The daily Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1862-1863, 1863-01-08
Washfngton News
New York, Jan. THE following is
a special dispatch to morning paper:
MUEFRFFSRORn Ian lS62

New YORK, Jan. THE following is
special dispatch to morning paper:
MURFREEsBoRo, Jan. 5, 1868.
The enemy evacuated in haste during
Saturday 1t is reported they were ter.
ribly demoralized from losses, but they
left no property behind. Gen. Negley
pursued them with infantry and a cavalry
force also followed to-day.
Spears first Tennessee brigade attack
ed and dispersed their rear guard of ca "
ally Their loss in Wednesdays battle
was 5000 several hundred on Thurs
day, over l 200 on Friday and 1000 on
Saturday night, including wounded and
captured
We have 1900 of their prisoners, two
Colonies and several Majors. The bodies
of Brigadier General Rains and Hanson
are IN our possession. The famous LIST
Louisiana regiment was DESTROYED Our
losses in all the engagements were 1900
killed and about 5000 wounded. One
third of the wounded will soon be able
to resume duty.
Col. Moody of the 9th Ohio, was
wounded. Col Charles Anderson. 93d
Ohio, and Col. Miller, were wounded, but
did not leave the field. Col. Williams.
of 18th Illinois, killed; Lieut.. Colonel
Hull, 37th Indiana, wounded, not dan
gerously We had about TWENTY-FIVE
field officers killed and as many wound
ed: Lieut.: Col; Tanner; I'D India2;e'-
oner. The Chicago Board of Trade Bat
terry behaved CALAMITY and lost four killed
and eight wounded, including Lieutenant
Griffin, wounded LOOMS Michigan
battery lost l killed, II wounded and Is
horses killed.
An examination of the field of battle
since the engagement shows that the
enemy were much more formdably post
ed than we had developed ever before
by terrific fighting.
Washington specials say seventeen
men of Williams command were picked
up last night at Chantilly, by excursion
lists from Stuart's cavalry.
President Lincoln's reasons for the
admission of Western Virginia into the
Union were as follows:
lst. 1t was the correct policy of the
Administration to secure as much free
territory as possible, and with as little
trouble as possible.
ID. That as the Wheeling Legislature
had been recognized by Congress as the
legislature of the State of Virginia,
that body had the authority to adopt
measures looking to the division of the
STATE. That the responsibility did not
lie with those who did not vote against it,
viz: the inhabitants Of the Eastern Sec
ton of the State, and on the principle
that he was bound to take care of his
friends
The opinions of the President were in
writing, and were read in the cabinet
meeting. Half the cabinet were opposed
to the measure
The House Military Committee met
this morning and disposed of large
amount of business on hand A report
has been proposed and will be submitted
at the next meeting in favor of the prop
ostion of the Hon. Eli Thayer for rails
ing 10000 men to 90 as armed emigrants
to Florida, and to be in the service ofthe
United States for nine months
The House Naval Committee to-day
heard arguments in favor of the nlan
bringing gun boats INTO the lakes of
the West and East This important
matter will occupy the attention of the
committee for some days