The New York herald., 1863-08-27

--latest Intelligence from Asn'
Scene of Strife,
y g.. &C.. &c. ,
General Rosccrans Army Of the Cumberland has besn
moving for time in the direction the rebel strong
hold In southsassern Tennessee From rebel sources We
learn that tho 22d inst troops arrived in fnt Of
Chattanooga and commenced shellng tho city. This u
corroborated by accounts from lines 10 the 23d inst
from Stevenson. Ala. The rebel despatch from Chatta-
noOga also states that ON the ESD all was quiet.
1t Is stated by contrabands that General Joseph e.
Johnston s In command Of tho position having relieved
General Bragg who had to Atlanta The rebels des
fcnded Chattanooga with about Of guns. which
were one after another disabled by General RosecranA
fire. Two steamers moored 10 tho wharf werc dcstroyed
but the rebels were enabled beir pontoou bridge
by the rapid and good firing Of their sharpshoosers
Up the last advicecverything progressed fsvoraby
FOR the Union cause In that region. +
mr.. VIM. #. @. shsnks' Dispatches.
NAsuvlrLx, Tenn August II, 1858.
Aesriy Of Our Armies in Kcntueky and Tenncssce-New
Campaigns Being Tnang,rated-Txe Probable Destgns Of
ne Rebels 10 Meet the EmergencyUned Sales Military
Raiiro0d Superintsndenf-R Reqnisaioas for ConscrPt
Negro Regiments Mustered into Soriee-A Briaadief
= General Oh Trial, dc. eEtf&
Lie has been breathod into the armies Rosecrans and
Burnside. and at this hour new campaign is being
epcned-a campaign whose aim the lbsraton Of Fast
Tennessee, campaign which will be watched with alb
sorbng interest and the Of which will be hailed
with creator delight by this part country than any
which has yet been accomplisAed. The very month
which year ago saw ali plans for the accomplish.
men Of desirable plan frustrated is witnessing
the grand operations which bring gether the op
posing armies couendng fcf the possession Of Chata
nocga. %
The armies Of the Union not like those Of Europe
ignorant and indifferent to their destination The sim
pest soldier this army nows that hc sgoing 70 Chata
nooga and that Knowledge inspires him with onthus
that lends him reneed energy, endurance aud
age Defcated in the oort the return the At
tack with increased ardor. This time am conldeat that
viii thor Efforts. With the wide and exten
sive field before hip. it Is hoped and anticipated that
Rosecrans make tho campaign blsodiess. But 70.
neberng that the rebels have control Of the greatly
advantageous interior line Of ra!lrond communications Il
is be feared that they win their forces in the
centre 70 oppose psecran and trust TO holding the right
and left zones or Richmond and Mobile with weakened
wings. II remains be Whist tho result shall be.
but that troops will make desperate effort for sue
cess need doubt
But this enthusiasm fear Is TO be dampcned by deiay.
1fear this whole campaign s 70 be, Gen. Thomas CALI
IL, "a slow process Of coionizaton." Mountains OBJ
stacies that Hannibal Napoleon ovorcamc, IN
day. sIs tho road passabef' asked Napoleon Of his
engineer We have the authority OF Scott
when told that II WAS just possible 10 tho Alps
Napoleon said ct 20 then" Gen. Rosecrsns
has made the same INQUIRY notef his engineer, but Of
Gen. Sheridan who has crossed and has been tolhat
the roads not passahle. aAh! then. wc viii build
roads, and the details al "details Of whole divi
sions. So all this requires tme and people must be
tent 10 wait; and when the ascent Is made and
stand atiptoe ths misty mountain top" overlooking
Chattanooga and Cleveland 10 not to be supposed that
the day s to bo won by Wild rush and assault he
positions Tho public should recognize and that tho
leaders At Washington recognize how important It Is
that the rebel centre should be broken. II Chatta.
nooga and Charleston are taken simuancousiy. the
army Of Meade walk into Richmond with.
out nsn s mould oss no ~ e
traction would be lost them In the increased demo
radiation Of their armies All the dsadvantaRes 70 us Of
extended lines would be repaid IN increased enthusiasm
and moras For Heavens cake drop strategy Virginia
aud give little Napoleonc tactics the centre and
right. wagram grand scale this fall would double
rebels up somewhere the Atlantic coast and end
the whore Il began-in the pestent hotbed Of
Ihe bad roads across the mountains have msde the line
Of rsosd TO Bridgeport OF Increased importance Tho
the road was working badly General Roecrans appears
10 have thought that change in superintendens would
remedy somc c the evils and today Colonel John An.
derson late Superintendent superseded by Colonel
W. r. Innes, First Michigan Engineers and Mechanics a.
Military superintendent all The roads in tho Departments
OF the Cumberland The appointment of Colonel nnes Is
the remedy Of mistake Of long standng Colonel An
dcrsou, though energetic and aborous, not the
10 manage road which coud by any possibility he
run upon schedule time by regular trains. system
necessary Andersons character. Colonel nncs is dir
rrrcntiy man OF totally different character
Routine would be the death Of him lie reasons and
decides by Intuition. He acts nsantaneousy OF many
years rsroAi experience and ~ able eng neer ne hs:
to this army HIS regiment has bnit all the railroad and
other bridges in the department and with rasidfty
and ,xlatA In MAJ f0u40
truly surprising Cosnel Innes has attached to
his person in The management q the road and
Adutant G. r. Miller, both Of Colonel fnncs' regiment
These gentlemen engineers o experience both in civil
and military railroadng, and will prove valuable aids 10
Col nnes MAJOR Yates al one time had charge OF the
railroads 20 Huntsville during Gen. Mtchels campaign,
srmy 10 ,he rescue nj shiloh marked ,mprovement in
the management OF the Chattanooga Railroad antcpat
cd from this change OF supsrintcndents.
Lieut. Co. X. A. flunton remains In command ~ tho
regiment of Cof nnes and will be required chiefly tokesp
great many officers arc going North from this army
This would Indicate perspective inactivity but their mis-
sion indicates tho opposite They 20 with orders upon
mi up their regiments day or two since Col Grosvc-
nor, Eighteenth Ohio; Col Moore Sixty ninth Ohio and
several other OHIO cooncs and an officer from the seven
for number OF conscrpts sufficient 70 almost double
the strength q Negsys division 70 which they all belong
Ts Major OF tho Seventy ninth Pennsylvania LEFT day or
two since 10 import lafge number of conscrpts om-
here in large numbers engaged in hunting up do
tailed men anu scnnifg tnem to sss~
increase the army considerably.
Ofncers are engaged In mastering the negro Va.
borers on orcaons here into the services a. United
states soldiers The rebels are may Be- readily con-
ceiyed much disxuscd thcreat Ih0re Are enough me-
groes hero 10 make full regiments. and they are 20
be orasn,1cd and armed ~ rapidly ~ pontbie.
Brradier General Spoar q Tenn essee, now undergo
Ing c,rt martial trial IN this city He h under charges
Of dsobedsucs of orders, preferred by General Negoy
Army oy rrn cuxrxRAxp.,
wrScnnuEz, Tenn, August Is, 1858.
Cotton spsr~laics o;e-7Aey Are 10 BE- OrsrhasiAf
RONcsr from 0eorrsc-7k Usfusrsity Of ne Sc~fA--
Occupation or Huntsriue, Ala, DC.
commission has been appointed, consisting Of MAJOR