New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-12-07

S9ecll Dh, "a 10 tie Calctso Tribune.
CrsciSsAu, Dec. ?, 1909
CAPTAIN W. Anderson, Assistant Adjuiant-
General Department Of tie oiIo has IeceIy'd the fol
los I'd Official Dispatch; ,
Via CUMBERLAND NsP, Dec "a, leb1 }
Tho enemy lac,si No early this monns in yIco, bai "e
repaI'ed lhsn ".a cOnhdersIle lSs, Ali's. eh c..,
A. J.. BrRssiDs, MGR oerofaL
spse., D.'I,lehio he clicsso Tribune
Knoxville. Nov. 10 1863.
ghe srcat rebel blow. anNiousiy anticipated 20 long
was stIuok yesterday morning; heeniOiced ~ inc
,foop. OF 5ain Jones' Jackson and Williams Longstrcct
pougit 20 annihaie the Army Of tho Ohio by coup a.
saerr,. Ue selected seven picked regiments.
stumbling commenced on Sunday night at ten
ocl,ck and continued sharply until near daylight OF
Mouany on orr left front before Fort Sanders. com
minded by Gen Fcrero and defended by the 10Th New
YORK Ienjanini "A U. y. Artillery. aud Buckley's
Rhode Island Battery
Our pickeis we're driven IN onl Tho enemy had pos.
sesscl themselves Of some ieps, bit the Massaohu.
s,t,s boys drove them back, when suddenly the Rebel
st0rning party. lod by tho 10Th aud lth Georgia aud
18Th Mississippi. under cover VI our own rctcGtlng
men. came - the assault
They approached 10 within one hundred yards of the
fort unframed. Then commenced series VI desperate
aud daring attacks stubborn resistance. DEATH car
mage. aud loTor scarcely cqualed during the war.
rhe.o men were 10 veterans Of the Potomac-the
flower OF IOugstrc0ts armyani. confident OF promised
victory plunh ed into % boiling he'll Of lead.
Wlres had been stretched from stump TO stump In
front Of the works by Capt Poo Over these the nd.
yancing enemy len III AodIs Win
and wounded around tlon.
tho impediments came the doomed Rebels Hot and
hotter became tic battle until tho ground over which
,hey passed was caIpccd with the slain Tho ditch was
Piled with dead, wounded aud dying
Not one on their sido iiered-no' score Of the gal.
lant stormos escaped. The sun, rising, looked down
through the cold mist and GILL Iost Of that November
morning upon the remains OF an army.
Orc thousand killed, wounded. ana prisoners. the
cost Of the assault Of Fort Sanders. NOby has 1t
taincd the reputation Of its nnmcsake and revcnged his
ia, Among the killed Is Col. GIafdo Of tho 18th Mas
saohusct,s. Lieut..Co. OBTien, tho brother vi Mrs
Brownlow Is prisoner.
Gen Burnside offered them an armstlce from 10 n.
m to D. H., ~ remove ther wounded and bury their
dad II was accepted. The rebel officers and prison
els express astonsLmeni at tho strength Of our works
and tho valor OF our men.
Our loss will not reach eighty oil told. Over fly OF
these tho men OF tue -7th honuely. captured On
tie south Of the river.
Whether Longstrcct is satisfied with the impregna
bility Of Knoxville, We know not but await his next
moy oment with confidence.
Besides 80 prisoner We have three battle nass Ohe
OF them was planted Oh our works at one time.
LAIER-Ihe twelve days Of LoneStreet before KNOX
yillc, threatening assault and siege, had caused
scarcity Of forage. gave us considerable LABOR 10 orlly
our position, aud Temporarily suspended our eohmnhi
cations and destroyed much property, chiefly Rebel
There has been loss VI men by tho casualties Oh
war; but no panic, retreat Starvation or actual invest
ment has occurred thus far. Tho siege another Kebe
failure.
Tho motle Of the lien Of both sides has been tested
and our boys fcuLd 10 have NO ave VI lorEsreeIs
Grams