The New York herald., 1863-10-21
kessl Aesennt. or 9air. on enc Rsp pidan.


from Jones brgtc, state that General Kpatricks com
mand are making preparstions for a long march They
say at tue general impression is that this will
Nocturnal raids 10 the Of the Yankee lines il be.
coming quito fashionable Scarcely q night passes
but what Yankee picket Is killed or captured.
Last niRht party, consisting OF men from Jones'
brigade. captured six prisoners and twenty two horses
killing one and wounding two Yankees
Letters found upon tho person Of the prisoners OF
GATE the 7h October the statement OF tho
prisoners that Kilpatricks command is going soon to
Icnhessee The writer oil the also alluded 10 dv
tho 5th.
der cover OF night, INTO the enemy's camps having
good effect Our dsmoanted men are in TINS mount
sequcnt state OF denoraizaton.
said that they 10 70 10 water their horses
without taking thor arms with them.
Yesterday, three armed Yankees captured by q
cornheld guard OF one man. right adjoining two brigade
encampments They had been three days wandering lost
Operations In the Southwest.
lFrom the correspondence Of the Richmond Whig Oct
BsroRr CHATTANOOGA, Oct. 6--Monday A. M
Your correspondent has evidently arrived here sjust
In time'-uot perhaps TO another great battle hut
witness movements that may by the blessing OF God
rebound as much TO glory as they were
attended by another bloody held and its trains suffer
ing aud death BrdQy Is N position uch f0r defence
Is eatied in its ,mpesaba only Jy that Of Rosecrans
The gamc OF battle therefore, ia TO be played upon
theatre where tho antagonists we'll matched Who
ther It shall DO finally decided by the foil the brAd.
sword not even General Bragg sufficiently penetrate
There ew maps accessible to the public which givcs
one correct idea Of the topography Of locality
therefore hazard brei pen and ink sketch TO oil tho
void
Take Missionary Ridge stand point Probably
should be called mountain for at intervals it at
tains a height OF three hundred feet and presents
steep, stony, Jagged wooded declivy either side,
which renders ascent almost impossible except where
winding roads cut for army purposes have removed
the greatest obstacles This ridge in southwest
erly drcctonn until II untes at McLen0res Cove--say
twenty to twenty.lv miles below us-where It forms
thRra liar etI t,t,l,
best designate as the range OF Lookout Mountains since
the latter is the name cf the peak which terminates the
range and overshadows as were the plains OF Cbatta
nooga. The Missionary Ridge and Lookout Ridge thus
nearly parallel with each other separated only by
valley some three or four miles In breadth The latter
partakes OF the general feature OF tho surrounding
try, bong broken into bumps rocky emnences ravines
wooded hill tops and lowIy wales with hcre and there
ntersectng ribbon OF water. The nearest stream to
Is called tho Chattanooga creek aud Is the lott OF the
army ine running towards the Tennessee. The Chcsa-
mauga is OF much more respectable dimensions and
empties INTO the Tennessee about six miles right
Turn your attention TO front Glance across
Lookout Point which its lofty head until II catches
tho shadows OF the clouds At its base Commences tho
broad basn on whose rugged surface two armies
now rest in battle array At this point YOU canpot see
the Tennessee which runs its base but from tho
line Of green that marks the river bank have
idea Of the serpentne curves which add much the
picturesque beauty Of the locality
Stretching across the broadest OF these water outlines
from shore to Shore in the form Of crescent with tho
army Behind this concenled by hill and foliage is the
city OF Chattanooga portions OF the suburbs only being
visible. ON the right OF the town the view of the Ten
nessee is distinct and un0bstructed and the enemy
plainly visible crossing and recrossing pontOon
bridge Another similar structure Is in the Of the
city aud out OF sight Behind this picture looms IN
noble background OF mountains whose umbrngeous sides
present to view an unbroken density Of forest.
On the opposite borders Of the river there
plateau OF ground gently d. scending from the mountains
This Is covered with fodera tents, in numbers sufficient
to indicate the presence there Of strong reserves The
main body OF the enemy however, appear TO be this
side Of the river their encampmens being aligned in tho
direction OF the nirenchmens. Those are continuous,
thraa fpv traft
built by and enlarged by The cdcras The
latter planted heights, In such that each
by other works OF similar character still higher ele
vatons the rear. At some portions OF tho front,
other points there appear to be only one or two.
