The New York herald., 1864-12-23

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New York, rIidSy v, December 23. 1904
THE SITUATION.
The rebel General Hood has succeeded 10 getting south
Of Duck river vita Just about one half tho army with
which he down before Nashville He had then about
Forty thousand men, and 1t estimated that last
tuesday, after crossing the river he had left but Nv I've
Thousand infantry eight thousand cavalry his losses
IN killed, captured and dsserters being about twenty
thousand Tho remnant OF his force terribly demo.
rAssd bat General Thomas soldiers are still pressing
alter n, and will probably permit any number of
ths rsbes worth meutioning rsoross the Tennessee
river with arms In their hands General Thomas head.
quartss On Wednesday were near oolumbis Tenn, on
the south side Of Duck river The woods bordering on
Hoods line Of retreat said 70 b aed with dsserssrs
Irom hs army The map published in the HsaALD th .
mornias shows the Of rebs flight and Union par
suit fren Meanwhile to Columbia
General MoCook win pusbably leave but q small
remnant ef the rebs raiders In Kentucky under General
Iysa. b does mot capture the whole of ths On last
Daturday hs attacked them Ashbyvs Mclean county,
killed considerable nunbsr routed the remainder, and
Book from them psos OF artillery On the next day
thsy wcrs ssan attacked At HopkInsvs badly defeated
md iost ths rsmsiuder o, their cannon.
We give thin morning additional interesting details Of
0enorh shermAns grand march across Georgia, aod
sous importsss particulars regarding his present posi-
sa bsfov Savannah and tho prospecs for ts early
reader fhe olsy poorly supplied With provisions and
n ssrdsasd WITH ths esdisg or considerable surplus
p,puistioa Of civilians besides IL garrison OF twenty
lhsaA thsssascuts Al all OF supply are cut
q by ths Unioa sorcss. u viii therefore bs ultimately
Starved into submission, even General Hardes docs
ssasV h shsrmsns army that Bragg was moving down
feom Augusta with tee thousand men to attack the
bssgses the Should be foslbardy enough 70
40 -, he viii be very sammariy disposed or
We have advices from City Point Of Wednesday; but
lhsy report thai nothing Of public Interest had traus
pred in either OF the armies before Richmond since tho
date d previous reporta
From the Shenandoah valley have report that the
guerilla chief Mosby has been made . brigader general
and 10 70 have brigade OF cavalry with which TO way
lay rob and murder Uaion citizens and soldiers dur,ng
the winter.
Tns light Of burning vesec supposed 10 Be fifteen or
tweniy miies from shore, from Cape May on
wednesday evening, creating the suspicion that pirate
b again on our coast.
Tue exchanging with the rcbels OF ten thousand prsou-
srs, which commenced in the savsnnAh river, and
subsequently, transferred ChArisstou harbor was com
plotted 81 ths latter point last saturday and Colonel
Muford Union ExchaOse Commissioner has returned TO
Fortress Monroe. Az this work now concluded the
hsrbss ssd vicinity which suspended during i.s
soatisuanOs wl prob ably be resumed " Il has pos
beee alrssdy.
AmouE rebel Dswspapss alss find further refer.
eaee 70 the Union raid from Tennessee into Southwest
vrgins. rns Rohmood 8saminsr says III turns out 70
- sxtsosvs and damaging ousp rss raiders are re-
ported vshm eight miles ssl,viIs but no account s
~ FURNISHED Of them having captured the important
ssas wosu there Peace resolutions were receatly de-
Sssasd On The North csrons Senate By twenty four "a
s~ssg vo>s.
C0NGRxss.
In ne sssass yesterday the Military Committee rs-
parted adversely On shs House bill 70 drop from ths
army rolls all unemployed general on,csrs, and
ahs report was ordsrsd 70 be printed The
bill rsqsirtns I'll lawyers practising In United
esasss courts 70 take che oath Of aiiegi.
ssas, wss amsnasd % - 70 mako 20 into erect
on tss sh Of March, and thss passsd thsre being only
fOsr ssgAsive voses Several snmporsans subjects
dbpossA Of and the senate adjourned.
M House Of Rsprsssntatives transacted no busssss
thssS Sssas qsorum present
Bpth bossss stAnd sdDourBsd tii the sh OF January
@ TURoPEAN NEWS
Tue steamship Africa from Quesostown on tho Ilth
Of Dsccnber reacbsd Halifax Wednesday evening on her
~oyass 70 Bostoa and sailed again for her destination
yesterday morning.
rnc sswu Of tho Africa week later than the 3D.
vices q the Cuba reported ~ leusth By telegraph
In the herald 70 day.
Ths sssamship Iowa, from London end Havre for New
York, wen, aground aod euuk cherbourg
Fnesnt was awaiting with great anxiety news Of The
resuit ot sherman's march IN Georgia The rsbs loan
wss depressed IN consequence Of the mcvemsuA
Mr., Dayton's remaiss we're temporarily intsrrsd IN
psfh previous 70 being forwarded 70 America mo Oh.
seques wsrs conducted with great pomp, sul marked
respect va shown 70 the memory Of the deceased gen.
ieman and hia country. Tbs Emperor IVES represented
10 the ccrere and many southern Americans were pres
o. IN tho church. Both the French and English press
rJssk 10 very high terms of the deceased Minister.
PREDECESSOR 0oidwio Smith ex,els IN the London Nrcs
~ ccudico cs the Army o. the ro.omsc ana says thss
10 which the are treated disslpatss the
Has tns VA \. .oon iuctsd with mercspary views By
III
ding reiormes Of The Eae,isb rarlamsnt we're