New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-07-22

Movements OF Gen. nueil's Army-Hebes
Force ut ChassanGoga-Ley Tennessee
Troops-Gcn. i1.teheI-his Successor
the ssucrrillas.
T,em Oar speclsl CorespOndent

Jsom Onr Special Correspondent
HuNrsyiIrs Ala, July H. 1901
friend writes Where is Buell. gong e.
dnnt know. He etill has Lis headquarters here
McCook and Crttenden have gene eastward. Inc
former is not far from Bridgeport. Nelson woo,
snd Thomas have lot come up yet, but are not far
off,
Whether Gen. Buell. designs moving against Chat
tanooga or going to the north toward knoxville is,
to ne, still a matter OF doubt.
a cap,aiu whose name did not learn, Of the It'll
Iowa. taken prisoner in Missouri eight months ago.
and iust exchanged. arrived here last night, having
left Chattanooga but Il few days ago. lie reports
that with good facilities for learning the number OF
troops he doe. not believe there are more than six
teen regiments IN that vicinity.
Nothing that ne indicated an intention 10 hold
the place should attack with sny considerable
force be made. There are no Notifications o. any
importance.
Ills is one side of the story. The other Ia that
there is large force AT Chattanooga and hatseVe
regiments have effected crossing Of the Tennessee
i place no confidence in the latter statement
Our troops still stationed al the mouth o!
Battle Creek while directly across the river some OF
the Rebels have their camp. Both parties are en-
gagged i'll the digging of rifle pits Those on our side
extend for mile ard a-haii along the river. For
time both sides AMUSED themselves with lining at
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bank, ont by negotariors between the two ooia-
msnders, this has been STOPPED, and The men now
at work within halhng distance of each other.
Many amusing conversations take place. Several OF
our boys have, after making Oh agreement with the
Rebel plckets that they not TO be injured,
SWAN che river taken drink enjoyed pleasant
conversation ana re urned safely. Oar Southern
friends sem 10 have less confidence IN the honor OF
OH men, they never reciUIoeate the compliment.
THIS morning l had short conversation with
Lieut.. Ryson vi Capt Raistons company. This com
psny WAS made up III Marion Co., Tenn, near Jasper
Ii now numbers 50 men, ana is in camp al Battle
creek, with our troops. They are armed with Bel
gan rifles and said 10 do good service, paricu-
Larly scouts. Judging from The half dozen spe-
cinens | saw they certainly are athletic ana robust
enough 10 make admirable soldiers. They have suf-
fered enough 10 make tnem brave. he very fact Of
their having taken up arms In our cause Is strong
IIesumptye evidence that they are not towards.
Those Of who say that il Is Ouy Of every man TO
Fight for his country, DO not, perhaps fully appre
cate the situation of the UoioD men of many parts
OF tire Sonth. For more than g year tie loyal men
OF East Tennessee have been exposed 10 the porse-
cutlons OF the Rebels. Even yet they are not soe,
but as as our army approached these aud other
bands OF brave men have offered Themselves 10 us
Rsking only tor arms. They 80 this knowing that
not only their own livesendangered, but those oi
their families, ard that their property is certain of
destruction by the first band Of uarauders that reach
Their homes.
difficulty IN ralsing re gimen in the one mountain
GUS county Of Marion whenever they feel assured
that their families will be safe III their absence. AS
said III u former letter. 80 say now-aB honor 10
the loyal men Of East Tennessee.
All through the South il is the poorer classes,
the nOD-slaveholders, who are our friends. Ga the
evening OF the 81 vi July prominent dealer IN
military goods III Nashville tod me that during the
day he had sold over three hundred Stars and
Stripes" ard that he would wager that not a man
W worth
hundred dollars. Sitting III his store continual
stream # The wives OF poor lGhOrers could be seen
buyiug twenty cent flag, with which TO adorn
their house on the morrow-tne glorious Fourth.
While this il 80, maDy-InOst Of the wealthy, are
at no pains 10 conceal their sympathy with the Reb-
els. AagnifsiUg every petty act Of depreciation com
nit ed by q disorderly drunken soldier into an eyi-
dence OF settled policy OF the United States Gov
ornuaent to rob ana Tillage tie entire South, de-
nounclng every act Of the military powers that IL
the slightest degree niiIuges on their privilege 10
do as they tit, the most arbitrary and CALLING
Tyranny they yet caIm Tie protection OF the power
they affect TO bate ana desplse for Themselves and
property.
Thinking on this subject il not favorable to diges-
ton, and have just eaten my dinner So TO more
pleasant theme.
GEN. Mitchell.
The UNEXPECTED order calling him 10 Washington
was and is regretted by aimost every in his
command.
Bod, energetic, fearless Quick in planning or
executlrgi His men did not know how much they
reslec "a and admire him unl be WIS called away.
His acts have made for MIN q name not soon TO be
forgotten by the American people only one thing
causes his command TO willingly pant from hn-ihc
expectation that 10 him will be gwen more eX-
tended field Of operations. His successor, BI1g.-
Gen. WIN. G.. Saith, il a native of ONO, entered
West Point from the NiIth Congregational District
OF that State, and graduated OF the first OF biz
class He wac bfeveted Lieutenant Of Che Iopo-
graphical Engineers but soon ,e.lgned hls eGoi'ns-
s,on on account Of i'll health When the Rebellion
broke ont be was Chief EnGueey Of the Charleston
and Savannah Railroad. Declining high position
IL the Rebci army, he came north, and was MP
POINTED Assistant AdjutaDt-General on General
Schencks staff, in which posiion he served daring
che three months lie was appointed Colonel OF tho
l3th Ohio III the thTee-yesrs service. Dnfng tho
battle OF Shiloh, he commanded The i4th brigade,
and soon after wss promoted TO his present Ihuk,
He II tall, dark -cOmpleXIOned hne-looking man.
Those who know linn est speak most highly VI him.
We still meet with some annoy ance from tie guer
riiia bands. A few days ago, nine wagons loaded
with cotton, belonging to Northern men, we've
burned near Shelbyville. Capt. Moore of the 10Th
Wisconsin war murdered Willie on q reconnaissance.
A "a uad of Iickete belonging 10 the lth Kentucky
Cavalry was surrounded one Killed, ana three
taken prisoners. Mai. Ward Ot the 9th Indiana,
having crossed the lem essee III canoe, was CUP
tured and Is still prisoner. The latest ioIay was
the seznIe Of the wagons OF one OF orr sIters,
and -Ouie others, loaded with cotton within sixteen
miles Of Huntsville on the Fayetteville road. \
rocky lcultyated tract Of land, eight TO ten miles