The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1863-09-17

vssonao,ssapcss w \ bslievsd give rise 70 mpofian
"s cay ssss General declared ri. Opn
- thas great and bloody battle must sns9e oesweeL
A army and that o. Brass IN few dsy sow nsx
table the Lookout Mountains stili divide ne w.
armies and We must cross them before any contest can
Runoas WHICH AnH DOUBTFUL
The army Is prolific Of improbable ramors. day Or
n the roar AcCook and destroyed the trains Of john
sons brigade. II is entirely without foundation.
Another story 70 the effect th.. Longsrest y a
Knoxville, about 70 attack Burnside Nothing 10 Known
Il this ct headquarters.
Il 10 stated on tho same indefinite authority that when
retiring from Loudon Forrest burned his trains being
unable 70 get them across tho Tennessee river.
SEVERE DIeC1PLME xEHKIS.
O. e e aG s.V
y and the REDUCTION to the ranks Of ell the oCsrs q
re regiment appears. from The Reoet. statement.
end bad INDUCED In Wholesale mutiny snd deserton.
Ine demoraization was represented being most com
again a. H Sss Ss and
Dead court martial, and was hung Friday Captain
Hhoads Of the same regiment, shot the day
Of ma uctng Dis men 70 desert and aiding c0uscrpts TO
evade the service This decentralization among the Geor
ss troops most significant, At this time Of the formd-
Ths Rebel calls Gov Joseph H. Brown 70 immortaze
ss name ey taking command Of the state militia and
sngag ment which the Rbsl says must tfansprs
TRENTON, Ga, Sept. Q, 1858.
CHATTANOOGA OCCUPIED
can only the facI have already done 30 by
telegraph hope to write you that place tonight
with detailed description Of the place and Of the move
meats q the enemy. All that know Is that Bragg
yesterday evacuated and retreatsd southwark.
Tho whole army is rapidly moving in pursuit Of the
encmy crossing Lookout Mounta ns At three points
gaps in the One Of these IL ct Lookout Point,
three mies from Chattanooga The other two are near
the head OF the valley apd here the right and cegs are
crossing 1t win be seen that the army Is thus separated
and as natural consequence the vigorous pursuit which
s being made win have to be tempered with caution.
Gen. Thomas has been placed in command OF the right
and centre corps with orders 70 push the enemy boldly
The whole army Is on the move.
Inc evacuation OF the place was the result OF the nankng
movements made by the cavalry and right and centre
corps On the TIN strong demonstration made at
Point Lookout by General Crttenden, hoping to create
the impression that the whole force OF Rosecrana was Id
'front.' q that PLACE, On the Same evening Negley took
b6ssasson Of gap In bis 'front.' also did McCook The
for yesterday morning McCook and Thomas tooeasy
possession Of the mounan crossing the plateau and hold
ing the descending gaps towards lafayette and Alpine
Upon discovering this movement, so dangerous TO them,
the enemy evacuated Chattanooga. and are now
retreating upon Dalton and Resaca, the line Of
railroad to those prints representing their line OF
retreat. SupposnR them TO have made march OF
twenty miles, the head OF their column must have
rested near Dalton last evening. The heads OF
our columns last night 10 the mountains overlooking
Lafayette, and Crtenden at Lookout Point This morn
Ing the supports being vigorously pushed forward
and by night Will be In lafayette Surprising the rebels
70 continue their march, the head Of their column will DO
or near Resaca, ng the Oosanaula river It re-
mains 70 be whether force them 10 halt
whether they DO intercepted before crossing the
river Every nerve Ia being strained to catch them.