Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1863-09-26
W A R n E W S.
EEsOM THE ARMY OF FEE
CanssE5gH.AND!
A DESP RATE BATTLE!.!
LEE REPORTED IN COMMAND.
R0serranS Qhiciak Depath.

RoserraaS Official Despatch.
WASHINGTON, Sept 81.
The Government has received official des-
patches from General Rosccrans, stating that
an engagement took place on Saturday. near
Chattanooga, between II part of General
Rosccrans army and the Rebels. At first
our troops were driven some distance, and
lost seven guns. They then rallied, attacked
the Rebels desperately, regancd the lost
ground, captured ten guns and large num-
Der of prisoners, representing forty-f,e rebel
regiments. At the close of the day the bat
tie was undecided, and expected to he
renewed yesterday. The action was not
general engagement, bur merely Il ruconnois-
sance in force on our front.
GEN. NEGLEY REPORTED BADLY WOUNDED.
The Nashville PreeS, of Thursday. Sept
is, says: A gentleman who left Bridgeport
ut O'Clock, yesterday, informs lis that it
was reported there and generally brlicvrd
that there had been severe fighting with the
advance of the army under General Rose
Grams. Particulars We're not known further
than that Thomas Division had been worst
ed, General Negley badly wounded, and two
Coloncls killed.
LOUISVILLE, Sept 20.
All kinds of exciting rumors are prevalent
here with regard to the army OF the Cum
bcrland, and some of the rumurs are quite
adverse to General Rosecrans but these are
mere conjCcturcs, rs the Government has
possession of the lines, and nothing has been
received. There is very little prospect OF
receiving anything tonight.
LATER
DETAILS OF THE BATTLE OF SATURDAY.
CINCINNATI, Sept. II.
special despatch to the Commercial
gives the following account of the fight on
Saturday:
The battle opened at II o'clock in the
vicinity Of widow Glcnn's, on the road lead
ing from MLamores Cave to Chattanooga,
and soon became general, the enemy manGu-
vering their troops finely.
/ Early in the action the rebels made IN
impetuous charge on the famous Lonmis
battery. Five out of six guns were captured
/ Captain Van Pclt, commanding the battery
was taken prisoner
! At O'Clock the contest was terrific The
roll of muskctry was far more continuous
and deaicning than at the battle of Stone
river.
/ At 2.40 2. NJ, the division on the centre
being hard pushed and broken, roIrcatcd in
"s"'uer'
No'ohei barHe't p'aht,d MS ha'tcrE ana
s' s"on eneuNeu '"e pursuing enemy, """' III
turn, were driven IN disorder on the same
/ ground.
uche'"' l,aNlS VISION was urlEcn PACK
WIN heaE! loss ana every gun ot the siiI
ih",a''a na''erE' "neh MS FORCES fa'Iied
pus"'u 'he enemy oacN ana re-'ook theii
guns
General REYNOLDS lost heavy, but stub
"olhly helu MS Srouhu' dri'ing the enemy
put never leaning MS lnes:
Ttnerai fninet was AIS" "verWhelmco
anu anu 'a''eu 10 GET on MS ~Eole battery ana
e Grnrrol S9 Nam Nam CIsye gs ofer foht;ror r,,lnu,
lost his around and WAS overwhelmed mi
inc 10 re.vain his nosition
Our line. pressed severely wovered an.
the rebels exultinU over tncir nnn,r,nt spc
cess. made the air resound wi,h cheers
They advanced olnnr the wLnIn linz nnd
when within our fire the musk.trv rolled
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