Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1864-12-17
REBEL ACCOUNTS.
the WaYneA AhOrO iRht.

NEW YORK, Dec. 16-The Worlds Wash
ington special says: Richmond papers of
| Wednesday, Dec. IA, came up tonight from
| the army. They are reticent on matters in
| Georgia. The Examiner INDUCES in spec
| ulatiOn and puts its faith in Beauregard,
admits that Sherman is close upon Savan-
nah, and believes battle has been fought
ere this. The Sentinel and Enquirer are
| silent and the Dispatch processes to have
no later news than that in Tuesdays papers.
1t is quite evident from the tone of the pa
pers that there is no communication either
| by rail or telegraph south of Millen.
| Bragg, in an official dispatch of the
Waynesboro fight, shows that Wheeler fell
upon a small party of our cavalry, who
fell back upon the main body, when Wheel
er retired. Bragg then calls for a concen-
tration at Savannah and Grahamville, and
urges the people to put all the distractions
possible in Sherman's path.
The Richmond Examiner of the 18th
says they are without definite advices
from Georgia. 1t has no doubt Sherman
holds the same position before Savannah
that Hood does before Nashville. 1t then
appeals to the War Department for news,
whatever it is. Whatever Sherman may do
now, it says, will have little effect on the
fortunes of the war. His campaign may yet
furnish material for Yankee brag. but
| he has attained no strategetical object be-
yond the ruin of belt of country a couple
of miles wide.
The Richmond Whig has another article
| in reference to the rebel incendiaries in the
North. 1t processes great pleasure in OBJ
serving that the Yankees are trying to make
their country too hot to hold the Southern
refugees who have come hither to keep out
of the reach of danger, and hopes General
Dix, if he can't find law severe enough to
suit their cases, will make one.
The new rebel conscription was reported
in the Richmond House of Representatives
on the 10th inst.
FORTRESS MONROE, Dec. Is, via BALTI-
MORE, Dec. 16-The Charleston Courier OF
the 10th inst. says: Sherman's army is still
moving towards Savannah. They learn
that the affair at Station No. was simply
slight skirmish.
From the Charleston Courier of the 9th
inst. we take the following:
The Augusta Chronicle says: We had the
pleasure yesterday of meeting Capt. Capen
of Gen. Wilder's staff, who is in our city in
connection with the Confederate prison
bureau, whose headquarters are to be 10.
Gated in this city. Capt. Capen informs us
that all the Yankee prisoners at all points
within reach of Sherman have been safe
ly removed. He also states the vandal:
were so disappointed at finding that
the blue-belies had flown from Mil.
len that they vented their spleen on the
defenseless inhabitants of the country
The Courier of the 9th inst, in relation
to the Georgia force, says: We learn that
Sunday last Lieut.. Reynolds, of Gen
Wheeler's cavalry, with detachment o.
fifteen men, crossed the Savannah river al
Harper's Ferry, in the Beaufort district
He had been engaged on scouting eXpc'
dition, and becoming separated from hi:
command crossed into this state to rejoir
them higher up. He represents Sherman!
army as occupying Branch bridge, or
Brier creek, sixteen miles from the river
The opinion seems to prevail that Sherman
will attack Savannah, but if he attempts il
he will be sadly defeated. A report was il
circulation yesterday that on the arrival o
Sherman's forces at Station No. 2, he hat
held off in the direction of Sisters ferry
which would indicate an intention to cross
into South Carolina. The enemy near Po
cotaligo was reported shelling the road or
Friday. About 100 prisoners from Sher
mans army arrived in this city yesterday
WASHINGTON, Dec. 16-Charleston an(
Savannah papers of the 9th and 10th hav,
been received here. They are evidently
but imperfectly informed as to the move
ments of Gen. Sherman's army. The Sa
vannah News says that on the 9Th inst. tn,
Union forces again made an attempt Il
take that railroad, but were repulsed anC
driven back. On the 7th they were rein
forced and renewed the attack, and fight
ing continued all day and had ceased a
dark. The News adds: The movement i
no doubt determined effort on the part o
Foster to open a way for Sherman to escape
| On the 9th a skirmiSh with the rebel ont
posts, five miles from Savannah, is men
toned.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 16-Latest Richmond
papers say official dispatches report Sher
man has developed near Savannah. Harde,
commanded there. Beauregard arrived a
Charleston on the 9TH, and Immediately lef
for the scene of hostilities on the Charleston
& Savannah railroad.