Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1864-12-07
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AFTERNOON Report.
Interesting Accounts from Rebel
PaperS.

NEw YORK, Dec. 6.-Richmond neWspR.
pers of Saturday last contain accounts of
the recent rebel raids on the Baltimore L
Ohio Railroad. General Rosser is said to
have been In command, and it is stated
that be captured at New Greek aud Pied.
mont 800 prisoners, 8 cannon, 400 wagons
aud ambulances, 800 small arms, 1900
horses, 1900 head of cattle and great
amount Of other property. The capture of
CharlestoWn, Western Va, by rebel caYal'
ry last Tuesday night, is also claimed.
A successful raid In East Tennessee aud
Western North Carolina on the Goth ult.,
is reported. The raiders are said to have
destroyed or carried OF considerable pro.
perty.
The Richmond Enquirer of Dec. Sd, says:
We believe It true that Sherman's army
has reached Millen aud separated into two
columns, one moving towards the Savan.
nah river and another turning back toward
Augusta. The latter column and move
ment, is without doubt intended 90 feint,
to protect his rear from attack. II is too
late to menace Augusta and Sherman's
main body 10 too far South. He will do
one of two things. Either 60 straight TO
Beaufort aud Savannah to attack Charles.
ton by land. or will join Grant Ia an attack
against Richmond. He has met with very
Georgia.
The Augusta Register of the 27th, says:
The news of yesterday was very interest
ing from the Georgia road, and We learn
that the enemy's raidiug parties had ap-
preached very near, II not quite to War.
renton. Scouts report them as being near
that place, but as far as We can learn, they
were in small parties. These parties are
no doubt scouting parties or small raiding
parties. We regard this appearance Of the
enemy as no indication of the presence of
the main body. Such movements are
doubtless intended TO feel our strength and
cover the real direction of their march.
The Richmond Sentinel OF Dec. Sd. says:
had attacked the enemy and driven him
some distance, leaving their dead and
wounded In our hands. This evidently has
reference to the already reported fight at
Grahamsville, 8. O.
Rebel official and Newspaper accounts,
admit all that has been claimed on the
Union side, of the complete success of
Gen. Gregg's cavalry raid on the Weldon
railroad on Thursday last. The serious
damaging effects of 1t to Lees army are
conceded aud it 10 thought to bear even
more military importance than the imme.
diate losses sustained by the rebels in the
destruction of property and capture of
prisoners.
The Richmond papers say that the firing
by the rebel guns on Dutch Gap Canal last
week, was merely for experimental practice
to ascertain what damage they can infiict
on the monitors if they attempt to pass
1t Is said that Grants men 10 front of
Petersburgh are preparing their winter
quarters.
NEW YORK, Dec. e.-Ths Savannah Re.
publican Of the 30th uIt., says the rebel |
loss in the GrisWoldville fight was in all
GA.
Reliable advices indicate that Sherman
has made little or no progress with the
main body for the last day or two. he Is
still on tho railroad some distance
beyond Millen, and apparently repleutshing |
his commissaries. His men and animals
must be terribly jaded by this time and are
little prepared to meet the troubles that
are to come.
Another fight is reported between Whee-
Ter and Fitzpatrick on the 9th ult., in
which the latter was terribly thrashed.
The Richmond Examiner of the Sd says
The news from Georgia Is encouraging,
and if Sherman gets through now, which
9 doubtful, be will lose half his army.