Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-11-12

OoTresPo1dsnes Of the Cinelnuad CommFrcisLl
KEexVnLE. Ocso5sr IL. I9R

OoErespo1dsnee Of he Cinelnuati ConmsrcisLl
ROCKVILLE, October I3, 1888.
/ sent you letter sons days ago, izdalgins
20 some extent, in weatheF-Eise talk I sha
not 90 the same thing again. but must be pal
d9ned il remark that thess fsll faius, when Ia
wafer comes down ia monoiouogs efresr1 r,
hours together, srs decidedly d.sseressbIs yFha,
re cast the mild's eye bacb ever iaa long Eu
OF nad-Eosd communication VS. baVo Behind us
But before We consider tbs practios5iitv @
Z holding East IoulCasss, des1i,o wind s1t
weather, would IS not be well to make surs c.
Cur acquisition Of t. Ter noshiav IL more aer.air
.hsu tlst we, TO night, do not "hsld, occupz r1e
{ possess" East tennessee any more tLau aa did
( the hlst day CT cur srrival 10 Knoxvile. We
( are net suEc, fEom day 70 cay, Of our eecupse9n
/ Ct anything seutn o. Lsut0u, 8or fzrz11. e-s'
I taBu the Watauaa riV3r, sod, Unfor-uaa1aig faF
/ us, the besi fsm.ne lands in the 9-e.s ia. ha-
| ye1d what We eau honestly eslj our lines. Tie
/ T0a1 due ssUth from bsra 90 Naryyi.e.- VITA i,-
| branches via SsvisIvil.e inte Narta Carali1a.
I and via EorEsntown to Brazs'3 liGes, baleE
Chattanooga; are al infested wish rebeI scouts
and raiders, rendering our pos3>ssisR Of that
seeiion Of tenure tas mcss unssr.sia. i ne
ea2 drive the TsBels completely olz ca either
side, sad keep them oG5 altcT they are driven
sge can thea e0u5i6sT Che task SccsUpl.s red
Can IL be doae7 1 tbiRk it CA On tbs east.
General BErn5ids began the work ca sstardav
last, at Blue springs. by . vigorous attack on
Sam Jones, whom be teuad thsro disgu5nE his
progress. All day Saturday CsrtsF's Brigade.
composed Of tie % Tennessee, 81 sRd 7ih Ohio,
aEd S.h Michigan cavalry, had been sklgniis! irr
WitA the rebels, and by fcgr e'cloez had driveE
them back to their lines. A brisk ssznsnadirg
tbeu eRsuad, the Tebsis Rsing twelve pieces, cs-
coraing to one TePert and three by uRsshsr
Jast before saFk charge was Esads By the 1ss
8Eigado Of the Isl division, 9sa army ssrps, Hn-
der Col AsrTis, ia which ths 79h NeR York
4s and 50lh PsausyiYGnis, and SO h Massa-
ehEsetls, bore themselves Ike gaifsut va1eYas
soldiers, rs they ars, aEd drove jhs rebels from
their p0si:ioR across open islds, for thrso quar-
tsTB Of D mile, where the rebels again feTmsd in
line il the tinsber, and tsere highs pat aa cad 70
the eoatsst Ouf loss had hOeR about eighty
darisg ;5s day, asd the rebel less aboat tEe
sane. Next morning it vas foUsd Iha5 Tie rsb-
els lad fed during the night aad ear forces
marched On e GfeeuvIiis yyIthoBt agaiB 1aestiaE
-hs.E. Such, IN lew words, vas the hzat ss
B!gs springs, which wss blszOred over the
NOIsz as great BATHS; aaa over which interest
Cd parties sIog The Inesssant refrain,
'But twas a famous viota,y.7
Bat the rebels retired, and it Is tha qrest
thing hsna % ceHpsi them 30 s1utinHs the
operation u0til they have Ici.-sG beyond lA5
Virgins ss.iGos. II, b. sons mysterious ds-
Fssfsiicn, yg9 should eaBsgrs the band new in
ihs S,sts, (asd BslRsids, knew, has set his
heart ggsG ths;.) way 50 nUsh gas better, BRO
vi6s3 we csEGnUo eur march without stsppsgs
30 iHo saliEes. Driving ssm. .5sEes CIT is
matter OF niHeg Consequence, aud thing 778
eaa Do g. any hRs, sna nave nssrly done
l tines times during the last month, O. tas
GAuita di>sU1t Of she uaf3rtEnate horses brand
Cd ~. 8, who ere tired Of BsT@.n5Uisting she
rea5 rom Balls gap 70 J0uss5oTo.
