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Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1864-10-28
gispot1h EsoI1 Ceaerai Sheridan II urthel
Details of the Great Victory.

CEDAR CREEK, Va, Get %, 1864, 1880 A ~
-Licutenant-General Z. S. Grant City Point
We hayed again Leeu favored bya great victory
victory won from disaster by the aaIlantry Of our
officers and Iaen.
The attack on the enemy made about
0 clock 7. u. Dy a LIT h9l. wheel Of the whole
line lth a division oi cavalry, turning each Hank
OF the enemy, the whole line advancing. The en-
euy, after stubborn resistance, broke and lied,
/ and we're purued with yig0y.
The artillery capru~ed viii probably be over fiji
ty pieces. Tbs, Of course include those captured
from oar troops IN tie morning. ut least 1863
prisoners have been brought IN. Also wagons
and ambulance IN large nunbars
This morning the cavalry made dashat Fisher
Hill and carried II, tho enemy having lied during
tie night, leaving only u small rear guard.
have 10 regret the loss Of many valuable OFF,
GERS, Killed and wounded; among them Colonel
Joseph Ihoburn, commanding a division q Crooks
command Killed; Colonel j. Howard Kitchen
commanding brigade, wounded Colonel r. G.
Mckenzie, commanding a brigade, wounded Sc
Yerely, but would not leave the field. cannot
yet give exact details Many of our men cap
tured in the morning have made Their escape and
are coming in. RamseuT, commanding acorps in
Early's Division, died this morning.
p. II. SIBERIAN
Major General Commanding.
DIspatch from Ii eutenant- Geaeral Grant
General Grant appreciation Of sho re1ory at
Cedar Greek is expressed N the ft1owiag dis
patch -
Cry PorNr, Oct. 30, 1864, 9P. H.-Hon E.
NJ. Stanton. Secretary Of War-I fred salute
of one hundred guns from each of th{ armies here
in honor of Sheridan $ last victory Turning what
had bid fair to be disaster into dorous yicto-
ry stamps Sheridan what | have always thought
hi1n-one Of the ablest Generals.
u. S. GRANT, Lieutenant General.
The Medical Dire;tor reports tha seven hun
dred and seventy slightly wounded have reached
Winchester from the field aad al the wounded
that are able 10 bear tranpoftation viii hs torwar
del Immediately 10 Martinsburg
The telegraph hne is now working to ATLANTA
bat 10 late reports have heea received by Che De-
partment EDWIN Ml STANTON,
SECRETARY Of War
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1864-12-13
Terrible Steamboat Esplesien.

~, ~ )utss Oec. IL
The steamer St. Louis for Cairo e1.
ploded at Carondolet. six miles below ST.
Louis, early this morning. The pilots,
clerks and other employees of the boat 90
that while the boat was laying without
steam in her boilers the explosion took
place on the larboard side. the explosion
going upwards and making bole in the
boiler deck, through which several persons
fell. They say the explosion may have
been caused BY box of amms nitioo.> In
tho hoid were eighty soldiers OF the Sd
aud @ih Iowa and 10th Missouri cavalry,
with Isl horses and mules aboard. The
soldiers positively s.y the explosion was
caused by 90 insufieisncy Of water in the
boiler which burst. The boat vas cut
loose sud grounded on the bar and was
entirely consumed BY FIRE. All the horaes
and mules we're lost
II is reported two hundred men we're
killed, thirty wounded and twelve miss ng.
The soldisrs les! everything The b,a,
was entirely new AID valued atforty thou.
sand dollars.
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Rebel News-0raut's msve1ent % ths
Weldon Ratl cad,
New Yoik. Dec. IL,

