New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-12-24

The Nashville taioa gives a Hdpmc account
Of the decisive battle tctBeen Ilomas an2 Hood on
FRIDAY last. We copy ;te material portions:
IaE BYrrL Tos,IIoS on FRIDAY NORSISG.
Hood had fallen back 90 st'0lS position. ms leit
resting ou d range at nils some siS miles soth o me
civ md his u iii on bat Is som. nes called The over
tns hin .hus ctInVletCl covering te Frlt Kin pS ny
.ss No., o p;l c3nee ted 10 .etreat II comuelllG o
50 a OH nNG she lesson he at received on Tue da3
previous such ps 10 pTercrf h ipr 2 fVtr"sieeo
lno, fwrni, Notwithstanding bis t"ieerit Guutit'.
Al about seven hundred yaCs Ia 'front.' o. TIC @ Di lLs
was a weak line If m;roao.men:s @T sNrElA1eIsi tIel
some three hundred yards 80 tie rear Vds a iiLc OF
orcGSiWCTks Fl considerable sllfngtl. Viich WY
strar CIV defended by Infantry nid prle.y; thus i.1I'
inc r.ce q anout four hundred yards in mont 81 The
main lie vlich nearly level open ooluilc'd OYER
iicl Gun wOad lave 20 c.crg'. even aitef tEey
lad secured the i,; line % We IS: though HOOD even
oeyed himself capable at holding mem. rs The posi
iio. Was very ccmmDlGing.
Eeng fhus protected neither flank The Rebel GoEeTo
WA confident that nothing bGt direct attack conc Dc
tssit- ard au Die riepafuto1s bad been made 4" Icrt
i. To-. orlI@ was posted on TIC rhs. Sthart Heii
fte center n,.d Cle,kaL. The Jeff 0nd Hood eHjDnCd
- IstLcI die ~ their tracks
ImoMAs's oBpER o. ATTACK.
cur forces moved in he morning IN the following
l. al s.ni.l's oorrs the r.git. arG covering the
cir my White Pike.
division IN tie cencr the second on the lc.t and ihc
-ti~d on the rigt The FIST division COZ Uanded
lp Cen Kimbi1. the second by Gen. Elio,t snd the
= Gen. Lfss'tN. juthC hisant'u On ihe44.
Iifc thc first dr. sion resting MS loit unon y.
Stcod,nans corps moved ort ~ isbnron. y
Vie III ins'.-. .crs % ttddqay Ilovo 70 the iisl
-! An On ,re Feutn CORDS iii- commend c"l-i's9
0rthe div iq1 81 Gen CrB and two igoGo- o. ooloTed
gLnl- an b.ifer bc're 90 the cXiIenn left
The TNeltl taigd Corp, 3aier = Ign. Scaone.d'
wa. p'sced in .cscTye Eer t@c iEht Of oltA' :" De
bronl,t iu.o Dso To- banking pnIP'--., mo-, ,
o. The cavalry were seut dpEn tao bl-sDo.nlet
PIE with orders % operate on the range % hills 70
gI'th have referred aid u possible intercept tie
|.rH ...s-. .l-f. g..
tt.,,b sen .sr-rafim.o hay hrs n slliioish.
a. lgss hroWa BUTTS pioneers al Lea ui,e. had Tt'
,pr,rd al C',8l. or driven iee Er~s pifE, b"',Hri
Ver@ pushed forWGrt which iAduiee1 ~ ieW s"elA'
stei the stiy5n..ters were n.en ordered hn - IN:
~. !1.'c sd lRlf 81 cn'd wus pissed over 'iiili
-ar !u,g had advanced ajrrt tGlI fuiic Deyond nc
I'm, a. r,ec, WlioA f fCur nd half miles rom
u, els, nief tte Keh, al asl Las ca'ne mo iai.
