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VIMIY, DEC. 21, 1864.
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VOS in these war times are enormous,
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f„ji I I 1111114 K only be met by prompt pay-
Ittija on the part of patrons. We are
Wit vying over venom TIMES as much
as we did three years ago, and
sterresPaedfolg advances have been made
.he the price of other printing materials.
iiihniebtoul‘this, the wages of labor
glititakHei thin ever before since the
establishment of 'the - paper, while the
di)mrriatid f;qually . ex
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41 es. 'U ~these circum-
Orel* eitgitust , ineiaton our subscri
bing reesisheting as in a sftbstential
fa* by mileing foompt payments.
IiPM Miry petron'who knows himself
t e lta i in arrears on our books immedi
ately call and settle his amount I It
Illiiinfirre us falai enttetrrassreent and
•jive us some heart for our ►ark, *hie%
est 011 bui:a trifle and nothing
14p , any other husineas par
emit.
4 14iints,4ose!no . time in SL'U'ING
NEI ^xo.4
is i alty to Lincoln not to the Coneti
tutioo.
_Me e. ~01 UMW_ tha rm./Ve g a I n d_
__in.
Week loyal men of the e ltupablican pocky
tip2fir . nfh prsoos as being . loyal. Loy
.t,,•.'ralog blMirebster, mean s " fi delity
to a prince or sovereign." Font ye ars ag9
11111110a1 WAS' Ait'' the country 4ere thoie
that stood by the Congthutientand'Lairatnd
m eggaie thattho'cootastitad nothing to
defilitakNary.; tntthe .rebels ware de
(* Wing the people to to etentilag that it
bad. The secessionists alone maintained
that fie war '',t . 'itnid be waged upon slavery.
Altiaillact hi* uniformly union men met
Ildatalitiaa bpa den%al-; hod they all ad
IuII:WNW surantnnopt at snob onwarrant
latibi not and ought not to be
defended sad supported. They would have
anstiCsuoi docyines as are now preached
by press and by the administration.-
11h did they not then tell the people the
. they dared not do it. New ,
the tables are turned. Step by step the
witnillobinut=diverto.l from Its origionb purr
row . Al,nowit I. deciatarl tiy the prein
e.eat that the "Abolition of slavery is the
ea ...kwhitr 0 peas," -, This is their par
ty hi, and of course the test of loyalty.—
Ta,, t to stippoq tie Goyectinarni L bot
r ...et `b r ill i 'P'irty. 'lion 'hear daily
each declarations "that a man can't oppose
tisemkstariiof self 'admiisistiatimii iiithonf
opposing the Government." If this docitine
*pi" they ha 7 alli re be i .l7. .If they
at he at 14."t.they are now , atthebe
gin tbe trpui)lp, itiej, were , gaiity of
hi
trit on,
1 urPoste km , the PeoPle iald
dam titipictriands. , They have the im-
PNlll l Watlio &large as - rebels all that are
Illetillfaidir of *III elseiii• ablation schemes
aadillar larilllly't ttivelifistitational and de
mand...a ritliritirei.- 'ithe e • IS4nocracy of the
NordillailrlintOid'inttAls . to prEcAet in the
. ... Af the 'dim . ' Of till Sts t tes, And
the !,. " -. '7' 4
d tfie Siatea; *4 the rem-,
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M , er btkrnboglead wilistitalabo.
tkM thew ire *Lin* the geedre
moililloansitibey are oplwased to the'' ad•
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,Ssita—frout. Washiagton.
Kitting of the Second Session of
the 38th Congress .
,orroarnon TO DRAiTnia.
There *genii to be all • impreslion among
a good many aerators and members floors
hie to recruiting war ,nesnies by a volunteer
system in preference to drafting. They
claim that it is much more rapid, less expert,
sive, anti bet t er policy on the whole than
draftiing•
raw Arrolimor-GiNINBAL.
'DA ups 4atorney-Cieneral, Jamie deed;
of Kentucky, arrived here to to-day. lie
accepts the position iu the cabinet.
itinwnrs mamma ON TU taunts.
Senator Sherman's bill, hitrtenced to-day,
for purchase of six revenue cutters for
the lakes, is with a view to prevent smug
gling on the northern border.
BILLS TO BR INTRODTVED INTO SZE BOLTER.
Various gentlemen to-day in the House
gave notice, under the rules, of their inten
tions to introduce bills on the following
named subjects:
By Mr. Julian, (Rep. Ind.)—Providing
for the forfeiture of the tee of rebel land
holders, and prescribing an oat% of loyalty
to all persons practicing law in the rebel
States.
