The New York herald., 1864-12-11
mc!Drrs or IxE SIEGE.

Yesterday IL rainsd most Of the day; but sss enemy
deoioysd around The city, driving our skirmuhsrs
several points and killing and wounding rev o. our
% that Artillery op:s.@ spso m
from various positions. and some lively snootne oe-
'ns xnp watching sSs
from aisr imagined they had witnessed battle, and had
4 wonderful stories . tell ofiL
1 LINE or DEKrcn -
Our line extends generally in ssmicrcle south, east
ana .nS ~es Fort. Morton sm Houston and Casino
are all condition, and their garrisons are longing
the command 70 si their big guns speak In thunder 70
Our boys have bssn a. busy bees yesterday end to-
day, and . magnificent line OF works now connects the
aud entirely round the city from the river
river below. The rebels have also been en-
gagged 70 day throwing up hsreuchments oil along theF
Nearly oil the timber around Meanwhile has been cut
OF both armies be plainly The spectacle OF The
opposing bosts seen from the capital either by night
or Gay is truly sublime
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 3.
ruR REBELS OCCUPYING CAMP ANDY JOHNSON.
Correspondence Of the Cincinna.i Commsrcal
NASHVILLE, lee 3, 1854
went out to the front this AFTERNOON stopping the
stockade "a prominent hi little south OF Fost Negey
sartnworEs were visible extepdipg from she bs TO he
right OF the HGboro pike on the south clear ACROSS to
PISSED scross sS. srounS ocsnpiea by Mcsk. division
on the Franklin pike when Buelis army brst came here
quiet, and TIE view although grand and very ensaded
presented no special points or interest," 90 made my way
SINE distance further 70 The front Just as srrved st
the picket line. on the Franklin pike, hAas sharp sAr.
..hing on 10 tho right II became general all along
oar cehtrr and continued, with ony occasional
ton until suDdown.
The GuNBoAr FlGIr on rHR oUMBsRLANp RIVER.
from the Nashville Dispatch, Dec.
The Prma Danna and the Prairie state, which len here
when about pino mites down the river, place Called
Bells Mills, where was planted rebel hzticry The
captured quietly that the P,a pouus. who was onv
half an hour heamd be-. not the danger
until she, too had rut her foot It and captured,
and ordered the rotes to dash alongside the Prairie
State ins having been DONE the rebels stripped both
bosis OF all their beds, bedding and clothing both
being held as prisoners board the Prairie State soon
after this the Magnet down and past tue first
battery and discovering second battery below. hove 10
a ericr consultation !. was decided 70 send
overland for tbs gunboat Carondse. which was
informed The commander Of the gunboat Of the sln9n
he started at once TO the scene OF action and COMING TO
opposite toe about midway be,weeu the two bat
teres, she!ied woods and succeeded In kinus he
OF the Prairie state and Pra Donu-
taken into this ravne tho Carondoe. hove sight
and both boats fired by the rebels. These hoas would
undoubtedly have been destroyed had nt been or the
that negro belonging the prima Donna had
cealed blmself on board, In the engine room, and
fred, and the lal, footsteps had died away, the
negro came forth and extingvished the danes.
Having disiodgcd the rebel batteries, the gsnboai
took the two steamers In tow and brought them up 10
Nashville the asynet following The cbamhermsid OF
the Magnet also killed head having hcen
by ball from the rebel baitGies The only per-
rescued tom tho captured beats were Capt West
Brown of the Pra ric state. his SOD, her plo' Mr. Nix
negro cook the negro who had concealed him.
self board the Prima Donna, all the being taken
and held prisoners. except the chambermads who
killed II s remarkable fact that the cham bermald
each boat killed, by the rebels on board the
Magnet, aud two p the rsvne by the shots from the
gunboat Carondolst The gunboat was injured which
be accounted by the fact thai the rene batteries
tain Brawn who overheard conversation between the
Of tho two batteries the stating that ne
o. The Prima Donna, has not yet been heard FROM
SUNDAY, DEcBMBra 4.
rsn S,shvs Of the aa Com
NASHVILLE, Dec. H. 1864.
they had advanced distance half mile during
Lass night and thrown up new line Of eartbwcrks.
