The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1864-12-30


md vas iepulsed. Fort Fisher is
situated in a sand spit on the right
bank of the Cape Fear river at its
20 miles below Wilmington.
The euemy, we presume, reached
heir position above the fort, not by
up the river, where they
would have been obliged to run the
gauntlet Of the guns both of Fort
Fisher and Fort Caswell on the left,
but by lauding on the beach East
Of the mouth of the Cape Fear river.
The enemy's having effected lodg.
nent above the fort Is q serious mat
.er. 1t will cost double the force to
lislodge him that would have pre-
vented his landing.
Dispatches from General Thomas
him still in pursuit Of
Hoods broken and demoralized force.
HEADo'R's PULASKI, Tenn, Dec
TO Major General lIallack, Chief OF
Staff:
| have received the following dis
patch from Gen. Wilson:
HEADo'R's CAVALRY CoRPs,
PULASKI, TgNN., Dec. 20.
There seems to be little doubt that
he rebels have gone to Bainbridge,
Eight miles above Florence, fearing
l flank movement from Stevenson,
Ala. Two corps, Stewards and Lees
went to Lexington. Cheatham went
towards Lawrenceburg, striking the
Did mill road, eight miles below Law
'enceburg. The people say the reb-
lis are suffering immensely. Bu-
'ord's wound is said TO he quite Sc
;ere. A. NJ. Coates saws the Colone.
commanding the pontoon transpor.
alton told him he was going to Balm.
bridge and left here on Thursday
morning. Cheatham's ammunition
of l5 or 20 wagon was
here The mules were
mt in to help the pontoons along
5eneral Lee was severely wounded
n the foot in the fight at Nashville
lis corps is now commanded by.
Stevenson. The rebels have lost
eighteen Generals, killed, wounded
md captured, since they started
North. They acknowledge sixty
light pieces of artillery lost.
Jos. II. WILSON,
Brcvet Major General.
A dispatch dated 6 p NJ Dec.
18th, states that in pressing the enc
ny, Harrison's brigade came on the
.nemy's infantry, strongly posted in
all breast. works, and so close did he
,ush up that in being compelled to
all back the loss Of one gun was in
'olved. The position was, however,
aiken ten minutes afterward, but the
,nemy had run the gun off The
'ebel force was eight brigades of 500
or 500 each. Gen. Wood, command
ng the 4th Corps, is in support of
zen. Wilson, and both will continut ;
he pursuit zealously.
/ have heard from Steedman to
lay. He disembarked his troops
rom the ears, from Limestone creek,
seven miles from Decatur, and was
on that place at ! A. NJ.
TO day.
GEORGE II. THOMAS,
Major General Commanding.
The Department has received no
ldvices from Savannah except the
dispatches of Generals Shermsn and
Foster, already published.
EDWIN NJ. STANTON:
Secretary of War.
Charles L. Foxwcll, one of the book
keepers of the Bank of Baltimore, 9
young man of twenty-five, was ar.
rested few days ago for defalcations
to the amount of $4,000. lie ac
kDowledged his guilt, and made over
to the bank, property more than suf
fcicnt to cover his stealings.
Yhe "hrilliant victory" of Colone'
Chevington over the Indians in Col
orado Territory, in which, with n
incredibly shall loss Of white men, 50t
of the Indians were reported killed
il is now reported was an atrociou'
massacre of unarmed men. womeI
and children For the credit of hu
manity we hope that this was not th
case.
The strength of the Union senti
mcnt in North Carolina is eyinced b.
the fact that y series of resolution
declaring the right Of the State T.
secede from the Confederacy withou
consulting JEFF, Davis, was tabled /
the lower House of the Legislator
the other day by only two majority
In the Senate the vote on the same o
a similar set Of resolutions stood 1
against, to 90 for them.
Gov. Brough has applied to tn
War Department for permission t
raise new regiments in this State
Secretary Stanton replies by prom
Using to grant the request if it is AZ
proved by the Generals in the field
The latter favor the recruiting of ol
regiments, but the Secretary ackow
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