The New York herald., 1863-11-23
G HIATT a NJ OOG A.
Interesting from Gen. Grants
Department.
STRENGTH OF OUR POSITION,
a.. &c. H.
Mr. II. q. wilson's Despatch.
Hooskas Amy. IN THs fKi D, Nov. -, 1853.

nOotkhs hthr. IN fH fifi ID, NOV t9 lftJ.
Reports reach u, through The medium OF desefters
from the enemy forces bat tho rebel generals pre-
pairing for active service and extensive move with
view TO severng or interrupog communication with
louisville, KY How true this remains for the future
TO chow.
EnDI oNrcns pcnr
During the last days tho plumber OF deserlers
the ehemy gurpr sngy large, and, what s s,ll
strange, Increases every day. Al last tho
my, having lost a faith IN their privates, has
stationed commissioned officer at every picket
post point wbere IL 10 at all easy for man
10 desert This foresbadows state or feeling
that over beneficial tho rebel graft
Tying TO The rebol leaders The other night sergeant
with tbe whole OF the picket poet reported" to lines
What must have been the rebels aston when they
discovered this Wholesale skedaadIe.
lEusKntAIs
ia very curious thing watch the aclious Of the
pckets both sides. Inc rebel pcke,s walk up and
Down The Lockout creek whistiiog "Dse
whi'e ours immediately get up counter wptie OF Yrn
kec Doodle" Thus they whistle "downp the picket line
'nE a yAsKrE."
want TO tell yco n truly Interesting Joke. | write
.'inssrestipg" because It has very large
showing how ignorant soine of the Georgiaus
Tho Hrs. night after loft Bridgeport GENE.
raj steinwchr made his headquarters at a house
located within The Georgia State line Of hts aids de
camp had durng the evening 10 speak In Ger
man TO The Generals servant in the presence Of
tho female occupants Of the building referred 70 above
~ rcekon, General raid OF Tho girls, "tbat man,
pointing 10 tho ad-ds amp ''must be real Yankee.
cnnt understand him. Can your
mot yety well" replied the General "He II lately
from the Eastern States"
And do they all ,a'R that way" again inquired the
..us,x Al thar, ia, ~
'.Graciousln ,ad che In evlJeut surprise mo wosdsr
90 many VI them look wild"
you arof"
What " that you say"
al was rensrklng that you really very beautiful
'wen, I'm as hardrome as you are"
And here tho COZ, CREATION ended for the present.
CtrTLrv y. eTowI,
Assistant Adutant General, United states Volunteers
leaves for Washington. H. C., 10 day, with letters and
othcr pagers Of the bghesi character 10 recommsnda
10 sssss position % Tho Invalid oorpa 70 Consequences
of tia wounds he received ~ Gettysburg having upnsd
bin for field scrvice Captain stowe has proved good
of1cer. and faithful opc, nrd bis absence will be 70
gseltsd by tic mrDy with whom he has 10 Often come 10
contact, 18th through brruess and social ohsnpe's
e:S .sG s~" os.' Ss .s r. n s
fHs rsssssNm AND iLss'nA sns& pocse vnrbsAws
Last u.rh, The enemy wiindrsw an tho Alabama snd
Tenosssse reglseDs from front psckes. Thsir
plscs snppsd by North Carolina troops, who say tbs
AZ SSco, hsss ocloi ,bs mornss u. enemy rsiuiorcs
NJ pAcket ina by tbonsapd nve hundred Pc
- % t5ls tps the s1nuy bad bui W 81 o "a
- Sas 6f1lk TX : f1otegsI ssssrslS S.vs
asvu0Ss1 vSNe 6sfses Van Win sbs ysntsss,
and caught the tbey viii 10 subecfed 10 the
rsoatiee 10 pupahmeot Thsse pickes srIesr
bc friendly They have not rrco az yet upon any Of
our men.
Cur troops under At day light this morning
consequence az the enemy msnesting Likelihood "
dstuYb present quiet. During The last week the
rebel force stationed Lookout Mountain ban been
busy engaged IN the eopsrreton Of strong oarthwors
The ether evening oreed them for tho mo being h.
discontinue their operations. In consequence of The accn
with which pieces dropped the SHELLS Since
then they have worked nj night CO these fSrinraions
which heated az Tont adjacent % where the chat
tanoogA lower slope 81 the
tain. Yesterday siterDoon the rebels drew 10 their
picket line. Perhaps done IN order 20 make
II difficult for their dsarecsd soldiers g. desert
Al the tine a. tho drawing N ~ n. pcket lice febe
br igAle observed nhnouver.ng of
the side Toads ~ The mountain. HeseftefE who
cams 10 last evening report tho rohss rrsiar
Ing shell of sAnps and Ia destroy usus
in tbe way. n will do very well Tor Them to h
lsmpt this viii. 10 AAttsr ~ donbt whether
hg they le sucosfsfvl. even succeed 10 DO.
any material injury. because We are not coostant
y tanF ing away with artillery mnyt not 10 taken
for granted that have artillery that 'sn reach 90
interfere with iboir tosor What tho end % tbs mat
ter wn be canbot tell Indeed there none hefe
who can. 40 artillery engagement may 0fsn At nny mo
fnent. and this the mort that be AID u a. Thr
morning the weather s warm ana RAINY thics fol 10
sieo prevalent
GensrAl IIoolsr ms reo.ivsd As Tetsl parsr Which
fly admits that be Dot generated sbd droy. The
with great cts tie occEson of tie hAte a IDosol
valley.