Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1863-11-21

| Union Army 10 Knoxville-A Great bat.
tie ExPected. .1.
KNOXVILLE, TENN, Nov. 17-Gen. Long.
street, after crossing the Tennessee on Saturday
morning, 18th instant, was attacked in the af.
| triocn by Gen. Burnside, who drove the ad.
vance guard back to within mi:o OF the r,yer,s
edge by nightfall.
Longstreet crossed the remainder Of his
troops during the night and on Sunday morn
ing advanced in force
Gen. Burnside, finding it impossible to cope
win him WI b the small force at his disposal,
fell back to Lenoir. the rear euard skirmishins
henviiy with the enemy through the day.
Three desperate charges were made upon our
positions during Sunday night, but they were
ndsomely repulsed
On Monday morning Gen. Burnside evacu.
afed Lenoir, but, owing to the energy with
which the rebel pursuit was Kept up. deter
mined TO give them a decided check, and ac-
cordingly came INTO lire Of battle at Campbell
Station when hight ensued, lasting from late
in the forenoon until dark. Our first position
command ding the road from both sides, the in.
fantry deployed in front of this, and were soon
attacked by the enemy, who m ade several gal.
liant charges, and finally succeeded by out.
fanking our men, in driving them to the cover
OF the batteries, which now opened terrific
ana destructive hre The rebels retired before
1t, gave way, and eventually fell back to the
river.
1t was now 3 O. clock in the afternoon The
rebels showing desire TO renew the attack,
assistance, General Burnside fell back to a
more desirable position and again gave them
battle The contest continued, closing at
nightfali, with our troops in possession Of their
own ground.
The object of the fight having been attained.
and as the detention of the rebels had enabled
our trains to get all in advance, our troops fell
cacK during the night, and early Tuesday
morning reached Knoxville, where a great bat.
tie Is expected to be fought to- morrow.
Yesterday the rebel advance guard attacked
re fhn Il.
roads, and heavy skirmishing continued all
day.
This morning the attack was renewed when
the fog which set in during the night had
lifted The rebels, finding it impossible TO
drive our men with infantry, brought severa.
guns into position, and poured in a fanking
In the afternoon they brought forw a
heavy torce Of infantay once more, and, after a
pref skirmish changed our position. terrific
hand-to- hard conflict occurred, both sabres
and reviewers being used on both sides. Our
men fought with the greatest gallantry: but at
last were compelled 10 fall back about a third
OF mile to strong line, which they hold to-
night.
We have to regret the wounding of General
sander and Captain Skies, of the cavalry, who
commanded the outposts. The Generals con-
the 18th Michigan, was killed at Campbeil,s
Station Our loss in that fight was between
two and three hundred. Our loss to-day will
not exceed one hundred and fifty
The enemys loss on Monday owing to the
severe fire Of our artillery, could not have been
less than thousand. Their loss to-day is es-
tmated at four or five hundred.
General Shackelford had q brisk fight on
Sunday with the rebels on the other side of the
Holsten, three miles from here. He kept them
In check and at night they disappeared
Our men are in the best of spirits and perfect
ly confident of success to. morrow.
Later from General Burnside.
ostI sptIH,lLADELPHIA, ,lI;1. Nov. 2o.-From General
saaeGf y. S 1s, a sisa1I s.ns
"a. E: Burnside, Major General we extract
the following:
"We are all right. The line is still inter-
rupted between Knoxville and Cumberland
Gap. Nothing was heard from the latter place
last night or up to IL o'clock to-day. Head
quarters here are not advised of any move
mt mt about Knoxville for several days past"
A dispatch Just received from Parson Brown
low, dated Barbour's Hill, November 10Th,
says:
"Fighting all about Knoxville"
Gen. Burnside's Position Impresnable.
NEW YORK, Nov. 20.-The Posts special dis
patch from Washington says that advices re-
ceived at the War Department from General
Burnside, represent his position impreg-
nable.