The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1863-11-20

DsFIcULrIss or TRARseYagAffea Al EHATrs-
sooaA.-A correspondent Of tt ll1cinaGtI Gazette,
whiting from Chassanooss o11 -.
line Of heights (Missidk Rfdse} surrounds
Chattanooga apparently. and upon the side Of This
next to Us their encnmpment, as wei as thiy
earthworks, can be plainly seen. The summit Is
also covered with works ,and you can see the work
men busy at their tasks in erecting others sfi Be
hind this ridge lies the main body Of the rebe,
army. IA loiry as the enemy holds Lookout Noun
tain There must exist feeling ofuneasiness in the
minds of our leaders which il anything bn, com
Portable. The point of Lookout issthe key 10 th..
whole rebel position.
To- day Steamboat came up from Rrldgep6ft
heavily laden win ratihns, which were unloaded
at keiiy's Ferry, requiring 10 be hauled ten miles
in wagons before they could be distributed to ,Ir
troops at Chattanooga. As they were taken from
the boat they were piled upon the Chattanooga side
of the HVef. Thence they were hauled lipan the
same side 10 Browns Ferry, which IL only fout
miles below the town. The river makes great
bend In running from Browns 10 Keliy's sweeping
away from the mountains, Q.ookout,) and OF this
bend, with the territory enclosed, We have thanks
to the recent admirable movements, entire con
troll. But from Chattanooga 10 Browns il makes
another bend toward Lookout, and of this last the
rebels III hold possession.
Hence, after the supplies are wagOned from
Kelly's to Browns, across the first bend have
mentioned. tncy arr taken again oyer a pontOon
bridge ht BrWh's 10 the north side Of the Tennes
see and then hauled 10 point Immediately appo
was ready until night before last, so that they
could boat once again across the Tennesse ein,o
the town. This process, IN the relating, sounds
rather formidable; hut in reality il was simple
enough, merely involving the crossing of the river
twice, and the travelling of about miles by the
teams, which carried the supplies from keily
the town.
But night before last the mischev0us rascais
who are now beleagnering MS threw great logs and
trunks OF trees into the river. away above Chatta
nooga, for the purpose of having them tioat
dawn and carry away our ponfo0n bridges as
they went. But Tie indsfatigable Colonel Stan
ley placed lights upon" tue island whi,h lies
in the river Just by the town, and some dis
tance abOye our upperinost pontoen bridge;
made ready several skitis, atb0ats, and canoes !;
and sent number of men In these 10 watch the
river all night, and haul to siore the RATS and logs
which the rebels might send down. They suc-
cceded In DONG this; hut finally there along
entire trees, green trees, which had been down
and thrown into the river, with all their branches.
These trees dragged heavily upon the bottom OF
the stream, hut were forced along by the mOEncn-
tum of the water.
The men In the canoe We're pOWerless either To
draw those on shore, or even direct them from
their course. As IA consequence, they swept down
the river and brCke both the Bridges opposite Chat
tanOOga and the at Browns Ferry. These
.sefc repaired the Hc.t day, Dut iust night the
bridge Opposite the town was again taken, and
more than dozen oi the ponto0ns carried away.