Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1863-12-05
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, There was brisk and often serious skir-
mishes in the movement Large numbers
of prisoners had changed hands, and the
killed and wounded on both sides would
evidently amount to six or seven hundred
Tho enemies line of battle had not been
found at noon on Saturday, but as the mes
senger rode northward he heard can
3 nonade much more rapid and continuous
that that of the early morning or previ-
Gus day, indicating severe fighting.
General Meade has begun movement
against the enemy never before, we think,
practiced in this war. He has gathered
together rations sufficient to last fifteen or
: twenty days, and after disposing his forces
SO as to cover front, fanks and rear, has
boldly advanced into the enemies country,
abandoning the ground to them as he
marched over it. BY this movement he
renders base of supplies unnecessary,
and can attack the enemy whenever he
wishes, being only careful to secure new
base so soon as his supplies become ex
haustod.
The Orange Railroad, over which all
his food has been carried, is given up
The road between Cupeper and the Rap.
pahannock has been completely destroyed,
the iron being sent to Alexandra to save it
from the enemies clutches. Having cross
ed over the Rapidan, it is very likely that
numerous squads of guerilas have already
occupied the country just abandoned, and
we are. thus cut off from all communication.
Meade, for the moment, is isolated. He
is in the same position that Mcclellan was
when he evacuated the Chickahominy
swamp and marched to search out the
James. Until the movement is conclud.
ed, therefore, we can have no information
of its object or result. Ruuors, Of course,
will reach us, but they will be baseless.
From Chattanooga, the only intelligence
is very strangely written report Of the
battle sent to Washington by General
Meigs, the exi led Chief Quartermastor of
the army. 1t is dated on Thursday last,
and places the number Of artillery captur-
ed at thirty. General Meigs' report is
strong evidence in lavor of the theory that
the enemy were outmaneuvred in the late
battle; and that their forces on Mission
Ridge and Lookout Mountain were not
their main bodies, but were detachments
sent to hold the hills until retreat became
necessary. Grants army has. no doubt,
stopped short iu the pursuit, or else we
would have had some further Intelligence
of its progress. General Hooker can be
L. traced to Ringgold, on Taylor's Ridge,
east Of the Chckamauga, where he was on
Thursday night. He seems to have halt
ed there and gone no further. General
Sherman can be traced to Tyner's Station
four miles east of the Chickamauga and
seven north of Ringgold, and there he ap.
pears to have stopped. A cavalry force
sent out by him met sugerios body OF the
enemy few miles eastward, and after
much trouble succeeded in eluding them
and getting back to camp. The losses of
the Federal army are placed at thirty.two
hundred. No estimate is made of the
number of Confederate prisoners. Chat
tanooga seems to have been strange bat
tie. After three days fighting, but three
thousand are killed and wounded. We
await, with anxiety, some clearing up of
the mystery which seems to evelop every
thing in that section.
( Major General Thomas has telegraphed
to the President, that in his late opera
tions, which have been so entirely success
full, he acted in accordance with the plans
fully matured by Major General Rose
Grams, previous to his removal from the
command of the army of the Cumberland.
This voluntary ackno wledgment is honor
able to General Thomas, while it gives
NoueIdl IeosecTdHS lnat creult winch ID his
due.
J The Rebel Maj. Gen. John Morgan and
six of his officers, Captains Bennett, Tay.
lor, Sheldon, Hayes, Hockersmich and
niece, escaped from the Columbus peni-
tsntury last Friday night, Nov. 9th. by
digging through floor cell to the sewer
leading to the river. A reward of 81 900
is offered for the arrest of Morgan.
From Knoxville we have no news which
can CLAIM authenticity. Burnside is still
shut up by the enemy.
General Morgan, who escaped from the
Ohio Penitentiary, arrived safely at To,
ront, Canada, on Sunday morning.