The New York Herald Newspaper, December 2, 1864, Page 1

NEW YORK, ‘wRIDAY, } DE (BER 2, 1864. aa tS Sontr wer ety Sees “i ie ‘Dut did 0: leave the fled. ua dead rebels tn bis frows. ‘The exostement is allayed here by the knowledge of the above iacts, Our treope bave taken position é2 a lise works between Wasbvitie and Prankiin, The Press Despatehes. Nasavuas, Tena., Nov. 80, 1664. Army movements for the last few days have been sian) ly for postion, ‘The Union forces have not retreated, except to im- Drove the loeation, and ceoupy Prankite'te-day; but they will probably select for the datile field a place mush pearer Nashville. (ise tkirmiehing Tee covarred, WHR WIIG oF no nd. vantage to either side. ‘The probabilities are that a great battle will be foaght Witht the vext forty-eight hours, “Our forces are in eager and anxiéus expectation for the fray, white our generals ave hepova) and confident ef viotory. 7 Large accesstons of Union troeps have reached here, who bave been seat to advantageous positions. = Bmali détacbments of rebel cavalry are eperating not far from Nashville, dolog, however, ne great damage te NASHVILLE. Scene of the Battles at Columbia and Franklin— The Routes to Nashville. s 00s. Fiirta of tho Rebels fn Ter- agp nowt Gene- soph “gel Thomas’ Army. brent | the rallreed communications, wisich still remain fatact te ange a vik Chattanooga, trains ranping reguleriy. , ‘Nueuvaza, Nev. 80-020 A. M. i] ‘The féllisg back of our army te Frankia, eighteen miles from this city, is to secure a better position. There | are progpects of a great battle im sixty hours, 18 will probably take place near Nasbville, ‘There hes been skirmishing all day, as usual when two large armies confront each other. The Union position ia perfectly satistactory. Both the Ohattancega and dohasonville railroads have been threatened, bot are eecure up to to-night, The exeitement is intense here among non-combatants and others not cooverSant with the situation. Am.army of veteran reinforcements, under Major General A.J. Smith, has been passing through the city AnGreat Battle Momoentarily | 0! ¢2y, 104 transporte lopdea with troope ‘are stil moving. All the troops and goverament employes tn the and Oii6” Major ‘Gensrat Mortally Weunded. . Dig forswscecmiaeitronk iat Our Army: in ‘Line-ef Battle Three Mien South of Nashville [3 (OHM. foys Ap scone me WATERS as. « : ce ek, ety ave vader arms jo the fortitications and ¢ to- RANKL ~* &e. woh A Nitin & F RANKLI a ‘aa adattional S8stio™! ars ef the Battie, AEX, ee, ~ BRIDE “te THE-OFFICIAL REPORT, poem. ay Desp@teh from Geueral Schonela. ‘The enemy, at four o’clock ia inanmainiaiitie , ‘Nasnyy,s, Doo. 1, 1964, R@avy attack with two corps; but, after persistent “lhscqon-nady gahaaea rir uhaaameed fighting, be was repulsed st all points, with a loss of nix thousand milled and wounded. a ‘« adismaim, Teom., Nov, 80, 1866, ‘Our lof is known to be but about five hundred. ‘made inde henry aad porvttent attack wih During the battic one theusend grintnere wore tikes, . RM, and lanting tilt afer ‘Tae atti tok: pace at Freakin, i pod os all polate with be A Wwoleding 0 brigadier general. — » Dee. 2, 2066, MOUS Catton Generar, |e. ferese as desperate, ‘Pour charges were mato. as ot ron = [pon aes wnat emensa eigen, oa eae nes ATION fees coop, Bach lime-the rebels were repped with feartal loss. ‘The fort ie on the worth vant of the river, oppesite the town. Extending up the iver, and encircling the town, was the Lise of masked batteries. pies oo pieo (Frankii. Our qnvelry was driven beck Forrest in person was on the field rallying his men, wm our Vinee. which chocked the enemy. A | A remsor fe in ctroulatéom that he was killed, but it lacks ne ee ett tae eiaoeian ecofrination, . ee ere Feleasing } about seven o'clock last night heavy retforcements ber os on reached Sobofielé, which caused # complete rout of the Atain wes er Ncass an near Harpeth river. Theea- | rebel forces: incor the looometive, and both are supposed to ‘The city to-day ia fall