Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-12-19
YRON sBRRxkR.

American, is the latest published concerning SheI-
man:
WAsHIssros, Dec. Is The follow ny tslegrsm from
Port Royal Harbor, via Frsress Monroe, was received
in Washington st 10 p. A., Dec. "A;
"Hon Gideon WeAs
"Sscrsta,y of The Mary;
81 have last rechysd q Communication from Shell
name ARMY. He isA TOW miles IRON Savannah SUD in
doe spirits. Ishsi brog oil ry available iO,os into
communication with hs army. despatch 10 forMa,c-
cd With this. VsIy rsspsc isil,,
JOIN A. DiBLGRls,
"Roar Admiral"
A bearer Of dispatches from Admiral D.hlgIsu ar
rived in this city this morning with the follosing
partant dospsteh 10 the Secretary Of the Navy:
Fac SrrAxsa PHILADELPHIA e.
sport Royal HArbor, =. U, Dec. IL, 1864 s.,
Hon. Gideon Wsiiss,s
"sscrstary of tie Nogy:
Silt Is my happiness 10 spprss the d parimsns
that Gen. Sherman, with his army Ia near bavsnAsh,
and ! 10 communication With him
IN view oil this probable arrival had statioLtd
| several steamers al different p,nlp, and had cone
down from the TulshnI yesterday 10 order 10 BE- on
| hsnd. had not 10 wsit many hours. This no,p.rR
about eight o'clock tie DAndeion arrive d. win capt
Duncan and two acknowledgement Ayrop j Emn,i,k
| and George Qinby-besfiDg the { flowing lines
ffon General Howard:
HsADeuARf.ss Di'f Army OF Trssissss
hesf sAysi Nat Uansl, Ga.
| 10 ths ooHmd"der " hs Onfsd Slater Naval 70 ees
81 the Vteiaay Of SAVANNAH, ia:
sr-ws have me. with perfect success ,lus isr.
Troops are In &c spirits aud nearly
Respectfully. 90 H,wIso
Me- " General Oonmanding
Captain Dunc,n states ID at On. forces ,ere in o5n
tact Hith the rebels Q isS miles oat OF 4 y.nnsb
He ss,s that Sbsrnsn's amy are not 10 want az
thing. ~ 81
To. ' VrH 4 ,.osi,sd la,
n'sh' L. "a rnit, 40 i,om Tthnsttte,
Which, IL uue, would LOT DO v6ry grai.yirg Tie
atatsnenl 10 that Thomas attacked Hood on a., l5h.
ard defeated him. cap urig II lurs and 600 pr,s-
onera BItit VIII DO 10 .n, in ibe frat D Ate nj Ne
ntNj is un' lBc al. and in tho n1. place, that the
battle WIS Lot ended a. lat sccouatr.
AfEiIR' ~ rrsSss-EK A BATTLE AT SA-HvILLE
= The following is StantoLs de fpsItl:
War DIPAATMIsT,
WisHnaT N, D,csp Der l6-llS0P.M.
A@j,,-Gmaal Dr.:
Toe department has lat received UNI ,ist DIS,
patches nom Nashville aGuOuI cling that Geu fLouar,
"lIh the iorces Nh er his Command, attacked Hoo,
army IN 'front.' II Na.hsll, a. o'clock THE morning
a'.n' usu .ns hatte Is no' Jet d. cded, The who
action 70 DAY IL decor bod a. 81 snei y successful
Der line advanced ou the ighs Eve nle, Tie ere-
my "'re driven from the riv rom thelr n.rer Oh
uents from Tbs rsHg, Of hills ON which their set res
cd, forced back VI Oh his right CENTRE and he
csnne was pu. he'd ck from one 10 three miep viii
the loss OF seven erns snd al out fifteen hupcIed
prisoners, and his whole line Of esrthw orks e1c,p,
about mile OF bis ex isme night where crit u. IT.
tempt was mIde TO dsIl 90 hiul
ods casualties are Iet DRIED 10 be light
hoode whole Army, except the cssel y and smaP
ores near Aurirstt boEo. were engaged.
EDWIN NJ SrAsrSs,
Secretary OF War.
