Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1863-10-01

/ ~ ~Aa0 pope. EASC-4AAk4 SAGxSs
left Lookout Mountain yesterday morning.
| ahat important position was then held by
jenkins. -
1t is not supposed that an assau,t will he
made, as we command the situation and need
not sacrifice the lives Of our troops When the
,rain left the burnt bridge station this morning
nssNy nsavy sannonading was heard. On Thursday
| night the enemy made two attempts on orr
nhes. they were driven back both times to
| their entrenchments.
Further news Of cheering character has
been 1ect1vco, but 1t is not deemed prudent to
Communicate Ii.
From the Sentinel, 26th ultl
| ATLANTA, Sept. 25.-Seyeral trains, with
wounded and prisoners, ha We arrived. Reports.
OF the condition Of affairs above are conflicting
we are inclined to believe that the enemy are
iorhfylng Chattanooga. Our lines are within
four miles of that place.
cnicers state that Rosecrans sent two flags OF
truce, asking permission to bury the dead and
relic We the wounded. Gen. Bragg rejected both
applications, replying that he had emo Ugh OF
lankee prisoners TO bury the dead and Yankee
Ihr1r was soiH no Hshins II as yesterdsg ~Senasg
Inc iankee prisoners have an abundance of
counterfeit money. Some OF them have been
brought in in irons for passing it,
me following official despatch was received
al the war Department Thursday night:
NEAR CHATTANOOGA, Sept Q.-The report
from Gen. Hocd last night was favorable.
are wounded.
We have twenty-five stand of colors and
gnldons, thirty six pieces Of artillery, and have
alrsa aoy collected over 15,0o0 small arms over
and above these left on the field by our killed
and wounded. More are being found.
BRAXToN BRAGG.
From Upper East Tennessee
[Frcm The Lynchburg Republican, 2eth ult,l
We have but little additional intelligence
from our army in Upper East Tennessee The
trains on the Virginia and Tennessee railroad
are running through to Bristol. On Frioay
last there was slight skirmshing in the vicinity
OF Lollicchtr Since the defeat of Rosecrans
we hardly think it probable that there will be
q battle Ct any magnitude in that quarter, as
Burnside's forces will be forced to retire in
order to reinforce Rosecrans. Still, we are sat.
lshed that We shall continue to be annoyed by
raiders in that section, unless prompt measures
be adopted to capture or annihilate the band
who nfest that region of country.
From Charleston.
From the ENQUIRER, 29th ult
CHARLEsIoN, Sept. 2s.-All is still quiet here
except the slow firing from our batteries
lhe enemy's Morris Island batteries were
nflng slowly at the runs of Sumter to-day for
was done
Nothing else stirring.
From the Dispatch, 2Sth ultl
CHARLESTON, Sept. 26.-The Yankees have
worked very little at their batteries to- day.
Our fire is keeping them close under cover
Our mortars on Sulliyan's Island work admi-
rably. The shells are thrown with accuracy.
and fall with accuracy in the middle of the
nemy batteries at nearly every fire.
There was again considerable motion in the
'h.et To-Day 1t is supposed that Admiral
Dahlgren was visiting each vessel
CHARLESTON, Sept. 27.-The enemy is evil
IDENTIFY attempting to make himselfimpregnable
on Morris Island Besides enlarging and
strengthening Batteries Gregg and Wagner, he
has erected palisades around his works, to
guard against any effort on our part to take
the island by assault.
The enemy has teams and mules constantly
transporting supplies, DC, from South Island
TO Cummings Point, Notwithstanding our fire.
Our James Island batteries were shelling
the enemy briskly last night.
From the Rapidan.
From the Enquirer, goth ult)
GoRpoSsvILLE, Sept. 27.-Au quiet at the
front front Thirteen Yankee pickets, captured near
lines to Richmond train. Seven deserters
from Lanes North Carolina brigade, were
shot at Orange Court House yesterday.
GoRDoNsvlLLE, Sept 2S-No further move
mems reported to-day. The enemY's force be-
yond the Rapidan is represented at $4,000
effective men, Meade's headquarters are
conflicting as to whether there viii be fight
soon, or not.
From the Dispatch, 2sth ultl
GoRDoNsVILLE, Sept 26.-No movements OF
brigade of Yankees went to Germanna Ford
Yesterday. An immense wagon train was at
Mitchell's Station. The main fortiications Of
the enemy are supposed to be at Cedar Run.
From Northern Virginia.
[Frcm the Dispatch, 2sth ult1
The reports which reach us Of the move.
ments Of the enemy on the line Of the Rapidan
are conflicting. One rumor states that the
whole force OF the Yankees has fallen back,
whilst another represents that Meade's army
is moving in the direction Of Germanna and
A gentleman who arrived in this city last
night from Northwestern Virginia says that
the Yankee Gen. Averill is at Beverly, in Ran
dolph county, with about 5000 men. From all
the inflammation informant fhor
with reference to their future operations, 1t is
their design to make a raid upon Staunton and
the Central Railroad.
The Yankees on the Peninsula.
From the Dispatch, 2sth ulfl
We learn that on Saturday q party Of Fed
erals made q raid up to Gusts (Gen! Lees
,ma ey nv e
was afterwards stated that they were making
a raid further up the Peninsula, but we have
heard nothing more Of their doings than the
performance noted above.
-. Comments Of the Richmend Press.
An editorial article Of the Sentinel Of the 26th
ult, says:
We have no further operations to report to-
day from Chattanooga. The necessities Of
transportation may have something to do with
the temporary delay A in the further advance OF
tions very socn. Meanwhile the exhibit OF the
spoils of battle, which we publish Today, will
be read with interest. 1t is grand haul, and
At Charleston the lun is not yet broken.
All is quiet on the upper Rapidan. There is
rumor from Fredericksburg Of a handsome
affair above there, which we mention merely
as a rumor
No news from other quarters.
Deserters.
Forty three deserters were received by Gen.
Winder on yesterday from Camp Holmes.
They Were all, with several exec ptions, OF the
Buffalo tribe.
[The Buffalo tribe' is the designation given
in Dixie to North Carolina Unionists.-ED.
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There seems to be considerable disaffsction
towards the " Confederacy' among the North
Carolina troops in the rebel army in Virginia,
seven deserters in one brigade from North Car
olina having been shot at Gordonsville on
Saturday. The Star Of Saturday last contained
the particulars-from Southern papers-of the
shooting Of ten deserters from the same State,
who had been arrested while on their way
home.
The Enemy in w estern North Carolina.