, 1862-12-27

evoted their time md energies to enforcing
lis Law 80 hateful to the Tennesseeans.
hey succeeded in forming an entire division
+ three brigades-fully 10000 men all con-
,ripted in Middle Tennessee.
The commissary agents Of the rebel govern
lent succeeded not less admirably. They
rent to work with energy which they re-
oub1ei when it vas discovered that Bragg
ias hastily retreating from Kentucky earlier
han Was anticipated. The lRebez states that
ID to the time that Gen. Bragg's army
cached Middle Tennessee after leaving Ken
ucky, Gen. Breckenridge and his agents had |
succeeded in sending to Chattanooga from
Murf1eesboro and vicinity, 100000 head Of |
hogs, 10000 head Of beef cattle, 1,5o0,000 |
pounds Of bacon, an immense quantity OF |
wheat, 4 do not remember the the number Of |
bushels), and u, 600 barrels Of nour. So en-
ergetic and thorough had been the search Of |
these agents Of the rebel commissariat that
Bragg on getting into Middle Tennessee had to
order discontinuancc Of the search. He is
sued an order to the Commissary General Of
his army at Chattanooga to furnish his army
with supplies, saying that the purchaser of
the agents had so far depleted the country of
the nccessaries Of life that he could not sub
sist his army in it. I hear from an other
source that these agents would go to a form
meat md i've stock. The agent would then
weigh him out 125 pounds Of bacon, leave him
a bceye and q mich COW, fifty bushels Of corn,
the same Of wheat and then take all the rest.
The paper from which have been quoting
says that the prices paid in Middle Tennessee
for these articles were only about one third Of
|, n 1fu+er o+ p;nT,r
ard elsewhere further South.
This is the rich country abandoned by Buell.
Withonta struggle, because he feared being
cut off from supplies. The possession Of i
has added a winter to the lifetime Of the Con-
federacy, and though Gen. Buell. and his ad-
list here it is made apparent thai large por--
tion Of Bragg's army did, and that stores Of
immense value were shipped away. 10000
men in Nashville suhsisted for two months by
foraglng in this same country, and felt no
want. And now Gen. Rosecrans' entire army
is doing the snme. I am told that not single
ounce Of the forage transported here By rail
has been touched, but that all supplies have
been drawn from The country around us. And
yet Gen. Buell. abandoned this country before
an enemy whom he did not believe to be more
than 81, Geo ora5, eco strong. This latter state
nlcllt Of figures has been lnte1Y developed by
the Court If Inquiry now III session in this
city.
INCOMPETENT OFFICERS OF NEW REGIMENTS.
was present yesterday at an interview be
tween Gen. Rosvcrans and the Colonel Of IN
Illinois regiment raIsed under the last three
years call. The Colonel had been Summoned
10 know why he had assigned to duty an mex
peTIenced officer sent him by Governor Yates,
as his Lieut. Colonel. lam sorry Was unable
one in which Gen. Roseerans gave expression
to lis very sensible and practical views upon
the subject Will endearor, however to give
the pitl Of lis remarks, though lam confident
cannot convey his ideas to you as foreibly as
he conveyed them to one The General rather
soldier he (the ColoneD should have declined
receiving from Gov. Yates Lieut.. Colonel
Who had no experience, and whose CHIEF
Recommendation, from all the General could
learn, WAS that lie was Il good business nan ot
excellent habits. 'HaI he ever been in a
fight ~ asked Gen. r. The Col. answered neg
atively. "Can he drill the regiment? Docs
| he know the manual: Can he drill Il compa
ny? VIII he make a good ed Iicutcnants Il
| all these questions the Colonel rather Tcluc
said the General, t*srrpose you should bt
| wounded in the first fight and carried te
the rear leaving this inexperienced man il
command Of your regiment, What do you
think would have become OF it :" The Col
oncl shook hts head HE would do as near
| ~ jill by up~u51l hllAIHL II Ati.l
The officers Of the army are never seen in q
light. They comingle with the mass. They
| are not dist1nguisliable SIS officers. Theil
/ voices arc never heard. They do not rcgufat'
the firing. lam trying to remedy that evil
| You must make your officers use their lung
thiz inc5mpctent Lieut.. Colonel, Recommend
Him to resign OF 60 to tie foot Of the 1adde
and learn tic rounds By stepping up thcm
Governor Yates does not make shoemaker
by appointing them such. War is trad
just as shoemaking is Il he will not resign
lie is not yerscd in the essentials, refuse to 81
sign him to duty. The ignorant Qnack VIII
takes charge Of q patient dangerously IL dc
serves to be treated rs a murderer. HO7
much more culpablc is your ine4per1cnce
Lieutenant Colonel who is willing to tax
nEon himself the responsibility OF leading
thousand men into danger" After some fu1
| ther advicc, number Of questions as to me
and officers of his regiment, and q suggestio
to the Colonel to appoint his only experience
Captain TO be Lieut.. Colonel, and an Orderl
| Sergeant who was reported fine drill l-maste
to b his Major Gen. Rosccrans dismisse =
the practicabl1ity Of the General.
