Great victory in the West.
Great victory in the West--the left wing gives away--Yankees routed in every Quarter.The following official dispatches were received last night at 11 o'clock, at the War Department:
The expedition under Forrest, has fully accomplished its object. The railroads in East Tennessee are broken in various places, large amount of stores destroyed, many arms captured, and 1200 prisoners paroled. Morgan has done his work, but the extent is not fully known. The enemy in Tennessee and Mississippi are without telegraphic communication with their rear.
(Signed) Braxton Bragg.
The enemy has yielded his strong point, and is falling back. We now occupy the whole field, and shall follow. Gen. Wheeler, with his cavalry, made a complete circuit of their army on the 20th and 1st inst, and captured and destroyed 300 wagons loaded with baggage and commissary stores, and paroled 700 prisoners. He is again behind them, and has captured an ordnance train. To-day, we secured several thousand stand of small arms. The body of Brigadier-General Silla, was left on the field, and three others are reported killed. God has granted us a happy new year.
[We learn from another source, that the enemy is entirely routed, and their communication with Nashville, completely cut off]
