The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-01-12

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THE STU ALTON.
We have interesting, though not the most def
nito, rebel reports regarding General Shermans move
ments II IS announced that no crossed considerable
portion Of his army over tho Savannah river OF
tho eth instant and that at the date OF --latest
accounts he marching towards and near
Grahamsyic South Carolina, on tho railroad run.
ming from Savannah to Charleston, thirty -four
miles from the former and seventy from the
latter place. The rebels are unable to determine though
whether he Is moving Charleston Branchvile,
sixty two miles north Of it, and the railroad running
from that city to Augusta Ca This road they expect Kill
patricks cavalry will cut Charleston despatch OF the
bthinst says General Sherman has the Seventeenth
corps to Beaufort to cooperate with General Foster
Hoods rebo army Is beloved to be in the vicinity
Of Cornh, Mississippi Ho succeeded getting his rear
guard tho Tennessee river at Banbrdge on the
2sth OF December Ho lost between fifteen and twenty
thousand Of his men while north OF that river
and took back TO the south sdo or It about
twenty-five thousand. Forrest was compelled to
abandon one hundred and fifty OF his wagons on the
north bank Of tho Tennessee Bcauregard in despatch
70 the robel War Department acknowledges that Hood
lost ffty pieces Of artillery tho day OF the
battle before Nashville. The Richmond Dispatch says
that even according to General Hoods own account
the "battlc of Nashville bad busness' for him.
The rebols think that General Thomas Is marching with
his army towards Southwestern Virginia. with tho design
OF getting In tho rear Of Lee.
One Of our Washington correspondents mentions ru-
ors In circulation there tina; the rebel Vice President
Mr. Alexander IL Stephens, has applied for permission
70 pass through General Grants limos and proceed
had appointed n commission Mr. Francis P. Blair
81 General Grants headquarters and that intelligence
has been received Of Mr. Bars arrival in Richmond on
last Monday evening.
We have this morning additional particulars
OF General Griesons last raid In Sundays HEaALD
reported his successful progress for seventy miles
along the Mobile and Ohio Railroad, from Corinth to
Oklahoma Mississippi In which no utterly destroyed
che track, bridges and much other property.
He had about three Thousand men, having left Memphis
Tenn, on tho 2lst ut AT place called Egypt, about
zen miles beyond Okaona, he had sharp fight with
body Of rebels, OF whom quite . number were
killed and wounded, and Eve hundred captured
1t appears that he did not proceed on TO
blu. at Egypt LEFT that Inc and moved westward,
Gxiking the Mississippi Central Railroad below Granai
Mississippi and destroying about thirty miles Of it. scvc
raj locomotives and fifty cars, together with several
extensive rebel factories
There are rumors in the Shenandoah valley that
rebel force recently moved down far stsburg;
but II this should DO true Is not thought that
is OF sufficient strength TO cause any annoyance TO
General sheridans army. Detachments OF the enemy,
though arc known TO be at different points in the valley
o. well az q, Gordonsvile and Charlottesville
We learn that tho explosion Of the powder ship Oh
Fort Fisher demorazcd tho garrison that they could
not DO induced out Of the classmates for twenty
four hours and until time had treasured them This
Information is obtained from prisoners.
We publish this morning General Buffers farewell or.
DER 70 the Army OF the James rclnqushng command
on Sunday last The rebels made attack on the pick
cts OF portion Of the Army Of the Potomac early on the
morning OF the 9th inst, and captured few men
The accounts from Arkansas very contradictory
regarding the reported evacuation by the Union troops
Fort Smith, Van Buren, and other posts II Is stated
that commander Of the rebel battalion Of chickasaw
Indians recently undor Gag truce made offer Of tn.
surrender OF his force 10 the Union General Thnycr The
remnant OF the rebel army with which General Price
rstrcaled from Missouri "a said DO at Bragg depot
Red river but tho continually deserving in larg,
numbers
BY why Of Cairo we have la,or advices from New Or
ieans letter received there stated that lighting wal
going on In tho vicinity OF Mobile the 3st ut o.
Che night OF the Goth uit Ensign Bufnes cut loose
look out from Galveston harbor, within Ave hundrct
yards Of tho rebel guardship, the blockade runnin
schooner Daic, having on board one hundred ant
twcnty bales Of cotton. The Union gunboat Rather
which recently drfted ashore In the Mississippi bctweo
vicksburg and Natchez, was attacked and burned b.
gucrias They were also burning cotton in tho neigh
bad arrived at New Orleans
In the Of the S. Albans raiders, in the court
onreai yesterday, thirty days. delay was granted thu
prisoners 70 enable them TO obtain testimony from Rich
nond In the Of Burley the alleged Lake Erie nj
rate In Toronto the yesterday postponed decldn,
sar today whether the accuseds commission from Jer
Davis shall DO received as evidence
Richmond papers Of tho 9th inst cay that Genera
6ssriins Price Ia ssill alive The Lynchburg Vvgsnia