Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1863-08-25
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70 THE WORCESTER DAILY ST
ROsECRANs ATTACKS CHATTANOOGA
THE REBEL WORKS DESCRIBED.

STEVENSON, ALA, Aug. 23.-The advance
of the army of the Cumberland appeared in
front of Chattanooga on the DIST, and opened
fire on the city at ten o'clock A. NJ. The enc
my replied from nineteen guns, mostly small
ones, which did little damage, but also with
one 33-pounder, which swept the opposite
shore, and one fire from which killed horse
and took off the leg of b. c. Clark of Lilly's
battery. Our fire was very destructive, and
every battery which opened on us was disa-
bled. Lilly's battery threw shells with great
precision into the embrasures of the enemy.
The works of the enemy on the river are
reported to be very strong, the parapets of
which are not less than fifteen feet wide. Sew
eral water batteries on level with the river
have also been discovered. Moored at tho
wharf are two steamers, and opposite the
city is pontoon bridge of forty-seven boats.
The largest of the steamers was sunk by our
fire, and the smaller one disabled. An at
tempt to destroy the pontoon bridge was trus-
trated by the sharp fire of the rebel sharp
shooters.
Forty prisoners were taken. Two rebels
were killed and several wounded. A train
of wagons and mules, belonging to one bat
terry, grazing on this side of the river, was
captured. Our advance report that there are
two rebel divisions at Chattanooga, and that
Hills (late Hardees) corps is along the rail
road in the direction of Bridgeport. A detach-
ment sent opposite to Harrison discovered no
| enemy. COntrabandS .eport that Gen. Joe
Johnston arrived with two trains of troops on
the Goth, superseding Gen. Bragg, who has
retired to Atlanta. This statement is corrob-
GRATED by citizens. my. ...... a.oeorvrzu near
| Chattanooga. There are no rebel infantry
north Of the river. Storms rebel brigade of
cavalry is in the vicinity of Smiths Cross
Roads. Forrest is at Kingston preparing for
a rebel raid. Eleven deserters from the Ist
| Louisiana regiment came into Gen. Nagley S
lines last night. They were detailed lately as
crew for the rebel steamer Point Rock.
| They abandoned the steamer on Tuesday
twenty miles below Chattanooga. They re-
port that A. p. Hills and Folks corps are. at
Chattanooga, and say that the decentralization
of the rebel army is complete, and that there
are three thousand deserterS in Lookout
Mountain waiting our advance. These men
report that there are hundreds of loyal noun.
taineers engaged in plotting deserters through
the mountains. The LIST Louisiana Guard, at
BraggS headquarters, is reduced by deser-
| tons to less than 100 men.
The steamer that was disabled by our fire is
believed to have been subsequently totally
destroyed as there was heavy explosion
and a fire up the river last night. force
has been sent in pursuit of her. Furloughed
men from Pemberton's army are coming into
our lines. They say his army can never be
| got together again Several deserters from
one company from a Mississippi regiment,
came into our lines in a body on the goth.
They say Bragg's army will 90 to pieces if
| again attacked.
STEVENSON, ALA, Aug. 2S, P. M.-Gen.
Wilder crossed the Tennessee river last night
and burned small railroad bridge near Shell
Mound, thus severing communication be-
tween the right and left wings of the rebel ar
my. In view of the impracticability of the
common roads in this locality this is an I'M
portant affair. He re crossed in a ferry boat
ami two barges, and brought them to this CITY,
1t was the burning of this bridge which was
thought to be the destruction of the steamer
Point Rock, which escaped, reaching Chatta-
nooga on the Thursday. Important events
must soon transpire in the vicinity of Chatta-
nooga and Harrison. NoTE.-Stevenson,
Ala, is below Chattanooga, at the point where
the railroad from Nashville reaches the rail
road from Memphis.
ST. LOUIS, Aug. 24.-An officer Just from
the army of the army of Gen. Rosecrans re-
ports that the center of Gen. Braggs army
was at Chattanooga when he left, and that the
left wing was at Bolton, consisting of Generals
Buckland and Cleveland, with force of TO-
900 rebels. Gen. Bragg can muster an army
of about 10000 fighting troops. The previ-
Gus reports of desertions from the army of
Gen. Bragg are fully confirmed. The con-
scripts were arn.ing with rebel deserters, and
it is estimated that 1000 of them come into
our lines weekly.