The Daily Dispatch: December 9, 1863., [Electronic resource]

We have received New York papers of Monday, the 7th inst., from the Exchange Bureau:

Gen. Burnside announces in an official dispatch, dated at Knoxville, November 30th, that the enemy attacked him that day in force and was repulsed with considerable loss. A press telegram says that the assault was made on Fort Sanders about daylight on Monday morning, the 16th and 17th Georgia, and 13th Mississippi, leading the assailant, who were greatly impeded by wires tied around stumps; but "not one on their side faltered — not a score of the gallant stormers escaped." The fighting is represented as desperate, but was over by sunrise. Gen. Burnside offered them an armistice from 10 A. M. to 5 P. M. to bury their dead, which was accepted. The Yankees state the Confederate loss at 1,000 killed and wounded, 250 prisoners, and 3 flags. Their own loss is put at 80. Col. Girarde, of the 13th Mississippi, was killed, and Lt. Col. O'Brien, brother of Mrs. Brownlow, is a prisoner. The N. Y. Tribune says:

‘ "Advices from Cumberland Gap to the 3d inst. say that Gen. Foster had driven the rebels under Longstreet from Clinch river, and was in hot pursuit of them. There was little hope felt, however, that the enemy would fail to make good his retreat, as our forces were checked on Wednesday and a wide distance put between the armies. The column sent to the relief of Gen. Burnside is under the command of Gen. Sherman, whose force is pretty certain by this time to have reached Knoxville."

’ The retreat of Meade across the Rapidan created great dissatisfaction at Washington. His defenders contend that it would have been impossible for him to have moved Lee from his position, which was impregnable; and his assailants assert that if he had attacked Lee the first day he would have whipped him. One of his corps commanders (probably the one that Johnson's division whipped) is to be court-martialed.

Schuyler Colfax has been nominated by the Abolition caucus for Speaker of Congress.

There is nothing from Grant's army, its movements being contraband.

A correspondent of the N. Y. Tribune, writing from the Army of the Potomac, states that Gen. Thomas Francis Meagher was captured during the late engagement, and is now in the hands of the enemy. He was not on duty, but was visiting the army in civilian's dress.

Gold rose in New York, Saturday, to 152½