New-York daily tribune., 1863-09-25

day last from which VIC extract the following:
ATTACK on zoLLIc0FFER, rENY.-RrPULsE OF THE
HyEMY-DAsH on BRISTOL.
ZOLLICOpFER, Tenn, Sept. 20--Via Abing-
don. Sept 2-The enemy attacked this position with
their advanced guard consisting OF four or hye fhonsand
cavalry, and repulsed after an enga.nent o iour
hours in which owing to the excelen. position OF our
troops our loss was ONLY two killed and nine wounded
Tie c,nnonading was heavy. Another attack teles
expected have sent the particnlals ny NAL. d.
SECOND DISPATCH.
PHsror Sept ol-After the enemy retired yestT-
day our cavalry went in pursuit OF them 'nd came Up
with them this morning TWO miles below B1"abis'Hie'
" mere they campcd last night.
II Is reported by courier. who has Just aiiyet Lft
tho enemy have again advanced two miles from Blcrns-
vile in ,hs direction. with the intention 81 nakS
fark movement via this place.
4 fnce Of Union cavalry dashed into ibis place on
Sunday night and burned the building erected or com
mi.saiy stores. They burned the railroad bridge at
GoodwyD. On the Virginia and Tennessee EalIoan r'u
. ;rotlc bridge on tie East Tennessee and Virginia
Railroad six miles west of here Trains VIII pass "',r
10th points Tomorrow % there Is little damage c"'..
zorrIcorrra Sent. % l-G3.-To Ga. 8 Caope:
Tho cuomv made demonstration In force GA - rel"
to.day aud were rcpuI,cd My cavalry followed tf'm
to Brownsville six piles from here. lL.s force .n,
gagged today arc believed TO have been not less ih"n
. 900 al mounted and six pieces Of arthery. rive
other regiments are reported between JonesborC ara
Wan.anga bridge but they bad not engaged NY io9.s
at the lattcr place late thls a,srnoen. ~.
fZolcorer is a st,iios on the Est tennessee a'd
Virginia Railroad. II miles roa iirsioi Jonesbo', ~
~ miles from Bristol. The distance ron brs'" 70
IrycaBinc. sept. 2i.-The enemy 200 strong. ~
tered Bristol on saturday meeting with feehl"its-t-
ance They destroyed the new eomglls-afy bni'Iing,
ming about 100 barrels Of -four and small sgan-
tity Of bacon and ,n;'ed several s.ores Alont itree
miles this side Of Bristol they DESTROYED bridge nnd
tore lip a few rails and then went back.
There il no force threatening >alrsilc.
Cen Jones whipped the enemy ~ Iolieofe' ten
miles west of Bristol Sunday and il ! reported Tat
Gen Williams being in their rear. had cap'lied Ile
entire rc,rcanc force said TO be eiOo The last rcm"r
needs confirmation, but Joness victory Is douM'''s
From. TIE Richmond sen,in.l. sept q?
BATTLE NEAR CHATTANOOGA.
The following official dispatch. received ty
The Government Yesterday brings ny the excljnc 9nd
important of great battle between Gems. bf"rg
and EOsecI ana. -
CHlcEAxAuGA RirsR SET 20 Ia
via RiDasold, 2l.t-
To G,H CooPER .fi,uGaf aad Lssp,cioy -',speScL
After days had hgh.!u; have driven ~" ''N,
aer de.persie resistance several po.ioo. ord now
hold the field bu. he t confons le losses ~ h'sVy
o both sides e,perially in officers We have sasH over
- pieces Of artillery and 'o'ps tS %rnS ~ n ,cG C,,,
Tia, dispatch vas written. doubtless Oh Sunday
l.,cuing Saturday snd sunday Therefore. wci' tie
two dsys Of battle We infer from the dsrstei that
the contest was suspended OF the time. bat not snd''
On Yesterday tie great struggle was probably ioren'd
81. ii acl1yed In ord 70 take care of tie ~ lrteo tnd
tcIy the dead of two days OF carnage ~ "ih -p-'ay
h. resumed again ursss one o the t"o 20 mi,s maze"
The bii,lr was loncl between Riagr'd md cla''a:
rooca. Hiagguld i. ast within the 10" eia hre AMI
- miles solrbc1s oi Chattanooga and j. station "n
tie railroad heiDeen cha;anooga ana Daiton ,nsA1-
nsrga il a small river creek which flows no.fb 't
between Rirggold and Chattanooga. ana then az wen
can discover from the map runs noffh west into
the Tennessee River little above Chatilnoosa Tie
battle was probably the banks ~ this rive snd rear
the line be'ween Tennessee and Georgia.
