The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1865-01-06
eFfICIALgBULLETIN.
Shsrman's Future dMeyements,-Ne.
gro Troops RePulsed - Wilmipg-
= ton...Captufe or Hebel Salt Works.

Shefman,s Future Meyements---Ne.
gro Troops Repulsed ~ Wilmipg.
= ton...Capture or Rebel salt Works.
The following are from special midnight
dispatches to Chicago :s;..5l "a pRaitsgssaa
WAR DRPARTNKHr, - l.
-7'i Washington, Dee. 28,-10:30 PM
10 Maior.G General Dbl: 3stH Oh" 4is W 4!.sI1
The following extracts from Richmond
papers Of to-day have been received by
the Department., -, .sa, .i,ft y: a-r-,,.1,
The latest official advices from Georgia indi-
cate that Sherman has already followed up the
occupation of Sayapnah BY sending q force Of
cavalry, artillery and infantry on an expedition.
whose destination cannot be guessed at from
the direction in which IT, has moved These
troops are reported to have gone toward Alta
n,aha River and we shall No doubt next hear
that they beyes crossed that stream and are
moving toward southwest Georgia in Quest of
prisoners Of war supposed to be at Anderson
Vile, daffilh.i T39i 3vRi hIgoT n0i.en%ihIi
Sherman's programme for, his. Grand cam.
paign nofthward seems to BE no secret. He
will start from Port Royal and move straight
for Branchyilie, the point Of Junction between
then proposes to follow the rnain faflfoAd tow.
ards Virginia, stealing and mnrdering as much
g he ean'by the way. All very Ifi6e but #
Sherman proposes, Les disposess 1ed1
The following official dispatch was received
last uiahs:dgs 9oteh.5i ali1 u 4s;i1n9l.sE /.
ss.o!sAinae.4 La'-oI 'W1rsrdxacsrroSs, Dec, ~ "a
''Te ~ Esesaesey, P,ss'dsss Of be cS.tssvaaAs
THE enemy has no embarked tindsf cover Of
h1s neste His movement is not daVeloped. ssf
Have visited Fort Fisher, and find Che dam.
age eight except to buildings not i,ecsssssrv for
defence. Only two guns were adisnnouuted.
The marks remaining indicate the lombard
men YT was very heavy: .aa.. -, n,,,r
ing We fort, and the officers and men eompos-
ing the garrison, deserve special commenda-
ton fongallantry, efficiency aud fortitude dis!
played undff very trying eircqmstaeSes; ri
! The Lynchburg Ni.ginian has 7tHs fol-
lowing in relation to, the capture Of the
salt works announced officially yesterday !:
Wehad been led to hope that these impor.
tant works were safe, but the source from
which the report of their capture comes leaves
Us no room to doubt its correctness. :, They
were occupied by the enemy on Tuesday the
10th, and held by them, as is stated all Thurs
day, when the Yankees retreated towards Bris-
toll We learn that the place was held by
about 200 reserves under Col. Preston most
of whom escaped capture. a., -, =
The works are reported to be but little dam.
aged, and We understand from persons who
have visited them since their occupation BY the
enemy, that they can be put in working order
again by the LIST of February. 5: = - =
large quantity of salt already gotten out
ed. Several pieces of artillery were also cap.
t9red by them but they got little else of any
kind. @-E p 'i9ElT'EF's -
Gen: Breckinridge was at last accounts at
Saltv1lle, preparing to follow the enemy on his
retreat. One brigade continued to skirmish
win their rearguards. No other fighting has
taken place than that already reported. -
A gentleman who passed over the. railroad
from Bristol to Globe Springs after the enemy
advanced, satsthe bridges between those places
are al burned, but the tracks are uninjurod.
(SigneO e. n. STANTON,
Secretary Of War.