Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1863-01-08
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AFTERNOON DISPATCHES.
Additional Particulars of the Muir.
treesboro Fight-Rebels in full Re.

treat. - W %'0
NEw YoRk, Jan. THE following "a .
99peclal dispatch TO a morning paper from
MurtreesborO, dated Jan. 9Th, via. Nash
vile, Jan. 9th:
The enemy evacuated Murfreesboro in
haste, during Saturday night, It is re-
ported that they were terribly demoraIized
hind. ''9 ''-
Gen. Negley pursued them with infantry
and cavalry force.
They were also followed to-day nv
Spears First Tennessee Brigade, who Mt.
tackled and dispersed their rear guard of
cavalry. 'N -
Their loss in Wednesdays battle was
5000, several hundred on Thursday. over
200 on Friday and 1000 on Saturday
night, including wounded and captured -
Me nave 1000 Of their prisoners, inclu
ding TWO Oolonels aud several Majors.
Hanson are here. =
Gen. Breckenridge was seriously wound.
cd and Gen. Adams had an arm broken
MAJOR Clarence Prentice was wounded in
the thigh.
destroyed.
Our own losses in all the engagements
were 1,loO killed, about G, 900 Wounded
and several thousand prisoners. One.
third Of the wounded will soon be able tn
resume their duties.
The army was considerably depleted
by stragglerS, including a number of Off
GERS, who will DO disgracefully dismissed.
several for deSerlio1. Col. Moody 18th
Ohio wounded; Col. Charles Anderson 10Th
U1lo; Col: Nick Anderson 9th Ohio; Col.
John Z. Miller wounded, did not leave tue
held; Col. Williams 18th ILL.,, killed; Lieut..
OoI. Hall S1th 1ud. Wounded, not Danger
gerously. We had about 80 field officers
Killed and as many wounded. Lieut.. Col.
Tanner 22d lnd. reported killed, is wound
ed and q prisoner.
The Chicago Board of Trade battery.
which behaved gallantIy, lost 4 killed and
8 wounded, including Lieut.. Griffin wound
ed. Loomis' Michigan battery lost killed
IL wounded, and l3 horses Killed.
"A review of the Geld battle since evacua-
ton shoys that the enemy were much more
tormidably posted than We had developed
even by our terrific fighting.
LOUISVILLE, January 6.-aenduuarters
are advised that previous 10 the Murrrses-
boro fight, large portion of Anderson's
troops mutinied as Nashville, aud refused
to advance. The remainder, about three
hundred, went into the fight under Rosiur.
arhin aud Weird, aud behaved gnllantiI.
Notices have been sent along the line for the
arrest of large number who are reported
TO have resisted, and their return to Nash
vile in irons.
Col. Bruce captured at GAINESVILLE very
large amount of valuable army stores from
the rebels.
A Nashville dispatch says some rebel
prisoners, captured on Thursday and pa.
rolled, had been in Aurtreesboro but four
hours. They were direct from Richmond.
Virginia.
NASHVILLE, Jan. s.-oyer 600 rebel pris.
oners and 10 commissioned officers were
brought in this evening. Unofficial reports
state that cauounading was heard ten miles
from Mnrfreesboro. Our forces are pur-
suing the rebels, Bragg may make stand
at Tullahoma. Oar wounded is about
1000. Oar whole loss 10 killed wounded
and missing will not reach 10000. The
rebel lose was double ours The wounds
OF our soldiers are mostly slight. The
best buildings in Murfreesboro are taken
for hospitals, and the wounded will be
cared for.
The news from the front is meagre and
uuimportant.
The Cumberland is rising with four feet
water on The, shoals. The weather is clear
and cold.