New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-12-14

promptly mace aud the prisoners, TO the number II
were disarired and sent to headqnarferf
OF the whole force making the charge
large numher who found it impossible TO escape
from under our guns, fell behind stumps and iccG
trees where they remained until The firing slackenod
~ this point brave bu, eccentric German belonging
70 NE llath Illinois, vert ont and invited the poraio
has stOppcdeome right into de fort-nobody will hurt
you." An officer lying among his men called him hard
names and threatened to shoot him If he didn't let his
men aone but Jake surrounded about fifty and drove
them into TIE fort. Jake said "if he had only had
udder man on de lddcr side lie could have drove in
g0Ot many Of dem" No single regiment retired
in oTcer They went back struggling in broken squads
or ciawled away under cover If stnmps ana
logs from the fire Of the rio-pts and guns
The prisoners captured here and at other points dur
ing The morning represent eight different regiments
Three battle flags were taken. ore bearing the name
of "Col ". d. Holden 18th Missouri regiment" ano.
thor marked simply 10th Regiment" belonged to Geor
gia: and the third, without inscription was sent 10
headquarters viii the following memorandum at
tachcd
~c.p,ssd 1y Sergeant Judd Co H. 9 " s on Ae
Tie prisoners were brought to headquarters and af-
terward provide. fof and placed under guard.
flag or TRUCE.
Colonel IOring having reported that largo number
Of wounded ind dying lying upon the field and in
the trenches. General Burnside immediatc, directed
flag If ttuco 10 he sent 10 the cnemys lines proposing
10 General LOngstrcet cessation Of hOstcs until .
O'Clock T. H.. to enable him 10 recover ms wounded
Us go receive them in hospitals; also for the re
al and burial Of the dead. General Potter sent an
officer Of bis staff with an ESCORT bearing the follow
Inr letter;
IhADeuAHnrns Cru ANSE CoSrs KsozvLIr, F.rr}
November 30 1868.
Moi Gen McLsvs oy ol,y cteer eomnasdiag Cofedeyon
forots h.a0.fon hoad.
GrEEE.L: Under instructions from Mai. Gen. Burnside.
commanding the Army Of tie Ohio address you this
mepca'ion ioT Oh, purpose OF oleus cessation OF hosp
tiles for 'racen time to seusc the removal OF Your
wosnd iyus in hont Of my line'. LieutCoL Bowen, A.
a. g. the beer 4 his communication authorized make
soh io h' rrFe'e msy he agseS gP,9
Ingsdicr General Commanding.
The messenger vas met IT the lines by Confederate
officers, and the message conveyed Ia the Rebel hend
quarters mile in Tie rear General Longstreef prompt
ly accodod to the humane suggestions. and there
frACT OK THE BATILE-TEID.
Doctor Cullen Medical Director of General Long
streets Corps assisted by Col. Fairfax the Generals
private Secretary and Dr. Bsrksdale Medical Inspect
o.. were On the ID ~ receive the wounded. and re-
move the dead nr. Wilder. Medical Director Of the
hh Amy Corps assisted by Dfs. Bonnie and Ross,
our side, co.opcrated in The humane work Our amhu
balances being first the field tie Confederate wound
cd Wcr, ncars all taken N and conveyed 10 the Main
street hospital whore their wounds were carefully
dressed and afierwad they were roconyeyed 10 the en-
emys hospitals within tleir lines IN our own ambu
lanccs.
These duties occupying more time than antic
pated. IL became apparent toward evening tint the
truce would expire before It's object fully
plshed. AID. by mutual agreement The trnce was eI
tended 10 O'Clock T. IN. By this time all the onemy's
wounded Rad been delivered and all our own received
within our lines Major Boyington among them. The
correct. His brother Is dead. During the FIVE or
xix hours occupied IN this work and the Rebel
surgeons mingled socially and some Of our own and the
Confederate officers coHvcrsed freely upon various
topics abstainnr however from any remarks or hints
which would convey any information Of our AFFAIR."
