Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1863-12-08

g town. drafts oil " closes the lines back ~
nks for their o1 able-bedled men into the
syenls supplies n protection ana eHectuat
"A G'nlzers. being sent the rebels by
l.erorts were'
NJ hat rebel force of 10000 we're
.rs Of r,aeni imphis and Tort Pillow, and al
oe tud were m0mentarlly expected
0pA.i ava GA Nov. |. Gems. HooAer aro
Pam. Il juatei RInggold this morning after
oH' srr mills, depot and public buildings,
an liH s, ad bridge Tho cavalry recon olsance
y ml.' , southwark, disclosed no enemy but
tn y ere found n force al Tunnel Hill.
The railroad from Rlnggold 10 Chickamaugn
was Dc suOyed by Gen Hooker Col Grass
bryat vas left on The old battlefield Of Cbcg-
amau "a buryng our dead, large number OF
WHOM have been left since Sept. 2Oth
lFpatch from Gen Burnside dated Nov
25tb says the enemy On the 24th moved up
three brlgides anu attacked one Of his brigades
turoe miles from Knoxville A ha.d fight en-
sued The enemy was Fepulsed with a ose Of
$50 iilled.
Tn, position WAS strengthened aud though the
eneT ly moved down q large force, intending
to re new the attack, Gen. Burnside believed -
coul be held. lie Loo been able, by using the
road eft open, % keep u supply OF provision
end forage. Reinlorcamenrs are on she way "
uim
q NcINyArI, Dec. 2. special dispatch from
Cha aanOUga states that, IN It battle oil Rim
gold The 7tb Ohl0 regiment suffered severely,
lOsin Col. Creighton aud LIT. Of. Crane, killed.
The 1den ONO suffered seve rely. Prisoners
are COL coming in, and The total will foot up
1000
b ngg, with the skeleton of his army, il
NIX ny ms way south.
he neaOs Vi number Of our soldiers were
iOu nd on the Chickamauga battle field, severed
NON ttsir ho1ies auh uck up on Poles.
fAzewELL. leon, Dc. Id p. NJ. The
repo,s VI scouts sent out from the advance cav
airy posts Indicate that LJngstreet has com
need o retreat from his position around
kl xVIlle large force OF cavalry is now adj
vtuclng On MaynarJsvlle, winch | think ~ the
hmging column ot the main body of LOngslreet
Or jones, pro aoy moving of 90 the Rutiedge
rVad
tAzgwslL, Tenn. Dec $ 80 p. NJ. Re.
pjfs irom the outposts lhs evening concur IN
establishing the PROBABILITY that LpDgsteet IS
retteatiug from Knoxville toward Virginia.
NEw lORK. Dec. 3. the D0rid'S Washing
ton ~ cial dispatch says 1t ls understood that
ia. Glverume has aDyIees OF Longsueet's re-.
treat a ward Bristol, Tenn irom winch place
there Is railroad communication 70 Rich oud.
IL is certain that the siege OF Knoxville has
beeu raised, aud the line OF retreat named Ia the
only one opeu to the rebels
CuMBERLAND ZAP, Nov 30. All our availa-
BILE forces leit the Gap to-day, under the dlreo-
ton ot NJ or General Foster with view to IN.
tercept Longstreet IN hls reueal TO Virginia,
Burnside is closely pushing the euemy's rear.
DECISIVE results are an lclpaled'
LArER--S O'CLOCK, Pm,
Ap ohcui courier has Just arrived here from
nuoxaille The rebels succeeded IN throwing
pontoon bridge across the river on Sunday, but
were presented from crossing by our batteries
commanding that point. THIS brought on
general engagement resulting IN the root Of the
enemy.
There is NJ doubt that Longstreet is in tight
places and may be headed oil by Gen Foster.
Gen. Granger must base reached Knoxville
before this time. Lpngstreet must march 1870
miles before he can be supplied by rail-
CISclsSAFi, Dec. 3 A Chattanooga dispatch
OF tue 81 inst says tine movements OF our army
are contrabaDd. The hospitals are full Of the
wounded Of both armies.
Refugees and deserteIs report that Bragg has
been REINFORCED near Daton Dy Joe johnson.
Nothing later from Knoxville.
Cumberland Gap dates OF The LIST confirm the
capture Of 5000 rebel cavalry by Gen, Burnside
at Knoxville.
CUMBERLAND Pass, Nov. 30.-ll.50 p. NJ
Capt Byrd repulsed Wheeler S attack at Kings
ton On Wednesday last Wheeler then retreat.
ed toward Knoxville
KsoxutLs, Tenn, Nov. 30 A special d.
patch to the New York Tribune says, during
Saturday night, Nov %, the enemy made
general attack in force on large portion OF our
akt ntshtn in ulAa nt.tht and al
IN driving IN ctr plckets.
This was intended as 4 To confuse and
conceel the real point OF the contemplated as
sauli. Cannonading continued all night
Early In the morning the enemy charged in
strong force upon Gen. Ferris position, Fort
Saunders. They were met midway by muir
derons discharge OF grape and canister, and
the steady fire OF the rife pits under which
they ialtored and lel back in broken fragments
leaving Two Colonels several Captains, and in
oil over one hundred dead on the field.
A considerable force reached the foot Of the
parapet only 20 tumble into ten leet dilc
surrounding the fort where the wounded, dead
end dying were piled IN an undlstingulshable
mass.
We captured 23I prisoners. The enemys
loss is nlt car lrOul 700 in the assault. The
ublon lOcs is les than %.
Nan. burnsms hnmaneiF offered uuce 10
Gsn. Loogsireet t,ll Afternoon. to afford time
for the removal OF the enemy's wounded, and
burial Of their nd, which was agreed to, and
.atsfwsrds extended two hours The wounded
Eais Brought into DER hospitals and conveyed TO
'be ebenys line. Three stand OF colors were
captured
ANOTHER Account.
Louisville. Dec. 3. Midnight. special |
d-p,,ch " toe JosFaai SAYS Gen. Wilcox tee- {
& spned ten. BurusIie, November 80 that
al O'Clock On tue evening Of November - the
rebels attacked his iOrcs. az orced bus .kr
ipishIug line baek u Tort saund re- The POS
uon was aiterwards regaIned. There was sharp /
stlrnishug all night
ou sondaJ morning at 'clork the rebels t
asosed three briRadss against Fort Saunders
A portion gained The ditch, bot could not - /