St. Mary's gazette., 1863-12-03

plete success In the Federal arrss. Gcn.
Bragg has been driven from Missionary
Ridge. Lockout MSsnsain and othrr Pc
,itions. heretofore deemed impregnahl 8
and nj this has been accomplished =
after three days severe lighting. in Which
the whole Federal arrny svas engage"
With Federal loss Of only 1000 men |
Bragg las refreshed into Northern Gsor-
gia. and IL now snmewAere in the vicinisy 81
Dalton. The vigorous pursuit which We
were assured. few days ago. was brislg
made hy Gems Sherman and Hooker. has
been stopped just ten miles this lido of
Bragg's position. and il IL sven now MR.
missed By The Agr,rss of the Assnciasrd
Press. that the '.carnpsign has probably
ended" The Confederate losses in the
late engagements are estimated At 6000
in prisoners. IS pieces If artillery and some
wagons and stores. hat no mention il made
Of the killed and wounded This reverse
to Bragg. will. it Is claimed. aecessitase
The raising Of the siege Of Knoxville.
willis. il il rumored that Longstrcet has
already been ordered to form Junction
with Bragg No speesily as possible We
are told. that Efforts arc being made t.
prevent shc consumna,ion Of this latter
project and that il cannot be carried into
effect without bringing on an engagement
with the Federai forces
The news from the army 1T Northern
Virginia is also quite exrIFing. Siaiui-
taneous with Grants assault upon Bragg.
the forces Of General Meade were pu, 10
motion. and. f,r the first time rinee the
war began. the powers Of ih- aEoeonds"
are being developed Nhe'hnr or not.
however, the present season will prove
ausriciens. or the converse. Is yet 70 be
tested. Some have it, .hat everything Is
working we'll. whilst ath"rs hint that re
la,eness Of the season TO which the cxy.r.-
meat was nosrpanrd- has had fa,a. essf,ct
upon the auocondas vitality. AZ all
events. We MAJ speculate and theorfse with
nut Difference to the naturalist. 4 week
has already elapsed .incs The experimen,
was tried, and who can say no Y 1t has thus
far resulted: We are told. H. IS true. that
General Lee IL posted uear Orange Court
House. that uu- forces Aase crossed the
Rapidan, shat heavy w.ay,ry skirmishiug
and severe cavalry cn;Agexlcn,s have ct'su-
I'd. but wbo can tell Is, ~hich party is the
victor:. A few days J. .nce. we opine, we
hall have pre.iral solution Of this
enigma; Tor Mea'!, ny that time. will either
have r-crossed tt.e K.pidan. or the Con
fcdcrates will nsec been defeated. Up to
present writing however. We know no
more about the sisuatinn in this Depart
ment thal Brigham Young or the Chief Of
the Hot.e,stots
FROG. Charleston, the oft reported tale
is stiu ret.ld. Sumter is being shelled
and an occasional shot is fired into the
,rig. 4 boat attack upon Sumter, some
srw nights since. was rrpulsed.
We have very little Of interest from
she Texas expedition. Gen. Banks has,
thus far. met bns liule. oprosisi"n and sew
eral SNAIL towns and unimportaht posts
have been occupied.
|. We learn. that the Confetlerates are
concentrating large force upon the banks
Of the Mississippi. near Port Hudson,
with view TO the closing Ct the naviga-
ton Of the river.
The news fr"m Earope is unimportant.
The prop"scd Congress. which Napoleon
suggests shall meet in Paris. is reported
to be daily growing in disfavor. The
posi,iou Of the headings powers towards this
Continent renains unchanged.
G"ld. after dropping to LA. is again Oh
the rise, being now quoted at i4s.