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The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1864-12-21
'SHERMAN'S ARMY
March Of sherman's TroOps
Fighting at Savannah, Ga
A LaSss Drsvs q Csssle sh4 1,0eS
Negroes CsllscssA on the Rsnse-Ls''
1000 Men. All

NexrOeS Collocto4 on the Beusess
1000 N1en. ahl
(Prsss Dipsssh.j IL
NRw YORK, Dec. SO.LThe HsraAs cor.
from Fort McAllister and Hill
ton Head, of the 18th inst, says that
when Gen. Sherman arrived IN mont OF
after having marched 3OO
miles, his troops meanwhile living on the
VERT best of provisions, he had with him
a drove of 1900 cattle, though he started
from Atlanta with only 2O0. he also
gathered up ON the way, over 7,Oo4 able
bodied negroes, and so many horses, mules
and wagons, a. to smbarrass his army.
His army, during considerable pQrtion
of the march, extended over sweep OF
country sixty miles in breadth, as much
as four miles intervening between the
right wing of one column and left Of the
other. but communication was at all
times kept up between the two !. His
whole loss in men, from the time Of leav.
ing Atlanta, to his arrival in front OF
Savannah. from wounds, sickness, cap
lures, struggling, and all other causes,
was only about 200. Tho average daily
march was about IL miles.
When the city of Savannah was ii'yest-
ed by Sherman, it was unprepared Tor a
siege, and it was believed 1t could not
hold out more than few days. General
Sherman holds all the approaches on the
north side of the city, including all the
railroads leading ont of the town, hnd
Gen. Howard's army connects with his
right, and swings around the 0geehee
river, at Fort McAllister
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CONFEDERATE CONGRESS.
Senate.
RICHMOND, December Is.

The chair laid before the Senate PEE
tition of the adjutants of certain Georgia
regiments, asking for an increase of rank
or to be put in line of promotion. Re-
ferred.
Tie House bill to regulate the pay and
mileage of members. and the compeusa-
ton of officers of the Senate and House
of Representatives, was reported adverse
ly from the Finance Committee, and was
placed on the calendar The Senate then
resumed the consideration Of the bill to
define and punish conspiracy against the
Confederate States now pending; the
question being on the adoption of an
amendment proposed 10y the Judiciary
Committee After long discussion,
which consumed most of the day, the
the amendment was adopted and the
bilfpassed, yeas ten, nays seven.
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House Of Representatives.

A joint resolution, defining the position
Of the Confederate States, aud declaring
their determination to prosecute the war
until the Independence of the South is
acknowledged, was referred to the COM
mittee on Foreign Affairs.
A bill, TO provide for the Improvement
of free negroes aud slaves to work OH the
Notifications aud other public works,
was referred TO the committee on Mill
tary Affairs.
EAresolutiOn, proposing an adjournment
f'both Houses from Saturday, the oath
inst, to the Cd Of January 1855, was in
definitely postponed.
The sequestration bill was then taken
up and discussed, after which the House
adjourned.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1864-12-21
The Federal Raid in Southwestern
Virginia.-What was Accomplished
by the Moyement.-The Rebels Sur
nrised.

From the Richmond Examiner, Dec l6.
THE intelligence of the raid in South
western Virginia, which we published
Yesterday morning, is confirmed to-day.
General Brockinridge's forces were, when
last heard from, at Bulls gap, i'll Tennes-
see, with Burbridge in his neighbOrhood.
1t appears that Burbridge sent his whole
mounted force around towards South
western Virginia without being discov-
cred by our troops, and reached Bristol
without the slightest warning ats o'clock
in the morning, What the strength OF
this force may be is wholly unknown, and
what damage it was able to do at Bristol,
is entirely matter of suppositiOn. It's
not probable that much harm could have
been done at that point. But the enemy
has not paused at Bristol. He pushed
Oh tbroug gh Abingdon, and yesterday at
IL o'clock Pyf, reached Glade springs,
eighteen miles this side of Abingdon, and
the nearest point on the Virginia and
Soutllwestern Railroad to Saltville, the
goal, of this expedition. At Glade
springs he captured an engine and four
teen. flats, with some railroad hands. On
these a party of men were mounted, and
sent up the road toward Marion, and a
dispatch from the operator at that place
OH yesterday, tells us that they were at
= o'clock within two miles of that sta
ton. Their object is to burn the bridge
over the HolstOn, and break the road, to
prevent troops being sent down the line
by steam to reinforce Saltville. To Salt
Vile the main body will undoubtedly go,
and, in all human probability, has already
gone. There are some Notifications at
Saltville, and some reserves what num-,
bers we do not know. If these can check
them by any sacrifice, reinforcements
will soon put the place out of danger. AT
present II is certainly im rery great danger
If tho enemy takes the place he will
burn the buildings and break some of the
salt kettles if he can. This last is, how.
ever, easier said than done. They can
only be broken with the heaviest sledges
All that species of damage can be re.
paired, and he cannot stop the fountains
from sending out their waters. What.
ever he may do, he will not stop long at
Saltville, for he knows that Breckin'
ridges army will soon be on his track
But he will not retreat by the way he
came, but pass by his old route through
Russell county and out at Sound Cap
We have great fears that he may get
safely of i'll that way.
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Heavy Fighting at Savannah ON the
I6th-Fostor's OpperatiOns-Detaiis
of the CAPTURE Of Fort MeAliister.
Press Dispatcl

