, 1862-12-15
FROM GEN. ROSECRANS' ARMY.
Cen. Hoe Johnston at murfreeAbOr0-
The Rebel Streugth-KraEg,E Et1loWs
HarGee and Kirby Snltth-F1RKs Of
Truce and what They Cover

Gen. Zoe y 00H6k0A ~ HxA11EEEAO0AV ""
The Rebel strength Pillow.
Har6ee and Kirby Sn1ith-flags Of
Truce and what They Cover
Esecpia1 Correspondence of the Chicago Tribune.]
NASHVILLE, Dec. 10, 1862.
REBELS AT MURFREEsBoRo.
Among the many rebel generals at Murfrees-
boro is Gen. Joe Johnston, who has estab-
lished his headquarters there. This officer
docs not eupersede Bragg, as has been as
serted. Johnston commands the Department
Of the Southwest, and included in his force
are the affn1eg Of. Price, Van Dorm, Bragg,
Holmes andRemberton. The position held By
him is the same as that held by Gen. A. Sidney
Johnston before Shiloh, and the same to
which Beaurcgard fell heir to when Johnston
fell at Shiloh. He is said to be concentrating
large force at 'Murfreesboro, and that not
only is Bragg's army in Tennessee but that Of
Price also It is asserted that grand effort
is to be made to take Nashville and drive
Rosecrans to Kentucky, and perhaps beyond.
It will sound nonsensical now to say
this, but you will soon find that Cen
eral Rosecrans is going to be very much
eramped in his movements. But we are
thankful here that he is q man with sufficient
nerve to take the responsibility Of opening Il
path for himself He is not the man to wait
until be is attacked before fighting. An at
tack by the rebels on Nashville is q consun-
nation dcyoutly to be wished, and if the
rchels will only favor him that far, I venture,
| to say that Rosccrans will say, Much OBJ
>Iged, gentlemen"
GEN. BRAGG.
hare seen letter from Bragg, dated q In
| camp, near Nashville It is supposed that
! he is at Murfteesboro, where his headquarters
| were few days ago, and that his present date
is an attempt to disguise the fact. I doubt if
| it is as important q fact as Gen. Bragg ap-
pears to imagine. It is said that Bragg is
| very unpopular with his army since his Ken
| lucky expedition. He is looked upon as too
| slow and apathetic.
GIDEON !. rnlow
Pillow has heen restored to his command on
condition that he1aiaes brigade in Tennes.
its great expounder, 1sham G. Hsrris, he will
doubtless be able to do SO. It is said he4las
| three skeleton regiments Whice he will pro
/ probably be able to fill up.
There are other notablcs there but they are
insigniicanta as items however important they
may he as Confederate generals. The story
about John Morgan being married is all .
mistake. He acted as groomnian on the oc.
casion Of the marriage Of some friend, and
the rumor grew out of this. The sympathy
! GAbINEEEu 4CI lHE MIG UA5 I'LL 4ECu lu4oht
away, for he has none.
Bafdee and Kirby Smiths corps are now al
| Shelbyrilie. Po1k's corps is ut Murfreesboro
| II is estimated that the rebel force will react
GO,CC0 men. It is strongly hoped that til.
Tchcls maybe induced to attack It's at thi:
|. FLAGS OF TRUCE.
Il Yesterday Gen. Rosecrans determined tt
overhaul the flag Of truce and to examine tn
vehicles containing the several ladies who yes
terday had passes to the Confederate 1incs
The vehicles had been drawn up in front 9
: Maj Gen. McCook's quarters. and were wait
|, ing for the military escort when the officers Q
Gen. Rosccrans approached and . search va
instituted. The Indies we're removed from tn
coaches and marched into the quarters Of Gen
, McCook. The carriages then underwent
careful inspection, much to the disgust Of th
momcntous and interesting. Boots and shoe
part part Of their own baggage, an
they b1ushcd scarlet when a fine assortmen
Of those articles were revealed to view. Un
nited States blankets. are good in their way
! but as ladies hare never found them useful Q
: ornamental as wearing apparel, the ladit
> > could not insist that those found in th
!. coaches belonged to their own indlvldu;
wardrobe. They confessed the caicoe an
) ) 'laces,. and argued that the vanity Of woman :
often charged npon that sex, by the opposit
+ Eek was Sufficient excuse for attempting t
y take those articles through. Letters in plen'
4 and papers fnnumeEab1e were found hidden
"a the carriages, under seats, in cushions, on the
o persons cveEyThere The party and the the art
~ custody. There was no flag Of truce sent ou
One Of the ladies taken is said to be the ;Mi
8 Of member Of the rebel State goycrnmen
= I understand she is the wife Of B. Y. R. st
- - now on the staff Of Governor Isham G. Ha
II ris, and at Murfrcesboro- I can hardly i'm
= glne that so refined and elegant lady as T
- member Mrs. Stevenson to have been in yea
+ gone By, should hare condeEcendcd to i
Il dulge in any such business; and I am incline
= lady is an imposter It's difficult to concei
- :, to what extremes these women will not go
~ | obtain information that can benefit thu
~ friends, or to get to them articles Of comic
nc and words Of encouragement. The writ
a. a. who would deliberately declare that for su
q purposes many OF these women would pros
"a tute themselves, wouid be read with contcln
!" and disgust. But if my unbelieying read
At doubts the truth Of such an assertion, let h
~ ~ como here and test it, and he will find th
IS these % women 60 even en- to t that @ extreme, =, q
nv practices as that referred to every day Of til
~ lives. With rebels vino are interested in c
~ tanning information, nothingis more comm
-, than to find husbands to be Sir Eznda Rus
~ and wife, Cressidas. The baser arts Of the
un .ra the notice Of officers, whom they suspect
"~ being in possession of information they va
and when all other means fail to get It frt
nj them they grant the greatesttavors. This
~ not eNaggcration at al, and it is true Il
"a many Of our officers fall victims to such vii
.t,, The lady have alluded to is not m illust
nv ton Of the class forming the subject Of Il
r. Any one who has known her will acknow1et
~ NJ her to he the yeEy opposite Of this. Sh'
l1r The daughter of a distinguished physician
~ this city, Or. Eyenow, very prominent 8
~ Surgeon General of tbs C. 8. A.
ii a 3lag Of truce from the rebels brought
M Mrs Geo D. Prentice, who went tliro1
nd some days ago to Murfreesboro. She WAS F
no ing visit to her son 8ho is in the army
re' managed to get through with great dificu
ne SrEcIA
~ The Homicide on the Tllin1
~ ~ River.
III | ... CH1cAao, Dec. 10, 1s&
,a;I Editors Chicago Tribune:
to IN y9nr paper Of Monday you p1bhs
led a13 article reiative to the killing OF Zap
18th Nleo1s hy Captain Allen, in which you
only do injustice (unintentionnlly, lsuppo
to Captain Allen, but to all engaged in the
quest. TO let The public know that Cap
had Allen waE justified in killing Kicols, an5
MS rectiy your misstatement, please publish
to following brief statement Of the af1ray.
ncr During the game in which Captains 4
ted and Nicols were engaged Nico1saccused a
Its Of cheating, and at the same time reacl
on, aec1oss the table grasped him by the col
9th Allen, tearing himself from Nicols, denied
lcd' gentlemanly manner, the charge; Nicols t
IN, came towards Allen to strike him; Allen
1tJ, nediately started for his office, when M