EGen. Rosecran5 is digging about the roo
Of great evil in this army The officers III
accountable for the conduct Of the men, an
he holds them responsible. On review, q sllo
time since, lam told ,he gsye forclble illustI
. private whose knapsack was very much aw1..
. and drew him from the ranks, calling, at Il
, same time, for his Captain, who approaches
Captain, I am sorry to see you don't kno
how to strip knapsack Oh q soldiers back,
s:But didn't do it. General - ssoh! &c
didn't. Well, hereafter, you had better do
| yourself, or see that it is done correctly
The private. have nothing more to say
T lim- sllal1 hold you responsible, sir, for Il
appearance Of your men," '>Bnt if l cann
+ make them attend to these matters?n 1.-THE
, if you cunt : ou had better leave the serric
If you don't, I'll see that you do leave it."
FoRAGrG UNDER DIFFICULTIES.
. The forage train from Neg1ey's division, ,ye
t Illinois infantry. They went several miles
the front, and encountered only single reb
a cavalry company. a brisk and brief engag
l ment ensued, the rebels attacking. The 19
3 lost one man wounded slightly, aud succeed
I IN killing one rebel, whose body, With Il
: prisoners, they succeeded in securing.
e A fOraging train on the Hf1sboro road II
/ also attacked yesterday evening The qua
d consisted Of company Of cavalry from &c
10 D. s. Stanley|s division. Gen. STANLEY signal
e last night that in the fight the rebels lost tt
{ killed and six taken prisoners and brought
r MORTALITY LIST.
9 The following soldiers from the Northwe
$ ern States have died here since the date Of l
u last letter, Dec. 20.
r. ILLINOIS REGIMENTS.
i 90tb, co. c. William Anderson.
~ !: S4th. Z. William Hood.
= I'D, B, Edward Gilchrist. Levi G. Jacobus-
18th, I. William Il. Kssgle. D, Leyt Crowley.
18th, E, Corporal Jeremia Hopkins; z, Will
!, s4th, 6, William Winslow. ..-....
t. s5th, E. AbDer D. Griffin: c, James Derive
!; ssths A. CORPORAL Gcorce ". Swan.
Il MICHIGAN REGIMENTS
+ 9TH cavalry. B, Henry Rine: L, Leonard Ficldt
5th battery, Silas Pennington.
+ | 11th infantry, g. James Pierce.
T. 21st, B. JAMES ". Emmons; D, Ira Decker:
Joseph Mclaughlin.
WISCONSIN REGIMENTS.
J. 10th. 3, Ftancie Turner
r. Nst 3. Alden S. Brooks.
~ - 9th, &. John F. Link.
~ There are nov in the hospitals in this E
over 1000 sick soldiers. There are hut #
cases Of small pox in the hospital for t
u malady, Typhoid and pneumonia prevails
N N. n. Larrawry, sanitary agent Of G
b. Yates has arrived Iere, looking after the mi
ests Of the soldiers from your State.
= : col. SCOTT AND TIE HAR7syiIlE AFFAIR
The Cincinnati Commercial and its COR
~ pondcnt6, ALE Burnett and ". D. Bickhf
In attempting to excuse the &C .'ardly c
4 been slur1ing Col. Scott Of the 18th Him
a. a; The latter called the brigade "scotEs &
&. arily Brigade" and the former to recf1fy
D. BIS mistake, says that Scott e finding
m place dangerous one, requested week !
d. viously to be allowed to re5oin his regime
Ean I and his reanest Was granted" The inh]
eh tions that Scott feared danger will be seat