VOLUME _LXXVII-- - NQ. :307 Vitts'burgit EVENING &AZETTE TR)I . Shetman's Great Campaign. 1111.1 .Et tiag - .11 1 BY THE MAIN AR3Ii E Lee ''and flied% Armies Ali that Re / - Mato cof the Rebelligu. , • • -411PININ Put%AIMED gi •ARTFUL DODOSIL ISevrrat:Fightt-with , Etieirmufi-:POries Zits Your; Dec. ll.:rThe 174-ralrrs Washittg- ton special says,-liCalltaling to the radial:fah:MEl of tobeiof.lbo sth mint, that. General Sher illivWfililin.AMyhad ratted 'MUlep, ilk The an oriths inforniatlon Of; MatitiestlMuthle itithdaf,fthitf Sherman's runin.alinyz4dniroidy passed Millen wlthont a 'battle, and without ex g , . , . , ntilture of ammimulon, cunt what was used, ihp twat-or-three skirmishes of detachments `al* 'atotsitiorted.:-Thiring-passed- Millen, there is no opportunity..fanny rebel ' ree to Intercept Ids march to th e coast -for which he originally act out,"actd where the.'prinaus - citalts fur that army will be them simultaneously with Its Mai ! . The complete object of Sherman's. greet Sl*a silent will be aelx,naplished beyond doubt. It has btkendemonstraol,that nil that remains of the aftnies - of the'rebellian Is composed 'of liocar's and £eta fames, bother which will soon be ma de:v.l powalcaS. • - The Illehirrennitincr; of the:Stit; says that : (kn. S.heman's army Ims.pasSed Millen without entering the town, and the column • which has • _Veen lying there for some time, In the neighbor hood of 'Macon, has left there and gone otf With the,main It Is unable to sax, where the main laode but presumes his the column which by Milton. Neither can , It-anti- where • the niaiu body Is going. but bellevm Sharman Isimairlng all speed for Brunswick, on the, eoast. Ile may .rettch, there with seine of, ids nrmy, hat before he reaches 111ne'lTater he. will probably have to tight one or two genera', ' The•Augnets chroaiete of the 30th talt,says It mint be confessed that for the past week Sher , men has auccessfully acted the part of an artful dodger, confounding all expectations and emit iv, the people" by lals recent -move. The last ac ' Ports Indicate that be is moving towards the _ bavannada liver., lie mat turn upon... Augusta and • 'seek to foreebii way . through South Carolina, or - lac may ps...tlta for Savannah. The Savannah Apnbliorur - of the lety sari s ; Tile whereabouts of Sherman's main holy has been satisfactorily ascertained, and his move , . reents.yeaterday indicated anything but a deei skin. ;of purpose as to his destination. The . silts era that many people who have been alarmed at. the Idea of life taking them in his linemf march will be agreeably disappointed. The ,Angarta Chronicle of the say.: It is .'reparted that &party of Sherninn's scouts, visited Detnoras Ferry, on the Savannah River, on Sun day. They remalnorsom6 time In that taking,eitwervallens. It Is thopgin. by Many that -Sherinart will undeaior to cross the Savannah 'Meerut that point. . , • . The Savannah Neva - the'fbili, says: Sher. • manseems to be Making no ,Urogress, be is no " near thetvast than Imams several days ago. • Be aptaants to De retreating and tatting as though Lewes caught In a bad box and tont know bow to get out end Is afraid to go ., forward Mai can not go back. - , Tke,:Attgusta Consthationalissof the 20th, says: .1i ie generalll conceded that Sheiman Is avoid :.lug both Augusta and llama, and has:gone on ' his winding way either to Savannah, Brunswick : The Augnsta Chreaktcof theist, says: Wheeler was still Sghtini „the rederals on Wednesday. The i•a ultis not snows. Report says. Wheeler strait 'llllpittriek's .raiderA at I.llg Creek. Ho . • killed three hundred horses to prevent them from fallingbato Wheeler's bands.' • The Augusta L'Aroakie,.of the 20th, says: It In viamoreft that Wheeler; in - the light at Wayaes bora, captured over 2,000 prisoners. The Conatifrationatiet,_however, says that the . 'Yankee' eavtdu, with , whoni Wheeler fought, saurancrad 1,5 w,, • The Richmond Mae enyi: The reins at Gets voldsville captured . the breastworks from • the 'enemy. Tha . Macon TtlryjrapA says they charged througli an opnatield. _' A letter from Hardee, Midas date of Grahams ', 'Attie, 2d-Inst. claims that he has repulsed Foner, ,on the railr oad at that point,. and also a force of `''marines, - under Daldgren, from the The lilthmand Ditpatch says It is now believed • that' Sherman% objective polnt..ks t Darien. He Las tnitised Ids . force Fo rilareb either way . . This Is coke ' of Allahama, rand pity miles math of - - The Richmond Avatch of the says: It Is hot known where Sherman Is. It is certain that be has not- , yet reached • thouth it Is 7: stated, that at fOur o'clock p.m., on Friday last, 'the