New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-09-01

Ohio-Opcr8ticns Of the Rtbeis-Bsre
Union Disastcrs-The Disgrace Of
Cinrisville-Dcfcnto of Gen. Johnson's
Cavalry by Observation-Disclosures"
men:s OF Tsx,ncssee Eoynlisfs-The
Daily Tnion-Govcrnor Jshnson-ihe
ConGscntion Act-Ansi-sinrcry Feeling
in the Army-How AboiitionistS arc
made of Union Soldiers, etc.
FROM Our Special Coue.l sndent.
NASHVILLE, August %, 1862.
"The army Of the Potomac returning TO LIS o'd
pssition in front OF Washington" is the painful IN
tellicence from the East aud must add to the panss
Of disappointment and Humiliation OF the National
heart by the singing news Of retrograde movements
If the arny of The Ohs. Oh! patient, patriotic
,eople of the North how long will thy forbearance
vet be ,riedi How long thy pride be wounded'
How long thy vast sscrfces of life aud property DO
wasted
The reported northward movements Of tie yarious
divisions Of Gen. Buels corps, briefly alluded TO at
the conclusion Of ny last, have proved realities.
The 9th Diviriop, under Gen. Wood, has been joined
to the 4th, at MeMinnvile, for sOmo days Tie
1s., under Maor-Gen Thomas, likewise arrived,
after march Of three days i'll the same vicinity, on
yesterday. The % and 9TH Divisions and part of
to the best information can Obtain also been NOV
ing il mort ward direction from their ercsmTmeDts
at Stevenson and the mouth Of Battle Breek Their
exact roate aud Ultimate destination have net yet
been able to ascertain. But it may be safely pre-
sumed that they will form junction with or assume
pOsltlOn near Tie HrVes AlfeSuy cOhcentIa5eN az
McMipnville.
Gen. Buell. and STAFF lefs their headquarters at
Huntsville Oh "Wednesday last, arrived - Deckerd
Station, on tie Nashville and Chattanooga Railroad
H.. md fnntIT 1tdf
the direction OF McMisnvile on Saturday morn.
ING TIE General will undoubtedly direct i'll per-
son and on the SPOT the operations OF his united
forces This will be gratifying TO bis army, that
strange as it Llay sound, has not seen Tor long
time the face of their Commsnder-in-Chiefw who,
with his ueual love Of secusion, as at Louisville and
Nashville, quietly spent many weeks away from the
turmoil OF army lie IN bis comfortable quarters at
Uun,syIl e.
Il Is reported here, that the ls;, Alb, and
9th division. sre about moving from Nc
MiDuyille to Sparta and further toward The
Cumberland river. Supposing this 10 be
true the object OF Gen. Buell. is evidently either 10
assume new line o. operations for the better pro-
lection of Nashville snd Southern Kentucky ssal Il
the threatening inva ion by the powerful rebel force
known 80 be advancing from East Tennessee, with
the left resting the Upper Cumberland asd The
right at Mem nnville TO attempt to gain the rear
Of and intercept the column Of the eDemy aresdy on
the north side of tho river in the advance of his
main BODY. Ii the statements of the strength OF lie
Dned forces VI Br AK anu hlrDv ollsu, accepted
by our generals correct, the offer OF battle TO
them on our part would hardly be safe-it having
been deemed too hazardous 10 attack the former alone
at ChattaDooga-spd hence, the former superstition
will probably &c borne out by the developments OF
the next few DAYS Everything will, Of course, de-
pend upon the movements Of the enemy, who may
compel our army to accept the risk Of pitched ba-
tie either TO save Kentucky from Invasion or Gen
Morgan division tom being crushed by oVerWLeim-
ing fcrses.
Nothing definite is known here AZ to the position,
at this moment, of the armies of Gen. Bragg and
Kirby Smith. The presumption, however, Is gen
eral that they Approaching tbs Kentucky line,
after leaving division to occupy Gen. Morgan in
front Of Cumberland Gap. Certain 1t 10 only that
combined force of cavalry and infantry, variously
reported from 1000 70 10, go strong, rode ther way
through a bass come thirty miles this SIDE OF Cum
berlsnd Gap into Kentucky nssrly week ago.
That it will remain unsupported by the main body
Of the Rebels can hardly be supposed. lhe Seces-
sion sympsthizers OF this ty ella III 10 have ihiorlna
t;on that Gen. Bnckner hiss been appointed TO a
commsnd under Bragg, and will lead the column
about being precipitated upon Kentucky The story
has anQuesiODably the argdment OF probability IN
its favor although the Rebel Government Is eyre
Ciogslv mistaken if 1t expects any extraordinary
charm TO re exercised by Buckners naue upon his
native State.
The withdrawal Of General Cooks corps is appa-
repty tsntamount to tie abandonment not only Of
the Memplis and Charleston X. X. between Iiunts-
vile and Stevenson and Of the greater portion OF
the Nashville and Chattanooga, but also Of Northern
Alabama aud the eostbern par! OF Middle Iennes-
see. have been spprised, however, for some dsys
that the Army OF tie Mississippi under General Ro-
secrans has been moving from Corinth into North
ern Alabama during the last few weeks, aud thas It
Is to hold the same iue tie Army OF the ONO occu
pied before 1t made lis change OF front toward Eas
Tennessee. This movement Of tho Army OF the His
Eisspi rdicstes that the chief manager Of The
fully remembers the Impotence OF tho ltnne.-ee
River as q line of communication with lie North
that he Justly deens the control Of the nayigable
portous of ind.poussbe for the Fall campaign in
the Cotton States and that lie will not surrender A.
10 he Rebels Unless forced TO Do 20.
Since day before yesterday news Of several disas
te Inflicted upon tic Union arms by various bodies
Of Rebel IaItrans kes again reached -. The HO+t
provoking the evil tidinss is the AFFECT cowsdce
aisIlayed III the surrenoer Of ClarsVie by the no.
torious potroon Col Rodney Mason Of the 7lst
Ohio, with 800 infantry, 10 a few hundred undis-
cipnned m2rauders My pea slaost recOiE IRON re-
cordng the di-gu-tg particulars Of the IL eruiina-
tion Of the miserable career Of That sanding dis
grace 10 the Union service. Ihat wretch no inter
" Lost to manhood and 20 frequently guilty Of
exhibitions of craven hesredncss managed TO retain
his shoulder straps long rs certainty Incompetent
sible. Yet | know that the Government is ess TO
blame ia this matter thisl ex-CIOv peDDlsOn and
Ger gin Congressional friends, who kept tLis prince
OF towards, oug deserving 70 be dro Sned IN igno-
miny, above water. lie had ample notice CT TIE
colection--a weeks Is stated by my infoImhlt--of
Rebel bands in he vicinity. lie could lave pc
vented an attack by hunting up and dspersing them
before they could unite. lie had over 300 lendid
ly armed men. lie lad strongly intrenched camp,
and could have bce3 fully pre- Jared rs the Rebel
Residents openly announced The Gay on which the
capture Of bic force vas 10 be attempted. Yes lot
even the though Of fighting, or At lest saving LIS
force by -vacusing 4Iter burning The GOyerunCh!
stores, ever entered his mind lie was resolved 10
Surrender even beiors IL Rebels made Their appeur-
ance, aud hence al the later bod 70 90 vas 10 1te
up 70 hls camp and COZ mand ban to order LIS
fierce 10 lay down their aims, winch be 90 mot