The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1863-01-13

sb r laHsaehu5at tltir saiesgs ral.
lying them vai great 5.fculy
They lost heavily.
We occupied nc ground Yah he
ieA wing aa night
The lines were completed ii fsar
o'clock In the morning
The 81 instant Was speat IN bring.
inc Up ara distributing provision.
and ammunition.
Il has hesu raining an day The
ground Is very h,avy
Camp near Murlrecshoto, jim. 4.
To Mai. Gen. u. W HaIlcck
Following my dispatch Of Last ey.
ruing. | have 10 announce that tie
enemy are in full retreat. They le6
last night
The rain having raised The river
and the bridge across Il, between The
lett wing aud center being incomplete,
! deemed in prudent TO withdraw
that wing during the nisht. The oc-
copied my time until four o'clock this
forenoon, and fatigaed the troops.
Tie announcement Of the retreat
was known TO me ut o'clock this
a. m.
Our ammunition train arrived dur.
ing the night.
To-day was occupied in distribut
ing ammunilion, burying the dead,
and collecting arms from the icld Of
battle.
The pursuit was commenced by
the center, the Two leading brigade.
arriving at the west side Of Stone
river this evening.
The railroad bridge was saved, but
in What condition is not known.
We shall occupy the town and
push The pursuit tomorrow.
Our Medical Director estimates
the wounded in hospital at $500, aud
our dead at 1000.
We have 10 lament The loss of
Lieut.. Col. Garesche, who capacity
and gentlemanly department had
already cndeared him 70 MI The oil
GERS Of his command, and whose gal
lantry on the field Of battle excited
their admiration.
W S. RosENcRAXs,
Maj Gen Contd'g
Philadelphia, Jan, 6.
The press Of this city has a Nash
Vile dispatch which says that all thc
bridges in east Tennessee have been
burned: that Col. Bruce has RECAP.
tured Clarksvile, Tenn, AMI taken q
number Of prisoners, and 5000 bills
Of -four, which he sends here, and lhat
The river is rapidly rising.
THURSDAY.
Cairo. Jar. e
/ W. have ;one DAY. later intelli-
gence from Vickslurg which il high.
| y interesting aud exciting.
Tie rebels have concentrated all
their forces from Jackson and Grena-
IA, and elong the line Of the road.
amounting to $4,000 men 1t yi,Es-
burg.
This overwhelming force attacked
General Sherman on Monday. and
caused him to fall back to his first
lire Of defence.
The rebel entertainments aud fort.
ifcations extend back from The city a
distance Of six miles.
Gen. Shermans force had fought ia
within two miles Of the city. when he
was attacked by the superior force OF
the rebels. The fighting on Sunday
is rep esented as desperate in the ex-
treme.
Batteries and Notifications were
taken and reiaken. Whole regiments,
and even brigades fought hand over
hand over guns and for the possess
ion Of defences.
The 4ih Iowa regiment lost ak
hundred men, killed, wounded and
missing.
Gen. Hovey, with fifteen hundred
men, was sent out to execute spec
I ial order, but since then has not been
heard from. Fears are entertained
for his safety.
There was some fighting on Tues
day morning after Gen. Sherman had
/ fallen back, but il was thought that be
could moi maintain his position.
Gen. Sbermans loss is estimated at
/ from 1000 IN 500 mon