Nebraska advertiser., 1864-12-08

vancing. in accordance with the program
me which he prepared for himself befor,
leaving Atlanta. If a judgment Of hi
movement was TO be formed from lhes,
frightened rebel newspapers, we NIGH
consider his course very erratic, for ae.
eording to them his army is o%mnipresent
then again - no where, It's here. there
and everywhere strengthening lis terrific
lines across the State and amen il has
vanished entirely. Richmond papers Of
last Tuesday say that rebel papers sill
occupy Macon, that Saturday Sherman
bad not approached Angas.a. Rebels
claim for fhieth time that Kllpalrick's
cavalry were repalsed at OcoRee Fivar
on the Isl uIt. Augusta Chronicle says
that on tie saale day Yankees LETT liae
of Ca. railroad, gong souihyard which
means hat Gen. Slocum was moving his
column to form a junction with that Of
Howard.
Shernan.s movements have cut Gov.
Brown of from the interior with eastern
portion Of the State, AID he President
Of the STATE Senate, Mr.. Wright, APP
p"arenily delighted IL a respeevat least
by this occurrence, has taken advantage
cf It and assumes ex-oAicio guberDatorial
control over Eastern Georgia and issued
from Augusta a proclamation revoking
she Governors orders regarding militia
AIr. Wright directs the militia TO report
AMI not 10 Gen Smith IS Brownhim a
had ordered. Gen. Wade Hampton,
from Va. and Bragg, from North Caro-
Ina, arrived, reinforcing Georgia rebels
New York, %.
Harald's Natchez correspondence Of
2Is, give an. account Of rebel operations
along Red river, IN Louisiana particular
IS al and around Alexandra. Rebel
Gen. Buckaer commands in hat region
with h~eadaSFters at Alexandra, where
additional ~midable defensive works
have been erected, for the purpose Of
rendering it impossible for Union gun
boa TO again ascend Red River. Dams
which Gen. Baiiy constructed to release
lie feet which accompanied Ban5ts army
have been used to form part Of ;hese for
tiications, apparently with very good sue
cess for rebel designs. In al THIS coun-
as far around as B~uckner's authority
reaches an .ndlscriminate mercilsss cen
-cription OF all male inhabitants is en-
{ reed.
Hsrald's Orleans correspondence fur
additional confirmation Of recent
that Allen, rebel Governor -of
Louisiana had organized 10 regiments OF
oegroas at Shreveport, at present they
are employed 10 strengthening deffpSes
Jf thatplace but are instructed in regu-
lar military drill, and will soon receive
authority from Richpond putting them
INTO the rebel army.
Union Gen. Lee, in his late successful
expedition into the interior OF
Louisiana saws hat he had a hyht a.
Liberty, capturing 200 prisoners, inclad-
ing IS officers, 3 pieces artillery, bet
six aud seven hundred horses and
I numOer of negroes, and destroyed an
IMMENSE amount Of rebel Amy sore
on the railroad.
Louisville. ,.
This mornings Journal says that
Thomas has abaBdoned has position a,
Franklin. and formed line Of battle with
ia 8 miles of Nashville yesterday a
, o'clock hostile ARMIES were ShirmIsh-
ing. rattle OF m0skeuy pidialy heard III
Nashville. 'Btttie imminent. Thomas
can offer batfIe here to better advantage
than al any other point, his left rests Oh
NIugfreesboro, and when strengthened
~ forces a. Chattanooga wit be strong
enough 90 close on Hood and cnt of bis
eetrea, Hood is pressing slowly Tof-
ward.
Nashville, Cd.
The battle at Franklin was one Of The
most brllgaat Of the war. For three
lays sharp skirmishing was keptup dur
ing The retirement Of our army from
DIck River to Franklin, during which
tine a m%oitiplcity OF exploits and sue
resulted IL. national arms. Gen
Cox conducted the movement of the 29th
and achieved a spIended victory at Spring
Hill, while Gen. " llson's cavalry gained
a series Of important successes over For
rests advance under Roddy on the Pike
between Triune and Spring Hill. Dur
nc p. IN. 30th rebel army sorely pressed
rs under Hood who had Cheathem and
Stewards corps and a portion of Dick
Fay!or's command, numbering in all over
D.. coo. Owing TO Cox's gallant Check
at Spring Hill a portion of 4h and 18th
corps enabled TO gam Franklin, where
hey threw up a line Of works extending
from one end to the other Of curves ia
the river, behind which our entire lnfan
command took position. Al 4 ? N.
entire rebel force made a charge ending
N breaking centre near Wagner, with
ste .impetuoSi,y the enemy Gem
prising Cheatbem's cOrpsdashed mo our
works, he operating with attacking parry
on their left attempting to envelope and
destroy our right, In mex Of lime troops
Of Wagner were ralied and throwing
whole force onto the rebel column
drove back the slormiug party in
great disorder, capturing several hundred
prisoners. -Four times the rebels charged
10 three lines and we're as often Tepulsed
with great slaughter. Rebels ouln0m-
bered us at least two to one Nearly I
half of the 4th and 23d were held in re-
serve. Our breastworks were not over
knee high Rebel loss in killed three
times the number of ours, while their
wounded at least three times more than
ours. All attemps of rebels to gain per-
manent advance frustrated. At DARK