, 1864-12-09

assuming command will be Issued to.morrow.
The appointment is perfect surprise. as as
surances Ind been received direct from Wash
tngton that Il Rosecrans' Was removed Gen,
Curtis would be his successor. The rebel
Major Wolf case has bcon referred to Gen.
Dodge by Rosecrans. Tue rebel 'camc down
prison.
The .ota1 vote Of Missouri, officially re-
celfcd, Is 81, ,2E'. Ifncoln's majority Is 60, :
tSv. Flffecncountiea uee to hcar from, which
will swell the majority to ncarly 10000.
FROM sHzEIea4AN'S MARCH.
Latest from shcrnan,s Expedition
froin Port tisoJal-Eztrncts from nc:
bel pApcFs.
New YoRK, Thursday, Dec. 8.-Thc Poa's
Washington special says: Richmond papers
OF Tuesday contain no 11niaYorablc news from
Sherman.
FROM PORT ROYAL.
NEW YORK., Thursday, Dec. 8.-By the
steamer Trade Winds we hare Port Royal
adyices of The 4th. Tho Palmetto Herald
sars that on the 29th ult:, an expedition left
Porl Royal and went up Broad river, accom-
panied by several gunhoats, and the troops
landed at Boyd's Point. They then proceed
ed in!and several miles, meeting with rebel
pickets only. The next morning the enemy
appeared in force, on the road leading to Grl-
Evansville, with caTalry, infantry and artilie-
r.. We advanced and drove them grndually
back to a battery and intrcncIments, where
they made stand, and Q hot engagement Of
sereu hours ensued, during which there was
charges and c0un1cr-ch1Fges, each side meet
ing with considerable loss. Night put q stop
to 1ghtirs, the lines on both sides remaining
the same. We took 8 few prisoners and lost
ted at from COO to 600. Duain% the cr ing
we fell hack = short distance rnpursued.
The steamer Trade Wind also brings state
ment that the residents we're still under arms
doing guard duty. in consequence Of General
Foster having taken all the available troops
to cooperate with Gen. Sherman, who wa3
soon expt cted on the coast. 4 number Of
Fosters wounded had been brought to Hilton
Head, from which place heayy firing could be
heard, and since then an advance Was made
in other directions.
NEw Yonk, Thursday, Dec. 8.-The ]UeralTs
Waslinaton special says: In addition to the
admissions Of the Richmond papers Of the 5th
inst, that Gen. Sherlnan's main armY Ind
reached Aillcn. the authorities have infofma-
ton Of unqucstfonallc reliability that SLer~
mans main army had already passed Millen
without battle, and without expenditure Of
any ammunition, except what was used in the
two or three skirInishes Of detachments a.
ready reported. Havlng passed a1lllen, there
Is no opportunity for rebel force to inter
rupt his march to the coast for which he oriei-
naiiy &c: ont, and where the supplies and
mails Tor that command will arrive slmul-
taucously with it, The complete success Of
Sherman's great enterprise is now beyond
that remains Of the army Of the rebellion is
comprised In The armies Of Hood and Lee,
both Of which will soon be rendered poWerless
The Richmond Examiner Of the 5th says:
"sherman's army has paased Millen without
entering the town, and the column which has
hood Of Macon, has left the country, and
gone off to the main body.'' It ia unable to
say where the main body is. 81. i presumes
sn Soas j. sefnsr e @ san \ Il bas bsX was:S she1 the an n
making all speed for Brunswick, on the coast,
md may reach there with some Of his army,
but before he reaches blue water he will
probably bare to fight one or two general
actions. AT any 1ate the campaign is
man reaching The coast, or his defeat, or per-
haps surrender at some point near where he
isl
The Richmond Dispatch of the 9th says:
SIT is not known where Sherman is. Il is
1 not certain that he has set reached Alillcn,
in the afternoon, last Friday, the telegraph
operator at Millen announced that Sherman
nas within TOUR miles Of the place. Nothing
las been heard from there since. He had
been within twenty miles Of Mlllen fol-. q
week."
