Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-12-20
FROM TENNESSEE.
FHoHAS ACC. UNIT OF rHI slruAfros

stanteL--who has oLce msre &c oned up inlo grand
atttude as pullesnist and onronicsr OF thsaIms.n
Issues the following hishly-coored version of sairs
around Nashville, uader date of Washington, Dsosu.
Der I'm. Hoods army Is stated, at lsst ACCOUNTS to
be- III Posinoa on the HllsborGi, Granny White. and
ErSnlhu roads, and a. these three roads are nesr,y
pAiss end In clOas IropiI guilty to each other, all
stories regarding bis army beng "blolen into Two
parts" are most probably Yankee a0siOus We give
Phonlss' accouns rs We ind Is:
STTlcIAL ACCOUNT OF GEE. EHoEAs.
i "hDas DEP OF iHR CUMBERLAND. "A
E "hasauiis, Dec. 10. 6P.A}
& To the President of the United States. .rsf
"hon. Edsia n. ban. on, and
1 g lasu,snanl tsnsisi q. 4. Grant;
"This amy thanks Jouior your appreciation Of lie
condpct yest. day, 10 saurs ron that ~ va, o,
mspisesa l nave inc honor 10 ssIag L,, DO o.
has psep preassds i; ? - .si-..
trsat 70 tue R.sL,r..
snssdsr ssnsrsi H4sus, OF n .i.ea. ee.ps cse :.
sfy, pn zoe right sufnea ths eIs n, LET, and slL .s.a
barge Lumhss % Pfisonsri--.hs numper lot 70, re-
perue. ~ tt.af 40 go
Nj General soht f,ias Ccrpp, r,1. On The lsf. o,
tne e.ssfy, esrva ssvssi hills captured many prpo-
aers ana six pieces Q; artillery.
Brsvsth % Gsnerai Smith, ne IT on the If Of Ms
GsntrAi ec-Oheld carried the sLeLt po'pt Of q o 40.
ny's line Win N. hulens Brigade Vi MsAr.huis Di-
Vson, cap urng sx cen pieces OF ARTILLERY, swo Brig.
dler GeLsrAiS, ana ABOUT Two thousand prisoners.
Bngsdier General q rrauas d vision OF General
sml.A's command, q, on The lett Of MsAtlhuis D.
Ision, eArisa che en,nys intrencbmsu.s, csptu log
al tho artillery ana troops Of The enemy on .ne ma
Bngadier General WOODS roopJ, on the Ffsnkln
etoGk up me assapc Frying ensmys in .rsncn.
msnls. la MS reaeH ne captured eigns pieces OF
artillery, something over ak hundred prLon.rs, and
.fovs the enemy one mile up tho B7entwood HI
/ Pass. rt
jor General Stsdman, commanding detschmenis
o dir rsnt ARMIES OF the Miiary Division OF the
Aissssipp, most nobiy supported Gen. Woods lett
aud bore most honorable part in the operations OF
the day. -.
have ordered the pursuit. to be continued 10 The
aOrniLg at daylight. Although the troops ar. YER,
much tatgusd, the y most entnusia m prevails
must not forget TO report the operations of Big
General johnson, In successfully or.vDg the enemy,
with The COT nadon Of the gunboats under Leut,.
liant Oommanisr Fith, from tnsir established bate
res tas cumberland river below tae oty OF Nauh.
nlle, aud Of the SUCCESS OF Br gidisr Gen. Orertop
brigade IN covering aud reic. ming cur right al d
sear, IN tie operations Of yesterday and tc.day Al
though have no report VI the NIB r Of prisoners
captured BY J,nascas and OroItcn's commsnds.
Al CIV they navs made Q Large NUMBER.
lam glad TO DO abe TO ssa,e that the tuabsr q,
prisoners captured yesterday greatly sIo:eoa the
uubsrItponed BY telegraph lass evening. THIS
Gods neias aud inIrenchn eats are strewn with IN,
snenJ's small arms, absndonsdiu their retreat.
10 CONCLUSION, am happy 10 state that Il this has
been TIC cd With but very email loss 10 III. On
loss, probably does not exceed three hundred And
very Few killed. GIoRGH H. TH MAS.
hsjor General.
