The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1863-12-30

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psaee sefsse osI neaaees m tstseeatimr iesse
& fessaaas,r = tiss army sesusspusaeat ~ n.
sseesn ussnse, ,swAo - ane ssisass0sn. issu~
soassssnsi. His ssssvemes ~ tse ssrse~sses
os tsr cssaasaMi csnMAs III. % elsei, IN.
synpasetes sf a4s lssppas, und ssuse easss S,uus.
sr eeatfy uSni6 m eafu36h tsane Dalaens sn,k1ipy,
saaa',.ssses The tetssr y dassd assr Naxsssvilss
Esansssss asseatAs sses, Rsceussers1t
Vr asake the fasso~tsg rxiMcas
In. failHr af aarnsspa % eaasuye sfssf Fam
dsFs "a Nasday tase 9Dth tsst., ~ aemisesi Go .
ssFMser tsttkr, Necsaeisated sqe1y cisnnse IN IN,
ro&istou OF the earus, Al ghtx1imsc Eaoxviee was
investod a. aeasfy Svssy at1s, and the Ret1eeal,
weo reoestetcsl In Iisefs nAis0as Ftvc aays nsnrv
wstad have stafved ttenl tnec aurrsu<fer hsaf vvr
essHd mol wait Tor the eveat. THE esen,vas cav
a.n wsse asrcady On the line OF raitsaHd ieswees
h"oxyitts and shtck1nsaux2 0oaunsuntcatt0u WITH,
Sen Bragg hAd Apea severed aud l.Asastm vss
iareassusd. d iarge aasnuni of atsre~ accuns,,
lter Al te latter paint, eouaissing Of flous beef
peovtesous, fsfppesec By tfieH1s af hoase, beaes
ssssss, asss ciuln1us, arsrisnxtr d4ssyentesi
la tsss- cavalry II that point until every nsu WA
snHntstuIty xSpq3ted. tire rsmatsrfes ,r.t. the.,
DESTROYED ny mr., eli ALSO rosssunss an,lt us,,
tsssstets OF sttess-te accumulation at issn sxe4S
fHr vatIabte isseomatives and gneas nunsiser OF
hns ears soadsa witt stanes, wesr run into t,..
fssT, several pieces o artillery whicta ea,is riot
~. ec0sovesi Wttt tiss tAts nu In n ssori
everything WAS testsyesl which espu .fssssrl ssai.
add rsattoft ,stflser to t;se enemy ourselves.
fi tie ist ar al OF tire sresesI mnntis s1yaaee
81 'ias fed~ra envafrs' ssfivssi NJ fsasu. a fa~s
hundred IAsusesexeans, uRder Gen. VAuehn aaa,
kai nHcker, TOT tsiasr No. ie 4nssmary D usaa~ Il
bifef stand, bit being OvsTpowsre b., te superior
ssuabers wefs compelled rrefrea;, and the
fei into Federal hands Our iafxs wasa.l
trains now hastily h, nAstisE and ifse
niR1t of thesse0nd nsavex around Knoxville, and
Travelled several mites THE Blorsistss gun,pikt
al which point they subsequently haitscan await
guns fo nalfs tiss advancing Fserais that he still
remained 'iu possesstoh OF knox xvtie anu woilid
hold our unii their arrival. baAsr these eirenas
nothing remained Tor Gen. L0nxsrree,
but quietly remove ttts army, aud transfer his
base ps3inr where e cnusd tlfcatrH Knox willie
from the opposite sisie af the towa, and establish
communication witt Bsiste, i.yneiihars aud Eeci
usoHd. THESE Intentions were knovvns to President
Davis In advance, and Ii an aot uainsfnses;, hts
Exeeltency himself astvisrsi witt Gen. A.ossssfree
the subject. and left 10 has discretion t,e sia of
c2napaizn to be eussgsd tn lhs fuiuS
ftiT inteati0u Ia retreat was Rot unknown tis-
enemy kBoxviis, aasi NIL ay Thursday and FIR.
s.ay their ptcaess frequently sasnt
with the question, si say, ret Wiien to
bawevsE to obstrusi oIr s,nsemeu;, with the ex
eeptton of little more III lnsfrialis display of
tiiery venom than nsI:a. additional iisrceness and
inpndenee on the part OF tire Yankee sstTmisis-
Matters remaied In this condition unit! t.e night
uf Friday the 4tt of Drcsmber. Everything move
asts had preseed the army In the retreai. ttls
most desperately woiadxd and sick. These A~of
cf necessity, ieft behind, DwinS la remember
means for their removal. ANnSsdy, commanding q !
