Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-12-09

srlil, 50 openly and aehoeFatoiYg % fegnlsfll
Vas il all doas, - the line advanced, preeede9
~ SIX kirmisksrs, ADd 81 2 olslosk P y. rsaehel
oar picket lines They 0psasd Easzling Foilsi
upon the Fsbsl poizets, who replied snd ran isi'
their sdvsEesd ii1e Of riaspits. After tasa
went orr skiTa Sshsfs, sn3 Hilh the@s along ID
ess.sr Of The line. she 2ss000 tFeoPs EEieh Gea
4 Thomas bad 50 quickly displayed. Ustd y,
epsnsd ere, prisoners ssseFs, they thsught ths
wsols movement was aEsYisW asd sshsIal dril
aaa they gat it Was toe laie 70 send thsil
camps for Tsinf9geemeHis, and that they weFg
I overwhelmed By force sf HuHbeEs. Il vas 1
tsgPEi.e ~ eFsR dsyigst Al P. n. the in
the lines Fighl aud left, were in euf possession
snd arrangements were ordered lsz hsldiHS then
6HTiRg lhs niEht
! The next day, As daylight, General Fsgmas
l tao EYe tAcusand men aer0sa ihs 4ennssses and
sstAhlisksd on its scEth bsnk, and commenced
shs esussracsisn Of q pentSsR bridge sssut SIX
miles Aboye ChsttRD00Ra. By uightfai Gen.
Thomss bad se;zsd sbs extremity of Missionary
ridge. nearest rae riyer, snd was inIsRchiBg
hinsslf GeReTsl Howard. with q brigade,
/ opened oornmeniesti0n with. rim fFuul Ohafts-
noaga, on the soath side 81 the FiTsr.
diminishing and caGnonadiag cOntinued 81
The day Cd ths- left and center. Gen. Hoeker
sealed the slopes Of LsokoHt mountain from the
valssy Of Lockout creek, drove ths rebels aFeund
tAs poiat, captured soms TIVE thousand Prissn-
sTs, and established kiusslf high aB tho msuR-
tain side, in fall view Of Chattanooga
This movement raised She blockade, and now
steamers wee ordered fron Bridgepert to Chat
saasega. They had previously ran snly ss Ksl-
ly's for2, Hhsnce, ten miles Of hauliEg over
moEnl q reads, sad twice Geross tas Tennessee
river 81 DoRseoz Bridges, bTsagat Is our sap
pliss. All night the point Of Missionary rieFs
Oa the extreme right, sisEsd with TIA esmB ires
sf ths loyal troops. Tho day had been ons Of
dense mists and rains, and much Of HssEsr'a
battle was fought ebsrS ths elOa8s, which cen
eeslod him hom sur view, but frBm which the
ratsle Of hiE znAkslTy vas heard
At nightfall tAs sky cleared, and 'fhs full
sassH, th0 tTAitsF's dson, /" sh8ss Upon tho bssa-
tifal scene. Uail s'eleek II ths tWfnkliHR
sparks uPon shs nsaniaIs side showed Ekst
Bi6kss skirHishiBg was geing on. Thea it
ceased. General Grans's kssdsasItsrs during
the AfteranoR Of the Esd sRd lhs day sf the 24.h
we're in Hasd's redeubs, except Ehsa ia ths
esGrss Of the day he rode a!eRg sks advaAssd
liRs, visiting she headquarters sf the several
cslwsHdegs IA Chsstanesga valley.
AZ dsylight en- the 2sll tbs stsTs szA stripss
were discovered or the peak Of Lockout Tas
rebels ha5 evzegGtcS Sac n0RaiAin. GsnsFal
Hooker neYsa 20 dcsesnd The ssuztaia, Aad
striking Missionary rdgs a. the B0ssyilIe gap
70 sweep sn beth sides and en- its sumRits.
The rsbsl iTseps Wsre sesa as seen as It was
light eEssgh streaming hy rsgiRsns and bri-
gsSss sisng the RaTr0W Banmit Of AlssisasFy
Ti6gs, sithaT concentrating On tAs TiRAt 70 evsr-
whslm Shermaa sr marching for TIE TsilrSaS
and TaisiRg .hs siege. They had evacuated the
valley Of Chatias0ogs-E0ald taey abandon
that Of Chskamaugsf
Tie 20 PoaadsTs ard AZ nAss, Of Weeds re-
deubs, opened sn Mission ridge. Orchard Kaob
sent IL 60 pimsn.s g the ridge, Whieh, with
-Ti6ed PaTTottg, answered ard the es8ROnasa,
taus commenced, continued al day. Shot and
sksl screamed iToa Orcssrd knsb 20 MssioR
ridge, and nom Mission ridge 70 OicAsrd knob
aad iTsm Weeds redsUbs over the heads Jf
Gsns. Grant aud Tb0BaE, aud shsiT stats, Whs
were with as Gn tbs favorable Bssilisu, Ehero
tie whole battle e0aid be seen IS in an AmPaI-
iseatrs. Ths headquarters wsre undsT Ere al
day long CazR5Hseing and HHsketTy we're
heard irom Gen. SbsfaEn, and Cen. Reward
marched tae llth corps to Join him
Gen. Ia1zaaI SEMI cal szIrElsheTs, WAe drove
iu tRe rebel picksts, and CHASED thsl ins5 their
inreaehRsalts, aBd 81 the f00t OF Mission ridge,
aeR. Sherman made sa assault sgaiEst Bsgg's
rIght, inlTaaehed en- tbs high kzBbB neIg 10 thst
on which Gen. Sherman himself lay fortified.
