Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1864-12-17
DispatOh from the War Department


received to-day, showing the complete
success OF an expedition sent by him from
ViekshuFR % operate with Gen. Shsrman's
operations and cut Hoods communication
with Mobile. Gen. Candy reports the
probable success Of another expedition,
from Baton Rouge, under command of
Gen. Davidson, the details and object Of
which IL is not proper 70 disclose. When
last heard from Davidson was reported as
having created quite panic in Mobile,
aud 70 be devastating the country gen.
orally.
Lieut.. Col. Earl, commanding 3 special
party was severely wounded and fell into
the hands OF the enemy At Fayette, Miss.
The Richmond papers of to-day confirm
the reported capture Of Bristol by an ex-
petition supposed 70 be under command Of
Stoneman and Burbridge, also the capture
OF Glade Spring depot On the railroad three
miles south Of Abingdon, We.
They also contain Gen. Hoods official
report Of the battle Of Franklin, in which
he aeknO Wedges the loss of many gallant
officers and brave men, among whom are
Maj. Gen. Clehurne, Brig. Gems. John Will
iams, Adams, Grist, Strate and Greenbury,
killed Maj. Gen. John Brown and Brig,
Gems. Garter, ManignAlt, QuarIes, Cocker
III, Scott AID Brig. Gen Gordon wounded.
AMY AA1Q eNaN9 hEltAA ON WGuuG1u1y OGu.
Shsrmnn carried the works commanding
the entrance to Ogeechee river by storm.
The capture Of this position puts Sherman
in connection with the Yankee feet.
The dispatches of Gen. Candy 30 far &c IL
proper for publication and the extracta
from the Richmond papers, giving HOOd's
official report o. the battle and1S1r sue
cesses in South western Virginia aud in
Georgia are subioined, up to this hour,
$40 p. m. Nothing has been heard from
Nashville since last night, aud nothing
from Sherman, other than the Richmond
newspapers report Of the capture Of Fort
McAllisteF on Wednesday.
NEW ORLBAHs, La, Dec. 9.-On the 18th
ult. reported that movements co-Opera-
tive with Gen. ShermSn's operations would
be made from Vicksburg and Baton Rouge,
for the purpose Of cutting Hoods eommu-
nications With Mobile. The expedition
sent from Vicksburg, consisting OF about
1000 infantry and pieces of artillery,
under command Of Col. Strand, of the Sd
COlored cavalry, returned on the 4th inst,
having met with complete success. After
an admirably executed flank movement on
jackson on the Gath, the expedition started
for Big Black Bridge, on the Mississippi
Central railroad, which was reached on the
9th, and, after q stubborn resistance, de-
stroyed it. This cuts Hoods army from
large quantities of supplies and stores &C.
cumulated at Jackson, and makes that
railroad, which is his main reliance, una
BILE TO run for months 70 come. Besides
this important bridge and trestle.Work,
the following property is completely
destroyed: 80 miles of track, including
culVerts, wagons, bridges over the Big
Black, Vaughns, Pickett and Goodman
stations, With all the railroad dePOts and
buildings, 1900 bales of cotton, engines,
4 cars, 4 stage coaches, 20 barrels Of salt,
$l66, 900 worth Of stores ct Vaughn sta
ton. The expedition was considerably
harrassed on its return by large bodies of
the enemy's forces, but suffered no mate
rial losses, and brought back more re-
cruits than its entire loss in effective men.
Maj. J. B. Cook, commanding the Sd
cOlored cavalry. distinguished himself and
his regiment greatly, by CALAMITY With
which the foree guarding Big Black bridge
were driven, from behind their strong
stockades on opposite sides Of the river.
Oar men had to dismount with nothing but
railroad ties for protection, in face Of 2
heavy are z s. OANHK,
Msjor General.
CRY PoIHT, Dec. l6th.-The Riehmond
Despatch of to-day, after fully confirming
the previous reports of the capture Of
Bristol, state that the enemy advanced mp
the railTOd towards Arlington, which We |
presumed fell into their hands, though We
have no information Of the fact. The next |
we hear Of them, they had at o'clock |
yesterday morning proceeded down on the |
Glades Spring depot railroad, ID miles this |
side of Arlington, taking every one Of these |
by surprising and capturing all the rail- |
road employees except one.
At last accounts the enemy were push |
ing mp the railroad in the direction of Mar. |
vim, which is &c miles this side of Abing- |
ton, this is Breckenridges rear. The raid
ers leaving his forces somewhat in the |
ueighborhOod of Knoxville, came up on |
the north side Of HOlsOn river and crossed |
over to Bristol. Il Is probable the raiders
will separate, one portion proceeding to
Bristol and the other to Arlington, and If
unchecked It lie likely they will soon strike
the railroad at Salem, and then escape TO
KanaWha by the route followed by Hunter
last summer.
Itis unknown who Is in'command Of this
expedition, but it looks very much Ike
some of Stoneman's work.
None of the dispatches say anything
about SaltVille. II Il IL unprotected, IL has
doubtless been visited by the enemy.
Hoods official report of the battle Of
Franklin, has been received, It confirms the
report of the killing and EOundiug many
general officers. he says he drove them
into their inner line Of works which they
evacuated NJ night, leaving the dead and
wounded in our hands, and in their retreat
We captured seventy stand of cOlors and
1000 prisoners.