By Mr. Stevens (Rep.) Pa.—To regulate
the value of money ; to prohibit the expor
tation of gold and silver coin ; to prevent
gold and silver coin and bnllion from being
paid or accepted for greater value than their
real cut Tent value, and preventing any note
or bill Leaned by the United-States from be
ing received for a smaller sum than is there
in specified ; also, a bill supplemental to the
act of June 30, 1864, so far as the same ef
fects tobacco and cigars.
By Elijah Ward (Dem.) N. Y.—To repeal
so much of Sec. 7th of the Internal Revenue
act of March 7th, 1864, as imposes an addi
tional tax of forty cents a gallon upon spirits
mported prior to the passage of that law.
. By Mr. Spaulding (Rep.) Ohio.—Provid
ling for the establishment of a Navy yard at
Cleveland, Ohio, and a bill appropriating a
share of the public lands for the benefit of
such soldiers and sailors in the regular and
volunteer service of the United State* as
have rallied around the flag of the Union
in the war of the rebellion whether natives,
natuislized citizens, or aliens; and a bill to
prescribe a more impartial mode of impanel
ing jurors in the federal courts.
TOT LAU PIRATICAL PLOT.
The Navy department has received a
lengthy report from the commander of the
sloop Lancaster of the attempt of the pirates
to capture the steamer Gantemala. Great
credit is given to Commander Davenport
for the efficient manner in which be con
ducted the arrest. `-
For the Messerger.
A Raltroad from New Geneva to
Waynesburg.
A. disposition upon the part of the Pitts
burgh and Connelsville Railroad Company
to extend their road to New Ganeva in
lIPIRICTS /r uiguiy pronante
that. owing to the highly flattering prospects
of oil along. :and in • the vicinity of Big
Whitely crest, that said company may be
iaduckl to extend their road through this
valley to Waynesburg. This is not perhaps
a line of country of twenty-two miles offer
ing so few obstacles to the construction of a
Railroad. The elevation is very slight from
the mouth of the said creek to the Loar run
between the farms of Stephens' and Shnver.
And to the bead of said run, where a tunnel
of not more than two hundred feet would
reach-the waters of Lsnrel run which emp
ties into Ten Mile creek about one mile east
of Waynesburg. The country abounds with
timber, stone and an abundance of coal.—
The country along this rout possesses a fine
soil. The great surplus eif. stock raised its
agricultural Products, indeyendant of oil
considerations would make the stock in said
road remunerative. The road located bore
would reach a large portion of the oil in
terest of Dunkard as well as three-fourths
of the Ten Mile country.
iString.v things may happen than the lo
cation and completion of this road inside of
two years.
The Migtei7 Sitiuttion.
The entire field of military operation
is how pregnant with interests. Net
only in. Georgia, but in Termesiee, the
position rdf our missies gives , food for
diewesion, and with Genseal
Thoinas especially, there is cause for
some flight degree of impreliession.—
the condition of Genernifterivall'evm
is invested with soinellonsidersdile doubt,
and. until we ma kern dins tine desV
nation and rad pm:grass from Uukon
sources, it is useless to *do more than di
gest carefully the very tamer ?informs
tion.,youeLkserfed as, by the southern jour-
New Yoaa, Dec. 15.—The Savan
nah New of the 7th says : We learn
that a fight occurred at the front, in
which the enemy were severely punish-
ed. It is said that a strong column of
infantry and eavalry attacked the com•
mend of Colonel Fisher, which is eta-'
. •
t. - GONICRAL TifiritAt ARMY. i tioned on the outposts, and who had S. Pi Len, Rear-Admiral,
The Situation of our army now ear- , not quarter the men that were opposed Commanding Mississiippi Squadron.
rounding Nashville is peculiar. It is in 'to him, but he handsomely repulsed the Sh er m a n , •--- -
the eendititen of a force defending a be- ' foe. We learn that on Tuesday, a force a Army Before Savannah
—Denial that the City is Invested.
ofieged city—Hood being the assaulting of the enemy advanced toirird Coots
party. General Thomas hai eoncentrat. watch ie, burning Tallafarney bridge.—
[From the Richmond Examiner, December 14.
