Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1864-12-16
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Dispatches from Admiral Dahl
gren-Sanerman Near Savannah
-T'he City Reported CaDtured.


WASHINGTON, Dec. 15.-The following
was received last night from Port Royal
Harbor, via Fortress Monroe:
Gideon Welles, Secretary of the Navy: t
! have just received communication
from Sherman's army. He is a few miles
from Savannah and in fine spirits. | shall
bring all my available force into connection
with the army. A dispatch is forwarded
with this.
Very respectfully,
- j. A. DAHLGREN, Rear Admiral.
| A bearer of dispatches from Dahlgren ar
rved this morning with the following i'm
p1rtant dispatches for the Secretary of the
Navy:
FLAG STEAMER PHILADELPHIA,
PORT ROYAL Dec. 12)
Gideon IVelles, Secretary Of The Nauy:
SIR-lt is my happiness to apprize the
Department that General Sherman with his
army Is near Savannah, and | am in COM
mnnication wi h him. Inview of his prob
able arrival, had stationed several steam
ers Mt different points, and had come down
from the Telalinny yesterday in order to
be at hand. | had not to wait many hours.
This morning about eight O'clock the Dam
delion arrived with Capt. Duncan and two
scouts-Sergeant Myron j. Emmick and
George w. Quinby--bearing the following
lines from General Howard:
"HEAnSEHs PErT gyaaE AaFy % OF TIE r. %TrYSSEssEr I'M
"Comndnder Of the U. S. Naval forces near
SaUdnndh:
"SrR-We have met with perfect success
thus far. Troops in fine spirits and near
by. Respectfully,
80. A. Howard, Maj. Gen."
Capt. Duncan states that our forces were
in contact with the rebels few miles out
side OF Savannah. He says Sherman's army
Is not in want of anything.
Perhaps no event could give greater salts
faction to the country than that which an
nounce, and beg to congratulate the Gov
ernment OH its occurrence.
l cannot refrain from expressing the hope
that the department will commend Capt.
Duncan and his companions to the Hon.
Secretary of War for some mark of appro-
baton for their success in establishing COM
munication between Gen. Sherman and the
fleet. 1t was an enterprise that required
both skill and courage.
lSigncdl JA.DAHLGREN, Rear Adm1.
The following extract from letter from
Gen. Sherman, written before he started
upon the march, shows not only that he
reached the point at which he aimed, but
accomplished the difficult work some
twelve or fourteen days earlier than he ex-
pected:
LIVINGSTON, Ga, Nov. 3.
"Cdptdia PennOck, U. S. N, Mound City:
sin few days will be off for salt water
and hope to meet my old friend ID. ID. Por-
ter again. VIII you be kind enough to
write and tell him to look out for me about |
Christmas. from Hilton Head to Savannah. |
lSiSnedI w. T. SHERMAN,
Major General.
That Sherman had captured Savannah
before the steamer which brought the above
dispatch had fairly got out of Port Roval.
is probable from the fact that the messen-
ger who reached here this morning saws
when coming out of the Harbor and when
too late to communicate by signals, the
whole fleet began to fire salute and the
vessels were being gaily decorated with
ilags in honor of some great victory.
The opinion prevailed on board the steamer
that since she left the wharf news had
reached the Admiral of the fall of Savan-
nah.
PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 15.-The Evening
Telegraph has just received the following
special from Washington:
Another scout has arrived from Sher-
mans army with dispatches to the Presi-
lent. lie reports Savannah captured on
the 10th inst.
New YORK, Dec. 15.-The Commercials
Washington special says it is confidently
believed here that Sherman has occupied
Savannah.
1t is reported another scout had arrived
rom the Union army, reporting that the
capture was effected ON the tenth.