Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-12-05
STILL LATER FROM THE UNITED
STATES.

We have. rsesived United States papsn Of the 81
sbieb contain nothing Of more Important interest
than the Eeeounts Of the fgh Of the S0h Of Noyemb<r
between ,od and Schtfsld's forces. Dvssted Of all
Yankee clap trap, and stripped Of the subtsrfuges
lying dsspa,ches, the accounts, - % fnd than, Gre
indicative Of the steady not 70 ssy Victorious advance
Of General oed's army. Doubtless the true fsea q
this last Manufactured "Uaion vic .ofiss" are that
Hoods iupstuous advance overlook the main Yankee
army, under Seheald, at Franklin before that portion
of Thomas army could rave Itself BY fight. attacked
t with more or less loss 70 tss and drove Il back in
confusion ppsn the remsipdsf OF fhomAs' Forces 70.
treating rapidly 10 NASHVILLE. The --latest dspatehs
prblishsd BY the RasId places Thomas troops In DO
siton tn" mlss sou Of Nashville. thus presenting
the singular anomaly Of 'Vietoriov." army running
away for dear life from au enemy thst Il has ja
beaten and placing eighteen miles, more or lees BE-
tween itself and tn, scene Of It's "vislory"
Gold closed on the last 22si
We have spAos for the following from the Hrald IL
regard to this last Yankee victory"
NA.svILLs, Dee 1.-The Ellosii q despatch sas rs-
csiVed from Franklin late Isst night;
FAAAKLIs, Tenn, Nov. so.
MAJOR General Thomas:
fns enemy made heavy and persistent attack with
tso corps, CONNER ne n4 P. d and lasting till after
DARK. He vas rpaised Of oil poats With heavy loss
probably hVs or slx thousand men. Or loss 10 Prob
have captured about one thousand prisonse including
one briEAsisr general.
Joss scHoSisLD, Mi u General
The HVSld gives the follosing dstsils Of tina en-
gagsmsnt ct Frsntu, end tho subsequent retreat oil
the enemy 10 Nashville. Il will be observed that ever,
AVAILABLE nan in Nsshv lie has bean hurried 70 he
trenehei, from "Gsaeta Donaldson dosn 10 Tie VI.
uelsliias issossrs" Fhs Hralds despatch Il not "a
wrong when Il says that Thomas oil slsetrify" the
Yankee nation, for IL this sort Of vIetor," 10 10,
sDaUsh to "shoeA" them, then must they have vay
strong nerves;
FoUA Mills SouYa or NAsssILLE, D O. l, 1854 -
Gen. Sohohsld yesterday fought one Of the prstss,
fights Of the var. resulting most dsAstsously 70 che
rebels With little lose to oufsslvsA Altar three days
shimshng the rebels crowded arss llus Of sorLs
yesterday afternoon, aud AZ i0ss O'Clock made most
desperate At aek on our right and ssnir. forcing cur
bss to our brtssisofks, shich ssrs thrown up ftos
river to river in "a opsn hsd on the Cumberland Pk
which Tun through the esotts of the 6sld.
A. least half cha rebel force engaged sudssvord TO
pierce our centre. and come down vieiovsly OF Veg
nsrs division, which, after dsspeFss fighting, fell
bach, and Nays rsssl division, Of Frank ClsAthaus
corps, got inside works asd esptured tso gun'-
Our esn.Fa vss not broken, however, and, better sdl
General Wagner successfully rallied Ais troops, sLo
charged on the enemy, Fscsptursd the tso Guns and
drove the division the hFss stvosks capturing one
entire brigade end L. eonaandef.
Al half past four o'clock the battle vas saeed With
IN, batting vigor, the enemy having made, during q
half hour, several attempts 10 break our centre.
The Union position cas- magnificent one, aud The
results OF these four day. vosk we're n,snisc,ntly
grand.
All this while the reb,l, had sppssfsd In front Of
our right The PLAZA 70 pierce our eartre spd ssush
oaF right wing before dsrf pofon Of our infantry
we're engaged three quarters Of On hourerus on The
rebel columns, vho stood THAR ground Eks madmss
During every charge made On our RICH, ard o..tra
vollsys Of grape and canister ssrs hui led 10 10
nss, ssd only darknss. pssvsnd their sser Gee ing
mose awful It liza thst no esnisiss q o. 90. u.eJ
BY the Fsbss during she dA, bst thsy 6ssd shet and
shsll.
After the arst bssak Of Waseers division asa iss
recovery, our Inc never bsdesds sisp. All sss auiss
sfsef Tee y y, hva eet onlS ess q he Vssuisa