Press Dispatch.
NEW YORK, Dec 20-The Richmond
Despatch of the 18th says it is confident
ly reported that Sherman's forces were
in front of Hardee on the 10th, and the
surrender of Savannah being refused
heavy fighting was going on that day,
General Fosters operations on the
Charleston and Savannah railroad are de-
tailed by the Herald's correspondent
On the 9th the whole army was advanced
to within 200 yards of the road to cover
the operations of large working party
from the 35th Missouri, who were sent to
cut down forest so as to open range
for our artillery. The rebels used the
railroad embankment for breastwork,
and skirmishing ensued. Soon signai
was given that the 55th had accomplished
their work and iOur forces were with
drawn: This the rebels took for a repulse
and rushed forward with yell. They
paid dearly for their rashness, as at the
proper time they were received with
whitening fire, and soon afterwards re-
treated Our line was then resumed,
with skirmishers in sight of the railroad.
Our artillery has command of the rail
road through to the winrow made i'll the
woods by our men. Among theguns i'll
dosition are some thirty parrots. ..'
Tho Herald's Fort McAllister corre-
spondsnt says of the capture Of that fort,
that at 4:20 A. NJ, OH the l4th, General
Hazen placed his division in position,
with another division of the 18th corps as
support, and the order was given, when
his gallant division marched ut double
quick forward, leaped the abattis sur
rounding the work, plunged through the
bitches and scaled the parapets Of the
fort, ten feet in feighth, and swarmed in
to the work under hot fire which, while
it cut down many, failed to check the ad.
vance, and the work was ours. Most OF
the garrison, bewildered by the sudden
sweep of our veterans, surrendered in
haste, but others stood by their guns and
fought until they were cut down. Not
over three minutes elapsed after our vet
Grams leaped on the parapet ere their
cheer announced the work done to the
eager troops stretched around the doomed
city. Our captures were 200 prisoners,
81 heavy guns and large quantity OF
ordnance, subsistence and supplies, be-
sides AL open port through which Cen
eral Sherman can draw all his supplies
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Why Hood Did Not Attack Nashville.
What Great Things He Epected to

Do.
From the Richmond Sentinel, Doc. l6.l
The Montgomery appeal has informa-
ton which leads it to believe that in the
event that General Hood finds the de-
fenses of NASHVILLE too formidable tojusti
fy al attemptto carry them, he will move
to the left Of tho city, and make Clarks-
vile, sixty-fvs miles below, on the Cum
berland river, his headquarters for the
winter. At the same time he would cap
ture Fort Donelson, thirty five miles below
on the river, and Fort Henry, which is
twelve miles from Fort Donelson Oh the
Tennessee river. This would give us
command of both rivers, and from the
position at Clarksville the army could
draw ample supplies from the productive
counties of Christian, Todd, and Logan
in Kentucky, within radius of twenty
Ave miles of Clarksville, and not less
than thirty frst-class Touring mills, and
the supply of corn and wheat in that Sec
ton is inexhaustible Beside, recruits
would flock to our ranks by thousands,
and when the spring opens our army
would occupy commanding position, be
supplied in every particular, and greatly
increased in numbers.
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TgFELING REGISTER.
-,xrspAT MORNING. DEC. 81, 1854
relesraphic Summary.


