, 1863-11-05
From CHATTANOOGA.
The Situation in Lower
Tennessee.
WASHINGTON, Nov. THE following has
been 1GceNed here:
CHATTANOOGA. Tenn, Oct. 10. 1858.
To Msio1 General H.lleck:

WASHINGTON, Nov. THE following has
been 1tcel,e cd here:
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, Oct. 10. 1858.
To Majo1 General H.lcck:
Msjor General Granger reports from Nash
vile that esent detac6m mt Of cavalry from
tEat place, under Col Shelby. TO pursue
Hawkins and other guerillas. He overlook
Hawkins near Pinrey Factory, and routed
aud pursued him to Cent11rille, where he
pursued bin again until his forces Dispersed
The rebel loes WAS fifteen or twenty killed,
and eixty sl1 prisoners. Our loss WIS slight.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 1.-The brief official
statement from Maj Gen. Thomas, relative to
the recent fight at Wauhatcbie, has already
been published; but the following from Q.
n: Gen. Me'gs, dared Oct. e9th, possesses ID
dit1oIal interest:
Last night the l1th corps entered upnn their
central CAMPAIGN, Gen. Geary, some four
miles up the lookout Valley, being attacked
by Longstreet. The 1lth corps. about IL
oecleck, passing two steep yeoded bills about
rebel force which had occupied and iutrenche5
their summits- After dark, four regiments
sssaultcG tie east hill, and without n1ing q
SHOT. steadi'y advanced by the light Of tee
moon, and drore the 1ebels ont Of taeir rife
Soldiers attest the difficulty Of ihe assault
and The va1or Of our troops. When these
bills wtre taken, they marched to the a=alst-
ancc Of Gen. Geary, nko held his position,
and Longeheet Was driven back.
C1sc1hsAT1, Nov. 4.-Gen Hooker moved
river at That point, thence along the south
bark to Shell Mound. From Shell Mound:he
followed up Runn1ug-water Creek Valley on
road running a1ongsido the railroad to
Whiteside, and across the Raccoon Noun
tains to oosAahatchie in the Lookout Valley:
ThFrNA nrFfhUMfH
formed connection opposite the Eorthern
baae Of Lookout Mountain, With two brig
AIDES sent from Chattanooga, at the same
time, to occupy the south bank Of the river
at Browns Ferry. where the river, after run
ming almost eouthward from this place for
eight miles, turns again to the, northwest.
The object Of the two movements Was to
give us ccntrol OF the .Hr6r from Bridgeport
to Browns Ferry, and run the steamboats,
bu1t at Bridgeport, With those captured here,
up md down betreen those two point, to
close that the sai1road from Shell Mound to
the bare Of Lookout, forms the base, as it
we're, of neck Of land, washed On the north.
east and east by the river. This base Hooker
occupied by distributing his forces At Shell
Mound, Whitestae and CooEahatch1e.
From Brownie Ferry mp, the riyer Is can
tIol]ed by the rebel Lookout batteries. These
supplies for the Chattanooga army must be
nAuled overland from that point, bat the dis
tapce is only two miles
The troops cent By Chattanooga went
cue brigade by water (Hazen's) and the other
hy land (Tu1chln'R) Tns former went in
pontoon boGts. and lost about twenty wound
ed In landing. 4 bridge was Immediately put
up, md the I'd brigade has strongly entrench-
ed themselves, and have not been molested,
except By harmless she1Ing.
Willie Hooker Was connecting with Hnzen,
Lopgstreet, wbo had hurried TO the rebel
right to the left, when or movement was
discoye,ed, made night attack upon him At
La m 29ih October, but WAS everywhere re-
pulsed during two hours hard fighting. Our
loes 60 Killed, 200 or 800 wounded and a few
missinE. The rebels were severely punished.
The rebels did net resume the attack, and
Hooker Mt once strongly entrenched all along
his line. Grant and Thomas were with him
on the Goth, md thought him safe. The
Lookout batteries played upon hin all day,
aithou. doiIC auv harm.