Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1864-12-16

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road, south Of the Apo
and advanced towards Din
Hide G. Fl. To-day, our eayalry,
REINFORCED by infantry, dlove them
back across Hatcher's Run, capturing
a few prisoners and establishing our
ines. e. E. LEE,
General.
Since the receipt of the foregoing
dispatch, we lean they were trying
to make their way back to their main
army, closely pursued by Hampton's
Cavalry. The Yankee force sent out
on this raid is under command of
Gen. Warren, and consists Of the
whole of the 9Th Corps, two divisions
of the second Corps, and about 1900
Cavalry.
The latest int.lliaence from Sher-
man, report him about five miles dis
tant from Savannah, in lire Of battle,
. and confronted by a strong Confeder-
ate force. A battle was thought to
be imminent, and our Generals there
had expressed themselves fully able to
cope with the enemy.
The following extract which we
copy from Northern papers of the 10th
inst, is all the information we have
from the army Of Gen. Hood.
Around Nashville, skirmishing is
going on daily. A brigade of Con-
tederates was seen to move off IN the
direction Of Murtreesboro' but wheth-
er to attack the place or forage was
not known. Hoods right is comman-
ded by sCheatham centre by Lee !;
sad the left by Stewart. On the side
of the Yankees, Wood commands the
Fourth corps, and Crouch the Twen-
ty-third corps. The water on the
sFloals of the Cumberland river on
friday was only forty-four inches
deep, and still falling. A later tele-
cram, from Nashville on the 9th,
says:
Tive weather is very cold. A heavy
storm Of snow and hail has prevailed
all day The rebel line IN our front
appears intact. There are. no indica-
tons of an attack or of their running
away The excitement in town has
nearly subsidized. No apprehensic rs
for the safety Of the city need be felt.
The gunboats went down the river
again to-day to 3 point where rebel
batteries ere located, engaged them,
drove the rebels back from the river,
silenced their guns and returned to
I, the city.
Very little cannonading or skirm-
ing has occurred to-day. The reb-
u still throwing up earthworks.
cradle defence Of that char
pg erected by them in front
18th corps.
S. who came in Today say
]. wees are soon to attack
M 81 kss shoals is four feet
5eb, surprised, and
- KEGS of the 2lst
DlD0lcsfown and Keys,
is Ferry. Yankee loss
ll6 horses. At this place
W Z his brother, noble boy of
Pand George Craylon wounded.
opI hfrccc L.
Fought our.
The Yankee scouting party had
vstarted out with the intention Of
breaking up Baysor's party, but had
given up the idea, and were returning
to camp, when Baylora men wilh
peculiar yell rushed upon them, and
Of that motley band Of Irish Yankees
who started out with such bright
hopes, but thirteen reached camp to
tell the tale
From The Diapa!ch os "Wednesday we
axtract the following: 81
= gentleman. who reached this ciy yes
'arday direct from Tuseuutbia, Alabama,
brings the first Confederate ;sccoieut we have
had It the battle Of Franklin, on the 30tb
u tln,o- fsls account coaGrms the opinion
We bad already arrived at from tie Yaakce
newspaper statements, that General II God
achieved a great victory. lie says the
enemy .losa il killed and wounded was very
heavy, being certainly not less than four
i,usand We captured. AM, still hold
ETe tl44=an' prisoners. <'nr ln5s III ki.lel