The Richmond Dispatch Of the 9th
says: The only news from the far South
yesterday was that Foster was renewing
his demonstrations against the Ssvaunah
and Charleston railroad, thereby seeking
to divert the attention OF part Of our troops
from Sherman
The Petersburg Express Of the 9Th
lays Of Warren's expeditions
The expedition of ,he eaepy was re-
ported yesterday mornipg as| Pree,cr's,
some twenty miller distant, south, And still
in motion. Elated by the success of the
raid on Stony Creek, Gnss. hss probably
started ou. large and better equipped
body Of sroeps on similar exp d,ion
farther down the Weldon X r. That i,
lis raiding party VIC have httie doubt
but its destination is unknpvu, ssve
proPabiy, at headquarters. This coiumr
is said TO Embrace large force of 10 fan
Try with plenty OF artillery, but only I
email force Of cavalry. If such is tn,
ease, We can't think the expedition 10 die,
tiDed sgsine' cry dis,alt p 'ist, as 10 sen
ture lar riao t.s 4his r'or With isfsntIy af
most aiou {, would r,nJer IL an exceeding
ly dangerous and haza,dous one.
The B chmond Dispatch OF The 81
says ."Thr lales, information from
tile enemy on The Weldon railroad is tia
they we're siill moysng towards Warden
snd were provided with such an anoau
of stores as to induce The belief they uer
provided for long march, o. 1t all event
tor long absence. Il is useless to specu
late oD their plans; which will be full
kuosn in a day or Two. II is probsb
that the primary Object Of the movemsE
was'to occupy the road and SO ihjure
as TO prevent our seDding auy reinfoscs
meRts to our forces operating sgain
Sherman.
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Exeite0snt In u9omphis --- 1errihla
Slaughter Of MSgrs TrsspA
ST Louis. Dec. IL.

kot+ AJuASs DeC.s TX.
The RspnblicAn's Cairo special says
considerable excitement existed at Men,
phis on The 9th over the report that Beau
regard Was marching on Fort Pillow with
\ strong force with heavy guns, supposed
to be used 70 blockade the river.
/ Oscslo vas occupied by . small force Of
rebels.
About IS rebels appeared On the river
bank opposite Memphis, waved kheif hats
and hurfshed for JEFF. Davis luktiiy. A
force Of 80 negroes vas sent % board =
steamer few mites lower down the river
and landed. when they 6led ont on shore
and The rebels broke md ran apparently
in the greatest cons,re NATION. hosly pur-
sued b. the nexroes till they ,6ame % !
thick brushy place, whore the rebels had
la large force secfeisdA Who suddeuly rose
and fred on the negroes who then aed in
the greatest consssrnation, the rebels hotlJ
pursning and slauehiering them at I
dreadful rate. A number rushed into tht
river ard we're drowned. One repor
says but seven negroes returned. Anolhel
says moregot back.
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St. Louis, Dec. s.
A special dispatch to the Chicago Tri-
bane says:
The news Of the appointment of Major
General Dodge ~ the successofpf Rose
Grams was known to favored feW yester-
day. but was suppresssd By Dodge's re-
quest until he Was ready to assume CON-
mand.r Gen. Rossorsns has been directed
to proceed to Cincinnati and report by
letter to the Adjunnt General Of the
army. 1t is expected tina, an order assu-
ming command will be issued to- morrow
The appointment is perfect surprise. ii
assurances had been received direct from
w sshington that if Rosscrans was re.
moved General Curtis would be his sue
cessor. WV. FsT
The rebel MJor Vol case has been
referred to Gen. Dodge by Rosecrans.-
The rebel came down from Alton to-day
and is now in GrA,ios street prison.
The total vote OF Missouri, officially re
ceised, fs 86,3l2 Lincoln's majority il
50, 7S9. Fifteen counties are to heal
from, which will swell the majority 4
nearly 10000.
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4 sf asSa1 New York, Dec. H.
The Richmond Examiner of the .9tl
says:
Sherman is reported to have reached |
point hall wayH BET seen Millenf aad Sa'
lsannab, and il Believed 10 be marching
on the latter place. We hope il is true.
We hope be vii attack Bavsnnsb, bxa
the hope - faint When he reaches III
neighborhood and gets some clear infor.
nation as to ~has Savannah is, be viii
turn his steps in another direction.
The Charleston Mercury Of The 5sh
says:
Shsrnan Is evidently marchipg for ST.
vannAh or some other point 10 its neigh
borhood.
On Friday morning. "a inst, his maia
body broke up camp u Louisvills, Ga,
and marched down the Central Rsilroad.
The lith and 20si, corps. which form his
!ett wing, being in advance. Before
nIghtfsil the greater portion of the YAM
kee column had passed through Miiien IN
the dire ,tion of Savannah. We have no
later news Of its whereabouts.
TIE Charleston Mercury also says pss-
tengers who arrived Sunday evening re-
port 6Sbt was going on somewhere near
Pocatoligo as they passed that point, but
90 definite details in regard to The pro-
gress or result of the reported action
could be gathered. *
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Erena the 0th Iswa Cavalry.
BRowSsvILlE, ARk2 Nov. II. '64