UNOFFICIAL ACCOUNT
NASHVILLE Tenn, Dec 10 eP During last Mol,
HOOD Withdrew his rshG wig the river and teoL
positiln Govern the Hllsboro, Granny Wbiie
ana Fankn pixies. Whoh line had bean carefully pre-
pared Tor JUST TIL, cont ncy was driven from hs
dsL line easily, but tho second was very s,ubbo,pIy
fsLded, AID al last heavily assaulted three times be-,
tucCedi g. L. was carried, however, and tveIy.
pieces OF srullery and two thousand men, iucludno
General Jackson, with the remnant Of his diysiop
were taken. The enemy we're forced back two miIss
aud his army broken into two parts-one On the Waite
pike and the other on the FiantliD, with rar oa nj
Dufy hills between them Ssesdnau and Wooo nu,.
sung down the latter, aud A. j. NTH, soho6eld ana
he cavalry down the former, Small arms Law an th,L
The contested line as che Rebels had stood there
"Hocd cannot make another sueh days fght vbis
fhemss is in good condition to press him. We cap
,ured more VA ons, cannot sly The Lumber, Lysr,
Oody-vhite and blaok-dd sp.eudidy.
EDWIN n. SrlsFos
Secretary OF War.
FHE BATTLE AT ELsHTILLI
WASHINGTON Dsc l6 Tho folloNir q bss hasn -.
ceiv a the N.,y Department:
CLAsKs'nLi, fAss. Dsc lie lie A. N.-Hon. GIN
roE ELLEs. D. etary OF tie Navy G,iersI Tboms,
attacked. yesterday upon iHjeds kf, glpp,fted by
n. Tenth vision Of this 10 iadfon. The rssi1 ~.
the capture OF! Ohslmeis headqusftrs Tram .i,b n,
papers, one thousand prisoners aid sixteen guns vits
probable loss 10 the trny not excee din 6ta ~
drsd kl LED end "ound.d. Tie attack vii b. resume
this maining. ~ -;
i :. & gnedj ,;>,.i,'l. SIP. IS.i !; Il
Rear Aamtai CON mandns Mississippi Sou aaron! i
+ +. IIpoRflD CAPTURE or SAVANNAH, T. ~
RlrTTyoRr II a. ia Tia! -
American at Annapolis telfgraphs as ioloM:L' 'A'
The steamsbip Vatuna ljit Charleston bar an tbs
i4t1 I'M at sight &c ock TIE mordng TIE rsnort
had reached there BY the rebel g truce EGaf thu
sherman t'is "a pos,s'siosn o aYI'iadh aier an sgl
hohs' fght. eapfuf'Hg ssftn taoasdad pri.6asrs. -
TIE CANADIAN IBBRoeIIo. / ! i
The Hrald osntails the folio wing; =; n
TIE eoyIRHxSsT AND THs oIsl1ris Su,r5r1Iooss
WAsHIhGToH. Do, II The Governments has t,keo
decided action in gard 70 the b.. Adams Fsidefs
h5 tom OF tie dispatches ID firm. II n mot i3fsnd
cd that there shall be any frivolous excpas tf.isS
rhe case q presented where the English eoysrnmsnt
mus, come up to the sorstob, ana openly tafa sds
for the government or for the Iebsilion Tie Come
quenees rest entirely with the Britith Authorities
Taey may have war or psac but ths Ulited States
govern ment Is determined TO hay. :stice. ? I'll
alPoiTlD RisrOnArior OF rHl roy,r sroLrr ,iox IN.
81. AIBASe BisK BIZ ran iiBfIs, &c. 2 Z! :" n
Apriysss dsspsca received IN this city yesterday
from reliable gen man IL Montreal, siaies q,
vas reported hat the mney belonging Ito tie ST. AZ
bans Bnk WI rest red Yesterday Il that there Il q
81. 81 rsiet on hare in reb stick aincs "wednesday
and that even the tories there fell d gusted Win
Prcese dinga Of the coar presided Judge 0cui
SAL a +, 'lti -. ms; 1
MKlTIBs or FsE olxAoIls oiBIBEI PAILiiNitS suY
i r IN " xoSED TO MET. - ~ |
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hala IN uav Ptramanf hea an u,-y