Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1864-12-28
GENERAL N EW S..
Pollard, Alabama, Captured by the
Union Forces.
Exchange Of Prisoners TO be Re-
sumed.
UNION TROOPS MARCHING ON MOBILE.
LATEST FROM MISSOURI.
Price organizing His Army im
Arkansas.
Particulars Of the Raid on
Chicago.
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NEw YORK. December 27.-The Herald's
Newberu correspondent says: General Palmer
expedition from Plymouth, under Colonel
French. up the Roanoke, penetrated considerable
distance. and had several engagements, defeat.
} ing the rebels on every occasion. driving them
out OF entrenched positions, and taking a mum
Der OF prisoners.
The gunboats were TO CO operate but were
prevented by torpedoes.
Rebel teegraphc dispatches from " ilmington
say that the Union gunboats and transports APP
peared ut Fort Branch. on the Roanoke last
Tuesday. Wednesday and Thursday. and
tempted TO land troops, but were repulsed by the
rebels each day
The Richmond Enquirer OF the 9th says: Our
cavalry were attacked by Lomas cavalry on
I Thursday, and the latter gradually fell back ON
Gordonsyills
Ii was rumored that portion of the Union
force had gone in the direction OF Charlottesville
II Gordonsvie was not menaced ill yesterday
the place was safe. owing 10 the disposition OF
troops.
The Wing Of the 2lth saws The probabilities
sre that Gordonsvle has been occupied 10y the
enemy.
General Lee 10 an official dispatch OF the 23d
says: Rosser attacked and drove back Custar :
division. nine miles from Harisonburg
This was the reconnaissance made BY Custar,
already noticed. He fell back when his object
was attained
losing Gordonsville, say II contains supplies,
and is worth nothing
Richmond papers claim that the Yankee raid
ers under Stoneman or Burbridge, who have
done so much damage. have returned to East
Tennessee.
They say that General Davidsens expedition
from Baton Rouge has done incalculable dam
age to the railroad. destroying immense quanti-
ties of supplies
IL is stated that Price is organizing his army
IN Arkansas. and has thirty three thousand Mis-
sourians.
The Richmond Examiner of Saturday ac-
knowledges that the Affairs OF he Confederacy
are under a cloud
Beauregard, under date OF Charleston 22d.
announces that our forces occupied Pollard. Ala
bama, destroyed the government railroad build
ings and retired. being pursued 80 miles by Gen.
Siddell
The Herald's Cincinnati correspondent says
that Gen. Hooker is in possession Of information
t5ai q band OF rebels is organizing in Canada
Tor the purpose OF making a raid on Chicago.
! The general is prepared for their reception
The Richmond Dispatch Of the 2ith SAYS:
Standwaith has clothed and armed his Indians
and is now in the vicinity of Fort Smith destroy
/ ing Yankee wagon trains.
Ftz Hugh Lee is in the saddle again. in the
vicinity of Charlottesville. Va. ~
The Richmond Sentinel says the exchange OF
prisoners will be resumed at Richmond, in order
( that the 5000 due rebels may be delivered
The same paper also says that the negroes
are frightened at the prospect of conscIipton
aud are leaving Richmond In droves.
/ Latest Richmond papers doubted the report
OF the capture of Savannah. but consOled them
selves, If true, that il was all for the best
The Dispatch says: Even allowing Savannah
/ Charleston. Mobile. and even Richmond, to be
captured. still the war is not over.
The Dispatch of the oath says: 4 Yankee
column has started from Suffolk in the direction
( of Weldon. This force is supposed to be the
same lately stated TO be encamped at Portsmouth
The Richmond Wing of he Gath says Gen
! Gardner is accumulating troops to meet the
Union raiders operating in the vicinity of Mobile
and Gen. Maury is doing the same at Mobile
! The Union troops, 5000 strong, are marching
on Mobile. Scott and others are in sight of that
place, at the right time. and warm work may be
expected shortly, unless there is a strong Union
force TO cooperate against Mobile in lower Geor-
I gia.
! Watts, of Alabama. has issued a stirring proc
lamation. calling upon everybody to fly to Mo
bile.
! Another proclamation. TO the militia. from
| Gen Duff Green, says the enemy are within u
miles of Mobile
A Lynchburg dispatch of the 2lst, says Breck
inridge has fought the enemy two dayP. al Ma
rion county. Virginia, and driven him from hi:
front.