The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1864-12-26
SOUTHERN ITEMS.

Supposed Operations AOoinsE WeLd0n-Move-
ssaents of GEN. SheTidGn-ArrirGl of Usjon
Vessels off WiLnsington-Fr0ns Gen. Bur-
brtd0e-Ths Nes0 Governor of Sossth Caro-
ltna-Davidson's Ruid-FederaE Forces Ia
Field.
NEW YORK, Dec. 25.
Gen. Hokes's rebel division has lett the front
OF army OF the James, and is supposed to have
gone TO assist in the defence OF Wilmington.
The Richmond Despatch says division OF
Union infantry under Gen. Palmer has occu
pied Bower Bill, eight miles east of Ports
mouth, Va. for the purpose. it is supposed, OF
operating against Weldon, N. @.
Gen. Gustav of Sheridan's cavalry last
Thursday, made an attack on the rebel caval
ry under Rosser, nine miles north OF Harrison
burg, In the Shenandoah Valley. 4aseas I
The Richmond Examiner of the 22d says
Sheridan's infantry have come up the Valley
to point between Harrfsonburg and New
market. His advance is supposed to be it,
tended as q diversion in favor of a cavalry
movement on this side of the mountains
Early has marched out to meet him. The
mounted force which has crossed the noun
tains is 1000 In number. They were yesterday
in Madison county. - se5ae1
The Herald's Washington dispatch of the
oath says: Richmond papers of the Oath con-
tain official dispatches from Wilmington OF
Friday afternoon. At the time twenty.six
Union vessels reappeared off that place. No
attempt had been made to land troops or at
tack the forts in consequence OF the storm.
Rebel papers also contain a rumor that
Charleston probably Savannah) had been
evacuated. e. 4s * 4a
A rebel dispatch from Wilmington, dated
the Goth, says the enemy's feet, thirty odd
sails, appeared off New Inlet this morning.
Up to the latest dates there had been no dem
onstration TO land. Our people are quiet.
Richmond Examiner Of the I'D says tele
graphic communication has been Interrupted
by the storm with all points, except Peters
burg, The continuance of the north -easter
last night no doubt prevented Butler from
landing. We have very little to fear from the
land force. Bragg is in command.
| The Examiner Of the 22d says, it has no con-
| drmation of report that Breckenridge had
beaten Stoneman or Burbridge's raiders near
Gladespring nor has it been coDtradicted. An
unofficial despatch says the damage done to
the lead works was slight, and will be speedily
repaired. Same paper has official information
| that column of 5000 OF the enemy were on
the Ohio and Mobile railroad, north of the
crossing of the Mississippi railroad. 1t also
says 1t has no advices from Hood, but fears he
is in a bad fix.
Richmond Wing says of Andrew Gordon
Magrath, the newly elected governor of South
Carolina. He is in the prime of lite. and fully
identified with the State rights views of the
South Carolina school of politics.
The Wing of 22d has an article on the dark
days of the Confederacy. 1t says Hood has
been badly defeated; but we can learn les
son of endurance from Early. If his defeat
| proyes worse than it Is represented, 1t will be
The first instance of the kind during the war.
Late rebel papers give additional accounts
of Davidson's work from Baton Rouge across
the southern portions of four or fiv, gulf states
Among work portions of the Mobile and Ohio
and the Mobile and Great Northern railroads
nave been destroyed.
The rebel city marshal of Atlantis has re-
Gently Returned. and complains bitterly OF the
conauct OF the Georgians who have been there
I ana carried off from fifty to three hundred
wagons loaos per DAY of iron, furniture, wag-
obs, ndow blinds, door locks, lumber, DC
rectioh. ~ sst'
Richmond Wing OF 22d saws Lieut.. Gen.
Dick faylor Is In Wiita,ag ton. sr1 si
The Wilmington journal q, the 10Th saws
steamer Era, belonging 10 the Rec ce,apany
ran ashore on Bald Head beach. and that
~AsEy airing was heaFS In that direction on
the 11tn. ~-sn,nar san. 49,.
The Richmond 49, ~ wv HTF-s'