New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-12-03

qnrsr with dates late the Oth ut from winch We
extract the following:
BRACES DEFEAT.
We subjoin the Rebel accounts OF defeat in
chronological order:
AircsIoy RIDGE, Nov "a, 1868.
To Gen. s. COOPER: We have had prolonged strogs
Gle for Lookout Mountain today and sustained c0nsd
cradle loss In division. Elsewhere tie enemy mas
''"' BRAxTON BRAGG, General.
CHICKANAUGA, Nov. 2, 1863.
Gsn CoopEn Adjudns and Inspector General: After
several unsuccessful assaults on our lines to-day the
enemy carried the left center about o'clock The wncIe
left gave way in considerable disorder The right
maintained its ground, and repealed every attack am
Withdrawing all to this point. BRAxTON BRAGG.
ATLANTA, Nov. 25.--The enemy yesterday made
o'clock m when informant left the battle was stu
raging His advance Monday gained possession o.
two small hills in front Yesterday morning ne
opened oil MS & ana tneae w an nsctrv aassn
was made on Lookout Mountain. and vigorously kept
up hour by the enemy. without result when they fe
saws that when he was leaving the fire Of the enemy
had again opened on Lookout. The temper OF our
troops i, described as full OF grit
A special TO The Iateligencsr says that the enemy
were repulsed on our right by Patons Andersons, and
Hindmans divisions, with heavy loss.
ATLANTA, Nov. 26.-Trans from the front come in
rived The Atlanta Relief Committee commenced
sending supplies to the front to-day.
The news from army is conflicting. 1t is believed
thar our troops are still falling back. No train has ar.
rived since this morning. Every preparation has been
made in the hospitals here to receive our wounded Ous
none have yet arrived.
The Inteiiigeacs correspondent has returned from
the front and furnishes the following:
The enemy. after desperate and bloody struggle.
gained Cravens House on the northern slope Of Look
out Mountain. Walthars brigade suffered severely.
holding two divisions in cheek; large portion OF It
was captured Steyensons division occupied the crest
of the mountain The assault continued by moonngns
until midnight the enemy suffering severely and our
forces gradually retired, at daylight, from Lookous
Mountain 10 Mission Ridge. ~
seven regiments of the enemy's cavalry ferried the
Tennessee at the mouth OF tie Chckamaasa Oh , ,s
evening the 9th Sherman's CORPS, being on tnis
side attacked Wrights Brigade, when wi,harew alcr
a sharp contest. The enemys cavalry raided witmna
few me, Of ClickGmanga On the night OF the sstn,
h,rairc. tvarty.two wagons. The third day " the
hattie commenced yesterday on our iei1 ana Tcnlei.
After several assaults our lines gave way anu zen yacS
in some confusion On orr right Sherman was repuisso
sur times with great slaughter and driven across tue
river We burning his pontoons HE hgniin !esteGny
was terribly desperale-probaby the heanlest Gn, r
the war. Tie encInys loss Is unusuas nca'! al P'o
III is eortei That j. 900 Of the eneuy's cavalry cane
through Cos Gap, lsI miles from Dalton.
! AIf,x.A Nov. 27-Nothing since the morning from
,Lc army The C0RdfYccy learns from general officer
in.t down that light sAirmshng began on Saturday:
There was intense firing Sunday AID Monday and
becoming continuous along the whole line at dayngt on
Tuesday q,
The battle began by the enemy charging impetuousy
cup the attention Of right wing at the foot or
Missionary Ridge. The onset at first was not mpeta,
ous but increased in vigor as the day advanced.
Hills corps. commanded by Breckinridge, met the
hook with unnuehng courage. Late in the afternoon
tie enemy increased and by repeated attacks made an
impression On our lines AZ p M the lett center gave
wgy-the enemy pouring through the valley Ike food.
or troops on Lookout, seeing themselves cut on got
confused rctrcating in disorder.
