The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1863-09-22


tho oarnos. and "a The svons Of collision with tho enemy
70 force his way towards The centre and form Junction
with tho engaged corps. AZ The time each one had
orders on becoming engaged 70 throw forward his ari
eEy ~ quickly possible, and 10 all the nose ~
could. This danger is now oil Thomas and Crit.
tsSdea have formed junction., and the army safely
pushing tho rebels upon Atlanta But had Braggs army
boon less demorazed, had that strength Of ssorae
which this army has, tho position Of would
have been indeed peri!oos
nRAssi's LAon
Thai Braggs army has not the a,ordIe u this fac.
mention only TO add here another proof VI IL. Yestsr
aay morning, in trout Of headquarters regiment Of but
ternnts we're gathered IN nc without arms, however,
and looking most forlorD aud hungry DO not by
regiment thousand There were only about four
bundred-a very large regiment, however, according 70
present size They all deseriers and three hundred
Of them belonging to the Nnc,esath Tennessee had de-
serted 10 body. lhis fact almost incomprehensible
The statement sounds inconsistent and improbable but
nevertheless true Que OF your correspondents who
came 70 the front yesterday, he met atty deserers
In travelling about twenty eight miles They coming
in hourly In large Squads and the Provost Marshals
Office besogsd with them. suppose that than
one Thousand deserters have come into our tines at
this point since we took possession on the OH.
u Ia said that there large numbers the
MrrfobaIy MuRei Dht tnht tbey 10 not come ~ Ibcy
have been told that all desertes who como into
our lines into our own army Many are also In tho Inn.
mediate vicinity Of their homes aud hope TO get there
without detection from either army.
,iosr Gar.
dropped you few lines yesterday giving all that was
then known OF Nesey's iaht at Dug Gap. Cen Ihomls
dispatches to-day contain particulars details. The
point at which the light took place is gap Pigeon
Mountain, KNOWN AZ Dug Gap, and IN about -four miles
northwest OF lafayette. u appears that the time o.
The tight bragg had his headquarters Lafayette and
some Of his troops yet betn ug Gap Chat.
tanooga HIS purpose IN making the attack doubt
ess TO get command Of the road TO lafayette and thence
10 Rome The tight does appear TO have been az all
heavy, Nesiey retiring before overwhelming numbers
without much attempt at essance. There have been
ssme difficulties in Keeping communications with Nc
Cook and Thomas atey and there has not been that de-
gree concert in the action Of The corps which do
sirabie under the existing circumstances.
ARtIRo,D Dsror ROOF DEVOTED TO NEW PURPOSE
The rebels appear " be pni to curious shifts supply
deficiencies In warlike materials which exist among them
II well known that sheet tin Is very necessary
manufacture Of canister shot and that canister IL very
nfslru article Wills un is very scarce one There is
here large depot which was SScc Covered With tl6 Bus
the rebels have robbed OF its roof is pow being
put 70 go 10 manufacturing csn!s!sr sSgt
.ns sss.as 1agg.sS II s@ivs.
Before leaving bore The rebels printed and left lying
in tho printing once large number Of COPIES circu.
lar addressed 10 "the soldiers OF tho Northwest and
signed the south entrents the aforesaid soldiers to
refrain fronsny longer hghtne their Southern brethren
who have been Tor years their best customers for
and wheat mud the various products Of their manufac
,oriDg establishments There various other broken
ties which "the SollhT wishes TO see restored by
peace be gained by the resolution OF the
soldiers OF The Ncrthwcst refuse longer fight their
Aforesaid best custoncrs." The document no
effect upon the victorious soldiers who lseiy H.
bit Col, Nodine, CHIEF OF Police has steps pre-.
vep s dissemination and 10 trace, possible, its origin
Drowning catch .. strawss and certainly more
straw c'nsched by men nearer
complete and eaectua submersion than Southern
brethren.
BAiAN.s Dk<y,lRes.
Captain corpar, Assistant Provost Marshal General,
this morning the work u parong the rebel
isserers who had nto lines since the
Jon Of this place. He had $50 hand when he begas
A. night be had paroled 40 and stin 2eT remained
land " be disposed Of 70. having actually come In
turing the day. rrishman would call this bad days
work since more remained to De disposed Of than wha.
be began with but corpar thinks, with Shakespeare, that
the labor delight in physics pain, and would take
delight tn bong behinhaDd IN the way every day
And from present appearances be is likely 10 have the
sort Of balance shseI every day he remsins here
rTx CO. GAszaSe