The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1864-12-21
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3 Gen. Thomas Splesdidl Yictories- 5000 Pris-
oners TaIsen- The Rebels Badly Defeated
at OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Trying to
ioJoin Hood-Reported T1ctory la East Ten
ssessee-Acc0ssst of the Battle on friday
4 Heroic Fighting and Spiendid Results :
b Capture of 30OU Prisoners on the 10Th.
s. ssas eea NASHVILLE, Tenn, Dec. 10.
Our forces advanced this morning about 8
O'Clock and captured a body of prisoners, esti-
mated at 3OOO.A Among them are one General
and number OF commissioned officers. The
capture was made between Brentwood, ten
miles south Of this city, and Harpeth River
An order for 1000 men to guard the prisoners
has just been received by Gen. Miller, COM
mandant at this post. They are expected here
during the day The total number of rebel
officers. captured yesterday were three Cols
one Lieut. Colonel, seven Majors, forty
Captains, l5l Lieptenants and Two Surgeons !;
also three Brigadier Generals, viz, johnson,
Smith and Rucker. so ~ sssstfsalar.os
The army to-day is undoubtedly attacking
the rear of the rebels. The total number OF
prisoners captured in the two days fight Is es-
timated at $500. Hoods loss In men cannoi
be less than $1,000 since be advanced from
Columbia towards Nashville. -
Gen. Thomas is determined to give battle
again, and has ordered the pontoons to be for
warded TO cross the streams between this city
and Columbia. '' 800, no. Z ~
iaqas asa-ssrlsL LOUISVILLE. KY, Dec. 10.
q The journal claims that Gen. Wood has got
into Hoods rear near Franklin. 1t is thought
that Hoods army viii be speedily crushed. g
2 q shaai efa NASHVILLE, Tenn, Dec. 10. j
Al courier who left Franklin yesterday, re
ports the rebel forces in full retreat. Hatch's
cavalry attacked the rebel rear guard Satursa
day, capturing a lsrge number OF prisoners.
The Alb crops crossed Harpeth River Sunday
morning at Franklin. ! 10 3ssfs 3. M .slo
Franklin is full of wounded rebels; over
5000 were left there. Every church and pub.
lie building there has been taken for hos
pitfalls. ole asa aaiTaa 81 ga .tssf .a3
Rosseau's command attacked and routed
Forests force near Murfreesboro on the 18th
instst Ell nseh III NJ sl,i5tr.s 5Sasss.3 80.
J There was heavy rain yesterday and last
night, The river is raising rapidly. e
4, Forrest gave Murfreesboro another trial and
was repulsed by Rosseau and Milray. The
rebel Gen. Johnson says their loss at the bat
tie of franklin was 5000, while ours was about
1900 ~, -, {. slsa u
5 Gan. Stoneman has given Breckenridge
clearing out in East Tennessee, near the Viz
GINA line, killing, woundipg and capturing
large number, and capturing most of his artil-
lery. ssoss2-5s,,ssq
Gen, McCook is after the rebel Gen. Lyon in
Kentucky, and he cannot escape. ID q
Marfreesboro Bridge, Port Stevenson, Chat
tanooga and Knoxville are all right. sss
.sia s. sbatbaaa sd New YORK, Dec. 20. (
The Times Nashville dispatch says Gen.
Thomas Is pursuing the enemy to Duck River.
We have nearly all Of Hoods artillery. All
the rivers are high and the bridges in front OF
Hood are destroyed. We have captured 5000.
prisoners includiug 5000 wounded at Franklin
We have also taken four Major Generals
Hood bad IS guns, "a ofwhich we have. The
rebel killed and wounded is little less than
our own. Our loss is not much over $500.