The New York herald., 1864-12-12
the interior with pfaDtry almost alone would render
IN excsedingly dangerous and hazardous one -

IN excsedingly dangerous and hazardous one
From the Richmond Sentinel, Dec. e.]
The adicAtons that the enemy, they can use sns
canal at Dutch Gap, win make . combined land and
naval attack the forti1catons protecting the water
approaches TO Richmond There part Of our lines
where better prepared 10 meet them and We feel
very confident the result win DO favorable TO the Confed
crate Cause. 49,
We have beard nothing further from Picketps 'front.'
supposed the enemy took advantage Of the fos 70
search for torpedoes, Of which they have wholesome
dread, and shat the number Of barses AMI men were
greatly exaggerated Persons from toe front, both north
and south the James, report that the usual quiet pre-
walls along the whole line.
INTERESTING DETAILS OF fHE MovEkrNT ON TIE
WELDON RAILROAD.
0rom the Richmond Dispatch, Dec. Q.
Information reached tho city vest srday norniug that
force from Gran army mad struck the Petersburg and
Weldon Road at Jarre t0, thirty two n south OF Pc
tersburg, and proceeding towards Weldon. Up to
the time or writing, Official advices have been re.
ceivod in relation to this expedition.
We learn from unoGciai sources that heavy column
Of the enemy consisting Of infantry, artillery, and cav
airy, left our front at Peter burg Tuesday night,
moving down the Jerusalem plaok road, and were re-.
posed Wednesday morning to be at Proctor .
mills twenty miles south Of Petersburg since that
time they not heard from I'll yesterday morning.
when the Information above mentioned received
here. This column OF the enemy Is said to consist
mostly infantry from which II Ii inferred 20 be simply
. faidng party, similar to the one which visited stony
creek last week, and that Is not prepared for an
tensive and protracsd expedition There are however,
those oho fear has nnc movable column defined 10
operate first against Weldon, and then, perhaps 10 con
time in MARCH and take Wiasinyttn the Al al
present informed we not prepared TO express IN
opinion We repeat the accounts which reach u.s. and
await future Developments.
The latest Information from the enemy tho Weldon
Railroad that they s. moon9 'ouavds Weldon, and
provided with such amount OF stores TO In
duce the belief that they were proviaed for long
md,eh or al al srt, for long abseGee II ia useless
10 speculate their plane, which will be fully known
In day two nH probable that the primary object
OF the TO ocoupy the road aud 30 inure
prevent our sending any reinorcemepts to our
forces operating against sherman.
AFFAIRS AT PHrEReHuRG.
Nothing interest has occurred tho nes At reters
burg except the departure .hee'rom Of tho Yankee COL
rmp Indeed, they have been having q comparatively
quiet during the pss, few days. The enemy threw
afsw shells passenger train which approaching
Petesbvry thts direction yesterday causing sonsts
erAbe excitement among the women and Children on
board.
lFron, she gichmond Sentinel, Dec. 81
heavy column Of the enemy, composed Of infantry,
cayalry aud artillery, left the front Petersburg on
Tuesday right the Jerusalem plank road
On wednesday morning shey reported procsors,
twenty miles from Petersburg, and yesterday
at Ja,rea's, hiytyt.co nsiiss from Peiersbwg, on
the Weldon road. Jhis~ s probably IN
tended diversion 70 draw attention from more I'm
porapt demonstrations agsinsl Richmond which u 10
believed Grant con,empia,es making
PEirRsBuRe. Dec. 8, 1894.
The enemy rading oollmn, consisting OF the Second
and Fifth corps, with largo cavalry force in advance
crossed Nottaway river a. Frecman's bridge last night
and this morning. and ssck Oh for Sussex Some sEir-
mshing occurred to day between the onemy's cavalry
and ours IN the vicinity Of Jsrrotps depot
No Fsrr.s Have Crossed NsAr Drewry's
B,ur ss Reported.
lrrom ibr Richmond Dispatch Dec. p.I
We hear nothing Of the crossing Of the enemy 10
the south bank Of james river rear Battery Howest
and therefore believe iha' any force crossed
A. thst point insignificant one, ase nos easigned
20 snea. any ispsftsS re,ih -lsoh MI ~e nave bccu
able 10 gsber We think issy t,ss small party u
barges engaged in e Interesting but periloss business
OF torpedo hunting sdvsnage OF the fog % Wednes
day morning and from Ccx's landing 10 the
south bank and being seen when The fos had parssly
clssred away their numbers were very considerably
magn8od until story assumed the round proportions
with which reached the city, namely, that heavy
force OF the enemy had succesded 10 making Andu0
between H,weips and prswrys Blum.
Yesterday passed OF quietly on the nes south OF sb'
city the report circulated yesterday morning that "a
genera battle going all along the nes'' being
ruoT Of sensational CLAUS that were very general
and common some months ago. bot which have Of LATE
NOT besp, we glad 10 cay, SO oitea heard.
All Quiet or the REST OF Grsnrs Line.
rrrom the Ricbmond Whig, Dec. o.
Rumms n ngh'ing on the lines near Howleus
&C. were cusrsns inis morning, but unable 70
trace them to any reliable source
At the Prcsidepte office whr Department We were
informed That there from any quarter The
operators the army telegraph ofce IN communication
with inc lipcs around Rchiuon unoccuped this
forenson, tpct which would seem 50 indicate that
nothing stirring was IN progress.
GUERlllAS IN KENTUCKY.
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