The Chattanooga Daily Rebel. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1862-1864, 1863-03-29

lforui ia line aud meet the Zoe. but fortunately
this iee proved TO be friendly. aiiA under
ForIest and ihe Two cbiuhus low joi6ed and
passed III column upon the same road, il road
iIt could lie called. lofst y as narrow. md
Idy. rock, II. stubby vi etched trace through an
'fihternjnabIe forest Of lstdnted cedafs. The
entire cdnimand VAS better -closed iip,' per
IhaIs, than was any large humber of men be-
fore fJr 10 matter how la4ed the horse hun
cry or wlearied the rider. ahe kDowledge that
fie enemy were upon ekefy hand and 10 be-
come 4 prisoner was 10 be seHt ID Camps
tDougl4s or Chase tended 10 keep every lag
gard or straggier in ranks. Continuing On
through this kiotted forrest OF cedArs over
rocks and into mud hole8, we passed com
tpleteIyE afound the eneInyls right tank aud
withinliHTee cnafters# of d mile Of their en
ieaEipl4e1t. and ssses.eG., ~ 5 CFeioek % the
morniliglo of the lAfh, Hhiaes bridge. erdssing
t DUCK river thirty l#llles above Colunibis bur
Which VII had tT4veled more than thar dis
taIice1p Heach- Here We met Roddsl's force.
and cnceover the Tiver AID into ourlb~n ter
ritory.A feelHg Of safety was il,dulged H. whicII
flt had before been imposs bic 10 APPRECIATE
The command had stoppei Two hotlrl during
the nIghtto feed. bnt tni9 WAS the oillY sielsy
0d, on weary as the waadeting Jew Wv tpgged
7 Il through FORESTS thick dad roads iioss ioul
A bout two oclodk A. Al, a party lja led US
WHICH especially attracted! atfentipn.B Nearly
Eah were mounted upon lame and Worn ont
horses COATED wiIh mud. whose every step it
was feared wonlsl prove their last. Tie riders
we're fusely wrapped upl in large i5lankets
their lines loose upon th4 horses Leeks aud
with gug thrown across the pumnsll Of the
saddIel One genius Wa ll,tless, having fallen
of his Horse aud being covered With muddy
clothes head aud hands. Poor fellow, what a
plight 6he presented SIJwly lifting up his
mead from the LIuddy folfsof his bI4fket he
cast upqh the dim surTouhding-n lighted
ur 10y tho pale beams Of Ihooh light shaping
the trees of the forrest intb terrible Wings and
making each dirty mud puddle look Ike shi-
ming fragment of rodk-d look of hitter dis
gust and in chatierihg times. produced by
The cold air OF March mSrning, he blng
II yRu want - citfs ~ ilst jim tEiefav4irv.
The picture of misery was SO petfect. the
look OF disgust so indescrib bable, aud the chat
tering tapes so Warning. that at this moment
/ could tie most dissatisfied infshtry tnan am
bitiouE Of riding horse Eken him. we doubt
whetherlh he would have 45oined the cavalry"
Daylight revealed TO Us the. Ie ewisbliIg pike.
and the head of the comm Ind reashe4 Lewis
burg during the morning At this point Van
Dorm received dispatches from Polk. which
should lave reached him at his position l,e-
fore the enemy informing him that on the
night of the 10.h Jefferson C. Davis. of the
Yankee army. marched With division from
EaglesYIlle at midnight aid another from er
sai.les at the Same time, with view TO cutting
hin of. General P5lkis opinion vas thai
these two divisions sent ffon Nurfreesboro',
together with the q dlvislohso Of Granger and
Sheridan, which were iii our front on Rujher-
terd'k creek, were Out Wiilda view alone TO the
catclIihg of y an Dornrs whole force, as lie en-
emy had learned that we lad been unsuccess
fll ID bridging Duck FiFerl and lznew W that at
its lenglh we could rptlddit. We then left
lLewisbdrg At noon and reached this point al
dark lasE evening, fully expecting 10 fud the
enemy across the creek engaging our batteries
upon this side. which had been Instructed toi
Ipreyent the enemy from bridging the river
and crossing Upon arrival here II was found
HAT the enemy moved cautiously forward
fully assured that their trap was successful,
until they reached the river al nightfll on the
fllth. to find that their dage was not close
enough TO hold the golden bird When they
became aware that an Horn aad passed out
by their flank, they retfiaced their steps at "A
double Quick 70 Franklin. idestroying fences.
corn aud fodder as they went. and telling The
citizens that kan Dorln had got out upon their
rear and was attempting - capture franklin /
and destroy HEIR trains, biit they would catch
him. 4hep Van Dom arrived hers3, having i
PASSED 50 successfully areilnd them, and tray
eied 20 miles III % heHrs, 70 reach point only
two miles distant he slearned that the eberny
were not only deceived in regard toEtatfhing
him mapping bnt concerning his whdreabonts
and expecting him at FIaIlklin. II llll
tits clear from The act5eds Of the enemy that
my sIITnIises IN regard 10 RoeencraIiz ATTEMPT
ing sunnariiy 10 change his liase were ihcor-
lecf. and that fndnga strpng inouniel force
withlaEiilery. under an DBrn. lhthat4Ding
them ali any anli every weak point add having
learned from tile Spring Hill affair what be
could dO| RosfIicralk SoIlceived~f ~fhe idea OF
trapping his wf,Jle cdInnia d ana tins gt3ttirc
rid Of Ills ttouhlesome presence, with view Il
TO which he detached no less ar IMPORTANT an
expedition than foaf divIsi bns # his command.
anopniin, to 50 600 men, u effect Ills caoture
and he has nov found liiaGself further than
everfrbti success. and is al this niotsent ex-l
pecting Nan Dorm NJ ilianylpoints Istsd per-
feetlY deceive an enemy o9twit iIiml anil cs
cape from 50 afihirablcla trap. military men
think il cliaiacieFzed With hilore thanoFdsnars
skill and ability. The ensife c cmindfld, wca-
rikd as they are with such "a tiTesornS march
are all IL the highest Spirits at their ad3lifa-
Bile sucesss. and they Will lopll again be hponl
the enehIy. who made sneB a huge farce By
attempting their capture
have forgofteh 10 state At the proper poinf
hat betare Q evacuated bnr posltiols the en-
.nly lall tpccefded in q oasilg force over
creek. upon our right. aud tllis
endered our escape still more precarious
S6rrest Engaged this fdrcd and drove them
,ack. killing seven of them S'IMfoRrE
lssj HE ---l4-l------ O----(-llll
sasou II The heaylsst Snow tlrm OF Tie year pre-
allied in Richmord during last thursday aid Friday
be whis 4peaki4g OF il. says: IL commenfea filHng
n ThDr4dsy afierloon aud oSntinued. infesSantiy