The New York herald., 1862-11-27
NEW YoKk HERALD, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER II 1862

latter forts o. built that, taken BY the enemy they
could Be- destroyed by isw shots from tort Mccoy
1 cAF1roL FQRr.
wooden steckads has been b lit around the eap,ol.
and four lunete works, each mounting sun, have
csen pu, 90 ,. sssr sas and md end Of sas a CAME n
Aobotts First Tennessee artillery Is mounted 10 these
lunetes.
/ xAxrsa CAPTURED RArrKRY
Company O. Of the Nineteenth Illinois, has been as
signed 70 duty battery Of guns captured in Fort
Zohconsr. Fifteen II the heavy siege guns left her by
the rebels have been ,nspked and mounted about the
| city.
| gunboat has been built, mounting two guns, and
| named after Major w. H. r-ideI
rcEE AROUND NAHvuAx
established by Lieutenant Colonel Alexander Won
schrader Seventy fourth Ohio Con- Nrgloy stan
Inspector, and during the absence of Cart Lowre,
Chief OF STAR Yesterday Gen. Rosecrans accompanied 0y
his Assistant AdjutanS General, Inspector General and
Lieutenant Colonel Won sohadsr examined the PICKET
the best pickle he had sssn In the service. and
highly mplime ted Col Won Schrader on his skill Col
~. = % y tho
Presidept Tor POSITION !. the regular army accompany
the application with the expression q desire TO DO
i detailed the STAG u Gen. Negley.
HAHuCs EN0NKkRB.
Tho Fist Michsgan regiment Of Engineers and Mocha
mics. Col nnes have been engaged for week pass ~
rebuilding bridges the Louisville and Nashville Rail-
rtDd. In week they have built dve bridges, aad
placed the rair ad in running order tunnel
Gailatn. Tho regiment d engaged In preparing
stockade tnbers Tor building orts 70 protect the bridges
Valuable Information from Rebel Prison r-7hs Rebsh
Make Reconnaissance Near Ma slv le asi Express A.
toni hn,ca lis Deence-The Advance Division Of The
EpmS-No Ftrmiiable Works at Aurfreesorc-The
Rebels at r ahonsa and Essu Drings-Duck Ripr and
It's Vol,e in N ltary O oerattoms, &C., dc.
prisoner taken BY pickets yesterday oven
Ing W examined this morning by General Rsecrans'
and mu ch valuable information eiciied from him. He
was paroed would have returned to the enemy
a do
o. their lin S, promising do anythng the commander
desired If not orced 10 return 10 the rehe army. am
not aware wh { dis osition made of hm. The ST
imp rtani inoi nation elected from him fully
firm toy the reports OF spies in regard t. the
rebe concentrate n about Tuilahorna, fun particulars Of
which give elsewhere,
REBxL RgcoNSolsSANCE NEAR NASHVILLE
The prIso tn thursday evening he accom-
pane "A accommodating force within miles OF the
city. The Lunaic Asylum, the Mirfreesboro turn
pike the point To- the CITY which the rebels
ctne Ibis place ia visible from the Capitol " tn the
naked eye but it hardly presumed that any thing but
the buildings be Tho force ing the
noissalce consisted Of the First tennessee cavalry
| about twelve hundred strong. and Freeman's
battery. consisting OF six pieces. General For
| rest, Of gneria fame, commanded. general
survey OF the country made picket line examined,
also the hedges and barrcades established beyond it,
|
d, be line o. parallel and ling the space be
1 tween with brushwood. 1t is perfectly mpassable 10
cavalry Gen. Forrest remarked, on examining it, that
"it must be the wo OF damned Dutchman.r The
completed until late ut night when
the force returned to Lavegne whore it went into camp
This force outpost of the enemy, and IL held
post Of observation. When this army Forrest
will fall back Murfrcesboro John Morgan is encamei
about ten miles south Of Lebanon engaged in watching
the movements Of our loft wing. When the movement
begins these two posts OF observation, it is supposed
will be Abandoned and Morgan and Forrest will fall back
Murfreessoro and whole then retire towards
Tullahoma and the main army Such the nferences
from the be Information Of rebel Intentions and
the situation of ,hss fcfces. -
ins RssE1 ADVANCE DIVISION.
Major General Brecklnridge commands the advanced
infantry force Of the rebels This division Of Bragg
army did not penetrate into Kentucky. but re
mained in trout Of Nashville, operating under Genera
AnueSson Brecknrdge in person beng for short time
In Kentucky lending his influence to induce Kentucky Il
sccedc 1t Is said that he became Disguised and returned
to Tennessee His division il about 1--WE thousand strong
Amolg the brgades Is that OF General Msxcy, which
figured in Bucls whom evacuatiog North Alabama
which fought Stevenson and Fort McCok in August
last. This division Is abunantly supplied with artillery
thero being six batteries with II. No works been
built AT Murfrcesbyro Of formidable character. unless
thcy have becn projected and constructed within the
week.
| THK MAIN TKREr. ARMY
| The main rebel army IS cncampcd at Tulahoma and
Eell Springs. The former point is at tho junction Of
the Manchester aud Northumberland Nashville that
tanooga railroads. This Duck river which, the
crossing OF the railroad and for miles and OF IL
is formidable river, the banks being prcciptous ant
higher that Of the opposite shore Estol Springs
watering place; 10 the centre Of highly pr, ductve
tegc sense and tho encamped therc have boon
located on account OF the supply of water.
NASHVILLE, Tenn, Nov. 10, 1862.
Nashville and Us Importance Permansn, Military
Posit,cn-Judge Catron and the C5,fscaiion Act
Changes IN the Judicial Circuit, de-, dc.
Probably key point Of the theatre of war in the
Great West tho city Nashville the capital Tonnes
Seated in the midst u the great central basin
the state surrounded by highly titled and very fertile
agricultural district, ouoyng considerable facilities fol
military manufactures, the focus Of several important
paved roads and railways, and within days OF th,
Ohio river by whom the Cumberland is at goot
stage the political and straiegica Importance OF Nash
VILE hardly be overratsd II is capable OF forming
thanks TO its intrinsic base Of operations
large army when isolated from tho loyal States
but whom It's communications with Louisville with th,
Tennessee river open by railroad by water b,
wagon trains and especially when all these facilities
preserved, IL becomes, so to speak, reservoir int
which the whole power OF tho North can b,
concentrated 10 be directed mass upon several RI
dating lines OF operation with great stratcgi adyan
tages towards Knoxville and Cumberland Gap towards
Chattanooga and Atlanta. towards Huntsville and the
Southwest Such are the advantages which from
its salient position in the destined apparently
prove the decisive battle 1eld Of the war.
The security OF Nashville has, Of course, been tho OBJ
ject of the utmost solictude, and p1ns have
spared in giving IL great defensive strength. When II
determined that the Army of the Ohio shod march
10 Louisville 10 pursuit Of Bragg-a which in
voved the abandonment " Nashville a. its own re-
souress-yigorous aud indefatgabe Efforts were initiated
and have since been cxcrted inccss,ntly toaard
completing fortihcatons which should insure its
safety, even f powerfully besicged, aud % provide
for all contingencies nJnting bridge capable OF with.
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