only the 81 Il afiitefy OF the gal
fiisufiieers IN the sssvce. Col Kennedy, Lieui.-
Col. Rice. ana Ltsui-coi. 6isor, OF the llth Miss
regiment. ali wounded, succeeied. believe, In
n,aKiag their escaae-
Al d quarter To III IN the evening the army et It's
encanapmeHi tn tire following 0rlxr: husilrod
Johnson, in front, nexi AtcLaws. ann III rear Jais
kins I'm, skira,isfssrs, under i.ieus Col Logan,
with the 5th South Earoiina regiment, Coz Cow
acting a .sssrss rssinsd @ ,,,s,sH ar i,,n. ,r"
the sp,raucfments patrse tiae raas lake M ti.e
man bady The Psdrta.- WEIR near that We
rasil hear every feotfa ou the frozen yround; n,il
either the srics xitsner VT had observed Or tfse
burning Tires deceived iieH', aRd ho attempi was
mad. to follow
Since rfsai time until iise present nnihiHg secuF
red Ia vary lise uabrosen nonotsny ai oti march
Y'iis chief difBcutics OF tf1s army hl9t heel
WIN, o ioas and warn ciathinx. fntii within I
t,,y or TWO we have dspeaded tise few pigs Or
caiiye that were impressed and driven into camp,
slaughtered ii night AMI eaten IN honr afterwards,
amt upoil tiic private toFaging expeditions Oh lhdi
yidilais In which porr! and SHEEP tass been Tar
principal sufferers. 0uarteTmasters aHd coainsis-
saries i4ayng since ve,ninsf their respective c0n
nfansts however He nov saring well In a gas
sxanomic point ot view, and there Is no uearih nj
tleaiia@ rattons
81, one poiat wish u cali iits arteuinn oi niIf
urssis al hos,e, There are a! this moment tram
men In this arnly. ssame OF Them officers iigi
in raI,A t,ne wiioni know r. a Lieutenant Cole
r-.. All of nem iishting nseii, vino, but tor
tins necessity, wod BIn iie fraa r.ina in every
hn,n OF danger. TIN. weather Is cold ttiai tire
tcicler aralIad tie waterfalls are a- thick a.
u,a,is hn;y. In~fwenty minutes after sindown
itss,id freezes solid The surface o ,ise ground Is
.is hard raeh, aud al essry step iits froZen
edges OF earth cit into naasd teet until the Path
Of ti,r army u.ag h~ almost said to iiiyr hsefi
tracked III btood. To tentray the evil, hase
seer titrs- nteG, accustomed as they were al tione
to every luxury, strip iissir coats and biiifasss
funi Their backs, an,l liz its rags afouaG
their teef | havr seen them take ttfe frcsii
i.ti-s OF cattle, rrefiitn witii Itte warm binnd,
and tashian ii,sretr'm rs.''e uoes.ss 10 iaSi he'
Tar iRs day.. march; and lave sect fffsn beg III
tteuus terms oi passing i1tssnleE Tor a orei se
i,e u their painful wlik. and ws,err tliis has
iai<si, offer live, ter. AMI i~eh'S aoi'd's iof uf
urtyItrys of ftdius miles their weartsottr
tourney mention tilese faets that have Ponte
under my observation, and which should an
peal liberal ais.i synlpaas hearts win ali iir'
etsa,senee af suffering ann cali for thai s-edy II
iisi which the ease asncy demands
The total casualties 0i ths campaign VIII moi
exc.et IWeiss hundred. bt these, Rfis-ioiy t~"
b,taatfea siak aud waiIRdrd navn fallen Into tue
hanIss OF the enemy. HssatoiaE iis treatment q!
tisase iintattlnates wisen captured under circiia
sfanees OF this nature, has been uniformly KIna,
and there Is little reason 10 betvs tiiai 1t Viii uot
ls euialty so In the pteseu. Instance. majority
of tire iaates of Knoxville arr warm Sotiiissriers,
All, there stOuid bs apprehension that tltsss
noble hearted wnmen will prove fsrreant tn the
humane INSTINCTS AMI 1.nuusiani sympathy which
they manifested ia relieving titr ftssaS
ofsnf1eriiIg humanity
The present postum of the army Is aii that eand
be desired. On tiie nae flank We have titheh
Tiver and CiiHcn mSuntliD OIL the ntiisr hank tir
HotsIun Y1ysg white :ffP whole country aBotiHtts Ia
STRONG poInis Capable OF easy dstehse- VT arr
WITHIN a comparatively taw mites OF the ciinises
tauI m0uuSains and aeeupy6 threatening Yeiattuh
IL West Tennessee anu kentneks Iae siieesss
rtSkx EOunftt
ed setroyfasiS movement OF the forces al Ghatia
Raoga. II b unncrsain that dur very presenef
here at this iale may nOI lead 70 ai entire attefa
tim 0f the plans OF ten. dFani. sihcHauIhs uis
asandunnfent of mis- dssixns On Northern Ge0r1fa,
and retreax souse poia where ias can HI seasi
pratNct hts line of communications with Nashville
and other locations IN ms rear.
THE operations fur the winter may n al az end
b approaching sPTtng PROMISES to open graasi
campaign, TO Whose sIcces We may eu'hsientss
ts.,s tIr d glorious redemption feoan the chains
which unw enthrasi our tant.
A (:oupSfMxNrARy NOTICE Az. -RaKcHxS. .--
Tine following Is letter fraul the Rector OF Lassr
pool u tire British Emancipation Esefess
CalIDxAIL, tsct. IL, lss3.
Hn-In repiy 10 yeuE letter requesting me- 20 in
turw MY congregation THAI hlT. Ii. W. Brechet
ssyviit deliver lecture iH tte philharmonic Hall uB
tt,e american War and eufanriFaiaa' y 1 ssg u
inform you lilat decline Io iDvite any eaasvssa
tion 10 attend ircnre on that species OF 'efsaia
cipatfsn' which Lord BrDuasan.. IN Any npintaR,
tttstty calls "a hOOH pfslex1 deSfneu % prsluce
q slave insugseniiGn."
{, return yaa .ste platform iickel ynu isavs saus
me- intending 10 attend tfss lecture, ing oi
0piaian that p-ssnns Poieaslug % he the nsintslcrs
%. userctni Gnd, ;.se uttaOr OF pence und ievrt
as eoncani y might ke better employed tnun IN Nd
yacaiinx Il fstrciatai war, accompanied b afsoci
lies which, Lord bsss1ian, snys sssias ''chfss
t~ wilolr ostd stands sghasa alsAnst tsnsesiasi
ss.a fsssiI ,sa1ba6keml 1oYvoEs1,