and Eighteenth corps
have been consolidated, and are known as the
Twenty fourth corps, OF which General Ord has
sumed command. The corps OF colored troops. under
General wsitzei, Is numerically designated the Twenty
ath. General Meade presented medals OF honor 70
number o officers and privatcs Of she
ssoosd corps Tuesday No Intercourse whatever with
the enemy exchange Of newspapers now allowed In
either army under severe penalties
We have received intelligence Of additional work
Of ,hs pvivs,ssr oustss during her visit OF Sandy Hook
in the beginning q last month. appears that, In add
aloe The vessels announced At the tns the Oustes
sapsared the I'D Of November, sixty miles Sandy
Hosk the ship Arcoe, Captain Bouham, which left New
Orleans this port the 21st October This intel
ssses b conveyed In . letter from Captain Bonhsm,
n rsssl oopnnemess ct Florence, South Carolina Hc
svss no particulars regarding his vessel whether she
wss burned OF what became OF her. This be proes
BY prevented doing by the rebel officers Of the prison.
IN. cay Of Detroit again greatly excited BY an,si
pssioes Of raid os from Canada by rebels who are
SAID W be psrfecsips their organization The civil
sns military su,borities cf the city making every
preparation 70 receive the raiders Extra police have
sssa placed on duty, and arrangements making FOR
sss ssrelnsns ssd srmi-g of the mins.
CONGRESS.
n tss senate yesterday bill introduced author.
isns ths Ueed States nsirc, Court Of indiana 70 hold
sp.sal ssssios which referred The Judiciary Com.
ntsss bln 70 extend the time Tor the completion OF
rhs Mssrepoas Railroad Washington laid 90 the
Gssls rns proceedings Of the General Assembly OF
lsussns M the sscilou Of Eessrs r. King crter and
CA.riss smith, 90 Senators from that state, pro.
sssass. tossshsr wh remons,rsnce, signed BY tuisty
ssssr feilow ltress the SUBJECT ard the creien
sfss applicants ~. somiss',n 10 the sepste Pend
pcinfneut Of the COMMITTEES Elections, 70
matter wil he referred, the papers In the
ere ordered " bs printed. Mr.. Powell offered . rs.
sSssos oaug Zoe the report o. proceedings Of the
ssar marital sppostsa 70 Investigate the conduct OF
c~oswa rsyns, vhhs 10 command al Psducab, KY,
vnlch wss laid 90 The table TN the announcements OF
- sanding committees. Ihs senate tbsn adjourned.
n ~ Hoase of Representatives Mr. steyens bill 10
R~vsss specaation Ia coa and bullion Was laid On the
Gss ~ = vsss ~ seventy three against ary two Buls
so~ @aHslshment ef line of steamers IA cb,vs
sss - ssAs sf miosra lasds, fos ssarsrssoo q
s~ass~, - ~ AAvy yard % csvslssd, ohio, we're
tsu~daosd ssl referred a rssoiusIos providing for
en~ s~s~suxn~~t n 4 sekoot eowuutss N t.v~.