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Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1863-12-03
DESPATCH FROM GEN THOMAS.

CHATTANOOGA, (rENN.) Nov 27-l2 p NJ.
Major Gen. H. w. HALEECK, General-in- Chief:
Gen Palmer reports that johnson division Of the Four
teanh Corps surprised A. p. Stewards division last night
taking four guns two ca'sons, and many prisoners.
Hooker reports his arrival at Rnggold at nine O'Clock
A. NJ to-day He found the road strewn with cassons,
limbers, and ambulances. He commenced skirmishing
with the enemy at eleven o'clock A. NJ, in Railroad
Pass Gap, Rnggod, about half Of Osterhaus's
AMI third of Gearys divisions engaged and rc1d the
enemy to abandon the oson he has taken in the passes
Both divisions suffered severely the enemy making obsti
nate resistance.
On the morning OF the cath sent Col Long, comm aud
ing the second brigade of tho second cavalry DIVISION
South Chickamauga 10 make raids on the f, ct
Tennessee and Georgia railroad lie returned this ever
ing, bringing two hundred and fifty prisoners and reports
that he has destroyed the railroad from Tyners Station to
the Hawasse, and ten miles southwest Of Cleveland He
also destroyed eighty wagons and large quantity of
mssay stores and other supplies at Cleveland The pri
have taken since the 23d up more than
five thousand. GEO. ii. THOMAS,
.' Major General Commanding.
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REBEL SPECULATIONS.

The Richmond Enquirer of the Oath instant says:
The great barrier to the enemys advance at Chatta
nooga is Lookout Mountain This is Braggs stronghold
and his position here mpregnabe to an assault that
the enemy has had the emery yet to attempt to
IT, Yet he Ia busy with his operations and may be that
he may soon attempt forward movement"
The army correspondent of the Savannah Republican
writes
"The enemy since efecting Judgment 10 Lookout
Valley, has not been idle He has thrown up defensive
works for his iaanry and erected batteries the range
OF hills which, starting Mt Browns Ferry up the valley
on the west side Of Lookout Creek and divide it nearly
Two equal parts lie j. stl engaged upon these works
The batteries intended only to defend the valley
ferry against assault hut in com uncton with the mecca
SIN guns to sweep the north face of Lookout Mountain
The possession of this mountain is AL that necessary 10
render the position OF thu enemy safe aud satisfactory and
a the same tune to render our position unsafe and ua-
satisfactory"
w. G. Swan, member of the Rebel Congress, writes
to the Richmond Examiner long defence of Gen. Bragg
in the course of which he says:
The achievements of Gen Bragss army have at last,
however, constrained not only the enemy but our
country To appreciate properly its Importance and the
great interest c0ted IT, it, The eyes Of hostile pe0
pie are directed with intensity Of interest before
manifested to the scene Of it's operations The whole
power almost OF The United States Government now
fronts and threatens IL while IT, stands brisng Look
out Mountain and Missionary Ridge like impregnable
fortress between US and the The fate Of the Con-
federacy seems to be suspended upon it's successful
ssance or failures and yet, strangely in the face Of this
great fact there those who would array against the
chief Of this army the worst pudices Of his soldiers
Mischief has already been done by the Encouragement
neglect of duty and to desertion which these earnings
Afford indeed that if Cen Bragg had been less
soldier aUd discpllnarian his army would have long
since been dissolved"
The Richmond Enquirer Of the lS.h an article upon
Bragg and his Generals places the responsibility for his
defeat upon Gen. Jefferson Davis. r. says:
Gen Bragg having requested to be removed the re.
sponsbty Of his retention openly aud boldly assumed
by inc President and the prayer Of every patriot is that
he may bs right and all others wrong We hope that his
wisdom may again demonstrate ITSELF that Gen. Bragg
may Illustrate It's propriety with glorious victory aud
to this responsibility with proud satsfactiop"
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THE LONDON TINES AS A PROPHET.

