Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1863-11-09
From .Chattanccca.

IhesfoiloWing intere'tiag letter Is from q
special correspondent of the richmond Dispatch
Army or TENNESSEE,
Chattanooga Valley, Oct 18th.
The enemy has gained Important adyantapes
within the last forty eight hours, Which. anless
they are ceunteractrd IN some way, will place
inc question OF eubsistllIg his army In Ckattanoo-
ga tnls winter beyond al doubt. Rut before
pfoceo1ng furtner, permit me to correct an error
INTO Whlch Tell Ia nay sitter on yesterday.
The poinNat which the enemy laid the pom.
toen brlsesyesferday morning Is Browns Ferry,
Tour anu q half miles. yellow Caattanosoa by the
rivor, or . mile and a half by laue. 10 reach the
Terry py land you cross the riyer In the rear of the
town and tue Aoccasia, or neck of land below.
wnlch Is very narrow, though the distance around
1t Is considerable.
Having constructed their pontoon boats and;
placed the bridge timber aboard, the pontooners
and the expeditlonary forces embarked night be-
Iors last al Chattanooga, and uLder the cover OF
darkness proceeded Qaictly down the river 10
1885, asass.w a as ssI lns t e pc laDasd, Isaving the
port, Were asiecp. and Of course were rale, 70
s ss p h Advancing up the hill, called by
Federals came snddenly upon Gen. law in'fa =
ny plckels-all OF " hom but one man are ranort
- - nave loiioWea the example Of the ridettes
anu gone TO alcsp-CaptIred most Of tha.,
uToVs Them IN, ait gained possession of the b;I
ane solisary preset who was awake dischsrgac
Als piece, ans this called up Col. O.tes. % ~
letn Alabana, who Immediately denInxsd ~
regiment as hklrn4lsLt re, ana adyancsd snn
the enemy but nndlns that their linz Of pattSo
6setapped lis Inc Vi skirmislers at both ends
Ae len DACk, leaving the fec in undisnnted nos'
day. Jusl pslore
Meanwhile, the pontooners, as soeu IS the suc-
cess 81 the movement had become aesnrad 49,
to work and laid douA the BRIDGE ST ~ Nsns
Mnon he&sy rolnforcelnents. watch lad nroc.a5'
60 or tns land roate, across The Noenss?na
: 80 sonsueol laho In the low corner OF the
? p~sssu over Tue AVER .aA'i. commenced throro
ing up defensive works. The bridge il in Nv
o Lookol4 point, aid not exceeding two x,i1es
But this is not al. on,fdrrabl II oro
VI INC SCENE thls aIlcrnssA from Bird reDort hav.
iIis nat~Acu upon Iae South side Of the river
c 10 = aa.iToao route. he column was pre-
sano cavalry, and brought with It artillery a9a .
uason tsalA. a scout, WHO hoyercd al1nD IN.
nnTunaa anu Watched the movements Of the
mound, ave miles this side OF Bridgeporf 81
uool yesterday, aud Lnat a considerable bods ~
troops remained behind. The enemy was fsying
when he left. @isuno
Ihe enemy now holds the south bank If tho
Ever, ana tue railroad from Bridgeport to
browns Ferry. From the nearest noint on th.
railroad to the ferry is one nile. and from tho
Terry across Moccasin Bead to Cha.tauooga IL
mile and q half. The Gt-iancs. the1I he sSs"
IRE r. - nase 70 nali ais supplies in The fu-
t u II ne Is suffered II tto.d Bis present Doll
loa, VIII De two miles ami : half. fhe distss e.
ne nave TO laul eur supplies from Cnickam.nS
enanx ae[ . norfld rtad. Is seven miles. Tie
hi. anoot .o A1A-9SSce bWlce 10 reach
once to reach ours. mausa
put VIII the enemy he allowed to remain
waere' ns ia A vigorous Assault YESTERDAY
nlIgnt ave dlslSdged hin, but it is doubtful
uneLaef Il can De done now without a loss nj.
together disproportlonatc to the advantages TO
DC gained. 1t may be, nevertheless, that an IL
Tempt 70 drive. him away will be made
on VII De surprised to acar that tie idea pre-
saliea Il nigh qharters yesterday that Thomas
uau seized THIS point to cover his retreat by tie
Isssr 70 5Fldgeporta The hallucinatioR thar the
edcrals would not be able to maintain than
selves II chattanooga is dissipatcd in thin air
AZ was milnnsted III my letter OF last night. the
ulel between our guns on Lookout and
Inc eheihys MoccssIn batteries came Off to-day.
and ended in-smske