Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1863-11-25

Tug ages OF fo anu ~ years, auu ~ IL
probable that the latter age will be the
maximum.
Operations at Chattanooga.
The army correspondent of the Atlanta
lnteUigencer, writes from Missionary Ridge,
communicates some information as to the
position of affairs in that quarter. The
weather for the last two days had been ex.
tremely cold, from which our troops suffer-
ed considerably. In speaking of the stu
alton, he says that there is no particular
change of affairs in our front, or in Lookout
Valley:
The enemy is most industriously employ
ed pushing forward his works in the valley
in our immediate front, having finished a
new redoubt 1000 yards east of the Star
Fort, from which they fred q single shot
this morning just to- obtain the range
Their advanced works are now only $50
yards from our picket lines, the pickets be-
ing but hundred and fifty yards apart, but
from tacit agreement do not fire on each
other. In Lookout Valley our forces occu.
py this side of Lookout Greek, and the enc.
my the, other. Their large supply trains
are constantly passing and repassing, COM
ing up from Bridgeport by the way Of Jas.
per, then crossing at Kelly's Ford to this
side, then by way of Lookout Valley, keep
ing close to the mountain, and out of range
of our guns, to Browns Ferry, crossing
back again on their pontoon bridge, and
then recrossing at the Moccasin Bend of the
river, opposite the town.
There is no doubt, as telegraphed you
yesterday, that the enemy is making every
preparation for the storming of Lookout
Mountain, which is the present key to our
position, as we'll as commanding the Nash.
vile and Chattanooga road above and below
that point. It is absolutely necessary to
the enemy to facilitate the collection of his
supplies, for by the present route, they are
only enabled to haul sufficient for the daily
demand and it will take 9 month or two, at
least, to establish depot of supplies at
Chattanooga, in order to enable them to
make forward movement You need not
be surprised if you hear soon of their ma
king this attempt, which, should it prove
successful, will compel US to abandon Mis-
sionary Ridge. Yesterday large train
crossed from Browns Ferry, and went down
Lookout Valley, accompanied by two regi.
ments of cavalry, in the direction Of Tren-
ton.
Another train also crossed this morning
on its way back from Bridgeport. Ishould
think this would afford a fine field for the
operations of our cavalry; but it seems the
enemy by courtesy, IS permitted to go just
where he. pleases for the present occasion.
There is nothing very interesting from
our right wing. Our infantry hold Loudon,
and our cavalry, it is said, has advanced to
Lenoir's, 10 miles only from Knoxville. I
think it improbable that we intend to hold
Chattanooga this winter. It would seem
to be our policy to wear out the enemy as
much as we can, in order to make them
sooner exhaust their resources, which arc
daily becoming weaker, and only to fight
him when absolutely necessary, and when we
can strike telling blow to our advantage.
The Abolition Army of the Cumberland
has lately been re.organized, and is now com.
posed of six divisions, under Rousseau,
Sheridan, Palmer, Davis, Baird and Wood.
1t is known that their divisions and corps
are much smaller than ours, but allowing
5000 to division, would make $4,000
men, to which, if we add the corps of How.
ard and Hooker, from the Potomac, and
Sherman, from the Mississippi army Of
Grant, estimated at $4,000 each, it will
give us full estimate of the enemy's forces,
amounting to about 81, 900. This is large
army to lead and to haul supplies for, and
to bring them from such an immense dis
tance, Louisville, Kentucky, is no easy
task.
The Richmond E1aminer thus 'specu-
lates upon the aspect of affairs in Tennessee
1t has become very clear that another
huge battle is to be fought in Northern
Georgia before the winter begins. The
concentration of Federal troops at Chatta.
nooga continues. Distant reiuforcements
are first in motion to that point. Two corps
of Mead's army began the march; now we
know that the Yankee troops in Northern
Alabama are upon the way. Hooker and
Burnside's corps being the nearest to the
scene, will be moved the last, so that all
may mass on the same centre as nearly as
possible at the same time.
This conglomeration Of men at Chatta'
nooga can have no other object than anoth'
er battle during tho present season. Chat,
tanooga is not the place to provision troops
in winter quarters. 1t is with the greatest
difficulty that the men already there have
been supplied with half rations. If it were
the intention of the Federal General to re-
main at rest during this winter, and strike
his decisive blow next spring, certainly be
would not collect his whole force on one
barren spot for four or five months before
the time of action. He would let it winter
in detachments at points of considerable
distance from each other, that they might
draw supplies from large extent. 1t is
imnoasihIe to behold the gathering of troops