The Chattanooga Daily Rebel. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1862-1864, 1862-12-18
THE SITUATION.

die tennessee. Fltntn the iasL tWenty-fonr
hours, as in this vicinity. The movements Of
Rosecrans will probably soon beginto develop
themselves. Atthe hour Of going to press We
had received no additional intelligence from
the direction Of Murfreesboro, and the wires
have not been in operation for day or two
Occasional cavalry skirmishes occur. in the
front but the "big guns" are yet silent along
the valley of the Cumberland. The army of
Rosecrans still lies encamped around Nash
ville,- every road Southwark. a division or
two, within bpgle sound of the city. On
Thursday Two thousand oi'fhe enemy's caval-
ry. with two pieces Of artillery came up the
Wilson pike 10 Owens Cross Roads, and err
gagged some pickets at that place and soon az
ter retired; they then went on the lower Frank.
lin road and encamped few miles from tie
town. marching on Frar kiln the next lnorni1g
where they attacked our forces about daylight.
We had one hundred and sixty men, undpr
Col. Smith; two hundred under Lent Cox
Malone, and the whole commanded BY Coll
smith. They very CALAMITY fought the enemy
for an hour but being Overwhelmed BY spell
great odds retired. We LOST four Killed and
eight wounded Among the killed WIS Capt
Mcmillan. Of tie 4ih Tennessee. as brave and
gallant an officer as any in the service. a
The enemy lost three killed and six wound
cd. After breaking the stores and DESTROY
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att o'clock On their return to Nashville. Sd
soon. as information reached Gen. wllartoa. /
force was sent out to. intercept the IN frou
Which We ha Ye =, yet received no inieIi5
E.nce,
From our army in North Mississippi i.
have inteIlire. &c through oficial sources ],
stirring tines. The Yankee Cavalry adxapceb
to within twpmiles of Baldwin on last Sinh.
lly. AMI oua scouts rsporta large force d
the enemy in that ,ici,.it1. o., the nirbtl .
he l4ib fsanlav ni.shi4 The Yankee caosld,
Va. c,mpc dix MOS .,at .f pie,,z III
Mo;ilelapI d 10 ,.ilsoa an at last accb ,int.
was hel.svs so u a.lvlpsi.,s. 81 pRs,loaa
-enileuai, just Though from TiscuEnbas
info ms Us ihpt col. I,Jflg.s conaaalEi baa
brush will fhe enelhy last Thur.Iay AMI ID
p'.i.el tl,eia- Oar dispatches. his ~ rn1ps
however, brihg us the information that On III,
next day. Friday the Abalitioni4is attack |,
Roddys cAy;iiry and routed ihsin At TnsduFl
ba.
The enemy have also been making teedn
demonstratid ns on the ,Iississippi HEsIver viii
their gur.bo ais. Oh last Friday Ate! noon
the Essex and wooden craft nam. unkno IT,
anchored fl'ort Hhison not lanits n ranE.,
efiour lower b .tteties at that point. cabt
McLain crossed thcr;xer the same night bia.,
negro 10 h iii Tho Enn-boat Esser which II
dueed the on ID send a beat ashore vile,
our cavalry fred upon tho boat and kiI,aa rsne
and wouudei . Two. On last Saturday night
battery was taken across the river and place,
in position opposite the boats and opened fir
en'ihem At faybreak, which frewaa rcmraes
by both res sells. The engagement last ed ew.
hours and ii c boats therl retired down the rifer
The fro from our batteries was very feetive il
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