Evening star., 1864-12-14


tracts from late Rebel Papers.
CITY POINT, VA, Dec. 13.-Hon. Ed,cin NJ
Stdntcn, Secretary Of Var r.-RichIlohd papers
OF to-day contain the following:
The Richmond Dispatch says :-s Sherman
is near Savannah, probably not five miles dis.
tant. He has net yet made an attack. 1t is
still doubtful whether he will do SO or make
for the coast southeast of the city. Ii is very
certain he has not yet opened comm unication
with the coast, although he may do so very
soon.''
Later.
A telegraphic dispatch, received from below
Charleston, states that Sherman was in line OF
battle, 1--WE W i'll not say where,) confronted by
e strong Confederate force.
Another paper states that there has been no
direct communication with Savannah for sew
eral days, but we apprehend the wires have
been cut between that place and Charleston.
U. 5. GRANT, Lieutenant General.
Further Extracts.
The Richmond Sentinel of Monday says
1t seems TO be the impression that Sherman
was moving towards Savannah, and a battle
has probably been fought before this time
The Augusta Sentinel says:
The advance was reported to be skirmishing
Tuesday, December 9th, at station Two and a
half, twenty five miles from Savannah. They
were pressing vigorously toward Savannah.
We have no doubt that decisive battle be-
tween the raiders and the patriot forces has
taken place, the result OF which we may be
enabled to announce this afternoon.
erence to the fight with Kilpatrick's cavalry ::
AT midnight on Saturday, General Wheeler
fell furiously upon the enemy's rear. The
Yankee horsemen who covered the rear were
driven back upon their infantry support and
our troops, after considerable lighting, retired.
In our fight of Sunday with KilpatrIcks cav
airy, assisted by the 18th corps, we repulsed
the enemy in every attempt to dislodge us by
fire and counter charges, but finally, being
tlanked, were compelled to retire. which was
done in most excellent order. Our loss was
between seventy and eighty men. That of the
Feserals is reported officially as every heavy"
One OF the Yankee officers was captured in q
hand to hand encounter, and Fitzpatrick him.
self was wounded. On our side, Colonel
Games, acting Brigadier, was severely
wounded.
The same paper says:
On Monday last fight took place at Walk
eI's Bridge, on Briar Creek twenty two miles
from Augusta, In which the Federals were
worsted. A batch of one hundred and twenty
two Yankee prisoners had arrived in Angus.
ia.
Warren's Movements.
The Richmond Whig If December 10, thus
comments on the movement Of Gen. Warren,
who has sin ee returned to headquarters, having
accomplished all that was designed:
A good many knowing people are exercised
as to the destination OF the raid If they have
no more cavalry than reported they will, of
course, soon get to the end of their journey.
On the other hand, we are inclined to believe
they are better equipped than reported, and we
will soon hear Of the destruction of bridges,
frank to admit. will give us some inconveni-
anee, but will not retrieve in the least the pal
Fable and irretrie vable failure which Grant
has made in his son to Richmond and Peters
burg"
The Richmond Examiner OF December 10,
contains the following
Welearn that the force sent by Grant down
the Weldon road consisted Of one entire CORPS,
besides the cavalry. Every man Of them ought
to be captured.
The same paper says
The sound Of heavy guns was heard here on
yesterday evening on the lines below the city.
| The firing, though unexplained, is believed to
| have been nothing more than the shelling, by
| our river batteries. of the Dutch Gap canal, as
the wind at that time was setting fair from that
point. Winter seems to have set in in earnest;
| but still there is no grand attack from Grant.
| He let the golden days Of autumn slip by unim-
proved, and the winter cometh when no man
| can fight. We had not even a rumor from Pc
| tersburg on yesterday, which is conclusive ev-
| idence that nothing of importance had oc-
| CURED or was going on there.