ed his forces at that point as the grand The °lily definite information from
Tbe Y were attacked by Gee ' Gbeirerfa ,
strategetie kef to Tenhessec, the loss of command and driven back. On Wedn." Georgia is the appearance of Sherman's
which would lead to serious disaster.- day morning a portion of ourfiwces had a: in the vicinity of Savannah. The
There is no doubt - of tit abilit i f to do- , , sharp fight with a force. of the enemy Yankee PaPeP3 iarforrued us that he
fend it'stuasessfully.agatrist fill Ole forces near Tellefarney bridge, five miles he.., had accomplished this much almost a
`tied Hood ism 15thv to bear agdost him. km Fpcelige bridge. They advanced , week ago, but of course their statement
But the maneuvers of the rebel general toward the railroad and were driven was.ta iled upon what they deemed the
indicate that sot tiling beyond at Slip I bark Among the Georg i ans, one was probabilities of the situation. - Up to
of the capiternfireng e sse e i s i n t en d e d, killed And several wounded. The one- yesterday forenoon no fighting had ta
and that his plans comprehend a serious my landed . a large three at Maekera ken place between Shermite's !limy and
demdnistritjosi VII tie direct:on of the Point, sad WAS Toported ad vancine. to- the confederate troops in7the, defen4e of
eststeeti Portion' oftfest, sate: The latest 'ward old Pocotolige. They wit? he Savannah. Geneesil Hardee commands
'finiAlligaildk•berie before us, shoes th a t; taken ogre of The forest which sanded the latter. 411,00tetupoiarr paper speed k o
fiiiieral Thong* firm tancentrated his at Boyd'ii hindiug. has Alsappeared.—.. of Savannah aciaavested.' This is not
army in sad- ammat'lleshvilla; that, Ouryeselitte". n in thatiocality will he the case. Saitaltaahlimoisore "Invest
14'ati haa.Bkermin imi , lees , 56f more 0444c0ry at our next socennx. 42"1" than Weill:n*oM we have no
• .. Thq Ilevesmak Wens ef thei Bth says .s' -Vitlertalf gait iii SWI4 in, the least. den
)satvgiolltfiridity:,this may ;Apia BA% 444 1 ,0 r 490 assaitit or - siege... An
MOO *a take .tioloChadkissaa;44 l l o6l diligtitch .iii yestardaY. maatious
, le` 4 ". l ll n e i r : het M ii . si r : - tele4 etleWaaA bine ‘di , veloped” his Irony
iinimila f a' iertike *wa ll : bat, tho 4 timmistit signify
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aline
.atthat cis been gained by Gener
arShet‘anlitkis grandompaign which
commenced* Cbattamitiga and ended
at Adanta. - The success of the rebel
plans would render the advantages ac
quired by General Sherman in his pres
eut.. brilliant raid elitirelyougatery, and
en . mpel armies to fight anew over
gumuscl, already orimsoei with blood ofi
thasii,fellow.scidiers, to achieve the res
tOrntitai.of the,territory which has been
purchased at the expense of so many
valuable lives and so much treasure. In ,
this vie* the victory Vf our forces over'
the enemy at Franklin is of the highest
importance, It was evidently the
tention of Hood to assail j General
Thomas' armybefore it could have an
opportunity of gaining the impregnable
position at Nashville. Franklin was
selected by General Thomas as one of
the outworks, so to speak, of Nashville,
but was not intended to be held against
a largely superior force of the enemy.—
General Schofield was en route to join
his chief when the attack was precipi
tated by Hood, and bad the latter suc
ceeded in his' designs, the dekat of
Schofield would have had a disastrous
effect upon the army of General Thomas ;
it being in the act of concentration at
Nashville. The Union general was
• failing back from the possition he bad
taken to watch Hood in order to re
ceive re-intorcements froth General A.
J. Smith's army. Had the latter been
delayed a day or two, the consequence
might have been _disasterons in the ex
treme Thomas could doubtless have
held Nashville with its strong defenses,
but he would have been powerless to
strike a blow which would have reliev
ed him of his adversary. There i-i, at
the pre eat writing, a prospect that an
engagement was fought on Saturday,
which must have d tided the fat: ed .
Hocd's plans at least, an - 1 compelled him
to change the destination of his army;
and, abando.ling his purpose of carry
ing Nashville by a coup de main, endeavo r
to cross the Cumberland so as to reach
the base i f the rang e of mountains
seperating East from Middle Tennessee
and gain the fertile plains of that legion.
Now that General Thomas has been
amply reinforced by General A. J.
Smith, there is every probability that
should .Hood abandon his purpose in
attacking Nashville, such a vigerous
pursuit will be made as will defeat even
the Bernier resort of the rebel commander
and compel him to seek a place of safe
ty in Alabama or near his recent pease.
