Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1865-01-13
War News.
WASHINGTON, Jan. G.

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WASHINGTON, Jan. 6.
The Richmond dispatch Of the 5tl
says, Sherman's force has driven in oul
picke;s at Hardeeville. This place i:
twenty miles from Savannah on the
Charleston and Savannah railroad
Sherman's present objective point is
BranchvilIe. We have heard no esii-
mate of bis forces, but presume he has
been reinforced by Fosters command
from Port Royal, and perhaps by all the
Yankee troops from Morris Island, and
thereabouts.
The dispatch also has the following /:
"Gen. r. S. Ripley has been ordered
to the army Of the Tennessee. The
Georgia militia. after nobly sustaining
the state passed through Augusta on the
23ih of Dec.
Wilmington, Jan. 4.-Late news from
Newborn and Beaufort reports Buffers
army and Porter's fleet gone to Hamp-
toni Roads or perhaps City Point. There
are only 1000 troops at Morehead City.
New YORK, Jan. z.
The Times Huntsville. Ala, dispatch
of the 2nd inst, says The Tennessee
campaign is ended. The last of Hoods
army crossed the Tennessee river on the
29th ult., with s prices of artillery and
$4,000 men. lie left Macon with 3d.
600 men, and was reinforced by 5000
more. He had ITO pieces of artillery.
and after the battle of Nashville both ar
mics hoUndered about in the mud for ten
days. Hoods infantry crawled off al
night, while bis cavalry steadily resisted
our advance during the day. 1t is be-
lieyed that Hood has thrown into the
river at least 30 gums. He abandoned
o large number Of prisoners, wagons, and
ambulances. Our official number of
prisoners is over 900, not including 500
taken from Rhoddy on the 9th ult.-
Over 900 deserters have also reported. I
1t is said that Hood is going to Meridian,
Miss, and re-organize. A new cam
pag1 has been already projected and
hat the corps Of Wood, Smith aud Seho-
field are already moving.
An official dispatch from Hood, dated
Corinih, Dee 26th was received at the
War Department last night. Hood says
bat the army has re-crossed the Tennes
&c river, without material loss since the
atie OF Nashville.
Sherman's movements are considered
y Lie as more important than any
Grant can possibly make upon Richmond
n four months.
The Richmond Sentinel says: The
Sorlh is becoming bankrupt by which
he South is sure to gain its indepen-
ence.
Late rebel papers show that the Eight
,etween the jeff. Davis and the anti jeff
Davis factions is constantly growing more
The lines between them
ire strictly drawn. Those opposed to
Davis accuse him in the most open and
vehement manner OF being the cause oil
AL their recent disasters and they in turn
are charged by jeff. Davis with destroy
ing confidence in the ability of the Con-
Iederacy to achieve Independence, pre-
venting the full enforcement of the con-
and encouraging deserters.
The Richmond Wing in an article on
says: She has nc ships that
could encounter the Yankee Monitors
with any prospect Of success, and al,
though she might build such, yet the
probability is, that they could not cross
the ocean. She could not even break
up the blockade, far less send an army
and fleet here to assist Us. 1t is, there,
fore, hardly worth while to think of re-
turning to English vassallage.
Gold. 1927.
1t is stated that six tons of powder
we're used to blow up the Dutch Gap
Canal. The conclusion was slight and
not as successful as expected. The earth
will have to be dredsed out. The rebels
have 20 cannon ready to bear on the up
per end of the canal if il is ever finished,
and the channel above is filed with tor
pedoes, which will have TO be removed
before our gunbosts can ascend.
The Richmond Sentinel contains a
very important editorial, believed to be