, 1864-12-16

hs pc that the Department Will commend Captain
Duncan and his companions to the Hon. Secretary
cess in establishing communication h"tw~' Gen
required both aki!l I'd CO; --
{Signed} J. A. DAl11,alIES, Rear Admiral.
The following extract from a letter from
Gen. Sherman, written before he started upon
Ills march, shows not only that he reached
the point at which he aimed, but accomplish
ed the difficult work some twelve or fourteen
days carlier than WAS expected.
KINGSTON, Ga, Nov. 3, 1868.
To Cnpt Pcnnock, q. s. n, Mound City:
In few days 1Will bs of for talt water, and hope
to moet my old friend D. D. Porter aea1n. win
you be kind enough to write and tell him to LOOK
for me about Christmas, from Hilton Head to sa-
". T. SHERMAN, Maj. Gen.
That Sherman had captured Savannah be-
fore the steamer which brought the above dis
patch had fairly got out of Port Royal, is
probable from the fact that the messenger
who reached here this morning says, when
coming out Of the 'harbor, nd when too late
to communicate By signals, the who feet
began to fire salute. and the vessels were
being gatly decorated with flags, 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 Savannah.
Pu11ADE1Pn1A, Thursday,sDec. 15.-The
Etxni'g Telegraph has just received the fol-
lowing special:
WAsnlxe7oN, Dec. 15.-Another scout has
arrived from SheFman's army, with dispatches
to the President. He reports Savannah cap
turcd On the 10Th inst.
The HTaETs Hilton Head correspondent Of
The sth, says: The list Of casualties in Gen.
Fosters battle on Honey Hill, have been re-
yised and reduced to 40. 1t is only half q
mile from the Savannah and Charleston rail-
road, and from our front. not only the whistles
Of the locomotives, but the rumbling of the
trains can be distinctly heard. Further up
the Te!apenny River, on the right Of the road,
upon which Gen. Potter marched, VIC have
taken possession Of a landing ut Gregory's
plantation, which was evacuated in hurry,
when our troops advanced. From thence the
supplies arc forwarded TO the front. A de-
tachment WAS landed at Mackay's Point,
Wednesday morning, which proceeded up the
opposite shore from Grcgory's plantation,
and intrcnehed on o point there, for the pro-
operated for the protection Of our Hanks and
landings. The naval brigade, under Commo-
dore Preble, is doing efficient service on
shore Gen. Hatch went to the front from
Boyd's Neck, on Wednesday morning, BIZ
rapid and Strategic movements from the right
to the lett. Ne have succeeded in obtaining
position, from which we can command, a5
soon as our heavy guns 20 up, two b. .idyes
and seme miles OF the Savannah railroad,
even II ne do not occupy the road Itself.
LATEST NEREL ACCOUNTS
NEW YoRK, Thursday, Dec. 15.-The Rich.
mond Disp9eh Of the 2th says:
The fntcst news from Sherman is tha. on Satur.
day he Was at Bloominedale. on the the Central
It wuE not absolutely certain whether 1t was IN Ills
programme to attack the city, to Glide away down
to the coast. or endcavor to force passage Of the
son a. sSyas,n e 19gte % Pft Gur
necessity Of projecting both the city and some
ten mics Of The Savannah and Charleston ral1-
road, which, leaving the city on the vest curves
above Sherman, since he left Millen, has been
telling timber behind him and otherwise obst1uct-
Ing The roads, to protect his rear from tho r.
and hung upon him like bloodhound
Nlw YoRK, Thursday, Dec. 15.-Thc Rich
mond Sentinel OF the 12th, says: "Gen. Long
street, on Saturday mo- nins, made recon-
noiesance on the DarbytoWn and Williams
burg roads. for the purpose Of discovering the
strength and position Of the enemy. The re-
connoiEsance WIS satisfactorily accomplished,
and Gen. Longstrect now re-occupies his old
position. Our loss was one man killed and
several wounded. We lost no prisoners. A
number Of the cnemy's pfckets were captured,
and some killed and wounded"
Gen. Lee makes the following report con-
cerning Warren's expedition:
"uKADoRs. ARMY OF NORTHERN V1na1S1A.}
>. December 10, 1861.
= Hon. Jas. a. Seldom, Secretary Of War:
- About noon yesterday, the LIST division Of the
% coFps Of the enemy, supporting the cavalry,
forced nask our cavalry pisEets, On the vau;hn
wards D!nwiddie Court House. To-day our cav: ~
n1ry, reinforced By infantry. drove them back
across Hascher'e Run, capturing few prisoners
tsigned) ar. E. LEs''
"uEADq1s. ARMY or NORTHERN vIRG1s1A.l
December 10, 1861
:" Hon jas. A. Scddon, Secretary Of Wns:
Gen. Hampton, after driving the enemy's cav
rccEossed the Nottoway and reached Dcllileld AZ
Daylight yesterday. In the afletuouu the enemy
attached the position but were successfully resist
end Hampton following. The bridge over the NJ
herr1n Waa saved Our lo7s. 50 fas al known. ia
small The garrison under Garnet4 anl the re-
tsicncd) III. E. LEE, General"
4 rebel dispatch. dated Osyka the ist, says:
"a ianaec Eaidsng force. at least s, ,30) cavalry,
with two pieces OF artlll:ry and ninety 1oadsd
Davidson, reached the Aunepahoe, Gom Baton
Rouge, at 2 o'clock yesterday morning. Last
evening after burning the conscript camps and
tcms o1nt;ldn$a ga.ting ths stores piagi9g
Tie direction Of Franklfnten, L., which IL the d.
rect route to Pearl river They carried with them
Gants,n Aasrsy enrolling officer e TIC post Mar
they gould catch, yonng and old. Their destina-
t1a,s sio1 + unknown They aaid they were going to
4 rebel dispatch, dated Newmarket. Va.
December 9th, SAYS:
" Lieutenant Baylor, 12th Vfrgfutn cavalry, at
tackled tEso companies Of TIC 2lst New York cav
airy. nc:.9 Ml'lxood, Clark county, Va. on the
anti thirty nine horses"
The Richmond Dispatch, of the 12th, SAYS:
"Sestert1ny morning the Yankee officers in the