The idea that Hood has been caught iu
a trap, and that his army is in process
or danger of annihilation are simply ab
surd. The history of this war affords
but three instances of the entrapping of
an army and those—Fort Donelson,
Vicksburg and Poi t Hudson—were in
comparable with the situaVou of Hood
in Tennessee. •
GENERAL E;litnstueS AftmT
The track made by Gen. Sherman in
his progress through the State of Geor
gia, is now twins defined by the south
- papers, when vouensate iurorma
tion of cities and towns attacked and
points menaced hither carefully con
cealed. Thus we learn that Macon.
which we have heretofore supposed was
undisturbed, was in reality assaulted by
a portion of General Sherman's army,
but in such a manner as to give the de
monstration the appearance of a mere
feint. This was on the 20th ultimo.—
The course pursued by both of General
Shermau's columns is now clearly in
dicated by the dispatches before us.--
General Slocum, after advancing, as far
East as Greensboro', on the Georgia
state road proceeded to E.d.onton, and
thence passing through Milledgeville,
joined Gene al Howard's column at
Gordon. Thereafter, both wings of the
army moved in concert. The entire
army effected the crossing of the Oconee
river.
HEADQUAIITERN DEP. PRO. MAL. OF PIM. t
Wayueeberg, Pa., Dec. 1, 1864.
The enrollment lists of the several town
ships are now in the hands of the respective
enrolling officers for correction. All fiersons
are requested to assist . the Officers in'making
the proper changes.
O. W. TAYLOR, Dep. Pro. Mar.
pro.
REPORTS FROM REBEL PAPERS.
The Advsnoe on Savannah.
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Reported Victory of General'
Thomas.
MOl4l •Ila;01'0.11111ED.
The Battle Seitie and Tentle,
HOOD DOIC HIS BEST TO ESCAPE.
THOMAS PRESSING HIM HARD.
4104 ay.
FIRST DISPATCH.
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WAR DEPA",I, T, W,ASRTMOTON,}
December 16-.5.915t
Major-Gen. Dix:
following official report of the
battle before Nashville has been receiv
ed-from Gen:Thor:nes:
N'istivir.i.s, Tenn., Dec 16:9:15 A. Si.
Attacked the enemy's left this morn
ing, and drove it front the river below
the city very uearl3 from Frankliu pike,
a distance of about eight miles. Have
captured Chalmer's headquarters and
train, and a second train of about twen
ty wagons, with between eight hun
dred and one thousand prisoners and
sixteen pieces of artillery. Our troops
behaved splendidly, all taking their
share, in assaulting and charging the
enemy's brotitworlo. I shall attacl_
the enemy again to-morrow, if he stands
to fight; and if he retreats during the
night I wilt ipur hd him, throwing a
heavy cavalry force' in his rear to de
stroy his trains, if . possible.
GEO. H. Tnomas, Major-Gen.
General Hood's official report of the
battle of Franklin has at last been re
ceived. It will he seen that our report
ed extraordinary loss of general officers
is but.too true. The followig to Gen.
Hood's dispatch :
HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF TENN.,
Six MILES -mom NASHVILLE,
DecemberB, 1R64.
Tii Mobile, December 9.
To Hon J. A. Seddon:
About 5 o'clock r. Nov. 30 we
attacked the enemy at Franklin, and
drove them from their centre lines,
which they evacvateci during the night,
leaving their dead and wounded in our
possession, and retreated to Nashville,
cl , sely followed by our cavalry. We
captured several Stand of colors and
about ten thousand prisoners. Our
troops fought with great gallantry. We
have to lament the lois of many gal
lant officers and , men. Major-General
Cleburne, and. I#,igadier•Geueral John
Williams, Adams, Giest, Strahl, and
Cranbury, were killed. Major-Gen.
John Brown and Brigadier Generals
S. Carter, Marignanit, Quarles, Cocker
ell, and Scott were *ounded. Brig.
General Gordon was captured.
(Signed) J. B. Boon, General.
A subsequent telegram from General
Hood says that oar loss of officers was
excessively large in proportion to the
loss of men.
New , Creek.
Speaking of the.battle.at New Creek,
Va., the Wheeling Register says :
About 10 O'clock:in - Ile Morning the
uonrecicrutc..===ate= r.iyne and Rosser
came upon the garrison so suddenly
that the men had not time to do , any
thing, and the entire Federal force, ex
cept a few men who took to the woods
and hid, were captured. All of Capt.
