The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1864-12-07
THE --LATEST NEWS.

Special disps svs irsl. Ns- de- duwn o o'ricck
Monday evening yiTe~s4 s---r-,l situation la that
held OF opera tins. Wa lie exception sslrnis ian
there had been lgaiiI. Heavy rsca'snoiss ances
made fcr the nHnpose a s-csrainins "a shetnys
yosit.on which were in part successiai. isnaFd
night the impression prevailed that the rcO.A. 'erc
Withdrawing from fFont of center. IL j. rot
likely tina, hoop viii attack the Fertilization, and for
which Il wofi mr. be propef 10 stat ros Gen
THOMAS is not quite restis to ss.dne the ofensirc.-
The rebels win accomplish ~ ding md they will be
fortunate if they do not fteT great di-aster. The
escape Of IooD is ths .hst 10 tsv e fear. 1t
appears that the rstfg list 'neral- ~ the batiIe
Il Franklin incinine Nsoi Genera! GaEBuESE,
whose death is eonfria.r The los OF r-lel oifcers
ia this engagen,entis Nhho,.; psrslle Tho theory
upon which ihis Is accounted ior Is that there IS
officer every hafozen prrate-, and the latter hav
ing lost heart the aiccrs are clmpcled De in the
front ursingaarFasl .l- men.
We have voIur.in--s reports 4',0ut sHknuaS,
through rebel sources hut these usual confused
ari unreliable. We got crA'ugh. log ever, 70 show
that the country through which n PASSED was dsras-
iatcd. HOWELL CorB'sfarnl was stripped of every
thing including horses. nrlet and negroes. The rct
els complain that tlicir trusted the
FIRST 20 march OF with the Yankee. Il appears that
the state House and Guycrnor mansion Niedgc-
vile not destroyed bus lorses, food. and every
thing Of that sort Appropriated aud the people
appealing tie citizens Of Macon for assistance.
The latest and most rcli.ble news from SHERMAN is
through exchanged Union officer, who lett Savan-
nah on the lst inst. SHKRnAS's advance then
within six miles Of the city and the greatest conster
ration prevailed ia Savanna The Notifications
tho west side Of the city tcre unmportan: ul it WIS
believed -HERs.S coul1 take it without serious
trouble. VI. thin fow days We shall undoubtedly
lnarof y;By,s'- arrfy II 'to coast IL not of the
capture ii Savannah or Charlie ton Thc-~ebel press
reports losses of six hundred rebels in fight
Charlottesville, of which had heard before,
This place is the Geo-gia Central Railroad, twenty
four miles southwest OF Millcagevie.
In the battle of Fran lin, it was ascertained
tic following rebel Generals were killed: Gist,
Brown and Stah.. Grsmburry was wounded
IL Is still said that C!eburn was killed, but we
don't consider it certain Our own loss in this
battle will not fall short of 20oO men killed,
wounded and captured Numbers Of our
wounded are still in the hands of the enemy.
Tho rebel loss could not have bcen lie than
6,o0O.
SEc;Er,Ry WELLS has addressed letter Of
-A1nks to Lieut. Cushing for the destruction of
the rebel ram Albemarle and to his brave COM
raaes The Secretary says 70 him belongs the
4 Sclusyc credit Of his daring achievements, and
the judgment, as well. as The daring courage
displayed, would do honor TO any officer. and
rebounds to the credit of one 20 years of age.
The department has presented his name to
the President for a vote OF thanks, that he may
be promoted one grade his comrades also to
! ecciyc recognition.