The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1863, 1863-01-08
reported killed. Our los. Of officer. i.

BILE slaughter to the enemy.
The first days Sighting was all our owl
way, bu, the right wing usht itself in
to bad position.
On the third day we repulsed the enc
my with terrible slaughter and with bu
slight loss on our side.
LATER.
LOUISVILLE, January 4.--Three feet OF
the shoals in Cumberland River and ri
sing.
Everything is going on we'll in front
Rosecrans is in Murreesboro. lie hal
captured the rebel trains and is driving
the enemy.
RosSeau is uuhnrt. His Assistant l. d
julant General, Major Mcdowell, il
wounded in The arm.
The Journals dIspat chcs Of tie 6tl
January says:
A bloody fight occurred last night -
During tho storm the rebels charged us
aud we're repulsed. Our troops hold
Murfreesboro, and our advantages are de-
cidrd. Breckinridges division was GU
to pieces and routed Cn Saturday. Ou'
ski mi>hrrs decoyed large body of reb
els among our batteries aud routed them
with great slaugh!er. Captain McCul
loch. OF the I'd Kentucky (UDion) cav.
airy ssys: "Ihe rebel General Withers ii
driven almost TO madness by the loss o
his men" An eye witness says that the
slaughter exceeds thai OF Shiloh. Gen
eral Rosecrans aud soldiers are IN tn
highest spirits
, COL Dan. McCook engaged Wheeler
cavalry six miles from Nashville routing
the . completely.
All is highly cheering. Prisoners say
Kirby Smith was in the fight.
+ The rebel caut,ens were filed will
whisky aud guupowder.
f The Mnriree jboro Rebel Banner say
the Federls fought galaUlly, and admit
loss Of 00O Federal prisoners wer
sent 10 Murfreesboro as last as takn.-
3 Captain Joe Desha. OF Kentucky, wa
| wuundpd in the head hy a shell. Adju
. tant Carol. Of lhs same regiment. WA
shot by cannon ball
I. From the Nashville correspondent
1t is reported that RosecraEs shells
Murfrsesboro this morning and recsive
: no reply. Our forces would oscupy it a
= noon. Tho rebels have undoubtedly lef
y Our IoTces are reported pursuing.
h Col Dauirl McCook attacked Whar
h ton's 5 cavalry ar the asylum, six mile
from Nashville, killing eight, left on til
Y field, ant many wounded. Seven Fede
rails woundet. Capt. Pinney. 5Ih Wis
d Lieut.: Hastings, s5,h Illinois, and a
II com ni,sloned officers and sergeants {
/. rompauiss G, L aud K killed or disabled
Cul. Scott, 10Th Illinois, seriously; CAP
e tain Aus in, Woodr uff slaf, t,ken pril
T. oner
$ Privat. dispatches s'y the rebels
r. their retreat, are turning cotton whereve
they can ge, hold oIit.
}. Another Dispatch from Genera
@ ROsecrans.
e ~ CAMP MAR MuRFREEsBoRo', Jan. a.
n To Mojor General Halieck:
n Following my dispatch of last evening
u | have to announce that the enemy are
h fall retreat. They left last night. TT
'e rain having raised the river. and Il
: bridge acruss it, between the lett win
5. and center. b ing incomplete, deeme
10 it prud>nl to withdraw that wing durin
re be night. This occnpi d my time uni
al four o'clock, and faIigued the troops.
y The ccmmen cement If the retreat WI
3. known to mo at seven O'Clock this norl
IN ing, Our ammunition train arrived dv
ring the night. "'
0 To-day was occupied in distributiu
|. ammunition, burying the dead and collec
nj ing arms from the field of battle.
p Pursuit was commenced hy the centa
i. the two leading brigades arriving at Il
Mt west side Of Stone River this evenin
re The railroad bridge WAS saved, but
\ what condition. is unknown.
j. We shall occupy the town. and pus
T.: the pursuit tomorrow
{. Our Medical Director estimates Il
II. wounded in the hospitals a. s. 500. az
D. our dead at 1000
}. We have to deplore the loss of Lieut.
= Col. Cares he, whose capacity and gel
n. tlemany department had slresdy endea
l. ed him to all .he oHaers Of this comman
h and whose gallan,ry on the field Of bait
ID excited The admiration ofalI.
t, WASHINGTON, Jan. 6.-Tho iollowir
D. dispatch has bsen received Vt headqua
ID lers here:
"llEADeUARTERs DEPARTMENT OF THE
~ CUMBERLAND. January s. 1863
a TO Major General Halleck, General i
y, Chief:
i. ave have Tough. one of the create
+ battles of the war aud are victorious
-. Our entire success on the 3lst was pr
al vented by surprise ofthe right flank. b
We have nevertheless beaten The cneu
h.. after three days fight. They fed vii
n great precipitation on Saturday night.
!. "Ths last OF their column of oavalr
If lett this morning,
n Then loss has been very heavy. Gel
p erals Rains and Hanson are kll,d. Gel
rr erals Cladeon, Adams and Brsckinride
~ are wounded.
!. "(Signed) " S. KosECRANs,
General Commanding,
D. NASHVILLE. January Cover 600 reb
7. prisoners and 10 commissioned office
were brought in this evening. Uuofficl
reports state there was cannOuadin
heard to-day ten miles from Murfreesbor