Holmes' Battery, except the captain,
were taken prisoners. Col. Latham
was in command of the post, and he,
with Captain Holmes and a few strag
glers, made their escape and went to
Cumberland. About four'or five hun
dred men, near one thousand horses
and a large amount of clothing were
captured by the. Confederatei. It was
said that all the heavy guns on the sur
rounding hills. were spiked before the
place was evacuated by the enemy.
All ate leading Republicans who could
be foluid in the peighbothood.of New
Cecek and Piedpinur Iv,el e gobbled up
and taken to Dixie.
Bat a few yards . of the railroad track
was torn up, annut little damage done
at Piedmont. A New Ciyek all the
Government Waiehouses'.and stores
were destroyed.
Admiral Lee's Report of Thomas's
Battle.
WASI IINGTO'S, December 16.—The
following has been received at the Navy
Department :
CLARKSVILLE, Tenn.,
Deeember 16-10 A. M.
Ti Hon. Gideon -Welles, Secretary of the
iiiivy:
General Thomas's attack yesterday
upon Hood's left, supported by the
Tenth .division, of this squadron, resulted
in the capture of Chalmer's headquar
ters traius, withpapers, one thousand
prisoners, and sixteen pieces of artil
lery. The probableloss to the army
will not exceefi five hundred killed and
wounded. -
The attack will be resumed this morn
ing.
-".. A' bliiiirief -'.. : by a Ram.
A horrible accident occurred on Col
umbia bridge in this county on Thurs
day last. Herman 6chmeidien and wife
were digging potatoes in a field near
their house, and had le3 a child at home
aileep. Two other children, one fire
,yeare old, and-the other, Maria, a bright
little girl aged three years. were sent to
the house to watch the child. On their
way they net a vicious ram, which at
tacked Maria, and though tied head and
foot, literally crushed in her ribs, and
killed her . upon the spot. - The other
child gave the alarm at once, but wheu
the father reached the scene of the hor
rible event, it was too late to:do more
than knock the brains out of the ,vile
brute.-- La:18/11.9(1:mm) Journal.
The Rev. Dr. Kendall, who recently
returned from an official visit to Califor
nia, communicates the following
iuci
dent:
"A poor little boy brought to the
Sanitary Fair held at Marysville a white
chicken, which was all he had to offer,
saying it might make some broth for a
poor sick soldier. He had decked his
little offering with ribbon of 'red, white
and blue,' but he had no money to pay
the entrance fee, and was rejected at
the door. As he pass •d down the street,
a gentleman seeing his distress, listened
to his story, gave him a ticket and sent
him in. The simplicity of the chid and
the beauty of the offe' ing, attracted at
tention, and the chicken was put up and
sold for lour hundred dollars in gold for
the Sanitary Commission."
FROM GENERAL SHERMAN.
Sherman Felling Trees to Obstruct
WASHINGTON, Dec. 14.—Full files of
Richmond papers of Monday, December
12th, came to hand this morning: The Dis
patch. of that date has the following para
graph on Sherman, which is more important
than tha brief telegram from City Point, on
yesterdaY, at first indicated. It says the
latest news from Sherman is that, on Satur
day, he was at Bloomingdale, fifteen miles
from Savannah. It is not absolutely certain
which was in his programme—to attack the
city direct, or slide away down the coast
and get out between Savannah and Port
Royal. Our position at Savannah is diffi
cult involving the necessity to protect the
city and some ten miles of the Charleston
and Savannah Railroad, which, leaving the
city on the west, curves to the rear and
crosses the river eight miles above. Since
Sherman left Migen he has been
,felling
trees to obstruct the movements of our
troops.
The Examiner of Monday, the 12th. says
the War Department does not always make
public its news for prudential reasons, while
they are seine times no better informed
than other people. At last accounts, the
Examiner adds, Sherman was marching on
to Savannah in three parallel color TM Ha
must be, it declares, in the immediate ‘icin
ity of the city by this time. Beauregard,
Hardee, Smith, and Taylor, are commanding
at Savannah. Bragg is at Augusta.
The Whig of Monday, the 12th. says the
end draws nigh. Sherman has advanced
to within twenty miles of Savannah. The
fight for the possession of the city may now
be going on.
PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 15.—The evening
Telegraph has just received the following .
special:
WASHINGTON, Dec. 15.—Another scout
has arrived from Sherman's army, with dis
patched to the. President. IL:. reports Sa
yaunah captured on the lOth inst.
The Commercial's Washington special
says it is confidently believed here that
Sherman has occupied Stvannah. It is re
ported that another smut had arrived from
the Union army, reporting the capture, was
effected on the 11th.
