The Chattanooga Daily Rebel. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1862-1864, 1863-05-23
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Early OH Thursday nhorniile hyls ~ y%le
raj army 10 strong force. VAS f4o,t*tta Wbian
two plos If JACKSON, and al,ou* :lfGS3ncx the
whole tows vas aroused BIZ f,is bcotni}E Of
canpon. NerTi eocn iii became htsllc anf cc;,.
iss;on. Wagons and ,isEis wcro n sfeat.re-
crowded ID ovea 6owanE, ari yet there ~c,-
noa accovefpcslatioas Cor half OF tAose Who
wished tds sbsuaps the eluo;hcs Of The rankees.
|. F$rfuaAtely, most Of tho Government prep
erfy AMI sSeetM had been re moved in advance.
AZ i much Of what was lcgt gas thro.ap ia tSe
streets aia aE,vropriahd hy the relripk sol-t-
'l"'s or ciher Iterssns who ,c'lese % cnxuu,txr
III msel~,s With the cast oif psoperty.g F,
Erf feeble resis;snce was inadc ~ mr.,
snali i'Ice WHO were seNt out 10 hd(iaShyg
Enemy in check, No Rsfiuiis engagenellt 0se
intended or expected. sAd about twelve I'ci0ck
orr troops commenced flisg through Naq
streets, taking. the road 90 Canton We 1tad "
few cannon, soune ten or twelve in pcspips m
the rite pits, manned, however, by raw Goors,
which served - very good purpose in stu ing
tho progress OF the euemy, who did not enter
Tho town until about half past two O'Clock in
the evening. A Gsorgia and Soutl, Carolina
regiment We learn. were tie oniy infantry Ell.
gagged. We heard frcm sfagglcrs tia; lhey
suffered pretty severely. though aa vet We
Lave beel unabie 10 gaiier any par .icu,a-s of
5sw w4sss oQrra, ingiftef or vonr,ie,f ~--~-zs--
Our troops retired through the city in per-
feet order, I'll high spirits, Aud with defiant
sep. They will yet sire the Yankees a sample
ot their prowcss when they shall meet ;hGal ia
any thing like equal force. Generals Gregg
aud Walker were III command. General john.
stcn arrived rlfe evening beio C. too late To bc
oi aoy service in an cffo., to hold tie place.
Had he, with his renfor:cniei,s. got down
fo!iy-eighi liouiS, sooner, JacSsom might have
been saved from inyasion and pi!laGe. Lot rs.,
hope that he may yet be Instrumental in saw
ing ficksburg from similar fate.
Through dispatch -eived last nignt franl
jackson, We are put ia possession OF some ni
tho depredntions and tobberies committed r;,-
Oh the people OF that unfortunate place.
On Main street, says the dispatch, Poltt'
building aud Grecus bankii.; houhe wcic
burned. Green's less is.. s;imatcd at n unar-.
ter OF a million dollars. We presume this
'''cludes tho loss of his cotton factory. which
was burned. The Confe,.erat; house aid all
buildings i'll front of il are burned. ;uSehc
with tie peueutiary aud all machine shops ia
the city. Eveiy, store bat two were ru,ied,
and bonses robbed ind,scriminateiy. Tie
Baptist printing Office was .aved Ivy u Fc,iefal
guard beins placed around 1t. Tine M,ss.ss.p
pian office guiicd tho presses bcii;
broken to pieces and the ,ype thrown into u,r
street.
We axe grat.fed 10 safe that the proprin-
tors of the MI.sissippiaE srcccedcd in mov
ing away mcst II Hief iua cri.i, aud il,ere
could not havs tten n great deal Lett behind
tor desiructien.SH We except la-ge Hoe
press. op Whickihe Weekly Mississippisn was
printed.
The ma s'esisl' Of the Appeal Ufficc left be-
hind was not disturbed, except the large safe,
whtch WIS blown 70 atoms Fortunately We
had removed the contents and the Yankees
did not rob VA of. much ii its destruction.
The sarnc dispatch informs us thn, Grints
army had gone.to Nic,ssourg. A fight was
reported as having occurred at Big Dlacs on
Friday aud Saturday. reports are COZ aciiig
though The las: days eneagcmcn, is roi'rescnt-
cd as being unfavoraoe 10 our side. Before
coihg to press We may b. pm, in posaes.ion OF
later telegraphic accounts