The New York herald., 1863-11-25
THE SITUATION.

The latest news from Chattanooga reports the
rebels falling back from Chickamauga Station.
Thor artillery have entirely withdrawn from our
front. Our forces, under Generals Wood and sheri.
dan, Of the Fourth army corps, under the direc.
tion Of General Gordon Granger, of General Tho
mAs' division, made most brilliant movement on
Che 1sd to obtain possession Of two emnences, half
way between our left and Missionary Ridge, where
Tho enemy were in force. The brigade Of Gen.
HaAen opened tho attack supported by that of Gen.
willich on the left and the whole division of Gene
rsl Sheridan on the right, General Howard's corps
forming the reserve. The points Of attack aimed
at were soon occupied, and In ten minutes
aner Genera willich carried the enemy's
before him after firing one volley. Mean
time, General Sheridan pushed through the
forest, drove In the enemy's picksts, and halted
on reaching the rife pits. We not only captured
two hundred prisoners by this movement, but OBJ
tained most important position in the occupa.
tion Of tho heights north of Missionary Ridge We
give map to-day showing the vicinity in which
General Thomas achieved this brilliant result.
But this ID not the end of It. The reconnaissance
commenced on Monday has resulted In Q general
battle which was going on up to our latest re.
ports yesterday with great success, the enemy re.
treating gradually. although making . stubborn
eesistanos. Dispatches to the War Department
from General Grant. received last night, are Of
most cheering character.
Burnside up to yesterday. Cannonading, how
ever, was still going on. A battle was supposed
to be imminent between the forces of Generals
Grant and Bragg yesterday. despatch from
General Bragg to Adjutant General Cooper, at
Richmond, dated at Mission Ridge, on the 10th,
says that General Wheeler reports an attack
upon the Union troops, in which they were dis
PSrsed and driven into their works at Knoxville,
with the loss Of three hundred prisoners.
The latest rebel accounts from Charleston are to
the 20th inst. and state that on the day previous
our guns fred eleven shots from Battery Gregg
ct the oity, but did little damage. Some three or
four buildings were struck, and one person was in.
jured. The Pawnee and another gunboat came up
The stono and shelled Battery Pringle but effect.
Cd nothing.
On the goth the firing on Charleston was re.
aewed. The sheling of Fort Sumter was more
heavy than usual. But few riHed shots were fred.
No casualties occurred either in the city or at the
FORT
There 10 no change in the position Of the Army
Of the Potomac. The unprcpitous state of the
weather appears FOR the time 10 have interrupted
ths contemplated movement on the Rapidan.
The steamer Convoy has returned to Fortress
Monroe nom City Point in charge Of Captain Ir.
wing who reports having transferred the govern.
mont ratons for eur prisoners at and about Rich.
mond satisfactorily into the hands of Commissioner
Ould.
NISCXLLANI0U0 NyWS.
Tho steamship Arabia, from Queenstown on the
18th instant, passed Cape Race on Monday even.
ing, on her voyage TO Halifax and Boeton. The
Arabia brings three days later news from Europe;
but, owing to the prevalence Of high gale on
che coast Of Newfoundland, at the time. she
passed, II was impossible for our news agent at
Cape Race to board her
The steamship City of Baltimore, nom Queens
town on the 18th instant reached this port yester.
day evening, bringing files Of papers dated in
Cork, Ireland, on the 18th Of November
Our very latest ad,ices by the City of Baltimore
contsia . synopss Of the most important and
most adroitly worded letter addressed by Napo.
leon TO the soveregns, inviting them to assem.
BILE 10 congress In Paris. The latest London mo.
asy market is reported, and an interesting history
Of the origin Of the O'Ksns- -Psmerston divorce
suit given. In the columns Of the HxRALp to-day.
Fosf Englsh ssesmsQ had sailed for Nsssap,
4ly Providence, and three other steam tradef,
~ tAs Clyde arrived at Madeira in one day, aii
pf9bsNy defined to try to run the blockade.
~ sarrossN ysstsrday admitted o probate the
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