No Bac,ien Of csuatry can be more easily held
than Easi Tennessee, bat tao proper MEASURES
must be taken CT IL rs pretty srep as any
army ever st is loot IN. II any OF or militia
~ su.bOEi.tls consider ka9xylite the key of The
country, tsa nation viii probably awake somo
nogaiEg, Uoadac!ng no Y Is lest East Teluas-
-see Ne must get he uarfew valleys Of Vir-
ginia, inst beysa8 ths Taznes5sa line eaa hold
them, or our OCcups.isD is net worth consider
inC. From s geeterSsn, Who has been con
rsctsd with the East Tennessee and Virginia
fs.lfosd from rs iliSRey, / have gained 5oms
information thRt may be Of benefit 10 the pub
ie From Bristol, which Is On she boundary
line, there is bat oas rosd dowa iuto tie lower
Teauesses valleys, aud that is tda cid national
road, from Nashville to Washington City, via
Knoxville, fron ahieh place 10 Bris-oi th5 rail
road closely follows it. Bat stoHPiuE st BIS
to- does not insure Us either the Saline, P0und
gap or the roads down PoNsips valley. Glade
springs, few miles fsrtzer on, in Virginia, is
apparently the key Of East Tsroesses, and its
9ermsuant rec1pation sests tire Ssats hernati-
cally frOm any iavssion from Vreieis; holds
the Saline eight miles to the southwest, and
prevents the raiders from entering Kentucky
through Fosnd gap.
The country around Gisie springs isvery de-
fenaible, and vito proper fortihostoas, a email
ferce could compel q hostile sFIay 20 regular
siege approaches. have nos ths slightest idea
af what Burnside Intends doing, ous when ls
has captured Ssm J1Hes, or driven him szd 81
Of bis ilk bsyone dl-fe spriggs, and has fJEEi-
Esd that or seu18 similar position IN that imms-
data Eeiglborhoods when he hss permanently
ooeupied JeaesbJT0, GTesn7ille sgG S1TaHb Hbsrsy
plains, ian easy task th=n, ss thsy Faui al bs
II his Tsay) cutting of al eHleTprs1g raiders
from North Car8lins, thea We nay 55azs ef ais
occupation Ct East Tennessee Bsfsle then 7 lzrn
afraid sll vauuiiDEE viii prove pgeIatare. Thua
far, GssuTedly, there has been no ge3d E-CaHd
fr asserting thss VIC hold the ccuatry. Ssm
yaas had, or claimed 70 have, al iateTsstia the
eastern counties when We came IN, and began
arguing the question with rs, sad IS res on
EgsTly tia eslae ground, eonsinaiag tue dis.
puie
I have had so much gJun5iiRg to do eo1csrs-
isg tho southwestern cad Of ous l.us, shst I aaa
10th TO touch the subject again. It Gay &c, and
with the pressnt.dIsp0sitioE Of BlsEE's army,
probably Is, impossible 60 clear the country to
Cleveland and thence 70 Chattanooga, bss Hhst
military reasons prevent Us fFom advancing our
hus permanently lsOua Loudon OR ths gennss-
sas to Calhoun, on the Hiwassee, 1 do net
know Whenever sur ssvslry feel so disposed,
tkey 60 down to Calhoun sEd stay there GHta
Some rebels appear On tao opposite bank OF tbs
river, when tAsy take tie back track 10 Sweet
water. vita the rebels on tbeir heels. Then the
rebels 90 back, and re 60 A(tor abem, and 50 ea
ed infHiiHHs. Oar permanent occupation Of
Calhoun could be accomplished, Gnd, accom-
Rlished, would. in large degree, protset the
country soath Of the Tennessee river, and would
cert sinly prevent tho movement OF apy bat
large force On the Aofga1tOWa rosd. On lie
whole, after six weeks Of 0ecapaiOn, TO find
these rebel gentry raiders about tHs country at
their own pleasure, raises q doubt in szT suspi-
cious mind AZ to the substantial nature Of the
" oceuBstiOa " va have boosted.
l have 30 great nastteT Of news 70 send ysu.
If I felt disposed to make q m0uuisin cut Of :
nole-hill, might explicit Blue springs to he ex>
tent Of a column OF Iwc, bus not beng 80 dis
posed, I dismisa il with the remark, that I have
sent yo7 the list OF killed and Fouaded By tels-
gYaph Exactly where Burnside Is tO-nigkt or
what engaged in, l am unsbls &c say, 40 the
wire 10 not working. Il is iuPes5ibls TO PrOph-
ezy, from dey 10 day, which vii be lac Point Of
greatest inlorsst, aad J rave, consequently,
adopted slss policy OF Remaining a. the central
noint OF observation sad watching tbs whole
isld &c bezl 1 can.
~ A naval ssAool has been started in Rish-
no ID, with SIX professors and iorty-fvs mid
shipmoa.