WASHINGTON, Dee. 15.—There is no posi
tive news of the tall of S.-Iv:int:all, it is mere
ly a probability.
BALTIMORE, Dec. 15.—Augusta, Georgia
papers of the 7th„ rec.:ive:l at the, American
office, hare the. following: Rmuregarl ar
rived. at Auglsta on the morning of the
6th.
The Constitutionalist of tliu 7ih says :
Yankee prisoners report that Kdpatrick was
Ehot throitgb the heal and mortally woun
ded in the tight on &Imlay at Walker
Bridge.
The Chronical of the 7th says : Passen
gers by the Savannah train on Kmday
af
ternoon, report all quiet in the neighborhood
of the Pocataligo. Another report states
that the enemy were advancing their main
column to the Coazawatchie. It is also re
ported that the enemy captured guns
on Fleetspnr Creek, on Sunday. N.lling•
definite was obtained.
WASH IN GT,)N, 15. —Th3 following
was received but nig.ht, froth Port Royal
Harbor, via Fortress Monroe:
To Hon. Gideon Wells, Secretary of the
Navy I have just received a Communica
tion from General Sherman's army. It is
within a tew miles of Savannah, arid in fine
spirits. I shall bring all my available force
into connection with the army.
igirA Workman in Paris has suc
ceeded in making barrels without hoors,
as solid as the best hooped barrels in the
world. The discovery, which has been
a desidoratum for some three thousand
years. is undergoing examination before
the Academy of La Rochelle.
Fighting on the Charleston and Savan
nah Railroad on Tuesday.
[From the Richmond Dispatch Dec. 141
There was a report on yesterday
that a fight was going on, on the Char
leston and Savannah railroad, at Coosa
watchie. It was probably correct, and
the enemy have persistently endeavored
to make a lodgment on this road.
Foster's Scouts in Communication
with Sherman's Forces.
PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 12.—The Bulle
tin has the followiog important intelli
gence ; The steamer Donegal arrived
this evening from the Atlantic Block
ading Sqadron, having lett Port Royal
on the 16th instant. A. joint naval and
land expedition under Admiral Dalli
gren and Foster proceeded from-Beau
fort up Broad river on. Tuesday, Deo.
6th, the object being to destroy. the
Pc:a:gaga bridge, on the . railroad be
tween _ Charleston and Savannah. The
4 . monipanied , the expedition to
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A Pleising Incident.
His Adversaries
By Associated Press.
Very respectfully,
A. J. DAULGREV.
Rear Admiral
was landed and an action commenced.
The Pocotaligo Bridge was reached
and destroyed. Our troops. were then
intrenehed for such future operations
as might be needed. The Donegal
came down to Port Royal the same ;
evening, but could not give any details
of the losses on either side. Of the
success of the grand object of tiv expe
dition, howevor. there is no doubt.
Cur information speaks in the hig.hest
terms of the energy and activity of Ad:
miral Dnlghren, in organizing and di-
reeling the movernent,rof the naval bri
gade in this affair. When the Donegal
came down Broad river, on the evening
of the sth. shells were seen firing and
exploding, which indicated that our
forces were determined to drive the en
emy out of any position they might
have taken after being driven from the
bridge.
Gr — eneral Foster's scouts had commu
nicated with General Sherman's forces
which were marching on Savanneh. The
belief was that General Sherman would
he is Savannah on Wednesday, the
1-4th. The Pocatoligo bridge is about
thirty-five miles from Savannah. This
bridge having been destrOyed and Sher
man having eat the other railroad coin
nmnicaCons Savannah cannut he. re
lieved by reinf ,rcements from any point
north of that city.
The Latest from Mibile.
NEW YorcK, Dec-mber 13.—A Fort
Morgan letter of the 80th ult., to the
New Orleans Era, says : The nearest
reported rebel force to this point, is said
to be at Fish river, fifteen miles up the
Mobile Bay. This is nothing more
than an advanced post. Tbey remain
very quietly on the olefensive, with the
exception of an occasional shot from the
rebel batteries at our gunboats, simpiy
to get range. In either case nothing of
importance.
A new rebel ram has come down
Toinbiliee river and is now at Salemm
having her armor and plating put on.
She is reported to be a very formidable
engine of war, of the pattern and s!yle
of the rain Tennesseo. captured by us
during the Fort Morgan bomb irdinent.
She is expected to arrive in Mobfle at
an early date.
