The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1865-01-05
The Latest News.

A dispatch has been received by the
President from Gen. Sherman, dated Sa.
yapnab, Thursday, % ult, announcing
his occu pation of the city of Savannah,
on tile morning of the 2lst ult. Gen.
Hardee, anticipating the contemplated
assault, escaped with the main body Of
his infantry and light artillery, on the
evening of the goth, by crossing the river
at Uuion Cause way, opposite the city.
The rebel iron. clads we're blown up
and the navy yard was burned. All the
best of the city is intact, and contains 2,
900 citizens who are quiet and well dis.
posed. .."a~g --@
The captures include 800 prisoners
$50 guns, 10 locomotives in good order,
100 cars, large supply Of ammunition
and materials of war, 3 steamers and 33,
900 bales of cotton srfely stored in ware:
houses. All these valuables-fruits OF
an almost bloodless victory-have been,
like Atlanta, fairly won. t....H -E'
The news from Thomas army is i'm.
portant, and indicates that Hood is al.
lowed no rest On the 9th Gen. Stead.
man crossed the Tennessee River, drove
him out of Decatur, Ala, capturing two
guns aud a large number of prisoners,
and at last accounts was still pursuing
Official reports Of the battle before Nash
vile place the number of our wounded
at three thousand. Ia 81 -#GaH@
From rebel sources We learn that the
guerilla Mosby's uoupdis not danger
Gus one, and that the exchange of priso-
ners will be continued at Wilmington.
The Wig expects Sherman to move
on Richmond, and says: "Hc is the very
genius we desire to see, and he brings
with him some thousands Of those Yves.
tern veterans, whose merits we desire to
test, for Grant has with him some 1000
veterans, and the rest are the riff ruff Of
creation, to desire whom is no honor"
The New York Herald editorially
thinks Lee is about to transfer his army,
ordinance, magazines, and the rebel Cap.
tal, President, Cabinet and Congress to
Danville.
A New Orleans dispatch says an
expedition under Major General Granger,
With considerable force, landed at Pas.
,agoula on the 14th, and pushed rapidly
IN towards Mobile. A brief skirmish
occurred on the 18th near TrankIin's
Ireek, and the rebels were quickly rout.
d. Many people rcjoiced at the sight
If the Union forces. The navy render
d valuable assistance to the troops in
andipg.
New ioRx, Sunday, Jan. l.-Rebel
lcserters and recently arrived fugitives
rave been reporting that the rebel leaders
It Richmond were discussing aud matu-
ing movement which would astonish
he world. This effect woald doubtless
be produced, if the following from the Al
sxandria, Va, journal on that subject is
worthy of credit, viz: ave learn from
persons who seem to have been informed
IN regard TO the secrets of the secession
leaders, that plan was seriously discus
I'd by the rebel authorities for the sud p.
len rnassing of all their available force
n Va, in the event of their affairs
becoming desPev,,5Iiread Pearching into
lion to ceBisyl has 3 .ae in the OF
tempt. T. ~" @.'.. A.
70 The adj9sI-- ,. t,c difficulty be.
tween our Government. and Brazil, grow
Ing ont of the seizure Of the pirate Florida
is in this wise: The act of Capt Collins
is disavowcd, and he is ordered to report
fer trial by court martial; the American
consul at Bahia advising and consenting
to the act, is dismissed; the captured
crew of the Florida are to be set at liber.
~. Nh Seward maintains all the form.
or points against the real character of
the Florida and her mission, but res poets
the flag of Brazil, and regrets the unau-
'horlzed infraction of international rights.
The tone of Sec Stewards letter is dicni.
fed and manly, and calculated to well ac.
company abroad the news of our recent
The valiant een afford to be
crupn'ousy observsnt of all the rights
If friendly nations.
Hon. Geo VI Dallas, ex Vice Pres.
dent of the United States, died at his
esldence on the morning of the 31st
'l:. His body was forwarded to his for
ner home in New Jersey, where the last
ributcs will be paid to the honored dead.
The loss to the rebels by Gen.
toneman's late raid iato East Tennessee
nd West Virginia is immense. He
hPped the rebels twice; destroyed all /
lIroad bridges from New River, Fir- |
mia, to the Tennessee linej captured |
ID destroyed thirteeA railroad trains
It'll locomotives, and several trains with
ira cars; destroyed all the depots OF
. plies in southwest Virginia, railroad
pots, foun dries, mills, factories, store
uses, wagon aud ambulance trains,
rupikes AID bridges; captured = 5oo
unds Of artii.e,y ammunition, Zooo
OK saddles, end large amount OF mar
50, and great quantities. o. small a'lns,
600 horses ard 600 mu.es were among
e captures. Two rebel ed'.ors anu +
cession printing Offices were among the
INJURIES. The latter were sent to Pars2i1
rownlow, as a Christmas gift. A most
we're loss to the rebels was the dcs,ruc-
on of the salt works at Saltvillc, and
ad works at Leadville. Our loss did
OF exceed 1000 in killed, wounded and
lissing. Our captured rebel prisoners
mount to "a officers and s45 men. Fast
'enncsseo and Kentucky are now free
rom any organized Confederate forces.
Thus far sixteen of the St. AlbaDs
aiders have been recaptured; seven were
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