of fleeing residents of Williamson tbe saptan ‘Feat of the trata Waa saved. and other cownties south. They state Hood te gathering Aoqend of rebel cavalry dasted sores the Chette- (peega tine yesterday, wear Cheshire, tearing up the track. Teo train was detained all might, but came inert upall the horses, hogs and mules be abn ad, and sending them south. ‘There is freat panic ameng the negroes in the coun- thes south of Nashville, Numbers are flosing to the city for protection. eds, Foun Mius Sours ov Nasnvitis, Deo. 1, 1864. Gen. Schofield yesterday fought one of the’ prettiest fights of the war, resulting most disastrousty to the Fevds, with. little loss to ourselves, After tbree days’ tkirmisbing, the rebels crowded our first line @ works yesterday afternoon, and at four o'clock made a most desperate attack on our right and centre, foroing our lines to our breastworks, which were thrown up frow river to river im an open field on the Cumber- land Pike, which rua through the centre of tne feld. Ab least balf the rebel force engaged en: deayorod to pierce our centre, and come ‘sown viclously on =Wagner’s division, which, after desperate fighting, fell beck, and Many’s rebel di- vision, of Frank Cheatham’s corps, got inside our works ‘and captured two guns, Uur centre was not broken, however, and, better still, General Wagoner success(ully rallied his troops, who charged on the enemy, recaptured the two guns, and drove the -division over the breastworks, capturing one entire brigade and its commander. At half post four o'clock the bajtle was waged with ‘enabdaling vigor, the enemy having made during « bait Rour several attempts to break oar contre, The Union position was @ magnificent one, and the rosy its of these foar daye’ work wore magnificently grand, All thie while the robels had appeared in front of our ‘Feo main partef Seow’s army is sorgee Duck river. | very maidation of w heavy battle in a fow days; but | weere contdent of the result, Nasmveaa, Tone., Deo. 1~0:90.P, M. (we Barrie AT PRANELIN' Adoay Seen th Wetvediay car main semy reached _ Femnhllm, when General Schoteld prepared 10 give the teomy" Wattle, There ‘wae very litle skirmishing, oo _ nd ghieety fina *tey Stine ~en Delors we had time to hs , Merow op -delensive works, } ROOD ASSATLEN. WITH DESTER ATOR. j About four o'clook the enemy commenced advancing on | our whee) WBBG whe ‘bait was openca by our batteries ’ ghotting tete.ed vanes, and soon alter a regular cannonad. * ng evetiaa’thodiif the “Whole Iine, The rebels, who had (been gratested by,ma0ds, now emorged from cover, and: qpovet With “A flere volley of ‘musketry along the lines end dhew oberge?, For a moment part of our line wavored, end tall, dt Votore the donperate charge of the enemy, Gcnceaie Raker aud Gor, however, railed thelr mea and enanged tbe-evemy, who had crossed over our abandoned Mme wo. ks. Tes revels wore now fighting with teo desperation of Gemots, clierzing our Hae furiously. deme leaping our works and qhitng hard. Mow WHBtDe oritical tmoment, and car generaie, ral. Wing teeter troops, awung on the reve! flank, doubling ye oMeS MILES a 4 @ | ois es Mc tn ee pols, while gallantly leading his troops was severely | the battle as ono of the most sangainary of the war wounded in the shoulder, Our loss io fleld officers is vory | The determined bravery of the rebele exceeded anything stall. Our troops behaved handsomely, Schofield com- before seen, Although slaughtered by hundreds, they manded on the field, Stanley on tho right and Cox on tho still advanced agsinst our batteries, Within five hoars, left. Genera! Stanley wan wounded slightly in the neck, | *l¢ven distinct assaults wore made against our works— Dat remained on the field and is all right to-day. each 8 failure, 5 hess Goth ich UA: dks elk, Pagnell cavern | “THO atte: Detow, ented, one :Sereve quietly, witharow from the town, Tho Id olectrity you, and this is but the ep! of Pie ch to " ae ’ . wr Among the casualties is Major General Stanley, wounded “ cared