New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-12-29
FROM GEN. ROsECRANs's ARMY.

| -New-York Neutrality-suspicious. Of The
Herald BIunders-Brngg not Johnston
Commands Rebel FOrces-The Rebel
Strength - Grapevines The "Ensiitu-
| tion.o
From Our Special Correspondent
| NASHVILLE Tenn, Dee 10. 1897
II required 10 profound penetration after the re-
cep,on Of the first ambiguous dispatches from Fred
ericksburg, to comprehend that the Union army had
me, with a disastrous reverse. Military men hardly
expected different results though iope was strong
Rebel DISPATCHES received at Murfreesboro irs gave
US an intelligent notion Of the true condition Of
things. What piteous consolation that after an ex-
pendiure Of so many millions of money, and the ae-
cumulation Of such an enormous number OF soldiers
we should be congratulated that the army had safe
IL returned to the north side Of the Raplahannock
/ only 1903 men lost
The result of that disaser ia 10 check progress in
every other direction. Ii fIls the Rebels with ardor
and enthusiasm giving them a new lease upon hope
Thank God, the temper OF our people ~ 30 trnsty
that neither adversely or disaster can affect their
courage and determination.
What shall be said Of the situation in Tennessee.
IL (. perfectly exrlicatl, to us. We dare not ex-
plain il 10 the public. Pity, you say we did not
advance "A month ago. True enough, but where
Wac our motive powerl Can an army move with
out SUPPLIES Tan men and horses i've on thin ar
/ To be sure the enemy has taken advantage Of our
DELAY, bu, how could il be prevented Had We
pushed upon them they would have receded, drawn
out our communication, depleted our real numerical
force and We should have been compelled to halt for
suWHes ssain at points south OF Nashville, with
none of the conveniences of this immediate base.
Another cause OF delay will explain iiseli III due
time. IL nW sGtlfy the pe0Dle.
i IL 10 indiscreet 10 publish matters touching oar
own movements. always avoid Il until 1t Ia clear
L. ft.n an Fss hTk sf.f
LEGATION. What care readers anyhow TO know that
our division moved to this point today, that tomor
row, and 50 on Cd snhnnam. II they understand
/ by telegraph tia, the enemy have made certain
movements, they may surely rely that We have made
counter. movements.
| Do MT know tina, ssn add to the cOpious in
/ formation forward daily by telegraph concerning
the enemy Our own details, however, may be In
teresting-especialy as the luminous teegraph,st of
| The Neto- York Herald has SUCCEEDED 80 admirably
in confusing matters in this department. Let Us
| look at bis Internationally:
The HerG'd o. ne l2th inst. contained dispatch
/ from Nashyile, asserting that the Rebels had ad-
vancad all along our front, under Gems. Joe john
SON. Buckner, Polk, etcstera and 20 iorth driving
In our pic ets and that "a general engagement was
/ imminent at lIartsvie. There was no foundation
under Heaven for the statement. Our plckeis have
never been driven in at any point, and the enemy
have never attempted to advance formidabiy toward
u.s. excepting to strengthen their center at Nollns
/ VILE and vicinity.
/ The Herald also Gays quite positively that Gen.
Joe johnson is in command OF the Rebel forces.
With similar proprety you might say that Ger.
IIalleck il % command OF Gen. Rpsecgans = army.
Gen. johnson as commander of the Western DE.
partment NO. p visited Bragg army, and reviewed
part OF it, lie theu returned 10 Chattanooga. bragg
has been ia command snce his return from Rieh.
mond. Official communications have been-received
here four times since last Saturday. signed " BraAton
Bragg commanding Confederate forces. l am
familiar with his signature ana all pers3hs VINO ar
rive from Murfreesboro STATE that Bragg Is In com
maud There never has been any doubt ~ on the
subject at the general headquarters OF this Depart
Again: The Herald published IA cnrously con.
fused telegram, purpOrlng to be briei account OF
the brilliant cavalry expedition OF Brg-U w. D.
Stanley Matthews and lis cavalry command To
Franklin Tenn. a painstaking correspondent would
have avoided this bunder. The coEmonest inquiry
would have saved the record. To spare words
state, to wit:
distlngnished himself in 6atte-in Missouri, Ten
nessee, and Mississippi. commands al he cavalry
OF this Department IL was lie who cut his way to
Franklin, and captured II.
/ Col Stanley Matthews Of the 2lst Ohio Volun-
teer Infantry commands an infantry brigade In Van
Cleyes Division. His brigade, under his personal
command had gallant fight on The iOth INST, ana
twice repused the enemy on Mill Creek, killing ana
woundiug over 100 Of them, according to their own
published admission. Inc ltltkihm thas "e ii""
iost 100 men IN that fight untrue. We lost iive
killed, ~ wounded and 10 miesing. Col. Mat
thews was badly bruised by fall from his horse,
and is now nj home on sick leave. ,
| 40 The Heraids kilograms about the Buell. Nil
itary Commission are untrue. There has been no
testimony before il injuriously affecting Gen. Me-
Cook and an assertion that Gen. Steadman had tes-
tilted that Gen. Schoepf told him something affecting
Gen. Buelrs loyalty was uniounded. No such tes'
timony was given. But enough OF this.
Inc situation in front il not materially changed.
Resident Rebels are circulating stories that Price
ard Van Dorm are reinforcing Bragg; they are not
su.tained by facts. This would be equivalent TO
giving up the whole Valley Of the Mississippi, which
the Rebels cannot afford to do. Day before yesler'
day, no recnforcemens had reached BragAs depart
ment from Mississippi but Braeg's cavalry, 4,Ooo
srong with niue pieces Of artillery, had gone To ct
tempt TO cut Grants COMMUNICATIONS fou were
promptly advised OF this.
Gen. kosecrans does not hack FOR information from
tho Rebels. They have enough to satisfy them
touching our condition. They estimate our force at
from 40 COZ to CO. 600 electives and believe that our
army is demoyalized 10 some extent by new ievies.
scouts Of all kinds estimate the Rebel force IN onr
front between the Tennessee River and Nashville.
at from 60, 900 10 ", 600 men. few rate their
number higher. At all events, they have not force
enough to attack VS. at the point Their main BODY,