Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1863-10-07

From Cha1tanooEa.

From Chattanooga
Mr.. G 2. Bsldsin. Who vas sent 70 the
Army Of the CombefIAnd BY the STATE yea
trAl Uomnittse, % dlssrib1te State ana
county tickets s1O0g the Ohio ree'ia<+As :,
reached this city ysster3Ay, having lgt1
Chattanooga on Sunday, the 36tn NIX ne
brings cheering intelligence. Tue army
Vas in excellent spirits, strongly intrenen-
ed, cot At ali disOrganf1sd, and eoonoent
of us ability 70 reDsl the foe shOald "a as
sAnlE be made up0a their POSltoo. 4ee
men were In 1oEise disheArteaed ny me
result Of the tight On ChiekhuaugS eFes6-
They seemed 70 think, considering the oqds
against which tEey f0aght, sud the purpose
for which the rebels fought, that Bragg
Was substantially defeated The men dla
NOT talk IS though defeat had ever catered
their insginstious.
The rebels were n close proximity u our
lines, which extend around the town about
two niles fro0 the city limits battery
had bee1 planted % Lockout Ao0ntain'
which pitched an eeeAsionAl she'll into our
lines, bat doing ~ damage O0e OF their
guns vas dis1oots5 By Michigan bat
terry, after which they we're not disposed
70 provoke . contest Ou expressing 70
the GeoeraI the fsArs felI for the safety OF
the army at the I0rth, aud his inasiliEy 70
/ hold Chattanooga, Gen. ROseeraus replied
| by stating that lie had taken up quarters
{ At Chattanooga Ead fnIeoded to STAY there
/ aud that he Eas IN 40 such danger as Eas
aPprehended.
coanuuieatiOl from Bridgeport vas
kept up FS4- jasper, over g0od road
Which, Uhea Nix B. returned, vas SLED
with snnunitiOS aad supply trAins- The
north hank Of tia Tennessee sEarms With
Federal cavalry. Wh0 viii not be Hkely 70
allow the eneDIso e6eet = esOssiog.
o. NOadSy utsHt, The 18th ultino, the
eae1y made Demonstration on the right,
eogaging PalneSs division The contest
lasted for about Two hours; artillery and
uusketry being fesly used. aud ending in
| seSeEe rePuIse,a large number Of Priso-
| ners being Iakeo Mr.. Baldwin eonveFsed
With number Oithese On The way 70 Nash
vile They represented regiments from
Georgia, Alab4Hn, Tennessee aud Florida
They talked freely about the battles of
Chieksmsugs Geek, asd expressed them
selves greatly disappointed aud disPiFited
with the result, Considering the failure %
take ChattauOOgI IN the light Of = dilazteF,
rather than ayieDry- They admitted their
losses 10 b4Te beu enornoos, the number
Of their killed greatly exceeded ours
''Ihree 70 Oae icsoEe portions ofIhe field, /"
Was the remark This they attributed TO
1
mGssing Of their troops. Prier TO the bat
| tie, Bragg addressed them. tellisg they had
come there 70 fttske Chattanooga, drive
ROseerans across the river, and deliver
Tennessee from tie Yankee IuTadeT- FAils
| ing Ia this, VAS, hey said, TO fail II every
thing but absolute defeat on the field
Their losses in killed aud wounded seemed
u trouble them. They could not AFFORD 70
spare so many Re1 and not gain the PoioT
/ for which the saeEidee vas made
Mr.. Baldwin communicates good deal
of Intelligence, which, for obvious rea-
sons, IL would teimprOper to make public;
ouI it f. of the most assuring character,
and ii well known, would relieve all sp-
predecessors for he safety Of the Army Of
the Cumberland
The political eomPIeIioo Of The Ohio
regiments Is sTrcngiy Hsbolitioo.7 If those
are AbolitionistI who intend casting their
votes for Hon. JShn BrOugh- Mr. Vsllsu-
dighAn has 90 ep0IoEists, feE friends. and
fewer admirers a the army. Il vii be =
poor inSestmenR % distEiOuIe ValiAudig-
ham tiekeEs snOng the heroes Of Stone
River a1d Cbiekan84osa Greek, and Eould
be perilSus were tie soldiers not restrained
/ by their officers Mr.. Baldwin GxPeEienc-
I ed some difheGlIy 10 getting hts tickets 70
Chattanooga he VAS materially assisted
10 the matter Of transportation by General
| Rousseau, then At Bridgeport, aud Robert
| BraHdreE, Hospital Stewart OF the $50 O.
v l.. Eh0 enabled hin TO Grass the river,
Nth his baggage, and reach Chattanooga.
The tickets, representing every county in
the State, Esre Isft in the hands Of Col
| Goddard, for distribution % the various
Ohio regiments.