The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1864-12-29
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NEWS FBON REBEL SOURCES.
Resolutions Of the North Carolina Leg
IslatuFe-RepOFts from Savannah
and NlImingtOH-IfIaIfs in the She
handOah Valley, &C.
BALTrMoEE. Dec. .

/ BALTIMOEE, Dec. %.
| The Associated Press letter from Fort
ress Monroe, dated Dec "a P. n,
says:
The mail steamer Thos. Collier, has
/ lust arrived. A telegraph operator,
named Baker, belonging to one Of the
chief offices in Richmond, escaped night
/ before last, and having succeeded in
eluding the vigilance of the rebel pick
cts. made his way into our lines yester-
day afternoon. He was subjected to a
severe examination by Gen. Grant
He stated the intelligence of the fall
| of Savannah, and capture of the entire
! forces, 1900 in number, commanded
by Gen. Hardee, reached Richmond q
few hours before he made his escape.
There was q report prevailing at the
same time that Fort Fisher, command
ing the entrance to Wilmington Harbor
had also fallen, through a combined
attack by Gen. Buffers and Admiral
Porters forces, but this could not be
traced to 6 reliable source.
The spirits of the citizens of Rich
mond he describes as IN very de-
pressed state, and it was with difficulty
the authorities could exercise any in
fluence whatever over the press and
citizens, such we're the frantic NANTES
tations of contempt for the action of
the rebel Government, Gen. Griffin is
a passenger in the Thos Collier, and
places the utmost confidence IN the
statement of the operator. He is of
the opinion that the report of the cap
tuFe of Fort Fisher is true. Extensive
preparations were made by Gen. Butler
on the sailing of the expedition, war
ranting an early surrender.
New YORK, Dec. 25.-The following
IS the text Of the resolutions in the
North Carolina Legislature, mentioned
in former dispatches.
ReeolUed, That tate Sovereignty is
tn . principle on which North Carolina
and other States withdrew from the
United States Government, and there
fore the States comprising the South
cru Confederacy are sovereign. The
COME derate Government is only the
agent of the States ami subject to tn, If
control
ResolDed, Further, that the States in
their sovereign capacity have a right TO
take up the question of peace or war,
and settle it without consultation with /
the President of the Southern, or OF /
the so, called United States.
Tho Richmond Wing, of the 22d, !
says at last accounts Savannah was 4
closely invested on the south and west /
by sherman. Yankee papers state 4
that their iron clads are about to move /
up the river 10 prevent our troops from .
the place if they are so dis
posed
The Examiner thus alludes editori-
ally to the Wilmington Expedition
Of all the mammoth armadas yet
sent forth by the North, that comman>
led by Porter and Butler is, perhaps,
the mamothest The Confederacy, we
apprehend, is not about to be deprived
" this time, OF its chief port Of entry
or foreign commerce Neither 10 1t
,ur only one, for many vessels do even
low enter many another harbcr which /
he enemy hatters himself he has her
netically sealed long ago.
The Richmond Examiner of the 22d
avs They have no intelligence from |
Tennessee except through Northern pa
,ers, but that if half of what is told il
rue, Hood has suffered severely. IL
avs there is much reason to hope the
eported death OF Forrest Is untrue, as
t comes from Gen Rousseau
The Richmond Dispatch of the 22d
avs division of Union infantry, IN
Ter GEN. Palmer, have occupied bower
ill, eight miles east of Portsmouth,
"a, for the purpose, it is supposed, Of
perating against Weldon, n. G.
Gen Custar, of Sheridan's cavalry,
ast Thursday, made an attach on the
ebel cavalry under Rosssr, nine miles
orth of Harrisburg, Shenandoah VAL
~. ho
The Richmond Examiner CT the 22d :
AVS Sheridan's infantry has come up
le Valley to a point between Harris
1nburg and New Market His sd I
ance is supposed to be intended as q :
version in favor of the cavalry move !
lent on this place. Early has marched :
ut TO meet him. The mounted force =
hich crossed the mountains is four z
lousand in number. They were yes 2