AS you may imagine from this description, roughly as
II drawn the scene before US is strkingly graOd and
suggestive The mountains, the river, the two armies
like wary tigers couched for fresh attack, the
Of individuals in the federal line the grouping OF
tents and men the movements Of bodies OF tho enemy,
the cavalry the outskirts the changing trains OF
Wagons the lazy attitudes Of the pckes the occasional
oa on 10 our ears the music Of bands and drum corps
the mingng smoke OF the camp arcs OF the two armies
rising and drifting upward in single cloud, tho ccar
sunshine, the mountain Shadows and the thousand
other details that might be mentioned all 30 to make up
picture Of fe beauty and excitement such as this CONT
nent never before presented 10 human contemplation
10 day tho quiet OF the past week has been varied By
bombardment commenced about ten O'Clock this morn.
which shaH be nameless The enemy fire like ourselves,
slowly, and thus far without effect As facts devcope
Themselves they Snail DO recorded
Of any writer to anticipate events speculate upon mat
ters pregnant with vital issues before they can be safely
mentioned
Another feature observable to day for the Hrst time
apparent rise in the Tennessee river The pontoon
bridge before referred TO, which was two days two
leet above tho surface OF tho water has end
totally submerged that passcs compelled
side and roll their brceches Whether the bridge
has sunk or the river risen will not undertake to
say. In either case fertility OF the enemy will hni
remedy for the evil and their transportation from the
river will 60 on as usual
Thrpf tlApt fka fbn tpnnrn ia hat
Rosecraus will not evacuae Chattanooga unless forced TO
do So and relying upon his strong postionhs fortified
hills and carthworks-rather courts than avoids attack
Our will go anywhere IL so ordered, and they will
carry position held by their adversary but whether
the gain OF posi vii compensate for tho loss OF life
ncd-at TO victory. is a question that may well be
wegN bed in the balance You may Depend upon Il, hon
rper that Roscrans wu not Be aioved 20 remain urdis
The army Is admirable cooiition--tu Of enthusiasm
alive 10 tho greatness OF the exsency and well worthy
hopes prayers OF the people for whom they
30 CALAMITY contendng Hood learn. Is slowly improy-
ingbut his condition s still critical Weather cold. and
on the ridge especially man feels like anything but
- Missionary"
p sI learn from OF generals that Wheeler has
burnt train OF i've hundred wagons IN Seluatchic valley
the cnemys rear An officer recently arrived here
ports that he heard cannonadng In that direction and
fight has doubtless ken place
The statement Is verified by OF the federal pickes
the river shouted across TO one OF the Conede
rates, "Iook here, Coned your Id cavalry has been
usettng our wagon trans Are you going TO starve US
out"
The Marion rio, says the sxty.third Virginia rcgI-
entered the fight at Chickamsuga with hundred
and seventy five men, and with loss Of
teen killed and forty wounded number OF the wounded
have since died Captain $ e snodgrass OF Washington
county, was killed and Captain John oury and Captain
Hampton severely wounded.
[Frcm the Savannah Republican
WHY GENERAL FOLKS DELAY.
friend recently from Upper Georgia informs ne that
tho of General Poks failure carry the order
the battle OF Chickamauga by daylight, his
inability 70 1od his aids Ia order 10 circulate the
sary orders among mis- troops His nrst assistant was
sent for, but could not be found second and third
also missing, and when he up with the fourth
10 ten o'clock instead OF daylight" " this DO
the OF the delinquent officers should be held
up for public condemnation Such culpablc remlsness
not 10 be overlo, ked
[some reports say that seven O'Clock 10 the morning
General Polk not himself out OF bed
Rebel Prospects OF the Campaign.
FROM the Richmond whig. Oct IA
As the campa gnne OF the third year of tho war
approaches its close the principal army Of The enemy.
bruised bleeding ana alarmed, Is engaged with All s
might digging into the earth for safety The second
largest force, the Grand Army Of the Potomac B
heeng before the adv ancng cor OF General Lee The
third under Banks, portion Of which has just been
versy chas'isei by handful Of men, In vaguely aud
fcebiy Attempting some movement against Texas Tho
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