The London Times Of the l4h instsnt bas elaborate
editorial review Of military affairs in this country, which
is exceedingly rch as VI II be from the following ex-
trsct
In all probability the campaign of 1863 had come to
An end 10 Tennessee as well as In Virginia The month
of Ocober'had been spoken Of likely to wtness
remarkable events in the grand contest Of the Federal
army at Chattanooga with the forces o Gen. Bragg but
nothing of Importance has taken place although the expec
tatipn Of some great passage of still prevails Whe
Their any thing will be attempted will depend the state
Of the weather. and judging with the experience of the
past two years to guide US may say that il is most
likely The armies uH remain nearly they until
the return Of spring Indeed this almost the best that
be anticipated by the Federas Troops being
hurried by Gen Grant to proceed with the
of Georgia, but to defend the Federal Communications
1t IL for them 10 hold their earthworks Chata
nooQa To- prevent the Confederate cavalry bouncing upon
their trains and reducing them to extremes for want
supplies The Of Hooker the 2Sth seems If
true to be unimportant for the Coniedeates still hold
the bank of Lookout Greek and the situation OF the
two armies remains unchanged. IT, them Gen Grant can
do as much as Gen RosecraDs, and MAINTAIN has position
during the Ch0taa00pa he may be considered
hauinQ ahisued all that The Federdis hope O Pres
dsnt Davis speaks confdc ny at Mobile That he will be
unable to do ths The Southern statesman declares that
Grant will be beaten and driven norhward IT Tennes
Allowing for oratorcal exaggeration, it may be pre-
sumed that Mr. Davis thinks the chances in the Tennessee
campaign favor Of the Confederates We may giUc
his assertions since they coincide sufficiently
with the correspondence from the Federal camp and the
general tone Of the North respect ng the state Of affairs
There such bic that things crt
CAL such absence Of the usual prophecies Of speedy vic
tory that may be that the danger the Federal
asmy i. real and obvious The best hrt happen
the inoaders Is to be spread ignomnous and ranous
rGtrcat"
The Times then affrms that Geu. Meade VIII probably
spend the winter ard spring repairing railroads and that
the Invasion Of Virginia 81 gwen up entirely" The
petition talked Of 10 the coast Of Texas it says will
" come ~ nothing" 1t adds that 1863 will leave mat
ters substantially the at the beginning, aud there
fore it asks The North whether enough has been done
prove that the Conederates determined on inde
pendence aud strong enough to mautan is1 #"
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TUE sroRMING OF MISSIONARY RIDGE

The storming Of the ridge 10 the great battle before
Chattanooga on the Goth ultmo is thus described by
officer in a report to the War Department:
"The stormng Of the ridge by troops was one Of
the greatest miracles in military history. No man, who
climbs the ascent by any OF the roads that wind along it's
'front.' believe that eighteen thousand moved
upon its broken aud crumbng face unless it his for
tune to witness the deed 1t awful visible
interpolation If God Neither Gen Grant Gen Thomas
intended it, Their orders to carry the rife pits
along tie base of the ridge and cut off their occupants
but when this accomplished the unaccountabIe spirit
Of the troops bore them bodily up the impracticabe
sleeps over the brstng rfepis the crest and the
thity eufladng every gully The order to storm
appears have been given simultaneously by Generals
Sheridan and Wood because the were not to be held
back hopeless the attempt app AIRED to military pru
deBce Besides, the Generals caught the inspiration Of
the men, and ready themselves TO undertake mposs
bltesu
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TIE EXCHANGE OF PRISONERS

Gen Hitchcock, who has had the general direction OF
matters referring TO the exchange of our prisoners has
written to the New York Times long letter upon the
subject by which the mystery that has enveoped the
ton and the confused contradictory statements which
have been made about it, are cleared up.
By this letter it would SEEM authorities not to
blame for the stoppage of exchanges They have pro-
posed to the rebel Commissioner to exchange man for
man. all the prisoners held the South but this the
rebels have refused to agree to- Other propositions of
humane character have been made the rebels with
view of eeotng the release Of our prisoners but they
have refused To listen to them. .-...
In ALL we hold forty thousand rebel prisoners while the
rebels hold but thirteen thousand Union prisoners and
they in,ist appears from Gen Hchcocks letter that
the exchange shall be general that say hat shall
deliver up them all of the forty Thousand prisoners in
possession and receive in return about thirteen thou
sand men, leaving about twenty thousand men, who
might for few days be considered parole not to take
up unless duly exchanged. But Thea, asks Gen.
Hitchcock, "wbat would Mr.. Ould do with thOse men 7
Judging by what he has actually recently done, he would
undoubtedly assume discharge those from all obi
cations under their parole and put them into the field to
Rsh against national troops standing under an unstaped
national hsgthe very troops who calamity captured
those men upon bloody battlefield within the past few
months"
the question has up from Cen Grants glorious bat
te-feld at Chattanooga to what shall be done with
body of the enemy who having be- paroed prisoners
Of at Vicksburg have been -aptured in arms at
Chattanooga without having been properly exchanged
and this notwithstanding the explicit denial of Mr. Oud
that any of the Vcksbug prisoners bad been sent into
the field
Beside the difficulty above Indicated there are several
Others one Of which Gen Hitchcock discusses at length
In accordance with the barbsrous proclamation issued by
Gen. JEFF Davis September Of last year the rebels have
perssteny refused to deliver up for exchange any Of
white officers captured while in command of coored troops
or any of the coored soldiers who have been taken pr
soDers. Our Government cannot permit this he says
il would enable the rebels to defeat of the most i'm
portant measures of national policy for the suppression Of
the rebellion.
The Times remarks that the country will feel indebted
to Gen. Hitchcock for the able aud lucid exposition of
this great question that be bss given, aud will sustain the
Government in the it has adopted, stated by
| Gen Hitchcock
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DESTRUCTION OF REBEL PROPERTY.

Chattanooga, DEC. l--Gens. Hooker and Palmer
depots, public building and railway bridge.
cavalry reconnaissance twen three miles southwark
discovered enemy but they found in force Ten
nessee Hill.
The railroad from Ringgold to Chickamaugs was de-
stroyed BY Gen. Hooker
Col Cross brigade were left on the cid battlefield of
Chickamauga buryng the dead, large number of whom
had been left by the rebels uncovered since September
20h.
There has been no fighting in this army since Hookes
attack on Braggs at Rnggod, the Goth. Bragg
was forced 20 march on being badly whipped and iDct
ing considerable loss upon Hoo kerr Our loss about FIVE
t. six hundred the enemys much larger We have taken
six thousand prisoners in tie three days battles many
of whom are officers. The army movements going
on are not for the public at present.
The following is list of general field and staff officers
who have been killed wounded:
Brig. Gen. John E Smith; Brig Gen. Corse; Brig Gen
Matthias; Brig Gen. Giles A. Smith; Brig Gen w. s.
Smith; Col Phelps Ssh Ohio commanding third brigade
Major Irwin, 9th Ohio killed; Major Burch 93d Ohio
killed; Major Batterfeld 18th Ohm, wounded Lieut. Col
Boynton, 35th Ono, wounded; Col Putnam 93d Illinois,
killed; Lieut. Col. Stuart, ooh Illinois, wounied Col
Raum ard Major Walsh SCH Illinois, wounded; Lieut..
Col Gpin, 26.h Illinois, wounded; Lieut. Col Davidson,
nth Illinois, wounded; Col. Markdae 74th Illinois,
wounded N. H. TOwner Chief of Artillery, Gen Smiths
staff, wounded Major Glare, 32i Indiana, killed Col.
Espy 6Sth Indiana, wounded Col H Heath. I00rh In
diana, mortay wounded; Major Carter, Ssh Indians,
wounded; Col OMeara, Goth Iowa, wounded Major Nc
CAuley, 10th Iowa, wounded; Col berry, 5h Kentucky
wounded; MAYOR Walker 10th Missouri, wounded Major
Craven, Sd Mis- -ouri wounded.
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phisticaled their sense into reception OF this
nonstrous political heresy But for this shall We
disbapd our armies? And if there be men whose
zeal 10 opposing the rebellion has 50 away with
their discretion that for all practical purposes they
are, as the Postmaster General justly remarks
" aiders aud abettors of the Confederates," shall
we omit to expose their errors because some among
them have not that comprehension or clearness OF
view which would enable them to perceive the ten
dency of their teachings? Nor can their assump-
tons of superior wisdom or patriotism deter any
man who is conscious Of his own integrity from ar
raging the couusels of reason and truth against tue
suggestions of passion and prejudice those VINO
are foremost in asserting their own claims to supe-
rior intelligence and virtue generally do so under the
painful necessity Of finding nobody to believe them.
If they wele so clearly "the people" and II WIS
dom was destined to die with them, their contem-
pora,es would be apt to discover the fact without
imposing on them the disagreeable task OF such
constant self.assertion. Wisdom, even when she
lifts up her voice in the streets, does not strive nor
cry. Words of hate and bitterness are not the
first that spring to her tongue, nor does she per-
petualy dabble in the waters of Meribah. When
she troubles the stagnant pool it is not to perform
the office of the Apocalyptc angel at the sound OF
whose trumpet ga third partof the waters became
wormwood,' insomuch that many men died OF the
waters because they were made bitter" but she
troubles only to heal, like that other angel in the
Gospels whose work was remedial and not vindic-
tive when he stirred the waters of Bethesda II
it be true, as the Holy Book declares, that men
arr known by their fruits, we have the same high
authority for saying tina. they are justified or
" condemned" by their words, and 50 it cones to
pass that by the test or the other, wisdom IS IN
the end. justified Of all her children.
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bling some mountain torrent, which Is loud ana
desoatng ia its course, it may move with headiong
speed, leaping from precipice to preclpIce IN It's
easy descent, and bearing foam and feculence on
its surface. But being fed by no perennial spring
it rapidly passes away, leaving nothing but drift
wood and debris to mark the track of its swollen
waters, which, spilled on the rock, make no city
gladder for the tribute brought to its harbors
and no plain more smiling for the abundance
added to its harvests. Reforms, to be stable and
benefcent should not be the offspring of violence
untempered by wise conduct, for it is as true now
as when the Latin poet uttered it for the admoni-
ton of Augustus that force without counsel falls
by it's own weight" Or, if we seek to find in
modern verse the enunciation of the same sound
philosophy, we have but to ponder the weighty
lines of the German bard as reproduced by the
English Coleridge
"Straight forward goes
The lightning's path, and straight the fearful path
or the cannon bail. Direct il flies and rapid,
SCATTERING that it may reach, and SCATTERING what it
reaches. Z ..a
My son. the road the human being travels,
That on which blessing comes aud gees, doth follow
The rivers course the valleys play full windings,
Curves round the cornfeld and the hill of vines,
Aud thus secure though late, leads to its end"
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How TO COMMUNICATE Win UNION PRISONERS IN

