Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1864-12-24

An oificial dispatch from Gen. Sherman
was received 70 day, dated midnight, Dec.
l3, on The guobost Douelsop, Ossabaw
Sound 1twas written before len. Eos
ter had reached here. He reports, besides
some military details Of fu,u,e operations,
which are omitted. the following .-,.,. r.
On board the Donrlson Ossaba~ Sound,
Dc. l3,h.--To-day Gen. Hsgen's divis.
ion Of the 10Th corps carried fort Nc
Ailister by assault, captoripg It's entire gars
risen aud stores Tbis-opened TO us the
Ossabaw Sound, aud l pushed down to
ibis gunboat to communicate viii the
| feet. l. j.. ...o .st "a as II.
Before opening communications We bad
completely destroyed all railroads lesding
ITO Savannah and invested the city. res
The iel is on the Savauuab river, seven
miles above the city the right on the Ogee-
chez al Knksbrdge. ssi 4la-lr t5
The army is in splendid order, weather
i 6ne and supple. abundant. Our march
was most agreeable aud not molcsttd by
guertillas. ae OH mog1 g. n"
We reached Savonush three days ago,
but owirg to fort McAllister, could not
communicate, but nov We have McAllis'er
we cSI go ahead, 'sarc
We nave slready captured two boats on
The Savannah river aud prevented their
gunboa's irom coming down.
j estimn,e the population Of Savannah
at %, 900 aud The garrison at l5, 900.
Gen. unrdee commands.
We have not lost a wagon on the trip,
bnt have gathered 10 @ large supply Of wag.
ons, mules aud horses. 1859
Our iesius are in Getter condition than
when we started. My frat duty will be TO
clear the army Of surplus wagons, mules
and horses. s .3lig-8i Y"nl'ast
We have utterly destroyed over 200
miles of railroads aud consumed stores and
provisions that we're essential TO Lees aud
Hoods armies. Quick work was made
with MeAllister, aud the opening Of com
nunlcation with our feet and The conse.
quent Independence for supplies dissipates
oil ,Leir bobsted breath TO head US off and
stnrve the army. t#fa
| l regard Savannah as nlresdy gained
". T. sHxHSa", Maj Gen.
. The following ticiul reports we're receiv
I'd this evening from Gen Thomss, dated
! OF bis hcsdquarte near Franklin:
| Headquartcr, Department of Cumberland I
| a.la nes Frsuklin, Dee II. s
A report jus, received from Major Gen
eral Wilson states hat at Gp. m. to-day
he attacked and dispersed S'evensons div
ision Of rebel infantry and q brigade o
, cavalry. capturing guns .."'7-i2 '.-
The 4th U. S cavalry and Hatch.
division of cavalry, handsomely supporteC
by Kinypes division Of cavalry, did the work
making several beautiful charges, breaking
the rebel ufuniry in all directions.
Had it only been light the rebel rear
guard would have been entirely destroyed.
As it is, il has been severely punished
The whole my will continue vigor
ons pursuit in The morning
! This attack was made SIX miles beyond
franklin ts.l. 49't.'
GEO H. THOMAS, Major General.
We have pressed the enemy to-day be
yond Franklin, capturing his hospital, con
taiping over 1900 wounded and about Isl
OF our wounded also. a..aH
/, Gen. KinyIe, commanding a division q
cavalry. drove the eDemy's rear guard
through Franklin 10 day, capturing sbou,
: $50 prisoners and SO battle flags viii
S very little loss OH onr side.
q Citizens Of Franklin represents Hood.
army as completely demorat'zel
In addition 10 the captures of yesterday
reported in my dispatches Of last night
have the honor 10 report the capture o
Gen. Rocker aid about $50 prisoners o
lie enemy's valry in a fight that occurr
ed about O'Clock last night between Gen
Rucker ard Gen Hatch's cavalry. The
enemy has been pressed 10 day both in
front ard on both sides. Brgad.er Gen
eral johnson succeeded in striking him on
the fink, jnst beyond Franklin, capturing
quite a number of prisoners--'he number
pol yet reported My cavalry is persuing
him clo-eiy.
ON much in hopes Of getting many
more prisoners 10 morrow.
GEO. a. ruoxA.. Maj. Cen.
Other dispatches, un, fiieial from Nash.
vile states that 900 prisoners were csp.
turtd by Wilson aud that Gen r ,ussesu
commaDd NJ a. Mnrfreesboro reports For
rest killed and | 500 of his men cap.u-ed.
The Superintendent at Nashville reports
he railroad frnm Nashville will be open tC
f auklln tonight and will rapidly follow
them thus furnishing him supplies and
euabling him TO push on.
STANTON. Secretary of War.
The Navy Department hiss received q
COMMUNICATION 'fr ON Commander Parker
commanding Potomac aotilla, 10 which b,
says: a.s .ar
Learning from the provost marshal o
Baltimore that the enemy were msssius
8 boats on Coon river, for lhe purpose 0
mixing raid on the bay. sent the Cour
de Lem aud the Mercury thitber on tn
: 18th. under eommand Of Acting Maste
MorIiss. They found ,hirty-one lafg
boats and two scows, all Of which wer
Dr. captured ra-
. Tbs Dutch Gap Canal is thus described
The Gap is about 800 feet long and 81
X feet deep. Each side is washed by tb
:. James. BY This cutting we save al Ieas
I miles, and avoid the Bend so called, sn
u | fha rPiei- haitaFina ~ tho "a ,na t;c,a