The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1864-12-17

OFFICIAL NEWS DISPATCHES.
The Battle near Nashville.
GEN. CANBY,s EXPEDITION.
Capture Of Fort McAllister by General
5 @ Sherman. 9
Successes in Southwestern Virginia and
,rs ssqa Georgia. 81
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WASHINGTON, Dec. 16.
The following has been received at the Navy
department.; 4sa-ss-s s..s.,ts@e
ssCLARKsvILLE. Tenn, Dec..16
hon. Gideon jfettes, Sec'y of the NGuy :
zen. Thomas attack yesterday upon Hoods
left, was supported by the 10th division of this
squadron, which resulted in the capture of
Chalmers headquarters his train with papers
1000 prisoners, aud sixteen pieces of artillery.
The probable loss to the army will not exceed
500 Killed and wounded. The attack will be
resumed this morning. aaas1ata !.
(Signed) S. P. LEE, Rear Admiral,
Il 81 ~ Com'dg Miss, Squadron.
gss-g rFrga. wAsurNaroN Doo 1e
- To Mai. Cen. Dir .-OfHciaI tiisnstches
from Gen caohv bava haen reca;ved to.ds1
shnai,s, ,ha oon.y,lato success oyor, y
cont he h;y, ,ra,n V;o,sh,r y, ~ nssa,a
Nth Gan Sbarnan,s onoras;ons ~ o,.
Haoa,s .,..rn ,,,n;cs,;ons ,si,h Mn,;ia CO.
Uanhn aiso froaosts tha - ~ s. oon IS
snsEa 1so a;t;a.s .no suceqss u
ander aon,nsnd ~ an nT ,iGd .,asg1 mouge
o..ad - 49, ~ was
no'ne, anu enal ne was u1sas.a'ihs tne coun-
Jsei"I A..ous LII lar commencing
-
,el ln'o inc nanos OF 'ne e9 enemy al Fayette,
m1 u.s. p.o.. as.o a.s
~ - ~ Jay conhlni INC
iepor.eu capsuse ~ DiiSsoc W an eApeaelon
uuuer conhanu oi ucn Is SLOVENIAN ma ana p1r-
pridSe. Also the surprise ana capture OF Inc
Glade Spring depot on the railroad, thirteen
mics NE, soutn.oI Aoolngtons sssh
lhey aisV cohsaie H Ten; moou onnciai re-
n =. sae shs Ioss snv aal1ant ocar,
W. -: ,or ~ rbo, 10
a sI; ~, To,' w "a
aaeS Ga;.t Strsh and r sn Yun III h;i,aS
NJ NJ; Gan Johr Rsown ona ps;n nanass,,
Gayfar Manignonlt ns,.,ias ToeivouolI o a a.S
Soott ,yonnda5. pSo go GSN., oa =. anu
Thov oIso sta,a,bst o. Shou sap.u ..; a.
ort NJ Al;s,ar ~ sn -
oraechea river bv storsn and that Nv tbo
cset,,ra ~ this ros;,ion Sharn,o - l.,
;th n t y a. 49,
s;tstes The reinforeament of Savannah
The disnstehas If Ge,, 5Canhvs 50 far "a
nroner fors nnhlishinp and The extracts from
he Richmond nanerss Diving Hrod,s estficial
renort If tie haffle IF F5anki7n and onr snc-
cess in southwestern virginia and II, Georgia.
are subjoined. .-.~-~- s. :. =
TN 10 This honr- q 40 p M noth;ng has
heen heard from Gen. sherman than the news.
paper report of the capture of Fort McAllister
On Wednesdsv b Fs 53Fl TsF5TTT-T
Mem OrLeaass Dee.s 0---On the 25th ult. 7
reported that movements .co-operatiya with
Cen Sherman,s oneratior,s wnnld he soada
rom Vicksbura and Baton Rouge for the mr.
pose ofeuttiflc Hoods commnT,ications With
Mobile. s7oA2i asss2'sE
The expedition sent from yicksburp. and
consisting of about 1000 cayalrv and eioht
pieces of artillery. Commanded bv e, n Ost-
rand. I'd eolored eayaIav. returned on ,ba 4th
Z j. - 80
an admirable execnted f5snk Inouanant on
jackson on the a4th. The expedit,on started for
he Biz Black bridge on the Mississinni Gem
trail railroad which was reached on tbe oTth
and after 4 stnbborn res;stance cantnred ana
destroyed. This cuts Hoods army from the
large quantities of supplies and stores accu-
INFLATED at jackson Miss, and makes that on
which was his main reliance unavailable to
him for months to come.
