Show BY PACIFIC TELEGRAPH fi V 9 i rs rECIAL TO TUE VAIL y UNION tj J fr 1 nashville doc dec jtb ath the weather is very eald with a coaty storm of snow and hail all day and the rebel lines I 1 m in our front appears intact anif and there are no indications of an attack there was some sharp mu musketry firing in front of the ath corps several wounded on both sides the excitement in town has nearly subsided and no apprehensions for the safety of the el city ty may be felt the gun boats went down the river today to day to a point where the rebel batteries are located and engaged thena and drove th the e rebels back from tile the river and silenced their guns they then returned to the city dc ter who came in today to day say that hood will soon attack the union forces new ew york dec the heralds potania c correspondent states that for the last few days owing to the annoyance anno Y ance of rebel firing upon working parties at the dutch gnp gap canal a portion of three regiments of colored infantry and a section of fifth regular artillery under gen ludlow crossed to the north side of the james drove back the rebels and effected a lod gement at the terminus of the canal where they had entrenched themselves thus protecting the laborers on the canal the rebel batteries subsequently opened i pon apon the position but did dd no harm barm burbridge and hi his s forces were at dean 0 station in east tennessee Tenn umee on tuesday this movement to his bis front caused breckenridge to fiall fall back with his bis main force towards toward s bells gap |