n. Dayton, American minister at Paris,
I'D oa the sSth inst. Of apOplsIy.
a Ths New York Herald reports that Sher-
elected drove Of over twelve
.-ndred u cattle on his march through
naorgis nan and gathered about seven thou
..na negroes His army extended over
nm of territory about sixty miles in
..".dth His whole loss, from all causes,
w., the time of leaving Atlanta was
sont one thousand The average daily
arch was twelve miles
Gold closed at the regular board In
x.r York. at 1928 and at the night ex-
change at 1921.
The latest intelligence from Thomas,
nlscss his army at Spring Hill, Tennessee
and the remnant of Hoods at Duck
pivsr The total captures Of artillery
tou Hoods army amount to sixty one
pieces
In his attack on Murfreesboro last
Thursday, Forrest lost fifteen hundred
man in killed aud wounded.
hi. said that the total number of Fed
"a, soldiers wounded in the battles OF
Thursday and Friday will not exceed two
thousand.
Gen. Schofield was in Columbia, Tenn
us,sss, on Monday morning
The congress yesterday passed bill
creating the office of Vice Admiral Of the
yayv. ranking as Lieutenant General OF
the land forces.
TheSenate passed yesterday resolution
Of inquiry into the cases OF Col. Frank
WoIford and Lieut. Gov. Jacobs. OF Ken
mtkH who are imprisoned by order OF
The President.
The Richmond Dispatch reports that ON
tbe 10th, Shernan's forces were confront
mo Hardee and, a demand for the surren-
dsr Of Savannah having been refused,
heavy lighting was going on that day
Sherman captured at Fort McAilster'
Two hundred prisoners, twenty-one heavy
gQn: and large quantity of supplies,
There is no important news from the
amy Of the James. A salute of one hum
dred shotted guns was fired in honor OF
Thomas victory.
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WE find the following i'll Richmond
paper of the 7th:-"It may not be known
to the higher officials, but it is neverthe-
less true that the soldiers are suffering
for bread. The ration of meat, rice, &c.
is sufficient, but from some cause the is
sue of meal or -four is too small. One
pound of oOn meal is not enough for
hearty man, and We don't get that much
every day. Whose fault is itl Do give
us bread enoughl"
Lees army ison the point Of starvation
again. The New York Herald puts it be-
yond question. 1t says that for six
months past they had nothing to eat but
one meal ration Of corn cake and bacon
day. For an army made up from "the
cradle and the grave" and in a state of
starvation at that, they gave Warren q
great deal of trouble.
SOMETHING TO BRAG ABouT.-We fre-
quently hear Ohioans boasting of the
distinguished men, civil and military,
that their State has turned out since
this cruel war" began They enuinerate
some twenty ormore Major Generals from
Ohio, and we don't know how many Brig.
adiers. Then, they brag of Chief JUS
tice, and an associate Justice of the Uni.
ted States Supreme Court, with an in
definite number of great men on the civil
list. But they forget that Ohio was the
nursing mother of the Father of all
Greenbacks" Thisi an honor which the
present generation may not appreciate,
but pOsterity undoubtedly will
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Washington Items.

wv Nv iURk, Dec 2O.-The Commercials
E.ir special says Fessonden,
Ia. aug Stanton are mentioned as can
iRs R5ss ior the vacancy oecasioned by
'DT ~. Death of Mr. Daytoa.
v51", SsehcIeney bill appropristes $780,
0'7Sl purpose '''' '''''''''' ~
Yo,>so' 'os' Washington special says Mr.
lie a. A. VI Iowa, proposes TO introduce in
oa o1na1 aust resolutions taking of duty
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Capture OF Blockade Runuer-.

NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 18TH VIA CAIRO,
Dec. 2O-The blockading squadron off
Galveston, seized, during the week end
ing on tbs 9th inst six blockade runners
captured ON the coast of Texas. The re-
port of the capture of the steamship
Sonora is diseredited. Two large fires
recently occurred In Galveston. :.
Yellow fever has been epedemic in
Galveston and mortality is very great.
The prize enfoney Of Mol bile bay amounts
TO one years pay for every man engaged.
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liiian Aggressing on Honduras.

iokK' Dee. 20-Maximillian, by
TIE Br,;aaiI'on, makes an aggression on
elare, 'Sn tSs colony of Honduras. He de-
eath4 tar % peninsula of Yucatan, with the
las AMI SIt;.I'ory of the colony of Hondu-
With ii. ,'s eoys and island, connected
sst F,G NIPPLE from the first of October
ss xt,n S treaty claims to Hondu-
W De entirely ignored.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1864-12-21

he ". 1NNhLE indignation prevails in
|so,so,, 0' the late removal Of Ceueral
len 'hN letter to the London
sQ,psaaS,' that General Longstreet is
esiy.lI severely from his wound,
Edyled ~ s,n'mer. His right arm is
VI aeutel~~ iaf as motion is concerned,
y taken sensitive and painful. He
%hs strs" ~ Quantities of morphine,
agth Is greatly reduced.
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REBEL REPORTS.
Important from Tennessee-Chntta.
noOga, Bridgeport, and Stevenson
Evacuated by the Federnls.

