The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1863-01-02

BATTLE OF MURFREESBORO!

Four regiments lost hall their men and all
their commanding officers. Anderson's
troops suffered severely; Maj. Ruuegar,en
and Ward killed. Gems Stanley. Rosseau.
and Palmer wounded
P. M.--Gen. Thomas breaks the rebel
center and drives the enemy a mile. We
advance our whole line. Rosencraus is per
sonally experimenting the line. One shot
killed two of his staff. The 18th Wiscon-
sin lost seven captains. Regley's artillery
is moving the rebels in the center. Crit
tenden's left wing has taken the intrench
ments at Murfreesboro
The rebel General Cheatham and Rains
are killed. Col. Hallissey. Of the 9Th Ky.
Cavalry is also killed.
Col. Hoskins of the 18th Kentucky. COM
handing the forces at Lebanon, Ky. attack.
ed Morgan eight miles south on the Column
bia road. yesterday. killing and wounding
several, capturing sixty rebels. their caissons
and ammunition wagons, and provisions.
Lieut.. Col. Boyle, commanding the 9th
KY. Cavalry. with the 9th Kentucky, are in
pursuit of Morgan. The infantry under
Col. Hoskins are following Morgan, who is
retreating rapidly in the direction Of Column
bia
Gen. Banks's expedition turned up at n.
Orleans; he supercedes Gen. Butler in com
mand, who arrived at New York on the LIST.
Banks has issued an address. in which Re
has Incorporated the Presidents Enamel.
patton Proclamation. He takes the broad
ground that all State and sectional barriers
must be sacrificed to national unity. and
seems disposed to give the people of the
Gulf States an opportunity to save the in
stitution of slavery by returning TO their al
egiance.
General Rosecrans' army can now be
promptly and fully supplied by river, SO
that the destruction of the Louisville and
Nashville Railroad. is not so damag ing to
our army as the rebels expected. The want
of supplies will no, keep Rosecrans back.
but bad roads and broken bridges, the lat
ter of which Bragg will leave behind him
if he retreats, may delay operations.
In consequence of the threats of JEFF.
Davis against commissioned officers taken
prisoners, hereafter all rebel commissioned
officers in our hands will be retained, and
only privates and non-commissioned officers
given up. To this extent the exchange
will continue.
We have no exciting news from the Po-
tomac. other than that Stuart with force
of rebel cavalry made an unsuccessful raid
upon the rear of Burnsides army, few
days ago. A fight occurred at Dumfres,
on the 2sth, lasting from till 5 p M
The enemy. consisting Of ] 500 cavalry and
pieces of artillery. were repulsed by Col.
Candy. with the 5h. 9TH and Goth Ohio
Our loss was small. A number of suffers
wagons were captured.
The latest news of Stuart's movements,
state that he has crossed the Potomac into
Nary land, with 1900 cavalry and battery
of artillery. The late rains were causing
rapid rise in the Potomac. which it was
hoped would prevent their re-crossng.-
Plans completed, it is said, for the cap
ture of the whole force.
The latest news from Arkansas continues
encouraging. Gen. Blunt sends dispatch
under the date of the 31st of December, sta
ting that he was Smelling the enemy FIVE
miles below Van Buren,, on the other side
of the river. He had captured four steam
ers. three of which were heavily laden with
supplies; also a ferryboat, with large
amount of ammunition. Gems. Blunt and
Heron then fell back 10 Prairie Grove, in
consequence OF lack of transportation.
Morgan has made three several attacks on
Munfordsville, and as often repulsed The
latest accounts say that be was on the re-
treat. 1t is also reported that Rosecans has
driven the enemy into Murfreesboro'. and
that a great battle is imminent Matters
are assuming an active appearance in the
Department of the Cumberland.
A report of the capture of Knoxville.
Tenn, by Gen. Carter. appeared in the city
papers on Tuesday. Al,ho' merely ques.
ton of time. the report is thought to be
premature.
Thirty eight of the Indian murderers Of
Minnesota were executed on the 26,h ult-
Forty had originally been sentenced to death.
but one was respited. his guilt being doubt
ed, and another had his sentence committed
to ten years imprisonment in consequence
Of having given valuable information 10 the
Government.
The Chicago Times. violently disloyal
paper, (that the Jefersonian loves TO quote
from, has, by an almost unanimous vote,
been excluded from the Chicago Board of
Trade, and is commercial reporter denied
the privileges of the rooms. TIE merchants
also refuse to give the latter commercial in =
formation.
New YORK, Dec. 3O.--A Norfolk letter
contains the following:
{" A British subject who came here from
Charleston, S. C., within q few days, brings
the Information that nineteen negroes were
hung in the streets just prior to his depar-
ture. This occurred in consequence of q
discovery made in rather a singular man.
ner. The whites there for some time pas,
have been closely watching the movements
Of the blacks. and thinking they observed