How TO COMMUNICATE WITH UNION PRISONERS IN
RICHMOND Letters should be written halsheet II
note letter paper aud emily IN SIDE They should
relate solely 10 matters purely domestic. Euclose the
letter ia unseaed envelope and put ia FIVE cents FIR
postage Address II 10 the person ir whom u is intended
giving bis company regiment aGd the prison which Ne
Is confined at Richmond Va On the lett hand corner
mark Via Fag o-truce Of Brig Gen $. A. Mere
dth United States Commissioner for Exchange, Fortress
Monroe, Va" Then enclose IL 10 sealed envelope, adj
dressed 10 I" Brig Gen g. A. Meredith, Fortress Mon
roe"
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ESCAPE OF JOHN MORGAN.

CLEVELAND, Nov. 2S.-John Morgan and six officers
escaped from the Columbus penentary last night Great
exertIons are being made to recapture them.
COLUMBUS, Nov. 2S.-The six officers who escaped
with John Morgan this morning were-Captains Bennett
Taylor, Sheldon, Haines Hockersmitb, and Mapee
John Morgan, on retiring changed with his brother
Dick from the top cell to the lower tier and dug their
way out under the wall Of the Jail They have not vet
been reaken.
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Mr.. Fulton, Of the Baltimore American has rccs;vod
permission to go to Richmond private citizen to act
as medium Of communication between the prisoner.
there confined and their friends who may send them pro.
visions or Clothing. The consent OF Commissioner Ould
IA yet been obtained to his arrangement
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Csc. H. THOMAS, Major General
HEADQUARTERS OF THE ARMY.

.... HEADQUARTERS OF THE ARMY,
Chattanooga, l n. M, Nooeniber 81, 1863
Major Gen HALLECK, General-in. Chief:
am just in from the front The rout of the enemy is
most complete. Abandoned wagons caissons, and
siona pieces of artillery every where to be found
think Baggs loss will fully reach sixty pieces of artillery
large number Of prisoners have fallen into hands
The pursuit will continue to "Red Clay" in the morning,
for which place shall start in a fow hours
u. S. GRANT, Major General.
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DEATH OF MRS PIERCE

BosToN, DEC. Mrs Jane M. Pierce, wife Of Elk
President Pierce, died this morning at Audover Massa
chusetts She had been in feeble health for some years
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CHATTANOOGA, Nov 25-l2 O'CLOCK, midnight