From the Richmond Whig Dec. lGl
Captain Rannolds, who has just reached
Montgomery; informs the Montgomery
Adcerfiser that the day he left Cherokee
information was received from General
Roddy to the effect that all the federal
posts southeast of 1allahoma had been called
in, including Chattanooga, Bridgeport, and
Stevenson. The Lagrange Reporter has in
formation from gentleman from Car
rolton, whose brothers neighbOr, living
in Van West, was in Chattanooga on
Wednesday of last week. Hestates that
there ,uas not a Yankee either in Chattanooga
or Bridgeport, nor ,cas it bsliered there were
any this side of Nashville.
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ANOTHER DRAFT-CALL FOR 100000
AN-Ihe Cincinnati Commercial has a
E'gatch from Secretary Stanton, under
a't OF Dec. 18th stating that "a call
'aa draft for three hundred thousand
"VOps to make up the deficiency occasion
:" y cledits on the last call, has been
''usfed b. the President"
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'it fREsHET-The high water has so
al impaired the trestle-work near Pied
~'u' Oh the 3 & 0 X. R., that trainsdo
''' cross IT. but passengers and baggage
'"anSferred iIOm one side TO the other
.'0 sfe able to continue their trip with
Wi ledelay
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Foster Remaining Quiet-Whnt Gem
eral Sherman is Doing-Capture of
Fort McAllister.

eral Sherman 10 DOing-Capture of
Fort McAllister. ..-,. 81.
from the Richmond Sentinel Dec. 16
Foster seems to be quiet under his fail
ure to possess himself of the railroad from
Charleston to Savannah. Sherman, on
his part, has seemingly despaired OF
opening communications with the sea at
Beaufort, and has turned his attention to
the coast south Of Savannah. IRtelli-
qeace, yesterday, announced that Fort Nc
AHister, Wkich lies at the mouth Of the Ogee-
chez, about ttUeRty miles south Of SaraRaak
kas been captured BY the esemy The liabil-
ity of this fort to be thus captured has
been well understood; but it lay ont so
far that nothing short Of an army strong
enough to fight a pitched battle in the
field with Sherman, could have prevented
a flank OF side movement upon it. The
fort was built to prevent the entrance of
the enemy's vessels into the river, but
with it's feeble garrison of one hundred
and fifty men, could, of course. do no
thing against a large army. Sherman
will now be able to get supplies by way
of Ossabaw sound and the Ogeechee. but
finds himself on the coast ,rih nothing
dove We suppose he will, for time at
least, address himself to the siege of Sa-
vannah Should he take it, as IRE do sot
expect, he will have exchanged city in
the interior for city on the coast, which
has been completely closed for commerce
since the capture Of Fort Pulaski, April
IA, 1862. A poor exchange. truly, if he
gets it. Meanwhile the interior Of Ge0r-
gia is all clear of an enemy. 'fs +"
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1864-12-21
The Disposition Of General Grun1s
Forces.

From the Petersburg Express,)
The enemy has a very large forcesonth
of the AppotOmax now, amounting to
nearly four corps, Independently of his
cavalry, but the roads are too bad to use
it, The Sixth aud Ninth corps are at the
front aud the Second aud Fifth corps in
reserve The latter corps comprises the
troops who took the recent tramp to Bel
field, and since their arrival in camp they
are fit only to be held as reserves
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Condition Of the Roads before Rich.
mend-Active Operations ont Of the
Question.
From the Richmond Sentinel Dec. i6,lt
The condition of the roads in the neigh
borhood of Richmond renders active mil
itary operations almost impossible, and
it is not probable that the roads will bs
in any better condition before spring.
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General News.