Editor of the Gate City:
Last night while most of the camp vas
composed Of slamberi0g soldiers two Of
rs had not retired 10 beds but we're busily
converting concerning Texas and our
Brother soldiers Who sre held as prisoners,
whep the quick tread Of some one coming
stopped our conversation. Tramp, tramp,
he came on; then tho door was opened
and our commanding officer called us.
|Soon va wsre IA arms and il line. The
Commander announced the most glorious
victory Of the war-Father Abraham' Z
re. election and Little Macs defeat. We
drank uncle Abs's health i1 . glass Of
beer, then the string band played US
Macs Retreat up Salt River aud Abe's
Victorious March to the White House.
We had been kept in silence while the
soft, sweet strains Of music flosted through
the ais when. q the. Wosd three sousiDe
asd most HEARTFELT cheers went up fol
lsAs preservsr Of oar great An1 9lssioas
4 nation. Ever. the videtie Who uas1 post
ed ont far from camp caught, the strain
= il aoaled on the night ar and heedles'
of his own self gave lhsee spssing shecrs
Isr auels Abs. L All - Joy. SoIdiera
cosld be seen congratulatiag one another
on our suocess. IN conclusion We had
livery brisf spessb, suited TO the occasion
1 Ard then ~ repaired % our. concn. g
sorry 10 IS disssrbsd at the boar Of mid
/ aiaht ~ shAaf such glorious news.
I, IL yor thipk this worthy Of place \
! lths Gass, yon viii please publish y =
lIssqn6lt of 80
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The Bulletin has the following inpor-
tant intelligence.
The steamer Donegal arrived this svsa.
ing from the South Atlantic bleekading
squadron, having left Port Royal on The
7ih inst
The joint naval and land expedition
under Admiral Dshigrep and Gen. Fos !
ter. proceeded from Beaufort p tho Broad
River. on Tuesday, December esh. the
object being 70 destroy Poeslaligo bridge
on the rsilrosd between Cbatiesson aud
Savannah. The Donegal sceom panied the
ex pedi,iou to Telfarry Creek. bur did not
accompany il further. ThAre were seven
gunboats in the expedition. and soon after
resching proper position heavy FIRE
Was opened BY them. A force was land
ed and an action commenced BY the enc
my Pocataiies Bridge was REACHED aud
destroyed. Our crops were thea in
trenchsd for such future operations Is
might be needed, =
i fhc Donegal came down to Port Poy ii
he sape are1Hs. bat coaid not bring any
details Of the losses on either side.
5Qf iAs success Of The grand Object oi
fthe expeditiUn. however. there can Be nc
doubt,
4 Our Informant speaks in the highest
terms Of ths ensray and scsivisy Of Admi
raj Dahlgren IN organizing and directios
the movements Of the naval brigade i
: this affair.
When the Donegal len to come dow
Broad Run, on the evening Of the eth
shells were seen flying and exploding
which ihtimAted that oar forces we're De
iermiued to drive the enemy out Of an,
position they might have taken after beinJ
, drives from The brid@.
= Foster e.sc6uts had commupicatsd viii
Shsrman's forces which were marching q
Savannah. The belief VA that Gedsr,
sherman would be in Savaanfh on Wed
nesdsH the l4th isst. Is 49,
Tbs Pssataligo Bridge i about 5
: miles from Savanqab, The bridge hayip
Aesn destroyed and Glsrnaa having 81
