Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1865-01-05

fDfAh NhWSs--A Etntitih"h W H"hu'"
have the unjust confidence reached here
last n ight, having LET, the Mississippi five
days ago, He says norlhern dates Of the
2Uih contain an account Of the capiure Of
Sherman and stat, and that his whole ar.
my is ia Il very critical position.
Papers of lhe 18th at jackson, Miss, con-
tanned tue official announcement OF the cap
turo of Nashville. On the 18th, Ii Col.
Wilson received the following: Hood is in
observation-disclosures in full retrcst--ihe way
to the OHIO Is open to us. NJ. 4.
SECOND DISPATCH.
SHREVEPORT, Dec. 18th, 1854.
DEAR NEws The following by Express
from Alexandria has just been received;
"Ihe raiIiug party, 4,OoUstrong, which left
Baton Rouge "a short Time since, lost all
their ammunition, baggage and artillery.
The same dispatch says that It is rumored
that Sherman had surrendered, and that
Gen. Lee hnd fight with Grant in which
he captured 10000 prisoners, NJ b.
We give our readers the a bove dispatches
but will state that in our opinion they are
not entitled TO credit. The reported cap
ture Of Sherniau's army at the time stated
cannot be true. 1t is, from all We can learn,
very probable that Nashville has been cap
tured by Hood. air. Gcldthwaiie left Jack
SON. Miss. on the l4th inst, ut which time
the papers then contained no such diepatch-
es MS above stated. IL was, however, be-
lieved generally that Hood was pretty GER
tain to capture Nashville, but that Sher-
man would most likely succeed in reaching
the coast, though not without having his ar
nv bndly shattered This was the general
opinion among The we'll informed people.
~ SHREVEPORT, Dec. 20, 1864.
En-. NEws:--The reported capture OF Col.
wigf,ll and family is without foundation
as have positive information that he had
reached Knoxville, Mississippi, and safely
passed that plac
The information sent by telegraph yes
terday is several days later than the inior-
nation that reached Houston last night.
Nj. e.
From the Houston Telegraph. !.
CAMDEN, Dec 2Sth, 1854
WASHINGTON, Dec. lU.--Exchange PRISON
ers transferred from Savannah 10 Charles
ton.
NEW YORK, Dec. 10.--A bill has passed
the rebel House of Represent conscrip.
ting all males between the ages OF 10 ana
60.
NASHVILLE. Dec. 10.-The Federal loss at
FraukIiu Is greater than Was reported The
situation in front is unchanged. lhe req
els are plainly in sight standing about the
cnmp les. HostiIitics ceased on account
If ,e weather
CAiRo. Dec. 10-Thc crew Of the Ike Da-
viz hu,e arrived at New 0rl, aus. The yes
sci was sold ior three hundred aud MY
thousand dollars in gold.
kAsuyllLE Dec. l3.-The situation I'M
CHANGED: there has been no adyonce OF the
Federal troops vet. Several guns were dis
Logged a, Fort Aegly.
WAR DEP a, WAsuISGToS, Dec. 10.
To Gen. LEX of New York Richmond
papers Yesterday report Sherman al Bloom
irgdale, fifteen miles from Savanlah.
CITY PoIAr Dec. 10.
To L. NJ. Stanton:-- hichinohu PapeFscon-
tain The following: SHERMAN ~ about hve
mics irom savannah but has not yet made
an attack, and is still doubtful whether he
will, or make tor southeast OF the CITY. lie
has not yet opened communication Win the
cost. Later kilograms from Charleston
says, Sherman Is IN line of battle ani con-
tronted by Confederate forces, put VIII hot
say where. lSigned.) U. >. ohANl'
Nothing impo, tant today fiom the ar
mics OF the Potomac Or ohehahupan
Eleven miles of the Weldon Railroad was
destroyed.
Army OF THE PoToMAC, Dec. 1.-THE
enemy have been procuring large supplies