, 1864-12-22
NEWS BY TELEGRAPH.
FROM THE SOUTH.
Rebel NctgvSpir1t of the Rebel Press.

FROM THE SOUTH.
Rebel Ncws-Spirtt of the Rebel Press.
Especial Dispatch to the Chicago Tribune.l
| WAsH1soros, Wednesday. Dec. a1.
Full flies Of Monday Richmond papers arc re.
| ceircd at this Bureau. They contain no news eI-
ccpt the following extracts:
The Richmond 1Thig says tho Virginia salt
works arc safe, and adds an Official dispatch. re-
\ ceived on Saturday night at the War Department,
stating that BurbEdges forces. already announced
as within few miles Of Wytheyi1le. had ptecipi-
tAtely retired by the road over which they had
advanced
| 4 later dispatch EayB Gen. Vaughan, with con-
siderable force, III In close proximity 10 the re-
The Charleston Mercury Of the 18th ha. inror-
Coosawatchie, about lhrec-qraFters Of mile from
the Charleston and Savannah railroad track. Ills
battesies continue to shell every passing train.
With this exception a1l is quiet between Charles
ton and lordiefvillc, the present terminus Of the
road.
The railroad bridge over the Savannah river has
not been burned as was reported. The structure
burned was long and important trestle work on
The Savannah Rtpubtcan Of the 12th SAYS:
THAT On Saturday and Sunday artillery firing on
o dss was kgs wh ta ess
affairs at either Of our points snce our last Issue
Everything goes on we'll, and ali aEe in the best Of
The Charleston Courier Of the 18th says that
disabled soldier who left Savannah on Monday
morning, has reached that city. he says that on
tas 1sh three ehass were
the Gulf railEoad1 and about five mics from the
city, beginning. at o'clock P. N. These assaults
1sRaie SEQ a s + E @ 5 na
the Ogechee bridge On the Gulf railroad, near
Savannah, has been burned BY our forces perhaps
forces Who could have reached Savannah. It Is
more than probable that these soldiers may dnd
good work to do on the south:side Of tho Ogochee
over the oseeSec Rscr has been ia destroyea M yep Sy
our troops. tits believed that Gen. G. ". Smith
is we'll posted on the other side of the river with
81 % varous knda, Which he Ircary s s could u trace
to no authentic source. The Mercury, Of the
10th, says: Sherman seems, for the present, to
Ysns
tIon Of tho onter works. We regret to announce
The fail Of Fort McAlster. That post was carried,
early yesterday r. morning, BY l, assault IN which
ted. It is believed the enemy will make des-
pcEatc effort to gain possession Of Geniscs' Point
heavy hIing continued yesterday, and down to
noon to-day
4 formidable leet is below the city cooperating
whose families are in Savannah, state thar the
fortifcations on the land side are strong and that
the city is defended By about 70 goo militia.
attcuapt tp taEc posseasion Of thc charleston md
Savannah railroad. Our men arst laniied at
EpeacN;nr Pnev Xii ware comneiIed t. fai! hocit
10 the fleet. Subsequently point was discovered
nSar hf % a. nEoao 1 1ye5 s
en1banlment near Gf1lsonyiile. We have rof n
battery Of rung in pcsilion within fair rance Of
tie track Wick can be kent constaut1y broken 40
long as we can hold our ground. Oar position Is
Thc Fnais ieadfn~ intn Saraniah ara Tins nnder
our CONTROL. @' !.
re can est1mata hare rnme n yit1, Fhe arnV "
The III fsint soainst Macon cnst tI1e mjiitia dea9y
one of our oid brIesaes Killed nearly as naay ss
Thia WA nne at tho yery few infantTy eneaeemsnts
that M oscurred ecu red On T The march. a & ''&' S4+'~''>'
WAs9Eo7os, Wednesday, Dec. a1.-rhc Rich
is editn4;a n farnr af a1ino the siaxes con-.
ta3ns the tnfiotS,n@. ~ 'A1 ON ~7' WA
I've We sappeate 81 En.opeani ~ naaons OF iGr
nentions .shch p3i} he he noiisinn ~ s1sve1V
r 1xa sre rrenared tn nhnjish siareGV + Viii nj
ne 10 70 70 european m pea nanons LOT Pro-
INT vii fo1;oy rncarn1,ion with sneh nteTyentnn
ss mi Mi taomsc natnTai,tv nn ieqt1
o. q F1e has Gsn %.1 S6h Lee bag ,E5
r. p o. nc an on My
III .shs1@sa. H6ea hs Ests e ID. ths GO seast VA
~ a. S th s1n hi.i, eo1 W.. pc,mt
to act % IL tie tie spring as mevabie Column Upon our
HE HES =. u, ,.1r ,,np ano nls
nou,nmnr W n NJ ~ atfrmnt n show ,,t their
nrssent armv "a nnahle tp stem tte torrent Il
eare. '1''' - |'~ ~ i'+- ~
s.Sha,1 ye nro1cnf, the war for tho sake of nm,
necroesY Shall re sacrifice our children to pre- m
seFye our slayesf Shall We exhaust our country.
destrnv nnr nohle defenders and endans,er evnfv
fnstitG{,nn IN ratier thon lest m e1nerifnrnt thsf
rnay rive us the means Of rccrui1lnT onr army. Of
ass1nm6ine he offensive. of connuefinr a sneedy
fhnritr ran drternine whether ff'e ne1roes viii
mske for us faIthfu1 soldiers. The e1nedment
tha9 this exnefiment be- mslc, For M this !. snf
frient" Never viii Nc mai our presndfces arainst