The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1863-10-08
THE LATEST NEWS.
The Army Of the CumbcrIand.

meeting Col. BOynton of the 35th Ohio,
who is home on a brief furlough for the
purpose Of recruiting his health. We
obtained from Colonel b., the most re-
liable intelligence that has been received
lately from the army both as regards
the result of the battles Of the 10th and
goth; the present situation, and the spirit
Of the soldiers. We may remark al the
outset that the reports are altogether
encouraging, aud there is not the shadow
of ground for apprehension, either az TO
the present or future regarding the Army
of the Cumberland. Col BoVnton left
Chattanooga on ThursdAy, the Sd instant.
He made most Of the way along the river
road to Bridgeport. The claim of the rebels
therefore, that they command the river,
is unfoundcd. The railroad south of the
river, from Stevenson TO Chattanooga is
not used for the reason that the bridge at
Bridgeport. is still down, and two or three
smaller bridges between that place and
Gen. Rosecrans' headquarters, are also
out Of repair; but the rebels do not occupy
the road in any force, and reiuforcements
for Chattanooga could march over the
route without opposition. FlnAking move
ments are not feared General Rose
Grams had all the men he needed in
| Chattanooga for present pu pose. He
| could not use more TO advantage if they
were on the opposite side of the river.
Chattanooga is, in fact, a grand fortif-
cation, and can only be reached by Fegu-
lar siege approaches Frsm this mode
Of operations nothing is feared. Indeed
| ID is n fact that nothing would please
the army better than attack by Bragg's
army. In such a contest they are conf
dent of their ability, without reinforce
ments, TO defeat the rebels. The men
were in fine spirits, and their conf dence
in, and enthusiasm for their commander
were unbounded. This,islall that may be
stated with reference TO the present sit
ustion. 1t is sufficient TO satisfy the
public that all is we'll with the Army of
the Cumberland.
| For the rest we must wait; but we
may rest assured that as Gen. Rosecrans
has succeeded sgainst great odds in de-
feating the plans of the rebels, and in
holding his ground, so he will succeed
when he takes the next step forward, in
driving the enemy before him, and strik
ing the vitals of the Confederacy. Upon
! this point no one need entertain doNbt.
With reference TO the battles, the only
ground the rebels have for claiming a
victory is the possession of the battle
field; but they did not drive us from it.
On Saturday afternoon Gen. Thomas re-
pulsed the enemy at every point. He
fired the last shot, and retired in good
order TO Rossvile. For the profitless
victory the rebels claim to have gained,
they paid dearly. They feel this, and
| they not only are not boastfil out are
actually gloomy over the result. They
struck foy Chattanooga; they suffered
Tremendously, and RJsecrans remains
master of the prize. In regard to the re-
suit, the gloomy articles OF the Richmoad
papers correctly represent the feeling in
Bragg's army.
1t is not true that flags of truce sent
out by Gen. Rosecrans had been refused.
They were received, and our wounded
paroled aud brought in by our ambulance
trains to Chattanooga. The men who
went out for the wounded report gloomy
feeling in the rebel army. The rebels
admit their loss TO have been very Sc
we're. They claim that our dead must
have been removed from the field, as the
number they buried would not account
for their own losses. There had been no
removal Of our dead, howeyer--O incin
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The Russian officers are to be invited
by private parties to take trip to Pitts
burg, and as far as ST. Louis, and also to
Washington. They will probably stay
all winter.
Charleston refugees report four lines OF
distractions in the hsrbor and line of
piles driven twenty-five feet broad, with
stone between. They say the attacking
force cannot march beyond Fort John
son, and that il would take year, with
out the interruption of hostile cannon,
to remove them.
The Missouri delegation are still re
naming, having placed with Mr. lincoln
a mass of documentary evidence to sus-
tain their charges against Gamble and
Schcfield. They still await an answer,
and are not sanguine of perfect success
Admiral Dahlgren in a private letter
writes 81 see By the rebel papers that
the rebels not only declined my request
to give up Sumpter, but called the de-
mand puerile and assuming, which is a
lie outright. 1t is a poor effort of some
of the chivalry to keep up their spirits"
1t is untrue that recruiting slaves in
Maryland has been stopped by the Pres
ident. The only change likely TO be
made will be an order regulating the
matter 80 az to secure Identification and
furnishing other means for enabling the
master to substantiate his claim.
The Richmond Dispatch of the Sd has
the following: "There was nothing from
Gen. Lees army last evening. The rain
of Thursday aud yesterday was very
heavy in the vicinity of Gordonsville."
The same paper says the rapid advance
in all the necessaries of clothing and
subsistence threaten us with great dis
tress. There is no use Disgusting the
truth that a defeat on the battle. field
could hardly bring more suffering. We
know the currency is depressed, but il
is not deprecated as mucn as the prices
would indicate. Produce must be dis
tributed, prices must be reduced, or there
will be intense suffering witnessed.
The Dispatch of Friday, Oct 2, treat
ing upon affairs in East Tennessee, con
cludes as follows: "Upon the whole az
far as we can judge, relative to the situa-
ton of the two armies, from the
moAgre information afforded by The
telegraph, that of Bragg seems to
be encouraging; that of Roseorans grave
ly critical, The Yankees however, are
making prodigious efforts to reinforce
the latter, having already despatched
troops from Meade's army, and a large