The new South. [volume] (Port Royal, S.C.) 1862-1867, 1863-12-05
small arms, and ten flags.

small arms, and ten flags.
The rebel forces are utte,ly routed to-day, and
in full retreat towards Dalton Georgia They
are burning the bridges after them, to retard pur
suit They are also burning their depots and
stores, and abandoning or destroying everything
that will embarrass their flight.
A large amount of cotton, amounting, it IS be-
lieved to nearly two million of bales, is reported
to have been accumulated at Atlanta, Georgia,
belonging both to the people and the rebel gov
ernment. As it is expected that General Grant
intends making rapid movement OH that point,
it will be difficult to remove any considerable
portion of this cotton in time to save it from
capture.
OFFICIAL DISPATCH FROM GE,'. GRANT.
Washington, Friday, Nov. -.
The following has been received at the head
quarters OF the army here
Chattanooga, Friday, Nov. 27-1O O'Clock A. NJ
Ma.- Gen. IL w. Halleca,, GeaerG,-ia- Chief, Wash
iagton:
I am just in from the front The rout of the
enemy Is most complete. Abandoned wagons,
caissons and occasional pieces OF artillery are
everywhere to be found. 1 think Bragg loss Will
fully reach sixty pieces of artillery. large
number of prisoners have fallen into our hands.
The pursuit. will continue to Red Clay in the
morning. for which place l shall start in few
hours. U. S. GRANT, Maj.-General.
REPORTS FROM CHATTANOOGA
Chattanooga, Friday, Nov. o.
The situation tonight is highly satisfactory.
Gens. Hooker's, Palmer's and Sherman's COM
mands are nearly 10 miles beyond Chickamaugs
Creek in pursuit Of the crumbling army OF Bragg,
who is making every effort to escape our advance
near Dayton. In a sharp fight this morning Gen.
Palmer's advance took guns and 800 prisoners
Gen. Sherman is reported to have advanced from
Tyre Station, on our lett to-day, and cut of 1000
rebels The road along which Bragg is retreatlng
is lined with caiSsons, wagons commsSary ana
medical stores. The prisoners say that II IS lni-
possible for the rebel leaders to make their troops
stand. Colonel Langs cavalry command returned
from a raid to the East Tennessee Railroad to-
night They destroyed the road ID miles above
and below cleveland; they burned rebel foundry
at Cleveland where large quantities OF munitions
of war are stored one hundred wagons loadea
with baggage, and captured thirty prisoners Coi.
LANG was attacked subsequently, by superior
force of infantry, cavalry and artillery pu1 Sue
ceeded in bringing his prisoners Oh.
0nr loss in the three days fight will not exceed
three Thousand. Mai -Gen. Logan has arrived.
ANOTHER DISPATCH.
Chattanooga, Friday, Nov. 27.
This glorious army IS already again on ths
march in pursuit OF the lying ana
enemy. enemy though we are hardly yet in at the hrss
c,roy Of the dawn. Yesterdays work was even
more NOR complete than that of the day before Every
where our admirable troops went ahead often Ia, o.
the double quick. They captured bohes OF Tis 1hs
enemy in hundreds, il not IN thGnsanas o oo rae rns
acoregate number of prisoners we tnus tooA seo
terdaT II is believed is much greater than our
CAPTURES of men on the day before. me army u
,Is the enemy is certainly destroyed: Whenever we
reach portions of the rebel army in arms, they IN
Sheen si leaving all their stragslers near by their
large number of discontented VINO desire 70 aoS 10
taken in, and their wounded in our 9anas. ine!
also, in the same manner ABANDON thelf ;-s
"n,r,nnit;on @ and TRANSFORMATION wagons, calssons'
inansacs, and everything that can possibly I'm.