Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-12-09
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We continue our extracts from the latest Yankee

Ipp,yrosA Al DETAILS or Tbs DArILB OF YRAEKrIE.
The Yankee papers are sill busy disseminating all
sorts OF lies concsrnii what ttey call "sohehelds
G,ea. ctoryn I. is amusing 70 zee how tkey strive
to DO consB.ent in heir les in closing over the dees'
Wh,h tvsrto, them on that flteia evening AZ ffspA-
lin. whilst they can hud no words fptSss TOO high
for the hcaAnt conduct OF tier veto rams" in the BAT
.le, they bsrsy unuistskeahs symptoms Of fear for
tbe safety OF that vicorGs army that covering be.
meath the deeDees Of NASHVILLE and amid the shouts Of
| mag nary vctory there is slwsys bitter thought
that arises wst apIai GGqpd--snd which no'hlDg
can rtpress Whilst they asserE that Nashville Will Do
Defence to the last, they seek TO lp:et Their feArSan
aad in lhe thought that the Cumberland river
is too gu to admit Of It's passage by Hoods army
Aad 90 tLey 60. ~ ., -. 20 ..l-..., - O. b.
Altar speaking of General Sch, f,lds formation of
ine Of baIdo, tie Correspondents Of the Herald thus
describes the ~. ias.1..l ..sn.l. d.
lEsPsurIoE or TIE LINES TIE cosTIDnRIrr CINE
80 81. "a ~ D. RALs. his'
While these prepare iops going on the akImisn'
ing Al he from continued, Dnd the nuekeGry iell on
Le ears OF the like The long roll Of tho d. um
The caVa ry maze no deeptrAte eH0rts 70 GIVE
An our slirDisher, but continued 70 keep them prsEy
employed WGile ne Tebsi in antry, WITCH had nov
a ion lOr tue sttAok. some hLufs were Employed IN
do thus duFIsg which the rebel generals closely e.
suled S,nch ios posnion. Pfloaets state that Can
srAls Hood BlsWAFs and 0hsahAm were personally en-
gagged in insptoJDg our line and 10 cAleulaii 8 The
chances Of breaking IT, HDed as ever, ovef sansuhs,
do eTmsned upon persistent Altsuli OF the CENTRE
hup TO break through The line ana push m upon tie
town aud IsAca the bnGges thus Gap urng tue trains
and custng she AMY in EW0. This result, achieved
you have justified tbe means, and such vas 6 ..
Runent of hooc. He was right when no said 70 hlb
oop a. Ls IoOs along the line as ARA ged tor the
sauN: s' -a
"These lines must be broken, boys. They are weak
and ca not withstand you Break them aud you hare
finished she campaign Tennessee. Break them, say,
and no enemy will exist who will dare to oppose your
msroa 10 the OHIO" These prisoners ssy tuat Hood
repsated this speech several times at various pars Ct
lne Aod that vas received with loud cheers iron
toe rebels, now eager to advance.
mn FIRST ASSAULT CT tbs ooSTsDERATEs
I, thus ds,Orbsd II tais account be true, and to this
Grant it may be So though Yankees s5liom tell the
,,ub on the score OF the bravery 6i men, it will
er,e to vindcate the character of our Western army
.gainst the dispArAgemeHts 30 frequently and gratu
,orslV INDUCED in ABOUT lie fighting quality:
hs advance OF the assault leg columni hers lded
nv the Increase In the Tloenos OF the diminishing,
"a the veterans blue, who we're used 10 the sound
80 kpev we'll lie mesniI &, dIopIea picks and spaces
and grasped their muskets. The gamers stood BY the
ma silen,ly waiting the APPEARANCE OF the enemy
200, the weeds in which tIer ospostou had been
AZ the rebel line soon after appeared. the skirmsh-
Ars Al D. from cur position Oh .ne Iort IKE Vast
~ Of biros rising from SD Our skrmshsrs fell
aoL so ,ly OIL tbs line, an j soon became swallowed
- IN n The hne OF reOsl, infantry soon followed
81 NJ tbe tkirmlsberJ AID shaIpsn( oiers, and IL
aid 40 the sharp bat dssntory f;e With which our line
had resolved tho ,krDL hers "a changed an instant
tha whn EnFn
70 the other The Ime OF our fire shed for
ov,sn, 6tfrI v and then the, white sho6e OF the
hnrnt "a sder enVelCPsd Ihe plain aud hid the enemy
from view l. WAS cnly toI moment. IL drift d
away To reveal tbs long ue oil gay coats lilly adj
yancinF poung into our lice nee no LEES Rapid
,on,rnn1s hut far lees d. ructiva thaa eur oHn.-
Tbsv r,ssed on with loud cheers 20 within few hun
dsd fact If our lice, continuing their hre and receV
ng ours With much rmnesf but at last human ratare
ave vay and the fret lire OF rebels turned and fed
SSsbjrd tSe second which came forward in rot lef
h,Dd,oma style than the first bad done. The fShtDg
continued thus FOR bali an houe or MORE when
on vas drfc ed 10 tho ceutre Of the fell by the ev.
