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Cam? VGm Regt. Pssn*. Vgls., I Hilton Head, S. ('., Nov. 23d, 1SG3. j" A meeting of the olUccrs of the 76th Penn. ' Vols., having been called, the meeting was organ- j i/.ed by appointing Lieut.-Col. Campbell, 1'resi- j dent, and Lieut T. II. Byrnes, Secretary. On! motion of Major Hicks, the chair was authorized ! ^ :..i ~ in ili-il't ki?rii"-s of i iu hp1ju1ul .v wuiiwiiew ^ - - j resolutions expressing the regret of the officers! ut the departure of Col. D. C. Sikawbiiidge, and 1 their appreciation of his services while at the head ' of the Kegiinent. JIujor John W. nicks, Captain John S. Jut tie, j Captain J. J. Young, Surgeon M. A. Withers, and i Chaplain W. J. Wright, were appointed _^a committee to draft resolutions expressive of the feel? , i rugs oi tae meeting. The following were reported and unanimously ! adopted:? Jiesolccd, Thai we, as officers of the 7Ctli Pa. i Vols., cannot omit this opportunity of expressing our sincere respect ior Col. 1). C. Steawbeixme, i and also oi putting upon record some slight meinoiial of his services on behalf of this JLegimeut. Resolved, That we recognize in Col. i>. (jthe. highest Qualities of a command OLia? wiiv.0^, -j A ing oilieez, a thorough disciplinarian, faithful La , the discharge oi' Lis administrative duties, of un-1 j doubted courage, hnancss^of character, united j with un ease and readiness to command, which j Lave won uiilte our admiration and cLcerful obedience. LcaoUed, TLat ii is owing to tin- constant exliibitioa oi tliese udniiraoio quoLties tnat CoL felrawondge Las been enabled to render tms 1 iegiaient an eilective organization, an honor to our i State, and we humoiy believe second to none in ihe service. llesolced, TLat with the retirement of Col. Straw bridge oar i.cguuoui suiicia uu un.^^able loss, Resolved, That Col. Straw-bridge earries with him, into whatever position Providence may call him, our cordial sympathy and regard. Resolved, That Coh Strawbridge leaves a record in this I>ep:irtinoat to which we shall ever be proud to point, aud an example to us who remain, which in ail fuithiulness we will try to imitate. Resolved, That we sincerely hope his health may be restored, and that he may again be permitted to return to the service from which he is now compelled to withdraw. Signed, Jonx W. Hicks, Major, j ' M. A. WrniEHs, Surgeon, j 3 Jonx S. Little, Captain, } g J. J. Yorxo, Captain, j 3 W. J. Wright, Captain, J 7Gth Pa. Vols. J. J. Campbell, Lt. Col. 7Gih Pa. V0I3., President. Thomas H. Btrxes, 2d Lieut. 76th Pa. Vols., Secretary. Axotulr Prize.?The transport Fulton, Captain Wottox, on her last trip North captured the blockode runner Banshee, otf Cape Lookout, mate of the Margaret and Jessie. The Fulton has been very ?Kn?nkin<?un a line of rebel steamers, ?uv;i;c30tu* ... 0 -t an J the prize money accruing from tlio two ships "svill malic a handsome job for officers and crew. ?A salute was fired from our forts and the navy vessels in our harbor in commemoration of our recent brilliant victories in the south-west under Gejott. B. S. Osborne, Naval correspondent of tL i X. Y. Herald in this department, is to deliver a lecture at Xiblo's Saloon. X. Y., on " our iron-clad navy." He delivers the lecture in response iu ?u | invitation from Admirals Farragut, Gregory, and Paulding. Commodore Radford, Captain Worden, Captain Erricsson, and many other gentlemen interested in our iron-clad vessels. Numerous original plans and accurate models will be used to iilustrato the lecture, which must prove attractive not only to otir naval officers, but to all who have an interost in Naval Scionco. The transport Fulton arrived at the wharf |c Thursday morning. The news brought by her is { of the most cheering description, announcing as 1 it does, the utter rout of Bragg's army, capturing 1 j; some o,0'J0 prisoners, gaining posession of the 1 * i . i -r i it I t rebel strongnom, nooKout aaouiiuuh, jus^uuny i llidge, and ail tlie entrenchments and ride pits in front of Chattanooga. We give below a full and 1( graphic account of the battle from the lk,'aid. I THE GREAT BATTLE AT CHATTANOOGA. )j Complete victory over Bragg?The Rebels 1 driven from Lookout Mountain?Five 1 thousand prisoners?Fifty cannon?Small arms?Colors, etc., captured?Rout cf the enemy. Chattanooga, Nov. 27?7.13 P. M. ;c To Major-General IIalleck :? ' ( Although the battle lasted from early dawn till'. dark this evening. 