, 1863-09-12
FR6M EAST TENNESSEE,
orr Forces Strongly in Posses
sion,
RESIGNATION OF GENERAL
BURNSIDE;


It It BURNSIDE,
1t J.. NEW YORK, Sept. ia special to t
Tribune eays: Gen. Burnside, upon complt
ing the redemption Of East Tennessee, te
, dered his resignation to the War DEPARTING
by telegraph.
It is supposed he contemplated 1t son
time since, In consequence Of tho consta,
political perplexities that beset him in Il
administration Of his department, throua
b the reputation Of certain Of his measures I
i the Government, but did not take the ste
9 till he could leave the service without dl
9 credit to himself.
: After cxpel1iDg the last armed rebel fro,
l31s department, the headquarters OF til
!: .Auy Of the Cumberland are established 8
! ! Chattanooga.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 1.-THE following n
6 pert from Gen. Burnside, concerning th
:, capture of Cumberland Gap, has been n
ceiTsd at headquarters:
CUMBERLAND Gar, Sept. Q, 1868.
, To H. ". Hal1eck, Etc:
, have telegraphed you our movements u
. . to The occupation Of Knoxville, BIZ on
: forces.
Since 1ncu 4 cavalry force has been sent u
TIE Railroad to wittIn a fe 6s.iilea Of Bristol
coptaflns three locomotives and two akdl
1ieual cars.
Another force composed of two reglme tent.
OF Infantry and two Of cavalry, brought t.
thls place IN person to reinforce Gen. Shack
lefora, who 1as here with two regiments o1
cavalry, Col, DeCourcy being on the Ken.
tucky eide With brigade, which started in
ttat direction before leaving Kentucky.
The infantry brigade marched from Knox
vile TO this place, sixty miles, In fifty t1o
hours.
LIE garrison here, consisting Of over 900
men and Il pieces Of artillery, made an nm.
conditional surrender at p. m., TO- -day. with
CUT nent. 1. E. BURNSIDE,
Major. Gsnera1.
] WASHINGTON, Sept. 1.-THE following
disratch from Gen. Roscerans Las been re-.
celyed ct headquarters:
CAMP Mean TRENTON, Ga, Sept, Q, nm,
To Major Gen. ua1l.c.:
Chattanooga Is ours, Without a struggle,
and East Tennessee Is free! Our moyes IN
Inc enem5's flank aud rear progress, vlfle
tic 1ail Of his retreating column will not
escape un1oolested. Our troop. from this
side entered Chattanooga about noon. Those
north Of the river-[Here the line fai1ed1
REBEL VIEWS OF THE SITUATION
lFron the Chattanooga Rebel, August e5;1
a friend just down from Athens, Tenn. re-
Ro1is toht y tps rpmor current at that place Of
On tie river}, on Saturday last, between ca
ror1ests command and large force OF the
enemy, In which the latter were rcpulscd md
df1Ven back seven miles. Loss on both sides
neafy. subsequently, another 1ght occurred
rs,.; as roo5 Hook, and the Yankees we're again
Tbs reported adrance Of Bnrn siienn Erov-
slle Is confirmed. Operations arc for the
moment enveloped In obscnrity. ChAttanoo.
60, 50 long hospital aud baggage room. il |
Is nom teebe3cs eamR A1@ost Iestge Of what
signs Of domesticitY have died away. It il
true the cock still crows the coming dawn
IRON many yard and ro3st, but the house
1olos, beneath whose glimmering rooCtrees
tney were Mont to make their mathis, are re-
i9r action, and nothing may now be seen in |
1he L streets but the rude par.pherna!ia Of var.
The initials to vigorous aud bloody opera.
t1ons hare transplred without confusion or
alarm. The warning which awoko the army
md the town on Friday was not neglected for
, moment All men seemed to understand.
by that tacit intuition which sometimes
ns }hasge .4. Of people q IN slage
zen and soldier 1T once began to piensre @ ;t ;f,r
l. ~ dusk on Sunday evening private f4mI-
leF Lad retired beyond the reach of danger.
q The event either Of direct a5svult uI,or' |
Ae city Or other Incidents to active operations
baggage to The rear, and tie several commands
received orders, which suddenly electrified /
hem from the torpor OF camp lie to fha ani-
nation Of the field II
The sights that low I'LL tho eyes are very
from tie st;1 pictures Of
tance. for the gilt and the tinsel are f41cd
rom ne military coat Of arms; but there ID
nat Thleh passes show-deep eanestness
W., ~ Eespetats acns1ty' The Gro Tded thor
ht3t'an sn;.,, III; "1n aaotes ss1olung hlther and
ish. With amnn1annes "aon1 ,n 7enu1ng IEnit and
o1die,s nnIt5 1sat9.g III g9tmg, WIN omcers and
nd if1ieness 1ith :TaT. ~ ng t4ag nu1 ease
,1eached don,.s+;na "tu g"s ge" aHa 9entlies, IN,
d one ro11ne cn1rauE a9 ~ aFd Gnss ~ Jostied
,asstd from View liz a ia risy, .aania ,..i naVe
i1ne IN r. crerp % ;7rect;an ;T sa s1eaa oMcers are
,a11n6 7hronoR tha $780, t4@aus u GNany |
mini 1nmheE o1ones rsoro rsaoss, 4 aau ORDNANCE
Now and then "a ~ 1poI poGs ~ " po1s.
cese hotterv sI, roi1s ~ Ts M tooh guy upon me
he sandr mist and IT. 1hsa1a nS : snscnga
er{rr md rrn~I1n1 ~ A. @ 1ao seaEs mut
he Fstant 10 ~ r;Ha tot nn4 ~ oe: AZ lines
= deener bass of cannorade roS,a r. III masse - tE
uiet skies, Where the sumner c1npds ~ nfa4 is !
Ike one Of fleece around the crags Of Lookout | t
esk- !
And here vest, quite as rebellious as ever, ! !
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