Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1864-12-07
The war 10 Tennessee.

NASHVILLE, Dec. 4--The situation Is
10 a great degree unchanged since the
advance Of the rebel line last night IL
ia reported that two Of our transports
weve captured by the enemy last night
between Nashville and ClaFksville
The rebels have established batteries
on the Cumberland At Harpeth Shoals
There was skirmishing on all points
Of the line to-day, vita little loss on
either side. A large brick house, be-
loaging to one Watkins, from which the
enemy's sharpshooters annoyed the
workmen on our Notifications, was al
most demolished by our artillery
Great CONSERVATION was created
amongst euriosity-seeksrs to-day. All
citizens going out TO the front were
gohblsd up and put TO work on the forti-
locations This regulation was ALSO
lutelyInecsssary 10 keep back the crowds
of oilers from the city.
In the battle Of Franklin, !. vas as
certained, the following rebel Generals
were killed Gist, Brown and StAhl
Gramburry was wounded IL is still
said that Cleburne was killed, bat don't
consider il certain Our own loss in
this battle wiu aot fall short Of 1900
men killed. wounded and captured
Numbers of our wounded are still in the
hands Of the enemy The rebel loss
could not have been less than 5000.
OF the ten brigHies engaged At Frank
lin, six were commanded BY Ohio Off
GERS, viz: Riley, Lane. opdyke, Siriek-
nd -
The weather Is beautifully clear and
warm.
SECOND DISPATCH.
NAsHvEtLE, Dee 5-Perhaps ms dis
patches have not yet made sufficiently
clear the fact, that on Saturday after
noon and night, the rebels advanced
their main lines 10 abont the same po-
sition their advanced pickets occupied
the evening before Previous to this
their right wing had rested on the Mur-
freesboro Turnpike, and their left near
the Harding Pike; but the advance
mentioned shove, enabled them TO ex-
tend their lines in such a manner that
they almost entirely enclose cur own on
the south side Of the river. Those who
are acquainted with the localities about
Nashville viii understand something OF
the situation when ! say that on the
franklin Pike the enemy's lines inelose
Melrose Park, while on Granny White :
Pike they pass very near DR. Buckley
| house
/ The rebels seem 10 be very spsring in
the use Of artillery, and up to last even
/ ing had opened only three guns along
their whole line. These we're planted
not far from Granny Whites Pike Hal
a dozen shells we're thrown from these
/ guns There was heavy artillery firing
/ this morning near the center Of our line
/ but it was Of little importance. Recon
/ uoissanees are being sent out 70 discov
er the position Of the enemy's left wing
bat as yet without success. The rebels
are engaged very busiiy upon sheir field
works
Brig Gen. Elliott, formerly Chief o.
/ Cavalry on Gen. Thomas stat, has beer
assigned to the command Of the 2nc
Division of the 4th Corps-ths sans
which Wagner commanded in the Frank
lin fight
Troops from General James B. Steed
man division made a successful recon
uoissance this morning, discovering ths
position of the enemys right wing The
accommodating force consisted Of the 6ti
Indiana cavalry, dismounted, 6Sth In.
diana infantry, and 18th and 18th Col
ored infantry, the whole commanded b;
Colonel Morgan Of the l4th Colored-
The tive white regiments advanced
I and engaged the attention Of the enemy
in front, while the eolored troops fell
I upon their flank and drove them a con
siderable distance, with s loss Of five
killed, ten wounded, and II captured
Among the captured was one Lieu.
tenant
Our loss was , killed and fou;
wounded
/ The rebels captured belonged TO Gle
burne's division They say Gleburne
was certainly killed, and his division il
now commanded By General Lowry. Il
al ths rebels lost tsu Generals in killed