Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1863-09-03

HURsDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 8 1863 NUMBER g.
SAruRnAY. Avg. Is.

Friday last, Bragg's headquarters, theI
In command of Lieutenant General Polk
were startled by q shot from the enemy OF
the opposite side Of the Tennessee River
where the enemy had suddenly and unex-
peetedly appeared in small force, not ex-
ceediug 1000. Shot and shells were thrown
into the town throughout the day, viii
little damage either 20 buildings or per.
sons. We replied with our field pieces
(tbere are no siege piecee mounted there
but with little or no effect. Saturday the
enemy resumed the firing, and continued
throughout that day this resulted in moth
ing. Friday, at about Il O'Clock, q coll
umn Of cavalry and infantry, estimated At
about ten thousand, entered the little eOun-
" tOwr of Washington, Rea County
They destroyed the property of two OF
three citizens totally. and proceeded up
the valley iu the direction Of KiuStOu.-~
Saturday they halted as it 70 rest; where
they are to day do not know. Saturday
also o force Of several q feWl thousand
appeared before Harrison, and threw some
shot across the river, (sO am told,) into
that place. The enemy at this point have
commanding ground, and have been throw
ing up earthWOrks. We have FumOFs Of
several other detaehments on the north Of
the river, bat these have nowhere made
ali this, Knoxville, hear, is full of rumOrs
to the effect that Burnside is pushing one
or two columns toward ROCKVILLE. Ne
portion of the eHemy has made made any
threatening movement west Of ChattanOO
ga. Hence it appears that the time is at
hand, when the strife Is 70 be for the Occu.
patton of East Tennessee.
Gen. Bragg, am happy to say TO you,
/ believe has mis- troops admirably disposed.
The passage of the Tennessee River ut any
point between LOudOn aud Bridgeport can
be, think, successfully contested. There
are but two or three fOTds, aud these can
be easily commanded, aud, indeed, along
the entire river line, generally speaking,
the low lands are on the north bank, while
the commanding hills are on our side.
The General, am sure, Is hourly posted
by his signal corps, extending their line
for many miles up aud down the river, and
by . most perfect system Of couriers; SO
that, with the railroad broken or the tele-
graph line interrupted, he will still have
uninterrupted Communication with the
extremities of his lines on either hand.
The Army of Tennessee is now 70 have
its opportunity to achieve as great, If not
greater fame, than the Army of Virginia,
and feel sure that they will do so. i
cannot give you the exact strength of this
army; it is, however, considerably inferior
to that Of RoseeTaps. ] understand rein
forcements are arriving from Mississippi.
believe it will be the policy Of the en-
emy not to attempt the passage Of the
Tennessee at any point west of LOudOn,
These demonstrations / regard as mere
feints, so think you will hear that the
bloodiest scenes will be in front Of Knox
vile, if Bragg should chose to fight there;
IL not, BuCkner will be constrained to
yield the place, and with 1t all of East
Tennessee north Of the Tennessee Tis
true, the occupation Of that portion of
East Tennessee by the enemy might be
come to them a eul-desGe, but / should
distrust such strategy on our part
So should we By this kind Of strate-
" the enemy might get into the whole
COnfederacy by way of n cHE-desGc, and
would never wish to escape from it again.
East Tennessee and our great inland line
of railroad are worth fighting for, and
must be fought for. Gen Bragg has Civ
en- up jast about enough of Tennessee;
and with the army that he now has and
in such condition, and driven to bay as he
is, too, in the very heart Of the Central
Mountains, it is time that he turn upon
the Yankees who thus beard us in the
Businesses Of our hills.
PROM GEN. LEE's Army.
We are without any further intelligence