St. Mary's gazette., 1863-12-03

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plets Hsueoess N che Federal arms. Gen.
Bragg has se-n driven frofr Missionary
Ridge. Lookout Mounsain and ot.scr Pr
sitiopr, heresnfnn. d-e,ae,l ilapreen.hI,..
and al this has been accomplished
after three DAYS severe fighting. ia which
the whole Federal army vas engaged
with Federal los' Of only 40O0 men
Bragg has rc,resfsd into Northern Geor.
eia. md - nov so'pewhere in the vicinity If
Dalton. The vigorous pmrsii, which we
were assnrei few days ago. was being
made by Gems Sherman and Hooker. has
heen stopped jnst ten miles this side nj
Bragg's position. a'd IL Is eren now sur
,aised by the Agents Ut the Associated
Press- that the campaign has probably
ended" The Confederate losses in the
late engagements are estimated ut 5000
in prisoners. IS pieces of artillery and some
wagons and stores. bat no mention is made
of the killed and woundrd. This reverse
~ Bragg. will. il il claimed. neeessitate
the raising ri the siege Of Knoxville,
whilst it is rumored that Longstreet has
already iecn ordered TO form junesi"n
with Bragg al speedily as possible. We
are told, that efforts are being made IN
prevent the cahsur,,,na,iou Of this latter
project. and that il cannot he carried into
effec, without bringing on an engagement
With the Federal forces
The news from the army Of Northern
Virginia IL also quite exciting. Simul-
the Forces Of General Meade we're put in
motion. and. f.r the first time since the
war began. the powers Of rhe 'a6oeonda'
are being developed. Whether or not.
however. the present season will prove
auspicioDs. or the converse, il yet to BE-
tested. Some have IL, tkat everything is
working well. whilst others hint that the
lafeness Of the seasnh to which the expert
mept was postponed has had fatal effect
upon the anoconda's vitality. At all
events. VIC ma speculate and theorize with
out Difference {. the naturalist. A week
has slrcady elapsed since The experiment
was tried, and who can say how it has thus
lar resulted! We are told. it Is true that
General Lee ia posted near Orange Cour;
House, that our forcrs have crossed the
Rapidan. that hcacy infantry ski-misl,iuy
and severe cavalry engagements have ensu-
I'd. but VIII" can tell us, which party is the
victor? A few days hence. We npine. we
shall have "a practical solution "f this
enigma; for Meade. by thar ,ime. will either
have recr"ssed the Rariian. or the Con-
federates will have been Defeated. Up TO
presen. wiring however. we know no
more abnut The situa,i"u in this Depart
p,ent than Brigham, Young or the Chief of
the Iio,t.ntots
From Charleston. the off reported tale
is still retsld. Sumter is being shelled
and an occasional shot is fired into the
city. A boa, attack upm Sumter. some
few nights since. was rpu!sed.
We have very little Of interest from
the Texas expedition. Gen. Banks has.
thus far. met but little opposition and sew
eral small towns and uni.nportant posts
have been occupied.
We learn, that the Confedersses are
concentrating large force upon the banks
of the Mississippi, near Port Hudson.
with view to the closing Ct the naviga-
tion of the river.
The news fr"m Europe is unimportans.
The pr"p.sed Congress. which Napoleon
suggests shall meet in Paris. is reported
to be daily growing in disfavor. The
position Of the leadings powers towards this
Continent remains unchsng"d
G"ld. after droppings" IA. is again on
the rise, being now quoted at las: