The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1862-12-12
ARMY oT TmE por NAcl
December 4. {

ARMY oT TiIE Por NAcl
December 7.
A lady who came over tho river yas-
tcrdny under a flag or truce, represents
tho condition Of the rebel army us dtsti-
tutc beyond description and that they
cannot possibly retain I'll, ir position du.
Iing the winter.
Quite onc.third of the army arc with.
out shoes, aud hundreds are almost Who'll.
ly without clothing. Hard work upon
the cntrcnehments, insufficient food and
scarcity O! clothing are sending regimen,
after rrgimcnt,o the hospital,
Many cit Icns OF Fredcricksburg, men,
.wcmcn and children, aru encnmpcd ~ the
wilds back OF the city and dare not rc-
turn 70 fear e c ne shcllcd from their
hom-s.
Tho r,bcl camp fires have almost en-.
tir ly disappeared Immediately in front of
Falmouth. No troops con br seen behind
many OF the cntrcnchmcnts. Notwiih.
standing these indications, lho iorls aud
all the naturally weak points Of the line
are strongly guarded.
WAsHGGroN. December 7.
lnformatlsn ID received here that Jack.
sons corps forms the lc0 wing oCthc re-
bel army. StuNrt's cavalry Is ON this sdc
OF the RAppahannock aud operating be-
tween iho positions OF Sigcts aud Burn.
s!de's amy.
A Washington special dispatch dated
the Slh, states that six pickctS of tho Ar
my of tho Potomac were frozen to dcntl,
Oh Saturday night. :, ven died from the
effects of the cold at "Camp Misery
Alexandria.
An army letter, of the Ath, SAYS Frank.
Inns corpe struck tents that day aud oc-
cupies Belle PLAN. The movement is
undoubtedly the commencement of active
operations.
PHILADELrHiA, Dec. 8.
The second edition OF Forncy Pres
has u Nashville dispatch of the 7th,which
ssysa bsttle has taken place b tween our
advance forco and Morgun's guerrillas.
Moore's brigade was rcpulsed several
timcs ly the enemy. Our troops made
. desperate resistance, but were finally
forced TO surrender. Our loss in killed
aud wounded was co left on the field.
Morgan attacked Gen. Fry in the after
noon at Gallatiu and was repulscd with
a heavy loss. Fry was reinforced aud is
pursuing the enemy closely.
Gen. Buoll ard staff arrived at Nash. |
vile ON Sunday last.
st. LOUIS, ID c. Z.
Adviecs from the ) uthwest to o.night,
say the ,ncmy uRdtr Gems. Hindmun
aud Marmadukc, a5,UOO strong, gttempt-
ed to force Gen. Blounts position nj
Cane Ii II, Ark, yesterday. but were
driven back. This morning they drove
Bouts picktts tsree miles, but on the
arrival OF rein'oreements were again re-
pulsed. Dlouhrs opinion is that the dem
ostratun is made TO ctyer their retreat.
as they were telling timber ali night
probably to obstruet the road and prevent
pursuit. Dount has held the eEemy in
check Tor four days. Gen. Ilerrun's
command Uill reinforce him Tomorrow.
Sr. PAUL, Dec. s.
A body OF lS0 citizens, crmed with
hatchcts, knives aud other weopcns,
forced their way through the gu rd with
the vowed intention Of numbering the
Indian prisoners confined at Camp Lin
coin, Mank0tn, but were surrounded and
capturrd and released ou rnrolc.
The Governor issued proclamation
urgirg the people of Minnesota not TO
throw away her good name by &C, of law.
leseness; that the people have Just
cause ut complaint at tho tardiness Of
Executive action, hut ought 10 find reas-
on OF forboarunce in the ebsorhinp case
that " weigh npon the Presided. 1.-The de-
elines TO ruaish them, then their cases
como clearly within the jurisdiction OF
civil authority.
LOUISVILLE, Midnight, Dee. s. A telc-
Gram jus, received from Nashville con.
7 firms the capture OF the lOIth Illinois
and lo6th and ioslh Ohio regiments.
Nlclan's Battery and detachment of
the Second Indiana Cavalry, under Col.
onel Moor, on Sunday morning, after an
hours fight at lIartsyille, Tenn, by Nor
gans forces. The number is not stated.
We have no further particulars.
LOUISVILLE, Dec. 0.
Three thousaud rebel cavalry, suppos-
cd 10 be under Forrest, intending 10
make another raid into Kentucky or a
dash on Fort Donelson, were at Clarks-
vile to day.
4 Passengers from Gallatin, con,radic,
the sto'y ofsn engaxement there be-
tween Fry and the rebels. They say
cnoe snt h~At has oseurred there.