The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1863-10-20
For tho NA.hvfls Daily uliona
UnATrANosoA, TEvs,, OF. 9, 1868

usual anxiety in these parts, and, per-
haps, all over our country, No one knows
what another day may bring forth, but
every one expects TO hear Of some i'm
portant move being made soon. We feel
that We have already recovered from the
shock Of tue dreadful bHtiis near here,
and are ready for forward move. Oar
men are not content to lose foot OF
ground, and are determined 20 redeem il
all and more too the next blow. You
may expect news Of thrilling interest
soon. 7hs Arny Of he tumJs, land is not
sohPpea, aeUer ,oa', and neVer inteads to bc.
y A few days since the hills round
about Chattanooga were made to trem
bic with artilley thunder, for both sides
were shelliug furiOusly. Itreminded me
of virgirs language, who, when describ
ing thunder storm in . mountainous
country, said
"God from above the rolling ihuuter throws,
Aud fres tle mo oantsna With repoa ed blows"
While the shelling was going on we
amused ourselves by riding round our
works, an unpropitious time for such q
visit, but tine arrangements were made
before the firing commenced, and we
would not "bSck." The shells fell al
all around Us, but fortunately none Of our
party were hurt. We have good strong
works here that Bragg dare not try 20
storm, and 10 is astonishing how quick
they were thrO wn up. Tho rtbel works
here were but poor things, our boys made
them twice better in one night. Had the
bells pursued our forces holly whsh VT
fell back hire, they would uuquestionA-
bly, have taken the place. but they failed
to improve the opportunity, and now tue
probabilities are that Bragg will sOOn
take up his old fashion Of Running. He
has rested until his blistered feet are well
perhaps, and we exp ct MIN soon 20 take
70 his heels To say the least Of It, onI
opinion is that be had better DO going
Reinforcements for General Rossy ore
round about, where be knows, and BrAge
is likely TO Gnd out when it lie TO lat,
for him to make . show. %% . Many
seem to wonder why Bragg did not conis
on and try 10 take Chattanooga when We
fell back, but to me IL 10 no matter oi
surprise. He feared some Yankee trick
h feared to come in lest he should gel
,lntO dilemma. Ho feared to bite |, ast
he should bite snake, He knows oul
Rpsey, and thought he might aAnk, apd
give him 4 kick behind" The rebels
thought our retreating forces passed OF
through the place to the other side Of th'
river, so was told by prisoner taker
since, and yet they would not try e
''oome in" Brave fellowsl They wer'
as frald of Chattanooga as our boys ar,
of those old shells that get out rounC
camp.
Bragg: DON'T touch he thing bogs key
yoar hands ~.
Where he was even think be though
,OGs dangerous tObe safe" And | am To-
clined to think he views the subject il
the same sht yet a
Prisoners state that the rebs had I
| 6ght. among themselves the other day
killing and wOunding several hundred
Spect go. Just like them. Genera
Cheatham's men were called towards
and they resented IL, and glory In theil
ppunk. Hurrah fIr Chea,ham in all sucl
Gshts. Giveit to 'em boys.
| Quite q circumstance took place on
Lookout Mountain yesterday. A part o
the enemy's signal Corps was up ther,
on large hAt rock near preciPice Of
hundred feet or more. Oar boys saV
them waving their alg and ranging
big gun sent eheI At them, whirlipg
stru,k seemingly right under one iellOw
and blowing him up several ieet let hiu
down over the preclpics, and down b
went, HE legs dsDglingin the air. Ra,h
er impoiite way that 70 treat man.
News has Just come, that earlg las
night Bragg lifted bis eyes, aud okiT
south yard, said e. his comrades; Brsih
rsn loi us arise oRi 60 hs1ee; rune
say 9, he has gone. More anon,
| Es JoHN SAM.