IN a somewhat lengthy conversation with one OF the
Rebel brgadierO eDerais, your correspondent heard
some bitter, and. nc pronounced them. unfounded
complaints against our Var Department and the Prcsi
dent for failing execute In good ath the cartel for
exchange Of prisoners his officer thought the balance
tctfN ho in u
would be changed. / nslcd him play fully what they
proposed 70 do with all the prisoners when they took
Knoxville; they certainly would not send Ms al TO Rich
Ilond n the present crowded state If that place. The
General replied that slord he sent 10 North Caro-
lima. 4 Union officer inquired how soon they would
BE- gin 10 U.s. at which point the laugh came n and
terminated the conversation that subject. This
General is d native of New York, and graduate OF
West Point but manifested tie most rampant hatred Of
all his Old associates, and even bis family relations lie
would sooner 90 ana live undcr tie Gar OF kussA
than return 10 the old | nion."
APPEARANCE oY THE BATTIE-fInp.
have been many OF tic chief battle fields Of the
war but have never witnessed anything shocking
than the field and ditch in front 81 Fort Sanders Ibr-
tysi dead removed nom the ditch and large
number Of wounded where they had lain piled together
with tie dead aud dying. all he immersed In water or
cred with mud. Hats, clothing guns. cartridge
boxes broken nnske;s and fragments ~ all knds Gov
cred with lie blood Of the slain everywhere. Scat
tefed AL over the fsld IN frnt Of the fort where they
fell were the dead IN every form of mutation, lying IN
pools Of their blood. But the picture IL too horn
DIV eli upln. There gflycr,d n dciu 10 tit
Confederate Commissioners from within our own lncs
They were removed distance Of go yards from the
I.afGpei IL the tort and buried ia trenches.
Dr. cneD Conf, deraie surgeon esiimnien iheir lo-s
n, 40 t. 500 bat il exceed that number by AT least
two hundred. Our own loss. during the hitaA on The
fort wa very light in killed ahd wounded. Tie Rebel
forces charging Eer' unorr Tie direction q "en'ins
Humphrey and Bryant. ! he enemy lost no general
officers.
later learn that our loss 10 wounded and
killed. aill bend 4 list by next conveyance.
sKIRy'IsHISG or TIE SOUTH SIDE.
puring The forenoon there vas some lively shrnifh-
ING In font Of General Shackleord the south side
Cur yckets driven H. aud e'ter~nd hey r. TOOK
their position. our loss on thai SIDE was About iof'!
wounded and SIS Killed
TrE INIsY 5 COMMUNICATIONS CIT.
We have learned from prisoners tken and ly Other
m,aLs. tiat Lonr-iIetts communication WIN Bragg
vas de- troyed set al DAYS ago-tla be las really been
cut off since Tuesday lat courier from tie Gap
brought tie first decisive and really good news ycs'er
da, from Gen. Grant II has produce great change
in ie cling Of the Thoie command, although sc had
.eyera DAYS since to the conclusion that our sue
co.'s uuder God. mus; dePend upon our own NIGHT
arms 4 litlo assistance from the outside wonidnt
MONDAY. Nov %.
Tie night passed With only moderate amount 81
picket firing and morning brings no change ID ne SUB
,anfia position of the respective Lines. he day u
clear AID yerv cold. The roads and standing wafer
be,ne frozen Lard. The mountains Of the Cumber.
had and also m North Carolina are covered
WIN snow but there is no material suffering
fr, these chuscs There is tOday cheerful state ~
feeling TerVndiDg oil Union minds Inc Seccsh part
Of The zeYs are evidently discouraged ~ the prospect
Of any speedy deligersnce PTositions hold out TO-
marEahly The animals however must be suffering
considerable forage. ON their account II not on
tn Of HE soldiers IL would be- dcsirebe to have our
circle for foIagrg sehy enlarged. But don't let our
friend. AZ home feel too much anxiety on our account
nor ihe operators IN Wan sue't pay 100 meh pre-.
Ipiur1 f,r gold We haven't yet gone up. and don't
believe there 10 any particular prospect of that sgnh
cant elevation a. present D.
KILLED AND WOUNDED.
Ven,e,d a martial list Of casualties during the as
fsult'
KILLED 49,. .. =.