Major Gen. H. W. HALLECK General-in- Chief:
The operations today have been successful than
yesterday, having carried Missionary Ridge from
Rossyille to the railroad tunnel, with comparatively
small loss side, capturing about forty pieces OF
artillery, large quantity of small arms and camp and
garrison equpage besides the arms in the hands of pr
We captured two thousand pris ners, of whom
two hundred were officers of al grades, from colonies
down. ...
We will pursue the enemy in the morning. The con.
duet of the officers every thing that could be
pected.
Missionary Ridge carried simultaneously at six
different points.
.." GEO n THOMAS Major General
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THE VICTORY AT Gil ArrANOOGA
OFFICIAL DISPATCHES

The following official dispatches have been re-
ceived at the War Department since cur last issue
They show that the victory at Chattanooga il
complete. Such unofficial details as have been
transmitted by telegraph will be found in another
column;
CHATTANOOGA Nov 25 1563-7l5 p. NJ,
Major Gen. HALLECK, General-in-C Chief:
Although the battle lasted from early dawn till dark
this evening believe not premature in announcing
complete victory over Bragg Lookout Mountain Top
all the rhapit in Chattanooga Valley, and Missionary
Ridge entire have been carried and held by u.s.
u. 8. GRANT, Major General
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1863-03-12
JOHN T. COOKE,

Z,
CHEAP FAMILY GROCER,
CORNER PITT AND PRINCE STREE1f,
YgAS constantly on hand, Nos. j. and !
Il Mackerel, in barrels, half barrels, and kit;
Salmon, Potomac Herring, Smoked Hal6u',
Smoked Herring, and Smoked Beef: also. i
choice brand of Sugar Cured Hams, fol- %a:1ly
use: Shoulders and Breasts, and a genela! a.
sortment Of goods for family supplies. Cal and
examine. aec-
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1863-03-12

~ D;rectors Of the Baltimore and ONO rail-
road. on Wednesday, the finance commlt1ee
made a report, giving an encouraging ana pros
x,uxo,,s exh;ht of the condition Of the comra-
nv and the road. \ dividend 81 three per Ct.
~, the stock Of the main stem, and Of tour anu
half per Ct. on the stock OF the v aanlngton
branch, for the hall year ending With March,
was declared. The resolutions authorizing the
n2yrnent BY the company Of the first mortgage
honds Of the Central Ohio rai!road, was after
prolonged debate passed.
+ appears by the New Orleans correspon-
dence Of tile Buffalo Courier, that the exciting
story IN reference to the attempted aSsasslna-
tion Of Gen, Banks was manufactures out OF
the fact that an officer had thrown from an up
per window Of the City Hotel ivy" explosive
cartridges which exploded on striking the
Pavement, lust as the General vas about enter
ing his carriage.
The Richmond Enquirer: Ct Monday, the
9th. has the following: Up to last night no
thing later had been received at the War De
nartment from Fort McAllister. The latest
accounts we have say that the Federal Heet at
ter terrific bonpardment, had retired. The
Commandment is represented to have been ter
rife, The fire Of three iron-clads and three
mortar boats was concentrated ON the tort at
the same time, and shell and shot literally raltl-
ed on the garrison The fire commenced at
about o clock In the morning, and continued
up to late hour in the evening and through
the n;..ht. This is the fourth attack OH Fort
NIcAllister and in the contest the tort IS SAID
to have sustained but little damage, and the
loss IS said to be two wounded and none killed. >
Captain Worden describes the appearance OF
the Nashville, as she laid in front Of Fort Nc
Al>ister. as beautiful She was regarded as the
gviftest and most graceful steamer aHoat, and
she had been newly painted by the people OF
Savannah, and sent forward ID elegant condi-
ton for cruise.
VIM. T. Purcell was the only Judge retained
by the last Congress in reorganizlng the judi
ciary Of the District Of Columbia.
Parties are now engaged IN making arrange
u1ents and enlisting men for the spring hshe-
ries on the various fishing shores ON the bay
aud the rivers entering into the Chesapeake.
John Mitchell, the Irish exile, has assumed
the editorial chair OF the Richmond Enquirer.
: Hon. .. ". Voorhees,, Of Indiana, delivered
an address on Tuesday evening before the New
York Young Men Democratic Association, in
which he denounced The republican party, and
the administration, as the causes OF the war,
and claimed slat only peace and the democratic