The New York herald., 1863-08-16

ROSECRANS' ARMY.
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Sketches of Albanian Cities as
They Are.
How tho Rebels Intend to Kill Gene
raj RosecranS.
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Why ROsecrans Does Not
Advance.
Valuable Typographical Information Given by
a Rebel Engineer Officer,
&C., &c. go.
MIR. WIN. #. G. shanks' Dispatches.
BRIDGKPoRT, Ala, August 2, 1858.

BRIDGkroRr. Ala, August 2, 1883
okysRAL RosEcRANs' HEADQuARTER
General Thomas, commanding the Fourteenth army
corps and General P. H. Sheridan, temporarily
mandng Twentieth corps in the absence Of General
hcCook to-day came to the front OF the army, which
may be designated by the date Of my letter l had
reached Cowan my way TO Winchester-Genera Rose
GRAMS head quartersbut invitation took passage
the train and enabled TO write you from masked
battery the bluff Of the Tennessee In full view and
easy hearing Of the enemy the island and those oppo
site, where they have encamped and protected them
selves behind large stockade, and there is mutual
agrcem ent between the that there shall be no in
discriminate firing on pickcts
DEPors.
While at Cowan noticed that It was being made
large and extensive depot for supplies but yet for
want Of transportation, only small quantity has
accumulated there. Cowan Is directly the
OF the mountains, and the OF the body
infantry Hence, with lack OF supplies at Cowan It was
suppose that raons scarce beyond the
mountains. By the time reached this place had
discovered that the main supplies upon which the
divisions al0 the road subssed were, yet In
the great depos Of mother ard consisted chiefly
Of large fields Of Every little valley and In
the mountains cultivated. These small, the
largest containing not Eve hundred acres but
they extremely rich in soil and highly productive.
The people have been content to plant only
whes.aeds tho entire route. and il is not at all
probable that Bragg drew supplies Of wheat or ohcr
grain from the district through which passed. The SOL
dors present great respccors Of growing corn,
in that kentucky neutral condition Of neither
corn roasting cars; but when 1t has grown hard
enough for they will not be 50 tender OF IT, Tho tall
grenadicr like stalks just going into tasse and
few days this delightful and balmy weather will
hasten the harvest OF thaso mountains The crop
very great and bountifu
STEVENSON, ALABAMA.
If Stevenson any OF the Yankee States with tho
advantages q concentrc point Of railroads. with
the richness of SOIL the blessings Of water
tho beauties Of scenery, 1t would be minia
city Of two three thousand tpstrious and
gesc Inhabitants But being In Ali6aa Il Ii village
Of only five Six houses, besides tho depot buildings
the total OF nhabitsnts 10 combined In the family
Of long haired, lstess and lazy who keeps the
"Aabama Hote' and about four negro servants whose
Anglo.Saxon features and general resemblance
landlord renect seriously upon his general moral charac
and CONFIRM The Western 10 his statement that
"ihe Anglo saxons going South with vengeance"
Tue place RUM and only occupied
importance railroad crossing The stockade and
mud or Buelfs campaign s.anding and
the rebcls have also krdy permitted the bridges the
vicinity with the exception Of that Widow creek, 70
stand. General Sheridan tells that their retreat
this country 20 hurried stampede that they
did not take ,imo 70 burn them, although they had
strict orders TO do When reached Stevenson, ~
noon tho bridge Widow creek had not been quite
nnlshed by the detachment Of the First Michigan
mccna.ics and engineers. Word was sent, however,
tba, it would be done By three O'Clock H. So we had
chance 10 get diunef The long haired landlord and his
Anglo Saxon Africans stirred up, and sshort te
after down the that North Alabama could
Afford. II consisted Of very full supply Of weak
tea and sulphur water, . very limited supply of mt
very fresh oggs and ham, and a qudnfun s.6cN Of
brS I'd, which suffered badly In comparison with the
.'iincoln platorms' which had put In pockets
whca you '.stop" and "put up' st tho alabama Ho
to" Stevenson. bs to bring your meals and bed
with you. and In departing be TO follow the
Piles the Apostles in regard TO the dust Of Jeru
salem with this variation, shake not the dust Oh your
feet, but tho bedbugs of your clothing We found at
the hotel paymaster, who declared that he had
pitched with these insects and that all night long
he had lelt himself unfortunate Gulver among
tho LiIpu,ians Of Alabama. He Is positive he had on
his person more "graybacks' than "grccnbacks" We
were all glad when the brought miles fur
ther, TO this place.
BRIDGxroRr, ArABAnA.
Bridgeport I have before had the pleasure of
describing cluster OF half dozen houses without
any partic iar arrangement to streets But that
year ago and tho and Inhabitants gone.
The will have TO be applied two or three
mud forts, which remain standing, OF which
was buht by Buell., and tho rest by Bragg. Nei-
ther Of them appears 10 have bcee considered OF
much importsuce, as Bragg didnt take time 10
dsmolish our work. and Colonel Bradley commanding,
Is now using u stable Thcro are guns 10 the
works, and only orc Geld piecc and old rusty DIS
mounted lying the river edge pointing towards
the bridge. The Tennessee opposite Bridgeport
about eight hundred thousand fect island
ing width. The bridge over the river Is
fact two bridges, heavy earthn crossing island
aud ssparng the two. greater part Of tho hafbridgs
this side (wcstl u the island has been burned but
ruin much less than anticipated The river s now
nearly fordsbe. and when the island Is taken We can
easily rebuild tho bridge The piers all perfect. Al
though nearly ordabc, tho Of sufficient depth
To allow navigation by two small beats In tbe hands Of
the rebels Ono OF the river 10 within
sight Of bridgeport day two since, bu, quickly
driven back 70 Chattanooga.
The saud opposite US is occupied by the rebel sads
OF General J.. Patton Anderson, OF Florida The main
camp of the rebels not Ia sgh shcng distance but
they have sockadc at this edge of the island n which
shcir pickets encamped This m in full view
not over eight hundred feet distant When we reached
tho river thcse visible the opposite bank
walking about sisurely and occsi nsy shouting across
70 the lanksn General sheridan tells me that when
his advaDce reached here the rebels having burHcd the
bridge, were sitting the most distant pier and vel
coined our mon with a laugh aud one shouted across -
'Issy, Yanks, whars 81 Ciar Morton and hts pontoon
train"
Crossing the army at ROCKVILLE shouted Yaul"
In reply.
'whars Stsney's cavairyr'
"ln u you"
Or made inquiries 10 regard to vicksburg and
Port Hudson but the rebels had disposition 70 talk
upon 50 sore subject.
Ho.x,RaSs xmirp nv assoe AND now.
These conversations kept NJ daily, agd sometimes
are highly interesting and quite witty Yesterday the
rebels announced tha, Charleston had been taken but
we've kod your man, Gnlmorc.n one Of our men said
that was heavy price 70 pay, Z bu,,p added he. we