Submitted by James M. Burton

THE NEW-YORK TIMES
VOL. XIII - NO. 3806.
NEW-YORK, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 4, 1863.
LATEST FROM KNOXVILLE.
Longstreet Makes an Assault on Sunday Last
He is Repulsed with Heavy Loss.
ALL QUIET ON MONDAY.
KNOXVILLE, Monday, Nov. 30,

During Saturday night, Nov. 28, the enemy made a general attack in force on a large portion of our skirmishing line, and about midnight succeeded in driving our pickets. This was intended as a front, to confuse us, and conceal the real point of the contemplated assault. Cannonading and skirmishing continued all night.

Early in the morning the enemy charged in strong force upon Gen. Ferrero's position, Fort Sanders. They were not midway by a murderous discharge of grape and canister, and the steady fire of the rifle-pits, under which they faltered and easily fell back in broken fragments, leaving two Colonels, several Captains, and in all, over one hundred dead on the field. A considerable force reached the foot of the parapets, only to tumble into a ten foot ditch surrounding the fort, where the wounded, and dead, and living were in a undistinguishable mass. We captured 234 prisoners. The enemy's loss is not far from 700 in the assault, the Union loss is less than 25.

Gen. Burnside humanely offered a truce to Gen. Longstreet until 5 P.M., to afford time for removal of the enemy's wounded and burial of the dead, which was agreed to, and afterward extended two hours. The wounded were brought into our hospitals and conveyed on our ambulances to the enemy's line. Three stand of colors were captured. This (Monday) morning it is clear and freezing weather, with quiet around the line.

ANOTHER DISPATCH.

LOUISVILLE, Thursday, Dec. 3,

Midnight special to the Journal says "Gen. Wilcox telegraphed Gen. Burnside, Knoxville, on Nov. 30, that at 11 o'clock on the evening of the 28th, the rebels attacked our force, and succeeded in driving our skirmishing line to the right on the Kingston road and forced it back to Fort Sanders. We afterward regained ue position after sharp skirmishing all night. On Sunday morning, at 7 o'clock, the rebels moved three brigades against Fort Sanders, or a portion thereof. Not withstanding our heavy fire they passed the ditch, but could not ascend the parapet.

We took 300 men and three stands of colors.

The rebel loss in killed and wounded is over 300. Our entire loss in not over 200. Longstreet then accepted Burnside's offer for a cessation of hostilities to enable the rebels to attend to their wounded.

The wounded rebels were exchanged for loyal soldiers that were wounded in previous engagements, and the rebels dead sent through our lines.

Col. Ruff commanding the assaulting party, Col. McElroy and Lieut.-Col. Thomas were killed.

Simultaneously an assault was made on the right of our lines, but the rebels were driven back.  Our loss on that side was about forty. The enemy's loss was much greater.

Our supplies are for the present. The rebels have been reinforced by one or two of Bushrod Johnston's Divisions."

FROM CUMBERLAND GAP.

Date to Dec. 1 - The Capture of 5,000 Rebel Prisoners at Knoxville Not Confirmed.
CINCINNATI, Thursday, Dec. 3,

A dispatch has been received from Gen. Foster's Chief of Staff, dated Cumberland Gap, the 1st inst., which say - nothing of the capture of 5,000 rebel prisoners at Knoxville.

THE WAR IN TENNESSEE
General Grant's Movements Said Contraband.
Rumored Demonstrations by the Rebels.
Bragg Reported Reinforced by Gen. Joe Johnston.
Reported Death of John C. Breckinridge.
THE HOSPITALS FILLING UP
THE SITUATION IN EAST TENNESSEE

CINCINNATI, Thurdsay, Dec. 3,
A Chattanooga dispatch of the 2d inst. says:
"The movements of our army are contraband.

The hospitals are full of the wounded of both armies.

Refugees and deserters report that Gen. Bragg has been reinforced near Dalton, Ga., by Jos. Johnston.

Nothing later from Knoxville."

FROM CHATTANOOGA.

CHATTANOOGA, Thursday, Dec. 3,
Deserters and citizens report that John C. Breckinridge died of wounds received at Ringgold. A son and cousin of Breckinridge are prisoners.

ANOTHER DISPATCH.
CHATTANOOGA, Wednesday, Dec. 2,

The movements of this army now going on cannot be reported.

There are questionable reports of a rebel raid across Chickamauga River, at Red House Ford, and that the families there took refuge in the town.

Rumors continue to thicken of rebel doings in the border counties of Tennessee.

Reports say that Faulkner and his men are not only conscripting all the men they can lay their hands on, but that they are taking all the horses, mules, cattle and hogs, without regard to the political sentiments of owners, that they can find.

The military authorities received a telegram this morning from Gen. Foster, who was joined at Cumberland Gap by the force previously sent thither from Gen. Burnside to guard that important point. The few troops under the former might perhaps be able to inflict some damage on the rear of Gen. Longstreet, who is retreating into Virginia, Gen. Sherman would reach the neighborhood of Knoxville today.