Show front from tennessee CHICAGO jan oth knoxville dispatch of the says our entile foi co cc crossed the lj at Straw bory cry plains arid and fell back to a ii new nv position our loss in ill stores at strawberry plains is pretty severe several carsons wore blown up ard and two bundled stragglers picked up by the gobels after crossin crossing the II 11 our broods burned the bi id g c arid and everything 0 likely to falt fall into the hands of the enemy among other things lings ti 0 a considerable quantity of new clothing t early on oil the morning of the tile the rebels and our sharpshooters wore were s skirmishing across the river it at Arin armstrongs strongs six miles above knoxville and a squad of men are arc since since reported to be within four ml miles les of tho the city the movement of the enemy is is not clearly understood but th the impression gains ground that knoxville Knox villo is on the eve of sic siege c men have been put to work on the fortifications around the city our cavalry had advanced to Sevi sevierville erville but did not meet the enemy lon r select lias has a well position at bulls gap where the tennessee and vi virginia arginia i i roa road douts cuts the baya mountains atom thence lie he can with great facility throw forces into the valley on either cither side another dispatch says longstreet t on the arid and was within five miles of knoxville heavy skirmishing in I 1 had taken place bu but owing towing to the indomitable firmness of the federal troops in bleir entrenchments the enemy was compelled to fall back to their old line 22 miles florn knoxville it is stated that in ill consequence of the condition of the coads roads another advance by longstreet is is impossible it is a settled conclusion 0 11 t that hat lie has been largely rein folco the richmond Eich mond papers have the followed following 0 the heralds army aimy dispatch reports that piat came into our lines in one squad on wednesday RUSSE TEN jan jail 26 our cavalry arc still in the vicinity of knoxville their captures durin during 0 tile recent mait at of tile union army were ci eight lit thousand cattle and live nac bundled hundred wagons two hundred loaded with tobacco and several hundred bagels bairols of flour success of forest DALTON GA jan forest is doing good service lie ae has whipped the enemy at lagrange 0 collierville Colli collier erville ville and germantown there is a large force in east tennessee ready to join liim him |