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NLT1:;onE, Dec /, 1851
a letter jnst received from Annapolis, at
the Office ofthc Baltimore .dnerican from the
paro'ed prisoners in Georgia, contains state
mcBt which appears II be important in con-
ncct1on wisA the .ret'en:- attempt to burn the
city ol New iorS. send you the substance
ofthe letter, Il is signed By John Il. Ripple,
Sotl Illinois seluntecrs. He says when he
passed Through s:.'aH4sah On the 10Th, he was
informed BY n pro1-ssed Union citizen that he
would bear Of the greatest city burning OH
record, i:the sebeis succeeded III The North,
and that it WAS to:G-ne vd IN q very ftw
Gays. ~.
This party. states thft. one Captain Mont
eomeFy, formerly q :. baltimore, Was the
agent charged VILE, the duty: OF firing
>oFshern cltles. Mont2salcrJ, nc said intend
ed 10 burn New toEf WASHINGTON, Ba9ti.
nUfc, and fhnauespn1e,t- Ae lu1intf said tnat
t'a. rebels In Savannah ;EF.e htEa ~ exneata-
tim -nf-kosn hraffn& Of Monfgomery's sue
cess, and that he was to receive !argc snsn
Of money, ii successful.
The writer says liz: thought little Of the
statement It'll uf;cr his arrival, He saw ac-
counts in tie papers, whercupon le deemed
it lis duty to make this statement for publ.
cation, decnlins 1t proper that this informa-
>;or ahon,i} IN. communicated IN the Gorern
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s'.en'. a : 'a@c 'n1 noesl, y, s'Ao4ass 5oa '41'
a'spatch' Respectfully
ALEX: FULTON,
Military Commissioner.
TIE RATTLE BELOW NASHVILLE.
Ihe New aork Ae1a'a has tne fol,ow,ns: ]
m Uc,ncsdnv opr main army rcachcd Frank
" ~, A,'.', A'AAe .e~N
ln where Gen. schoheld prepared 10 eiFc 1hc
cncmy battle. There Was ve5y little skir-
mishing, US Hoods object WAS 10 attack us
| BY 4 O'Clock. We 1'ad time to throw up pdefen.
s.'o "sst, oo"I ~.oe ~" ..',:' ss,.. 49,.
mcneed advancing On our hncs,. when the
bottlc YVES opened by our batteries sheiling
| their ndyancc, Soon after regular cannon
| aiding opened along the whole line. The reb-
els WHO nao oeen pfotectea oy Luz "oous
now emerged from cover and opened with
|
md fc1l hac,, hv tbe desncrate charpes Of the
| e1emv GINS Enckcr md chr however
| ensnt' oeAs- i'oeAe, anu wa, nU"''e4'
rallied our men. and charged the en-
cmy. He crossed over an abandoned line
nar,ta,r % 0. chn,,cd mr. 1incs 41 t,,r;onslv .omo
@ 1"a,a,aa ~ sa ,ense. ana ,nnt;nr % n.na ~ ,ena
leaP'ng OUT "orhs anu ne,nlng Aanu ~ naou.
| Now was the critical moment, and our Gene"
rails, ralying their troops, swung on the rebcl
t]onk anii then On the center. when our artll-
1..,1 s,s ,,,,s,-n+., .,oo,ro3 ,t,ar, ao.rn he
Icy auu A'urhe'1 rAe H. mo"ea .nem 49, % ~.
thousands. Inc tlde was no" turned ous
men, inspired with success, gave wild huzzas,
1.nc,,o h,,rl,nr +he cn.n,v 1,,cL in ,1,c Wild,
'au.ne' -a'1 s ~ s'&~ "N'%%
est alsofocf anu con'usion'
Night was now coming on, yet we followed
IN our advantages. and what once threatened
+o1 d i7isa.+rons dcfcat vns Turned into g
".s.s NJ -. 80 esur...
glorious Victory 4nc co'lfase VI ouf o'i'ce':
and The great bravery ot our men were I'm
uayaltelcd.
onr ,os, IL 7oo killed and wounded. w
~ 'eS =. ooo .-.sa,'a~s 49,. a;ss.st 49,
esptnfeo ose' 1'ooe p11sone.s aha e'sns oAs
tic flags. Two rebel Brtgadier Generals ar
in our hands. A rebel Division General wa
left On the field MORALLY wounded. The rebe