EkA - her ssilpAd sommuuicsaiou
|. SaSaupsh cannot ~ mlissed By Ssisforcl
!. psats from any past aersh oflhat.
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Aitk-a bsttefy 81 artillesy. 6ssepty-ioh,
lslot6 ssrs md = y, 'dbist; hsxsyes, y
dA0aee. ..s 80 81 ssss s:,s1
The ssns afternoou shrss rseimss1
wish ths ID artillssy, vent ftso ~
freesbcrc under 0sn, Mileoy, wh61S fofce
was unknow6. Our Troops atsu6ked 80
roa,sd the enemy. Federal loseI four
killed, 40 goppded; eAemy's loss nm.
known. Night coming cn our forces :.
tired 70 che fost.
On Monday last rebels we're reinforced d
tvo brigadss Of infa0ify sod Q. 500 cav
airy nS0ss e6ssSst is psrstn, and during
Sapdsy and Wednesday the enemy de-
smonstrsted against the forts 1t Murfreet-
boro snd the town, cdniss pp within ode
mile OF the fort and skirmishiug heavy.
On Wednesday oar ihfa6fry moved
around to Wilkinson, abous lii miles
ndstheest VI the sfottses6, pesf wbsn'
Neglcy's commind was formed at the bat
tie Of Stone river. Seven rsginsnts ash
. battery were sent out on Salem pik9
Who encountered the enemy near viii
kiDson pike eatrenched behied breast-
works Of Dgsand rsiia. Our stsask 1T
terlJ routed the rebels, who were driyeh
o6 iu great confusion. Forests cavalrk
making race against sine in their hurrt
TO escspss Our loss 10 this engageme d
was 30 killed and It's wounded. s.Ths
enemy's loss largely exceeded ours.
ln this Eight. We captared 1O7 Prison
ers. including ls commissioned officers.
Tso guns. l2rpoupder NapoIeons were
captured, aud are nov Ia the fort.
just previous to Gen. Milroy' . attack, |
the rebel Bufotd's divisios Of sasalry At
tackled Aurfreesboro, entered the town.
shelling it fiercely and destroyed mank
houses. Gen. Rosseau with one repf
ment Of infantry aud section of artillery
drove the enemy out of town. 10 The
encounter The rebels were In svery IN
stance badly whipped and have not made
their appearance since. Our troops are |
highly complimented By Gen Rossuea f,t !
unfilnchiug bravery aud courage. II
Gen. Il s. Granger is reported an right
q S,ephensop, Ala.
Rebel prisoners report the following |
loss Of their Generals at the bltale 4 |
Fraskliu:
K,IIed-Maj Gen. Cleburu, Gen. Gist, |
Brig Gen. 6pauls, Brig. Ges. Adams, |
Gen. Carter, Gen. Cranberry and three |
others wounded.
Cibx ms At Murfreesboro say that Bates |
vas killed on, tue 7th inst. The report j. !
GENERALLY believed.
The weather is exceedingly cold and
no movements are made. Persons from
The rebel limo ieport intense suffaripg
anoog the troops. All the carpets have
been taken up iu the whole nsiahborhodi |
nd nfade into blankets. Auong tho@e
who are entertaining rebel General OF
GERS, either By force or pleasure, arc Gen.
and Mrs A Y. Brown. 4
A report seems 70 be gaining ground
that Tennesseeans in hoQd'a army ate
wiling 10 6ght nov. but will not again
leave the valley. SJmpathizers say Hood
got wosstea At FraDklin % account Of ne
hack Of artillery aDmunisies. rNotwith
the cold weather our soldiers do
NOS suffsf much, as they are we'll cloth ID
and shod and have good supply of tents.
River rising and elk feet on The shoals.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1864-12-13

