Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-11-19

part OF che stream, aRd is cauabls Of bsiRs
turned into mesquite gunbOat with baA Sigh
alteration. Iadsed, shs has bsan aftsd aadei
the eye Of q nzvsl captain. Her cowplsti0n i
Rlsst oFpoTtule, just ss Ws havs freed the river
AEethsT engine liss hsre, which is designed lel
another Of the same class.
OCCUPATION or LOCKOUT asOUNFATE-
TIE way in which the rebels we're SrIvsH hon
thsiF alnest impreggable position Is best uaier
ssood b Tefsrsnes TO tie map. They occapisd
Missionary ridge, loag range Of Bills south o.
Chattanooga, aad the L9ekoUt range te the
west Of i. Point LeoksEs is tAs highBss ledge
Of the ridge azd iuts upon tie river sona tan
niles bcoW th8 tGWa. There is ne read fer ar
tllsTY or even horses, except zs 8 gap sams
twenty-five milss back in tie iHteTisr. Il Is =
| vary strong position aad ems which, if hsld By
6fty tAouaasd zen, wOsla bs inpessibls fox us
7 So tsss. Hooker, who crossed At BudSep0rt,
had msds Biz way up TO Look9ut, keeping on
ths7Fsss side Of stream, (the Hiekijeek), 50 as
I % prevent being overwhelmed.
On Tuesday Col. Stanley, with . brigsds sf
zisn, embarked On board Of 4 steamer al Ckat-
| tSnsoza, sad, taxing in tow a large nambes OF
I Paatoeas, Sled with Eaz, ran sY Lookout point
without SERIOUS inteTruPsion. Gen. Hasss, at tbs
sams tiaGs, crossed tks EiFsr and proceeded Down
/ tks Eo-th bank to q place about twelve miles
| helsw, called Browns Ferry. Here the tws
| threw scrsss The poaisoa bridge, and .communi-
cstad With Gsa. Hooker, who sent fsrcs down
he valley
A ETRATAsEM
Shortly bsfsTe nssn the Hext day the brigade
| Of HAEsa, twenty TIVE hundred strong, dspIoysd
sreand she base Of the moantaiR as akirmshars,
/ eeyefing nsaElY sEo miles in thsir sweep. BY
this sGrassgsm szd oe-ops7stisn and noise Of she
! tresFs On ths Chattanooga side as well IS tie
opposite, the brigade marched up, and By a. in
/ posing foFcs, looking hks the vanguard Of an
amy Of twenty-five thousand, the Tsbsls were
/ alarmed, tsok afright, fsEcisd the whole YaHkcs
army was Gp0a than, and inesntinsntly hsd a
| fsw Tolleys Of rassksIy followed hes, few
| cannon shots &C ear side, sad q shg4! Ees9ra
trom taem, snd or forces crowned the highss in
magnificent enthUsiasa. Tks victory was IS
unexpected Is It was great in results.
SAFETY sF BURNSIDE.
Oar losses in tho sEair Aave zst yet learned
sEscsly, bz. shsY are veTy slight. The credit Of
plsaHizg this STAR oTiginstea with Gen. Thozas,
sRd was cordially seconded By GsR. Grant It
was n psrE Caasei by the zazpicioHs that BfsFg
WAS in reality gradually Withdrawing q portisE
81 his fovc-s frsm the 'front.' Of Chattanooga ssd
ssading thsn te tha eastward, so as to thTestsn
Barnsids IN return for his sdVHEcs On Abingdon
as szsh, it mast have proved Raost sffsctuRl isr
We hear Of his fsTcss having crossed the river at
L0udon and advanced 5ey0Ed AthsEs, probably
ia order % open wsy up to CtsttsR0egs. TAs
rsbsls rspeTt battle with tAsm st Charleston, IL
Which We srs reported to have lost EOEs aTtil-
larry. L win be part Of our business, ROW that
shs gfeesurs en- the Esss side is rciisvsd, to turR
eET atsszton TO tais sxpsditisn Of tho rs5sls in
rsss-B. Had We bat boats ssssgh to embark
The Necessary fsTes, it would bs qsits feasible t.
dispatch shsz up ths river sss take these rebels
IA the rear sud bag the Whos ef them.
THE RESULTS ACHIEVED.
Il H.vv rsuasiss to consider the canaaigz Is
Is now stsnds, and what csn be dsHs Wish il,
By tts success Of ts-dsy sAd yesterdays Pge-
esadinFs ws are secured in oar Possessioa Of
Cbatts1eeez, which derives great importance
rem the fact shat it was TIE junctios Of the three
Grand rsads leading 70 Riehmond, HenPhis, and
Nashville. The RIebmsnd read is in sar sands.
and the great EnsrouzhfsTe between Eshiis a1d
ChsrlsstsH azd Rich9sud sad ths West, via A.
