The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1863-12-04

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Col. lancaster owed his life to hcl
Itmremitting care: and when ut last
he rose up, MANNED and feeble. but
chastcned and purified 10y long suffer
| ing iIildred became bis wife
The old, hard existence was forev.
or cast aside; and to-day YOU can find
mo more womauly woman than Hill
ldrcl Lancaster.
The Great Victory.
Dispatches from Gen. Grant, an
Inounce that among the prisoners Ia
ken at Chattanooga was u large num-
ber of those paroed at Nickshurg.
and never yet exchanged, and asks
whether he sLall proceed against them
according to the established Usage in
such cases. As the established usage
in such cases is to shoot the persons
SO found. it is probable II VIII not nc
followed, but it is equally probable
that there will not be any more pa
rolling after the Vickshurg fashion
1t is not easy to see what redress we
can have for the crime THUS committed
10y the rebel authorities in requiring
these men to break their parole.
CHATTANOOGA, Nov. 90.
Our victory is more complete than
was last night supposed. Our pris-
oners will not fall below four thous
and, and. we can't have taken less
than forty pieces OF artillery. All
portions OF our troops did well in the
light, and all covered themselves with
glory.
Thc rcbels abandoned Tunnel Hill
last night, SO that we now have en-
tire possession of Missionary Ridge
The rebels retreated across Chica-
mauga, burning their bridges behind
them. Our men are still constantly
.hruelng IN prisoners.
The losses among such ot our
troops as stormcl Missionary Ridge
arc quite severe.
CHATTANOOGA, Nov. 81.
The situation tonight is highly
satisfactory. liookcr's, Palmer's and
IShcrman's commands are nearly ten
miles beyond Chicamouca Creek, in
pursuit Of the crumhling army OF
Bragg. who is making every effort to
escape. Our advance is near Dalton
In Il sharp fight this morning, Pal
imer's advance took four guns and
three hundred prisoners.
Sherman is reported to have adj
vanccd from Tyner's Station on the
left to. das, aud cut of two thousand
rebels
The roads along which Bragg is
retrcating are lined with caissons
wagons, comrissary aud medical
stores. Prisoners sayitisimpossibl,
for the rebel leaders 10 make theil
troops stand
Colonel Longs cavalry command
returned from raid on the East Ten
ncysee Railroad tonight They dc
stroyed The road for fifteen miles
above and below Cleveland, burned 9
rodpl foundry at Cleveland, where 9
large quantity Of munitions OF wal
war were stored. one hundred wagons
loaded with hagaagc aud captured
three hundred prisoners. Colone
Long was attacked subsequently ly q
superior force OF infantry. cavalry
and artillery. but succeeded in bring
ing his prisoners ,r Our loss in th,
three days Gght will not exceed three
thousand. Major General Logan aI.
rived.
AsulNGTON, NOV. ~.
I Adyices received this morning 10y
the War Department from Gran
state that the pursuit Of the rebel
was continued yesterday by llooko
and Thomas.
Bragg attempted to make stan,
ut Chicamauga Station, but was again
forced back. The rebels were in tul
retreat on Dalton.
There is nothing later from Burn
side. II is coujcctur2l that Long
street will attempt to rcjoin Bragg
but ample provision has been made t,
prevent the consummation Of AM
such attempt. He will therefore b,
forced to retreat into Virginia, if h
/, able t. get away Mt sill
There is official authority forassert
> ng that in the several battles jus
before Chattanooga, we have captu-
cd seven thousand prisoners at least
Headquarters have received dis
patches from General Grant, date.
Chattanooga, November y, 10 o cloc'
A. NJ, stating that the rouJ Of the cn
cmv is complete. They have aban
donod wagons and caissoas, and pie
ccs ccartillCry are found every whore
He thinks Bragg's loss of artiller
is fully sixty pieces, and says that
large number of prisoners are captuI
; ed.
4 Pursuit will continue to Red Cla
in the morning. Grant says he start
for there in few hours.
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