dsnt prspara,ous making on the part OF tue rebels to
make Ei more desperate charge. Tneir hIiog ceased
for lime Amid the fire which troops continued
"a pour upon them, the rebel centre fixed
bavopeta. and at the command advanced aE a
charge bayope's" and IN Ito dssh u; GA Wagner
hrgs DC of he d corps which held the left OF tina
p.Tt OF the army. Dol Riley, commanding brigade
OF the TH6n third ccrIs upon bis lett, and these
Two thus formed % OF Our ine. The a'saul
of the enemV was made directly upon these tvo bri-
cad the rect OF their troops engaging In The rapid die
of musketry which served 10 attract the alter
ton OF our wings. Thus Ohssthsms Whole corps,
ranged in scheIo by divisions, and supported by Lees
corps, was upon there $40 tmAl 6rigades Bat
nohy IN, v stood 10 their work. The hrs lire was
cruml lad and broken and Oeburne, their leader,
Len dead on the field. Tie second hpe Of UbeRtham
advanced not less boldly, and even nearer. One OF
their leaders, General Adams, fell under the very
shadow of our brefs works. But in vain was the dts
psrate struggle. Not untl the third ne-the hrst line
of Lees corr s-h d advanced to the assault did Riley
and Wsguer give way. Then the charge i'm
petuous che exhaustion OF men 70 great that the
centre 1ss broken The two bgades swung aide apart
as you have huge gates swung open. 10 ths Gaze
thsy swuag CD N TO reveal OPP briggs de in
IL rtqunea but e moment for General Stanley 10
give the order and the galllnt brigade pushed for
ward in a counter charge 20 retrieve The disaster and
the day.
',Opdyke, want that line restored" cried Stanley.
.,Uonolude it DONE General" the prompt reply.
The Re bells Of l. % were within our WorkS Yelling
ike demons, aud ia the m0msnt OF part al success,
30 ne What Ia dis0rder. Wsgner's men their le,
ana leJ'a on their right, continued TO pour upon their
f.nks an t OdVs muhkstry fire, aud socn after few
asces of artillery Wers brought to bear Ion htm
rh,ir confusion waa increased, and when COL 0pdyke
charged TspCly upon them The rebels turned in sill
g,eaIer coulusioa and d d. leaving large Number oil
sounded and not less han seven battle ,gs In Col
oodyke's possession. The enemy thGs bulsd tumrl
tuou ly back, retired in confusion TO the WoOis,
shsre We continued TO shell them while thty were
relormiT 8 their lines.
Tue correspondent, who, Of course, disc1ursss 90
dramatically at safe distance in the rear, had doubt
less been reading N.pisr'1 Peninsula War tho eve
Of the battle for there is something remark ably sug.
gsve Of the capture Of the works of Abaera in the
suDgiDg Opea Of the lines, revealing the fresh and
undsuntsd reserves In tAs rear.
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The correspondent then proceedst to sum up the LAS.
| e. on both Sues as follOWs: --- -
Tho enemy has lost heavily. IsuPpOss four thou
ssnd at least Mhils WeshAVe iess than eighteen
L,I. LA and nthar frnnhiea hmm nar hia haar nl