New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-12-14
FROM THOWAs's ARMY.
The Situation Arsuud Nashville.
Correspondent Of TIE Boston Journal.

The Situation Arsuua Nashville.
Correspondent oi TIE Boston journal.
NASHVILLE sunday Night, Dec. 4. 1861.
| No battle to-day, but Of sharpshootng little,
and OF caDnonadng o plenty. Perhaps dozen, not
more have bee killed and wounded along he INES
TIKI PONTO0N BRIDGE
| Early In the morning somewhere between one and
three clock. canEonading was heard on our eIfeine
light by people whose Sa h or S rsg'
told what II meant and what came OF II, and staH u
ON that authority The Rebels Lard pontoon bridge
across tho Cumberland. six miles nom NadV1nt anu
| TOO Of them went on IL. Suddenly q biacA uh-
calmly body pufed up tho stream and went hsh'
through the bridge, and be.ehed forth Non aud name on
both sides OF thu banks. There were apparently about
O. 900 Rebel infantry at the point, prepared 70 how
their comrades They did not cross. Neither ha the
GO come beck They were gobblei up by oar cavalry
u HOOD POOL
rurnor rreyaik that Hood has been reinforced by
part OF Pi,ces army tut the chief OF Gcn sh"rnms
staff who approves "pcrmits" all feegrcphic news
does not believe IL. HIS theory IL that Hood VIII
probably aitaok US and tha; he tIs so m,, ham
not, A disting ulshcd New York paper remarks TAI
Hoods name can hardly be spoken without proyoLihg
laugh. Out here; people hardly see IN t.a, nsna 81
q 4, policy which consists ~ disparsgng or Tdeuhng
an enemy The way IL seems 10 me IL 10 give the
enemy ali the credit they deserve for vns'ever sH of
they show and .ii have confidence enough ~
own cause 10 have unBany feaI Of the iesut o.
conflict with thsn.
Had Hood sscoecded n breaking our center AZ
Franklin he would have destroyed oar army there Ron
long time the scales tremb.ed In the balance rs
sir" ssld n brave officer who witnessed the oette
"t7enbed feafGly ~ the balance /. IS IN come sofI
an inpe,y 90 overlook eu<h facts ard snetr at foe II
II not honest nor honorable. nor wise Hood - Ii
strong lorce around Nashville he seriously threatens
the city but believe the confidence universally iei'
ilat he In fail 10 be vel founded ioS several reasons
| aud amor them th,rt:
orp ADyASTAGgs.
Tbere IS 10 doabt Tia, oar siny - nearly donb'e m
Numbers 20 our forces that fought 81 Franklin Ioe
arrival Of St-dpans Corps. with the large REINFORCE
men. from ,he North, hsvc caused this change Ill our
| fe.ai We positions. "
We are protected side by the river which hap
pens be ~ high VI water thereby rendering
u possible Tor I1oniors and Runboa's 10 ply up aud
down for many niles. And We h,vc tho Cvnboo't and
| monitors herr.
We cannot 10 nanked--we need no transportation
c.her for forage prOys.ons Quar'trm sters stores or
ammunition guortrrmaster 10 bish position II
formed thai oui supply u ammunition Eere hftT'
ally H. b. estimated by scres.
Our green troops ear light benin" bIe&e,"olht AZ
well % veterans.
Our army 10 Larger than HOOD.
Everything - ~ OF: fnvoT. Tho weather eIoe.eot
for defsu Is almost Indian sun Der
has good deal Of rain las fsDcn which imIsdes Hos
movements. and may prove serious obstacle Cpy mar
the roads almost impossible from n1d) In any fero
grade operation
.b.s te reinforced both by Br.ck.Kridge onG Prize ne
can hold the city sgsins, then, acd may. probably.