for, | 0 * Avot In the neck, After our dead, wounded and prisoners were , Tho rebel General Cheatham ts reported wounded. our army fell back to this point, and are in line of battle of ix ery! le. ai i, white I write, Upto this time, three P. M., the enemy at eas shh ae wees hha me has not made his appearance, The Third Corps of velo re het undred and Sweaty-foui Da, ness, and @ battle te experted before a yi Captain Hinton, One Handrea and Tienty-foarth In- daylight to-morrow. All government work is een onde’, ’ diana, is mortally wounded, ‘and all are under arms, from General Deasider: |. « & Santee” CO miniarea” vie i ta the unscientific laborers. Onan % on Sevent a) was killed. ‘The failing back Of our troope wae accomplished at themmin.thecentre, where.our artillery and muskeiry | right. The plan was to plores oar centre and orueh our ‘ mowed thom down by bendsods, Tight wing de‘ore-dark, & portion of our intantey were | *€d# o'clock this morning, and bridges Burned scree + se Senn “9 eae etait a0 we ogg A three quariere of a hour firing. ou. the rebei | Harpeth river to retard the traseportation of rebel sup |< 4 " 7 Nee om abpacias How, Vilna’ °C min, inepired with | columns, who alood their ground 1K ‘madmen.’ Turing’ | Piles The Cavalry was Rewdiea pretty by Gen. Wilson, | Coronet Walters, Third brigade First Division, was peccdidighve W WIM Wetid ant! Hwept'back on the rebel | €very cuarg®imadeon our right and centre:-vollaye of |/>éwom SPring Hill and Triane, wounded 1 the shoulder, * A.J, Smnith’s corps ie in line of battie, and the aitus- iene ue an) avalanche; Burling» the-enemy back in the arapeand canieter wore hurled inte thelr lines, and only Colonel Conrad, who commanded « brigade in the Se- wildest divorder and con/usion, ‘aaricoeh provented thelr sacrifice bing tore awful, 11 | 0,!# particularly grand, , Forts Negiey, Morton, ‘alr? | ong division, wan wounded Might ws now, 001i gS FW" Fa Totlowed up our | \s #14 that n0 canister shot wae Greddy the rebels dur. and Houston are alive; and the tn‘amiry movemeuteare | 24 rottowing are rebel baeuattion:— MAveatage, What once 10 be w'Winastrous | ing the day, bat fred shot and shell, perfectly satisfactory. Something must immediately Brigaeier Goveral Adame, kilied, transpire, as General Thomas je reaagye Strike #0 mat- tee Bowne WeOeireT NidiiVinih, Tea, Deo, 1—ldnigds, Hood’s infantry force etossed the Harpeth river this morniog, and-he hae not advanced thas portion ef his forced #68, His cavalry crosned. (he Harpeth river on the fords above Prankife” (his moruiog at daybreak, ‘olonely followed by General Wilson, who retifed ia thie after tho first break of Wegoner’s dividion and ite tecovery, our line never budged a siept All was quiet Arter ton P.M. It wem.not anly oneof the prettiest but Toigadiédy waltion of tnd war. “The oxcssarve nindgntér of the esomy was owing to bur wholesale ute of cannister detoeesmne-ahun, doraed ini "A seribue- victory... the eoccapnet aun otioern and. be despecnte Réavery id ous Te? LO ‘We engtesed over one Uneneand prisoners and eight battle toga, .2vesebel brigedion generals are ia our hands. A ede) divieion godt whe' lah, td the’ fat mortaliy Briadier General Scott, wounded, The enemy's total killed, wounded and prisoners are estimnaled at 6,000, prover appre le gr ape ‘killea of wounded, , Tho Usion toes ie killed and wounded was 100. The Jom io prisonera in trifling, General Gradieg ia wounded and in the city. Colonel Stockton and Major James, of the Beventy- wenbdad:: file tobe! lone ta Riiled and wounded fe esti. vairdditd: second Ilinels, are aleo womnded. Shirmianiog with Une Advanee nen ocenrred ail day. Ils romored thie eventeg that Hood la moving exat- ward \owards Murfreesboro. General Wilsoe cocapian a strong ponition 8 few miles south Of Naat ile, €0d lo able to resiet aay force’ the Fobela may Dring againgt him, Tea rebet general captured peaterday woe Colvael Gor don, of tho Fioventh Tenaeanen, Trevet Genera. Aa oftear be witnegaed tha Beht