TIE sr. ALsAss RAIoEss 10 BE Re AasrsuD
The f,l owing lslegramI Ia rels ion to tie s. A..
bs's raiders published Ia the World:
WAsHIsG.os. Dec. lo.
The Government is I'll ely III, u lLut hesh
.lrants have been IL ued !os tho tpyrsheusc Of ia,
1t. Adams Raide g. wlo vera rtcelHy III chat,sd,
pursuant to d,omioL Of Canadian court, sra ILse
tho pol co in lai Y .arter are Makiug every ,hUt,o
prevent the.r etcaP-.
SESSION or TBf CANADIAN cADISrr-THs RAIDERS 70
BIS RA-AAREsTfp.
QUlBIo, Dec. Is TIE Cabinet had a lcrp f.s..on
to-day, AID 10 und rhood thit the msnb srs uIuul
mousy denounced tho act OF Judge Uoursoi dicks,v.
ing the B.. Adams raiders. Tus pro tense was tLst
the Dan idan lIiradiiub act OF 1851 vac not ia fos
because IL had not been heroGtd 10 by Tho. la
council. II the Jad 20 had q Iii.d OF tho q, y,
cnent, hs ~0u have found thai her ssty lad s,s
oisily ses,n-s d 10 that so.. Ito lisdo ae..tu,u
assin-t the validity OF tho sot oi the uansdapL.
Il,turs Without piooL 1. tutus Gu! thai Lis assunD.
i'm was isiE1
The A urGsy General, it ID uLdsIsioo6. sivis.d
lhs iss 10 vi ants on the ssmo hjRat b, tia
Jug vi tie SUI es0i UOuIt VI MShtiesi Ivi The re-
rsl Il The iadeIr, sols Gf whom taVs gone s-t 10
HALIFAX aud some uoei. Ohsers ais On Ih.i. I,tcir
and ihsy CANNOT eicAps II they IsMsm in Uanld,.
The Gu iis0 Coz. has no legal Tenl 80 oct
directly, the cou.s Laws ind. d.lt JussJiC on
II the JUG sfsuse to do ILsiT Guy ~ &c. oJuuPI,
tbey a,sJ tuifeLdtd OF 10 como ca rs dirni.s.n-
Is 10 probable thst U0ursai vii be Ill misseJ
Parliament, vii Gu u daily heets iu 4. busy. wiz
os Ohea 10 assemble liz tho middle of Jalusiy,
chen laws vii be passed ~ meet tie ufgeLty ot no
great change o public f,slns tosaid Tho Oni.d.t,tr
ulcs they have shown all intention u rh ui1s A O
No oouLiIies iG VIZ
kICITINssT Id OABiDA-IHs JJDGE 10 BIS ssFIsAIY
DEALT wIiH-iHs BAIDAis 40 BE kIAaSssIKD EsC
QlBiC D C. 10. Tie d sos 81. . al mo VI. AlLa.s
esidsfs eu,P flsei The mSmbsIs VI ,Ls SOVeImtLE,
.dd the gr.uld VI ihs charss /, prohGuLc 5d il!c-
ulous lilo magistrate ID hAey 10 10 severely Dc att
al b. New v. rislts have been let usd BY upeIiCr
court Tor the rssrsst VI tho raiders sBa eGb
stables sro In ppssot An t Islt mlt5iy tclos 10
% ct ut to tho bGd.r t0Haa lmnsd 4lely 10 LIeVsLt
fu. tn dep ed,iUns.
kosIsELL Dso Is The ennduc. of 0our.si, the
IA isiIsIe snd LLmoIhe the Ohiei OF palGe, Ia de-
a0ui esd LimoIhe is accused u conbEcliy. An
galion going by the eli. IL 10 Ih0ughI
thsl L,moihe will We dir nis sed.
GEN. DII's oEDra TO Bs IsDoR!ID At TROY.
THoY, Dee. Is A public m .oiii has been called,
10 DO held In Toy to- mOuoa evening, Tor tho pur.
pose of endorsing the lata order OF hsj1r Con Z
ia reference rebel raids from canada, aud to tus
gest adopt such other measures will insurs ihe
protects OF cue frontier. Tue OF Gen. Wei
and MAYOR III W nh ad the Iiat of AiQnaFa