New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-10-16

bear tleiI lain like beroes. and are uroom ~.s
oIIyheir misfortunes One OF the commission 70 eay
Iemal ked % me that ne hau ne'e' e00" AVN 8" '""A
ioI e ~ sorTer letter to considerable firing that
or,,cd between 10 and IL O'Clock or Thursday night
~ Inject of the Rebels not clear at the time, but
by the copy of The CoH)ederaoy to which
i,c5r1 II saws McLaws division made night attack
upon onr works for the purpose OF aseertaining our
their original position. some 500 yards Their loss IN
the attempt they say nothing about.
One Of the most daring and successful exploits OF the
present campaign was performed last week ny Captain
win c. Moreau, of the Partisan Corps, with IS men.
They left Chattanooga on the 10th inst and were 70
proceed in tho direction Of Ringgold to observe the
the battle of and the enemy passing up in tnat
direction, finally intercepted bis communication WIN
Sheys Ford and he determined 70 reach Chattanooga
by approaching il on this side the river He soon found
himself enyironed by Rebel troops and determined to
make his way through their entire camp AT the cross
ing Of Chokamauga River, be was challenged uy 'i.
sentinel TO whom he replied that they were pal y.
FORESTS men on secret expedition and their purposes
could not be made known. They made three attempts
10 get down the mountain before they were successful
Reaching the infantry camps Of The lcDeis ihe ont @
was bcaeu but the party dashed through closely pui
sncd hy Rebel oav9lry. who were on ther iraeA'
naly thew approached our own lines, and then their
troubles had but just begun for our pickets
thew we've enemies, opened IRE upon 'nen, III non.'
vba The Rebels poured their voleys into thc!T rear.
Finally cur lines were reached with loss oi out ioI
men after they had Travelled twenty miles Tllnih .ue
cncllNS uncS. Inc nest nhNiliG t1Nh
wes considerable Of canuoneding for an hour a'eF
FNscv what The Rebels ere doing III oui iroh, 10 me
s mystery presume cf course. that our auihoiiies
are posed In regard 10 matters, and Consequently 9o
no, allow n 10 Give me uneasiness. Yet AZ were nc
Icoumrnder with no more light than have at present
| would expect some nice morning about Daylight IL
hssr eolnc ongIange Rebel guns break the silence
Last night at n O'Clock. oil their camp fires, when
before had burned brightly. were eStngnished.
We lcarn from Rebel sources that Vic bridges beyond
Enscod have been repaired. and this accords with The
laci that we have been able 10 hear the locomotive
whistle on the Western and Atlantic R0nd since Mon
dav. Nothing now prevents the enemy from shipping
al Linds III supplies by railway from Atlanta. ADmu
milton artiery aud troops be brought al NoHafI
learn thai we lost eighteen men by the capture OF
or sal feTrybOat DAY last week. Captain Caster
u The s0th Indiana and Capt Neycr Of The l0lh lrd
ana Battery were OF board with about thirty men,
part Of whom were Of the 18TH Illinois. They were
inn.d .ately under ilc Rebel FIRE before they ver,
awme % H. The REDS raired down Tie bullets, AinDg
the mules that were tIfflng tie wheel They sNote ~
vain 60 reach tie opposite bank with The boat Nhen
il appeared ccr;aB hat the boat was TO iai into nc
LANDS of The Rebels the two officers aud several ." u,
men srr,nc into the water and swan 70 The opposite
shore thus saving theusClyes. lie remainder were
lost. - .-. :,
notice the, several Of our exchanges pcIs.t 40
writing the name ~ Losccranss C-ioioisItu J'" a.
Gained. His namo . James. ri,
No rain has fallen here for nearly seven "etAs lAe
r, las been that we have suffered ron most Lol
s~eNe dust The air las been charged with II. tie
mount in hid from view and the houses cnvclopcd IN
r1ore frte soil than one would expect 10 s.e III tie
Stutl This evening. however, steady ram las Sci
IN and We hope co. more comfortable iiHes SIDNEY