New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-01-14
NEWS OF THE DAY.
THE WAR.

Big Gen VIM r. Shernen United Sfaos Army.
Nnlol General Of Volunteers 90 be Majc' Genera.
August L.. 1854, vice Wool retired Brig Fen. Philip
Il. Sheridan. United States Army. Nalo:'GeA'
ga, OF Volunteers. to DO Major General,
November g. 1864. vice Mcclellan resigned.
i;lig.. Gon. George II. Thomas. United States army
MaorGe ucral Of Volunteers 20 be Major General Dee
i5 1864 vice Fireman. resigned. Major Whitfield r.
Haucock. Qlartcrmastor United Stycs array aud Moi
een. Of Volunteers be Brig General. Aug. J., i-6
vice Mcrherson, deceased. Capt Philip Sheridan
18th T. s. Iafantry. Maj Gen Volunteers 10 be Brig
Cen. Sept. 90 1864, vice SbernaD appointed Nal ten
passed Assistsn,-Sugeon Soucsc Robinson 10 bc oar
teen Capt john l.. Broome 70 be Major IN the Marine
torps; IirstLieuk William III. Parker 10 be Captain IN
the Marine Corps; Second Lieut. Lewis j. Pagan u he
First Lieutenant In the Marine Co!ps; FraHcs y.
haT.ugton of District OF Columbia 20 DC ScoorG.Lieu.
tenant in the Marine Corps: First Lieut.. John A.
Burroughs to be Captain IN the Marine Corps;
Second Licutenauts Frederick r. Poe; and Edward p.
Neeker 20 be FirstIientcnants Acting Volunteer
Lieglcuant William L. Hail to be Acting Voluntccr-
Liegeuant Commander. Acting Masters J. ). War.
ner Ie-nes C. Gibson George W. Rogers John Rogers.
Henry $ Wenore Jno W. Atkinson and Pete o.
Kel be Acting Volunteer Lieu;ensuts, to- du,y on
the Mississippi Squadron.
Gen. Thomas in dispatch, dated Dec. %,
,sys: from the best Information have et this time,
Hoods losses since he invaded tho State OF TenneSscc
SUN up es follows Six general officers killed. six
woanded and taken prisoner at Frank!n-thiF'een
in ALL aad about six thousand men killed. wounded and
taken prisoners at the battle On The Sh irs al
Aurfrcesb borough he had general officer wounded,
about ore thousand men killed and wounded and two
hundred and seven taken prisoners, and losing two
pieces Of artillery. In The two battles of TIE 5h and
10th inst. before Nashville he had lieutenant.
seers severely wounded. major general and three
brigsdier-generas with four thousand four hundred
and s.xty-two officers and made prisoners, besides
losing ifty.tbree pieces Of artillery and over three
taoussnd stand of small During lis rctfcn: we
have captured fifteen more guns and from fifteen lurd
red 20 o thousand prisoners. ard large number Of
ANAL erins have been picked W by the way
Lieut.. Commander Brown of the United
states guuboat Itasc> of Point Cabeo Texas reports
hat ca the a9th Of December he chased ard rUn
schooner ashore OF about hundred tuns and suhse
ueuy so disabled her by shells tat she has been d
,nan.ied and abandoned use.css. On the 3Oth ult
the ,.asca captured the schooner Carrie VAR while
attending 10 violate the blockade Of the Texas coast
N the morning OF the 6th Of December the Itasca
chased and run ashore the sloop Mary Ann OF Gaves
ION Soc could not be hauled OF Her cargo OF Il bales
Il cotton was removed to tae I;asca and the sigop de
.irOycd.
II is said that the clergy Of Savannah omit
NON the usual formula the prayer FOR the President o.
The United States. and Cen. Sherman is reported TO
isge said when of these Kcbo! Episcopal d.yines
oall,d upon him ascertain # he would he allowed 10
pray for JEFF. Davis; "PIay for JEFF Davis Why Ger
siny You ought to pray for him every day, for JET
Davis aud The ID need praying for very much"
The following named officers have beeu pro-
NOTED ~ he President to be Brcvet.BIgadier Gen
,ra. IL tue Regular Army fer meritoriors and faith
hi sci vices: Col Ssthoriee Col. Shear, Moi F1ston.
tolg. y. Townsend Col Hoffman. BTeyetCol Vim
;oa Breyct-CoL vanviiet Brevet-Col RuiGs 1lgllls,
Col scyiyer. BrevetCo BF.ce, sad Col. George
Trigh..
Dispatches from the Army Of the Potomac.
dated Wednesday. says that tbs recent rains have
produced scidcn rise in the James Rvei and that all
che low bottoms are overaowed. The has made
IL way through the Dntoh Gep Crna and fair current
IL row running. No K!ckuord papers could be obtaaed
"a Wednesday.
Information has been received at the Navy
Department Of the capture Of the schooner Flash OF he
rosst Of Mexico the 27th of Noyenber by the Prin
cess Royal Her cargo WAS assorted one.
The garrison at Beverly, West Virginia. were
attacked or the nth ns b. force under Gen. Ios''7.
The town and large portion of the force defending IT
gsIs captured.