The weekly Butte record., 1863-01-10

fourth aud last line Of defense on the jackson
and Vicksbnrg Railroad had ceased. This
/ line Is Just two miles from Vicksburg- There
was nothing between Sherman and the city
/ but trestle work of railroad before these for
! tihcaiions Sherman sent brigade to cut of
communication with the city by the Shreye-
! port Railroad, which was successfully accom-
plished. Nine thousand additional troops
reached Sherman OF Sunday night from Grants
command, by way of the river. Our whole
1 force there now is about forty thousand strong
At the latest accounts we had captured ten
guns and seven hundred prisoners Nothing
yet from the forces below.
CHICAGO, Jan. :.
Paymaser J. \. Cook is defaulter in the
sum Of S500,000
A body of 5000 Federal soldiers destroyed
nine miles OF the East Tennessee and Virginia
Railroad.
MURFgEEsBoRO Jan. I.
Braggs army left without baryng their
dead. The Union army is now doing it
Search over the battle field reveals terrible
slaughter in their ranks.
Richmond papers say that the rebel Gen.
Wheeler, made complete circuit of the an
kee army Lear Murfreesboro, on the Both and
3lst December, and destroyed 300 wagons
loaded with baggage and commissary stores,
and paroled 700 prisoners
EVANSVILLE Jan. 5.
The Cumberland river is rising rapidly. \
feet of IA steamers with Government stores
left for Nashville this afternoon, under con-
vOy of gunboats.
NASHVILLE, Jan. l.
Over 600 prisoners, including 10 commits
stoned officers, arrived tonight.
Unofficial reports say that cannonadng was
heard to-day, ten miles beyond Murfreesboro.
Bragg may make stand at Taahoma
Our whole loss will not exceed 10000; the
rebel loss is double ours.
CAIRO Jan. I. P. NJ.
News is received from Vicksburg to the
morning of the lst instant.
The rebels had concentrated all their forces
from Granada and jackson along the line of
road to Nicksburg amounting to $4,000 men.
This overwhelming force attacked Sherman
on Monday, Dec. 29th, and forced him to fall
back to the first line The rebel ntrench-
ments aud Notifications extend back from the
city six miles. Shermans forces had fought
their way to within two miles OF the city,
when attacked by this superior force.
The fighting on Sunday, Dec. 2Sth, is rep
resented to have been desperate in the extreme.
The batteries and Notifications were taken and
retaken. Whole regiments aud even brigades
were fighting hand to hand over the guns and
for possession of the defences. The 4th Iowa,
18th Illinois, and 0th Missouri suffered severe
y The first named regiment lost GOO killed,
wounded and missing.
Gen. Hovey, with 800 men, had been sent
out TO execute a special order. He had not
been heard from, aud fears were entertained of
his safety.
Nothing was yet heard of the forces below,
nor can we learn that the gunboatS have taken
any part in the action.
From movements of the steamers from the
Louisiana shore to Nicksburg, it is supposed
that they are crowded with reinforcements to
the rebels. 1t is not improbable that General
Holmes was there, as the last heard OF him he
was marching in that direction.
There was fighting on Tuesday morning
Dec. Both, after Sherman had fallen back, but
it was thought that he could maintain his po-
sition till reinforced. He had not received
reinforcementS from Grant as reported.
Gen. Joe Johnston is in command at Vcks-
burg.
Gen. German is reported to be evaeuating
Helena, Ark with the intention of occupying
Napoleon, but it is probable that his destina.
tion is Nicksburg.
Shermans loss is estimated at from 1000
to 5000. Grants army is still at Holly
Springs.
NASHVILLE, Jan. :.
In view of JEFF Davis recent order that
Federal officers captured in future shall be held
until General Batter is taken, Gen Rosecranz
has ordered all rebel officers into custody. A
large number of prisoners had been captured
and brought in
Wounded officers estimate their loss at from
$1,000 to $4,000, with a great slaughter of
leading officers.
Our advance is now nine miles from Muir
freesboro engaged in fight with the enemy's
rear guard.
Later reports reduce our loss Of killed, wound
ed and missing to 1000.
WASHINGTON, Jan. s.
Richmond papers of Monday have dispatch
es from Lieut. Gen. Pemberton at Vicksburg.
on the 3D. which SAYS that the Federals finding
all efforts unavailiug to make any inroad upon
our position here, have re-embarked leaving a
considerable number of their force intrenching.
They took their other property aud have ap-
parently relinquiShed their designs upon Nicks
burg.
New YORK, Jan. s.
Richmond papers contain official dispatches
from Bragg. He Acknowledges our forces too
strong for him aud says he was compelled to
fall back to Tallahoma. The papers lament
that the Yankees have obtained the possession
OF East Tennessee.
\ Washington special dispatch says bill
providing for the issuance of letters of marque
and repriSal against the rebels was reported
to-day. and will probably pass, after being
amended to include foreign enemies.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 5.
The Committee Of Ways and Means had
aborious session yesterday afternoon, 1t is
likely they will recommend an Issue Of $780,
100000 legal tender notes
HEADQUARTERs ARMY OF POrOMAC,
January 1th, 1868.
Although the rebel forces in our front. and
their army at Point Royal, have withdrawn
entirely from view. it is not believed that any
of their troops have been sent to reinforce the
rebel troops IN other quarters.
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