The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1865-01-06
War DEPARr11KEr, /
WARRINGTON, December 27.S

To Aajor General Dir: , ,..... -. :. ~,
The following extracts from Richmond
papess Of to-day have been forwarded to
the department by Gen. Grant:
-. IMPORTANT REBEL ADv1cEa s,,af i,
An official diapatch from Gen. Beauregard,
dated December Is, and received yesterday,
states that Gen: Hardee reports that . force Of
the enemys infantry, artillery and cavalry has
moved from Savannah towards the Altamaha
river. Gen. Hardee has made proper depo.
sition to check the column. Its object is prob
ably TO destroy the Savannah, Albany and Gulf
Railroad. It's depots, &c. =, -. = :, =,
No report has been received from General
Hoods army since the 18th Of November. 80
WILMINGTON. n. c., Dec. 2s.-The enc
! myb fleet, over fifty vessels, including two
Monitors, several armed vessels, and many
heavily armed ffigates and sloops-of-war. made
furious attack on Fort Fisher about 10 O'clock
yesterday (HaturdAy) and kept up an average
fire OF thirty shells per minute until night.
Our loss Is twenty three wounded. The attack
was renewed at 10 o'clock this forenoon. and
has been very furious and continuous. We
nave no report OF casualties to-day. Col. Lamb,
who Is commander of the fort, replied to the
enemys fire slowly and deliberately. The enc
my, under cover of the heavy fire, landed about
three brigades two and half miles above Fort
Fisher. They were Immediately engaged by
small force. The enemy held the ground at
night" ~ i'I9' ~ -
-s..aF SECOND DISPATCH. 80.
49, "WILAIsGToN. Dec. e.
The enemys infantry attacked Fort Fisher
late last night They were repulsed with con-
siderable loss. There was . heavy rain and
wind through the night. Prisoners report the
Path corps of the Yankee army at present ui,-
der Butler" ..-f,-, - -, -,
From our Wilmington dispatches it will be
seen that the Yankee feet attacked Fort Fish
er about one o'clock P. N. ON Saturday, and
bombarded it heavily until nightfall, renewing
the Commandment at 10 o'clock Sunday morn
ing, aud continuing it throughout the day;
that under cover of the fire of the fleet the en-.
envy landed an infantry force above Fort Fish
er, which attacked the fort on Sunday night
and was repulsed s..s
Fort Fisher is situated on sand spit on the
right bank of the Cape Fear River at its mouth
20 miles below Wilmington. The enemy, we
presume reached their position above the fort
not by passing up the River, where they would
have been obliged to run the gauntlet of the
guns both of Fort Fisher and of Caswell, on
the left bank, but by landing on the beach east
OF the mouth of Cape Fear River. The enemy
having effected 4 lodgment above the forts is a
serious matter. 1t will cost double the force
to dislodge them that would have prevented
their landing. la,
Dispatches from Gen. Thomas repre-
sent him still in pursuit OF Hoods broken
and disOrganized force.
r'. HEADQUARTERS PULASKI, TENN.
To Mag. Gen. w. III. Halleck. Chief of staff:
have received the following dispatch from
Gen. Wilson:
"HEADo'.s CAVALRY BEYOND PuLAsKI,l
December %. {
There seems 10 be little doubt that the r..
bells have gone to cambridge, eight mile above
Florence. fearing a flank movement from Ste.
yenson, Alabama Two corps of Stuart's and
Lees army are on the road to Lexington
Chatham went towards Lawrenceburg. Still.
ing the old military road eight miles below
Lawrenceburg. The people cay the rebels are
suffering immensely. Buford's wound Is said
to be quite severe A Mr.. Coates saws the
Colonel commanding the pontoon TRANSPORTS