Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1863-11-18

ever, has changed the whole aspect OF at
| fairs here. lGnLoo bra eQvgf
''The question of subsisting the Federal
army in Chattanooga this winter is solved
and there is no longer any doubt about
the ability of its commander to obtain
all needful supplies, unless we dispossess
! him of the railroad To do this we will
have to fight another battle, and over
come physical difficulties of a serious
character The truth is, lookout Noun
tain is very much in our way. If we
make Lookout Valley the battlefield, we
interpose the mountain between US and
our base of supplies, andF expose our
flank and rear to either a movement from
Chattanooga or Bridgeport, and if we
| do not go into the valley we cannot dis
lodge the enemy. Why, then, should we
longer remain in the mud and water in
Chattanooga Valley2
A correspondent of the Charleston
Courier gives full and very interesting
account of the fight in Lookout Valley.
1t is evident the Rebels attach greater
importance to the strategical move which
gave our forces the control of the Ten
nessee River between Browns Ferry and
Bridgeport, than have our people, out
side of military circles, at least.
Gen. Morgan's Adjutant General as
signs as reason for Morgan's raid, that
such move was necessary in order to
enable Gen. Bragg to successfully retreat
to Chattanooga. He thinks this object
was accomplished in that it delayed Gen.
Burnside's advance into East Tennessee
from July 9th-at which time he was to
enter Knoxville-till Sept. 9th.
The Richmond Enquire appeals to
the ladies to knit socks for the rebel
army. 1t says there is great scarcity
of this article in Gen. Lees army.
A conflict between the military and
civil, authorities recently occurred. in,
Troy, Pike county, Alabama, which re
suited in the triumph of the civil authori-
ties. A man named Rhodes, had been
conscripted Shortly after his enroll
ment he was appointed Tax Collector, on
account of which he claimed exemption.
This was denied by the enrolling officer,
who was sustained by Gen. Pillow. At
the instance of Rhodes friends writ of
ha6eas corpus was issued by Judge Kill
patrick. which was disregarded. The
Sheriff summoned a posse to take the
body of Rhodes, but was resisted by, the
military. The Colonel commanding then
arrested the Judge, la Gen. Jackson,
but after several hours confinement set
him at liberty A trial was finally had,
which resulted in the liberation of
Rhodes An appeal was taken to the
Supreme Court by Colon ell Moorehead
Gov. Shorter, however, autographed him,
disappearing of his course Gen. Pillow
also disapproved of his arrest of Judge
Fitzpatrick, and the7ssupposition is that
the difficulty is ended for the time being
| Gen. Harris, member of the rebel Con-
gress from Missouri, fell from balcony
of the Linwood House, Richmond, on
the night of the 9th inst, distance of
forty feet, into an alley. 1t was thought
his injuries would prove fatal before
= morning.
Col Clarence Prentice, son of the ed
itor, of the Louisville Journal, got into a
controversy with the proprietor Of 'ho-
tel atAbingdon, Va, on the 8th, whom
he shot .vuB
a 1t seems by a letter from Robert Ould,
J the rebel Commissioner of Exchange,
which is published in the Richmond Dis
patch, that we are to have no credit for
the rebel garrison captured at Port Hud-
son by Gen. Banks, because they were
| not taken to Vicksburg. Prisoners have
:. to be delivered either at Vicksburg OF
} City Point under the cartel, and it seems
J strange to us that Gen. Banks should
have overlooked its provisions. The Port
} Hudson garrison could have been deliV-
cred at Vicksburg with almost as much
ease as to have paroled them at fort
Hudson. es 80.
: The rebel papers contain SO much-o Of
the correspondence between Commission
9 ers Ould and Meredith, as presents then
side of the case in the most favorable
light We should like to see the whole
: controversy in print from ! h.i BEGINNING
to see if our Government is in anywise
/ to blame for the Incarceration and suf
r ferings of our prisoners now confined a
d Richmond. If it is not, prompt retalia
!. tory steps should be taken, that the reb
e els may be brought to terms.
S President Davis is highly compliment
= ed by some of the rebel papers, for stop
a ping long enough at railroad station il
. . Georgia, to shake hands with forty ne
It groes, employed in the pistol shops a