Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1863-11-30
FROM GRANI,S ARMY.

Al four O'clock yesterday Dofnine 0sAe1a.
b eGptnfsd sOS prisoners and four guns, ,to-g
fetfer With number OF pontoons. Toe rebels
psTtisNy burn. q tie bridee snd destr ,yed their
.ssre, =. this place; Gen Sherman crosesd tns
Hochsr rtscied RinEroId at D N. The rebels
w.rt tE IsFh retreat toward Dalton, pprs ued
~ s'rorg column OF nattonai troopi.i DaItoa
tr dtetant fer miles from Chastanoosa, and IL
pctni OF etme srsteescal importAnoe a. At that
p1at the " esterp and Atlantic RatIf7ari, Fun.
hiLr south from Chattanoora. is iniefseeted By
IaSd extending from Dalton ~ Cleveland,
WI ere IT strikes the Tennessee and Virginia
kaiirosd By this route there 10 railroad com.
nunicaaon rs far as Loudon toward. KNOX
Ii!ie; and, as the rebels have hSsn repatTin8
ne bridge at Loudon, II is possible the road
bse besn rul ming very near to Kpoxv Vile In
vi. " OF Longs reefs position in front Of Knox.
vile, the importance Il the railroad connecsinE
a Ialton is apparent "a. -E.as- ~ - =
WAL B1aef make stand at Daltonl II he
ventures 10 do so be- Will meet with Another.
oissssrous e.iea. II he does not bat rstreas
uIon Atnnti, then we possess all tn. railroad
{, n mUpicatione with Knox Vile, aud cur army
ts thiCvn between Bragg and LpngstPeet
lTrtg " Ill not, OF course, move 10 tb- suppoft
OF icnsstr st, as thar woulo be wslxng inso.a
bas, having our sEmy In his rear, command
ing BILE CGDm mic tione. On the other hand.
Irrftueet eahnot Low orm a Junction with:
IasE 10 assist him IN rep"iliug our victorious
co,unEs. That Bragg WAS disassronsly de-
f-a"6 hTni OF 10 Ooubt. Tnis r treat WAS (.
lH prem eoitated affair as Il shown BY the
81 d orr o. all Ing 1ont. Upon this point we
ass me- tha! II Braf fg sta. de he " II be disas-
.I.usl3 'ef' sfed, Tor with his whole army
~ 30 lot lo!d his deliberately chosen and
strcUsty iurtinsu pCsuons, what could he do
Vit 'i-t r nnaIts OF a stanpsd-d army against
II" nn "oiurnrs morir in superior strength
a. reetrc" numnfrs. a. flushed with vfcie.yl
W. ccI' iu6t he will make no stand ~ Dalt "a. -
no ~ bis tiue, ,nconbtsdly, the Knox vile
TSt!1. 80 is ~ tnil ossr.e ION Of Gen. Thomas.
All ttis Is favorable 10 GrU. al Blu IN sid-: bat
n. rpY 6S1a a. IA fRo
81 uEtlcn tGsre l. unquest:onahty critical; but
J. Irrbsi,r rs bf en able t. hold cut thus far,
tt. 81 ture o1 HI OK willie by tn r baIe. Our
10 Or terday affeIno n Were within 2i Iniles
= Aalicn, ard fffte,n mites would AXE them
{ 'he l.vslard rt ad. north Of shat III tee We
N !. tur' Ihs r-forP, that Iongsrrpet will
OF 1efurt S,Eth nv rail. Our Off .rrs at Chat
t"E"cch wcre confident o! continu d success.
nti'r'i bI.t kinridsa came near being cap
t'Isc n IT,. hsttie OF Wednesday. His son and
lie CHEZ OF stan are prisoners O. Ciacinaa6
GGtef's, Noe 27. .. .x.,.-y So
wac u blunder in Bragg to divide hisforoes
In T. nj O. snch an army as Grant was mass- =
il eb ftf' hum. The cnndurt ofour troops was
uasnIfcent They have won Immortality.
Giant' lUek sticks to him and gets bigger and
ie'Hr With such an army a. h. has, aud such
cerre mmancers a. Thomas, Sh, rrnan and
Et fr, nothinY 10 the Southern COME ieracy
fnr ana before him The great dtffic1lty he
via have to co:tppo with is As so supplies. 1t
viii b imp ts'tl" for h n 10 advanc- very far.
w 'bt y he sS'tNisy VI pIONisttu-s dhu IKE
for tBin ais. before the railr All Is com pletsd 10
f*iihIo'Ra. Ire country throny which the
'eG is are rrtrPatinK ie pxceedinely broken.
= rel roac CT SEES the Chickanauga river
twtut' Nv" times Bragg will buru the bridges
a.''r him, and may BE- able to ct away with
3. beat al ddemorais danny As hts army
W Siuil O disafection before ,ts defest It's con.
0i:Ioi may Low be considered dssP-rats, and
y it vas th- largest and bast apr intsd trmv
In RE Southern Conf dsracy The nattle os
N loh Ridge, as we suppose the engagement
G. rdi esCay VIII be cali. d, ts the most bril-.
ilsTf Tor o6r a M OF he W r. Our msenf6canr
victory " III fall with stunning, cru hiu z effect
IRON IN. lane uiehing rebellion u-Cincisnoef
Coz atTcSal. Nor 9th -