The daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1863-1864, 1863-10-21
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situation in the Southwest as follows:
: Notwithstanding assurances to the cor
trary, which have found their way North i
semi-oficiaI dispatches, we have reason t
believe that Gen. Rosecrans has not bee
reinforced from the West yet Gen. Sher
man has not reached him and may not 70
some days. His course along the line 0
the Memphis and Charleston road is OBJ
structed by guerrilla forays and the presence
of larger organized bodies He is moving
in heavy column, however, and with dis
position to effect rapid junction without
covering his lines to the rear. 1t Is belley
ed that he will reach Decatur in a day ol
two1and then, crossing the river on boats
will hasten to the front, trusting for sup
plies to the Tennessee river and General
| Rosecrans' lines of communication. Gen
eraI Hooker has already Joined General
| Roseerans beyond doubt, and to that eX
tent he is reinforced perhaps sufficiently to
enable him to await at leisure the less rapid
movements of General Sherman. The late
forays upon General Rosecrans' rear were
for the purpose OF preventing General hook
er's advance In this, however, they failed.
The forays upon the Memphis and Charles
ton road are made in heavier force, and
consequently are more effective in their
purpose, but they will not eventuate in
success. tt..
owe may not look for active operations
in Gen. Rosecraus' department for some
time, owing to the above circumstances
With Gen. Burnside, however, the case
NAV be different The rebels are upon his
left, near Carter's station, in force. They
are understood to be entrenching, and
probably await co cooperative movements be
fore resuming the offensive. Bragg has
threwn force across the Tennessee upon
Burnside's right, and compelled him to fall
back from Calhoun to and beyond Athens,
the rebels holding the latter point. This
movement isolates Gen. Burnside from Gen
Rosecrans, but it does not necessarily en-
danger the position of the former, for Gen.
Burnside's base is far beyond the reach of
Bragg's columns. Ii suffered to penetrate
still further, however, Bragg's advance may
threaten Gen. Rosecrans' flank and rear to
such an extent as to compel resumption
of the offensive by that General to protect
his position. 1t is not probable, however,
that Bragg will push his column to any
great extent, as, if he did so he must sup
port it, and he cannot afford to risk his po
sition on the south of Chattanooga by the
withdrawal from it of his main body.
Taking a comprehensive view of the
whole field, we do not think there is much
reason to hope for very active offensive op-
erations on the part OF our armies during
this month at least"
The Knoxville correspondent Of the Gin
cinnati Gazette Administration organ) |
writes: #'-t
"The most interesting question, however,
is getting to be that of food and forage
Owing to the frightful administration of
the worst possible system OF wagon trans
portation, the prospect, Judging from the
past, of obtaining supplies over the noun
tains looks gloomy enough. The reports of
Board of Survey upon some OF our late
transportation achievements are almost too
absurd to publish The utter profgacy,
stupidity and inefticiency of the present
system, after two years OF experience, tran
scends credulity One train, a few days
ago, brought in 55 empty wagons from the
Gap, only to be returned to Camp Nelson.
OF 10000 lbs. of freight invoiced at Camp
Nelson, $4,000 lbs. of coffee, IL, 900 lbs. of
hard bread, l4000 lbs. of bacon, and 62 los.
out of $40 lbs. of tea were missing and to-
tally unaccounted for upon arrival at Knox
Vile of the train. These articles arc mostly
stolen by tho teamsters and sold along the
route. General Burnside has turned his
attention vuite seriously to these abuses,
and at his request Col. Gilbert has submit
ted u plan OF complete reorganization,
which if rigidly enforced, it is believed will
reform them to great extent and render
the subsistence of the army possible A
more serious problem than the transporta
ton of coffee and sugar has been the supply
of meat, our rebel predecessors in East
Tennessee having simpiied lt somewhat
by appropriating all within reach. Colo
nels Goodwin and Ellis, commissioners of
subsistence, have finally disentangled the
difficulty. Arrangements have been made
with Col. H. B. Wilson and L. l.. Houston
| of Ohio, who, in connection with some
of the enterprsing citizens OF Knoxville
| agree to bring on loot from Kentucky and
slaughter them here Of 10000 required.
one half can be obtained that way, and the
remainder in Tennessee Extensive pork
houses in Knoxville, Morristown and Lon
deu afford every facility to the enterprise
and if some of our capitalists would but es-
tablsh soap and candle factory in connec-
ton with it, economy to the Government
and profit to all concerned is certain. No
two articles are in more'imperous. demand
than those mentioned, and the fact is wor-
'lthy Of immediate consideration. Wheat
and forage, though not abundant will prob.
ably be sufficient. Thin clothing, cold
nights, continued exposure, fall rains, anc
the vicious necessity of issuing flour insteaG
of bread, has increased the sickness in tn,
army. From these causes, of nearly fv'
hundred now in hospital, one half are sui
fering from diarrhe. The obviation of til
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