, 1864-12-06

mollsacQ Dy our artillery.
Great CONSERVATION Was created amoncs
curiosity seekers, to-day. ALL citizens goiu
out to the front we're gobbled up and put t
work on the Notifications. This rcgulatio
was absolutely necessary to keep back crowd
Of idlers from the city.
In the battle Of franklin it is ascertaine
that the following rebel Generals we're killed
Gist, Brown, and Stahl; Gfahbury va
wounded. It Is still said Clcbourne was xiii
ed, but don't consider 1t certain. Our ow1
loss In this battle will not fall short of2. 90
men, killed, wounded and captured. A mum
bcr Of our wounded are still in the hands O
the enemy. The rebel loss could u hay,
been less than G,000. OF the ten bricades en-
gagged at franklin six were commanded b,
Ohio officers: Riley, 0pdykc, Strickland
Easement, Lane, and Kirby.
LATER.
Especial Dispatch the Chicago Tribune,1
NASHVILLE. Monday, Dec. SIS H. m.
| Perhaps my dispatches have not yct 1nadt
sufficiently clear, the fact that on saturda,
afternoon and night, the rebels. adyancei
their main lines to about the same position
that their advanced pickcts occupied the
evening before. Previous to this, their right
wing had rested on the Murfrecsboro turn
! pike, and their lett near the Harding pike,
but the advance mentioned above has enabled
them to extend their lines in such q manner
that they almost entirely inclose our own on
the south side Of the river.
Those who are acquainted with the Ioca
tion about Nashville will understand some,
thing Of the situation, when say that on tue
Franklin pike the cnemy's lines enclose Mel
rose Park, Nhile on Granny Whites pikt
they pass ncar DR.. Buckley's house. The
rebels seem to be very sparins In the use o.
artillery, and up to last evening they had
opened fire only from three guns along thei,
entire line. These were planted moi
far from Granny Whites pike
Half dozen shells were thrown from these
guns. There was heavy artillery firing Til:
morning near the center Of our line, but II
| was Of little importance. Reconnoisan
ccs are being sent ont to discover the exact
position Of the rebel wing, but rs get without
success. The rebels are engaged very busily
upon their field works.
Brigadier General Elliott, formerly Chief oi
Cavalry on General Thomas staff, has been
assigned to the command Of the I'd division
Of the 4th Corps, the same which Wayne,
commanded in the franklin fight.
Two companies Of the 44th colored infantry,
coming up from Chattanooga, were attacked,
~ miles from this city, on Friday, rs men.
toned In my dispatches Of Saturday, largely
superior force Of rebels assalling them. They
took refuge in q stockade, when the rebels
opened on them with artillery. One company
Of the 115th Ohio was doing duty in the stock.
ade. All the whites and blacks fought brave
ly until night, when the greater portion, mum.
bering ECO, made their escape TO this city.
The troops from Gen. B. Stedman's diyi-
sion made successful reconnaissance this
morning, discovering the position Of the enc.
my's right wing. The reconnoitcring forcg
consisted of the 9Th Indiuna cavalry, dis.
mounted; 6Sih Indiana infantry, and 14th
and 10th colorcd infantry-the whole com.
mandcd By Col. Morgan, 6r~the 14th colored.
The two white regiments advanced and en-.
gagged the attention of the enemy in front,
while the colored troops fell upon their flank
and drove them d considerable distance,
with q loss Of five killed, len wounded
and seventeen captured. Among the captured
was one lieutenant. Our loss was two killed and
follr wounded. The rebels captured belonged
to Clebournc'sdiyision. They say that Gle
bourne WAS certainly killed, and his division
is now commanded by General Lowry. In oil,
the rebels lost ten Generals in killed, wound.
ed and captured. Among those killed which
! have not yet reported are Quarles and
Goran. The rebel General Cheatham barely
escaped capture this morning by Colonel
Morgan's men.
THE. VERY LATEST.
. Especial Dispatch to the Chicago Tribune.l
NASHVILLE, Monday, Dec. So P. II.
have just returned from visit to our front
lines. Nothing but skirmishing has taken
place. It is the impression all along our
center that the enemy has Withdrawn from
that portion of the front.
The following are the nnmcs of the killed
of the doth Indiana Lieut.. Jeremiah C..
Brown, Co. B Vim. Billings, Col. Killed
-Eth Indiana-Corp. Warren Ettworth,
Co. D.
New YoRK, Monday, Dec. 5-The Timer
Nashville special Of The Sd says: The cnc-
my's line Of battle Is just two miles from the
ci'y. Murffccsboro, Bridgeport, and Chatta-
nooga are deemed safe.
loIDHlouOre ltcn uus Heel u SunD0alS
here. Gen. Cheatham has his headquarters
at lie house Of Mr.. Edmonson, on the Muir
freesboro pike. four miles from the city, and
told me- that Hood had orders to go to Nash
vile or to hell
1.-THE situation Of our forces is considered
perfectly. satisfactory"
Stanley, wounded in the battle Of franklin,
arrived here yesterday. He says the reports
Of the batt1e that have reached the public
have not exaggerated the rebels losses. The
fight was made to savc our trims, which
roads for twelve miles. 1t was not intended
to hold franklin longer than necessary to get
our property out Of the way. The rehels had
been pressing us very hard from Columbia,
and at one time VIC were In great danger; but
Hood lost this Opportunity in not attacking
in force At Spring Hill: schofleld's army con-
sisted Of the 4th and Esd Corps, together with
q few regiments that recently entered. the
service. They left Pulaski Nov Esd, and
were so closely pressed that it was feared TINT
the artillery and wagon trains would have to
be abandoned, but BY good management a,l
we're brought through safely.
General Stanley has been in nearly all the
the musketry fire at Franklin was for an
hour the most intense he ever witnessed. In
addition, we had twenty.eight guns in the
action, having full sweep Of the rebel col
umns.
Tie Commercials Nashville dispatch says
Murfreseboro, Bridgeport and Chattanooga
are safe. Nashville and the surrounding
country for miles has been transformed into d
huge-fort. The destruction of rebel property
IN defense Of the city is immense. Almost nil
rich property-holdcrs hereabouts nre rebel
sympathisers. The advance Of the rebel army
necessitated the lestructioniof heirproperty.
The Federal position is perfectly satisfactory.
LOUISVILLE Monday Dec 5.-Th5n morn
ing's Journal contains the following from
Nashville, yesterday:
Nothing Of special interest has transpired
to-day along the lines. Our artillery wns
used at different points against the rebels,
who are engaged in erecting breastworks
within half a mile Of ours.
ar Is PF1Geees Sr1sa S & T. tSday say that
and Brown, Of the rebel army, were killed at
franklin. General Cheatham lost every
Brigadier in his corps.
The New York Plot.
NEW YoRK,: Monday, Dec 5.-By order OF
Gen. Dix, sixty natives of Southern States,
now residents here, were arrested yesterday,
supposed to have some knowledge Of the re-
cent incendiary plot Some, after examina-
,ion, we're released, bnt majority Of them
were retained.
LATER.
Nearly nll the southcrners arrested by
order Of Gen. Dig. have been discharged on
giving satisfactory accounts Of themselves.
The Rebel Congress-
NEW YORK, Monday, Dec. Sin the rebel
Senate, last Wednesday, resolutions denounc.
ing the seizure Of the Florida wee introduced