Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1863-12-07

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and on the Rspidom IIIy Bre2g tra!
Eorerd to RsiysHt-RtsuN Of Gen. Meade,
CdmPaiy".
All the Richmnud Journals abound ii
deppucisrions oil General Bragg aud olsmol
loudly for his removal. Some Of them,
however, try TO persuade the people thai
they have not, after all, been seriously
worsted, and the Despatch even insists that
Bragg fell back from Chattanooga on hil
own motion, "iu order to be near his depotl
of supply" The same paper argues that
there can be but little more campaigning
before next May, and in the meantime
"the game may be turned In our (rsbelI
favor"
The rebel dispatches admit heavy loss
in killed, wounded and prisoners in the
recent battles, but preteuJ that the federal
losses were even greater than theirs. A
correspondent, writing on the Gath ultimo
midnight, says:
"WeIl, the enemy has assaulted Lookout
Mountain TO day sure enough, as was iuti-
mated 10 my letter of last night he probably
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the object of his demonstration yesterday, to
wit: the transfer of portion of our forces
on the mountain to the extreme right, he
attacked the mountain with q confidence
which the sequel will show was not mis-.
placed. The great rise in the Tennessee
had carried away his pontoon bridges the
night before, but his positions were so well
taken, and Lad been so strongly fortified
that he did not hRsitAta TO make tina RSsAplt-
hG5 opened at u o'clock lWlLh7hls batteries
In Lookout Valley, directing his fire against
our lines along the western side and north.
ern face Of the mOuntain. Our own batteries
on the mountain could take no part In the
engagement, owing to a dense tog which
enveIoped Lookout Point and the crest
above. Al half past twelve the infantry
became engaged, and the battle was then
fully Joined.
avery few details have been received
too few, indeed, for me to attempt to enter
into particulars. The impression prevails
in we'll informed circles that the affair has
not been well conducted by the COnfeder.
ate officers in command on the mountain.
Our forces had been much weakened the
night before by the withdrawal of Walkers
division, which was sent to the right, leav.
ing only SteVenson's and Cheatham's di.
visions behind, both under command of
General Stevenson. General Cheatham
arrived on the ground late iu the afternoon,
having just returned to the army. Up to
the time OF his return his divisisn was uu-
der the command of General jackson, the
senior brigadier in the division. It was
thought that these two divisions would
have been sufficient to hold the position
against very largely superior force; but
not so. The cOnlederates were steadily
pushed back from the moment the infant
r. opened the Ere until late 10 the evening,
when General Breckinridge went to the
assistance OF Stevenson with a brigade
The federals, who had driven the cOnfeder-
atcs slowly around the north face OF the
mountain to Crayen's house, and thence
around almost 10 the road which leads to
the top, were, in their turn, forced back
alter night some four or Eve hundred
yards. The fight continued until 10 p. NJ,
and even now can hear au occasional
shot while l write.
"The troops and guus on the mountain
we're brought down safely, only a few com
missary stores being left bchiud. We lost
considerable number OF prisoners, new
eriheless, early 10 the day and on the west
ern slope of the mountain, the enemy, it is
alleged, having got 10 the rear of Wal
ttalls brigade under cover Of the prevail.
ing fog. One account says that Walthall
lost from Eve hundred to six hundred pris-
oners, including nearly the whole of one
regiment, the Thirty fourth Mississippi
1t is not improbable that our loss has been
exaggerated somewhat.
"Orders have been given to evacuate the
mountain and for the whole army to retire
across the Chickamauga, In the direction
| of the station OF that name. The loss ol
Lookout Valley and Browns Ferry removed
all doubt Of the ability OF Gen. Grant L
subsist his army ut Chattanooga this win
ter, and rendered the longer possession o
Lookout MOuntAinfof comparatively little
importance, and now that the mountain ha
passed into his hands there is no reason
left why we should longer remain in thI
mud aud water around Chattanooga. Be
sides, Grant has been throwing y htav.
force up the river aud crossing it over il
the boats we neglected to burn all this Of
teruoou. A portion of this force consist
Of cavalry, which have been landed above
the mouth ofthe Chickamauga. Some In
fantry have also been Landed on the eas
side of that stream-the remainder an
much the more numerous body on the ives
side-all up the Tennessee and some dis
tAuce above our right wing, This move
ment greatly endangers the depot and raj
road, and furnishes an additional reason fC
withdrawing across the Chicksmauga.-
Another danger, and still more seriOu
one, ia the probability that Grautwill tut
our right, and got between the main arm
and Longstreet at Knoxville. Itis mo-
we'll ascertained that Sherman has not gor
to the relief Of Burnside, as was fully bI
lieved a few days sgo; but the whole fet
eral army is here marshaIling for our d.
s.ruelion. Perhaps Grant has conclude
that. ha could hest suceor Burnside /