Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-11-03
Yankee View of Gre zusuaa5sa at Chatta-
masgms

Yankee View of she sHsassfsR at Chaifa-
nosgas
a Chsttauccra cOrrespondent Of the New
York 1riJaHs, OF October 24,h, gives the fol-
lowing gloomy view Of the Ysulrse prospects IA
TGnaessse:
have already demonstrated in former letters
that, while Chattanooga is q strstegically in
1oItant point, 1t z not 4 safe ous. To h1ld It
securely involves the necessity Of holding the
Tennessee river for fifty miles to ths right and
left Of il. As sooa as cur army had crossed =.
Beresont, Stevenson sud Bridgeport, it WIS viz
tualiy master OF the place. For the came reason,
whsn Il was f0rcsd bsck into il, after tao battles
u The l9.h and 20ih ultimO, the QUESTION to hold
{! res'sd uD0u its sbiiisy not so muca to rspel sn
attack from the front ss to retain eontTel of TIE
riysf below. There was not foTca enough at the
aommaGd Of Gen. R0secTsns 70 protect al toe
lords and reads leading from the south bsuk to
mis- depots Eud lines Of communication On and
along the river. Hercs his principal danger
was the oItineency OF q flank movement BY q
dsfaehed column OF the enemy ever The Same
route Ehss he took to leave Chattanooga. Wish
sks srriy2i of reinforcement that danger passed
sway. The fsilUTs Of tte enemy 20 make he
.lovensnt sff,rds good svidancs, net Only that
she:r offensive strength was greatly weakened
in the battles, but also thss il really never Ess
as far superior IS reported.
The most direct danger in view Ct The TEN
porary state Of partial dissolution Of tina sTmy,
vas, ef course, 81 6rst fr0lt attack. The few
Isys' delsy Of the enemy ia closing Up with gs
around the town, gave Us time to sver It with
sho axe, pick and shovel. But although we
checked an assault by infantry, We were power
less TO rsmave the danger threatening from their
artillery That with Missionary ridge aRd L0oz-
out mountain in their possession, they car ass
- -T-
srS7ed BIZ thsir caEn0usds sn the On. / use
the word effectively" although thsy did little
actual densse st the time, for their Brojschlss
rU into cur camps all along our line, aud It
must be tao verisst tyre Ia war t5st will assert
hat by tripHug their guns, which thcy have it,
doubtless. Ia Lnsif power 30 do, could not, by G
canuonads Of week, annoy and dsmsg3 Us
bsvoud endurance Il would be- The first in.
stance in the history OF wars Of a large sJmy OF
unshslte,sd sgoops maiatsining its position under
q protractsd aid heavy srtillery fire. Th=t t5e
enemy have as yet sbstsinsd from subjectiDg uB
to a sevsrcr I.al than on the 9Th is a mystery
hat I an not abs 20 solve.
But sHpposing even that It Is not awaiting
rs. there are still other ways left open 20 the
enemy 70 draw rs cut Of Chattanooga. From
Chattanooga to Knoxville the distance is oDe
bBadred and ten miles. That this long lire
cannot be successfully guarded against an at
.ay7lnt 70 cress the Tennessee in force either By
Cen Rosecraus or Gsa Burnside, is evident
4 Rankiny movement 70 our right is already
stated No longer practicable for the enemy, Bai
there wss nothing to prevent enc 70 cur left in
the above mentioned direction until to-day.
Sincs midnight ths very gates Of heaven sssm
to ba opened, and the rain is pouring down ia
incsssant torrents, II tRe roads be not rendered
ingrscticsble By It, we viii in 81 probability
b-r1rsd and fuya7, - r,orEoo-r the
egenv have built at ChickamaRga station put
10 use before long, somewhere between here
7r,d Knexville. L would csrfEnly be the Des
move thsy could make. l. would give lhsiT
sr.py ercs Iaore the benefit of the crops Of the
rica valley Of the TsnReBsee. Il would throw Il
bssyvesn R5secrals and Burnside, and compel
ne latter 10 heat hasty rstrest 70 Kanucl,y to
sscsuo anBihilation. And lastly, it would force
this array to abandon Chattanooga and hunt ~
he enemy for battle north Of the Tennessee.
A lsst element Of uncertainty IS to the duTs-
ion Of cur Occupation OF ChatFnnogs ls formed
bv orr urscerious lines Of communication. We
| bave bad uree bridges aerorB the Tennessee
| Two Of these were rendered impTactic8ble BY
/ lbs rise a week ago, and one had to be removed
! Tqa other vyss again used this morning WheE
ths danger Of lis being carried away by th,
| sreat rise nov 20 be expected induced Genera
/ f2osocraes 70 ordsF likewise It's removal Ibi
| .Aigd was built during last week, and sford
/ now the only means Of communication with th'
north bank That It is insufficient for cur i'm
menss transportation, 1 need hardly say.
! Agsin, the rcsds to Stevenson. our supply dc
not sre 50 ragged, tbas ha9ling sutaeiency Q
! supplies ovsF them ls attended WIN umcaiae
I he character Of which only those cen cOneoiv
| --bo bAva passed ever them. The present Esii
! ,yiIl probably double these One Of the rosd
! aiooe the river is rendered unsafe By the bush
| yyhsckeEs firing from the south bank.
/ Il was natural for the eaeny TO attempt to ca
nc lopg thread of railroads-over three hundre
u.iIes-that alone connects US with the North, b
! dI,t af cavalry rsids It Ia to be hoped that ou
esvalrv viii prevent the mischief contemplate
! bv he bands of Wheeler and Forrest, now agsi
Icass in Middle Tennessee ami Southern KsI
sueky. If they should succesd in breaking ou
railroad conneclc fer any considerable leRgt
Of time, & rosrogrsde movement by our foice
cannot be svoidee.
Whatever the future may have in store for a
| il is obvious thas the rebels are masters ct th
sItaation-at least 50 fer as the power to BhsE
It is with them. That they cave improved Il
time Of suieiude elapsed sincs tie battles To r
psiv damages and gather additional etfensIy
force may be presumed, IS the fortunes Of g
ConledeTscy depend in great measure upo
further successes On their part, and IS they nav
/. concentrated ali taeiT available strength beta
rs. il is aot likely that they viii lie idle muc
leDgsr. Without having any positive gToun
for the theery, think that if thsy fail in STAR
i1g US out OF Chattanooga, they will make 4
, flank movement 70 the left under cover Of
canuonaae upon cur 'front.'
As 10 ourselves, prudence forbids nae ro
. SAYING more than that we arc not yet IN a col
dition to resume the oAsHsive, although we =
? able to opersle promptly according 70 the ma
tive Of the enemy. For my part, would dee
it csnss for coHgratulation II the enemy saou
give rs an opportunity to meet them in deei
I've battle a huadTed miles nearer the Ohls rive
Es- The Confederate tax Of Lynchburg,
{ we learn frem the RspHbiieaH, including she sp
eifc tax, the per c5ntsge on salaries and tax
? produce en- hand the Isl of July, VIII reach Il