Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-12-06
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The Yankee neuspAp,rs claim 70 have beaten Hood
very bal a, Pa kiln Tenn, on the evening Of Nov
80 D. The Corrssp Ond,nS CXISsie the mag
ent spee,s c's," the splendid Vslou' Of the Union
trcop,, ard ell shat sort Of thing. IsWIS one Of the
"ntOtest battles Of the var" - clean thing; "the
lion fore y did not bulge from their lines duruR the
vhoIs GAsaulL" Nevertheless they butgsd TO con-
adorable ext ut Immediately Afterwards, for Ws d
them. tho n L morning, sixteen mils 10 the rear of
the tesus OF their great victory closely pursued BY the
dsss,sd and hu inflated 'rebsls" From Gl Of which
i, /, 20 DO inferred that the battle at .snhn vas
fought by the Yankees merely for the fun OF the hg
or lust 10 get their baud in. TSAt this is the true tx
p,paon 10 made clear " the declarations OF the
respondents, ShO informed tie PYblic that Thomas is
going to eve Hood another dFubbins immediately.
whslhsr or not this viii be followed by TstrsA. tOtbs
Ohio % srs not informed bu analogy leads to in
Ter that suci Will b tbe case.
VEE RATTLE NEAR GRAHAUVILLE-ooMPLLTE RFPULsE
OF rHE ENEAY .-GALLAETRY o. fHE GEORGIA II JoPs.
Ero.
We CODY from the Charleston NsveI'y. Of Ihe 81
instant she IOOuinE interesting report Of the results
Of the a2At near Grahsn rIlF, 8 O, on SO!h ultmO
Thu sp m, having land, his troops from the dee! Of
tr.uspsrta iu DAD RIVER. advanced rapidly towards
0rAbsmVle. rs force oonss hd Of about 600 in-
iaatry (shn negro IOCP1) ami 500 artillery, (al
Uhites
YbsIT ADVANCE vas marked By an energy the. ndi-
Gated their resolve to their WAy 20 the RAILROAD ct
4. h. Yards and uish she hast pos ibls d1ay ThSOoJ-
draS forces GlOss ct hAOd serS spec dy concentrated
20 check The invading column aud Hnder the command
of N,ior General GosAVus ". Smith, Of the GsoTgiA
SatO troops, we're placed in position and prepared Tor
battle,
a. eleven o'cl Oh WSdnstdAy mora y the snSmys
advano pSee By az cen piece OF artillery playing
upcn Ou' linss, attacked Gen. Sni ct loe called
HonsV Hill three miles east OF 6TAhAmVil lie. Oar
afr lth Is Cd ct lime lssts OF four N hundr' mnl
Lets A. seven pieces o. AFii ,ry. We had iOne teU
sobfAsussa for open bAttsrIsS, IRl Gght eniFeneb.
Ca on the right aud f. bit our In vas ncCe ESsly
a1tsui,d osnR 10 ihs aupoT.orty OF the enemy n
numbars and nucA Of Is VAs both ght and unpTo.
"A fhis houeVeE, only SHb ID mad our men 10 great
sr dseds aud thsy fought she b Ils throughout ri
An ,n,fgV aBd TetOl,t on Uor ~ OF VeteTAne. The
6ght ,sIed III il dATF, and the enemy made syirAl
sp rats Images against ou' . se1 ~ Noo1 MI"
ana al plwd sVery ArAsk, hnsly driving OAeh g
rem,'s right aud centre, but tn ir et TODD unmoVed
the c Of the &C i)l. RJseiH houSs Oaf N IN NIL
sized ths 6Eht tlCut 'eliei Lac IN u G cav oeh-
anal Ro ed o. a. ifeG II the S2t 6ecrgis, bLtey
of sr,i nv AID comp my OF CaVG ~ In lime 10 rtni
"a, eGs,tvs ad Night cane in 10 Close the enGsgo-
msrt . ih NIE conducted With VsO' an bo.h sides u
The repulse OF tha enemy vas complete. TIE enc
Oy's losses Icssded Ave hundred killed and wounded,
Ubile GU our d, they we're ess than one hundred
bstSsen An and 6ftssn killed and about eghy sound
ed Nearly all of casualties &C lFred sm0 gst the
JeOrrs ss tFooIs Who by the gay, construed she
hulk Of the force engaged on our side, aud acted
RhOut she fight vi conspicuous brAVerf Cspt.
p4uIs battery 'faJ cite ARTILLERY, OF OhAreAtoi)
ss4 holly gigsd, aud distinguished itaeili bus for
tuu.tsly its casualties we're limited to tho slight
sour aug Of four OF its members. Captain K'nspauI
u Unhcrt.
Alter Dightfsll on Wednesday the enemy ql'etly re-
red for distance OF three miles toSArd the cover oil
heir Runboats. Before dawn on "wednesday aeVersI
addition Al Transports Carrying troops we're seen steam
M 10 Bead river doubtless bringing rsinfocements
] 60 she discounted loo.
Ca Trursday morning the enemys land forces re-
mainsd quiet; but tho e5nbt ais KEEP up pretty con
tsut Gee of shells touards our liues. Up 10 clock
her. had been 70 renewal WbA'eVer Of che lighting
LING ere this our force bss boen strengthened by
heaVy FeinfoToamtn,A and when ne tho enemy sd.
vapces 10 "es" our luss, trust TO chronicle still
more glorious victory.
VRoM EMBELLISHMENTS MOVEMENTS AND PROS
PEore ~
Tee Aueusts Register Of the LIST, says II s plain that
Nj. sherman il buszsd. He knows not exactly hOS
20 act or vbher 70 60 BE realz she fact that there
"a rrsr ahssd no matte, which route he takeF Gnd
b ia przzsd to know which route presents the feHsst
ootscles. de came 10 bssrd ths lion in bic den, aud
nos hs begins to fear thahe has bis lead 10 the lions
% nth, AID is altogether at the mercy ct tho beast.
fsE more days viii serve to throw muoi light on tie
result aua show which way the tds Of SUCCESS is likely
to aOt -.- t,.
TIE Chronicle aud SsntirSl Of The 81 Instant says
heIs Is 1omo my Gu the hardness OF ShsInans
march siaos he left AtlIns. According to hiS march
fg ord4rs, his army vas 10 adVsuc' at least 10 niles
dsy hu. has not averaged more than BALI that dig
tarca He fingers Ia the railroad quadrangle, Which
he has been trAVersIng, as If rslus'ant to leave IL
nay b that the aspect Of sIEs ssidl % net iias'