There are said to be seven rams and
gunboats inside the obstructions, beside
some water batteries. The obstruc
tions are very str ,, ng., and almost of an
impregnable nature, with huge piles
driven into the earth, some eight feet
beneath the water. It will requii e skill
and daring to overcome these rebel
means of defence. It is said that there
are no less than tour or five blockade
runners at Mobile all eagerly waiting
to escape.
LATEST NEWS FROM GRANT
New Military Road Destroyed.
NEW YortK, December 14.—A 7rihune
Washington special says: Con..,;ress
man Washhurne, who returned to-day.
from Gen. Grant's headquarters, repre
sents Warren's movements as a perfect
sneeett and that Grant is confident of
the whole situation. Mr. Washhurne
himself feels mire , e meflenee in the
future from this visit than from any
previous .yrul9.
Warren's mission was to destroy the
- Weldon Road and bridge; as far as pos
sip!e, and discover and destroy the new
cross-road from the Weldon to the
D.t ville, which Grant knew w.ts in
process of construction, and was
designed to serve to kichmond her siiv
plies from the Saudi. This was ruined
.-by War At-
The Tr mute's Army of th i'oonvte
special thus sums up the result of Gan.
Warren's expedition, by st i ,ting• that in
a rapLl marcli of fifty miles lie destroy
ea three important brill ,, es, over twen
ty miles (:f railromis, and a large tuncumt
of forage and other stores burned: the
Sussex Court was caothireki,
Seore ‘o• two of prisoners taken, and he
will reach c;mip to-inorD.w, having sus
taintll but a trifling loss.
Sad End of the Heir to an Earldom
The London Telegrapit says:
The heir to the cal l hen of Wicklow
lately died in Ireland at 24 Dolphin's
Run-line Portobello s Barn
line is a shun, and No 2-i in that region
is of an ord,ir better understood than
designated, kept by one Mary Ll.yd.
whose acconntof th , ,' demise of Capt.
W. J. Howard is all the epitaph his no
ble name is likely to receive. Mary
Lloyd tells her little tale simply.
From New Abbey Kicullen where he
had a wife.and family, the captain came
to her establishment sick to death. His
stomach was burnt np with- drink, this
"noble scion's" and his body worn to
pieces with debauchery, and so by the
instinct of the lite he led, he came to.the
old haunts to die. The treatment his
disease received was simple also; when
he called for brandy he had that too, and
then more whisky; the inmates of the
place had a professional regard for
'"Billy," and showed it in this fashion.
After a day or two of such regimen
and society his voice got weaker, and
his face changed so that the women
were for sending to fetch the doctor;
"Billy" objected: and then they bribed
him to try and take a little food with
more whisky. Even with such induce
ment his wretched stomach "sounnered"
at it, as Christopher North describes a
similar case; and more d ink was ad
ministered, till the aristocrat began to
ramble in his speech—not "babbling of
green fields;" nothing so innocent even
as Sir John's ending—but fancying
himself at the top of a public house and
giving recklessly bibulous orders'
By and by came the struggle and the
rattle in the throat ; and Mary Lloyd
who had never seen a Maw die before
could not tell what it meant. But it
seems the loathsome end of a bad life; it
meant a soul going naked to God from
the tenderness of a Delphin's Barn, and
from the attentions of its wretched har
em; it Meant a: gentleman by birth and
breeding pulled down by his own mis
. (treble choice of a career to die upon the
couch of a courtesan ; leaving the doctor's
and enrollees jury. teinforyn us that the
teaftees lying there was rotten with
ail* and debauchery, • and ready s4hr
desthorithelit thoteeistanceof intlftniteit
,
How Louis Napoleon is Altering
Paris.
A letter writer, in speaking of the ex
tensiveimprovements now going on in
Paris,under. the influence of the Gov
ernNt, says
There are at this moment several
acres of ground completely deserted of
houses. in one of the most densely in
habited parts of Paris, near the Havre
Railway station, in the heart of the
town. Everything has been pulled
down to make way for the new Bou
levard Hausemann, so called after tile
Perfect of Paris, and other new 4ad
splendid,lines of thoroughfare Tabaok
at the huge gap left and —the haw
made, one would suppose that a battaty
of cannon had been playhig upon tha
spot for twenty-four lours. On the
North side of Paris a small mountain le
being leveled down and carted away
to fill up a valley on the south side,
where a space of more than a mile
square is preparing for new building
sites, and all from an entirely new quar
ter of the capitol. Besides the stupen
d, us repairs. or rather restorations of
the Cathedral of Notre Dame, and of
almost every ether religious edifice in
Paris. half a eozen new churches, some
of them of gigantic size, are ri , ing at
different points. The new grand opera
is costing mildons and is rapidly urged
forward. Then there is the prodigious
task of rebuilding the immense. Hotel
Dieu, or great city hospital, the largest,
perhaps. in the world. And aotainoin
the north east of the town, in the midst
of the great manufacturing and iron
forge district, a new "People's Park" is
beim , - laid out, formed of what are call
ed the butts or kno'ls of Saint Chau
! moat, very high i ising ground, in a
rough state and worked as chalk and
gravel pits. More than twelve miles
of rail and train roads have been laid
dowt upon this to bring it into order,
and five hundred wagons drawn by
steam engines and horses, with an im
mense corps of laborers, are at work
' upon it. All this, of course, involves!