New York, Dee. 10.

Hon. Reuben g. FeDton has sent 10
his resignation as member Of Congress,
to tske effect on the goth Instant. II ID
thought that the Speaker viii appoint
Hon. d. C.~Littleiohn to till the vacancy
occasioned By this resiguatiea on the
Ways and Means COMMITTEES.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1864-12-13

~ The St. Joseph Daily Union is
the name Of new daily started 10 St.
Joseph, Nj ssoun. Radical in politics
AM devoted to the interests Of freedom 10
Missouri, we hope 1t may receive the largo
support o. which It 's worthy, and which
is necessary to keep paper alive st this
present time,
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Cairo, Dec. IL.
The steamer Mississippi frcm New Or
leans 9th has arrived.
4 cotton press at Ms,smcrss was des.
troyed early II Nov. . 8fs !
S'x hundred bales OF cotton, valued Il
$50 900 wers destroyed.
Capt. Semmes sfffved 1t Matamora, en-
route to Richmond. This IL confirmed
BY lptcr Of the 10Th which sa,s he -
crippled iasahs Ian NAn1 BON he col
gsgsmens with the Kearssgt. He poes
20 kichmond to stand trial al d investiga-
sion OF the matter q the cal iture Of the
Alabama s4k4s4sA e@AA s4aN
The steamer he Davis has been sold
Tor osst rthirty.6ve thousand dollars 10
gold. = Ef n
Our steamer Orixabee, which left the
Southwest mouths ago Tor Masamosas
and pu. into Matagcrds in distrsss, vas
seized by Confederstes and sold.
Gen. Mega Is represented =. very So
we're 10 his soldiess.
The punishment for any misde mssnov
is 6ve hundred lashes or death.
The city Of Gayaco is quiet s,nse Cor
tians left.
Nd important changes in New Orleans
market.
Gen. Candy has sufficiently recovered
to move about aided by crutches.
On the 9th the rebels under Gen. Lyon
csplured The Gsssrnment transport Thcs.
K. Tltt At Cumberland Cat, Cumberland
river, twenty miles above Fort Douelson,
aud used her in Dressing the river on
their march into -Keasacky with force
estimated at 1000
The Tott was loaded with Gasernmen'
forage and ~ss burned 70 the water 3
edge After .he rebels crossed.
Tw'o hundred and thirty seven bales Of
co1tot arrived to-day, l1l Tor ~ shipment
east and l75 FOR 81 Louis.
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ESCAPE OF REBEL PRlsoSxRs.--On
Saturday oight eve Of the rebel prisoners
confined on Rock leland made iheir esl
cnpe BY the connivsnce Of the guard One
o. them vas former master Of tho soldie,
who gave them assistance. The maa.
ter" vas retaken apd returned to hi,
old qeasserr, but she Others hays aot besz
fOund.=-f Davenport Gasssts. 1sh.
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Headquarters Army Potomac,l
Dec. 10.

DoC- ~.
The demonstration made yesterday To-
wards Hsteh's hon by a division OF the
81 corps cavalry, did not. result b an e.
gscement With the exception Of skir-
mish.
At the croseing..af - the Vaughan road
and another in tho p. n. near the Arm
strong House, no light Of consequences
took place, the rebels falling back ~ oar
troops sdvanced. The otjsc. Of tho move
wss evidently TO keep them from landing
force 70 interceps Warren, and il is b.
Iicved 70 havs been suecss.fni Oar los.
In the a6Air amounted to shout lis killed
asd woaaded.
Al 2 o'clock this ,. =. the comnand
was ordered to return aud Tonight The
troops ere back in their old csmp. Moth
ing positive hss yet been board from
Wsrssa Rpmsr hss il that he - had !
light q Jarr(1's ssatioa on the Wsldos
raliroad i which be gaised victory and
VAS pArssiog the enemy.
Tho troops suffered mach last nigh
from the change Of Weather.
Yesterday p. N. . severe storm OF hail
rain and snow set 10 free zioy kcenly.
This :. "a. the entire country was GOV
cred With sIees OF ice. To night il !
rang aad the roais are in very bad con
dition.
l. j. believed that Warren will have q,
dithculty 10 reaching his. destination not
withstsadiDg the weather
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% %Adlutant General Baker wishes to
obtnn information concerning VIM. o.
Jones. company L. 25hi Iowa Infantry.
wounded at Lovejoys Station, Georgia
Last heard from at Atlanta. where he had
procured PASS to come North. Any
soldier knowing anything Of his prese Il
whereabouts is requested to address Mrs
D. NJ. Jones. Columbus City, Iowa.
Charles Henry Powers, company r
IS b Iowa, iaken sick at New Orleans
sent North, died on boat, September
2Sth. 1854, and was buried at Cairo. i
10 alleged that be had mo ney and vasci
with him. and that two Of his cotDpan,
taw the Surgeon of the boat and an Iov,
State Agent, real or pretended, count hi
money. Il Is supposed that the latte
kept the money. Informstiou coneernin,
this may be addressed to Adjutant Gen
Baker
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New YOfk, De9. II.
Gold weak. The amount u cabh gold
rsesssd On. the -mrrket opptunsA large,
which .Adsd o cssposts q 6ur h ped !.
ton against Wilmingtos, 10 which Gen.
~ area - expested V tako psrs iby op
.rating On the rear Of the rebel position,
has keps the price down. Il has fiactu-
Ated between 23i and 1884. In the 81
ssFooon there Vas rally apd tbt price
sesohed 2364.
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New York. d.. IL.