1 believe 1 am not premature in announcing a complete victory over llragg. ; Lookout Mountain top, all the riiie pits in Cuat- : ( tanooga Valley, and .Missionary itidgc entire, ! t have been earned, and are now held by us. 11 U. S. gita>t, Major-General, j t nrsp.vTcn Fco:.r gexekal tiiomas. j i Chattanooga, Nov. 23?Midnight J J To Maj.-Gen. Halleck, Generul-ia-Cliief:? ilie operations oi to-iuiy nave uecu mure sue- i cesslul tnan yesterday, having carried Missionary itidge from near iiosevilie to the railroad tunnel, witn a comparatively small loss on our side, capturing about forty pieces of artillery, a large quantity of small arms, camp and garrison equi- i ( page, besides the arms in the hands of prisoners. ! i \Vu captured two thousand prisoners, of whom : I two hundred were oilieers of ail grades?from ' \ colonciis down. .We will pursue tue enemy m j i the morning. The conduct of the officers and j 1 troops was everything that could be expected. : 1 Missionary llidge was carried simultaneously at! J six different points. I r George II. Tuomas, Major General, : 1 11 the chattanooga telegram. Chattanooga, Nov. 23. 1863. s General Breckinridge's son has just been brought 1 in a prisoner. Among our killed are Captain l Harney, Lieut. Wise aud Colonel Putnam. Among a our severely wounded are Captain Daniel O'Con- a lici and Captain Browse. Among our wonnaea ; c .ire Lieut.-Cul. Gilluiore, Captain I>avis, Adjutant j \ Tucker, Lieut.-CoL Heath, Major Johnson and ] Adjutant Bond. 1 Our camp tiros last night were blazing nlong c the crest of the whole ridge, a distance of eight' miles. Bragg was expected to withdraw under j t cover of the night. At dark Bragg waj* in line of j battle to cover the Knoxville Railroad, but it is believed he will not hazard another battle. Our : army is a glow with enthusiasm and eager to pursue. : Prisoners report the rebel army terribly demoral- ir ized, and incapable of offering serious resistance;;e and also that Bragg will fail back to Atlanta, j ? General Braunon occupies Tunnel Hill, which i1 /.runrklAtes our line along the whole length of \x Missionary Iiidge. ~ t Chattanooga, Nov. 26,1S63. C General Bragg's retreat from his position of last i night is represented as a perfect rout General Sheridan reached Chickamauga Station at four j o'clock this morning. They captured five hundred prisoners, four guns and a number of pon- ] toons. The enemy attempted to burn the bridge [ behind him and partially succeeded. The enemy j also burned the depot and stores at Chicamauga. , General Sherman crossed the Chickamauga this forenoon. General Hooker was reportedjat King- '] gold at live o'clock this evening. The desertions ! and captures from the rebel army arc rapidly thinning it The number of cannon captured ! ] thus far is reported at fifty-two, including the celebrated Loomis' battery, which was lost by ; us at Chickamauga. General Sherman's loss is much less than estimated, and will not probably exceed 509. Nearly 6,000 prisoners have been j reported. The son of General Breckinridge, and ' Mayor Wilson, his Chief of Staff, were brought ! in among the prisoners. General Breckinridge himself narrowly escaped. A strong column is in pursuit of the enemy, and it is not improbable .' another disastrous defeat will be forced on him. \ Ill II WASHINGTON* TELEGHAMS. Washington, Nov. 26, 1863. Bragg's force is on the retreat, and our forces were pursuing his badly whipped and demoralized army this morning. Washington, Nov. 26,?Evening, j The reports from Chattanooga received at the War Department represent that three thousand prisoners were captured from the rebels yesterday, with fifty-two cannon, five thousand stand of V 4 iinail arm:., and ten flags. The rebel forces are utterly routed to-day, and n full retreat towards Dalton, Georgia. They ure burning the bridges after then, to retard puriuit. They axe also burning their depots and itores, and abandoning or destroying everything hat will embarrass their flight. A large amount of cotton, anounling, it is boieved, to nearly two million of bales, is reported o have been accumulated at Atlanta, Georgia, jelouging both to the people and the rebel government As it is expected that General Grant ntends mating a rapid movement on that point, t will be ditlieult to remove any considerable )ortion of this cotton in time to save it from :aiiture. * OFFICIAL DlSPATCn FT.C JTTSeX. CHANT. "Washington, Friday, Nov. 17. The following has been received at the head piarters of the army here : Chattanooga, Friday, Nov. 27?10 o'clock A. 1laj.