Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1863-01-05
THE VERY LATEST NEWS.
Tremendous Battle in Tennessee.
GEN. BRAGG OPTICAL REponr.


GEN. BRACES OFFICIAL REPonr.
RICHMOND. Va, Jan. l..
The following official dispatch was received
this morning, dated Murfreesboro,' Dec.
3lst:
We assailed the enemy at Z o'clock this
morning. and after ten hours hard fighting,
have driven him from every position exceSt
his extreme left where he has successfully
resisted us. With the exception of thisp point,
We occupy the whole field. We captured four
thousand prisoners, including two Brigadier
Generals, thirty one pieces of artillery and
some two hundred wagons and teams. Our
loss heavy-that of the enemy much great
er.
Signed, BRAXTON BRAGG,
-- General Commanding.
FURTHER FROM THE GRAAT BATTLE IN Ten
SESsEE.-A special dispatch to the Daily
Rebel. dated Murtreesboro', 31st, says the
bloodiest day of the war has closed.
! Gen. McCown's division attacked the enc
lny's right driving them back with great
slaughter. By 3 o'clock in the afternoon the
enemy had been driven six miles from our
: left and Gentry.
Gen. Willick and a number Of Abolition
officers were taken prisoners. Gems. Syll,
McCoek and Woodruff were killed. E
Our loss heavy-enemy's estimated at five
to our one Gen. Raynes, Gel. McNair and
Col. Autry, of 9th Miss, Lieut.. B. c. Euos
TRUSTEE, of the first La, killed. Col. Black,
9Th Ga, and Col. Fisk, 25th La, mortaily
wounded.
Gems. Bragg and Polk displayed great
Judgment and heroiSm.
Wheeler's cavalry captured two thousand
prisoners with u large supply of wagon
tro;oc c,,l f>,,r h,,nJroI hoa,r,. N-o-tarIou -
Wheeler burnt two hundred and eighty wag-
ons in the enemy's rear and captured SIX
hundred prisoners. Our troops covered
themselves with glory. Battle may be re-
newed this morning.
IThe Telegraph wires are said TO be down
somewhere; hence no later tidings from the
Murfreesboro' ba tie than is given above.
KNOXVILLE, Dec. 3l.-The Yankee forces
which destroyed bridges on the East Tennes-
,see and Va. Railroad, consisted of one Indi-
ANA regiment, They captured Col. Love, OF
the cd \. c. Regiment. It is supposed
,they destroyed Senator Haynes plantation.
Gen. Stuart at Work.
The following is from the Richmond Ex-
laminer Of Jan. 1st.
Passengers by the Central cars last nigh
brought reports which incline us TO the be
lief that Gen. j. Z. B. Stuart, who crossed
the Rappahannock soma days ago, has beer
successful. He is reported TO have attacks
, land DESTROYED the Federal ~encampment
Numbering some three thousand men, at o
linear Dumfries. He is also said to nave sue
decided in cutting of the enemy's WACO
ltyaias. aa5s his probablY DESTROYED an i'm
2 n = tN-r--~ah NJ h~s succeeoeo !
r lsecuring valuable stores for the army. Uel
: sStuart captured 100 to $50 prisoners, a pc
S ition of whom nave reached GordonSville, an
Twill reach Richmond by the cars this morr
h ling.
f STUART AGAIN.-The Enquirer of Frid'
| isays. we learn that Gen. Stuart encountert
: la large force of Yankees, near Aide, in Lot
e idoun county, Monday, and dispersed then
latter killing a number and capturing about
hundred and fifty prisoners. No loss on OF
a isile.
Gen. Stuart has been within Il miles
10 iAlexandria. 1t will be seen from our fre'
+. lericksburg dispatch that he has since cross
: 1.-THE Potomac.
r The Raleigh Progress Of Saturday, the J
A. has informa ton that the Yankees have /
Suffolk to join Fosters arsy at Ne"0e'
he Ito make an attack on the Wilmington Ra
ry road at two points. They say they v
he have it at all hazards.