Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1863-12-04

\ herVe meskefry hgbt broke out O. the
Ten. wberc. between Thomas and sherman.
mite OF to Of the Ridge vas occupied bv
TIE rcbels. Bragg D. q The bsuse in which
be lad beli his heaiguarter. and ro,le o.
the rear. a. cur troops crossed the hin on
the ether si3e II hin Gen. Grant pro-
escdcd % ~ summit. and then onlv did ue
know its hisl,
f Sorae % thr captured artillery was nov
PIT IN POSITION AM the cassious wcrs
scarrhed for Ammunition. Tho r,hcl hr,.a-t-
-orks ~crc torn % picccs AM caru--l 70
the other sidc Of tho Ridge AMI u.rd m
Forming baricalcs A strons lac u
iniantry vas formed IN the rear II Bands
inc. hotiy engaged in a musketry contest
nth The rebels % the Ia. and secure
lodging was soon elected. The other
assault. o. tLc rigL; % our ccntsr gained
the summit. when the rebels threw down
thsir arms ard icd. Hooker. coming into a
favorable position. swept the night % The
Eidge AMI captured many prisoners.
Bragg remaining troops lsfs early in the
night. AMI the battle q Chattanooga. after
two days q Hianrusrins and fghsing. vas
~cn.
The Strength 90 the rybcilion in the
oeuisr b. broken and Gen Burnsids - re-
hcscd from danger. and East Tennessee.
kvutuess. and Tennessee. are secure
Georgia an the - 9TH las, arr thrOatcn-
81 IN thc rvar. and Anothcr victory Is adj
~ % the chapter % o. Uacoaditioa.l sur
rvndcr Grant
Tonight the estimate % captures IL ssv-
eral thousani prisoner, and thir,y pieces q
artillery. Oar loss FOR - great a victory
. noi severe.
Braeg b. fring the railroad a. he retreat.
iovarl paiion. ia. sherman l. IN hot par
suit. To-Day I reviewed The battlescid.
Which eNirads along Missionary Ridge
Or -ix m.ic. al for several miles GA
Lockout Mountaia. Probably not % well
ordered a bat;ie has been delivered darin-
thc var. Bat one assault was rvpulscd.
80 DAYS since Bragg sent % Gen.
Grant Gag % truce advising hin that u
you'd b. Pr-dcut O. remove am non cori-
hatanis Nh uigh; - AZ Chattanooga W
reply has bccu returned. bat The cousbal.ats
having rvuoscd isom this sscinity. u =
probable thai non-combasanis can remain
~ishou; Imprud-nc-
l>isucd) NJ q. MrroS.
ouartcrmAstcr General.
bsiton. Georgia. promises % furnish tie
neSi bauiefeii - the armies Of Gcncrai.
Grant AT Eragg Dalton - thirty-ei.ht
nilcs from Chattanooga. AL bcyonA ~,
trraacnd'u' range q taouniaiu. ~hich a.
most entirely hu H. ,Paoc between TIA,
place an Lc Safe lins. IL lo--atsoa is an
a beautiful VALLEY surrounded bv mountains.
l. % one q the aost h1urishinc tow, IN
IL STATE. aithoueh Mt more than tucntv-
isar year Old. ii Ia. three thousand IN
hahliant'. Ihe distance from Dsl.oa %
Atlanta - about a handrci miles. throa-h
4 rather poor scctioa q Georgia. only dis
'1rbcd by ar oCoasional rAngs q rzoas;er
hills
tNcI~SsrI. De- I. TIE Comrnerc.af's
tallcr lAnd Gap c7rrespondeui tsic-raphs
to-uigh; TIA; AT ;he available troop, have
been ssui from thvrc a. iuteroept Long
streets Fetrcat into Virginia. lie savsA
calricr from knoxvIi, bring intelligence
~ 'he cusmy's atteaspt q cross the river
oa >-Hlay. brng.us Ca general engage
nlrnt ard rssuhinr In tb- defeat q he
cncuy and caftarc u Cseu. Wheelsr's d.ri,-
i'u az 5y0u rrhci.
IT, Army q the Poto,aae oomneac.4
a. .ther alsance on Th1rs.lsy las. FRIDAY
in crossirg one % thc Ford, on The Randi
Ann. smart enrsgemen; ~as foagit.
saturday OPERATIONS we're nearly Suspend
Ell bg tae ram Ihs latest dates represcn,
tah Armies o. be n Close proximity. a.
Minr Run. .u tlc plank raj from Orange
o. rrlenessbgr-. ana ~ miles from Tho
i.rller Toiat. Our forces have occupied
Freial,kstsrr Tie arl1y has severed rs
counectilu ~iih Washinrton. All a new
has- of suppiie- has bcss made. probably
~ Aqua Greek The situat,on ts adiH-
cuit one. th- country about The creek being
msrshy, and the turnpike he ONLY rro-nI
Upon uhi.h troops can ma-rh
IL news from Texas continues fsora-
DO Geo Bans. has o-rrpi,i several ~
loiats. lie dnls LOYAL sentiments BE- rap
'd'y developed. and ha. opened recruiting
ofoe. Tie military governor ar raH
have gone Oh Bra-usiIie
Ite 'hsricsfon papers rer-ort activity on
d. part ~ iAe kderais .a iLai lcpirtncr;.
I.e reported Burning of Charleston uas
nos correct. S1mc .h,i's Las. been drown
.a'o the toHu. ~hi.h serve Oh ,.rlp he
re'i4frt' oc.as,.-a.y O1e dropped n.o
Co. rn-lfs q .r. .fttr f..s.