New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-12-05

the war N tennessee. break them, anu lnerc ID
nothing TO oppose your march from Nashville to the
Ohio River"
Loud and ringing cheers answered the words Of the
Rebel leader while the whole space in front Of lines
wac crammed With the advancing enemy.
Capt. LYMAN commanding an artillery brigade in the
Fourth Corps had placed bis batteries In most favorable
positions and from these storms Of shot and shell were
hurled into the charging Rebel ranks.
With the most reckless bravery stl the Rebels
rushed on and when within few hundred yards OF our
wcrksour boys opened upon them terrible freof
kerry that it seemed If it were impossible for any.
thing 10 live before it.
But 10 wavering was perceived in those advancing
Rebel lines. On they to the very parapcts Of our
works and stuck their bayoncts under the logs on our
battioments.
On the Columbus pike the pressure upon our lines was
great that of Cox's and Wagners men Temporal
riy gave way
. Up 10 this time the brigade commanded by Col OPP
dyke of the One Hundred and Twenty fifth Ohio. had
been held in reserve.
Col Opdyke, BY the orders Of Gen. Stanley rushed
forward with his brigade to restore our broken line.
Tic Rebels who had crawled our works Lad not
time 70 retire. and Co.'s and Wagners men, who had
broken away but moment before. rallied and attacked
the enemy On the flank, while Opdyke charged on che
front.
des Crate hand 10 hand fight ensued With bayonets
aud the butt end Of muskets
hundred Rebels were captured here and the line
was restored.
For two hours and half the battle now ragged oil
along our lines.
The men OF the Fourth and Twenty third Corps wed
with each other in bravery.
Kilcy's Brigade of the Twenty third Corps fairly
covered the ground in front Of it with Rebel dead.
The Rebel Gen. Adams was killed. He and his horse
I'll, into ditch in front of the One-hundred andfourth
Ohio.
Seventeen distinct attacks Of the enemy were re.
PEELED.
at dnsk the Rebels were repused at all points but
tie firing did not cease until O'Clock at night.
At least 1908 Rebels were killed. wounded and cap
tured. while our loss viii probably reach 1900.
We have taken from the enemy thirty flags, some
regiments, among them the Seventeen Ohio, taking
half dozen each.
General Schoed directed the battle rom the fort
the north bank Of the stream, where lhe heavy guns
and the batteries Of the Twenty-tbird Corps were
placed, which did great service in damaging the
enemys right wing
NASHVILLE Tenn, Dec. O. 1864.
The enemy has been wary to day and has demon.
STATED with great caution against outer ire which
IL carefully constructed and extends from river to river
with radius OF two and half miles from the capital
on the roads south Of the city.
The enemys cavalry have been in plain view all day
on the Franklin pike.
Just before dusk our cavalry pushed out toward the
enemys line. causing him TO retire.
Afterwsrd the Rebels were reanf)rced. They then
took Up their own line ut once and threw out Skin
mishtr
Some siirni,hinf subsequent, occurred, neither
party sustaining any ioss.
No Rebel infantry has yet been developed.
Some firing occurred ths afternoon the kft Only
q few shots fired.
Tie defeuses are being hourly strengthened and no
spprehensons need be felt for(he safety Of the city.
LOUISVILLE Ky. Friday. Dec. 2, 1864.
II ~, Journal Of this city has the following; o.
A letter from Nashville states that on wednesday
evening Captions brigade Of cavalry consisting OF tie
Fourteenth illinois, the Seventh Ohio the Fifth Iowa,
and the Eighth Michigan cavalry regiments. was sur.
rounded by the Rebels and only escaped by the most
desperate fighting. They cut their wy through the
Rebel lines and found General Thomas in tie rear Of
Franklin.
The same evening a train Of cars was captured by
the Rebels OF Brentwood nine miles from Nashville on
the Tennessee and Alabama Railroad
All citizens in Nashville engaged in no ostensibe
business have been ordered to leave the city.
Six hundred and ninety one Rebel prisoners captured
by Gen. Thomas in the battle Of FraAkn arrived here
last night on the train from Nashville. They will be
senrforward to Camp Douglas as rapidly as possible
in order to make room in the military prisons here for
further captnres that may be made.
LOUISVILLE KY, Saturday. Dec. 3 1854.
Yesterday the rolling stock OF the Louisville and
Nashville Railroad ordered hitler. To-day the
order was countermanded.
street ranor represents that the Union forces we're
repulsed at Carksve to day. The story grew ont Of
dash Of the Rebels into Gaa,n yesterday where they
captured about 200 head Of beeves Our forces are pur
suing and will probably capture the raiders.
Latest from Nashville.