vesterday describes F encde... The, Wren, OF the Dastle, 09. dur aide foil on the (Captain Ooaghiin, of General (ozs stat, ee Several regimeniel commanders and oflicern wern eat woasend, wirene names hare wit Been Gen, Thomad “Retrdate to NashviieaA d Great Bactic H rpected, g, Nasuvusn, Tenn., Deo 1, ‘eee. | PRICE ‘SOUS CENTS. fa Mine of battle south of Nasbvitie about threo miles. Skirmishing bas been going on al! day about five miles south of hers.” Heavy cannonading can be distincuy heard im the chy. No want of confidence te felt by the citizen in ult! mate success by the Union forces. The employus of tue Quartermaster’s Department are under arms and ia ihe trenches. (One hundred and seven rebel officers, fucluding one Drizadier genera), and one thousand prisoners, arrived ia \he city this morning, They wore capsured in the fight last vighs near Frankia . A Groat baitie may momentarily be expected. OPERATIONS BEFORE THE BATTLE. : Our Rashville Correspondence. Naanvitts, Teno., Nov. 26, 1964, . » EVAOUATION OF PULASKI, On Wednesday morning last, the 234. inst., the evacua- ton of Pulaski, seventy-three miles seuth of here, on the ‘Tennesee sad Alabama Railroad, was commeuced by our forces, ueder Geoera! R. W. Johnson, and the last train lott at three P.M. It was kuown that Geseral Hood was Banking the towa upon the west, gud pushing nortoward rapidly. At elePap o'clock A. MM. I could hear 06 Casionally caumomading in a southwesterly direction, ‘When the movement first commenced the Fourth army Corps, commanded by General D. 8, Btanley, andtwo di. vistons of the“iwenty ira corps, General Seuoteld, be. sides detachments under commund of General Johnson, commandant of the post and district, Cooupied the town. ‘The position is a strong one and well fortified. popu on rifle pits, covered" by chevaus de frise, or abattis, sar. Pounded the entire town, forming a runnin; Mie of over four miles. Besides this, three or four bills, command ing the town, were well fortified. EXCHEMENT AT COLUMBIA, We reached Columbia at seven P, M., and found every. thing in commotion, All trains have been halted at this point—ibirty. three miles north of Puluski, and forty-two south of Nashville. On Thursday, the 24th Inst., at elavell A, M., Hood’s advance bad flanked this place, and fighting of a desultory character commepced abouteix miles west of the town. At one hour al! movements indicated a sudden evecua tion; the next, trains were being unloaded. Again, a grand movement of ambulance tsalns, transportation, oattie and refugees would seem to harbinger tho giving up of this position, The road was reported cut between us and Nasbville at three P, M. At six o'clock trams be gan to leave, but mostly empty, At seven P’, M. I left for Nashville, which pags I reached without interrup- tion. THE FIGHT AT COLUMBIA AND RVACUATION OF THR TLACE, On Friday, the 25th inst.,at throe PM, there war severe fighting west of Colambia for two hours—so near that the infantry fire could be distinctly hoard, During the night of the 26th the town was evacuated by our forces, which arc now falling back to this place. A stand may be made at Franklin, elghteem miles from here, but {t is doubtful. In tbe meantime it ts reportea that Decatur and Huntsville have been surrendered. General R 8. Granger was in command of the former place. ‘This surrender of the Tennessee and Alabama road leaves ‘Open to the enemy the entire line of the Nashville and (battanooga road, and surrenders all of Wessern Ten. messed, |<" * The excitement here {s intense, and the only antidote for the general feeling of depression which these évacua- fiona are calculated to produce is that to-day it is under. stood that General Thomas is jubilant, end asserts that ‘the is yotting Hood just where he wants bim. ty Mr. D. P. Conyngham’s Despatches. * Senin Soe ‘Tene., Nov. 2%, 1866, : BV Abv——oy OF PULACEL <6 7 For some days previous 1 the evacuation of Pulaski, Forrest’s cavalry hed been operating an-our flanks, white the main force of Hood's