WM. T. SMrrHsoN, the Washington
banker, who was convicted, year ago,
by court-martial, of corresponding with
the enemy, and sentenced to five years
Imprisonment at hard labor in the Peni-
tentiary, has been pardoned by the Presi-
dent.
THERE is story going the rounds of
the French papers about protechnist
who was sick unto death. Knowing he
could not live long, he caused his work
men to make series of candles, which,
after burning short way, rs usual,
W ould suddenly reach stratum of pro-
techny, and 90 off in the best style. These
candles were given to the priests, who,
at the funeral services, were to sing Gre
gorian chants around the corpse; and,
while engaged in this solemn act, the
fireworks went off with full brilliancy, to
the great CONSERVATION of the ecclesias-
tics.
The female operators in the Eastern
cotton mills are adopting the Bloomer
COStuulc dS NolhiiiS uiccc, DO DcluS ieoS
liable to become entangled in the ma
cbinery, and is besides quite novelty.
THE Havana correspondent of the New
York Herald, announces the presence Of
some abolitionists on the Island Of Cuba.
He says that i'll the interior there has
been disturbance Of some kind, the pre-
else nature of which it is impossible to
get at, though this much is known
namely, that the abolitionists are at work
endeavoring to have their fellow coun.
trymen and neighbors murdered.
THE extreme cold weather formed large
quantities of ice on the lakes, which,
driven by the wind, has collected into
masses covering an area of thousands OF
acres. Several vessels destined tor Chi
cago, have become entangled in these ice
drifts, where, perfectly helpless, they
have gone ashore with them
A WASHINGTON letter writer in the in-
terest of the Administration writes tha,
Gen. Grant manages to keep his opera
tions very secret" We should think 30
for the public are not aware that he ha,
done anything lately.
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Isvss loiieKiNsToN, n. c., Dec. l2.

RreaeAt Condition OF Alanta-Dnfn'
age Desc % shs Place by the Union
Troops.
sa From this Richmond Sentinel, Dec. i6
A gentleman from Atlanta informs US
that the dwelling houses in that city are
in much better condition than was an
ticipated. The business portion of the
town was demolished. The city park
was not converted intoa cemetery as had
been reported nor were the vaults in
the cemetery desecrated& They shot
d0wm the Workout horses in the streets,
ass reported The annual election for
mayor and alderman was held last We'd
nesday. James NJ. Calhoun. was a can
didate for alderman, We have not been
informed who were the other candidates.
The enemy burned al anoectqed houses be-
ttceen Atlanto and Decatur. Decatur WAS
not much injured The Court House and
other public buildings were left standing,
With the exception OF. the depot.
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The REPUBLICAN CONvENTIoN.-Ihe
Republican Convention for the nomina-
ton of city officers was held last night
IN the Court House 1t was very slimly
rtended, though whether the small at
,sDdanco was owing to the indifference
dRepublicans in matters pertaining to
b, city government, or to the fact that
they have no hope of electing their tick
r, we are unable to say. Those who
we're present, however, event through
The motions" and placed in nomination
the following "Uuion Ticket, so called :"
Mayor-HENRY CRANGLE.
City Sergeant-ANDREw Fl. BRITT.
City Clerk-IsAAC IRWIN.
City Neasmrer-JoHN +. HOPKINS.
Spt Of Water Works-JAMEs BAGGs.
Street missioner-HENRY SHARP.
Wharf Master-JosEPH FoRsYTHE.
Il will DC observed that these gentlemen
are all the present incumbents of the re-
,pective offices, whence it may be Inferred
that the Republican party is we'll satis-
fed with the present condition of affairs
in the city and desires its continuance
The daily report of thefts, burglaries and
''Fsst-fghts, is pleasant reading and inno-
cent amusement for the Union party, $50
sailed" and they evidently do not object
10 seeing larceny encouraged and as
lult and battery kept up. There are
uOQuestiOns of party politics springing
out Of the charter election, the only
question being do we desire security for
person and property, or are we willing to
permit crime to increase unpunished?
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Sherman Moving Slowly on the 0ths-.
A Cheerful View Of the situation.

From the Savannah Republican, Dec. To-
Yesterday developed no movement Oh
the part of the enemy worthy of special
notice. They move slowly, and seem at
loss which way to go. All was quiet on
the Carolina road. Fosters motley crew
appear to have undertaken little more
than they are able to perform
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NEWSPAPER ACCOUNT.

The Battles OF ThursdaS Hnu rrA@"y
How Hood was Outmnne"vered as
Every Point.
As the details of the recent great bat
tlos naar Nashville come in, it is clear
that not only was the rebel General Hood
completely outmaneuvered, but out
fought at every portion of his line: The
nosStion he occupied was one of his own
rbos;no about two miles i'll the rear of
the first taken up by him when he ap-
naared before Nashville, and to which he
fail back ON learning that an attack had
been ordcred-it seems, for iuesaay, 9u'
postponed for the reason just STA sts'ee seth
with the dawn of Thursday 1Ds sotn,
the artillery alongthe whole iederai Ifoht
opened ON the rebel line. Az GcicSs oc.
epr forces advanced to the attack IN ths