The New York herald., 1863-08-27


Until lately refugees frou scarce; but -
present the State Is falls represented In our cainps
large number now In the town, all OF whom haveA
from the coascrpton. They represent that tho rebel
conscrtion being forced nexofaby and that all
and all professions bong taken; only the lame aud
blind exempt. The stories they tell terrible 70
listen TO- and for the sake o. humanity does not ie
to believe them. man hates TO believe that he rs Of
race that be 90 cruel Three whom have se~a
unto In giving the following story true:-They were
joined on their way here Harrssn Tonn, BY Pap
tss preacher, named Blair, whom they 5000
fouud 70 be. like Themselves refugee from
the tyranny which enforcing the new con-
scrption. The party found themselves pursued BY .
party under Captain SNOW. when far from Hsr
rison were overaken captansaow info med them thai
they had to decide between Agh,ng their country
| dying" Blair, who much exhausted. replied haa
he thought he should bc better prepared TO dN
than at that moment and declared that "hs never
nght for their Without further words tho rebels
throw him tho ground and cut his throat from y
ear The Others acquiesc "a the poposiioa " Captain
q ,ow, bu. managed to escsre from him and reach this
MA ce saoty This occurred the 3ist July last.
ana Senly nstAnce or tho macy terrible tragedies
uouA bcng enacted 10 East Tennessee.
UNIVERSITY SOUTH.
Ne.,> Cowan there IL a spot called "Unvcrsi.y Place.
upon WIN ch Il proposed 70 build university sor ths
bencn, on Soushern youth The stone cf this
ed mi
the Rght ev Bishop Ieonidas Polk bong the orator.
Tho districts which proposed to build the unver.
sy has alie, into hands, and short tme ago
OF thu sod,cr searching for good wine and other aged
Itsuors. removA the corner stone. They found only
collection Of smsn coins large number Of papers books
&C. Among these were the speech Of the Right Reverend
Bishop the charter Of the issttason and ss Of the
subscribers and sui scrp'ions. A"noupn ve'y arse
nuuber OF the sub. crbers were Northern mes, The
specch az polk m the charter declare that -
Morgan horn or rasdent the North shall be admitted
az student in tho IN iversity. Tho purpose was 70
sinstruca oniv thu sou,be, mind but before the Ia
sttu,;on could be- put 10 w k Yancey "nred tho utAs
ern heart and as oonseq uence the university is mover
likely 70 exist. s..A
line OF railroad from Stevenson 70 TINT place s being -
paired and opened THIS does NOOK am gad 10 say
70 the remanent occupation or At Hoe, and troops arc
be wasted in holding untry sumc'enty wen
defended from rebel occupation by the Tennessee river
* l4e fs BRnoxrorr, Ala August ls, 1889.
The RJris E,aena,e Bridgcprt-The rdg' orer me r-
ness>e RiterA Re1l Prcner's STD 7nent as % Brd0rs
-Conresaticn VIA Rebs isefa1
AT Winchester yesterday morning arned IRON soe
general commanding that General shsridA had reported
the OF Long Island opposte TINS place. ana
tire destruction the railroad bridge bstS cen the ans
aud the eastern shore the river ima ga that soms
thing interest might be learned here sndo g came ov~
yesterday sftesnoou but few or 10 dstss can - o.
tanned. appears that yesterday tins rea os became
that large force Of cavalry oss'nx sns
Tennessee river at Cuepthers Landing, preA My win
the intention OF getting In their rear In con ucoce
this they evasuaed the position, probably TsA ring 70
Chattanooga The rebel force hsrs constsA q Asdes
sons brigade. not over 1000 strong. aAes
The bridge over the Tcnncsses hero has been I'd b
likely become sl more interesting ossoA IN this
- sA.x sss
tbs river saddsay wsdcps. spssdsg OUT cvsr ~ iaw
1at country 70 the width oc thrssq quarters ~ PA.
During Low water portion of th ecunssy visibs1
the stream dividing and leaving island. which b abosa
two hundred yards wsde, and which. from ~ length.
called long Island Over the two streams tans srtsl
bridges have been bui, connscted BY hcavy earth N
running the island. Tho two bridges and or
1900 feet long. The bridge ueSress - wss burnsd -
our spprcaoh, u> rebels occapyng the island. upon
which they hsa buyt fass de pnf Night before ast
rather early yesterday morning. they Destroyed 10 ether
bridge svacasted the island and their woru md b
supposed have retreated 10 Cassansssa But ths hss
mot been as yet positively sscertainsd e1
Az soon ~ the bridge was discovered to b on Are
battery Of artillery posted on the blum which 90 our
side overlook the rebels, orsssd upon them, and
several rounds fred; bal with what effect not kDswu-
No sttempt was made 70 the burning bridge, and h
deed all attempts weuld havesssa foslIe no
means existed 70 the river wsrsmain soverogns
OF all survey One Of The met imIesant crossings a
the Tennessee th left and % Il ws arc iSko -
cross this week, Without Tho slighicst molostatcn
single prisoner taken. He called himself . ~
scr,er. His assertion had scmssh!se os pausbsisy
about It, he had come into our iines Of his
free wIli He taken 70 General shsrlAna.
flo stated that the force cvacuatsg had fallen
to Chattanooga, where General Bragg then was
with about forty thousand HE other staten saas
unmportant General sheridsa suspected tho ,aa
md info thssb~ had -sa,
cent into lines 10 mako the absve statement. He
then declared that tho brigade occupying the hasd bad
evacuated because isolated and fearful or capture
General Bragg had evacuated Chattanooga had moved
his whole force 10 Knoxville. Hn
Specializing upon this movement delicate operates,
really reveals nothing the rebel plans posi-
The fact ID that Andersons resiresnt y - b ~
trbuted solely appearance the river below him
This suppositiou Is mich Likely 10 be tAaa Ne
idea have heard expressed that by the retirensst e
Bragg 10 Atlanta Chattanooga y weakly occupies a.
the island forces had become dangerously so,assA
This latter conclusion Is bascd upon ssassusst noa
s all confirmed for have ws aushsniicaisa proof
that Bragg has rorcd Alsnta On tho contrary
every probability that he viii retire frcns chsss
nooga until the superior gspsaahp strength os Rsss
shall have forced him TO deso. The courAey
rest assured that Rcsecrans Is Baess supcrsIn bosA
strength and ability, and think that they my sassly
believe that gcoeralshp aoas will gain Chaasanssgs,
a IL did TullahomA
One Inference can be plainly arawn from tbs .ovs-
nent Of the rebels They hass only bssn pcketiag ths
river wcss Of Chattanooga They have he'd real
strength Of that point, - ara a liberty
whenever we chooss. think that viii b ever ere
this reach you for by tsmorrvv nighs army
win bs across the mountains and into Alabama
Convcrsasous with tbs pscksts " the rsss have been
Of late unusually dull day two spoe ORC Of cur,
called bathing rebel and nssrs In reply.
"weli, Ysnk what 10 you wantr
"No,hing; but John Morgan wants rrsgsto send him
his descriptive roAn
day two ago came some In nlsrestlne sts,-
tics Of this county. II appears thru 1t tho last elseon