The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1864-12-17

~ + Fl sI 5zS Among MlAasia NsTs 81 8
iaeIadsne mars ossa<fa
oss, sansou small arms caissofas
EIH Naeiss we're captareii
eEnith. Haasise apd Cobb wore ia com.
alaiad 81 rebels.
Rehal less nj ssss Was Iess Than Ossfs,
ewing % fheir protectioa. bnt # slss eltss
III tie action they suffered treissr aoasly
Iris believed tlsat alE the rstess Y the
head 81 The inlet, about 5000 Will BE cap
| sured
Facts, says the Worlds eosrespoadea.s
have been carefully concealed By The.
/ rebel authorities
Greatest CONSERVATION prevaii y g
fessen. II s
| Latest Information from SiierasAs p
Ithat he Is near the es,ass aud able hi IoFsn
junction With Poster and feet altAek
Savannah with prssness 81 saeess
Heassaaartsrs Army II sAa Rasasaaa Ore II
I'll was kncwn Tho suamf aas psasassag
large supplies 81 may IF Nsliea = q Bts-
~ creek. wheBEs wsre esgsxe3 :
cavalry ssna there tem sissga asN nd basfR
/ alba 10 sifecsualay step Fehel apessilsts e :
oerps With Greess caxsIsx aBd poFiies ef "a
eafps were detaslCd 70 eaeetanaly put stop
10 Il ~ dests oyin9 railfaAd ~ faF south -
Il Htsh. Fard, ii pazsibIs ssst sfsiiaa alsp.
Wednesday ii dayliskt calaasa sfartef south
Il on James own road. cavalry nFrfvssE at q
Point L. miles from PetesshuFgs thenea diver
giaK from ROAD about . mile 70 the rtshs, wten
they reached N9ttawsy river anl eedssaaFte cd
crossing ~ enrs. Il
On reaeeiag poirs 5 niles saaah 81 Sussex
i coaTt Hcafn Eo1fe esrrlry alsre sfeeaFs cred
and driven back to where tie Vel lon 4 Il
crosses ihe Mott eNay.
Aboat nooa { small frree 0szsvaEsy dash
led ID between our cavziFy and Magaacv Of In.
faBtry. bat were quickly rent
Our forces then destroyed tie hFIags over
the Nottawsy and continued destroYIn rails
road until they reached a point neaF Hick .
ford. Enemy we're found in farce hdss, wits
a battery In Posirian,
l. Attack was deemed impraeticatle % ac-
count OF strength Of works ard diHculfy4of
approaching them, particularly with artillery
The works and Depot OF Ahis side We're de-
stFoyed
IL was now dark and commenced raining,
showing and freezing. aut troops vent INTO
camp IN vicinity for the night
In the Horaing the command started to
return, small body Of rebel infantry followed
! aad endeavored to annoy our rear, bot vas
each time driven back with loss ..-
This afternoon entire army crossed Soits-
way safely, rnd Tomorrow will be safely in
old position in front Of Petsrgburg,
Caro-. Dec. New Orierns a3yices
o! the 5th state Pirate Semmers arrived
we'd at Matamorous en- route for Rich
moHd
/ Steamer Onjaba which left South
West months since for Matamoras and
put into Matagorda in distress was seized
by Confederates and sold. ~. .
General Meja represented to be very
severe to his soldiers punishment for any
misdemeaner is 500 iashcs or death.
Genl Cauby sufficiently recovered to
move about aided by crutehes.
Hesdquarter Army of the Potomac
10.-Demonstration was made yesrieday
towards Hatcher's rnn, but did not result
in an engagement with exception Of skir
Hiish at the crossing ON Vaughan road
! and another in run near Arsnstron &
House.
No fighting Of consequences took place.
rebels falling back as our troops adj
vauced
Object of move evidently to keep the
enemy from sending force to intercept
Warren, believed to have been sue
cessftil
Our loss about p killed and wound
ed.
Command ordered TO return this after:
noon.
Tonight the troops were all back to
the old camp,
/ Nothing positive heard from Warren.
Rumored he has had a fight at Jarett's
station on the Weldon rad, which
gained victory, and was pursuing the
enemy.
New York 2-Commercia1 specials
says the bankrupt bill be taken up after
league Island navy matter. MANY
ehangestf that bill will pass,
,Adyices from City Point state storm
raging there yeste fdsy.
II is reported one Of Lees important
railroad communications have been cut
by our troops.
| Herald Dispatches from Grants ar
mics give additional particulars of recon
noisance Of Miles esmmand Friday last
to Hateher's run. 49,. - ~
/ After capturing the enemy:s works
Miles men held them throughout the
might. Their object being accomplish,
| cd we're preparing next morning TO return
when firinssS chs, 1sS,s xrau -. l., -. IL