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From Cumberland Gap.

The Knoxville Register announces the arrival of a there from the Gap. who reported Gen. Stephenson's command at Flat Creek, six miles beyond Cumberland Ford, in pursuit of Gen. Morgan's straggling and demoralized Yankee forces. --Large numbers of small arms have lean found buried in the Gap. A great quality of small arms were buried, but the locks and barrels may yet be serviceable. Right siege guns and four Parrort guns were spiked and rendered useless. There hundred of a were left behind, who fell into our hands. Large numbers of stragglers were being captured.

Morgan is a note at the Gap for Gen. Stephen son, states that the fortunes of war rendered it necessary that he should take the field, and he therefore returned the fortress to General Stephenson.

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