New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-12-04

Capt. Fox las completed his bridge over the Chicka
manga under s.inilar difficulties, IN remarkably
Quick time IL is proper 10 remark that tie manage
mcnt # the " pontun1y' Of this movement Was com
mtio to Capt Dresser o Gen Smiths staff, lncindnf
the construction Of boats and the other appointment.
and II IL but Just that he shond Lave The ccd't when
lcouts 10 HIN Tor tie successful manner IN wli' io
performed his .iduCus tnsk. Aud here. would pause
To remark that the forcfial hra icurc Of the move
mcnt. involving immense labor and hi"h qualifications
was committed 10 The hands Of Capt. West, Of Gen;
smiths staa and to the manner in which BE- performed
that duty is due in small measure the success a. The
movement.
The bridge being completed Gen. Sherman pr a-cs
for operations in earnest. A bis request, omit tie
disposition oi his forces but cannot acCcdc to ms re-
quest 10 ignore the presence of his cCrIs here alo
rcthcr II would hc an odd way to describe haitir
and to omit SAY ing who fought h.. can simply say-io
please gen ghouas tbourh tcs oi thousands are dis
obliged that Gen. Shuman Is handling the most ~ lis
he does ihe q master Lis line j. already al anc'd
nearly hall The distance To the foot o MssI"rar! Ridge
and lis skiumishcIs are well out.
As yet the Rebels have made TO sign on Sit rnian
front though, through The haze Thch j. -t grow ine
80 tck as obscure the field Of opcaton their iorrcs
ear be- seen on the slorcs Of Missionary Ridge.
Howard who, with hs llth Corps left Last night
CALAMITY pushing the cncmys right near ihc liver ho'
crowded Bragg flank back and pushed his way
through 10 a junction with Sherman.
But there is laundering on the night and We need ~
other Insurance than Tie heavy and rapid firing tha
Hooker j. At work there lookout fairly qnak'9 undc
the rapid and heavy discharges Soon after - O'clock
Eoohor had his in position and soon after cd auc'd
upun lookout. lie was met bl a gazing hTc RON
Hrcokinridgcs corps For more than hour The con
tcs, was of the mot stubborn description. Neither
side would yicd-both were equally deter mincd-th'
one o take the other to hold. NcryIng Of tim Hook
cr ordered charge ard placing himself at the bead o
Gcafys division end Nhttkcrs bigad" Dc lcd II him
self Tie Rebels broke with the onset and reiterated
lprocipatoy around the mountain leaving ZOO PRISON
cTs ~ our hands. beside two Runs battle tag and
their Killed and wounded The position assaulted was
about half way up the mountain ur about 'up feet ron
it's base Hooker then pushed iis columns around th'
face Of the mountain souihwdrdy driving tie Rebels
before him and advanced biz lines about two miles.
This splendid achievement gives us that part Of o.,
fiyer-rum Browns Ferry 10 thaitanooga-not he'd
bv us before as the junction - Howard and sherman
gives 10 Us that part heretofore held by the Rebels above
Dcsaitory firing continued till nirlifall. Hooker
loss j. Uncomfortable. Tonight his camp fires hlgni
nate Lookout ~ We have never seen u before.
Meanwhile sherman las got bis forces IN position.
lis line of battle very extended. II II grand H'
as formidable Advancing heavy hre 81 ssirnlthtfs
be moves over the low ground the base If the Ridge
where the Rebels but very short TINE before were
masscd u force. They withdrew, Offering brt comrar
aiiyoy slight resistance when sherman Comncncr d
moving Indeed tie firing was mainly hy ile tklrnish
ers Rising the crest Of the Ridge sherman takes pos
session Of the crmini ~ the two railroads - much
importance TO Brsrg-that running to Knoxville over
which Lougstrcct departed g. Iafi netrc and that
running 20 Atlanta which Bragg receives bis srp
plies = being near DARK sherman halls Oh The ground
be has Won.
Woods division Grangrrs corps. advances on tie
center ~ our left within ~ yards Of the Rebel
work near the Greet 81 Missionary Ridge and planted
Bridge battery on Orchard Knob and opened Az cnL-
ladiuc FIRE on the enemy then anrosiug Howard :
corps Gen. W now holds the extreme advance. the
posi II honor 20 which be- j. richly entitled.
Nothing but Tie approach Il night and to thick
weather prevented sherman taking the whole llae u
Missionary Ridge Tie roiuis be holds are vital ones.
ali II Bragg don run to night De- W.. either De IN eu
from tie lsdgc-lOm low many other places d9It
know--oT cut up
The movement. which lar other feature. o. g. 20.
ycopcd and which Las secured Hnng Ecsulfs ~ ne
ycfy hirAc,t lmlu tarcc las been executed wiA thc
accuracy q. med machiiery In this fcsPe,t % Do
eqgaled oniy by tie great srnisic 'haiy displayed ~
81 ptou. aud tie coslmnntc ssD n Tie pfrpsrh
ton 81 10 its details. A. yet We have seen but tie
the fret and scqucniy Insignificant fruits that e'o
20 b. ga heTcd from 10 Tho situation not only ~ these
,So armies hui especially 81 the two ia Tennessee %.
once changed nld ihi touicderlcf La received Jle
that W.. slblaie through a. .ts part.
SoyEMnfg eJ-e 70.
The Rebels are ma-sing against sherman,
who Is already sharply engaged. Gen Thomas las h'
forces al 10 line Of battle. Hooker is 60 move Oh Tie
enemy within a. hour. lie has been g,e.ffccd. Hard
fighting is Of hand. {. ID BRIGHAM