The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1865-01-06
WAR DEPARr1GKNr, /
WARRINGTON, December 27.S

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To Mojor General Dir: ..
The following extracts from Richmond
papers of to-day have been forwarded to
the department by Gen. Grant:
IMPORTANT REBEL ADyIcEs .s
An official dispatch from Gen. Beauregard,
dated December Is, and received Yesterday.
states that Gen. Hsrdee reports that q force of
the enemys infantry, artillery and cavalry has
moved from Savannah towards the Altamaha
river. Gen. Hardee has made a proper dispo-
sition to check the column. Its object Is prob
ably to destroy the Savannah, Albany and Gulf
Railroad, its depots, &c. : ....-.. -.
No report has been received from General
Hoods army since the 18th of November. I,
WILMINGTON, N. c., Dec. 25.-The enc
mys fleet, over fifty vessels, including two
Monitors several armed vessels, and many
heavily armed frigates and sloops-of-war, made
furious attack on Fort Fisher about 10 O'clock
Yesterday Saturday and kept up an average
hre OF thirty shells per minute until night.
Our loss IL twenty three wounded. The attack
was renewed at 10 o'clock this forenoon, and
has been very furious and continuous. We
have 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"
SECOND DISPATCH.
"WILAINGToN, Dec. g.
The enemys infantry attacked Fort Fisher
late last night They were repulsed with con-
siderable loss. There was a heavy rain and
wind through the night. Prisoners report the
24th corps of the Yankee army at present url-
der Butler" = :.
From our Wilmington dispatches it will be
seen that the Yankee feet attacked Fort Fish
er about one o'clock P. NJ. on Saturday, and
bonbarded it heavily until nightfall, renewing
the commandment at 10 o'clock Sunday morns
ing, and 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.
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 oy passing up the River, where they would
nave been obliged to run the gauntlet of the
guns both of Fort Fisher and of Caswell on
the ieit bank, but by landing On the beach east
OF the mouth of Cape Fear River The enemy
having effected lodgment above the forts is a
serious matter. 1t will cost double the force
10 dlsiodge them that would have prevented
their landing.
FROM GEN. THOMAS.
Dispatches from Gen. Thomas repre-
sent him still in pursuit of Hoods broken
and diSorganized force.
HEADQUARTERS PULASKI, Tenn.
To -Hai. Gen. W. II. HaAeck, Chiefo Stat:
have received the following dispatch from
Gen. Wilson:
"HEADoEs CAVALRY BEYOND PuLAsK1l
December 25.
There seems 10 be little doubt that the r..
bels have gone to cambridge, eight mile above
Florence. fearing flank movement from Ste.
yenson, Alabama. Two corps of S.uart's and
Lees army are on the road to Lexington
Cheatham went towards Lawrenceburg, strik-
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 Transporter