New-York daily tribune., 1863-11-23

tion, and men, women and children VIII lnc'NhDV
unless furnished food automatically and ~ once
IL Is impossible 10 imagine how utterly naked the whoc
country has been stripped of everything that VIII sGs
tain lfc The ebc in their retreat left barely enough
to enable the nhabtlnts by the closest economy 10
live the inter through and frequently not half enough
for that The passing through close tho heels Of the
Rebels ol oar army may be supposed added nothing
10 the stare Of the already pnced Inhabitants. The
Recs not expecting to give up the country. acted On
the principle o leaving just enough ~ save them from
becoming charge and a burden 10 have taken GU
would have but created many mouths to be led from
the common store. Our army appears to have regulated
s taking ly no such rule. any rule at ALL except OF
plumber. But they LETT something aud perhaps the in.
habitarfs might have got through the Winter and few
died observation but for what subsequently occurred.
After the battle ~ Chickamauga and the falling back Of
army TO Chattanooga, thorough and indiscrimin,
ate system 81 ioraging ives Instituted. For 20 ana 20
niles around iOrHglng parties swept up everything.
Their oondGct WAS regulated hy rule but to get
everything Ii was not ioraging but mercess indE-
crminatc audacious robbery OF every family of tie
s peek Of Of tho last pound of bacon Of the last
cow last sheep, the last hog, the very last mOrse
oi subsistence i, was robbery only soldiers can rob,
and not unfoGucniy the bedding ard clothing war
taken 'rOm the house tAio,iug soldier Ill steal the
lat cramD nom sick bays skeleton fingers, and II
tins was not done II becaLss the crgmD had been
stolen before Of course, this unlicensed, mostly
unknown TO the higher authorities, though II IL an ever
lasting disgrace that men wearing uniforms are lnlp
Gated transactions that ought To cause q EN- 10 Nus
tIaic rcvie.lc seated on coan shaped pine boGes.
Still, the people hlmos, all Of them for the Union as
they are do not muruar. bnt simply ssk THAI they may
live To subsist tho inhabitants of the territory Occu
pies ia the sst business Of army but In hs case II
would be simply hert.css injustice not to give back
some pert a least VI that winch tho people @! whom
tpeah been robbed. and should Dc Systematically
done. and ~ once.
AsI was about closnr this letter luokily into
Possession oi lie Memphis Agpoai published ut Alfalfa
OF tie 9th. ~ sad 9th inst from which make SON,
tanning extracts In the copy ol the rh n quoted
letter written lOm the Rebel nncs IN iIonf. ny the
al Tor Of Tao SaugEHa4 K,utIcGH (. i. AeAAldcr) II
rlfa Al ID, Al. NJ. I.s =
sUlg IN TIE taking Of Browns Ferry, tic r0sseslon
OF Iookou. alley. and the river 10 Bridgeport IN gN
Ing place 10 tls letter, IAe Pab.sess reAisiAs c1Aso
rlAlls a. follows:
be enemy hs, evidently ,niuei position ha,w render
N. rc.t %. 70, neca,ns and supplies "a ttaatoof L0ih
saic rnn There ong~r any difficulty IN his W m
entg whore ho l., snd the ~dssntagcs of our position
have been i,''y ios 10 us The Yankees have out
genera q rsihaf h he pain Enzh Of the matter aud We
le etev cd = d'ypo!nnen, and daAbe.ae o'ei
to- neat utt. Ting 10 ~ done. . g..
