The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1863-11-09
FROM CHATTANOOGA.
FROM OUR OWN CoRREsroNDENT.l J
ARnv ov TRhHessER,

AMY OF TEivessER, I
Chattanooga Valley, Nov. I'd.
The situation remnins the same a. At the date
Of NY last letter. The enemy stIll holds Lookout
Valley, Browns Ferry, Rseeoon Mountain, and
The railroad and river from Bridgeport TO point
within one mile Of Lookout point. No further ef-
fort has been made to dislodgs him since the un-
successful attempt Of Gen. Jenkins. Had the at
tack been made In suG1cisni force the day amer
HE Federsls got possession Of the ferry and threw
bridge over the river - Il 10 reported Gen. Bragg
ardered to be made, or even on the succeeding
day, which was Wednesday, II 10 possible We
uyht still have remained mAsisrs Of the situaion.
But the assault was postponed until Wsdnesday
night, and was then made BY single brigade. In
The meantime, considerable reinforccmsn,s had
arrived tWsdnsAday evening" from Bridgeport, and
Il wss sgstnss these rsinfbrcements, and not the
forces st the ferry, shst Jsnkins's sttaek was d.
feeted.
An was stated Ia recent letter, the enemy now
hold lookout Valley, lying between the mountain
tire line Of the Nashville and Chattanooga rail-
road, from NashvilIe 20 point dtataMt from
bfOWns ferry, not more than QUE milo. He h0Ids
aiso the Tennessee river, from the ferry down 10
sdSsePofs. Since getting possession OF the valley
most, not quite, as strong ~ that q Chattsnoo
sa. In his front, az he faces towards Lookout
Aoaatain, Is Lookout creek, which 10 too neaT his
and on bio aaaks are he rivsf and Rsecoon lnoSn-
tain THIS 10 not oil. II attacked 10 the valley
he can be reinforced from Chattanooga by meaus
Of his pontoon bridges, and Tscroas Moccssin bend
more rapidly and safely than we could yetnf0fce
our column Of attack; for our Teinlcrcenenn
would have TO pass around the north end 0f LeOk-
out mountain, where they would be exposed - the
nfe Oh the Mccain batteries and the woTks In
the vicinity Of the feny. So, siso, II IN attack
receive Eeinforeements from The valley snd ferry
aofe eJpeditiousiy than we could send tsoopo from
oaf len TO the centre, or from he reatrs % he
'e'; ana this because the eAemy would move up
circle.
From Browns ferry 10 the fasshest poaaa on the
sasmys lines In front Of Chattanooga the alstanc o.
%oss "S mol exceed Two miles and hall; and from
uot more Than one mile. Ifnot m0lessed, Ut cOus1e
ie ehey Will extead the railroad up 70 the ferry,
w'e'f thtre Is a range Of hila hehia6 which he
erect MS depot 0f buildings, and protect his
wen NE Failroad shaA have been thus extsnded,
M aa !he iine from bridgeport pat In running order,
s distsnee he will have 70 haut HE Supplies viii
m,,s eoaeed que ifcm forty and SIXTY miles down to
"'.,s ns ana half snd two mtles.
lhis new move apon die palteasy chess- board.
ynhlcn ~ WINCH the enemy got possession of Lookout
..ey ahd the railway 70 Ds1daeposs, was . mas
sna s.toke. The coneepsion wss 4 militant oae,
An he Combinations, 1toa a. Ssil1isrc AZ ihc pou-
s,.h, eoats and aostiae them down the river q
NJ. E1 70 Tue nns1pected sssiva Dg the forces ffom
H. ,.,ls were perfect. Indeed, the Eive1 and
end -. ~ sosa Lookout nauntan 70 1iAesposf,
oss ~. ,s valley and Raccooa M0nnsain clipped lhea
So has 20 easily, or rather were taken f0ns u
da.. sescs.iy, THAI We hardly tnew whea Il was
whna. "a. ae operation, hsweyas, has ehspeel The