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Heavy Freshet in the Southwest--Destruction of railroad Bridges — late from the North. Dalton, Jan. 1. --The railroad from Chattanooga westward for a distance of 100 miles has been rendered until for service for the present by reason of recent freshets, destroying the bridge from Chattanooga. The Yankee press dispatches contain the following from New York: The steamer Olympus and Mary for New York, and Amanda for Falmouth, were captured and burned by the Alabama on the 16th November off Java head. A private investigation was progressing at Queenstown into the recent enlistments of the Federal steamer Keersage. The correspondent of the London Times intimates that the blockade has now, for the first time, made access to rebel points really dangerous. Another correspondent with the rebel army of Tennessee admits that the crisis is approaching to test the South. Drenyn de L'huys has sent French diplomatic agents relative to the European Congress, s
he 24th, and lost, and was followed on the 25th by the battle of Missionary Ridge. Here, as on every other field where he has been engaged, Hardee's command was successful, and here, as at Perryville and Murfreesboro', the other wing of the army was defeated. He not only repulsed the enemy with heavy slaughter at Missionary Ridge, but took a considerable, number of prisoners and flags, and brought off his troops under orders without the loss of a gun or prisoner. The army retreated to Dalton, where Gen. Bragg was relieved of the command at his own request, and Gen. Hardee appointed to succeed him. The latter promptly declined the command, except temporarily and requested that some one of our ablest officers should be designated for the position. His conduct in this respect does him infinite credit. Gen. Hardee is a tall, handsome man, and one of the finest horsemen I have ever seen. Unlike his stem predecessor, he is a man of rare suavity of manner, and is fitted to shine
The Daily Dispatch: January 5, 1864., [Electronic resource], Gen. Morgan's escape through Kentucky. (search)
, succeeded in pressing a sufficient number of horses for their use, when they moved on more rapidly, crossing the East Tennessee and Georgia railroad near Athens, Tenn. They thence proceeded across the Hiawassee river, and came into our lines at Dalton. The entire trip of these gentlemen, from Chicago to Dalton, was marked with almost uninterrupted success, though they mention many hairbreadth escapes, which only served to give zest to the adventure. They are of opinion that at least halfentire trip of these gentlemen, from Chicago to Dalton, was marked with almost uninterrupted success, though they mention many hairbreadth escapes, which only served to give zest to the adventure. They are of opinion that at least half of Morgan's men have escaped from Camp Douglas, as hardly a day passed that a greater or less number did not make their escape. When the news of Morgan's escape reached the camp, a body of forty of his men broke over the guards, most of whom made their escape.