Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1863-09-21

The Rebels ss.csasratiss In gsrs.-Yh.,,
Army Bet Lsss rAaa IS. aeo--R 81 sfsrse.
s1D,ng . AtrsnS Defsnsivs Psaitisn
hBADoUAks1ks II sHs YI1Le. TnH Nil u
| kokTh1AsF OF LAHArHrrI, GA, Sept 10
On .vscaannG Ckattsnooxs, he enemy rs;trei
! 70 Lafayette AID masssd = force ~ thai place,
saAins poesssston OF tAr gaps OF Pis~on Aoaa.
| s~n, Directly IN front OF Gen rIon.ss COZ.
! am. The r. bet frrce he'd sesn made forrnida.
! Bile BY new add,ions from JsAnston, Hindman.
Buckrsr aho NAlry.
lsseIt ~ report the eReAy now superior In
nans ssre 10 TIT army they Asd 1t III battle Of
nurfrseshcro. Among tls divisions are Ch at-
Ban ., Dsyes, Cinihorne'e, sewaYt's, OiAy.
| ongsa.s Of Jackson and Andprson I'm Ali toir
e5,tH nsn.
1hls formidable in numbers and po,iti,n
RoNsersns was compelled to concsut.A:e his
i.f,s., netsssarily much soAttsrsd In crossi, +, r
,hs Lookout Mountains.
Tie ',bes OF the opposing armies may now b
Ieprt ehtso a. cr' scent shaped BY tAs pigeon
Mountains, viii b s1L-nd like the arc OF rir
Gle sr, md Lafayette. The Rebels hold the in
t.rlor aid We The exterior lines Tue Yoro.s
are W1tAln rev milas OF each other, bat are
en- etnhlly separated BY the range OF noun
tAlns.
The rebel position can only b approached
~ tts Callers, WinE, and Blue Bird Gaps
rsbr 10 co>srs excellent line OF retreat on r ,ns
and talhCuD, " here they win probably m,ks
an-w NJ should they b defsat.d here There
are rhmcrs that they have been retreatine for
cay or tNoi but they are considered lncPedlta-
bic.
General Ros-cran I-ft Chattanoosa on Sun.
day, aid is now engaged In making di.po@i-
Ia in fne spTi;s.
IL thr rfht with Nesley the rebel. lost over
ID rfy killtd. Our loss WAS seven killed and
thirty five wounted.
HEAbQuAkrBRs IN rHs FrILp, OHArrA.
Io"eA, THURSDAY, sept II, s63. ALI il quiet.
No auack has b en- made. The enemy remain,
In postess'on OF the gaps of Pigeon Noun aln..
anu about Lath.e,te The line. are very close,
and there II occasional eEir nIshinR
Captain Drury, Chlrf OF Artillery, OF General
Van Cl-Ee's stst, WAS shot in the DO vel. BY a
sharJ shooter. The wound is dangerous
Resaca with 20,LUU mpn
Our my Is In epl-ndid health and .ptri,s.
HiALQUAkTkRs a RNY NYoETHECUhBE GLAND,
IN 1HE tIkLn, sept lf, ls53-Ai is uulat
though there Ia constant skr mic hing aloag the
ln.r, aud frequent dsshes of cavalry OF both
aini's The enemy do-s not appear anxious
to ss1, a ,,,h s.oRh he apparently intends to dis.
tlaruy increasing force, directly in our front. .
l. W niles distant, receiving hravy relnfurcs-
m nta OF old troops from General LEES army
- nstfrtet passed through Augusta on the
10th and nth instant bv rail t. Ressca Their
advance has reached Lafayette.
Inc iec+is nav bt.n moving through tee
gap OF fIseon Mountain, aad forming line on
4.
RosfCrans has Sunad st oug de Snsiye
posltloI Oh the Chi, kam2nga erreg covering
IEai anooRa. lie evinces no disposition 70 at
TACK at Fr. sent The Preparations to do 50 ctn-
loi all b. completed Tor few DAYS when a
ba tie ust ensue
Gen. Stanlry OF the cavalry corps, is very i'll,
ana mas gone 10 the rear. Gen. X. p. MitcnelI
suctteGs 10 his command
EEAHGuAkTGks AEAY or TIM CUhBrR-
LAND, sept ie-The reports of an engagement
feiehre false. TLeentmy has ben busy today
iteling our lines, and artillery ;ueIs have bean
brltk. with few casualties The rroels On " bs
busy getting into position for attack to morrow
l.Iitir uoubt reuans that Ell her Long streets
or E1e'Ps corps is here. ANY day may bring
on IN LRafen,ent Tie pu p!Ic will bs inf,rm q
Il an 'HlIy moment OF the b-ginnin and pro.
Irtss Of he battle, If any occnrE
LOUISVILLE, sept lS.-Rumors haye pra
rai - - lot the past three days OF dis 4stars
hen dscrrdit by III military authorities.
TEey PROBABLY arise from tn. TACT that on sun
Gay las a repel 10 CT, 10000 strong attacked
Gen. n. slsNs bIIgade, $500 strong, at Birds
Gsl, and drove them back 31 mics
N slty Ies oyer.d he ground the next m prn-
iug, win Il loss Of terry FIVE killed, wound ID
and missing. Oar to~crs buried thirty. six
rebels found on the ground Monday m orning
TIE numner ot them kiil-d ami wouniad
which had been rtmoy- d is unknown, bat il
Is supposed 10 be considerable.