Iants Is threatened. Bat, most important Of al,
~ have secured tas -TeHRsssss and The msgE-
-sins which iaclose il as s splendid lins sf easy
Zseass. This alone is worth thirty thocsana
nsa to eur side. I. doss in sEsct convert tha
battle Of ChicksmsEgs to a real victory for our
side, sOtwithsssnding our loss Of cannon. All
the fears and suspicious Of BrBgg's hslf triumph
By tEe Ts5si journals are mogs thsd confirmed.
The last grip sf tho rebels On thSt line hss bssa
WrsnGhsd away.
Tbs WINTER sAEiPAIGS.
Chattanooga bseomss = new base L was
nqeessary 20 havs all this reinforcement In or
der 10 rssese is from its impending peril; it Is
net necessary now to hold Is Whsther General
arsnE will make this bis BoiRt Of departure fer
cs1saisn iR;o tAs hsart OF Gsorgis, or transfer
his ssaIe forcs to some ether 6eld WhsTs the aa-
vsntazes viii be with as, is for him to say, and
il within his choice. FIRST, it viii bs necessary
ta relieve Burnside from any undus pressure
which may be ras upon him. II ho csaBos re-
main in East Tennessee TIE enemy eaunos, and
iadssd it's Strategic value is Row nomissl zerely,
sisea Chatta1eogs Is ssie Aoral and political
coHsidsratis1s msy induce Us 70 hold Knoxville,
ChstssnooTa and DscasEF, and va think this
saay TO do IN yisE sf the present advantages.
Tbs numbers ars ears; the ways snd EaosBs
are ours; the disciplins snd prestige Is Asg with
us; ths e&G psign here, if it elesss now, leaves
Us the gainsEs.
CozDITIeE OF THE REBEL ARMY.
7 hsvs the best reasons for believing that the
cordihsa Of Bragg's army, both il numbers and
morale, IS fsr inferior to oar own. Qaarrsls
susug sLs generals have been followed by strife
among E.s soldiers. Even Jsf. Davis slcgRenes
has net bees ahis to csjols them into tbs BELIEF
that al vas going en- vel Azzsbers OF them
are deserving, ssa nuRbsrs more sro Tssiy.
TheiT fsod is bad sod scsnty. Their cavalry is
fally as bsS IN eoRditisa - eur own. LsRg-
streets nsR seem ts have experienced q bIttsT
sboek in zstting such terrible thrashing st the
hsads OF Thomas corps, sad srO desiTeas Of go
ing back 70 Virginia.
TRANSPORTATION THEIR WEAK POIET.
Bat the great, the irremedisl, weakness Of tAs
enemy asw Is his transportation. Ia wagons and
mules he nsvsr was gUito cqHal ta this army
bis slsck IS wearing out, ana fresh csuzst -
supplied Cavalry horsss esRsss be bad ksE-
tneky sRa Texas are closed agaiSss then
RsTsad stock sisns Is left tRsal, sza this has
kssa used 90 pYodigAlly that the large ssrpius
Which they steIs viii sosR be expended Horses
an5 mules they cannst get in their swn Tertiary,
ard locomotives and cars thsy esnaos manuiac-
taFs OF fnpors in qesndties ts repGiT the 6ssts.
Ihsy b2vs. corn esoagh and PeEk eBesSh, bst
beside tha uBfIisndy szd aissrUstful ways Of
the producers, thsgs Is great hicHlty in getting
Il hRulsd lFon psiot 70 Point
FADES HoPzs.
Something Of this difHsulty We sxpsrissce,
althsagh ne srs making engines By ths dszsz
ana cara by the hundred; and If it Is srue thst
the enemy moves vita much lass baggage aad
slorss then ourselves, 1t is also true that taat
Estls Is Indispensable. Yain are ths Epeci0Us
plssdHEs en3 sppesls to their hops aa4 csur-
ago, Bhas the soldiers, Sad womsa ana ehiidreS
csz see that IA spite OF tesE LePsated sO-caisO
victories ghey ars being foEcsd BACK stsP y step;
ths announcement sf rebel Victsry, iE the
West a. least being slm0st the ssrs PresaTaor Q,
further rstYsss, Estil at leagsh tss gans Of The
vils Yankee a.ay mEy b Heard IA The very
/ esntsr Of their teTTitsry,
REORGAEIzATI0E.
| Oa our part it viii be necessary to conPless
! the re-sYrssiEatisp Of The array Just begun. Il
/ .ddaisa 70 the changes Hlrssdy EnsaiisRes, Sen.
( PalsssF,hss bssn appointed to the command ei
J the esFps lately 4ecmnsadsd By Gen. Thomas,
4 Ger Rozssesa, the senior diyisiea general
being Sc inospasitatsd By sickness g to b aR-
! abe 20 assuzss esmRasd for sems time, Ssv-
eral Important changes in consolidating divisions
aui bsiykjss and regiments have been noted.
/ Rssidss tbis. The nsxt few days viii see a vast
.r--t-- of rre,yfsis,sss fsrara ctelhiag, eauiD-