Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1864-12-22
LATE FROM NEW YORK.

friend has handed copy of the New York
Herald of the 14t1 inst which brought to this
place by gentle man who came through via Fortress
| Monroe and reached here Saturday morning. The
Herald contains map of Savannah ard its rppr caches,
which appears to u as being very coed draft. We
regret that cannot retain the paper in order to have
it OF Gle. Verify, three days from New York to Will
mrgtoD in these perilous times, appears remaskabIe.
But when Traveller has passports from both govern
mens to &c and come, do pot know that the expe.
dition is go very remarkable otter all. We copy from
the Herald the following extract from its situation
| tcIe
We have highly important and most cheering from
General Sherman through tho Richmond papess of yester
day. the substance Of which communicated to Secretary
Stanton by Genera! Grant They state that General sher
mans army Saturday last within fifteen miles o.
SssaEn III, and their latest dispatches that he
had arrived at point wit hin less than five mills it, and
drawn n line of battle, but had yet made at
tack T say that he confronted by large fobe,
force had yet had communication with the c1att
Sherman has severed tie telegraph running from Savannah
to Richmond and the apers Of the latter city have
ceVe their intelligence OF his movements from Charleston
The rebels profess 20 be in doubt whether he would attack
SaVannsb move around the city and strike the coast
southeast Of it. 1hey Lave by this time most likely been
aOs arrive at isfactory conclusion; for it proha
bic that the deca,e battle fought yesterday. We
publish to-day mp OF savsunah aDd the surrounding
gon and sketch OF The city SID it's land and water ap
pTo1ches.
The under 6 al Warren, numbering altogether
about 0J The Dd men, consisting Of the Fifth corps
division of tie Third and General Greegs cavalry,
which lett no Army OF tie Potomac last Wednesday
morning and moved Inward parable! with he Weldon
Railroad las returned to the front of Petersburg
having accomplished in The most complete maj all it
set cut to do. The object of this expedition not,
the rebels supposed to capture The town of Weldon, but
merely to damage tho railroad running that place
from Peeburg by VII Gu tie rebel army OF Lee has been
extensiveIy fed, seriously interfere with his fuue
H1ppltes and this ef9Ctuay performed Gen. War
reached Befold station where the rsil.o DAD
the heherrin river, forty miles from Peersbu g.
last Friday afternoon, having with little
iloih the rebels Eere thy found have strong
works IN both sid Of the liver and dcsro ing III
The North ste the railroad bridge the depot Gen
Warrer's troops eDced their return to camp the
next morHnS. They Destroyed during their trip
weoty miles of the Weldon Railroad and all the
ard dapoa along their iine Of march and numerous mill.
bans and dwellings, used for the benef: Of the
mies They a!so burned the bridge the Nottowsy
river besdes III various oher seriously interfering
with General Lees supply communication. Rebel cavalry
sevsrai points, with whom was
slight skirmshing but General Wsrrens entire loss
expedition OILY between forty and fty in killed and
wounded ard few missing sraggets. 1t is thought that
the damage effected to the railroad cannot ba this
winter There later operations in front Of Peters
burg or hichmoud to record