The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1862-12-19

terrible ERE they now encountered, they
finally retired in good order, csrrying
away their wounded comrades They fell
back 90 their original line Of pickets thus
holding the ground which they ut first
occupied, and which they held until NOR
ming, when they were relieved by Stone.
mans command.
Just before the advance Of COUGHS
corps. heavy firing and dense smoke on
the left Indicated franklin was adyanc-
ing upon and had already engaged tho
enomy's right flank to open communi.
cation with him, Wilcox detached his d.
vision under Gen. Burns and sent IL 10
the lelt by the edge Of the river, with In.
structions 10 advance under cover nf the
river bank until he could place himself
in close proximity 10 Franklin's corps.
Aftcr hard fighting Couoh's division be-
ing unable TO carry the rebel works, fell
bnck, which they did when the order had
boon given for the third time
II was now dark and the division fell
back to lis original position, after being
six hours under fire, aud severe fighting
IN Frauklin's left, which carried success
until dork. We had gained u half mile
or moro on the lcft.
On the 18th, the enemy, who are in
PLAIN view Of our Ormy, are busly cm-
ploycd strengthening their position. The
Union nrmy have captured over 700 pris
onors since we have crossed the river.
WASHINGTON, Dec. rs.
Lnst night about 8 o'clock the rebel
cavalry under Maj. White, about 395
strong, made raid into Pollnsvillc, VI /.
They found there 30 men Of SCOTS 200
quartcrod in wooden building. After
brief but determined struggle, and
when tho building was on fire, Lieut..
Smiih aud IL men of Co. /. SURRENDERED
aud were pnroled. On our side the loss
was one killed, Lieut.. Stiles, md Lieut..
Smith, and corp. Berry wounded Rcbo
loss, 2 killed and l3 wounded. The
rebels took everything valuable from the
men they poroled; also stripped the body
of Lieut.. Stiles.
NEw York, Dec. 10.
Specials this morning contained moth.
ing from fredericksburg not In the AS.
sociatod Pross dispatch OF last night
Whole number OF killed, wounded and
932.
Tho Washington Tntclliccnccr saws
the engagement, contrary 10 " hat appears
to have been the general cxpcctatiop.
was not resumed yesterday. The enc
my was occupied In extending and
stfchg hcning his works, and our army
was ticking care of its wounded buryinp
such of It's dead Os could be recovered
from tho battle field. Burnside was re-
iniorccd during the day by Gen. Sigel's
corps. lio unqucstionnbly had good
reasons for delaying another attack M.
on the cncmys lines.
Special TO the Tlmcs.-It anpcars
that the Paymastcr's Department Is able
to procure only about $500 900 per day
for soldiers wages, while the demand Is
four million. This fact Is owing 10 the
inability OF tho manufacturers to supply
them, aud accounts for injury dono the
soldiers.
Tho following dispatch was received
by the President at 4 O'Clock Sunday
HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF THE
PoroMAo, December IL.
VIZ have carried the first line of the
cncmy's works, opposite the town and
three miles below, and hope TO gain the
crest of the hill to-day. Our, loss In killed
aud wounded Is estimated at about b 900.
FoRrREss MONROE, Dec. II.
Southern papers say that Gen. Fos-
tcr's forces is designed 10 cooperate with
the Yankees at Suffolk against Rich.
mond, either by direct advance upon
Petersburg or by attempting to sczI our
railroad communications at Weldon.
RICHMOND, Dec. 9th.
General Morgan attacked an outp, st Of
the cncmy's at llnrlsvllc, on the Cum
berland River, yesterday, killing, wound.
In" aud capturing 1900 prisoners, two
pieces Of artillery and 1000 small arms.
Our loss was 225 killed aud wounded -
The day previous small loruging train
was ca tured by Gen. Seelcr, near NASH
vlle, with 90 prisoners.
MoBILE, Dec, ..
Twenty-Five Federal prisoners, taken
noor Cohteville, yesterday, were brought
Ia to-day.
The cars are running from Grand June.
ton to Holly Springs and tho telegraph
is Norkinu,