samy one Pressing 00 us in front. On the 294 and 23d Garrard’ cavairy skirmisbed pretty sderply with Forrest, General Haton, who had command on the left flank, gradually failing beck all the time 20 as to cover Columbia, On the afternoon of the 28d Colonel Capron became hotly engaged at Mount Piens- ant, some eleven miles southwest of Columbia, and after @ stubborn resiatance steadily fell back. His object was 0 resist Forrest’s advance wotil our tufantay would reach Columbia, On the morning of Wednesday the infantry evacuated Pulaski and fell back on Goiumbia, about thirty miles distant, We had previously stipped off all our supplies, stores and ammunition, so that Hood had Bothing but the bare deserted city to gloat over, OCORCENTRATION AT COLUMEIA, BAAdout eight o'clock on Thursday morning, Nov. 24, our advance, under Geveral Cox, commanding Twenty. third army corps, arrived in Columbia just in time to support Colouel Capron, who, gradually retiring as | have described, was now so hard prossed that he could not bold out much longer against the superior numters that preased on him, General Cox’s timely arrival pre- vented the town from falling tato the euemy’s hands, for Forrest, baving driven our cavalry through Mount Plens- ent aad captured a squad of them, was pressiog bard for Columbia. He followed us up as far as Little Bigby creck, within four miles of the town, On Friday, the skirmishing was renewed. The rebels got possession of a large brick house on the Mount Ploas. ant pike. Here there wasasbarp fight for some time, ‘our men trying to dislodge ‘them, which they ultimately succeeded in doing. ‘THR BATILR AT COLUMBIA, Our troops had now taken position about a mile in fromt of Columbia, Wi 8 division of the Fourth corps and Cox's division of the Twenty-third corps taking up the front line, their right flank extending to withia abouta mile of Duck river. The rest of the troops occupied the bills and an echelon line between the town and Duck river. Farly on Saturday morning the evemy’s dismounted cavairy vigorously attacked o@r lines, first striciog Hen son's brigade, of Cox's division, aod Wood's division 7 drove in our pickeis at some points, but were kopt ‘at bay by our boavy line of ekirmisbors, The gnemy oponed soveral batteries, sonding shells into the town, Our batteries replied, and ® sharp canvonade was kept up all the foreacox, ‘Tho skirmishing continaed alt day, Forrest all the time wedging for Duck river, which ho rexched ia the forenoon and orossed over some of his cavalry, Moaurime some of Forrest's dismornted io fantry kept up a sharp skirmish fire along our frort, white Hood's main army was wheeling ou our jeft lank {a an easterly direction. Those flank movements wilt compet as to @acuate Columbia, which will be done, I expect, to night Our losses during the three days’ operations in killed and wounded will not exceed ono buodred and fifty. Captain Grogs, Forty-ulnth Ohio, Inspector of the First brigads, was shot thringh the bowels, io 1s tho only @ilicer of whom T o heard killed Gonoral Schovield is in command of the troops In the fleid, Geboral Thomas in stilt at Nashville, All oar sup- plies, stores, sick and wounded have been sent to Nash- ville. Several of the inhabitants have also left, We have some three or four hundred ovmtrsbinds hanging oa to the army. Tneso havo followed us wy our hove from Pulasii 10 Cotamb)1, “= MOOD’ A INTENTIONS. Nood’a movements havo boon so érratic that it is very hard to define his real intentions, Forrest's attack on our right is evidently a fotut to qover Hood # movements, Forrest Is evidently wheeling round our fladie @ith the inten'ioa of cutting the Nasu. ‘Ville and Décatur line avout Frankia, Id this bois hkely to succeed. He might pext operate on the Nashville aud Louisville Hine; bot Use Curmberiand ig too deep to de iordéd, having pine feet of water on the shoals, Mean- tyme dood wards LynevOurg avd Sveiby ville, the later some fifty miles morthenss of Columbia’ ant from the Chattanodgs Mle, If