Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1864-12-23

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with between 800 and 1000 prisoners and Is
pieces of artillery. Our troops behaved splen-
didly, all taking their share in the assault and
charging the enemy's breastworks. III Z.
l shall attack the enemy again Tomorrow, II
he stands TO fight, and ii he retreats during the
night. Will pursue him, throwing heavy cav
airy force In his rear to destroy his trains, If
possible. -''-
(Signed) G. W. THOMAS, Maj. Gen.
No intelligence has been received
from Sherman later than published in
the dispatch transmitted by Gen. Foster
and Admiral Dahlgren. rt.
(Signed) +. M. STANTON.
FIT. MONROE, Dec. Is, Via BALTIMORE,
Dec. 16.-The Charleston Courier of the
10th says Sherman's army is still go
ing towards Savannah.
We learn that the affair at Station No.
2 was slight skirmishing. ...
From the Charleston Courier, of the
9th, we take the following: The Au-
gusta Chronicle says: We had the
pleasure yesterday Of meeting Captain
Copin, of Gen. Winder's staff, who is
in our city, in connection with the Con-
federate Prison Bureau, whose head
quarters are to be located in this city
Captain Gopin informs US that all the
reach Of Sherman have been removed
safely. He also states that the vandals
were so disappointed on finding that the
blue-bellies had flown from Millen, that
they vented their spleen on the defence
less inhabitants of the vicinity" .rt
The Courier of the 9th, in relation to
Georgian a..airs, says: We learn that
Sunday last Lieut. Reynolds, Of General
Wheeler's cavalry, with a detachment
of Is men, crossed the savannah river at
Sarbar's Ferry, in the Beaufort district.
He had been engaged Oh Il scouting ex-
pedition, and, becoming separated from
his command, crossed into this State to
rejoin them higher up. He reports
Sherman's army as occupying Branum' 8
Bridge, on Brier Creek, l6 miles from
the river. -I.I .. ...... ....,
The opinion seems to prevail that
Sherman will attack Savannah, but If
he does, he will be badly defeated.
"A report was in circulation yesterday
that on the arrival of Sherman's forces
at Station No. he had turned off in the
direction of Sisters Ferry, which would
indicate an intention to cross into South
Carolina. ..s
The enemy near Pocataiigo were re-
reported shelling the road on Friday.
About 100 prisoners from Sherman's 8
army arrived in this city yesterday:
WAsH1NToN, Dec. 16.-Charleston
and Savannah papers Of the 9th and
10th have been received. They are evil
dently but imperfectly informed as to
the movement of General Sherman s
army. .--.,.
The Savannah NeaDs says that on the
9Th inst. the Union forces made all at
tempt to take the railroad, but were re-
pulsed and driven back. On the 9TH
| they were reinforced and renewed the
attack, and fighting continued all day
and had not ceased at dark. .'''
The Ne,ys adds The move is no
doubt a determined effort on the part OF
Foster to open way for Sherman to
| escape.
On the 9th skirmishing with the rebel
outposts, five miles from savannah, is
mentioned. ,.
HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF POTOMAC,
Dec. l5.--Unusual quiet has prevailed
all morning. In the lines i'll front of Pc
tersburg, for the last few days, scarcely
shot has been exchanged, excepting
in the evening. On the right OF the
line last night, however, quite an ex-
element was kept up from about to 10
o'clock, when the firing died away
gradually, and after midnight not a
shot was heard. OF course the pickets
in the vicinity of Fort Hill were fespon-
sible for the outbreak, although some
other parts of the line further west were
participants. t.sa. ,..r. .eal .
! A report is current that a number of
pickets watching the rear lines were ia
ken and murdered night before last, and
that i'll consequence the force OF men Oh
this side has been doubled. d ~ Il
Changes are being made in the dispo-
sitiou OF our troops, but there Is nothing
to indicate an early attack on he ene-
The troops engaged in the late raid
are most all in good condition. Some
of them returned from the trip with
frozen hands, feet and ears, caused by
the severe weather which prevailed at
the time. - =
On Friday five deserters are to be
hanged-two from New York, two from
New Hampshire, and one from Missou-
ri. is.- -.ti il. 40, a..rlsu
Rebel deserters are coming in daily
They reportnothing new from rebeidom.
(Signed) ri 5e4 W. D. McGREeoR.
WAR DEPARTMENT.; WASHINGTON,
Dec. Is, 11:3O z. MO lMGj. Gen. Die:
The Department has just received un-
official dispatches from Nashville, an
nouncing that General Thomas, with
the forces under his command, attacked
Hoods army in front of Nashville at 8
o'clock this morning, and, although the
battle is not yet decided, the whole
action to-day is described as splendidly
successful. ... .~. .:.t .a ~
Our line advanced on the right five
miles. The enemy were driven from
the river, from their entrenchments,
and from the range of hills on which
their left rested, and were forced back
upon his right. His centre was pushed
back from one to three miles, with loss
of II guns and large number of prison.
ers. Our casualties are reported to be
light. .o,, -e.ea
Hoods whole army, except the cav
airy and small force near Murfrees-
boro, was engaged. 49, r. ''-s
(Signed) E. NJ. STANTON, D.
.-.t.. ~ Sec'y Of War.
WAR DEPARTMENT., WASHINGTON,
Dec. 16.-I0 Maj. Gen. Die {: Official
dispatches from Gen. Candy have been
received to-day, showing the complete
success of an expedition sent by him
from Vicksburg to cooperate with Gen.
!Sherman's operations and cut off Hoods
with Mobile. General
Candy reports the probable success Of
another expedition from Baton Rouge
under Gen. Davidson, the details and
object of which it is not proper now to
disclose. When last heard from David
son was reported as having caused quite
a panic in Mobile, and taken to devasta
ting the country generally.
Richmond papers of to-day confirm
the reported capture of Bristol by an ex-
pedition supposed to be under the COM
mand of StOneman and Burbridge, and
about the surprise and capture Of the
Glade Spring depot on the railroad thir-
teen miles south of Abingdon, Va.
They also contain Gen. Hoods report
IL &c IL In, in ~ ioI hn