Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1862-12-15

Special dispatches to the Tribune, dated
Nashville Dec. 18th, state that Brigadier
General Stanley returned this evening
from a dashing enterprise into Dixie He
left our front yesterday by Franklin Pike,
with a strong force of cavalry and dis
turbed the enemy earlyin the day, fight
ing considerable cavalry force and driV-
ing them across the country. He made
a dash at Franklin this morning, but
was sharply resisted by the enemy shoot
ing from the houses.
Major. General Wynkoop, commanding
the 11th Pennsylvania cavalry, charged
brilliantly through the town and drove
the rebels out After destroying the flour
ing mills and other property useful to The
rebels, the expedition returned, losing one
man. Five rebels, including one ieuten-
ant, were killed, ten wounded twelve ia
ken prisoners, and large lot of horses
captured 1t was discovered that there is
no large force of rebels as far west as
Franklin. ....
Therei is a heavy force of rebels near
Nolensville, and another near Murfrees-
boro and a considerable force this side of
Stewards Greek. There was no enemy at
Lebanon. Morgan is about promiseuOusly
with five thousand men. The enemy is
awaiting an attack. The entire rebel
force does not exceed 10000.
The Murfreesboro Banner (rebell of
Yesterday, admits the loss at HartsEille in
two rebel regiments of over so men. q
Bragg sent 1872 paroled Union prison
ers to our lines yesterday, mostly captured
at Hartsville.
The steamer Champion arrived this aE-
ternoon from Aspinwall with 100000
treasure. There is. no news from South
or Central America
The brig Keoka reports that on the 18th
inst, in lat. $50 55> long. Y 10 that she ran
through an immense mass of boxes with
some small pieces Of boards, resembling
| the bulwarks of vessel, gangway, stage,
| &c, These boxes extended between six
and seven miles, literally covering the
water. She picked mp a new cork fender
and fifteen boxes army bread, apparently
not more than ten or fifteen hours in the
water. They'were marked u S. Subsist-
ence Department and Union Mechanical
Baking Co., N. Y.
The Herald has an additional list Of cas-
ualties:
Killed-Lieutenan Colonel Dickinson,
commanding the 48th New York Artillery.
Wounded-General Meagher, in the leg
| Colonel Nugent, Goth New York, badly ;
| Major Jennings, 26th New York Captain
| Cameron, 9th New York; Captain Muche,
| 9Th New York. Captain Carpenter, Oath
New York; Captain Hart, Assistant Ad-
| iutant General to General Tyler; Captain
| Andrew Mahony, 10Th Massachusetts, arm
and breast Captain Dunn, 18th Massa-
chusetts, thigh.
Henry Crown, 7th Michigan, leg A. B.
Rogers, 10th Michigan, arm.
Herald special dated Fredericksburg
/ 18th, says:
1t is ascertained beyond doubt that the
rebel force is nearly 100000.
Jackson commands the rebel right, ex-
| tending from Ginnis Station to Port Roy
/ al; Longstreet has the centre, extending
frum d1nn1s station TO the telegraph road.
/ Lee and Stewart are on the left.
/ The Heralds dispatch, dated headquar-
/ err last night, says Gen. Franklin's line
moved forward at sunrise with his right
resting on the river three miles below.
Skirmishing commenced on the left
| about daylight Soon after a rebel battery
opened on our lines and the 9th N. Y.
Militia was ordered to charge, but after a
fierce struggle were compelled to retire
The remainder of the Brigade, under Gen.
Tyler, then charged the enemy's guns,
when the fight became general on the ex-
treme left.
Generals Mead's and Gibbons Divisions
encountered the right of Gen. A. 5. Hills
command. The cannonading was terrific
though our croops suffered but little from
the enemy's Artillery.
! Gradually the fight extended around the
right Gen. Howe's Division then went in
and then Brooks Division.
About 10 o'clock Gen. Summers troops
engaged the enemy back of the city, since
which the battle has ragged furiOusly along
the whole line. The enemy occupying
the woods and hills, had the much more
advantageous position, but we're driven
back on their right a mile and half early
in the day.
About noon Gen. Gibbons was relieved
bv Doubleday and Gen. Mead by Stone
man. Afterwards Gen. Newton Division
moved to the support Of the left, when the
firing ceased for a short time and broke
out with greater tierceness in the center
where our troops were exposed to nost
plunging fire from the enemy's bresst
works on the hill.
Along the whole line the battle has been
fierce all day, with great loss to both sides
Tonight each army holds its first posi-
ton, except slight advance Of our left.
Cannonading sstill going on and mus.
kerry breaks out atintervals quite fereely
Bayard was hit in the hip by solid
shot while conversing with General Frank
lin. 20 --.-r
Several hundred prisoners were taken
who report Lees whole army in the vicin'
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