not interrapted he will destery the latter som Wartrace, most likely, sending & Mtermpt to destroy the Dridge at Aridgeport. cmon 8 ConceOLCAbing Myx army, it im most likely Att De. Wilk-sterke bien between Sholby ville and Murfrees- vore, Toe) Wd ho Alshut Or wanedineds felt to! Nashville Thatudees confidasee ie tls ia Thetis sod fis army, ew ety haw béew incatty roriorcot, Raomes bt bab wails Wc bis ow beas,timne to.surike st the \pporttana manent, ‘The Uniowforede wader Gen, Thomas Fatited trom J mere ia wo trae abdut sb. aalriy of soarence, | $ Fenokin leat plaht. and have tauen soaition ana forvhad — hcweh Hant has a lente aria ha would Rot Be ENet “waa thea reoccupied and (ortriod, vue to ball ap heniene it. Whonla he dorae be mami turely meot with a most signal dereat, I ibinis that Mood wit avd @ gevers! encasement wheo he dnds out the strength of Toomas’ army He has bad the advantage all along of having hin araay” Concrntrated and ready to burl en any yiven point, while Thomas’ was scatvered, gaordiag our communicatuos For the present we muat absudon some miuor postions @ud copcdotrate, in order ty meet Hood te the field: Mood, (00, ia try wg to create a moral effect throughout tue Bowtie a8 A Bet Off 10 Suerman’s groat campaign, Que thing is Sertaio—be caanor seriously iejure us, Le still baw ie ‘base of sup lies at Florence, tow ve is supplying Bie army is simost a mystqry. He we leaving the country bare of cattic aud Provisions, Sa&cton of Pulaext, Wenmeanecs Our forces, under Generst'Ricwxrd W. Jonoston, evaca- ated Pulaski on she 23! ult, retiring upon umodin. Pulaski is the seat of jistice of Giles county, Teanessee, and at the beginning of the war bad & popalation of over eleven hundred pereuns. The war has probibiy iucreased this popelation, doubtless changing We gharacter of the lobabitunte, ag 16 generally bas done io the primeipat cities Gccnpied by us. Puwski t# bandsomely bulit ang de.utituly located ao the east furk of Kiod mod creek, am important branch ot Bk river, | The piace was occupied by our forces, under General Nogley, io Avril, 1382, and September, ow the retirement + Ve rede! General Vaa Dorn located at the place subsrquently, and the revels Temained .p possersion until after the eampaiga of Tulle. oma, in July, 1969, when it agam fet! into our bands, Femalming in our possession until (ne 23dult. During this time the towa and vicinity nas veca tne seme of several akirmisbes, but a0 general en Griga- dior, General Bt-rkwoather bas been commanding she post for some months past; but was late'y relieved, A large fort and severs! miuor works, defeudidg the town, were sbandono'. Sketch ef Columbia, Tenn, Columbia, Teno,, abanduned by our forces on the aight Of the 26... ultimo, is one of tue handsomest cities ia the Ftate, and is located ja the richest district of Middle Tennessee. It is the residence of Gen, Gidvon J. Pitlow, Gen. Lucius J. Polk, and several Opers of tho Pole family of Tennessee; A. 0. P. Nichvisou, formerly United States Senator; W.C. Wartthorne, the rebel Secretary of Btate of Tennessee, and muny O.ner wealtny and notorious tebela, Theoity is too. dou the high and rotting ground south of Duck rivur, which ie bere que an i tant stream, Tle populuien at the beginning of the war amounted to three thousand, Columbia fell into our hands in March, 1862, being oceu- pied by General tucll’s army ou tue inarch tv Shiloo, Brig sduor Genoral Jus, 3. Nvgiey, of Peonsylyania, was placed in comnound of the city aud district, and rematoed in possession, although frequcutiy attacked by the enemy, un ii =) p ember 8, when it was evacuated, Gene Ta \ugley reviring to Nasbyilie, The robes held pas sessivo vntit July. of 1863, wheo it was evacuated by the retiromont of Brayy’s army to Coattanvogs, 18 « Col, John A Wiider, Beventeenih Indi.na, has been in command of the post for several months past, sod has added materially to the sirengtn of its defences. General Thomas i :@ this posision on the 22d ultimo; bat Flood succeeded ta