Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1863-08-25
Sustained by the People.
Draft Going on in New York.
MORE ABOUT THE LAW
RENEE MASSACRE,
One Hundred and Twenty-Five
Bodies Buried.
Lane Pursuing the Murderers.
Two Hundred and Seven of
them Killed.
FROM CHATTANOOGA.

OIEN kN5ONf ALAsg august AOs
Wilder crossed the Tennessee river last
evening and burned a small rsilroad
bridge near Shell Mound, thus severing
communication between the rebel right
and left wing. In view Of the impracti-
cability of the common roads this is An i'm
portant affair. He secured ferry boats
and two barges and brought them to this
side. 1t was the burning Of this bridge
which was thought to be the destruction Of
the steamer Paint Rock, which boat es-
capped, reaching Chattanooga on Thursday.
Important events must soon transpire
in the vicinity of Chattanooga.
The advance Of the Army of the Cum
berland appeared in front of Chattanooga
on the 21st and opened fire on the city at
10 o'clock, A. NJ. The enemy responded
from nineteen guns, mostly small ones,
which did little damage, but also with one
32-poUnder which swept the opposite shore
and one shot from which killed q horse
and took off the leg of Abrsm McCoOk Of
Lilly's Battery.
Our fire was very destructive and every
battery which opened on us was disabled
Cilly threw shells, with great precision,
I'M o the embrssures Of the enemy.
tn e works of the enemy on the river
are ret 1orted very strong with psrspets mol
less thar fifteen feet wide. Several water
batteries On level with the river have
been discovered.
Moored at the wharf here were two
steamers and opposite the city pontoor
bridge of ferty-Eeven boats. The larges
Of the steamers was sunk by our fire snd
the smaller one disabled.
An attempt TO destroy the pontoon wal
frustra ted by sharp 6re from rebel sharp
shooters.
Forty prisoners were takes .A2d tWt
rebels were killed and several woundsd.
A train of wagons and lot Of muleI
belonging to battery, captured Will
grazing on this side of the river.
Our advance has reported ten Division
at Chattanooga and Hills, Qate Hardee's
corps along the railroad in the direction 0
| Bridgeport. A detachment seRA opposite
| Harrison discovered no enemy.
COntrabands report that JohnstOa ar
rived with two trains Of troops on the 20tb
and superseded Bragg, who has retired t
Atlanta. This last statement is confrmet
by citizens.
A large fire was discovered near Chat
tanOoga. No rebel infantry north of tn
river.
Stearn's brigade Of cavalry is in the Vi
Ginity of Smiths Cross Roads. Forrest j
at Kingston, preparing for raid.
Eleven deserters from the 1st Louisian
came into Negley's lines last night. The
were detailed lately as the crew for tn
| rebel steamer Paint Rock. and Rbandone
the steamer on Tuesday, twenty miles be
low Chattanooga. They report that A. ]
Hills and POlk's Corps are at ChattaaOogG
and says the Generalization of the neb'
army is complete.
Three thousand deserters are in d
mountains awaiting our advance.
These men report hundreds of 10y;
mountaineers. engaged in plotting deserte
through the mountains.
!. The let Louisiana, Bragg's Guard, is II
/ dueed by desertion to less than 100 mel
They say the remainder Of the crew d.
| serted the steamer Paint Rock at the san
time the steamer was disabled.
A heavy explosion was heard ,Hat nigt
! up the river and it is believed the boo, ~
been destroyed. A force was in nnrsn;
her. III
Many furloughed men Of Pemberton,,
army are coming into our lines. Tbev so1
his army can never be got together again
Seven deserters from one Company Of J
Mississippi regiment came in a bcdy on
Bragg's army will go to pieces if again
attacked.