Washington telegraph., 1864-03-23
'nsive that the enemy will

ment, and apprehensive that the enemy will
retreat tonight.
Dalton, Feb. 27.-All Thursday night the
enemy were occupied in removing their dela
and wounded. Their loss is heavy They,xtI
back yesterday two or three miles. Thi5Thorn
ing they five miles beyond Tuphcl iii I.
Wheeler pursuing. They robbed |she citizen
of Tunnel Hill, and burned several houses.
Patton, Anderson and Bate have been ap-
pointed Major Generals.
Tunnel Hill, via Dalton, Feb. 25:-Th 9 en-
emy passed through here last night at twelve
O'Clock, and will probably not make a stand
this side of Chickamaugua- One division of
Hindman's corps has reached this place. Our
winter cabins at Tunnel Hill were not DESTROYED
by the Federals. Several unburried Yankees
have been left on the field. Our cavalry AMI
skirmishers are advancing, but all sigs OF
general engagement have disappeared.
FROM EAST TENNE It Trough the G cii!-
natl Commercial of the 5th, we get Tie lat st
Southern dispatches with regard to Gen. Lni s-
streets movements. We give them tos .,h II
with Northern accounts.
Special di, patch to tIe Chicago Times
Knoxville Tenn, FeD. 2i.-Therc are many
rumors touching the cause of the rebel relfea.;
but little is known concerning II, owing u me
distance, 1t is pretty deilhltely ascertahIu,
however, that Wheelcr's cavalry viii join Nor
gan in an attempt on tue Chattanooga ra'ttoau-
and Inat the infantry are marching rapidly 'o-
wards Virginia
There is a conjecture that IL n street evntenI-
plates an INVASION of hen.uchy tnrouah I"i'a
Gap.
There are grouIds for sayi That. ere ih'e'
probably, the spring campaiSu IA VA ~ para
ment Is fIily opened.
lhe puunc may r1st assured that lnIs army
will not remain ~ Strawberry Plaii.s
One hundred aud nity-one PRISONERS welescdi
North yesterday, among thela n'e % t'nIs ad
eleven lIeutenauts.
Knoxville, r eb. 26.-At Last accounts Long
street was stIll ia retreat, Ills headquarters De-
ing at Greersvile on Wednesday ni1ht- Qua
cavalry came upon his rear guard Ia tlir vicinity
of Beans Station yesterday. sign. skirml>.i
ensued. Ihe reDels gave way.
Scnofield IL pursuing Wan his troops, but
owing To the RAPID retreat IA anl ernIy, no en-
gagement II expected tHis SIDE Vi the Virginia
line.
The railroad bridge az strawberry i'lans and
the track were InJui cd A. Jnd pJ-slDiity pa
r sent Use.
Five officers and numer of m.n a, serted
when LongstIeet icll bauA, AID have takcl the
amnesty oath. Officers stale ti'at = retreat
ing to Richmond with bis uiIg.i;ll .rOupr, le;,v
JOHii-iOA isuChattI ~ lAOttSS tiS IL
gina border.
Bristol Feb. 20 A letter to he Gazette
from PowcIIs er, ntar Lunibci la. zap,
ted lie zUth. s.ates lnat suvvial ankre resi-
llcnts lately passed tht Oush tnc Gap, ell route
Nor,h on :lNty days iurIUugh. lncy declared
their purpose Al, yer 10 r,,ufI. Gi.nt has re-
fused ny n.ol iu..Ougns. nor, l. ~ more re-
eniIstin. la llie Yankee army.
There are oniy We resliaenta AZ Cumberland
rts IA l HN f..rF..
ior supplies and tue Evacuation Uf lhe Gap n
expected.
Tony Jones. - no!ori, Us tory, ef Claiborne
county, was captured near luz well \. Its DAYS
ago
Grecnvile. Feb. I6.-For reasons it would be
imprudent la disclose al present. General Long
street has Withdrawn hir IUle.e 70 -. Tue
movemci wis made qI.yi'y nd ws-hOut inter
rupton from the enemy, s.J n.,s not ca, SEED the
iiOls tU.i ti,r. a. yet.
Majol-t'cnerai Buckncr las bsc, assigned the
comma"d OF HOOD : dvi~.oI. M.,jor Ge lrral
Ransom taKes command Uf All The caralry ,n
this department.
Greenvilir. t.b. 27-To Gea y. Cooper
Brighten. ~. !. ioae> ra,lGfvd 90 Of tn. IN
en-, a"d |" negroes. n-asr Wynn. r's Mill fine
m.ie, ear ol Cumberland Gap. Ttey belonged
u tLe liiI iehle-sec (t -,4 lii r.iimrnt una .r
coaImand u' LiuiL Col. Il. A Ds,Is. who "a
taken. Won .drd.
Cen Vaughan co-oprrated, aud attacked M,
en- ,hy l.. i'vh,. OUf los wa, are killed aud
tnree woI.G-d d. The c.cniy AA1 i've killed ana
may wound d.
loisn.dl j. LDNtfSTIlEa
L'e,ii.- Commanding.
la 4 -u ~ dccsuA.p Fiu1s. I.IIg>Ir.rt at
RchncaI- \ disput>a 20 ta. Cincinnati Com
mcrciai of the z7tI. .fUA EI4t,v.lle. Un the
o'iier hand, says that .ons.it.tI j. !allin. tack
t. y la'ta. isis come tr ". Hriy meu,iun
rda.or, brought 10y r-ct-. arrivals Fl ON b.
yo.d the RIVER, tiai Lon s7tieet .rad eagaA cd ,hr
-heu.y AT Xii. ..ston. Tcnnr,-c aud achiey. a
great y.clor.. 'ihi-, hoaever. i ONLY men-
toned ss matter Of CURIOSITY AID i not d. ~
relied o., until further coIl.Iu,to lt l. pos
.iOlf.