The Chattanooga Daily Rebel. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1862-1864, 1862-11-16
THE SITUATION.

The campaign in Middle Tennessee becomes
more and more interesting every day. On all
hands succession Of rapid military move
ments bespeak a characteristic rough-and-
tumble fight for the valley of the Cumberland,
and Duck rivers Our authorities begin to
open their eyes to the necessity Of holding that
rich basin which rolls through region not
second to the blue grass counties Of Ken
tueky, and extends from the hills of Warren,
Coffee and Grnhdy to Rats Of tie Harpeth
and Tennessee II is truly land flowing with
wine, milk andhoney, and illustrates the con-
ccit Of Douglas Jerrold, as ito laugh harvest
it has but to be tickled with hoe
The main body of our army occupies the
melancholy little depot station of sTullahOlna-
1t forms the junction Of The Chattanooga and
sfcMinnville Railroads. about thirfy-eighi
taiIes South erst from MurfreesbOro. at the
latter point General Bfeckinrfdge has a divi.
sion, elfposied and fortified.
Forrest and Morgan operate around Nash.
vile. They make Iavergnel a place Of rem
devious, whence they sally forth like Ma
rion's men Of old. at the peep of day. deal
ing death and destruction to the out posts
fOragips parties and subsistence trains of
the, enemy. These excursions are general
" attended by artillery, of which botll tic
brigades Of Morgan and Forrest have. album
dance. Composed of daslins veterans. aid
lead BY cllief,ai,s who have meyer been
I surpasstd for skill and daring. the cavalry
branch pf the army of the West may chal-
lenge comparison with any arm, of the SER
vice.
As yet the operatiP pms Of tue opening fam
paig,i are merely in doufseOf preparation, 70 to
say. We are organizing force 10 meet the
advance Of Rosecr4ns Schools Of instruc.
ton have been organized new recruits en4I
listed' snbsistencs procured, apd a clear field
opened Cor a free fight.
j. lis. gratifying "a kuow th'a the line of
mail communication = ie DO kest open. We
learn from Col. Cole, that hereafter reg lar
agent will attend iatEfe postal arrangement Of
this department., and that Tire people of,tiddld
Tennessee are pot n be wholly .heglectel Isl
flat miserable pum bug the Pest Master Gem
vral atsTsicliiao.ld
For s;r nay iEearlF ten long months. These
people have bfen kept in the dark They
sllave seen. nothing. l,av0 heard nothing but
one foul fiasne Of -falsollood. The whole
country Ia. been flooded with Yankee fabri
cations 81 tho most absurd quality. They
know nothing Of what has been transpiiring
in the South. Surely. now that we have /
free access we should disseminate ray of
light and tratli. II is a duty which the co,l-
federatc States owe 10 yietisnized. but
true and loyal people.
Parties just from below report that tho al.
litionists grow moro iApudent, and that the
operations Of Morgan End Forrest are COZ
Quoted upon a system Of &, cater prudence.
Gov. Harris WIS in Tullahoma His head
quarters. however, are still in MurfreesborJ,
1t cannot be said that our prospects for getting
into Nashville are Ilatterins, but we think The
chances for kesping the enemy at bay increase
With snel, ah army Gen Bragg has only 10
give them = little more grape and hold his
own.