N!rw and nuite ia!CgmaiioB s 2" Ten SeHe.aI po'i
Ton gnn "a be aia.labe; their HOin wo.t Me.o yet
Invisible though their front line was phiniy 'seh.
H,Ia !. Ls.t ws. ordered ana our troops cOaIGeEced
T.rLING IIiE EMMY.
Il, vac row about tsa O'Clock and 81 thc hli,eIie
ma; eor.l b. adyaatagOoLsy Ump,oyc1 Wee biCuflt
"a the frOnt and commenced sac-!le thc I,eota e.!
Fyeat yigcI VBics they coatiGncd 10 40 ioT Dali on
hurr The roar O.; tte CrIEOu ~ tais time was u"acn-
iUci ma 20 many were the guns ~ "o'E ia' y was
continues The Keoel replied bu, fchlyi 0gt ttis
not !or lack Of art!o-, 81 inl,h u desTe -
lJ-g tLc exact rcslOa OF n0 81 t4GE llaS cOG'le1,
ND 90 4nt unitloa. HoVaE ascrItaiaed 81 :.'-t
'gas recf ary thc ~ en' yth.r cOr was ordered ont
a. nc GRANNY White pike y-.th C...fions 70 take H. I,
yuSt.On diiec'ly tie len E8nk Of The enemy SAL
iish With IAN lntl lis position asccii-uri. ard
fren carefully cJroeAn- tlcir strength. Tcma. u.'i
p,ff caltan = nais NFc;a liftr. When they wore
Tor to EeDol e.t VIA al ire iacf nd G.sL ~ t.cr
'''''' tLAaINa OPERATIONS.
Cen Sterdilan pns.,'d en- upon tAr Nrl'receho.oDgl
r. m la ,., .at.. led iiai there weIeEo ieb h L,UI
j. - non he bioGcii his colCgin to heI wheel AID
,ov., IA the direction o. she FraakliL roLG 20 tlri
Uo.6'S fixit art Ia form junction WIN Woods
.olrti 1Orls &. hIs, nc met fttie T'4,iAcc but rs
Ia! ,r,-sed on resistance was W. eng'HH"od, ana ~
die ic D., had f,tlr. g.. jgrction. F'o. vas abyni
i,-.,asf Two IN tie afierOO.. he was confronted oy
.!oug ioroe O. Loes corps ieadyto fst AS !on6 ana
~ ,iUli.r a. they coIG. ..
ql.YKIuLE lICR11NG- I1G PIRST L1NE ~ WOLE
CAIAIHD.
Vile tlese hanking operations weIc I'D fforl'',s u
b.,-mc necessary 20 CIi'lgfo tho Irt Mo 81 '"hc
eorks end Ire cfis' Iart q tie tesk l uTon ite irs
.i.i,,1 Of The Foirk Corps though il WIS srppor'c'
D, The others - f1r as Ssnr! Tie POSITION o.
aS. csior s.uteL. very slrong, "id g." ii1int3
tiois th.ms.iyt. Neso by no means "eIA; am i4'
ground % Do charged over Ws nhrc1t u ~ is' 'Si
desrssf. ana .aTongh nostiy Fo1d, icle "tre my
isrgc trees which Oier0sed 81 very Ioi sH' '4e' ~
Nsseilauts The men moved W IN most gsihM tl!H
~ who ever heard OF the Fourth t"rps doing oihtf
wi-ct TIE shout rased wGs .cne thd iOAo; one 'o'
~as fred and then wish bayOncis LhoI CHN"fG wen
~ p,H. until more tLan laii tle space OIeF NLAcl
- y had 10 so passed when sbeLI h'ii' "1ol
su anoner 'oey Vas Tie preiaGe 70 seeoLu yr'' ana
c''sr,e.
TO hated no more til within fly yards o. hC
E'Del we ks, when the deadly FIRE wbich met thN,
''scd ben " bat and return IT. lntB p1siuciS-po'
JafJe. tasg hf.oEsly-ibe bellgereDis Tu@lep ~