Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1863-11-26
8g O1Itataph.
Afternoon Report.
From the Armies Of Generals Grant
+ and Meade.

TO the Times says:
The latest news up to 10 O'clock this
evening from Grant Is most satisfactory
Generals Thomas and Sherman have got
well ahead
Fighting Ia our Immediate front has last
ed allday long. AteyeFy point along the
line we have forced the rebels back.
Resisting our advance has been gtadl-
ally giving way.
Nothing further Is heard from Burnside,
but the success Of this movement is ex-
pectsd speedily 10 relieve him from the
pressure Of the rebel columns, Grants adj
vance compelling them 70 retreat 70 pre-
vent their capture or destruction.
Nsw YoRK, November 26.-The Herald
has the following Washington dispatch OF
tho gath dated at midnight;
The War Department received this eve
ming dispatches from Grant At OhattapOo.
ga which are Of . most important aud
cheering character.
The engagemenrin the immediate front,
an account of the commencement of which
was yesterday received, to-day has eOntin.
ned throughout the entire day.
NBw YoRK, November ga Knoxville
letter to the Tribune states that most Of
the llth and let Kentucky cavalry, station
ed at Maysville, bad been surprised and
captured.
The rebels had also made an attack on
Rockville, another on Len0iF, aud demon.
STATIONS of a rebel advance was also made
from from ROgeFsville.
LOngstfeet, with Cheatham, Stevenson
and others, are reported in command Of
the rebel troops.
LATER-The rebel force which attacked
MaysVille and drove our pickets in upon
Rockville have fallen back, and Col. Vol
ford is reported 70 be on their track.
The enemy, satisfied with their plumber
aud eclat obtained, have retired, aud there
is again comparative calm,
The people were more scared than hurt.
Precautionary measures have been Ia
ken, forces distributed, aud everything
done to check further advance in that di-
reCtiOn.
The whole number lost 10 prisoners Is
estimated at not over 100.
ALI quiet along the whole ltne.
WAsH1safos, November 25.-Omeial
dispatches from Grant and Thomas state:
Yesterday Granger's, PalmeE's aud How.
ards corps carried the first line Of rife
pits between Chattanooga and the creek
capturing officers and 100 men.
Our loss about 100.
To-day Hooker, with Geary's and Oster.
haus' divisions and two brigades Of the
18th corps, carried the north slope Of Look.
ont Mountain.
The enemy's loss was about 600, ours
small.
There has been continuous 6ghtiug from
II O'Clock until after night, hut we re.
pulsed every attempt TO retake The posi-
sherman's corps crossed the Tennessee
this morning at the mouth OF the Ohicka-
manga Ffs, 3fef
Two divisions Of the 9th corps and one
division of the l4th carried the.northern
extreme Of Missionary Ridge. Oar sue
cess so far Is complete.
The troops from Lookout Valley carried
and now hold the eastern slope Of the
moHntRin aud points high pP.s-s
Hooker reports 1000 prisoners taken.
Washineton news from tLe Army Of the
Potomac up 70 3 =. !. says absent olicere
may De interested to know that several
changes In the position Of army corps have
been made.
Fredericksburg Heights are now Oeca.
pied by one division Of EWell's corps, which
is the extreme right.
Lees left rests near Madison O, a., on
this side Of the Rapidan. The force there
is mostly cavalry.
The rebel army seems TO have no faith
at all.
We will advance aud fight before Mon
day next, as it is manifest that they are
winter quarters at or near Cor
At present they are stretched
from that place 70 some point ON the Rich
mond aud Fredericksburg road, probably
Hanover Junction.
The WoTld's dispatch says; No changes
have yet been made. All quiet along tbe
Rapidsn. The brilliant expectations Of
an advance are yet unrealized.
1t has rained all day aud this may have
delayed an advance,
Army circles in town are somewhat agi-
tated over the FumOrs Of the case Of q we'll
known cOmmissary official. A court Of
inquiry win probably be ordered.
The Herald has the following from the
Army Of the Potomac under date OF the
Gath;
IRE this can reach you, We shall have.
fought q severe battle or crossed the Rap
idan, perhaps both.
As military movements are always SUBJ
ject to delays and contingencies, Il would
not be proper forlmesat this time 20 enter
into any details Of the plan Of the cau-
Everybody is hopeful and eppfasutaof
Meade's plans are well matured, aud
though they do not coincide fully with the
views have heard expressed, they are
perhaps the best that could be adopted,
keeping in view the necessity so urgently
enioinod by the authorities in the war Of
flee 0 I covering Washington.
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Extracts from Rebel Papers.
NBw YoRK, November 20. Tie Tribune
has Richmond papers from which We take
the following sEttae.s: