, 1862-09-08

Dangerous SItuatfon.--Gen. Br3gg:s
N1oTements.-Nashyi Threatened.

Dangerous SIfuation---aseh. BraEg:s |
WoTemehts.-Nashyt1l Threatened.
Correspondence Of the Chicago Trlbune.l
NASHVILLE. Tenn, Sept. 2, 1862.
Events as exciting as those now occurring
in Kentucky are transpiriug in this State, and
attention must be painfully drawn to the
alarming situation OF Gen. Buell's army. The
eYenls Of the last few days in Kentucky. and
the movements IN this State combined, must
create lively sensation in the North.
Gen. Bragg, with an army superior to
Buell's, has invaded the State, and By q flank
movement has forced Buell. to evacuate the
whole country south Of this. North Alaba-
| ma, Huntsville, Stevenson, Bridgeport and
| Battle Greek, have been abandoned, nud are
| now in the hands Of the advancing enemy.
| The utmost excitement prevails here and at
points in this vicinity, and movements OF =
| mysterious character are being made. What
the result is to be, cannot be conceived, but
we hear daily the expression that We must
abandon Tennessee to thc rebels. I do not
believe it. 1 have faith in this army. and
believe they will hold the State. But ere they
do it-ere they succeed in re-conqucring the
territory which has been abandoned to meet
the iusolebt foe, q deadly struggle mustensue,
and that struggle must be decisive. We shall
either conquer East Tennessee CT We shall lose
all Of Middle Tennessee.
| NV last Informed you of the evacuation Of
Battle Greek. The evacuation was not COM
plete. In the fort built near the mouth and
on the very bank Of the Tennessee River, the
SD Ohio infantry vas left for the purpose,
suppose, Of keeping up appearances They
remained without artillery, and we're alone.
Col. Lew Harris Of the I'd Ohio, COM
1nandipg a brigade Of which the 33d Wis.
was part, being in command. I have
| met Col Harris since his evacuation Of Fort
b1cCook, aud have Obtained from him the fol-
), loving particulars Of the aifAir. Left olone
l on SUI day, the eth Of August. in the fort he
: remained undeputtd sway until the Wednes-
+ day following. Indeed, on Tuesday some
. demonstrations were made BY cavalry agafns
a battalion Of tue 33d regiment, under Majol
. Locke. Withdrawing from Bridgeport te
ofthe 4,h Ohio cavalry, left the fort with three
companies Of cavalry, Intending to hunt the
i rebeis ard whip them. &c attacked then
;. near Bridgeport, and defeated them, complete
b ly routing them. n, ,jur Pngh pursued, hu
= found himself confronted, near Bridgeport
9 E an Infantry battalion Of the rebels, whe.
# be rytreated to the fort THIS was on Wed
q pcsdaS morning, at about Il o'clock. At tht
. same time the rebels OF ened on the fort Wit
- I battery Of artillery, posted about l,0u
d yards eli, on the Opposite side Of the river
e They were in plsin view, and had ne had ar
- tiller7, they ould have found their position ex
- cccdincl7 unpleasant. But they seemed to b
l" perfectly aware It ut our troops had none, an
ID remained posted in their exposed position
Trey threw over quo shells into she fort dul
II | irg fifteen hours in which they were thus en-
IL pl9yed Our loss was but one killed and t~
Wonnded-neither Of them seriously. Sever:
movements we're made by Col. II arfls to ena5l
% his sha1pshooters to annoy the q
tille1:sts, and he go far succeeds
as 10 compel them to fall back {
one time to the woods But they kept up
NO contiru nous shelling, until Col. Harris, unde
. the cover Of night, withdrew from the fort au
by evacuation, the rebels kept up the shelliug q
"A night, and did not cease until morning r
=" yealed that the gar1ison had left I learn th
the rebtIs in small force Immediately crosse
- the fordab1e river and advanced to wards st
Us yeueon, But we hear nothing Of their arrtV
an there. It is understood that the place
(p' evacuated
It is understood here this morning that &C.
ny Forrest ard his whole rebel cavalry force ha
es. been captured. am informed that on Thu
lot day last three expeditions marched from thr
md different points, and On sunday n1gnt conce
'n1 trated near Alexandria, capturing The rebel
ca that town. A force left McMnnrtlle With t.
eir pieces of artillery, another went fom Leban
a with one piece Of artillery and instructions
meet at Alexandria at the same mome1
'ao Forrest was found posted in q lane waiting t
}. advance OF one Of the parties, but not 81
pect1ng danger in his rear. He was met os
ng- superior force on all sides, and Was captul
old after slight resistance. SPECIAL