, 1863-01-15
LATEST EASTERN NEWS.

New YoRK, Jan. 8.
A Falmouth, Va, dispatch Of the Sd gives an
account Of reconnaissance in f'rce recently
made TO MOrrisville on this side Of the RaDpa.
hammock one Of the regiments crossed the Rap
pahannock and penetrated miles into the in
terror, but found no rebels in force.
WAsuINGroS, Jan. 8.
Official dispatches give nothing add tional to
that already published Of the battle Of stones
river Of the lst and 3D. The following has just
been received:
CANP NEAR MURFREEsBoRo, Jan. T.
yTo Gen. Halleck-I have tn announce that the
enemy are in full retreat. They let last night.
The river having risen, and the bridge across It
between the left wing and the centre being in.
complete, deemed it prudent to Withdraw that
wing during the night The rebels occupied that
time until o'clock this morning in their retreat.
The announcement Of their retreat was made
known to me att. 81
Our ammunition train arrived during the
night To-day was occupied in distributing the
ammunition, burying the dead and collecting
the wounded from the field Of battle.
A pursuit has been commenced hy the centre;
two leading brigades having arrived at the west
aide Of Stone river. This evening we shall oc'
eupy the town and push pursuit tomorrow.
Our Medical Director eStimates the wounded in
the hospital at $500 and our dead 1t 1000.
RosEcRANs
HoLLY SPRINGs, Jan. 4.
To Gen. Halleck- Dispatches from !Gsn. Shrr.
man and ths naval commanders were received
at Helena on the 3lst December. The gum
boats we're engaging the enemy's batteries.
Sherman was inland, 8 miles from Vicksbnrg,
hotly engaged. From rebel sources learn that
4. the Grenada Appeal siys that the Yankees
Il U...lg,
'ssfa LOUISVILLE, Jan. 8.
Murfrcesboro advices represented the Federal
victory as cOmplrte--the entire rebel army
fleeing towards Tullahoma in the greatest dis
order. Skrmishing commenced nh the evening
Of the 2gth; the rebels falling back, closely fol-
lowed by our troops until the evening Of the
SOth, Next mnrning the enemy attacked us at
daybreak, and ever since until the night Of the
I'd the fight continued with in'ermissiOns, when
the enemy retreated. Breeknrilges division
was cut to pieces. On Saturday, QUE skrmiSh-
= ors destroyed large number Of the rebels
among our batteries, which opened on them
with great slaughter. y
The Mnr'repshnro rebel sheet Of the I'd admits
their loSs to that time u be 5000. Private dis.
matches saS that the rebels in their retreat are
burning cotton wherever thry,iind il.
---. NAsHvILLE, Jan. 8.
~ tAluou HNtu "h 'eeu"ess -" w. ~,
until the evening, when the Sd Ohio and Ssth
Indiana charged and carried the rebel breast
works, evidently some rebel position near Nash.
villel capturing 80 prisonerA They killed
many rebels with iitsie loss to themselves
!, There was sniritsd engagement at Lavergne
on the 81. IN which the rsbelS were defeated !;
: loas a Killed.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 8.
q In the House . bill was considered, which an.
nuIs al treaties with certain Sioux tribes in Min.
nota. and 70 relieve the sufferers by tho late
|. 6utragea The bill apprOpFiates ei,6oo, ,ooU.
and thus extinguishes the trust iund' An IN
dian rsserve Of l6O acres WI be SCI apart Ior
each Indian who exerted himself 70 stay the
massacre. The bill passed-Ts to II,
The President sent 70 the Senate to-day the
no'niuatIon of II p. Upshur. Of Indiana, as Sec.
Tefarv AZ the Interior Unshur was Assistant
E.,crs,arv under smith. ~
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