Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1863-12-01

An hermit the bA9est CLOUDS 10 rue
With ugly rack on his celestial face,
And fro N the forlorn world his visage hide,
Stealing unseen to west with this disgrace"
FURTHER FROM THE UNITED STATES.
We make ths following synopsis Of news from late
United States papers, furnished us by the Exchange
Bureau:
FROM TENHEssEE.
The following are official dispatches from Grant and
Thomas 10 relation to the fight at aud capture Of Look
out Mountain:
CHArrAN ocGA, Nov. I'll O'Clock A H.
NajOr GsnsrGI H. W. Hall
am lust 10 from the FROM IRs ToEt oT hs enemy"
NEST complete "A hundred wagons cGisonS aud COCA
sionay pieces Of artillery everywhere to be FOUND
think BragEs loss will fully reach 'iry pite" Of ar
tiHery. I'LL.
A large Lumber Of prisoners hayo fallen into our
hands.
The pursuit will continue to Red Clay in the morning,
Cor which place l shall start in . fsw hours.
(Si0neO U.S.. GRAHT
hsjor General
CHATTANOOGA, Nov. 2S-7.l6 p. n.
10 Major General HaLlssk:
Although the battle lasted from early dawn to dark
tn evening believe not premature in Announe-
ing a complete victory eVsr General Bragg.
Lookout Mountain TOP I'll
"a Valley and Missionary Ridge entire, have been car
ried and are nov held by "a.
(Sgned) U: 3 GRANT,
Major General
CHATTANOOGA, Nov 20, P. n.
Major General Ralsek:
The operations Of to day have been more srccessul
than Yesterday having carried Missionary Ridge from
lear Rossvils to the Railroad Tuonel With compare
tiyely small loA on our sid capturing about forty
-. n
and garrison equpAge besides the arms in 'he hands OF
prisoners We have captured two thousand prisoners,
of whom two hundred ofcefs OF all grades, from
Colonels down. We will pursue the eremy 10 the
/ morniog. 80 ,
Tae Conduct Of the officers and troops everything
that could be expected.
Missionary Rieg, was carried simultaneously at six
| Herent points. GEo Ii. THOMAS,
Major General
Other dispatches to the Associated Proa' are as fol-
lows:
The captured artillery Il reported at forty pieces
General Hooker captured five boxes OF new muskes on
Lookout Mountain We are In entire possession OF
the battle field. We have control of the alrosd and
the river to Bridgeport this morning.
Our Losses will not amount to moe than three hundred
killed and two ,houfa I'd five hundred wounded, in the
three days operations. Tee success has been most
brilliant The enemy 10 reported byouacking two miles
| beyond Mission AIRY Ridge.
The reports from Chattanooga, received ct the War
Department. represent that three thousand prisoners
we've captured from the Rebels yesterday with hltytWo
cannon five thousand stand If email arms and ten asgs.
The Rebel forces are utterly routed to-day and in full
retreat towards Dalton Georgia. and firing this bridges
after h, m to retard pursuit. aud burning their dtpos
and stores and abandoning or destroying everything
tina. would embAAss their fight Our forces we're pur-
/ suing them this morning.
Gen Braggs retreat from his position OF LIST night
| Is represented a. perfect route.
Gen. Sheridan reached Chick Amsuga Station at four
o'clock this morBing; he captured FIVE hundred prso-
| nes four guns and number Of pontoons.
The enemy attempted TO burn the bridge behind him,
and partially succeeded Too enemy also burned the
/ depot and stores at ChickamangA.
Gen Sherman crossed thu OhiekAmAuga this morn
| ilg. General Hooker was reported At Rrggold al
O'Clock this evening.
The number Of CAnncn captured thus far ID reported
at 81 including the celebrated Looms battery which
/ was lost by at Chckamauga. General Shermans
loss is muoh less than estimated and will probably
not exceed 500.
Nearly Elk thousand prisoners have been reported as
captured.
The son of General Breckenridge and Major Val
son, his Chief of Suf, brought in among the
prisoners. General Breckinridge himself narrowly ss-
capped.
A strong column is in purSai. CT the enemy:
a despatch to the Louisville Journal dated the 2bth,
says General Brseknrdgss has just been brought
| in prisoner"
Oar camp fires last night blazing along the Greet
OF the whole ridge, distance Of e'git mileI Bragg
expected to Withdraw under Of the niglt.-
| Our army agloH with enthusiasm, and eager to
pursue Prisoners report that The rebel army is terri
bly, demorAlEsd and incapable of osring apy Gerious
resistance; also, that Bragg will 70 back to Atlanta
General Brannon occupies Tdnnel Hill which completes
our line Alorg the whole enghof Missionary Ridge.
Another despatch gives the following additional par
| tieulars:
FiSding Hooker so successful in his movement
against Lookout hountSi1, the enemy evacuated that
point during the night. Hooker took pOsse>So eArly
this morning. The enemy moved south and got on
Missionary Ridge, on the battlefield somewhere near
i ChickAmAuga.
General Hooker is said to have captured no. less than
tEo thousand prisoners in his magnificent assault upon
| Lookout.
General Sherman, being all prepared, began the
sAult at A n. to-day, upon strong position OF the
enemy at the north end Of Mission Ridge He had the
day before t1ken hill near a position of the enemy
but commanded by their artill, ~.
General Hooker had to descend into the valley, and
then make another ascent to the position held BY the
| enemy. Two unsuccessful assaults made by Gen.
Sherman, but, wi TIE corporation Of the CENTRE he
ultimately gained the position and completed the yiS
| tory.
TAe brigade of Gen. Carr. with portion of General
LghtheAds brigade, composed e stormng pity in the
frat assault They were repulsed after quite heavy
loss after attack persisted In for hour but belrg
reinforced enabled to hold part Of the bill. In
this attack General Cara wounded severely in the
thigh.
The S7Gh Ohio Iowa ard l03d Illinois we're In the
att OK. A second rs auk made OF half past one
O'Clock, in which AAthAs' LOOMS and Rau's brigades
we're engaged. The force reached within twenty yards
Of the sumRit Of the hill and works Of the enemy when
they were linked and broke, retiring the reserves
In this assault Gen. Matthias wounded aud Colonel
Putnam, of the 9S1 Ohio killed. Their persistent eff
forts compelled the enemy TO heavily on his right
in order to hold position Of much Importance O him
Abou! o'clock General Grant started two columns
against the Weakened CENTRE and In hours desperate
fighting Eucceeded In breaking the centre and Osinn