The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1864-12-15
DEPARTMENT OF THB SOUTH.
Co.operatInr wIth shSrmnn,

H11ToN HEAD, S. c., December 6, lS8t.-On
Sunday last the 25th Ohio Regiment performed
most gratifying feat in the Pocotaligo direction.
Proceeding bv a secret route, under orders from
General Foster, they came on fort At Church
bridge, IN the rear. Captain Goraud, of General
Fosters STAFF, with his usual gallautry, was in
advance Of the column having only two men
with him Rushing over the parapet, some forty
Rebels were discovered. Adopting an old ruse,
Captain GOrsud turned about, sung out, " Come
on, boys" and the Rebels fled like sheep. Two
2i-pouudCrs were captured. Onc was brOu tht
away, but the othcl, mounted on heavy car
riage, could not be removed conveniently. lt
was damaged as much as possible and the Gals
sons destroyed. Our forces then returned.
MOVEMENT BY oASBRAL POTTER.
On Tuesday morning Bigadier- General Potter
moved from BOyds Neck mp the Broad aul TILT
huny rivers to point on a long neck Of land
between the COO,awhatchie and Iillihnny rivers,
ACROSS which, four miles up, the savannah aud
Charleston Railroad crosses. lie moved up
road from the landing, driving a small force Of
,kirmishCrs before him TO an open held, just
before wagon ROAD, leading from u bridge over
tuC Coosawhatchie river, to Mas)n's bridge,
across the Illhhuuy. Here the enemy made
stand, and severe fight followed. Iney drove
the enemy gradually across the field, till dense
wood was reached, and there routed them, cap
turing a battle llag, and some prisoners.
The enemy lett all their dead and some wounded
In cur hands. lntrcnchments were nc once
thrown up and picket line, and line Of skir-
vance of our mgiu lines. During the night ssve-
raj slight collisions occurred between tho piskets
and early in the morning the enemy made
vigorous assault on our lines The enemy came
INST upon our right, forcing in our piChCts. They
were promptly repulsed by the reserve. They
then attacked the same point again In grcltcr
force, and were again promptly repulsei. NcNt
they felt our centre, but We're driven back without
discovering anything. They tnCn came in force,
on our left, and were routed with much loss.
TIL coLoRED TROOPS
sustained the greater loss during the attack on
Wednesday mOrniDg; but think the killed and
wounded will not number more than thirty 10
forty.
CASUALTIES IN THE HONEY HILL RATTLE.
The lists Of casualties in the battle OF Honey
Hill have been revised and reduced ~ seven hll-
dred and forty.
NEAR THs RAILROAD.
It isonly half mile from the Savannah and
Charleston iirOa1, ana from our front no; only
the whistles of the locomotives, but the rumbNug
Of the trains can be distinctly heard.
GREGoEy's PLANTATION.
Further up the Tndnny river, on tho right Of
the road upon which General Potter marched, we
have taken possession of n lending At GcegOrt's
plantation, which was evacuated in q hurry when
our troops advanced. From thence the supplies
nTe forwarded 10 the front
NACXAY's POINT.
a detachment was landed at Mscksy's Point,
WEDNESDAY, morning, which proceeded up the
opposite shore from GregOry's plantation, aud
utfenchcd ON point there tol sac protection ot
Uur flank.
q. ,go-orERATIoN or rIE uUNROATs.
The gunboat' also cooperate for the protection
! Of our flauks and landings, and the Naval Bgi-
! gadc, under Commander Preblc, are doing clli-
! CUut service on snOre.
GENERAL POTTER,
at one time during the fight Of Tuesday, when his
| brigade showed some signs of faltering, with his
hat IN one hand and his sabre in the other ru5hct
10 tLc front OF the point hat was giving way aud
rallied his men, who returned earnestly into the
| fight.
GFNERAL HATCH
went to the front frolA Boyds Neck, on Wedn35.
| day morning.
| CONTROL OF THE SAVANNAH RAILROAD.
| BY rapid and strategic movements from right
! to LEFT we have succeeded in Obtaining position
/ from which we can command, as soon as our
! heavy guns 60 up, Two bridges and some miles OF
| The Savannah Railroad, even il We do not Oc1upy
! the road itself.
| CAPTAIN WHITNEY EtLLED.
On Saturday night Captain Alunzo B. Whit
rev, OF the 2jth United States COOrgd rOIps, was
killed by ire from one Of our own pickGts, 0f
! the j6h New York. Il is stated that he had in
! adYyItutiy got in advance OF the piCGGts, aui
Was supposed 20 be a Rebel. His wound Was in
| the grorn, and resulted fatally on Monday morn
| ing. Captain Whitney was formerly private in
| Vermont regiment, and passed Cdsey's Board
| as q captain. He MAS about tWeuty-siX years Old,
| ard a fine officer, whose unfortunate death IL
| much regretted by his regiment.