Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1863-09-24
A LIVELY CAMPAIGN OPENING.

that Rosecrans' army was defeated and
driven back some days ago. by Bragg, re-
inforced by Johnston. There was no
truth in the report. We have an account
of a severely contested battle on Saturday,
with the previous movements and posi-
tions of the opposing forces gave us reason
to expect. Our forces had crossed the
Chicamauga river and approached Lafay-
cite, Georgia, about twenty miles below
Chattanooga, on the way to Rome, which
is thirty miles further. Rosecrans Was
understood to be aiming first at Rome,
and then at Atlanta. At Rome the reb-
els have immense iron founderies and de-
pots of provisions and supplies. Allan
ia is an important railroad center, and
possession of it by our forces would cut
off the only remaining railroad connection
of Virginia with Alabama and the south
west. 1t is not to be supposed they would
permit Rosecrans to cleave asunder their
remaining territory and shut the confed-
eracy into Virginia and the Carolinas,
without making the best possible resis-
tance And there is reason to believe
that they have drawn together from all
points reinforcements to Bsagg, until he
has an army supposed to be strong enough
TO check the progress of Rosecrans
The attempt was made on Saturday at
point near Lafayette, called Crawford
Springs. The fight was evidently very
severe, and the enemy at first gained some
advantage, but according to our accounts
our forces recovered and held their origin
al ground. making the west bank of the
Chicamauga river their line. The losses
are not stated, but the proportion of kill
ed to wounded was unusually small. The
rebels made the attack, and it was expect
ed they would resume the fight again on
Sunday. Our men were in good heart
and ready for them. a
There is reason to believe the frequent
ly reported statement that a part of Lees
army has been sent to Bragg, and if Rose
Grams is compelled to meet both the Ten
nessee and Virginia armies, 1T would seem
to be necessary that Meade should push
on and compel Lee to fight him with what
troops he has left. This he was attempt
ing to do, when unfortunately the equin-
octial storm came on just as our troops
were moving, and the Rappahannock and
Rapidan are now both full and unfordable
and the Virginia roads will hardly bepAs-
sable again till after week of drying
weather. We cannot therefore expect any
thing in Virginia till the crisis in north
ern Georgia has passed, and there will be
the utmost anxiety to be assured that
Rosecrans is able to hold his own.
The fist account from the expedition to
Texas is of disaster. The expedition
moved in three columns by different routes
That under Franklin went by water and
attempted to enter Sabine lake and river
but at this pass the pioneer steamers en-
countered formidable rebel batteries. and
one was disabled and sunk and another
captured. The rest of the fleet put back
to New Orleans to preare for new start
The loss was not severe but the delay in
terferes with the original plan, as Frank
lin was relied upon to get in the rear of
the rebels in western Louisiana, and pre-
vent their retreat to Texas, while the 9TH
er two columns advanced upon them over
land from New Orleans.
At Charleston the work of preparation
still goes on on both sides, and Gilmore
will soon be ready to open upon Charles
ton with his heavy guns, which must
quickly make it heap of ruins, unless
the faith in our PARROTS is doomed to dis
appointment. Altogether the campaign
is becoming exciting again on every hand
and the most important events of the war
seem to be close upon us--if our armies
are victorious, its closing events.
ca The wife Of Andrew McFeeters, ESQ.,,
a young lady relative Of hers, and son
nf Al. 1884,. l.. ~ 4