New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-12-08
rgg OPERATIONS CT CLINICS RIVER.
uBgL REPORTS OF LONGSYREEpS RETREAT
he Assault On Fort Sanders a Failure,
The Retreat Commenced Immediately
Aster the Repulse.

KyoXvILIE Saturday. Dec. =
VI. fsrrssp. L. Avn 4. A. II. =

Via CuVBsE,-AND Gar, Dec. :, isc3.
Thc siee OF Knoxville is raised and Long
re, with lis army is IN ful retreat toward Virginia
virtually Terminated yesterday. when. AZ early
ssr the s,yanco quad OF achievements under
e. Shcrs an arrived here The enemy during The
-, few LAYS Kept ~ active show Of intention 10
rcloar - siege or ocw tie assault unt early this
ss,rinr when reconnaissance scrt ont by Gen Fer
mo f,un their work empty.
hv stTagclcrs and number ~ doscrters were
t,o.gli 10 who sac that the main body moved ~
,ser da-k last nigh leaving the rear guard and pckcts
s;Ati. rfcpits ~ 'a back at a IN and Join the
nsiaisr who. thcy were told, would form in line "
.c . short distance east II tie city. Ills rusc was
.io9i,d 70 pre,elt their premature abandonment Of
Ger licket HE.
6el Shackelferd with the cayary j. already in pur-
,ei md close aon theis rear. Prisoners and desert
q, 81 cortausIy arriving ia squads of ten TO twenty
Ia dciyera,ce and occupation Of Fast Tennessee
recoasd'sed as finally settled BY the events ofth
,ax7aien.
SPA D.,Ia',l 10 Tie y. y Iribane.
CHATTANOOGA Monday Dee :. lsc3.
Loucs,reC is rctreating through the Gap into
Neira and North Carolina our Cavalry pursuing
Ii all scarcely Doe able 10 make COED his escape with
%. material l1s thou h he has 30 hours the start.
s. d, Aa., Led Press.
WASHINGTON. Mondn.. Dee. :. lst3.
Tie star has the following:
TAEwELL, Tenn, Dec 6-noon.
o.. cavalry scouts just returned from the vicinity q
BARS Cross Roads -erart Rebel column passing I'll
lsii from Knoxville 10 Baiis Gross Roads. They card
b, Rebels say that they going 20 Virginia that
De Yankees Lad t,sm surrounded b.; that they were
so.rs 70 feht their way out.
TIE Union scouts 0A Tic top II Clnch Mountain say
Is, large camp lres Ver seen last might the road
ron Biairs Gross Roads 10 Ruiledee. There is no
tustr doubt thai inngstrcet IL retrcat.ng
NEWELL Tern. Dec Go p. m.-Thcre seems 10
Ccsti that LonestTeei IL in full retreat.
desercr ihs; care in to-day reports that De came
at fru Knoxville with Rebel column the ith lust.
eniantIy and transportation moving mp the valley on
ne other OF the Iolston and the cavalry this side
70 cover an attack nom The Union troops in ils Vi.
OBty.
The talk aiming the Rebel soldiers was that they
were going TO Virginia or 60 NortL Carolina.
Gen. Fosters cavalry division was four miles Ills
,se Of Msynar5ssflo 81 p. n when the courier len
preparing 70 attiot the cRemya cavalry.
TAzEwlLf, Tenn Dec. D. 9 p. m.-Aner the repulse
lei, their whole force continued 20 hover around
6esyornc 10 tuI9 our aauks and 10 force Of the
ari il ADD these efforts they were focd and driven
lsk n several small encounters In addition we suc
eeeded 10 bloekading portion Of the valley road
R.iledge il the year Of Ranson's column
Yesterday the whole Rebel cavalry withdrew in the
direction Of Knoxville Gen. GIalau's Brigade fol-
owed foT q short distance.
isreported that the roads IN front are b.ockaded
I'D that the enemy have burnt the railroad bridges at
Strawberry Plains and Messy Greek.
Eth be 30 it Indicates that Longstreot is or soon
VII be re,reating
Or repoI; cannonading yesterday in tie drcc-
t01 q Clinton.
cHAuA,ooGA, Dec. C. $50 p. ma dispatch Just
soeyed here from Gen. Foster indicates beyond
osbt that Lonesireet is retreating toward Virginia.
Ee VII be well followed up.