The Shasta courier., 1863-01-10
Latest Eastern News.

/ Nashville, l.-Gen. Roseerans- army.
numbering $1,000 effective men. with 100
pieces of artillery, skirmished all the way to
the battle field.
At daybreak, on the 2lst. everything ap-
peared to be working well. The battle opened
on the right, and by L 'cleek ominous sounds
indicated that foe was approaching the left
wing, and the fight ragged iuriously for some
time. and the foe continued to approach on
the right wing extending to the center. 1t
was clear that the right was doubling on the
left wing. The enemy had compelled us to
make complete change offront ON that wing,
and were pressing the center. At this mo-
ment six batteries opened on the rebels, who
began to give way. They were driven back
a mile, when our whole line advanced.
The enemy again made formidable demon.
strations on our left, while they prepared for
another onslaught on the right. Meanwhile
orders had been issued to move our left on
the enemy, but before our left had time to
execute them, the enemy again burst on our
center with awful fury, and it began to break.
Rosecrans' uivision was thrown into the
breach, and the enemy again retreated has
tiy into dense thieket.
Again they assailed our right and were
driven back. By this time the number of
stragglers were formidable, and the prospects
rather discouraging-bu there was no pan
ic
Early in the day we were severely e9bar,s
rassed by the enterprise of the rebel caSs
who made serious dashes portions of Me-
Cooks ammunition and subsistence trains.
capturing a number of wagons and artillery
stores. Ammunition was ilarmingly scarce.
At 2 o'clock the battle shifted from the
right to the left-the enemy discovering the
impossibilities of success to his main design,
had suddenly massed his forces on the left,
crossing the river and moving under the COW
er ola high bluff at night. The fight rage
with unremitting fury for some time when
! the rebels were checked The scene at this
period was magnifcently terrible. The whole
battle was view. The eremy deplt ying
right and left, bringing up their batteries In
! fine style.
Rosecrans' Chief of staff, 1t. Col. Cor
sche, had his, head taken off by rourd shot,
and blood spattered the General and some of
his staff. The loss oni our side. considering
the terrific nature of the enemy's firing was
comparatively limited. The enemys loss
must have been more severe. We mourn the
| loss of several of our finest officers. When
the battle closed the enemy occupied the
ground which was ours in the morning, and
the advantages were in their favor.
| III. L.
great determination. They made severe
dash at our center but were repulsed. They
were driven slowly duriug the day. Dark
ness made it impossible to press our advan-
i tage to conclusion. Tomorrow the hattie
will be resumed and we feel confident of ul-
| innate victory. Our losses, since Wednes-
dav morning amount to 1000 killed and
wounded-we have also large number of
prisoners.
Cairo 1.-THE Memphis Bulletin ust re-
ceived says the steamer Rather, direct from
the feet at Vicksburg, has arrived. She left
| that place Monday evening the 29th.
Fighting had been going on for five days.
having commenced Wednesday 9th. Up TO
Monday morning Sherman had captured
three lines of the enemy's works, and was
firing on the fourth and last line,of desenees.,
on the jackson & Vicksburg Railroad Hhis
line is two miles from the city of NicksbuTg.-
| There was nothing between Sherman and the
city but the tressle- work of the railroad.
Sherman sent a brigade to cut off cJmmuni-
cation with the city by the Shreevesport rail
road, which was successfully accomplished.
Nine thousand additional troops reached
| Sherman from Grants command. Oar whole
force there is now obout &C, 900 strong Up
| to the latest accounts we had captured ten
guns and 700 prisoners.
Washington. A dispatch from Fortress
| Monroe. says the steamer State of Georgia
reported that the Monitor foundered on
Thursday night off Cape Hatteras-two off
| GERS and 80 men lost.
Washington 5th.-A Richmond paper of
Tuesday contains the following dispatch:
Murfreesboro, Ist.-We assailed enemy
at I o'clock this A. NJ, and after ten hours
hard fighting drove him from every position
but his extreme left. With this exception
we occupy the field. We have captured A.
600 prisoners, including two Brigadier Cen
erals, also pieces of artillery; Our loss is
| heavy, but that of the enemy much larger.
Nicksburg, 3d.-A courier had arrived
and who stated that Federals had attempted
to attack our line this A. NJ. After a severe
conflict they were repulsed, with heavy loss.
No further particulars. Loss of the enemy
in this engagement is said to be 300 killed
and wounded, and ours is said to be so.
New York, 5th.-Dispatches from Fal-
mouth. Sd, say reconnaissance in force was
recently made to Morrisville, on this side of
the Rappahannock. No rebels in force
found
The following is from the hero Rosecrans,
near Murfreesboro, Jan. 4th, co Halleck:
have to announce that the enemy are in full
| retreat. Last night. the river having rlssii,
and the bridges across it between the left
wing and the centre being incomplete. L
deemed it prudent to withdraw that wing du-
ring the night. The rebels occupied that
time, until O'Clock this A. NJ, in their re-
treat. The announcement of their retreat
was made to me at O'Clock. Our ammuni-
tion train arrived during the night. They
were occupied in distributing the ammuni-
ton, burying the dead and collecting the
wounded. Pursuit has been commenced by
the centre. Two leading Brigadiers have
arrived west side of Stone river this P. NJ. We
shall occupy the town and push forward in
pursuit to morrow. Our Medical Director
estimates the wounded in the hospitals at
800. and the dead at 1000.
Louisville 5th.-Murfreesboro advices re-
present the Federal victory as complete, the
entire rebel army going towards Telahaner.
in great disorder Gen. Breckinridge's di-
vision was cut to pieces. On Wednesday our
skirmishers discovered a large number OF
rebels among our batteries, which opened on
them with great slaughter. A Murfreesboro
paper of the ID admits their loss. up to that
time to be 5000. A private dispatch saws
the rebels in their retreat are burning cotton
wherever they find 1t.
Nashville. 5th.-It rained hard on Satur-
day. All was quiet until evening, when the
Sd Ohio and Sth Indiana charged and carried