tlankivg ¢he position aud compelimg us to evacuate. This was completed oa tbe uight of No- vember 25, the troops. retiriog to Fravkiin, where the battle of the 29 bh <ppears to have been fougnt. tkseh of Hrankiin, Tenn. The battlc Geld of the 29th ult, probably embraced witbin its mits the town ot F.vokiio, This piice has never beso, properly apesking, occupied by ua, bat, for Over @ year past, our troops have occupied two forte on’ ‘the north bank of the Big Harpeth river, and overloos -. ing and comasteding the tawn. It is more thas probatie cvs di agli the 2000 ait, was from @ position ‘Mem the waste havond & Fraokim te @ basdseme tows, Harpeth river, aad te the county west of Williamson county. It has a popalatioa of about Meena hundred fa- habitants, There are no pablic bulidiogs of inyjor tance. ° FrapkHa fell ato oar haods tn Maren, 1862, being cap- tured by Geeeral Busli’s army ou the march to Sailob. It was evacuated in the September followlag, vn the retro- Grado mevemest of the same army. Luring thet timo {t was several times attacked, It was regcou~ pied for a few buurs on December 12 by General D. S Stanley, then chief of Ksecrans’ cavalry. Several milla and various other property belonging to the rebels were burned. The place was permanently occupled im- mediately after the battle of Murfreesboro, und, ae@ eonsequence of Bragg’s retirement from the position. General Forrest and staf narrowly escaped capture om this occasion, General Van Docn, with bis own and Forrest's com~ mend, made determine? assault ou the position on the 10th of April, 1953. Goneral G doa Granger dofeaded the position and repulsed the e.emy, driving him out of the town, with heavy joss. Our loss was lose (him one hundred; tuat of the enemy threo tines as great. In September last General Rusecrans alticked Whepler fn Franklin, acd defeated bim with considersbie toss. One rebel brigadier general, Keily, was mortally wounded and died the next day 1 Sueteh of spring Hite Spricg Hill, Toao., is a town of only about 500 inhabl- tants, It is eitanted twelve miles south of Franklic, and has been tho scene ef several minor engagements. Gene- tal Van Dorn was killed bere in 1863 by Dr, Peters, @ physician of the place Reported Arrival of the Rebel Captata Semmes at Baxdad, Mexico. Camo, Dee. 1, 1964, Information of a seemingly roliadie character Is to the effect that Captain Semmes, of whe pirate Alabama, ar- rived at Bagdad, Mexico, on the 16h of Ostuber, on his way to Richmond va The Saliebury mate. ADDITIONAL PAKTIVULAKS OF VHS ATTRMPT OP OUR PHISONKKS 10 KSCAPE—A OORKEST SPATE> MENT OF THB APF ATI. [From ibe Riehrnond Exarnia The following 18 Ont Iw t, the Sk wine 1. M., the ‘eder al pri AD AtLompt Lo eevape, pte | thrst to arms of the gu ity within the | F800 fev eral cases ‘One mas tired. aod alter wrovebing rom bim fis musk t, they thrust din tueoughy tie bayoust. Iwo other g ards were Kit ho e manner. The parniet guard aud wound: bowt vo arm bo farther tire Tho-e gauity of murdering the interior wuaris w bevag examibed® Tbe wh te wile list coy Rew MMaed, Had the prigovera contt wet their @sicrance the 20 wate 1 forge und position to have destroy, d the wh te of then, The iene Bete tte Case, Jonovte, ©. Wi, Deo 1, 1864 The exe of Burleigh, one of the Lake Erie raiders, crme bdefure the court today, Mr, Russell, Di-wict Attorney of Detroit, conducted the cas Wituevses identified (he prisoner, and thetitied to the part tekea oy tim fa the raid, The case was thee avjourned to next wok News from Caitiornta. San Fracreon, Nov, 26, 1894. * The great event ts the continued bag removed all apprehensivos drought. A heavy shipping, sinking ove rh amie in the day did come damae to the rer etonm a0 ty tne Aatitoge, iow at acsea, ywentowy, Mass , Deo. 1, 184, ary, from New York, haw pat tm ‘Tho steamer C. ©. Le somew bat damag’ de ined! steamer to Vineyard Sound lame might: I whe Arkansas berg reported that ap to vevagea eh im eer) polyorons tbe arkoens LaglasAac® gover, ment, aod rhe Ual aid