The New York herald., 1865-01-02
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Return OF Major General
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Probable Designs af tho Easmy to Make
saDash ircm Richmond. s. i.
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Heavy Artillery Firing in Front
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Mr.. .. c.dw.ll.asr's Dispatches.

- Mr.. .. Cadw aIlaaer's Dispatches.
b 4&s CrS PoznT. Dscs 20, 1894.
No astivssy whatever prevails In any portion q shs
lines Of Ne arsias operating sssisss Richnond ~
TEN nsCHzT Welcomes IN nCaxoNp
pssssFs ssA Fuesss asssrs thas ~ nsws = ths sur
ssnAsr q ssvapssh was startling and appalling y Lss's
asny anA ths oizans II ,chmosa abe lals successful
nsvsnsss = 0sussas sscssuasn. Busbrsdss and Gnlem
INTO vsia, md ~ abstraction q Ne rebel ssA and
sa vssks were also shscx V public osaadssce,
ard caused ssas SBeem sad dswsssoa IN shs sspltal.
OAuznAs psrsm IN rm AanY.
Our sick aud ssavasssssts In AespisAm are just n.
covering rom ths suehasss q chisasns, susksys, oys.
tsrs and sshss dAntss With which their jackets were
0sunsd On Chsissnas nay. Nsasy every hospital in
The army ~ out tempting dinner. me table Of shs
Second oerps hoeps literally sroansd uader The weight
great qusssisss es pickles. jssi and swsstmsa were
prepared tor ~ occasion, under the supervision q Dr.
e q sss ss. ssa -: s
matee s TIM hosptlal one thousapd cad hsy took their
seats q Ne aba One pint Of oysters was ths allowance
hospital savassa fund that sometimes accumuasss 70
hOspsal svsas" are 10 those 81 hcms Every soldier
u entitled % his daily rasious o feod when ip camp
Sses bus sa portion Of this allowance Tns excess
Of rasisas efs undrswn % the credit Of the hospital
wnen she sodser % Sick The cost or estimated worth
Whereby ss.s.S @ % pasee.s: many
and coveted dscac,es not In The lst Of articles
is;S s' s ,lss Esss r. ,b 70 ..s.ss. asss
the servica A. strange may socm ono " tho chez
bindranccs 70 ssvss" nordna.s desire Of those
having them ID charge to incroase and swell Tho accuu
atios. THIS should pp be- The soldier y subject 70 toc
many vIcssIsudss o fortune 70 believe 10 long credits
He wants hs. good things 70 day for he knows DO!
what to-msrrow may bring FORTH The Practice d
boarding instead OF sxpsnding savings defeats the OBJ
srsssse "ss1isas II sSs army and II. hishss. nsors
ever reached " company hospital Repors says th
Nio,n corps hspita hss cvsr nvs Thousand dollars
unsxpsndsd saving" @m
taae CrrY PoNr, Dec 81, 1884.
Geo. D. Prentice Of the Louisville Journal returne
from Richmond yesterday and leaves on the mornin
boat for the North. Francis p Blair, Sr., and Hor
Montgomery Blair arc visitors At the head quarters
Lieut. Gen. Grant and purpose remaining day or two
general quiss Chsracterizes everything hereabout
ther warm, rainy and foggy.
Mr. Wtllisa r. MeSrian's Dsspasehes,
oaI I, NJ sg In nm Tnrp, Dec 2S-A. n.
yAssow'e sksEN sAxn Rivss, oorraoIlsD ~ 1Hs uzo
| roxCsA
Fifty picked msn Of shs One Hundred and s,xtsess
New York Volunteers, updsr command Of Captain Thons
p Reilly Lieutenant W. J. Mossby and LsusUsns walss
Thorn, control Farrow's Island, Dutch Gap.
the james river A reconnaissance recently mad
By this command 10 point opposite the Hewlett Hous
Battery, which resulted In tho driving II OF the enemy
pckets entire dspossessou Of the enemy siyin
rs entire control Of this important point Among IN
results Of this the destruction OF thc pom
toon boat which had been for Ian" ''-- r-edesq p
used - 80 saesy ~ fnsking explorations sr e.. ga