-Gen. If. H". llalicclc, Gcmra'.-Li-Chif, UasV iivjtun: I am just iu from the front. The rent of the meiny is most complete. Aimncl ncd wagons, raissoiis and occasional pieces of artillery are iverywliere to be found, l think 13 ragg'sloss will uily reach sixty pieces of xirtdlcry. A large lumber of prisoners have fallen into our hands. Lhe pursuit will continue to lied Clay in the uornnig, lor which place I shall start in a few iouts. U. S. Geant, Maj.-GeiieraL EE POETS F'.iOM C .l Arr.VNOOOi. Chattanooga, Friday, Nov. 27. The situation to-night is highly satisfactory. Jens. Hooker's, Palmer's aud buemiau's cornuauds are nearly It) miles beyond Chiekamauga Jreek in pursuit of the crumbling army of Bragg, vho is making every ell'ort to escape our advance iear Dayton. In a sharp light tins morning Gen. 'aimer's advance took 4 guns and 1)00 prisoners, ieu. Sherman is reported to have advanced from Lyre Station, on our lelt, to-day, and cut otf 2,0t)0 ebels. Tne road along which lirugg is retreating c 11wifh r.ai?ssnns. wacons. commissary and nodical stores, The prisoners say tiiat it is imjossiole for the rebel leaders to make their troops itand. Colonel Lang's cavalry command returned roin a raid to the Last Tennessee liaiiroad tolight. . i'hey destroyed the road id miles above md below Cleveland; they horned a rebel foundry it Cleveland where large quantities of munitions >f war are stored; one hundred wagons loaded nth baggage, and captured thirty prisoners. CoL Lang was attacked, subsequently, by a superior orce of infantry, cavalry and artillery, but succeded in bringing his prisoners oil. Our loss in tiie three days' tight will not exceed hree thousand. Maj.-Geu. Logan has arrived. ANOTIIEIl DISPATCH. Chattanooga, Friday, Nov. 27. - "'".o-wiv sirr;lin Oil the This glorious unm ? ..0 narch in pursuit of the living and panic-stricken inemy, though we are hardly yet in at the lirsl fray of the dawn. Yesterday's work was even norc complete than that of the day before. Every- , vhere our admirable troops went ahead, often at he " double quick." They captured bodies of th? nemy in hundreds, if not in thousands. Th? iggregate number of pinsoners we thus took yeserday, it is believed, is much greater than our raptures of men on the day before. ri"he army of he enemy is certainly destroyed. Whenever we each portions of the rebel army in arms, they in- ' itantly throw them down anil scatter like frightened ?heep, leaving all their stragglers near by, their arge number of discontented who desire to b? aken in, and their wounded, in our hands. They ?icn ""in the same manner, abandon their artillery, immunition anil transportation wagons, caissons, inapsacks, and everything that can possibly impede their flight In this way sufiieientlymore of .heir artillery fell into our hands yesterday, to >well the total number of pieces taken up to sixty, [lefore our troops stopped for rest for the night ;heir progress was everywhere lighted by the Lug? [ires from the enemy's stores, to all descriptions of which they applied the torch to prevent them from falling into our hands. They also burned all the bridges they had time to fire before we were upon them, in the hope of thus delaying the impetuosity of the pursuit What is now left of Bragg's boasted riioh TTishinsr liky * nrrnv is mn a piimt-omvav- w berd of frightened buffaloes, and aparently perfectly incapable of making any further resistance. ?Levi Short. the inventor of the celebrated "Greek Fire," (lied in Philadelphia, Nov. 27th. I AL. STIMSON, AUCTIONEER for the Department of Port Royal; oft'ers his services in making sales by Public Vendue, at Hilton Head and Beaufort. Address at tho Adams Expiwu* Odice, cithsr at Beaufort or Hiltoa Heed. Dsc i It