Show front from east earlda jall r intentions tent ions 40 4 nav YORK jan jall loth A letter front from east tenn of the says that our foicey had been driven back from ben station by Longst longstreet our losses in the four days skirmishing reached about besides a few wagons rebel prisoners state that longstreet Longst way was reinforced and had been ordered to take knoxville at all hazards in men C i F foster oster is at knoxville Knox villo and gen peck feck commands in the field A special dispatch from cumberland says official documents containing plans of the proposed raid by earl early have been captured irom which it appears it was their intention to cut the railroad at martinsburg Mart insburg and cT capture Iture our troops between there and new creek but early finding that averill was at martinsburg Mart insburg gave c that expedition up and sent a foi foice cc against petersburg t which also proved a failure A force w was as also sent to capture cumberland but that also failed very important information has been obtained relative to the rebels command and avowed intentions of high rebel officers weather very cold at cumberland deserters continue to corne come in daily bringing important information the amnesty proclamation is very favorably received among the rebel soldiers the heralds army potomac correspondent says it is again rumored that meade has resigned and hancock ancock II appointed commander of the army the heralds washington special says meade mcade hancock ancock II meigs and ingalls arrived liere here last night |