During the night the enemy not pursuing, the rem
nant Of our left MAS withdrawn to Mission Ridge, where
our t-oops we're nasscd for tie morrows BATTLE Some
of our commands on the left were captured.
ON "Wednesday before sunrise, the enemy advanced
b whole force with ardor upon the works at the foot Of
Mission RIDGE Hardec commanding, then met the NJ.
tack with wonderful vigor and success Charge after
charge was repuscd. Five hundred dead lay III 'front.'
of our works Our right stood hrm The battle ceased
At dark on Wednesday. After nghtfai the enemy I'M
pro,ed his position Lookout posting batteries 10 en-
iiadc our position Mission Ridge necessltatne ITS
eracuaon when our line fell back eastward OF Mission
and behind Chicsamnuga, where II now stands. The
/ battle was not renewed Thursday. Our loss in
killed and wounded is not thousands the enemy Is at
rrown. we have COO prisoners. Grant commanded in
person. Washington and Cobbs artillery lost all their
anns Gen. Waltham is not seriously wounded and Is
now here Gov Harris. who fought through the battle,
* also here. or wounded are beginning to arrive.
BIaggs Headquarters are now at hinegolds;-
From The Richmond Enquirer Nov. H.
THE DEFEAT OF GEN. BRAGG.
Again the tide of battle has turned against
us but this time disaster does not como unexpectedly
and though II brings gloom and SORROW yet no disap'
I M lie
expcte disaster and only hoped that II might DC mti.
gated BY some fortunate accident; but wien General
Bragg tclccraphs that the whole left gave way In con-
siderable disorder" it Is evident mat no unookedor
circumstance has come 10 his reiief ,
Al present writing all looks gloomy in the direction
of Chattanooga and the position of en. Longstreet az
less he has already accomplished the object Of his diver
sion by the capue or dispersion of Bnrnsdes forces.
his position is of great danger Grant may Intervene
between Brasg and Longstree!. anu now tnat Nc nus
defeated the former may with overwhelming force
upon the latter forcing Longstreet to retreat towara
ifc Virginia line and thus widening ING ais.ance oe'
tveen ,hem gender all future cooperation Impossible
Ar present We know not the extent OF the disaster.
but We do know enough OF the past 10 i9rpid even
hope for the future, unless IN tne cnange 80
otey made Dependency and gloom are last setting
down upon the people, who see their cause sacrced ~
incompetent officers, without even the hope o. any
change. The President We know. esteems Gen bragss
aud reposes confidence in his military capacity out IN
fortunately the people do not and unless they can see
prospect OF speedy Change taey may 1espan %
Western North Carolina, Northern Georgia. and North
ern Alabama, submit to the despotism tnat ncompe'
enoy has brought upon them For the SAKE Oh encour
aging popular hope terminating the popular heart ana
Keeping alive the fire of patriotism, We again impore
the President yield to the well aseerained puohc de-
sire now by another disaster to be properly
founded and dismiss incompotency from all commands.
Gen Bragg knows and feels the complaints that arc
public against him. ard this fact causes him 70 DO over
cauous-the responsibility Expresses his military ca
pacty and no man, weighed down as he Is, can have
that command Of all his faculties so necessary In the
irving ordeal Of battle We feel for him the greatest
sympathy, know him to BIO patriotic. and earnestly
struggling to do his best; but circumstances which
perhaps 10 could not control have operated to impair
his usefulness Why further compromise the cause ana
endanger the Gulf States by retaining him In COM
uiand by consulting the public WISH now almost an
open outory the President will start the struggle for
liberty with impetus, and every man. a. one 70:
ieved from an oppressive burden viii start sesn Ano
buoyant In the contest that Is yet before w. A..
The retention Of Gen. Bragg by the frcsidens us
hearens the people, by forcing upon them tne impres
sion that there is but one man, ard that uea; o'aSs.
in whom the President reposes confidence ior tne
mand of the important Army Of the Ienncssce; No
duced to one general the people cannot realize tna' az