The New York herald., 1863-10-06
CHATTANOOGA.
Operations Of the Rebel Gene
raj Forrest.
Communication Between Nash
vile and the Front Cut OF.
The Strength Of R0seeraDs' Position
Admitted by the Enemy.
ADDITIONAL FROM REBEL SOURCES.
Large Amount ef Rebel Wounded
SiIl in Our Hands.
Reported Occupation Of Knox
vile by the Rebels.
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GENERAL HOOPS RECOVERY DOUBTFUL,
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NAsuvuLs, Tenn, Oct 8, 1853
An pnususi aegres q elotemsnt prevails hene to-day
Consequence Of sbe rebs Forrest with forco
Of sbou. four thousand mounted having made raid
line of railroad communicating between shs place
md bridgeport or Chattanooga.
Just At this particular tme trains leaving for
The direction ef the 'front.' Yet this circumstance need
give - particular for alarm. The enemy cen do
bot comparatively little 70 pjors line Of communcs
shO Torrsss may succeed in in,errup,ipg commun
cation for few hours; but We have not ouly
The force to drive him back, but 70 defeat
su immensely heavier force. There need Of fear
for General Rosscraas holding his position a
chattanooga He too strong ~ that point for the enemy
70 attack him with even show Of success.
10 day skrnishing has been gong the pelgkbor.
hood OF hurfressboro. The enemy made attempt to
destroy hrigde Of considerable importance to in
railroad point OF view In the skirmsh very Csw were
wounded, and were killed that can heer o..
Some persons inclined 10 think that an engagement
going on st Chattanooga, because tho enemy thus
operating IN the of General osecrans. But not
coincide with them. Unless the enemy very desperate
he will Dot attack Chattanooga 10 does there Is every
likelihood that he will DO defeated. H he attempts
nank movement that point he will force that
hos been long and well tried In the nsd, and General
Rosecrans would able hole for several days
against the ssd attacks Of very supe.
rov force
The present r.id is soI pscted rs We
were looking for h Cavalry movements do not surprise
a, ~ II Ia only wncn heavy bodies Of infantry
eur lines Of ccnmopic>iicu Ganss hat prepare
serious engagements.
II Iscesclnsiop, Is' loyal people va, fesso
'os General RoseerAas end for ss safety Of Mur
freesboro need NOT 10 sres,aped, tis enemy
moved rshk 10 fui force sad gentleman
well qualified TO know sssufes that there in
formation Of ATTACK Chattanooga up the cutting
Of tho wires between here and Bridgeport Ala0as sid
cutting having token place ~ daylight ,hR morning.
Nr. x. ID. Westssii's Despatch.
Bs1beu ArpNs, AHxr rn CrsHRrASpl
rRArSASoeot, Tenn, sept IS, 1866.
lpn oaskAE,reA.
AZ The .ose ~ last sunday disasier Chick sausa
creek the hssAip corps retired "doxgsdly and good
order, with ths balance Of Rosecrass' army towards
this strong position, and has waited rpusly svsr
sece fer renewal Of The dspuis. Any psfsoa OF
nervous temperament who bad witnessed ,he hss,y
reoccupsison VI Chattanooga by the proud Army n
the Cumberland; who had hstesed TO The Thousand
and ops stories sosut 'swfuIly cot up rsri.
meDts, brssdes aud divisions; Of the nyr,se Of nss
tate rebels who coss upon with ssty or
eighty pisces Of ready opel upon
morning would have been 10th TO coede that there
any brlisDcy II oil ID the pro-pecthat inevitable
stared the face that Sunday night To be sure
there war some cause for sorrow. oot fa seject
despair. Thomas hsd hed,se and lcf assins. the
rebels all dsy and The decimstsd divisions the right
which bad only retired after most obstinate resstsnce
had been reorsaD,zed before nghs sstonshed
rhed bat not dispirited Hut little moral suason 70
qured to them they would be sssr under the
eyes Of the two generals who slept In Chattanooga
thai night ,han they woulJ he IN tho neghbor.
becd OF Ro<svie, where brave sep, apen
their srms Every honsst strsss,su from the field feb
into the RANKS dcaanty ever. the Temporary
panic over aud wounded hobbIed by rbeerfuly
confident that "oId Rosy could be thoroushiy
whipped Senator Nesmth, who had left the sed 70 q
panic before the Gsh, ceased Sunday. eassd 10
call tha state Of snsrs ov~whsm,ng oefesi ~ he
passed hurredIy sp the Nashville RAro.d 10 ,bs
euist North.
osscsS,sADoS . ossrsAsotuA
Monday sfsersees the three corps army o. bsis
remosnts, With the Of Gcvsoo Grsnesr.
reached Chattanooga snd pre~raon. to hold
n Three h1es established spades packs ovdcr-
"a 70 the 'front.' and fosmidsels thrown up all
arcss he valley, from ssocessibe Lockout The right
70 the ispnessee the foo. of sosaIy dse The
ef, The ssps through vhch the enemy could only ap-
proarh from The south cowm.s Ged by bs,seres
brst,nr every hlloca befove Chattanooga Ihs Esst
Tennessee and Gsors aDc ecorsis Railroads we're
vith comparatively he labor vsnsfornsd il,o lnpres
sab'e inner Enes the old dspoeon u troops Wa aAe
and e,orytcdy brsathed freer Rosocrans Amy IN
~ sev position, soupdshsly able 70 bod q,
bay double ps neutsr rebsg, ard every
soldier fsn a. IL had aye~ty b.oorns .,,.,.ux
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'na' 'he 'semy "so "ss AZ badly handled N
Sunday .nssgsnent were n indeed sbe balance
vss po1 m our fsvo, lns,,sa nj sixt, ,,srsu ~ ,,,u
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et D. hsnds she report Colonel BA'nest Chief ef