Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1862-10-02
NORTHERN NEWS.
Litter gfrem Gen. BnrIi's ARMY

NSnt f1E''tS NGvv9,..s 80
J Lslisrgfrem Gen. Buellg arGk
Correspondence OF the Pittsburg (Pa) Gazette
.NssnvHE, STenn., Sept a ;lS62.
RETEoCRT ssloN.
/ ! The sentirel army of. the Obi
kas BEN withdrawn from North
Alabama and Southern Tennessee
and has. concentrated. at ~ apoiiit
south Of this, which must u tho
necessity Of tie case, remain
nameless,, Gen. BRAGG ahas
moved North by The Sequatchy
valley assembled The noun
TAIN anda reached the iligh table
lard of North-Midd!e Tennessee,
thus completely fiankirgl this
Whole fofce!l Like Pope, Bragg
moves without any base of opera
tions, or lines of retreat, only he
moves more leifeetually, 1t is said
Bragg crossed the Tennessee and
moved with ttCo acagofs to q regt-
meat,,s dua,slorsdt tioa This would
give him train of not over 100
aetseoaa for kis laraayacf Al, 600
naen BY this army thsmarching,
Buell. has been fianked, and has
but two alternatives left him.
TWO ALTERN ATIvEs.
lie must either march, abandon
ing every ything which is considered
surplus. at a rapid rate, and attack
Bragg, before he crosses the Cum
berland river, or retire na parallel
line with him TO Kentucky IIile
count ary will, support thesarny-f
The march can be mndeas Bra gg
can be found and can be whipped,
and, once whipped he can Bel
routed and dispersed. But he is
not coming here. to allow Buell. to
90 it. Buell. must find him. if
Bragg were dispersed, could Smith
exist in kentucky? Smith could.
be captured, and if Bueli moves
he will be. .af byv g51I elhel Pa
= WHICH WILL BUEMnTAKE.,ol g
I | bc.ieve that JBnclt is going to
hunt Bragg. / havec otllcriniorS
nation direct from these i'll author
ity. But ! give the eyldcHce Of
my senses, including my sight and
excluding my hearlng' / believe
that the movement swHl, be soon,
and am deyoting thef whole of
the little time l. devote to prayers
in uffging the attention Of the,
"Isowers that be" to slch a move
ment. ~
STILL EyAcr.AT
] sent YOU an account OF the
evacuation Of Battle Creek and
the sheling out Of. Fort McCook.
1t appears tie rebek tlelr moved
to Stevenson, and caught our
troo.s IN the act Of evacHatipg
that place. An artillery, fight At fol- ] !;
lowed. The rebel battery was 81
fenced, and Withdrew. During
the night our troops finished the
evacuation ana came away, Bring
ing everything. The line Of the
Nashville and Chattanooga read
has since then been abandoned as,
far north as TallGhassa.. 'S'' -
The line of, the railroad from
Nashville to Decatur has also
been abandoned. That is the line
of which Gen. Negley1 has had
charge, and which he has kept
open for. the past five months, al
though a a great part Of l@i his brigade
was withdrawn to protect Mitch tel
els rear and line, Via Shelbyyille
and Fayetteville. Gen Negleey
has arrived here from Columbus,
having evacuated that place on
Monday evening" faxrs J
A SOLDIER 5 REWARD. -
2 In compliment to the skill and
energy which Gen. Negley has.
in keeping open this
road with the small force left him
bv Gen. Mitchell Gen. Buell. has
organized new division-the sth-
assigned Gen. Negley to
the command of it. This recogni-5I
ton of his services Gen. Buell. has
been induced to maize by ehs'
sense Ct Justice, and though Buell.
isaopposed unalterlbly,to the views
and practises of Gen. Negley in
regard to the treatment of rebel
ious citizens, he felt that Gen.aN.