20 Ter thank hcayen. the advantage Is with ns. Ibe
ca blurred artillery End he prisoners are trophies en""sh
nr q ronsdcrar' ,ictory. But the enemy. though
driven arc unyo, lrd and unhroken. And. beside 'h's
tho battle he's htd i that stage IN the approach 10
dcc> I've victory which hss gladGcnod preuatiely
oii'n from ihr West. We trust that iture il rct
to iantsl>c ~ Chcknmauga. AZ a shiloh and tonth
and sinrf ccsboro. We lrust that ihs i!me, ~ East
the courage Of troops III be rewarded by com
p.,te and glorious victory. It's value 20 ~ woIl" 10
beyond computation.
Su,h trinmnh however it will bc hard Ia win for
Rose, ram is ,e! obstinate tighter and his Hisy 's
probably IN good coadii o.. Both armies ave m-se,
and cy ARE probably rot very fai rom eNen! matched
II i, should please Providence 10 incline the scales IN
our favor. srd enable ON brave to drive The ios
rum our soil great VIII b. tie fame If our h,rnes I'D
lie gratitude OF onr hole reorc For this result iet
the spiraionS of the eommnn! iettenih ascend 10
''' wv sron. n, Richmond D.spa,eh p,. p
THE sTrU ALTON IN EAST TISSEss-r.
Gen Bragg sccmS "a Us to have grand OPP
poituuly of immori,.ug himself, and doing sruai
service TO his country lie il said 10 have force fsly
equal il not Gp"'ior % that o. l,osecrais, and tre"p
eaiions IN which be is engaged II successful VII have
any that have been YET undertaken. II Gen. Eneg
shoald destroy the army of Eosccrans-sEoGd ''ier
dSpeYsc IL by a eat battle or hem ~ and snrrornd
The " ~ nj once hh'rrte Tennrss"" and Kentucky.
ANA thercb, add 100 W fresh troops the banners ,ho
Confcderacv. Il 8. true that he made bad start hu:
then II must ne rccocccd that the habit oi reiFclng
has become 80 natural Ia Generals Ia that quarter
OF the Confedcrney that they seem % think il The great
ct aocomplishm at OF an officer to bo ahi" to make
81 illfnl retreat
He has r'solyed "a last to advance -ud to fei tho
E.n.t, ...h..f
ceiye great hopes from his proclamation did moi the
campaign Of Kentucky come like shadow over onr
memory. However lei NJ hope 'or the best Let ~
believe II possible that this proclamation really means
what Processes and that have business ,on'
in that uualtci IL il the more pleasing ihough ~ no
two and we shall soon know the issue H'n; Borg
must be conscious that ne has already slfcieity
proved his skill in making retreats. ie MS hope that
the ane he has earned IN thar line Of business Is suf
dciept To satisfy HIM ana that ne n"M "es'rs 10
achieve lenovn Of another description. II ne ls deter
mined to light not what is 10 prevent bin hon
beating his adversary IT, as he sas h. has bron rcely
reinforced.
tucAy and Tennessee ana prevent The enemy from III
vadng Virginia ana eating Oh le supply of salt hut
IL would be the death blow I" Grants iiinir opera
tons IL would give possession of the Ohio, nd
certain portion ~ The Mississippi below III" Junction of
the two rivers iheleb, enabling us Ia cw on hls sap
ple, and compel IN abandonment q" the operations he
has now in concentration The probability is that he
would never reach the Yankee stsies except again as
captive.
r. S.--Snce the above was written the intelligence
rghis he'd IN another column informs that the great
strurg for Tennessee has begun. \ battle CON
meuc,d on SATURDAY. ou the Chckamauga fi,er siasn
cam running for about - miles along the basc of the
rising near Lafayette IN Georgia and emp
living into the river near Chattanooga Tcnr.
The conflict il will be- seen. continued through SIN
,lay and was Vet undecided, though our forces had
Gained material advantace. As 'he armies If Rose.
crans and Bragg were facing each Other about six
miles apart az Summcryle Ca on the 18th instant 70
is probable thct the former was Ic,rcaiing 10 clata
...nl ll- as~n ne. .fRf. .s.yl -.
il the more likely from the fact that Cleveland Tenn,
WAS captiircd by our troops on Thursday last. ard
Rosecrans left being thus threatened fol,e. him a.
tire on Chattanooga The line of the Cbickamanga
River i about ten mites from Ringcoid OK The dis
patch from Gen. Bragg tells all that know abcnt
he result Of the two days hgh. |, is 10 be hoped inas