soon s&u, The offensive. II woaid be folly Tor "a
sitsk them now behpI TIE hrc.strnks tina: thsy arc
rapidly oon,3ctpg II wol be sscide similar 10 That
OF tho Scosc1 army u Dunbar when they len TIER i'm
pregnsble at thGirstgation Of fSeir preacher,
10 stack Oliver cfom we-s movement which caused
him 10 e,can thai the l4.d tal delivered them in,o
his hands
Hood probably did csculstr on crushing army 81
Franklin ard d,i NOT calculate eupboots. which
are enpecsd 2 pT-vsnt him from hsnf,ng ana n'.d,ns
thsi he reeHed his matters PROMISE Of invading Ten
nessee for lie does hold the entire country south OF
Nashville With tie sxfption OF four fotthed pes al
bis mercy IL country ful of faragc corr pies and
cst;le; rsa end does .nbsis. bis army. Ehe ~t.ng
wildly let M whip him oe.or, talk Of his tepera
alton. Tier, VIII be time enough Thea
10 tie meantime LET us gsno- at the sifus''on
"HASDY" MAP.
Na.hvil. lies in bead or curve OF the Cumbeflsndl
River the rgbt b,pS tsndins toward the NORTH len
snssss poss sis ' PlsSlst sir. bad eide by ..de
Ss r. PALM H. :r s,y! Or" sS's S.l fs
tulab Of tbs hit hand Ia che L,tshon pike rushin{
sIonS tse river nse,iy Psre!ld With H. sAs fSstehs
Is tho Huffr.stosoaSd fiss; !hs middle finger. the
TaiIoad run.> tAe ring anssi. the frsnsn pits the
Uius finger Is thee raasy White pike Tie little finger
tho ,sa, hand !, tho sS,a sss ss' ring
snh s 4. B1oss Vis's az 'sr'a .ls 'h.i0!iS
snd Hr.s fssIy pN.s saas cue Nssh,ills ead North
Ee.,rin E.ilrs1i asd be,S.sr che Nol.a.yills sud
tiEe ffis prote,, the city. They ae situated about
tyo ulies rom the csntsr ,of che CITY, excepting foS
HIies,on. which Is sbOuf o in2e and = lsh
bort Eegi-y IL bttween chs Holanstillesnd Franklin
cits. (Betweea middle and rirg finger left tsnel
Fort Cssaao h. b.iween Fnaklin sad Granny WHIP
pixies (Bsiw.ss tirG 6psvf aud Lille tngcr len
naDd
Foil Motion $50, Tire Granny Willie r1tA dh'A
Fort iIueston !. en- the iIll:bo,ongh pike. QH''e
finger right hsx.l.)
for Jittn Is between t,e Harding and HSde Ferry
p'k1s (Bc.w,nu ing spd middle inlgei rstt isau.l
Dur second Inc " battle Is perhaps hAi tnue Do
ySd the fort. our H1st miei In FROM 81 them sru
administers. more on less advanced ~ the SITUATION
I-rllit< . .
Iis RAP nav nstbe az socurs&e a. The Typographical
CORN /,uid MAKE bit II IL Sufficiently correct Tor oiai'
nary furpse-. And II We can master w. there WIZ pc
no Chance Of losing and t wall Away % 9, IAho ~
o1siA SUBSEQUENT events X thu "sieFc De piolongeo
se len aud RICH, hud viii also represent tho it ana
fight VI oul army.
POSTSCRIPT.
MenSoy C. W. forsot " say that IS not certain
yet whether Hood really intends 70 attscx sne ei OF
not. Officers are divided 10 opinion aoout ~ III rs
equally certain that he IL acting precsey DC must
sGt 10 asssu. tho city or ~ make feint Inc tth
Hood does not 10 have told MS plans 70 any OF vur
officers and they are left 20 guess at them.
All dsy long tie shelng has boen entirely on our
nar hear u but ono shell that the Rebels exchanged
with II. and Of but one soldier killed
Horses were freely pressed yesterday at tho nvery
stables and from citizens. Large nuWbers OF cni@ h
were also forced to cid their mpered country ~ o
capacity Of drgers OF trenches and builders OIL
/ wor A.,