The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1864-12-14
THE WAR NEWS.


49, $500 1870 NHNh
mans cavalry are near Savannah, and have
cut the railroads leading out OF il. His in
fantry, however, are still some distance
from the city. We shall have 10 wait for
additional intelligence from Sherman. Ev-
cry days delay in his march allows the
COME Jerstes 10 Strengthen Savannah.
From Petersburg we ha e only the usual
reports of picket firing and supposed az
2ressive movements of the two armies.
The Confederates state that General Grant
is building winter quarters. and that The
huts can be plainly seen from their lines.
They extend from The Appoma;lox River
for several miles south past Petersburg to
the Weldon Railroad and are constructed
some distance TO the rear of the Federal
notifications. Nearly all The timber near
Petersburg has been cut down for these
huts and for frewood. As Grant has but
lately begun building barracks on an ex-
tensive scale, it is thought that he has given
up The idea of an early attack upon Rich
monc, and has no intention o: moving from
his present position, south OF Petersburg.
General Lee has made a report Of The re-
suit of Gen. Grego's recent expedition TO
Sony Creek. on the Weldon Railroad
Gregg burned the buildings at The station,
and captured one hundred and twenty-five
Confederate prisoners. On mis- retreat he
~dN diidChcu anu lOliOWbu Nv Tue SOifcu~
crates, who captured some OF his men.
Several dead and wounded were abandoned
in the road behind him as he marched.
The Federal report of this expedition has
already been printed.
General Lee has made a report Of Gen
Rosser's recent raid upon The Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad al New Creek. His To- S was
Two killed and three rounded He captur
ed seven hundred and fifty Federal prisons
ers, five cannon, fifteen hundred horses and
mules, TWO HUNDRED wagons, fifteen hundred
head Of cattle, and many small arms. A
large amount of property was destroyed.
Some OF the cannon were siege guns, too
heavy 10 te removed and were spiked
General Sheridan's army is still at Win
chester. He is doing nothing aud the Con-
lederates al S'rasburg are as quiet as he is
Sheridan has lately sent a cavalry expedi-
lion, under General Merritt, into The Lou.
don Wales. east of The Shenandoah. After
an absence Of one week the expedition re-
turned wilh TWO thousand head OF cattle
Merritt reports having ''left me whole re
gion over which he passed without hay or
forage of any kind"
Two Federal gunboais, leading a feet OF
oyster boats, have sailed ~ the Rappahan
mock. The Southern oyster boals were
driven of aud the others al once began
making collections from The beds. They
were no, molesied
A small Federal expedition from East
Tennessee has marched INFO western Norm
Carolina and captured sixteer Confederate
miiitianen The expedition has returned
From the Age of The sh inst
We have intelligence from Nashville
that Of tuesday, General Hood sent a flag
OF trace into the city, asking an exchange
OF prisoners. General Thomas replied that
lie had sent all the Confederate prisoners 10
the Norm, and having noEe in his possess
ion could not comply with General Hoods
request The Confedsrales are still near
Nash Iille and are digging e%arihworks and
gradually approaching the strong Federal
works with regular siege paraI els. No al
tacks have been made by either army Tor
some days. Hood has begun a siege and
will run no risks. He has captured and de
slroyed about thirty miles Of The Nashville
and Chattanooga Railroad having senl his
cavalry aloGg il TO within five miles OF Muir
Here a block house was attacked
on Monday The Federal garrison defend
ed themselves until reiufotcements were
sent 10y MIiroy and Rousseau, who are at
Mnrireesboro, and the Coniederates were
driven of, with a loss, it is said. OF six guns
and some prisoners II is al length ascer-
tanned with certainty that the Couiederaies
have captured JohnsonvilIe The Federal
garrison has succeeded in reaching Ciarks
vile, near the Kentucky line.
From The ls,hmus of Panama we have
intelligence thai the men who atIem pied 10
seize the California steamer some lime
since, are coEfned on board the ship Lam
caster, al Panama. The Governmeu; of
the State of Panama refuses TO allow them
he f.L-an aar,1z H. Lob - RzA--LF
to the North, until The permission of The
Government OF the COLUMBIAN States for
their exiradition is first obtained.
We have no intelligence from General
Sherman, and can give no n ,ws OF his pro
gress. Not a despatch has been received
since our last issue.
AL is quiet al Petersburg A few small
are the only signs of activity.
From the Daily Age Of the 9th inst
We have very LILLE intelligence this morn.
ing, General Sherman's main body was
heard from on December ID. At that time
IL was az Milien, seventy eight miles north
ives: oil Savannah. Several cavalry expedi-
lions had been sent towards the sea coast,
but none of them appeared 20 have gained
any very important information, aud all had
been recalled 20 the main force. Sherman
seemed undecided what TO do. He had
been in the neighborhood of Millen for sew
eral days without making any marked ad-
vance in any direction. Savannah dad not
seem, al that time. 10 be much threatened,
nor was il certain that Sherman intended to
march there. Darien, near the Georgia
coast, at he mouth OF the Allamaha, is now
thought to be The place 10 which he will go
In East Tennessee there have been some
movements the Federal troops from Cum
oeriand Gap, as has been already stated,
marched towards Knoxville. II appears
that they have reached there, but that the
CoHiederaies have also advanced again and
that nov the Federal outpos,s are not more
than fifteen miles east OF Knoxville, those
OF the Conlederaies being inst beyond. Cen
eral Sioreman is reported TO be in com
manG al Knoxville.
Thers il IirIs chan1s IN the ~nosition nj