at Observation-Disclosures Promised.
u. -Nev York, De. IL. =
A Washington special 70 the Tribune
Of the lish says Char'eston paper. Of the
9th announces thst Sherman was at Sta
tion No. 9, on the eth, only fiity miles
from Savannah. He vas marchiry in the
direction Of Savannah.s
The previous report that deta .hment
from Batler's army had effected lodge
ment on the south side ,os the James b.
tweer Drury's BiaG and the rebel position
at the Hewlett Hodse, is now discredi,ed
BY the Richmond papers.
Affairs along the front they "a, had for
some days been very quiet kut grand At
tack b. Grant vas still hosaly apprehend- :
ca. &a.e
Lister rebel papers contsin the MESA 90
Of Gov. Smi.h Of virgiaia, laid before tue
rebel legislature Of that State lass TAurs-
day. ~ .Es1 aY
He recommends repeal of the State
law which exempts certain of the citix .us
from eonesnpsi,n By JEFF Davis, and says
he 10 utterly VI . loss TO understanl why
these men should not be swept into The
army Is veil - Others. He also expresses
himself in favor Of arming the saves .Dd
thints The Legislature should pass ssue &C,
to rsealate- -ihs prices Of the neoessarie.
OF life. IA
Tie s1shsugs Of prisoners which ~.
bruken otf II Ssvan0af short time sas
is ns|1 Progrsssing - sapidly ~ 20 ssibis
i in .karleslon HaFbess Ia conse a uence o
This, ID ieccrdsnts With Arrsng. N ~ PR
vio6sly made shs bamb.rdmen, Of III,
City Iof CASslesfon has bSsn teiin,poraril,
suspended and will sot BE- reeumsd anti
the sSstsaas is couejudtd. The BON
bardnent ceased on Sunday !. ~. the Ill
inst. and the operation Of transporting
the prisoners Was soon afier began. Iii
Il expest9d ghat too Or thrse weeks will b
required 10 complete the exchangs.
i The Tribune's Washington special SAY
that Thomas fsiegrsphed % Wa-hisgto
|, len Saturday that oothing could NOV
! araped Nashville vnhoat slippiqg up. =
ii The Govern nsss isssls eatiss oon6deuc
not only in 8herman's movement bat j
othsts pow On foot, L i well known Ii
! e6datfJ ~itl rjesos ossr ths news o. mol
! thanons victory before the eloss Of sh
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steamer Wrecked.

9 Toroato, Dec. l2.
The steamer George Mofitt wrecked
yesterday near Bowmansyiil. She is q
total loss.
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On 70 Savannah:
Washington. Dee. u.

A dispatch from City Point, dated Dec
~, says the latest ness contained 10 the
Richmond!papers Of snerdsy, 10th, STATE
that on the 7th Genersi sherman was east
Of the Ogechee river, 25 miles frpm Sa-
vannaL, moving on that city. General
Sherman had marched bis army oo the Bih
ID miles.