The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1863-09-09
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FIR HM TIL FR
spt cuIatiOns about Rebel In-
teutiOns.
Fight at LOudOn.
BRIDGE DESTROYED.
Officers OF the Attn Georgia
Rebel CaVa Reduced TO Ga
Ranks.
NegIey on LOOKOUT Mountain.

TRENTON, GA, Sept 8.-The army
crossed Raccoon Mountain unopposed
the advance is seven miles from Chatta.
nooga, the infantry concentrated ready
for action. The enemy's position and
movements are doubtful. Crittenden re-
ports them at chattanooga 30 OOOslrong,
the cavalry moving rapidly on Atlanta.
Wilder opposite Chattanooga reports,
rebels busy night and day building
pontoon boats. 1t is thought to be their
intention to move North, attack and over
whelm Burnside, and push upon Nash
vile, or go into Kentucky, threatening
the communications Ct this army, thus
forcing us TO fail back; but falling to
defeat Burnside, il is thought they will
retreat TO Richmond and reinforce Lee,
and fall on Meade.
Gems. Negley and Wood reconnoitered
Lookout Mountain yesterday aud found
the front strongly picketed; an attempt
to cross will be strongly opposed. This
mountain range only separates the OPP
posing forces. The general opinion is
that a great battle must soon ensue.
The Chattanooga Rebel, of the Alb,
says Burnside attacked noudon on the
Sd; the Rebels destroyed the bridge,
and Forrest burnt his own train.
The Rebel of the 9th calls on Gov.
Brown, of Georgia, to assume command
of the State militia in the impending
conflict.
Capt. White, of the fourth Georgia
Cavalry, leaving Chattanooga Friday as
deserter and spy, and Capt Rhoads, of
the same regiment were shot, aud all
rcgimental officers of the fourth reduced
to the ranks on the same day, for en-
coursging assertions and aiding Goa
scripts to escape.
Gen. Negley's reconnaissance succeed
ed admirably; he got ON TO Lookout
mountain, and now holds II s'rot ely
supported.
LOUISVILLE, Sept 8. Morris Island
letter to the Times say rebels have been
reinforced by 20 OOOof Lees troops, who
are encamped on Sullivsn's Island.
Adml. Dahlgreen thinks Sumter is not
silenced.
HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF THE PoroMAo.
Cavalry skirmishes across the Kappa
hammock, on our extreme right, becoming
frequent.
WAsHNsToN Sept S.--East Tennes-
see is freed from rebels to within short
distanne Of Chattanooga.
MEMPHIS, Sept. 9,--Rebel officers esti-
mate the number of troops between CO.
lumbus, Miss, and Corinth, at 1000. A
reconstruction committee appointed to
meet near Columbus, was suppressed by
the military. The citizens snxiously
await the approach Of the Federsls.
Gen. Bragg army are on third raticns.
The wheat crop is good. The Coniede-
rate Government is seizing every tenth
bushel for taxes The rebel officers adj
NIT the loss of all tho country north Of
CoOsa river. Secessionists are not al
lowed to stay 10 81. Clair ooun ty.
The rebels are conscripting negroes al
Talledega, and building breastworks 81
| Selma.
deserter from Tupello, says General
Ferguson has 1000 cavalry, and 10 piec {
of artillery at Tupello, and Iontotoc
and contemplates raid on the Memphis
and Charleston railroad simultaneously
with an attack on Grenada, Miss, by
Roddy,
ST. LOUIS, September S.-Quantrell
is about thirty miles from Kansas City
on the SinAbAr with about twelve hun
drod men. The people Of Kansas insist
upon the removal Of SchoGeld.
The lines eastinterrupted by a severe
storm.