Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-12-16
FROM THE UNITED STATES.

! We have received the New York Herald and Til
Dune of the lS.h and the afternoon edition Of tbs
Baltimore american of the same day.
The Var k ,ss had nswS by the steamer donegal"
of .ermsn up the 7sh. shsrusn's forces had com
mubiosted With Fosters scouts. Sherman was msrsL.
ing on Savannah.
From Tennessee the news is interesting. 1000 ON.
iederstss-probsbly the advance OF Hoods movement
: had crossed the Dumb ,ilsnd above Fort D,nsls0r,
and we're on the m Ich to X 'ntuckJ.
The YsLksss we're still expecting great things fr,m
W.rr.n's forward movement to Weldon.
Warren had returned the l2th TO the Army Of The
Potomac. His expedition ia claimed as ssucosss II Q
purpose of the expedition declared to DO the dc.
siuc ion of the Weldon aud Petersburg railroad with
view of cutting of supplies for General Lse's srmy
Fifteen NIL OF The Weldon road reported destroy.
ed. Tie bridge over the NOttoSsy river wss burned
Gold closed on the l2h at ASST and closed, at tie
| t Bard, on the morning of the Is b., st $3.50.
We give the phi oipa news In Q condensed form.
from The HeralTs situation" ar.icls:
The steamer Donegal, from Port Royal g. O, ON II q
iust which arrived OF Philadelphia ys.t rdsy sfts
ION, brought Important intelligence Of th, move
ments OF 9enes Foster aud Admiral Dihgren In South
Carolina. for co operation with General Sherman
hair jout naval and lend expedition movsd up Broad
,r Il, m Beaufort on last Tuesday, the 9Th for The
ourpose OF destroying Poootslgo bridge on which The
rsilfCsd nom Ohs!lssio0 70 Savannah crosses the
Cooss vhslohis river. The euIbosts opened FIRE on
ths enemy after proper position had been reachso
thus covering the landing OF the ion troops, who
uushed forwsrd, GIVING ths rsbis Before lhen and
bsore night hing and burning tho bridge thus
itt cf al Chsaos of rsinfSrosments from Charles.
TN reaching esvsnIst. Our men then securely in
enchtd thsmee In the vic nifty. Gsners Foster
| had communicated with Gsnersl Sherman As Gar.
al Sherman has cut Gil the other railroads rupnir
h frsm ssvsL nah, there lls ohsnte left fer
lief to the rebels ct that place. The belisf In GAN
70 ter's army that G.nsIs Sherman would be 10
Savannah on the l4th inst. (so-morr0w) We give
this morning map sto 1as Gsasrsl Bhermsns route
on Mlen AID General FIstsrs position ct POGO
| { lgo.
No engagement has Jet taken plscs at Nashville be-
.vssu the forces Of General Thons, and 10 d.
CAIRO despatch states that detachment from The
rsbsl army OF ,od estimated az four thous NO. der
General Lyon, are nov on their way towards n
tueky II they have lot slresdy arrived there bsy
en- .iday last crossed the Cumberland river, soe 20
miles above Fort DSlel'on, on board The gcversmsu.
transport Thomas 3. Tutt which lhsy seized for the
oceision Aftsr the Iebss mad oil got across they
burned the s.esmsr, which was losdsd vi goyJr.-
nsnt forage. We give dispatches detailing tue :
resting events of the fighting snd stiIEisting for
sew, raj days In the vicinity Of hufIrsesbao whsie
General Rauseau 10 10 command OF the U0ion iro 70.
The fighting ImmsIotd on tina s l Instant, aud sss
niInusd on each successive day up to the 7th, whan
faally the rebels, under the command Of Forfest In
parsop, 70 60 vigorously charged that they In
complete rout sn have not sine made then afp,s-
&C. O., this occasion Rousssaus mn cap ed 2G7
rebel prIsonsrs i1oudh eighteen of8cas and 10 r.
teen cannon.
The rebsl divsisns under commend cf Ger. + sii
made recor noIsss ce on GO urday down the D.fby-
topn road on the right o General Butsf's llnss
They seemed to be tstisasd with vary hss.y osssr
walton, u hey seen ssssest thsif s(sps About mid.