The southern enterprise. [volume] (Greenville, S.C.) 1854-1870, 1863-12-10
Editorial Correspondsncs

Editorial Correspondence
ATLANTA, Ga, December ,4,h, 1868.
An anxiety representing The safe,y of
our army has been silsyed.. The sd
dress Of Gen. HAnDss, upon s4saning
eoumand, sssares the public that the
army isshtaet, and is rapidly filing up.
Tho eonfa.ion on the extreme Ieft si
our army on Missionary Ridge af.er the
retreat rnmm6nced.. MA. no dni,hs. .esy
considerable, but greater heroisut has
never bsen befora displayed by sny
soldiery. These ssnis men fought a,
shilo, Murphroesboro', Chieadfadga--
always eliciing from The cotrmnuding
officers :he highes. prnise==-and only
gave way on this occasion when fis.h
and strength could no longer .s,snd
against the host repeatedly thrown
against them. The failure on the part
Of the enemy 70 pursue grester .dis
lance ihsa he did, attest tie crippled
condition Of his army. Twenty thou.
sand of their men must have bean, iefr.
dered hots da combat. One. .fourth OF
this number will more thsn cover bill
our losses In killed, wounded .and pfii
soners. What our fpss, In ARTILLERY il,
have no msans "f iearnmg-psrl,sp.
not more than thirty pieces ~ith csi.
'o"s. As moro Of the sf,ilIsrs horses
were in rear Of tho breaai works, infer
that our lo,s in horses WAS inoonsider.
FSble. Reinforserpen,s have gone fof-'
ward In sufiiciso, numbers 10 more than
filI up the gap thus made in our army.
and under The leadership Of Gen. HAR.
DHE, will yet drive the foe from oar
soil.
The expedition Of Gss, LoNesfnxEr
to Knoxville Is still a'theme Of spscula-s
lion. All reports from that General
hsye been. Of the mos. pleasing chsrae..
Ter. The capitula,ion Of Knoxville By
BunSsIpE, has been the talk IN t6is
city for, more tilanx week, yet no news
)ias. up to this time. been received con-
firmihE or contrsdicting the abatement.
To dispsrse--if not 10 cap,ure--B Buax.
srpr's army, sndlben effect = junction
With Con. HARpkE, would seem to be
tho object OF tssn. LoSasrREEr. 10
Hconsequeocs.es the iptetruplion Of the
East Tenne<ses and Georgia Railroad
at -cieavlaui, BY tho -snemy's Cavalry,
ne are unable to learn how far he, has
succeeded in the first part of his mis.
sion. h is not improbable that Gen.
LoxesrKEsr may be compelled to leave
Fast Tennessee by the yirginia road, or
march back into 0sorgia ihtough the,
North east section Of The State, or he
could fsu bsck over the Blue Ridge IN.
to South Cafotina. That he and his
command willaltimstely come through
safety hsss u not tho siighte.. doubt
bere.. .sISf ,ys
4
q. We will soon zee what effect the
Withdrawal Of Gen. Baaoo will prodsce
IN the army. The .command of the
army could eot hsse, ,devo)ssd upoa Q
mere worthy or heroic corhmandsr than,
Gen. HsRprs. 1fsasseisys updsasted
eopsses and military kno~ledgs viii
: a. s..rH
sseopplish suecsas. We uaAyvsonsdsssly
iosk for II. ,.fbsss atfdbu,ss 10 shs
csnmsndss- a oussssny mast b up
khsid and s,,spsfhsasd by tsoops.-a.a
Wssthsr Gen. BRAos aver had = sdf.
HSisas atsm, ssssf- Iip, sceonplishl
sll sbas he sas sspscssd 10 ssspssr riishs
th hssssf shna + ana able 90 sxJ. Be
kskse- . IL msy, one thing Is csr,ain--
lshs did no. possess sbe confidence Of The
snths a.my-ohaesfs and nasn, This
wat Of c6p6dsnce gTadnAi3l found ,isa
/ wsy into ths Iaiads of Jiss yssp1s al
lore. Gsa.. BaAeo bas Iose known,
lad .fs8 this- slase Of sthipfs sn6 b
l Snw fstirsS From sAe oommsp6 - ths
5Ek amy 10 gfse &ay so.s eosasnssdss