, 1863-11-18
THE WAR IN TENNESSEE.
NEWS FROM CHATTANOOGA TO
YESTERDAY,
The Situation Unchanged--A Great
Battle Impending.
Rebel Firing Yegterday--Au nli-
nois Chaplain Killed,
tErecta1 Dtsratch to the Chicago 1f1bunc1

Ibs8 morning the rebels opened from bat
tezy at the mouth Of Chtckalnauga Greek on
Col. Ha1u1an's csmp across this river. Rev.
Mr. Sanders, Chaplain OF the 1e5th Illinois,
was killed. Our battery replied briskly.
The damage done WIS slight.
Gen. Whipple is announced the Senior and
Supervising officer in the Adjutant Generals
Department Of this army.
CHATTANOOGA, Nov. l7.-ThIs morning the
ereuT brought battery down to the river
tide, and ehelied the camp Of the 125th ILL.,
Lois, who were guarding q ford SIX miles
above here-Ei1ling Rev. Mr.. Sanders, Chap.
lain Of the regiment.
The assailants Here forced to retira after
half IN hours practice By the I'd Maine bat
terry.
All is quiet here. The situation Is IN.
changed.
CHATTANOOGA, Nov. 1.-THE rebel Look
out battery Was quite vigorously worked yes.
terday, alternately On Rockers camps,
Moccaain Point, and Chattanooga camps.
Shells were occasionally thrown into the
tsrn secas st no4 s 7s gnna 5S ca.ass 5sass
reported here. Our Moccasin batteries have
splendid rauge On the camps in Chattaaoo.
e. Valley, on the east side Of Lookout. The
indications were that battle would be
made on Hookcr's position By q Large force
Of rebels ere lonE, but It's :, strength and ad-
meDt.
Latest Information from ecouts, contra.
dieting former reports, states that the Wes:-
ern and Atlantic road is worked to its full
capaclty, bringing re!nforcements to Bragg,
and the road from Chickamauga Station,
kio1,t %nf1ne errfh Ia 1fue1 rrj$h cafnna
The rebels aTcz thai the campaign will not
he closed without q. decisive and bloody
struggle for Chattanooga and East Teanes'
zee.
Intelligence from East Tennessee, to the
evening ofthe 14:h, Is satlstactory
NASHVILLE, Nov. 17.-Forty five prisoners,
among them one Captain and three Lieuten-
ants, captured by Major Fitz Giboon, Of the
18th Michigan, at LaHIenceburg, reached the
city yesterday. The rebel.. Colonel Cooper's
force, routed at Lawrenceburg, are nnw En-
:3e :d3seavoriDg to eEose TIC Tennsssee River;
gue1Ilas.
On the 18th instant, Capt. Roddf's rebel
cavalry crossed the Tennessee River, came to
Coiqui, near Lynngil1e, on the Tennessee and
Alabama Railroad, and destroyed tHo bridges
It Is reported th.t all is quiet at thu front.
Lieut.. Col. q. G. Hodges, Chief Quarter
master, hns been ordered to LeaYenworth,
kansas. Us. Donaldson, Lieutenant Colonel
and Acting Quartermaster, hns been appoint
The liver is three and half feet on the
shoals. A lasge: lot Of coal for the Govern
ment has arrived.
Lor1sy111E, Nov. ia telegram, dated
yesterday, from headquarters Of the Army Of
the Tennessee, states m that Me1os General
having made = junction Of his entire corps
with Grants right.
NEW YoRK, Nov. IA Chattanooga letter
of the 18th to the Herald says: "It Is ru-
mored that Hooker has just been engaged
With the enemy"
THE VIEWS OF 4 CORRESPONDENT.
Correspondence Of the Cincinnati G.zettel
Interesting movements, though not . great
battle, NAY be expected soon. Each day
makes It apparen that the enemy does not
Intend to remain in our 'front.' In making
close optical Reconnaissance to day, vas
convinced that large numbers Of the tents
the top and 1T the foot Of Missionary Ridge,
have disappeared. This can be explained in
Fart en- the ground that troops have been
sent away, as was sisted BY rebels, to oppose
BuraBlde-a sto7y which is strengthened by
statements in late rebel papers. Bat this
WAsu1sGros, Nov. l7.-0n Sunday morn
1he cavalry division of Gen. fitzpatrick, un-
der the coumaad Of Gen. Busted, made 3
reconnaissance along the Rapfdao to Rae.
coon Ford, to ascertain the truth OF falsity Of
the report that the rebels were falling back
on Gordoneyille. When our cavalry ap-
preached they were met 5y q few guns from
the rebel entTerchments, but our guns soon
eilenced them.
4 email number Of rebel 6harpshooters
we're seen In the lower rifle pits, and soon
afterwards a small body was discovered.
The river was too much swoo1en By the storm
Saturday night to justify crossing, and so the
| cavalry returned.
The report on Thursday thst rebel force
| had crossed the Rappahannock ald attacked
| Knpatrick's forces is untrue.
Several English officers ara visiting at Gen,
Aeade'e headquarters.
Information through reliable channel from
Washington, is to the effect that two Of the
| divisions Of Gen. H1ll's {rebeD corps had left
the Rapidan and gone southwark, whether to
Tennessee or Fredericksburg, OF to demon
| eerate en- the left flank Of the army Of the Po
tonne it does not Jet appear.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 17.-Rumors reached
I here last night of cavalry fighting yesterday
| en- the Rapidan. Firing Was heard on SIN
day In the direction Of SteyensbuEg. and agair
Yesterday In the came direction. Tho rebels
captured a wagon train yesterday near Stevens
burg, The causa Of the firing yesterday l:
| not known up to this hour
/ Generals Meade, Griffin and Kilpatr1ck wen
to the frort ycaterday. It Is evident that tas
army ls not going into winter quarters q