The Savannah Republican Of the 1st says:
sTT1c whereabouts Of Sherman's main body
has been satisfactorily ascestaained, and his
movements Of yesterday indicated anything
but decision ofpurpose as to his destination.
The signs are that many people who have
been alarmed at the idea OF his taking them
in his line Of march will BE- nyreeably dlsap-
poiuted.'
The Augusta CAronia2t OF the 30th Gays ut
must be Confessed that for the past week
Sherman has successfully acted the part off IN
arttul dooser, conlounding all calculations
ena a 1eDgr BY 81 l
cate that he Is moving towards the Savannah
river. He may turn Upon Augusta and seek
10 force his way through South Curo1ina, or
he may push for Savannah Of Brunswick
Tie Augusta C"ronias Of tho LIST says: ut
is reported that party of Sherman's scouts
er, on Sunday. They remained in that yicin1-
ty,, taking observations. It Is thoaght by
many that Sherman will endeayor to Cross tic
Savannah river at that point"
The Savannah Vars, Of the 10Th, says
Sherman seems to be making no progress. He
days ngo. He nppea1s to be hssitating and
| aching as though lie WAS caught In bad bog,
| and don't know how to get out. He Is afraid
to 70 forward, and cannot go back. His men
| and animals are tired and hungry, avlth our
forces sapidly closing in around him. Az
| these things excite the liVcllest hopes Of his
| utter destruction.
| Tie Augusta Consiuutionolist, Of the 3oth,
says: 1t ts'gencrally conceded that Sherman
is aroiding both Augusta md Macon. and
| has gonc on bis winding way either to Swan
| na},, Brunswick Or Pert Royal.
The Augusta GAroakle, Of the 1st, says
Wheeler WAS still fighting the Fcdcr,ls On
| Wednesday. Results not known. Wen
| Wheeler struck kllpatrick's raiaera at Big
| Crcck. they killed over 800 horses to prevent
| ihcm falling into Whce1er's hands.
Tie Richmond Dispatch Of the 5th says /:
"D1ck Taylor las been put in command of
The August Chronicle Of the Goth says +" It
Is run,ored That Wheeler, In the light nt
Wayncsbofo, captured over 600 prisoners"
The CosastRuttonata, however, says; 1.-THE
Yankee csyalyy ,ah', with whom Wheeler fought,
The Richmond Whig says the rebels at Girls
| wo1dyille captured the brcastworks from the
Yankees.
The Macon 1axgreph eays they charged
through an open field to within tifty yaEd5 Of
| the works, and then withdrew.
cember I'd, claimed that he has repulsad Fos-
ter on the railroad at that point, and also .
force Of marines under Admiral Dah1gren ut
Coosawatch1e.
The Richmond Dlspateh says: It Is now
believed that Sherinan's objective point is
Darien, and he has massed his forces to march
there. This is near the mouth Of tue Alta
huna. fifty miles south Of Savannah"
The Richmond 1Yhig says: The Yankees np-
propriated over 1900 horses and mules in
| Glasceck and Warren counties.
The Richmond Examiner Of tue 9Th says:
| Foster undoubtedly thought Sherman near
| Savannah, when he advanced from Port Roy
al to cooperate with him, but It, fortunately
for us, happened that Sherman was some forty
| miles of.
The Richmond papers claim that Hood won
| a victory at Franklin, citing the faet TINT our
forces fell buck at night 10 the de:enses at
| Nashville, as .prcof. -..,
The Gnttne1 reviews sherman's movements,
and hopes for the largest measures uf SUCCESS,
| claiming that be had done nothing serious to
! thc Coaiederacy; that he will lose large
norton Of bis army, and has left Hood to win
succesEes in the West.
FROM VIIE SHENANDOAH.
| S1,crfdnu,s Camratgn-A Glenn sweep
| or rebel Notwithstanding them
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