indefinite outlay. There are parts , of
the tewn where the "oldest inhabitant"
quite loses himself, so wholly are they
transformed. I passed through one of
these the other day, and folind police
stationed to show people the way, which
I was obliged to ask myself, after a fif
teen years' aceptaiiitutec! All this is
very wonderful and beautiful, but at the
same time very costly.
11=
St. Patrick's Body Found.
While the workmen engaged in the
renovation of St. Patrick's Cathedral,
in Dublin—the oldest church in Ireland
—were digging up a part of the floor
ing in one of the aisles, they discovered
a larere stone coffin of curious workman
ship buried a few feet below the surface.
The coffin was opened, and was found to
contain the sk-lteon of an ecclesiastic,
,5111TOSCa to have been buried there some
90,i years! The skull was perfect, and
the bones crumbled into dust when ex
posed to the air. On the lid of Ole
coffin there was a full length figure of a
Bishop in his robes. It was inspected
by some antiquarians, including .-Dr.
Todd. who expressed it ai his belief
that it was the original founder of the
church, St. Patrick. It is in good pres
ervation, and it is in every respect a
most interesting relic When the
church is finished it will be placed in a
most prominent position, because there
is no in , re remarkable antiquity in the
General Lyon Across the Cumberland
River.—lviovements of Breckinridge.
LOUISVILLE. Dec. 12— The rebel Gen
eral Lyon crossed the Cumberland river
with his command, day betbre yester
day, at - Yellow creek - , about twenty
miles below Clarksville. His force is
r e port e d to ho about two thousand five
hundred. When last heard from he stas
towwd liopkinsville, Ky., and
threatening that place: It he attack*,
the g:lrrison being small, it will be com
pelled to fall back to a stronger and
more proximate point.
Breckinridgo's Position seems to., be
in doubt. 1 loyal gentleman, wl!ose
trustworthi:ips; is vouched for, says he
is at Sparta. Tenne,see. with about ten
thousand men. This gentleman speaks
of what he knows, and the facts indite
that Breckinridge intends to reinforce
Hood, and, if possible, to reach the main
rebel army, but the position of our
troops under Stoneman and Burbridge
indicates that he wiN have difficulty in
forming a junction with Hood.
TENNESSEE AND KENTUCKY.-
Breckinridge to Join Illooti;
Rebel Force Moving on 11lop-
kinsvilte, Ky•
NASHVILLE, December 13.—The sit
nation is unchanged. No advance has
been made by the federal troops as yet.
Grapevine intelligence states that an
advance was to have been made to-day
by our forces; but some skirmishing
transpired on the Harding pike, and sev- .
eral guns were dislodged from Fort
Negley. No results are reported. The
slippery state of the ground re n ders
locomotion impossible, and hostilites
will be postponed until a change of
weather occu,s.
Gen. Sherman near Savannah.
WAsniNGTos, Dee. 12.—A dispatch
dated City Point Dec. 11th, states that
the latest news contained in the itict- .
mond -papers of yesterday 10th, Voth
General Sherman's army says that he',
was cast crf the Ogeechee river, twenty"
five miles from Savannah, and mooting
on that place. On the 6th he; lad
marched his army eighteen
Admiral Porter informs the. liocpart 7
ment concerning the burg dais:
blOckade runner Ella, off Wilmington
by an expedition from thealnited Statent..
theatner Emma.. She wa 444 )411..
arms and ammunition wick bougd—for
Wilmington, N. C. RIO: was, rat.
ashore under tho gsps, qttkie enemy's.,
batteries. •
On the 341 ilistroptt six, rebel dlesertera
all'brothem wega., l goo OA . to this nit"
yesterday freak:* a rfetic_ Va., and , vitro
°M farniske4 trarklitbtt4o9 l 3 .t 4 catuldighht
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