Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1864-12-30
OFFICIAL WAR RULLETIN,

To Moj. General Dir:
The following extracts from Richmond pa
pers ofto-day have been furnished TO the De-
partment by Gen. Grant
An official dispatch from Gen. Beauregsrd,
dated Dec. 25th and received yesterday, states
that Gen. Hardee reports that force of the
eneny's infantry, artillery and cavalry has
moved from Savannah toward the Alta
maha river. Gen Hardee has made a prop
er disposition to check them. It's object is
probably to destroy the Savannah, Albany &
Gulf Railroad, its depots, &c.
No report has been received from General
Hoods army since the 28th of November.
WILMINGTON, N. c., Dec. 25.-The enemy's
feet of over fifty vessels, including two moni-
tors, several army vessels, and many heavily
armed frigates and sloops of war, made furi-
GUS attack on Fort Fisher about l o'clock
yesterday, and kept up an average fire Of
thirty shots per minute until night. Our loss
is twenty-three wounded. The attack was re-
newed at 10 o'clock this morning, and has been
very furious and continuous.
There il no report Of the casualties to-day.
Colonel Lamb who is commanding the fort,
replied to the enemy's fire slowly and deliber-
ately. The enemy, under cover Of heavy
fire, landed about three brigades two and a
half miles above Fort Fisher They were i'm
nediately engaged by small force. The en-
envy held the ground at night.
SECOND DIsPATCH.
WILMINGTON, Dec. 26.--The enemy's infant
ry attacked Fort Fisher late last night They
were repulsed with great loss. There was
heavy rain and wind through the night.
Prisoners report the l4th Corps OF ths Yam
kee army present under Butler.
From our Wilmington dispatches it will be
seen the Yankee feet attacked Fort Fisher
about l P. N. on Saturday, and bombarded it
heavily until evening, renewing the lombard
ment vt 10 o'clock on Sunday morning and
continuing through the day that under cover
Of the fire of the feet, The enemy landed an
infaRtry force above Fort Fisher, which attack
ed this Fort on Sunday night, and was re.
pulsed. Fort Fisher is situated in a sand spit
on the right bank OF the Cape Fear river at
its mouth, 20 miles below Wilmington
The enemy we presume, reached their posi-
tion above the fort, not by passing up the riv-
er, where they would have been obliged to run
the gauntlet of the guns both of Fort Fisher
and Fort Caswell on the left, but by landing
on the beach east of the mouth of the Cape
Fear river. The enemy's having effected a
Iodgment above the fort is a serious NATTER
1t will cost double the force to dislOdge him
that would have prevented his landing.
Dispatches from Gen. Thomas represent him
still in pursuit of Hoods broken and demon
allied force.
HEADQUARTERs PgALAsK1, Tenn, Dec
To Maj Gen. HalEeck, Chief of Staff:
L have received the following dispatch from
Gen. Wilson:
HRADQRs CAVALRY CoRPs.
BEYOND PULASKI, Tenn, Dec, 25.
There seems to be little doubt that the reb.
els have gone to Bainbridge, 8 miles above
Florence, fearing flank movement from Ste-
vensoD, Ala. Two corps Stewards and Lees,
went to Lexington. Cheatham went TO Law
renceburg, striking the cid mill road, eight
miles below Lawrenceburg The people say
the rebels are suffering immensely. Buferd's
wound is said to be quite severe. A Mr.. Coates
says the Coloncl commanding the pontoon
transportation told him he was going to Brain
bridge and left here on Thursday morning.
Cheatham's ammunition transportation of Is
or 20 wagons was abandoned here. The mules
were put in to help the pOntoens along. Gen.
Lee was severely wounded in the foot in the
fight at Nashville. His corps is now command
ed by Stevenson. The rebels have lost eigh-
teen Generals, killed, wounded and captured,
since they started North. They acknowl-
edge sixty-eght pieces Of artillery lost
Jos. H. WILSON,
Brevet Major General.
A dispatch dated s P. N. Dec. 25th, states
that in pressing the enemy, HarrisOn's brigade
came on the enemy's infantry, strongly pos
ted in rail breastworks, and so close did he
push up that in being compelled to fall back
the loss of one gun was involved. The posi-
tion was, however, taken ten minutes after
ward, but the enemy had run the gun Off
The rebel force was eight brigadss OF 500 or
800 each. Gen. Wood, commanding the 4th
corps, is in support of Gen. Wilson, and both |
will continue the pursuit zsalously.
have heard from Steedman to-day. He |
disembarked his troops from the cars, from |
Limestone creek, seven miles from Decatur,
and was marching on the place at Z A. M. to-
day. GEO. III. THOMAS
Maj, General commanding.
The Department has received no advices
from Savannah except the dispatches OF Gems.
Sherman and Foster, already published.
E. NJ. STANTON, Sec'y of War.