Show BY TELEGRAPH SPECIAL TO THE MILY DAILY UN UNION ION VEDETTE baltimore dec ah associated press letter from fortress monroe the alie 2 lib says the mail steamer thomas collier has just arrived it A telegraph operator named baker belonging to one or of the chief offices in richmond a 0 n d es escaped ca 1 e I 1 night M before last having C eluded the vigilance 0 or of the rebel pickets and made iii his s way successfully into our lines yesterday ay he was subjected to a severe examination by grant and stated that intelligence of the fall ot of savannah and the capture of the entire force numbering bering L 13 commanded by ilard hardee ee had reached richmond a few hours before he made his escape there was a report prevailing at the same time that fort fisher commanding the entrance to had al also so fi fallen allen through a combined attack by butler anki and porters forces but could louia not be traced to any reliable source new york dec the heralds bahama correspondent of the says 15 steamers are in nassau awaiting an opportunity to ru run n the blockade of charleston and wi wilmington gen hooks rebel division has left its position in front of the army pf af the james and is supposed to have gone to assist in the defence of wilmington the richmond despatch of tho says A division diVis ibn of union infantry fantry io under palmer has occupied bower hill eight mires miles cast of portsmouth va for the the purpose it is supposed of oper operating operatis atil g against a list weld weldon on itkor of Sheri sheridan dans cavalry last tuesday made an attack on the rebel cavalry under rinder rZ rosser nine milet miles north of z the richmond of the says Sheri dans infantry has come up the valley to a point between ilu brisou burg and newmarket the ad advance vance is supposed to be int intended endea us as a diversion in favor of the cavalry movement on this side of the mountain early has marched out to meet him with a mounted force which has crossed the mountain and is four thousand strong they were yesterday in madison county the heralds special of tho the says richmond papers of the contain official dispatches from wilmington frilay friday p m it at that time twenty six union vessels reappeared appeared re off that place no attempt has been madrug land troops or attack the forts in consequence of the storm rebel papers also contain the ruin rumor or that charleston and probably Sa savannah have been evacuated washington dec 7 p m A dispatch read this evening by the president from sherman dated savannah dec announce his ocen occupation pation of the city and capture of guns plenty of ammunition ard aad about bales of cotton no other particulars given official dispatches from grant dated 2217 7 p m states that savannah was occupied by sherman on the morning of the and that on oil tile the preceding afternoon and night ra ilar dea escaped with the main body of his infantry and light artillery blowing up lip the iron anzi and navy yard ile he enumerates as captured prisoners guns thirteen lodo locomotives in in good order cars it a large lot of ammunition and materi materials alg of war three steamers and bales of cotton r no mention is made imide of the present position of airi II ardees acers force which is estimated estimate dat at about the dispatch of sherman is as follows S savannnah Savann avann ill nh dec to his excellency president lincoln I 1 beg be to present you iks as a christmas gift tile the city of savannah with heavy guns plenty of ammunition and about bales of cotton signed slip SHERMAN gen foster says I 1 opened communication ni with the city of savannah with my steamers today taking up all tile the torpe torpedoes dois we could see and passing others arrangements are made to clear uie elwang of 11 obstructions sar fictions r |