The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1863-10-13

FRnM CHATTANOOGA The following
IL an extract from letter from o prOmi-
ncnt officer in Gen. Longstreet's corps,
dated the Sd inst.
We(Longstreet's corrs) are now co opera
ting with Braggs army, aud TO day quietly
sqilatted around the little insignificant place
Chattanooga, watching the enemy. They
are strongly fortified like ourselves, each
thinking 1t an unhealthy task to attempt to
drive the other out Of their entreuchm.nts.
We have heavy batteries Of artillery posted
on the heights, which command the town.
There is little probability, however, of any
such madness as an advance on their part
II Is not believed that either party will at.
tack here. Their po-iti N, although not i'm
prcgnable, ia veiy strongly fortified, ard
would cost half the army 10 storm them The
probability is that in a few days they will be
compelled TO eyacuate for want Of provisions,
as all communication is cut off with the eN.
ccption OF u small mountainous road, over
which they have to haul their supplies sixty
miles, with daily annoyances by our cavalry.
1t is said that they are now suffering for IA
tions, and this report is confirmed by an ap-
peal recently made by Rosecraus to the peO-
pie OF East Tennessee calling for assistance,
aud telling them that il they do not sunply
his army he will be compelled to give III,
that portion of the State to the Confeder-
ates.
lhave great confidence in Gen. Bragg, and
believe that he will soon compel Rosecrans
to eyaeuate Tennessee and Kentucky. His
entire army would no doubt have been
ruined in the late battle had Bragg's orders
been strictly and promptly obeyed.
THE GRAND swINDLE.-Thc Savannah e.
publican, of "Wednesday last, h Is the follow
ing touching the grand swindle lately
perpeirsted in ri chmond:
Our Geographic dispatches setting forth
certain discred.table financial operations in
Richmond by Mr. II. p. Livingston was not
wholly unexpected hese. 1t was reported
in town some days ago that he had dccamped
to carts unknown, leaving a number of our
citizens with 6 the empty bag t" hold" He
is ies:dert Of Ciinch county, but where
from crigi sally is nnknown according to
his own report he h,iled form Mobile. He
cam: to georgia six or seven years ago,
wholly dest tute ct means, commenced a
sm2l! trading business, and, 1t IS said, accu-
mulated money. Since the COmmcncemt ut
Of the war he has operated extensively, it
appears, en- other peoples means, III every
specias of speculation. He mlde money
last, and 'pent it free'y on thu so diers and
all other behevol Mt otjsr Is connected with
the war He did everything on large
scale, aud m ct with wonderful success in in
sinuatimg himself into the confidence Of
others.
So far as we know, there was no suspicion
against him up to his departure for Hich-
IN nd-a place which he visited frequently
"A few weeks ag'. Hearing that he had
absconded, some Of our good-natured mer-
chants and bankers began to east up ac-
counts. when they found that ten or twelve
persons had been u'cted in the aggregate
sum Of little upwards Of four hundred and
twenty Thousand dollars HIS operations in
Richmond are given in the Dispatch, and
there is no telling whatthey we C elsewhere.
We Looked upon Living ton as a .hrewd.
but c'ever and liberal hearted man, and VIC
a'e n1st reluctant to regard him as scoun-
dre; but the evidence is ire istble. lie
married a 6aughte: Of Mr.. I. J. No tn, Of
Ciiach county, aud took his family with him.
He has probably gone tr Ears pc.