Their old line seemed deserted was smoke
rising from behind H. there was from the new ue
aud ~ there hsd BON yesterday from the old Their
ine lef, yet within practicable range
OF any guns have bus portion OF their line IN
OF our centre was much closer, cunning for rerbae
Thousand yards within about nine hundred yards OF oar
Battery g. Of the firss OHIO artillery, was tina, pcr
tion Of our line 10 which the enemy approached ths
closest, and played upon them in rather lesureIy,
goodns manner ali day BRIDGES Illinois battery
also had easy range the rebel pos ,lon ana played
upon with GOOD effect The enemy did reply With
srefy-p fact they had pops In position, lr
gould learn.
OBSTRUCTION or PRIVATE RxerpsN-ks.
From the Nashville Union. Dec
On the iinss OF the army around the city there
considerable skirnshing on sunday. rhe rebels
evdeusy 10 press TO the city their
Inevemens were closely watched, and provoked in
psa'cd Instances thorough ehsing. Dr. Buckeys
for rebel Vas sss.a and fsSne sa .
pieces
privsle residence the Hlsbcro nike, bctwsss tie
i,nes OF the two armies. occupied b. females, became
dangerous place saa during To. afternoon sheli Arocd
@ so y, uons nun aassge, but fortunately irjorsns
none OF ths occnrsts who vacated At and to
A.. ~ = cavsiry night occurred on this PIKE, IN which
-. rebels were gsntesy 'nrasoeo ana sent Q" IN
/ CsnnoEading wss KEEP. up until After dark. Among
we learn was The re.ideucs Of NJ Jossph vauI on Inc
Franklin pike, rebels having collected there
MONDAY, DECEMBER 5,
rcHrs HEGLsY AND hoRroS AT WORK on TIE
| RkBxLs.
from the Ssshvple Dispatch, Dec.'6l
There has been considerable sdslns Of positions the
mornios ,sc .p,s guns Fort Nesey aud fort Norton
opened heavy IRE 10 the direction Of The rebels. 30
rebs batteries aud the suppositon very few
such batteries. Tue rebel snapshootsrs have annoyet
parties at Nork 90 the iorientons considerably end
has been found necessary 70 she'd the positions Ihcy
| copied 10 order to drive tnen or
1te f1lowing perscus are very heavy losers by shot
and shell, sud by naraodng parties from bolh lines:
A. Duncan whcse loss is not ess than 50 900; w.
/ wocds Feilx r. Rains. Joseph ysax W. r. Arms,ead
W. Berry, Mrs. Aaron " Brown, &c Mrs- Acklin s
house was aunured whom we last beard from that point
| A kYcoSSoissAscx ov oHRAT1AMs LIss.
From the Nashville Uphn, Dec G.
Al ten o'clock A ". the Fourteenth and siSteents
| sixteenth Indiana osmounied eavriry snd The sixty.
eighth lndiana, under Colonel B,dde, made onos
sance by direction MAJOR General onan between
the Chicken aud the Murfrsesboro pixies They advanced
with gaantry across the hill which Felix X. Rain
resides and drove the enemy from their inrenchnens
carturne srst lieutenant q the yitih Missilspp and
sixteen men. The colored troops came within a few
yards capturing Generas Frank Cneslbsn and Lowry
Who .her escape by .eetscss ,bC horses
The lieutenant confirms the death of General Pt te.
burne and says General Cheaibam is In the
division. lie ssys the rebel troops have been
that sherman has been whipped but tbey do beeye
IT, because they know Heaureaard and riek aylor have
4 is tf,n
der lost two thirds of md a. Franklin Ihe oJ
jcct OF tie reconpoisyauce having been accomplished tho
comfnspd returned 10 their tive positions sn1
compmented by General sioeiman upon The hanAr
come maposr 10 which they had executed bls order.
4 TUESDAY, bECgNRrR q.
l wyAvy csSsoSsDIvG
ltrom the Nashville Dispstcb, Dec. To
There Wns pretty heavy cannonadine At tincs yeser
dsy bot II manly for the purposs preventing the
rebels ftom throwing up defensive works. The rebel