Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1863-12-02
N EW S SUM A RY
BY TELEGRAPH.

MORNING REPORT. = Our yesterday
mornings report contains but little of
interest. Gen. Foster had arrived at
Cumberland Gap, and scouts who had
just come in from the direction of Knox
vile, report heavy and continuous firing
heard in the direction of the latter place.
THE New York and Washington, naf
in case of disaster, and the Star init
mates that in case of success, Meade's
supplies will reach him by an entirely
new route.......John Morgan, with the
true insolenee of horse thief, tele-
graphs to Columbus his arrival in Can
ada. a#
NOOK REPoRr-Some anxiety seemed
to be felt in Washington yesterday in re-
gard to Meade's situation, but we are
confident he will solve the problem salts
factorily to himself and the country.
LAST NIGHT's REPoRr.-By telegraph
last night We have large and highly in.
teresting details of Meade's advance ON
Lee, bringing the account down to Sat
urday last. The rebels offered but little
resistance te Meade's crossing the Rapi.
dan, nor until he had advanced several
miles in the direction of Orange Court
House did the fighting become in any
degree serious. Our troops marched
light and pushed on with general rapidity,
the rebels falling back with equal or
greater celebrity. On Friday last, about 81
clock P. NJ, while in. the vicinity of
Mile Run, the rebels made a sudden and
vigorous attack on Princes Division of
the Sd corps, which was temporarily check
ed, but the troops soon recovered their po-
sltion twice in succession, calamity re-
pulsed the rebels in each instance, driv-
ing them back in perfect rout, and COW
ering the field with their dead. Our loss
was also heavy, but the proportion of
killed IS very light The retreat of the
rebels was so precipitate that they left
their killed and wounded on the field
The Sd corps was the only one engaged,
with one brigade of the 9th. There is
considerable speculation as to whether
Lee will make decided stand. A day
or two will decide the campaign......We
have tolerably reliable nows from Burn
side up to Saturday evening. He was
still safe and hopeful, and there is hard
ly doubt that, ere this, he has been re-
lieved by Generals Granger and Wilcox,
and that Longstreets position is render
ed more precariOus than ever Burnsides
was......We have news from Charleston
by way of Richmond. up to Monday.
The rebel press represent the lombard
ment for two or three days as very Sc
we're, and acknowledge several casualties
on their side......We have also the rebel |
account of operations near Orange
Court House up to Sunday morning.
No fighting had occurred since Friday. |
and the rebel press expend but few words |
in regard to that fight, which is signifi-
cant that it was not particularly salts
factory to them. On Sunday both armies
were fronting each ether, and general
engagement could not long be deferred. |
1.-The news from East Tennessee re-
ceived at Cincinnati last night is veryl
cheering. All the available forces at |
Cumberland Gap have been despatched |
to intercept Longstreet's retreat into
Virginia......A courier from Knoxville /
who arrived at Cumberland Gap reports
that severe battle was fought on Sun
day, in which the rebels were severely
handled, and Wheeler,s cavalry division
OF 5000 captured. If this last report is
confirmed, as we believe it will be, :he
Confederates may well think it is thun-
ering all around the horizon.