New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-11-27
7wom cxv. nosnCRaNs's ARMY.
Thc siiuation-Thc Union Arrny-The Map
The Rebel Army-ErOm Knoxville
ISefugces-Ecbei Women of Nashville
The Effect Of War on Manners.
From o. Speelal CoErespondent.


From Our Special Correspondent.
NASHVILLE Tenn. Nov. q. 1852 !
You are promptly advised Of the leading features
Of intelligence from this department by telegraph
Details and matters of promiscuous character re-
main for letters. Thus far nothing OF paramount
Importance has occurred, and this fed has eeeh q
clearly cleaned heretofore that e'ter-wri'ihg il
sturid and unthaakful business. Your newspaper
Joabs habitual,y harvest their plantations 60 s'nsly
that no rursuiug Ruths could find corn TO gather
sitter them. You have had Amy johnson served UP
Ueners;v and particularly, as patriot, orator, ana
cit;7a,. stateemsn Senator, and Military Governor
in domestic. IN social and III poli6cal life; loyiGl
md sorrowsu bat never ildlieren. No HAT uoihing
remains TO be added. larson browniow mas been
done ND in all sorts Of newspaper packages, until
readers have confessed surfeit. The march OF the
armies end the devastation OF the fields of the sunny
South the promised victory, and stale performance
have made sXhausting acquisitions upon rhetoric
until The dear patient public decline TO approve.
And correspondents themselves, Jealous and iaborl-
Gus ir the prosecution of their vocation, take up the
pen with slaokness OF spirit that amounts almost 20
disgust. But let ms drop the wearisome theme, END
get down 10 TIE tTead-mil.
Tne situation" always possesses some attrac-
tions for steyathoIne people Ii needs TO be stated
and re-stated, and so go 1T it, although the map
will have become Anticipated before the courses Of it
IRE embalmcd print. The nam point is 10 remenl-
Der that the Fourteenth Army Corps has been
marched into position ready for The Or0er 70 move
forward and that the interruption OF railroad COM
rnuncatiOn is an embargo upon movement that can
DC overcome only by the restoration OF cJmmunlca-
uon with our suppy base. This has been said
already. No matter. Eou will please remember
the fact II will enable you TO repress that capuous-
which af1icts people, and necessarily Generals,
wbon the former forget ti8J arinles cannot march
unless they arc fed, and that they cannot be fed
without means 70 carry food to them With this
understanding you are prepared 10 receive the TACT
that TINS army is ready TO press onward when II Is
supplied. pass your eve over the map OF tennessee
ana Imagine that yoa see our divisions occupying a
line short distance in front OF nashville, extend
log northward, no matter how far, and that the
eyes Of the army cavalry are wide open In mont
ana on tle TANKS. Tie BRAN and heart OF that
army are enveloped by its right wing, and they are
necessarily busy promoting plans for rs success.
Irae might be little more eXp1cit-tell you
that Crlitenden yonder, Thomas there, MeCook
here, stating by divisions, but in that event yea
might lose valuable correspondent and with ii
your chances TO learn anything. You can we'll
lms2 zine that they are not altogether idle, but pre-
cis,ly what they dong will appear when their
operations eliminate.
10 front of Us the enemy, the eyes OF their army
vide open too say within 10 miles OF Nashville,
aud ganciDg rapidly gll along our lire. Ii is vexa-
tious to have thom leering about US, but VINO can
help il Thirty miles from oar headquarters
their adyanes-trustwortby accounts cay division,
NJ MurfTeesborO and deiachmcnts at connecting
points all the way down 10 Tuliahoma--and spread
rig and left the iase Of TIE country d.
Ds0nStr Gtsreiy.
Wha; is the prospect Decidedly, we cay. tina.
the enemy is covering a removal OF supplies south
wa.V to be followed Dy their army when al
them. Their operations are thinly disguised. They
have been gaming strength at lnllah0ra and they
demonstrate rs ii they propose to fght us there, but
from the best adyices Gun command they will not
stand. They have fair CONF rehension Of the sta.
alton; they are constantly gathering supplies, why
should they not tarTy until the point Of danger Is
manifested
Niyht before last refugee arrived from Knox
vile He LEFT that point the 18Th inst, and came
BY the way Of Kingston, Sparta, McNllnnvlle, Lib-
ert,, anu Lebanon. LIS entire statement amounted
60 this: AL tie ab.eboded men, except post gar
Tis0E, had marched IN westerly directiOn-to Join
bragg, VI coarse, If they went westward. AT sew
ers points there were small forces of cOnscripts;
no large body Of troops at any of the towns lie Wis
itcd. Lebanon was lot occupied by troops Of eithe
amy. The territory surrounding knoxville hs'
beeu thoroughly ioraged, and but little food wa
LETT f,r suffering inhabitants. Along the route
wh,ch he Travelled the crops were very scanty. Tn,
county wond hardly support It's sparse population
90 that army marching IN that direction would b,
compelled 70 draw Subsistence from different base
Our Information concerning The enemy 10 very rat
isfactOry Our scouts are industrious and refugees
abundant. IL Is quite certain that they are vel
posted concerning our movements. Why not We
in = hostile country, where tue inhabitants are
agAins, US in the ratio OF forty to one. Neutral;
belp them; shrewd men assist then; women's pet
closest eel tonnage does not avail US.
Touching refugees. They greatly excite COM
nissrstloD They flock into lines daily,
psny as 80 every a hours, upon an average. they
are fargued, EungeIed, eni&cisted, alarmed, oOwec
in spl;. IEey fed 10 eyGQe cOnscrIptlOn and perse
cu;ion A few shTewd enough 70 bring valuable
information, but most are Ignorant OF everything
that desirable to know Their fret want II food
aud they 90 70 Andy johnson, who provides fo
them. Each las q tragic story 70 tel--Oi hair
breadth escape, tolls, priyations, AMI sCilen0ss
You have read OF them.
TIES introduces another page. We discover the
eject Of upon our foes by observation IN Nash
vile The men have not impotence enough TO com.
paiL that they harshy treated. They send theii
women. The patterns OF the elegant, elopuent an
bitter beauties. Their households, fathers, loyers
brothers. making orphans OF our children, wild
ows OF or wives, m0urners OF our mothers auC
s~eethe&rts: yet they III their unspeak1ble selEsh
ness heap cures upon our heads while We heai
Kindness upon them. Blu. stop. Their depOT net,
is net that Of AK months ago ILeI tlty were pGb
lc!y seo-n.ul, arrogant. Ii var no uncommon t1ing
for iheIl 70 insult Union soldiers In me Htrec,s
Eow7 Well, Il may DO deep policy, bit It slikes
me hat the real courtesy Oi those whc eix s3Ort
months sgo were brazon and defiant, 10 the result o.
reflection aroused BY feeling appreciation If the
woes " Said elegant lady. once naughty,
who confessed that every male relative she had ID
III Tie Rebel army, "Ohi We would sacrifice al We
possess IL tie wOrlc tcr peace This war q sad,
$50 thing for all OF US" There Was touching pa
toos ID her voice AID manner that proved her wlsl.
soal.ieIt She proceeded.
WheG gill :hose DO peace
Wien the Rebels suCmit, Madam"
Hey Il never DO that"
Than ttcrell never 10 peace. Tie Northern
people were rGt5les'g forced INTO this to pro-
toe; The Government. Ihey wore bitterly reluctant
u engage IA i. Toey are The conqueTing race and
your Iieads viii learn the bitter lesson"
Madxu gs1ed Hs II sAs thought the declaration