The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1863-08-25

STEVENSON, Ala, Aug. %. The advance Of
the Army of the Cumberland appeared in front
of Chattanooga on the 2lst inst. and opened
fire on the city at 10 A. Nj. The enemy replied
from nineteen guns, mostly small ones, which
did little damage, also with one 32-pounder
which swept the opposite shore. and one lire
from which, killed horse and took off the leg
of A. B. McCook of Lillys battery. :
Our fire was very destructive, and every bat
terry which opened on US was disabled. Lllly's
Battery threw shells with great precision into
the embrasures of the enemy. The works OF
the enemy on the river are reported to be very
strong. The parapets are not less than fifteen
feet wide. Several water batteries, on level
with the river, have also been discovered.
Moored at the wharf were two steamers, and
opposite the city pontoon bridge of forty seven
boats. The largest of the steamers was sunk
by our fire, and the smaller one disabled. An
attempt to destroy the pontoon bridge was frus-
trated by the sharp..hre of the rebel sharpshoot-
ers. Forty prisoners were taken. Two rebels
were killed and several wounded. A train of
wagons and mules belonging to one battery,
grazing on this side of the river, was captured.
Our advance report that there are two rebel
divisions at Chattanooga, and Hills Cate Har-
dee's) corps, is along the railroad in the direc-
ton of Bridgeport. A detachment sent oppo-
site to Hudson discovered no enemy.
ContraDands report that Joe Johnston ar
preceding Bragg who has retired to Atlanta.
This statement Is corroborated by citizens.
There are no rebel infantry north of the
river. Stones rebel brigade of cavalry is in the
vicinity of Smiths Cross Roads. Forrest is at
Kingston preparing for rebel raid. Eleven
deserters from the lst Louisiana regiment came
into Gen. Negey's lines last night. They were
detailed lately as crew for the rebel steamer
Point Rock. They abandoned the steamer on
Tuesday, two miles below Chattanooga.
They report th4t A p. Hills corps and Polk s
corps are at Chattanooga, and say that the de-
moralizrtion of the rebel army is complete and
that there are three thousand rebel deserters in
Lookout Mountain waiting our advance.
These men report that there are hundreds of
loyal mountaineers engaged in plotting deserters
through the mountains. The 1st Louisiana
regiment, guard at Bragg's headquarters, is re.
duced by desertion to less than one hundred
men.
Furloughed men from Gen. Pemberton's army
are coming into our lines. They say his army
can never be got together again.
LATER.
Gen. Wilder crossed the Tennessee river last
night, and burned smell railroad bridge, near
Shell-mound, thus severing theccommunicator
between the right and left wings of the rebe
army. In view OF the impracticablity of the
common roads in this locality this is an impor
tant affair. He recrossed in ferry boat anC
two barges, and broughtithem to this city.
STEVENSON, Ala, Aug. %. Gen. Wilder
crossed the Tennessee river last evening, and
burned the bridge near Shell mound, cutting Of
all communication between the right and left
wings of the rebel army. Lookout Mountain
contains some 5000 rebel deserters, waiting for
the arrival of Gen. Rosecrans' army. The ad
vance of Gen Rosecrans' army appeared in front
of Chattanooga on the 2lst, and opened fire on
that city.
Gen. Joe Johnston is in command of the reb.
els at Chattanooga.