Show near knoxville CHICAGO jan A knoxville letter of the says on the faid friday a y previous gen sturges advanced i in the direction 0 C 10 illint miles from knoxville on oil saturday drove in the pickets but I 1 leaving CaViD 11 i the enemy in ill force foil fell back 0 OTI ri noay A large body of rebels made a desperate attack on oil our lines lilies but were driven back by a t 4 gallant 3 cavalry charge our loss one hundred and fifty the loss is ia supposed to bo be gloater gi eater sunday night b our forces anticipating a flank movement fell back to strawberry eiry plains sixteen six tecil miles aloin knoxville the elicky t cavalry moved down the danbridge road crossed a branch of brood river seemingly for tho the purpose of a movement on knoxville sturges stergos fell back to knoxville on oil the and the same evening crossed holstein Hol with a view of interrupting Z the one enc ny at Sevi sevierville erville whole a battle is bell believed eved to bo be lim ws pending several prison cis taken sunday were fresh from richmond |