The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1864-12-17
Nashville and Its SURROUNDINGS.

Tho map published on this page represents the
theatre Of war In Tennessee. Nsshville Is htuA,e
in bend Of the Cumberland river which pro,ec,s
1t On both tanks. These arc covered by sunboaia
81 nn, thc ory vuncrable point 10 the centre. The
cncIny cannot ge' scross the river while he water 10
n'eh' api as !. vs rising ste,iry the rsbo chsnces
-ern prrsortonatly decreased Several bill. eS.
.oun IN sc,n--ircle rom The river above the city
,ur rlyor beluv. On the len the nearest II those
nhs is about mile from the centre ~ the city, and
PC Constance Of the other hills gradually increases W
~ ~1,tc miles towards the right An open valley,
~hHh il commanded by our batteries extends
accessible from the city Our entire line
previous TO the late victory, was seven miles
long, extending across the bend from river 10
.Net; Or works run up and down the ndes %
zoe mus and across the valley A fort, protected
~ strong redouh' crowns each hill, and IN the
oeIres1ons earthwork batteries are planted To-
IaAe all the approaches. The febe line extended
IN Ne valley across the river. The enemy has
tV'eil busy erecting batteries. number Of
umidings-some Of then verv ane-are ntu-
Mei betwecn tho lines Of the two armies
lhe-e have teen more or less injured
20 inc extent IL is supposed, of seven or eight
nundrci thousand dollars. The rebels on Saturday
had Glmos, completed fort in front Of the Fourth
Army Corps. The object appears 10 he 20 erec,
works that will rake the defenccs of the city and
compel Its surrender. But this work required
mand The delay was therefore mos, favorable to
uA as II enabled us to push forward reinforce.
mens ~ every kind. AZ for the rebels they are
eating up the COZ ", and will soou lc driven
from the entire beyond the Tennessee
Thomas's victory dcpr,.ss them Of the last chance
Of invading Kentucky.
The confusion, amounting slrnos' n rsnic--
which prevailed among tho inhabitants when the
place was first invested, soon suhsided, and affairs
resumed something like heir ordinary cond iton.
Ine city II full Of refugees, who have sbandonod
property and everything ia order To avoid the
mercioss re el consumption. As last A. these con-
scripts are collected, they are distributed IN the
rnnes-one To every two veteran rebel soldiers
and the old soldiers required 10 watch the
comerS TIE rebels sweep the country as clean ~
produce ss ~ conscripts, and leave nothing for
man ~ beast TO subsist upon.
Next to Nashville The chief points oi interest Al
ihc present time are Murfreesi orc and ChattanoO-
"a upon the line Of railroad TO the latter place,
Gen. Thomas Francis Meagher holds Murfrcesboro,
which IN strongly fortified with devoted band Of
Leroef, aud still larger garrison ut Chattanooga
lAcse places were temporarily cut of hom Nash
vile hy the rebels, but they can be held by small
iorce sgainst a lnrsc army. Several severe
hts have occurred at Hurfrceshoro resulting
in each casc In the defeat OF the rebels This whole
country has been fought over and over sgNip, aud
the rcNler viii recognize at Corinth, Grand juno.
non, Pittshuryh Ian iing, HIntsvllle, and Other
places the scene OF tue gfandest conflicts Of the
The situation seems enincutly favorable 10 our cut
ting on the retreat OF the rr'els from Murirees-
borv' and Chnttanoogs, and this will probably be
the next episode Of the war In this region.