Beside dhis important bridge and trestle
work, the following property was completely
DESTROYED sthirty-miIes of track. incl1dinc
i cnlvarts 4 WAGON hridoe ovar tha pig I2laoy
Vamghan.' Piclatt and Gnodman stat;ars
railroad depofs and buildings 26Ol balas ~
cotton. two iocotmotiyes fonr cars fonr sts 90
Coaches. twenty 6arrels Of salt 1ee 0oo doi-
lars worth of stores AZ Vsnohan stetion
Tho eynea;t;on was cons;derablv bsrrossod
on it, reinrn III ,arre hodies If nc ane a
,roons hut suffsrad No natarial Iossas o1d
hrouobt- hack more recruits than tho ertire
loss n effective men. ~-~'-1ssssSS
F. B. Cook = COMMANDING the al colored
cavalry DISTINGUISHED himself and bis root
msnt srestiy bs the ealanfrv with i Which i tSe
force guardire the Rio. Rack bridge were
driven off from bebind their stron q stocka das
on the opposite side of the river. our- men
had to charge across the bridge dismounted
with nothing Int fhe railroad iies far . nath
and in the face of A sharp fire. + have an,
nounced Major Cook in general order as nro-
NOTED to the vacant Lieut.. Colonelcy Of the
regiment subject to the approval Of the Presi.
dent. Err. S. CANnY. Mai. Gen. Com.
fstu Point Ka Dee IL Thu Richmond
raanstcn If 70 dsv attars tniiv cntrn,;r, : tha
n,e1;r,,s rsnrts he ~ pv;s M
st,as ,bat tbo enar,, tho., "a -. ~
rs;Ir,sd o,,srds 4hb;nr.[,, ~, ~
aa,., oS "a, Nv; WIFI w ple-
;uenr, ,e,i , IS. r snousn VIC nase ~
,hs thew had a. oscioo nSat =,
nonred down on GIades Shrine q denot On The
railroad thirteen mi "a this side Of Ahhinqton.
takino avery ono there hv Sunrise ard can,
turing ali tt,a rs;Iroad emnlovees pxcant one
who MANAGED to escape 20 teIi The tale. Al
/ last, accounts The enemy were prshing nj, the
railroad in the direction of Marion. which is
twentv-seven miles this Side Of Abbincton,
This ia a raid in Rreckinridoe's rear. THE
raiders leaving his forces somewbere in ,he
neigh orbood of1 Knoxville came Il the. nortl,
AIDE Of tbe Holsron River and crossed over n
Rristol
II ID nrobahle tbe raiders senarafed lone
Marty proceedinc to Bristol, and The other h
hhbinaton' If nnchecked II "a likely thew will
come nn the rs;lroad eren as far a. Salem and
tbence r. ascsna 10 Eanawsbs bv he ronta fol.
lowed bv Hunter last SIMMER. ! tits unknown
Who ia in Command Of This Gexnedition hnt i,
looks verv much like some of S,onemsn,s gal.
looping work. ssafs saa aB.ioa 6eos "a
| None of the dispatches received say any.
thing about S4ityife. Ifitis important 1t has
doubtless been visited by the enemy. If how
ever. there were any troops there the Yankees
were apt to fight shy of 1t and conHne theiI
operations to the railroad.
l The same paper says Gen. Hoods official re-
port of the battle of Franklin has at last beer
| raco;vad II will ba saan that our ray,artef