Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1864-12-16
News OF the War.


take after being driven IRON the bridge. tus-
teri scout. iiaS comm unicated with Suerntn-
who vas marching % savannah. The hcliui
WIS that sherman would he IN Savanna ou
Wednesday Ihe l4th.
Poc1tilgo bridge Is about s. miles from
Savannah. This bridge having been destroy
ed, and sherman having CUT other railroad
communication, Savannah cannot bs relieved
by rc-enloreements from any point NORTH.
a dispatch from tie Army ofths p, mac
dated Dec. lOth, says
The demonstration made yesterday toward
Hatcher Run by division of tic III .l-p-
aud some cavalry. did not result DO hr -.r.
on an cugs-cmcut wI,h The enemy, w ,he
exception 90 -kirmi-h - the crI,,... 90
the Naug 10 Eoad, and am tier ~ ts ljcr-
noon near Armslrans House ~ b.. .,.ug
OF Consequence to'E place. tue rebel. ling
back A. "Dr trolfs advanced.
The u'rc, oi Gre move VS. evidently %
k'rp B. ca tr 800 >,ulius force O. intercept
NHr,u AND it is bt.iy-.d u nave -. -4c-
s--iui
O.rlo-s IN the a-,ir was l2j kil.e AL
v.-LI,L
4. click tli. afternoon. t., c.-
was ordered 60 reiurn. SID t.u.-.t.., .....r.-
a. h.ck DO t.rir odd clmIs
N.hius osit.ve las yes i,,I Ial-l ru
Warren. Il,Ie j. rlmor t..t lr rli
fight 10 Jarrctt's station. 600 rr 80 lion
Efilrlad, ia winch be- gained victor, and
was pursuing ,lr Goa ny.
The troop suffered much lstt night from
d." change %. asJt.,r.
Yesterday ed crup,u -cyc-, storm .l bail
rain ami DIV s,t 600, ir, zin- K tdv T.i-
DID, -.tri ai Ic-. Tori.Ht d. i- rlmit , and
tire raid- ar, 10 a very I'D cIaI,ri 90
Ii j. htli.,ci that Gen. Warren VII aayc
n' difficulty IN reaching HE destination. u.t-
wi'h-tan ing the weather
\ dispatch r. m Cry Point. dated Dee. d.
SAYS Tire latest news in the Richmond III
p,rs l. that on the 7sh sherman Was ,s-t of
the osee,hcc River. Is uile- from savannah.
moving ou that city Sherman bad ma-cl,L
his army ou tie 9th Is mile
The steamer Donegal arrived AZ P.ia-
delphIa, Monday, from the South Ar u--
Bluckading squadron, having eit Plri Euysl
on thc 7th.
A Joint naval and land expedition. under
Dali gr,n aud Foster. proceeded from Be,i.-
fort up Broad River ou Tuesday the G.I. the
object being To destroy Pocltaliso bridge. on
the railroad between Charlest0u AMI Say4n-
nah.
The Donegal accompanied the expedition
- hlliianey Greek but did not accompany
1t further. There were seven guuhlut- In .
the expedition. soon after rrachinra proper
position heavy Ere vac opened by them
ihe force landed and an action commenced F
Before evening Pocotal % bridge vas re-lched .
and destroyed. Our troops tten cntrcuchtd /
iursuch future operations rs might he needed
The Donegal came down { Port Royil the .
s'me evening. but could not bring any details
Of the losses. OF the success of the grand
object OF the expedition, however. there can
BE- 10 doubt.
The following despatch from Secretary
Stlnton l. pro"sncd, dated
WASHINGTON. Dee l3-S pm.
To Ma Gen Dir
The Richmond ,aper. Of yesterday report
Gen Sherman at Bloominglalr. Is l.l--
from Savannah. ON Saturday H. D, r,...-t-
eel by this mornings Richmond apr-. a~
will be seen by the following tclrgr'ai .-im
Gen. Grant, 10 be in line OF battle u,t ;
miles from Savannah
CRY POINT, De-. p.
Hon. E. ". Stanton:
Richmond papers of to-day contain the fol-
lowing. The Despatch SAYS
Sherman l. netr savannah, pro ably mot 3
miles distant, bat has not vet inlde goa nt-
tick. It Is It'll doubtful whether lr v.I DO
- or IA Ike Tor the canal south cast uf the
city i j. very certain he has not yet ofeu-
eel comm uIcafi'us VITA the coast taou :. he ,
may dn - very soon.
telegraph ccspatch received from '.l.w
Charleston states that Sherman VA, d. lane ,
% hittle-it viii not state WHERE u....l.t
ed iy a strong confederate force.
Another plper states there has been o., IL
rect communication with savannah for sew
raj days. but We apprehend the wire, nave
been cut between that place and CLailes- {
ION. a
L. S GRANT. '
Tie soverit; Of the wcati,r has r1cv. nttd {
my important movements by either side at q
Nashville. Il
Nothing of importance is reported to day d
rom the nImIts OF the Potomac or OF the $
shenandoah. a
\ dcsI atch Fl, m the Army of the Potmac, q
ives the following account Of Cen Warren's Z
xpedition down the Weldon road
It WIS known that the rebel army were
recurring large supplies for troops by wnv Y
the Weldon Railroad to Stony Greek. Y
thence they were wagsoncd to Petersburgh' A
! cavalry force sent there ten DAYS ago not A
ling able effrctually to stop rebel operations,
&c 5th corps with Gregg's cavalry, an the
division Of 2i corps were detailed. and
icctually put stop to 1t by destroying the in
,Ilroad AS far south rs llicksfOrd and Is DOE N
lie that station also. 70
At daylight Wednesday morning the chi ,o
nm STATED south N the Jerusalem road E,
le cavalry taking the advance. On arriving m
u point 10 miles from Pct rsblig, they d. n;
~, from the road about one mil. TO the m,
Sht where they reached Nottoway river, SCI
I'd commenced crossing and blyouaeked on ,l
e south side for the night. -,
Thursday morning pOntOOns were taken l.,
, and they started, leaving cavalry de- If
chment to pick up stragglers and return
th them. On reaching = miles beyond
Essex Court House, some cavalry was en-
unter'd and driven back to whore the Wei bu
n RiIlro vi crosses the Nottoway. About sec
on. a small force of the enemy made raj
81 between our cavalry and advance of in
ltry, bat were soon routed with slight loss ~
both sides. Here cavairymen were found H
rderet and stripped Of everything even to -
Dts en-
The advance commenced the destruction az 40,
the Railroad by burning the bridge across wv
; Nottoway and continued on to Jar cts
zion, bivcuacking there Thu sday night. no
dav morning the cavalry started, and in thu
afternoon the advance reached q point the