Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1864-12-17
OFFTCIAL BULLETIE.
WAR DEPARTMENT, WASHINGTON, /
Deeember l6. SIG, P. n. [

December 16, s-l9, P. II.
To Major General Dir:
Official dispatches from General Candy
have been received to-day, showing the
complete success of an expedition sent by
him from Vicksburg, to cooperate with
General Sherman's operations, and cut
off Hoods communications with Mobile. =
General Candy reported the probable
success of another expedition from Baton
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son, the details and objects of which it is
not proper now to disclose. When last
heard from, Davidson was reported as hay-
ing caused quite panic in Mobile, and to
be devasting the country generally.
Lieutenant Colonel Earl, commanding
special party, was severely wounded and
fell into the hands of the enemy ut Fay
cite, Mississippi.
The Richmond papers of to-day confirm
the reported capture Of Bristol by an expe-
dition supposed to be under command of
Stoneman and Burbridge; also the sur
prise and capture of the Glade Spring De-
pot on the railroad, thiLteen miles south
of Abingdon, Va. They also contain Gen
Hoods official report Of the battle of
FRANKLIN, in which he Acknowledges the
loss of many gallant o1icers and brave
men, among whom he Enumerates MsjOr
General Clebourne, Brig Gen. John Will
lisns, Adams, and Generals Stroll and
Cranberry killed, and Msjor General John
Brown and Brig. Geners'S s. Carter, Man
igalt, Quarles, Cockerill IND Scott, wound
cd, and Brig 1dier Gena-al Gordon cap
tured.
They also state that on Wednesday
General Sherman csrrie-i Fort McCsllis-
ter, commanding the enterance to the
Ogeechee river, by storm, and that the
capture of this position puts Sherman in
communication with the Yankee feet, and
necessitates the reinforcement Of Savan-
nlh.
The dispatches of General Candy 60 far
as is proper for publication, and the ex-
tracts from Richmond papers, giving
Hoods official report Of the battle and
our successes in South Western Virginia
and in Georgia, are subioiRed.
Up to this hour, $50 ?. NJ, nothing has
been heard from Nashville since last night,
and nothing from Sherman later than tn
Richmond newspapers reports Of the cap
ture Of Fort McOallister, on Wednesday.
NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 9.
On the25.h ult., L reported that move
ments cooperative with General Sher-
mans operations, would be made from
Vicksburg and Baton Rouge, for the pur-
pose of cutting Hoods communications
with Mobile.
The expedition rent from Vicksburg,
and consisting of about 1000 cavalry and
eight pieces of artillery, under the
command Of E. D. Ostrand, of the Sd
colorsd cavalry, returned on the fourth
inst, having met with q complete success.
After an admirably excellent flank move
ment on jackson, on the 24tk ult., the ex-
petition started for the Big Black Bridge
on the Mississippi Central, which was
reached on the 9th, and after stubborn
resistance destroyed it. This cuts Hood 8
supplies from jackson. Besides this
important bridge, the following
properly was completely destroyed
thirty miles of track, including culvert's s.
the wAgon-bridge over the Big Black
Vaughan, Pickett and Goodman Stations
with AL the railroad depots and buildings
$500 bales of cotton, twenty locomotives
four cars, four stage coaches, twenty bar.
rels Of salt, and $l66, 900 worth of store.
at Vaughan Station. The expedition wa
considerably hsrsssed on its return BY
large bodies of the euemy's forces, but suf
fered no material loss, and brought bacl
more recruits than its entire loss in effect
i've men. Msjor ]. B. Cook, commsndin.
the Sd Colored Cavalry, distinguished him
self and his regiment greatly by the gal
lantry with which the force guarding tn
Big Black Bridge were driven from be
hind the strong stocksdes on the opposit
side Of the river. Our men had to charg
across the bridge dismounted, with nothin
but railroad ties for path in the face of
sharp fire.
Il [signed,l &. <; 5. CANDY,
Major-General.
ClTY POINT, Va, Dec. Is.
/ The Richmond Dispatch of to-day aftt
fully confirming the previous reports Of th