New-York daily tribune., 1862-11-12
served. have had ample opportunities to observe,

This s an Introductory letter-beginning Of the
campaign. We must clear the decks to prepare for
action. What has been said may interest readers,
or IT may not, hope 1t will, tlink so. You per-
ceiye your correspondent has faith in the General.
To he sure. Did he not win Rich Mountain, and
somebody else got credit for the discovery which led
to the defeat of the enemy, and received the aures
Of the fight which Rosecrans fought, willie Rose
Grams wac censured because the fight was not more
conclusive. Then came all that series of difficult
operations in Western Virginia, which people at
home could not appreciate-vlc0ries at Cheat Noun.
tain, Carnifex Ferry, and Youley River, which did
not seem ample, though they were because they re-
suited in driving the enemy clean out OF the depart
men, and 1t was at peace oil Winter long, until after
Rosecrans was wrongfully superseded. Then he
YVES sunk into the lrofundities of subordinauon,
emerged at Iuka, and scared a56ve MS superior ~
rank at Corinth. Ia not this trne Say the Rebels
Of the armies OF Van Dorm and Price, =" Rosecrans
is the Federal Stonewall' ;" Enough OF TINS;
You may call it pauegyrics. 1t is truth, illustrated
by glowing Deeds
I saft the army was moving. Bueil started 1t on
the countermarch; Rosecrans did not stop 1t, but
urged il onward, providing supplies, that 1t might
move efficiently. 1t is enough for the public 10
know that headquarters are now at Bowling Green,
but that portion OF the army is beyond it-stlll
marching. The General probably knows where the
enemy is.
The next time you hear Of John Morgan, 1t will
not be in Ro socranss Dopartment--uness ho bap-
pens to appear west of Nashville. Morgan don't
want to run foul Of Rosecranss sx-shooter cavalry
I He don't like it. The railway from Louisville TO
Nashville will be made safe against him, II stock
AIDES and men will preserve bridges and tunnels.
| No changes In division or ct rs commanders have
been made by Rosecrans. "Pop Thomas" remains
second iu command. Gen. JEFF. c. Davis will soon
re,,ori here and take a division. Brighten ID. ).
Stanley, now commanding division at Cornth, Will
be Chief OF ROsecrans's cavalry-an officer who won
great lsurels in Missouli aud at Corintb.
Las, night Rebel fugitive electrified the post by
q rare specimen of audacity. freight train came
in from Louisville and the locomotive was detached
10 be run into the round-house the engineer relln-
gushing bis post to a "greaser, as he supposed
according to custom--to run the machine under
cover The supposed "preaser'' was Rebel enei-
neer, one Walker, resident Of Nashville. AS the
engineer stepped off, presuming it was all right,
Walker LET loose, and stole tire locomotive. Both
he and the machine are missing. He will probably
turn up near Nashville, and it is likely the oeomo-
tive will re found turned up in creek about twenty
miles below this point
CAPT. John W. Taylor, A. @. NJ. (son Of Exon
gresham J. w. Taylor deceased, of New-Yorkl,
will be Chief Quartermaster of the Department,
with rank of Lieutenant-Co t-Colonel--promotion by
Gen Rosecrans in consideration Of fidelity and eii-
PoNTMERcY.