telegraph 'operator at Millimonnonneed that rSheiman anastithin four milts of that place._ "Nothing has been heard from there Mace. He - Tool been wilbla teeny Milos of Millen for a . Ale Richmond 11 j, says:• Tho Yankees an . pronriated 0ver53,000 horses and mules In Glac cock and Wanmi counties. • Latest from Teimessee. NATTERS AT THE }ton .11111ANGED -Fight - -Between a Rebel Battery and Union Gunbcsat. GEN.FORRESTREPOR,TED ACROSS TIIE Mardi anKentncky Prob4bly Commenced NAmtecrty —Matters at the front - ;Mit itoetiange'fMar that Of aeicrnl daYa•Precious. Tpiro nailcS• cannonading . ay than usual. A rebel battery is intubllthed Ain the bluff four .. ' : - . tecnnallcaderern the ' river. • • Lest night seven . . glint mita trent dorm and engaged the battery, Vat witherirdlakkllt:ir theralmm pealtion. •,:•,.The bents retuned to -day, one of them confider iicounaranauce ties matlitnilaj by our for - nal:memo: thal,eltatton arid ..tiolnusyllle pikes. After . proceedlng a' Lisbon distal:Me- the .enemy' *ad- dlaeocetW - I n ',eOnsblertible :foree. Our boqa ettetledOfinallie nm a-bleti they been- Ilcd;nfid• tircurkilf.',TlCo or three • In , m :were Mirth*: newen ectecely 'wounded mad a :••nfeW;•Clitr ••:Colonel. Johnsen, who .escaim Scorn B House No. 2 - no providattltalY, wa3- wounded hy a bullet of the rebel farce. Tottay two prhumers *ere bronght In belonging TeienentonottßtArkan.naregintents. • rfctiihr lee fret seem on the. ehouls and crirrttii`.lDo . c. ,Ira says: Shelling. tbe - rebel lines mid their • warklnapartion wan, kola. up on the tith, but lerdly.diclgorously or ,preelstently ate day Forrest ivtiiihis'eritirnand is told to he &trots the Cumberland. We cannot ; vouch for the:truth bt" lids stateriatitt, but giro It a's ITC heal: It. -The Impression gains strength among the -sal ; eters , and CiliZeOP, that"thy Confederates aro eltacuiding. If this be so; the march on Ken tucky may Im!said to: bare commenced. We think It quitepossible, todeed, probable. .FWER'S' CO-01 1 E11AT 10X.WITI1 SIIEIIIIIN. —Reitel View of the Battle at Franklin. _ . linw YORK, Dre,fl.—The Richmond f:Azonincr, of the Sth, soya Foster undoubtedly thought 'Mariann nearßartinnah,when lie advanced frorri 'Port Royal to ebtiwerate with him, but It, for innately for us, happened that. Sherman was 'some forty miles off. • '• The. Rtehniond papers claim that Rood won the alctdry at r.ranklin, claiming the fact that our.forets fell back at night to the defenses of . , Nastrtlllons proof. , The Brntitui reviews. Sherman's movements hicaxa for the largest success, claiming that bo:eatt 4o stothlugaertons to the Confederacy, 'that he-will - loose a large .portion of his army . ,> smd•baS left Hood to win success In the west. • - • pov. Browtt 9 i Massage. i• lizwiroax;, Dee. B.—The message of Ger. toile Georgiaiegiotaturp, Is published. 'Thc.Gorenatti takes strong ground against the . recommendation made by Jelf..Dads• to repe al - the. csmaptiOn .of di classes, and vest In h im • &mutt= SO. .detaal such' .persous as he may • think lit to pursue exempted professions. lie Shows that no man could carry on any Madness Iraatever, without the Consent of Jeff, and that tho 'limey or tho potta.-would he entirety des. • . . , -.-- . ... i . ,..._ ... -.::...... „,....,..,..„,....,.,..,..,.;;,..,„,,,,. .... _,-,.,..--......„..,t--.:,:„..--,..,....x„„..:„„,-,4r...„z,..,..r,,..:.„i,-,,,L,a....e,F.a2;,......z3z,,,,;F..g-.--e---- ---0.1„.„.- , " -..f.P;iii?;,,,--- 04- A . 4 • -I THE LATEST NEWS Bi TELEGRIPH. Srecial IliApateb tp i tjte Pitt..burgh Gazette. I NVA:3III"...TGN, DcCerribel"3, :file Adjutant General forblda the dischargelof enlisted volunteers on tinnlatiltements furnisked by voluiatepTollicers i andonlum that they be ft.,- 13. W. Brice, made Baynuniter General, 1s pio moted to the rank of Brigadier General, to date from December2d. • • • . mportant Army New. COMOLIDATIGN OF THE 10th AND 91h TOW, Presentation of ',Hants of Honor. 1, osiii RET LATE: RebelSenae Proceedinu:.s7 GOV. BROWNS: MESSAGE TO TIIJ _GEORGIA LEGISLATURE. Extracti from Irate Sonthern Papers Special Western Associate Free Dispatch. • New Tenni. bee. 8.-sslit the armfuls of the Po tomac anti the James picket tiring, which is still kept up, and occasional exchanges between Ap posing batteries ore all that disturb the inlet. On Monday thr ee ma. some: firing by the 9th corps' gun: anti the rebels opposite. and 111. t tram the monitors and the Howlett Hons., Pattely, but withont causing any casualties on our side. The leth and ,tith POrpS Imre ban collet:did - thud 'and are IMownsaathe 24th empe, - of wiliietu Gen. Ord has assumed command. The corps of coloral