Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1862-12-09
War Matters.

There has been fighting in Tennessee One
report of it is as follows:
PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 8. A Washington dis
patch to the Press, dated yesterday, says battle
has taken place between our advanced forces and
Morgan's guerrillas. Col. Moore's brigade was
repulSed several times by the enemy, and were
finally captured Our troops made a desperate
resistance, bnt were forced finally to succumb.
Our loss in killed and wounded is COS, and were
left on the field. Morgan attacked Gen. Fry in
the afternoon at Gaatin but was repulsed with
heavy loss. Fry, being reinforced, is now pur-
suing the enemy closely"
This leaves our men finally victorious An
other report relates the first part of this fighting
as follows:
NEW YORK, Dec s. Aspecial dispatch from
Nashville, dated the It'll, says Moore's brigade,
consisting of the 104th and Tooth Ohio, 10Sth one
battery and one small detachment of Indiana
cavalry, were surprised at day light this morning
at Hartsvile, by Morgan, commanding three
regiments of cavalry and TWO Of infantry. After
lighting an hour and quarter, our forces sur
rendered and the enemy burnt our camp, cap
turing nearly all the brigade train and teams,
and burning what they could not carry away
Two guns Of Nicklen's battery were also taken.
Our loss between fifty ana sixty killed and
wounded, and were left on the field. Rebel loss
not reported. The gallant Lieut.. Moore was
among the captives. Our infantry fought we'll.
Major Hill denies that the camp was surprised;
if SO, the affair was dsgraceful TO us, as Harris
vile was strong position. On Thursday, a
lieutenant colonel of Davis division was cap
tured while skirmishng Two regimental quar-
termasters of Palmer's division were also cap
tured, with thirteen wagons and mules, while
foraging"
Although We have no news of Importance
from the army of the Potomac by telegraph, it
can do no harm to repeat the announcement
made in Washington paper on Saturday, and
doubtless already i'll Richmond, that portion of
the army had already crossed the Rappahannock
al Port Royal. The details of this movement, so
far as they are in our possession, we do hot think
proper 10 give. For the position of Port Royal,
we refer 10 The map on our first page. The in
ielligent reader eau draw his own conclusions as
To the importance and purpose of the move
ment.-NelC York Tribune, Dec.
Saturday last the Whitney battery, Keokuk,
and the Ericsson batteries Catskill and NantuCk-
ct were launched-the first two at New York,
the latter at Boston; the Lehgh was reported
ready for launching preparations" and the
speed of the Weekawken, another Ericsson bat
terry, was tiled in Jersey City, her engines and
machinery having been previously reported in
working order
Colonel Il. d. Goodwin, who seems to lead the
prosecution in the case OF Gen. Mcdowell has
sent Il formal challenge TO that officer, in conse-
quence of the statement which Gen Mcdowell
presented 10 the court yesterday morning, re-
iecting upon the character of that gentleman
We may add, the general seems to pay little or
no regard 10 The metter, SO we think nothing Sc
rious ned he feared Washington Republican,
Dec 6,