Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1864-12-07
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NEw YORK, December 6-Rchmond news
papers of Saturday last contain an account of th'
recent rebel raids on the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad
General Rosser is said TO have been in com
mand, and il is stated that he captured At New
4 Cnsek and Piedmont, 500 prisoners, cannon
2U wagons and ambulances, 500 small arms
l 600 horses, 800 head of cattle, and a large
amount of other property
The capture OF Charlestown. Western Fir-
/ ginia, by the rebel cavalry, last Tuesday night
I Is also claimed as successful raid
A raid on the East Tennessee Unionists. from
Western North Carolina, is reported. The raid
ers are said 10 have destroyed or carried of con
siderable property.
The Richmond Examiner OF December 3, has
the following
We believe il true that Shermans army has
reached Mileu, aud separated into two columns
one moving towards the Savannah River. and
another turning back towards Augusta The
latter column aud movement. IS, without doubt,
I intended as 3 ient 70 protect his rear from at
tack Ii is too iate too menace Augusta, and
Shermsn's body TOO FAR South. lie will do one
Of two things, either 90 straight TO Beaufort aud
Savannah. 20 attack Charleston By land, will
join Grant in an attack against Richmond He
has met with very little resistance in bis march
through Georgia
The news yesterday very interesting from
up The Georgia road and we learn the enemy s
r.iJins parties had approached very near, if not
quite, 10 WsrrentOn.
4 scout reports them Is being near that place,
but, as far as se can learn, they were in several
parties. These parties arc no doubt scouting or
small raiding parties
We regard this appearance OF the enemy a.
40 indication of the presence 81 the eutire BODY
Such movements ire doubtless intended = feel
our strength and cover the real direction Of their
march.
The Richmond Sentinel oi Dec 25,h says:
II was reported Yesterday that Gen Hardee had
attacked the euemy. and driven them some dis
tance, leaving their dead ami wounded in our
hands.
This evidently had reference 20 the slreajyls
ported fight at Grahamsville
Rebel Official and newspaper accounts admit
all that has been claimed by the Union side the
complete success OF Gen Gregg's cavalry raid
on the Weldon railroad on Thursday and the Sc
rious damage to Lees army are conceded, and
it is thought 10 be OF more Importance than the
immoderate losses sustained by the rebels in the
destruction oi property and capturing Of pfovis
ions
The Richmond paper, say that the firing by
the rebels oil Dutch Gap canal last week was
merely for experimental practice, 70 ascertain
they attempt to pass through il.
IL is said that Grants men in front OF Peters.
burg are preparing their winter quarters.
.Ihe Trbunes special from the army OF the
Shenandoah, dated the 4th, says:
The important cavalry expedition under Gen.
Merritt, which had been absent for one week IN
the Loudon Valley. has returned They have
brought away about 1000 head of cattle sheep
and hogs, and have left the whole region over
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kind.
All barns containing hay have been burned,
and the haunts of Moseby and bis gang have
been thoroughly cleared. A few rebel prisoners
were captured. The party was followed and at
tackled by bushwbackers at various points. but
met with no serious opposition.
The results of this raid into the LOudon Val
lev. which has been the lurking place OF Nose
by and other guerrillas, is most important, and
will greatly increase their difficulties in subsis.
inc in that part of the country
The Savannah Republican of the 30th SAWS
the rebel loss in the GriswOldvilIe fight was in
all 6i4. Reliable advices indicate that Sherman
has made little or no progress with the main
body for the last day or two He is still on the
railroad, a small distance beyond Men, appar
emily replenishing his commissary His men and
animals must be terribly laded by this time. aud
Little prepared 10 meet the troubles 20 come An
other fight is reported between Wheeler and Kill
patrick. on the 9th, in which the latter was de
Gently thrashed.
The Richmond Examiner OF the 30th saws
news from Georgia is encouraging. and IL Sher-
man gets through DOW, which j. doubtful, he will
lose half his army