Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1863-01-03

Tia Naws-The neas from our armies in The
field this morning i more cheering THAI 80 hes
been for soine tine The reports from ibui.
vile contradict tho rnmor thai Forrest wss b
that vicinity aud the ssafe ~ that pniut ha. abb
sided Morgan il getting out OF the State, bat
he has a hard road 70 travel, and seems % be
running tive gauntlet Of oar scattered hnes. and
geis = blow from each detachment as be passes.
WoOdf0rd keep close upoD his fesr. he has
probably destroyed tie Green River bridge. but
be j. paving pretty dear for bis wedding tour into
kentucky
From Gen Rosecrsus We have meagre reports
Of a great battle. siih terrible l)-s on. both sides
On troop~ hold MuriFeesboro'. the scene Of the
contest. and we can consequently cf.im ia a. a
victory. Gen kosecrAns wss induced 20 tsoye
upon Muffree-boro' 10 possess himssIl OF suhi
Gent country 70 supply his army white his cOm-
manieat0n wasibferrupted. He also ascertained
that Bragg MS not fortified ~ represented. and
taking advantage of the absence of Forrest and
Morgan, he moved up On FRIDAY last his whole
army was IN motion Criucnden'- and McCDok's
cDfps moved by the Mutfreesb0ro' pike. aud
Thomas on the Nelsopsille road. There was
skifmishing all the way. The rebel force TELL
slowly back On The 9th a sharp resistance was
met. and our forces captured two pieces OF can
non taken from Ornnt's army At Shiloh.
The specials 20 he New York Herald dated on
the field, one mile from Murireesboro', Dec. %.
say:
Ion Sunday nothing vas done. Gen. Rose
Grams declining 20 attack on that day The ARMY
was in motion at dayIigh, GA Dec 29th Gen.
JEFF, Z. Davis moved upon Nurlree. boro' in I'd
vance on the right. on Bully jack road, several
miles north of Taiune Generals N~egley's and
Rosseau's divisions. Of IhOma-' grand division.
IN the center, Cutlenden's corps on the left,
moving down on Murireesboro' and Jefferson
Pike, Woods and VsncIeve's divisions of the
the latter corps were right and left respectively
while PIlmer's division was in reserve.
"A battle Oh Stewards creek WAS anticipated,
but. excepting a duel between Parsons 9Th U. s.
artillery and a rebel battery, at y o'clock A. ~,
To the right OF Mu'lrcesbvrO' pike. crossing the
creek, there was no engagement. From 10 To |
O'Clock all was quiet, our army crossing Stewart's
creek from right TO LETT without opposition.
AT one We were within six miles OF Murfrees
bore. on the direct pike. the army still pushing
on in splendid style, MeCook, with Davis Sheri
dams and JohnsOn's divisions on the right;
Thomas, with NegIey's aHd Rpu->eau's divisions
IN the centre; Crittenden, with Woods and Van
cIeves divisions in front. and Primer la reserve
on the left
Gen. Rosecrans il now At stewart Creek. ten
miles from NurfreeStoro'. and all but The re
serves are far across the creek The grand bat
tie, if any, will be on Stones river. AT Murlrees-
boro'
CANE Ten MUS FROM MuRrREEsboRo'.l
December 81, le62.
General Crttenden reports The enemy drawn
no ia line of battle on the east side of Stone
river. menacing General Rosecrans. He is or
derefi 20 form i'm lire OF battle. two divisions in
front, one in reserve and covering his TANKS, and
Generals Neeley and Rousseau to close up.
General McCook also reports his command on
Wilkinson creek seven miles from MurfreesborO'
The enemy Is in line or battle ON Stone river.
from Murlreesboro' 10 Franklin pike. a similar
disposition of bis forces is ordered as on General
Crittenden's line.
at now appears that a great battle will be
fought on Stone river TO morrow. in front of Muir
freesbOro'."
This will give an idea of the situation up TO the
time Of the reported battle. ard our readers can
form as good an idea a. we can of the meager re
port given of it,