The assault was CALAMITY Esds, Tszehsd shs
edge Of tha crest, and he'd Is groaa6 fer, it
pulsea T. the eaemy's reserves
A general ssvsRce was new ordered, sEd
s.TeRE lire Of skirBishsFs, followed by de-
Dlevad line Of battle, s8zzs tive milOs ia length,
At tie sigRal sf cannon SkSss from keASqHsTteTs,
Orchard kaeb, moved rapidly aud orderly foT-
ward. Tns rebel Pisks.s dissksrged thsir mus
kess aad ran iai9 lbsiT rife pits. Oar ski-nish-
ers fellswsd on their heels. The lihe Of battle
was not far behind, and WesAs the rebels sTG-m
ogG Of theG long line Of rifs pits in nambeIs
which surprised Ua, and ever the BsGs Of The hill
A few turuad and fred ibsir pieces, bat the
greater number collected isto ths many reads
which cross obliqusly uP its sieeP face AID west
on 50 the tsP.
Soma Of sur regiments pressed On saS
sHsrmed ap the steep sides Of The ridge, and
hsFs and there s color was advanced beyeBd the
lines. The attamPt appeared 10 be NEST dan
geFous, bat the sdVsRss was supported, and the
Essls line was ordered 70 storm TIE nights
upon which net less than ferty pieces Of sTil-
lsyy, aud no enc knew hsw many WUskess, stood
ready 70 slaughter no asssilasts.
WiGh cheers sasweriHg chserg the msa
sWarmsd upward. Tksy gathered 10 ths peiats
less. 5fi cult Of ssssnt, Azd tie has wss broken.
Celsr aitsT aoloF was plsRted On the summit,
vESle masksts and ssnEsE vented sksiR thBn-
der upon them A well-dirsstea shot from Or
ehsrd kusb exploded rcbsl eaiss0n on fhe sur
nit, sna the gun Wss seer gallePiHg te the
right, ths driver lsshinE his herssE. A party Of
car soldiers Intercepted end ths gUa vas esp
tared with ehseEz. A 6eros muskstry fght
broke eut 10 shs lsB Rhsrs, between General
Thomas spa aez shsinan, a mile or tive CT the
ridge was sGil occupied By the rebels
Bragg left the hsHEe in which hs had held his
headquarters snS rods 10 the rear, as eur tTsaps
crowned ths hill On either side al him.
GsR. Grsnt proceeded to the sumRis AID thsn
aid We snly know It's hight Some Of the cap
tnred artillery was put into position and arsills-
risss were sent fer to wsTk the gaas, while tho
eaissszB Of tie enemy were searched fer ez=u-
nitisa.
The rshel log brsastw0rks were tern 10 pioess
Ard carried to the ether side sf Tie ridge and
ussd IN forming baTrissdss across t.
TIE ether assaults By the right Of eur eeRssg
Rsined the samzit, and the rebels threw down
thsir arrng sud h0d. Gen. HSeker, osming In =
fsversbls position, swept the right Of the ridge
and captured maay prisoners
Brsgg's remaining tEeoPs ls6 early in the
niRhs and she battle ef Chattsnssga, after three
days Of mazsuvsring sad fighting, was Won,
and the strength Of ihe FebellisR, t. iis center
was broksHi Burnside relieved frsn Danger
Est FenEasssQ and KentzsBy Tsseasd, Gesreia
/ aud the southeast threatgsed in the rear, and
another vicssry added to she shaPtor sf "Unesa-
ditiOnsl Surrender" arsst
Ts-night the estimate Of our esPtaras d sew
srAl thousand. and thirty pieces Of artillery.
| Oar loss feT 50 glsst a victory Is not gTsat.
Bragg is Gnns tbs railroad bridges ss be re-
treats towards DAltsR. SAsrnsn is n hot
pursuit..
To-day 1 vis,Fed tie battle fsld, which e.
tssds for six mllss slOng AissisE ridge, sad fsT
several miles alang Lookssk noantAiA.
Probably nat ss wall drsctad, 50 lEall ordered,
battle has kssn dshysred dz1iag ths wsT. 81.
ens Azssali VA rspulsss, BAT thst assault, sY
calling - that point tie rebsirssorvss, PTsysasd
| them fGom REFUSING any Of shs etheTs.
/ A lev days siIee Ger. Bragg saaE 70 6sReral
Grant aag Of truce, advising hin ihss il wssid
! be prudent to remove any R0Resmb atanss Hha
mighi bs san IN Chattanooga. No reply has
| been returned; bat the e0lubsianss having re-
movea fTcm Ibis vicinity i Is Probsblo' thai
i acg-ssnbasants can famain gish0at imPru-
| aeRes.