% whore tho rr,porsbii'y % hia dis'e is
d.hol sfi pfe.en Information sp a adglsedy We only
know tlai Goa, ongs'f1et Wa In eommhrs ~ te e "ht
conid have been done With proper visAance end euer re-
mains be Inc o,ss fests upon ihas oiieer ard n.ss
1sci hmse heretofore, We iEkc II Tor rAri,a ho
c.n sAous cls-n oi.. ia ile case ,oIe us
bui whl' ). 20 be- Done IA the pi"s'ni po'sion O. or
rUygiai Ia the neai best sicp-s nov tie .rJci o. sih
and nfs-p ineliry ~ih ALL with ooVtfnu"i anu p''
pc Il tia. ihe cnomy oanunt0is ~, and holds 20
sn, a. c.nnoi y, aien nom han without loss iH fo'c
.~fiou, IN 20 Alo bear 10 this dLsmma We nave
b~ brought by tie hft E,a, ia'-o the 1h fe '
he encny atcT victory AZ thektinfai ena 20 .AseI
ss.i1e'';t & IN ya',aa ,,1,. o. A' ''"'''''' ''N
make the following extract nom TIE letter above re-
f.rfed 10 by TAc R,paliicori
Il' VS., move he .esas os Bsowas Ferry, upon The
military oAes board by which the enemy goi ros'.ssea ~
ooso alloy snt tho - Bridgeport Wa Hd'f>,'y
,ofr Tise5royoH "a s,t-iHi one and ne sfe I'ieH
Of a. nirlts cad % , AL tie combinations, from TIE
baAdns oi 80 renion eess .ni neats e,n so~H We
bna.eyc pefioi Indeed toe fs'osd and iyef Ton
Loo.o,l hoursln 70 BragPo. AID hs valley u ha,eo.n
tatea iscl stEay, Lat wo iHsy has" ~hen u Vas
~ opers,on, ko~e's has eAsed he whoIe s.peei
d;a me- a.. .ss.S y. .irsa aa ,s,i. i no loasef
sny % y .Soa tie .ty q 10 eSl.aS ~ 20 o,s'h E r
d. els sAal haveso ishi -aetAe ta.e ,hi
eiani-s' o. 'sr7as ei..rlsisf Ins ~ - 10. , "
~ n. b.isrosnd inierT s mountain between us
-.i f'n Cssi,rnoe.sor Biis,posti ard g
A. fof iro v,cysso cannot ai'.oasc ths encn. Wy
sr, .leat ~ fsn-a .o.es ~ lie 1a ana "1'' IN 0h''
], poald sppsar by to letter rom which tfo above
s taken that Bragg ordered an alfck with tie We" OF
rce.alm.lg Browns Perry That u Nls pc.igon,t nao
iaay ao IA jenkins Erg de- after tlc esTli d oi
Hooicis ,ofoc Tie attack la rg faded. aud oar force
ha inf 'orii'd - posiou. n hoye q. i,ia..hs Lol.
on ysoy o. he Terry j. o. an end IL y evident tnrt
lie army fll, ul4cTstnrai not only TIE important gt
rs q Gen. hnIts brilliant exploit bu. tie AL! with
which (, vas planned and executed
Jud.e " ade I.cys. Assistant Attorney nencfal h1s
esa appointed successor Of Attorney aits resigned.
l. 20 Cove = oi ALABAMA o,,.
Tas M.,.,ligyien says tlat Union force OF 20 oo0
.t a. p
ne LIT I,lncHsco i.a.i.'ad - nov Iln 70 Bristol
7, h IN contcap aon - plt iho East Tenn ssoc sud
ylrgin.a ld liurcl al. N ruihne older 10 L.slo'
be- end Lo.lcoh'-.
Nc,ea q! ils command under B.rGS.
Col Jra FORGET Wounded ~ ] lscumbil has died Of
hi. aould. No was brother oi to notorious bcnesa
7is IyJya plainly tells ihe South. the bet nfor
urfon dat Inbody 10 the North u ioE peace 'Ac. t
III, rfFatoi tst The success of even the most ultra
ia. e. AZ .ur laI4u a 49, ~
1Icael, battle TIE Ip,erl thinks. VII BE- fought in
m prft ol the county, uld that it win uo more de-
cs,e ihau any other fought on ths continent" Il
cam upon "oic.y man wAo can do soldiers cl;y' ~
isi speech Of Gov Seymour ls given at length a.
r,..,ernor o. Nii,slrsppi transmitted bis Message
10 the lcg,latrgr at Columbus On the Ji lie recon-
m,uds to removal 81 Tie negroes from tie 1".' diA
trlcts nl plitns them IN the cml.oy oi 1no cover"
carn that the taking OF Browns Ferry Was the oc.
-, ~ "A ,elius dIslgrtcneut between Bags and
Irq,treoL ne former held the latter responsible ior
lie .s.sier. As tie Two D,Acl. from Lockout Noun
tu ,ug men stretching tie pOnlOon bridge ecToss Tue
river aud tho marching OF tho troops to positions that
di,peed r hope Of r,takiig Ito Terry the GoCnc be-
tv.,tn them Is said tO have been Nery story.
III could whisper Word l.. the oi either ElafS
or Iougs,loct " both oi iiom, tonight, could sug
ertt tht tholo are otter rUta pioAIns O4 them Jlst
where thai came AoAi' - ~ bHi"'i~N'
Eniinu amninicr-CoRGdcncco Of the Army
Dragr's Situation Prccrrioi's-l.so
Mountain si,,l in Rebel Ezmnds-Con-
urued Dcssriions from the E.neniy-
Hrn-g's GapPiies Cat on by Oar Cm,-
a,ry-scarcity or Provisions nii;inry
observation-disclosures Nail Arrnagc-
meats.
T.om Oll special Correspondent,
CHAITisoo5A Noy IA, 1868.
Tie dismal, rainy weather, which seemed as
ouh II never would ccase las been succeeded ty the
mast f,yorab,o kind resembling our Northern Indian