Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1863-01-09
War News.

force II 6QoO msn. attacked Gen. Forrr.t
on THURSDAY morning a. Hunts Gross
Boads. twelve milcs from Lexington. Tenn.
Il ~as a severe engagement. lasting an
DAY. 4 gunboai patrolicd the river whi,h
TTvs~Hte'l IN rri-cl. from crossing They
icught desperately. bot ~err finally roui,d
and scattered wish los Of 400 IN Killed
and wounded aud 49, prisoners. We al,s
took So horses. nearly iooo stand o. arus
AMI a battery q ~ guns. our loss ~as
500 Ia kilied and wuunsled. These losses
NAV be exaggerated. bot il j. CERTAIN how
ever. thar thy ~erc very heavy.
Tbc PassAic. ~hich .ailed IN conpany
uith The Monitor has arrived Al Bcaafort.
y. 4. The boats were sent down % "a;
A IL railroad communication between
Richmond ard Charleston
The Chicaso Time-. a violently disloyAl
paper. has. by an almost unanimous vote.
ben crelo1ei from the Chicago Board of
Trade. and its oOmnercial reporter denied
the Prisiiesc- q the Rooms. The merchant.
also refused 70 give the latter Commercial
information.
Coosia-rahle excitement Wa created in
Norfolk ON The l., ~ = negro eclcbration.
The oontratand. collected tosesher. nth
their mAr-hals. formcd a precision. con-
sis'inS Of al east OOo negrcc- q AL kinss
and cssors. heaIoi by hand Of ma-ie
drum. and ffss) ADD y-.raA--i through the
principal streets Il the city. They carriod
sevsrAi I mon faSs. and ch-cr-d body Tor
the downfall Of Africa5 slavery IL va.
Understood that they ~err celebrating tie
birthday q The EaAncirasion Proslana-
tlon.
BAilpon reoounoisSanas show. that con
'idsrah.e poFti.n q the Rciel forcs- IN front
Oi Fr~isries-turs have goos os-prOb4ely
% help Bragg - Murfr---Soro.
~. W H.tLrcN. Gcucral-in-Chisf.
WNshington On the 26th q December
wc narchod from Nashville in thrcc col
umns. Gea. McCook b. thr Nolansvilie
piks. Ger. Thomas from ;he encampueni
on FrAnklin's pike. va Wil.on's pikc. AMI
Gen Cnt,snden on tn main Marfrvesboro
Pike. Oar lcft ard ccutre M, 9th
strong rcsisianoe. sgrh a. the nature q The
country permits. thc rolling Or hilly roads
skirtsSi BY ccdsr thickets and farms. and IN
ter-~ctcd By snail streams Nth rocky blus
bank. forming SERIOUS obstacles Gen.
Mccook drove Gen. IIAr,ies's oorTss a mile
and hall frosn Nolansville. And ocrupied
the place. Gen. Critt~nden rrarhcd within
mile and hall % Savcrgre Gen.
Ihouas rvached ;hc Nilson pikc. meeting
With ~ SERIOUS opposition Go the 18Th
Gen. McCook drove Gen. Harlcs from
NoiAnssillc. and pushrd a accommodating
division ~ mil-s towards Sbelbypille.
~herv b. found that Gen. HArice had re-
trvated towards M8rfr~~sboro. Gen. Crit
tendcn foughi and drove the enemy before
kim. occupying the linc u stewart Crcek.
and capturing some prisoncrs With slight
loss. cen. Thomas occupied the vicinity
oi Nashville. ~hcn b. sas partially sur-
priced. thrown into coufusiou. and drisen
back Gen. sheridan. division had r,.psl-
sd The enemy four times and protected the
hank q III centre. Winch not only bsld 80
osu bot aivanc,.i untf this untoward
event. 81 CD compelled ne O. rvtain the
len -Ing - support the night uutil "a shodid
D. raiiivd and Assume a uew POSITION. On
the l'' The ret'sls opened by an attack on
us. and ser AGAIN rvPllscd. ca the "a
there va- skirnishing along the front. nth
th-,ais az an aftacs. snii about s O'Clock
Iu thc afternoon. ~hcn the enemy adsanc-
"a. throwing a small division Across Stone
ut~r O. oocupy tthe commanding ground
Their While reconnoitering thr ground
oc,upied by tins DIVISION. Which had ~ ar
uilery. I sas a heass force enc rring from
an woods and adsaneing in l.se of battle
tLrro lines deep. Ihey drove our litilc d.
VISION bsfor, thvm after a sharp contest. ia
ulith sc lost 80 or 80 Killed AMI s1S
wounded. but IRE, were finally rvpui.el by
Gsn Ncgiss's dlsision. anil CO. remaining
troops % OBJ ia sing ~ Gen. Norton
piouerr brigsfie. and fed far over thc Eeli
ard b~yond th,ir ~ntrrnrhm,ut.. Their
oih,ers ralled them 18th great diascalty.
Th.y lost heavily We occupied che
gruand uith thc l-it uing lssi nieh,.
C,NF SrH MrEfrrrsnoEo. Jan 8.
IA. Gen lla'ie.t. GencrI-iu-C hi-f. Pol
losing my diTai. b o. last oil -if have to
Announce that tLs susuiy arr in fan rstr,si.
They lcft las nighi Ire rain having
raised d. river. and ile bridge across o..
beiwsen tn isfi wiag and center. being
inoomplete. deemed BE- pridsut o. With
draw r.at sing dar.nr d. night Ihs
occupied my time satl o..a.s. ani a.
tgueI Oh, troops. H. annoanocucut Il
tt. r.trcat uas knour tl ur ai 0'riork.