Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1863-10-09
Affairs near Chattanooga.

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The recent military operations in southern
and eastern Tennessee have given TO this citv
new activity and business life. 1t swarms
with pretty much everything and EVERYDAY
relating to military movements, OF the forces
that are, and for several days have been, pass-
ing through and occupvinG all fine avennnS n
and from this point, 1t would be improper To
speak with anything like particularitv. | M
tice, however, among the officers. some famil-
iarfaces, and recognize among the men rpr-
tain things characteristic of veterans. and of
regions where the rivers taking their rise
from the Allcghanics pour their waters ulti
mately into the Atlantic
The local papers chronicle the arrival of
Maj. Gen. SlOcum and staff but whence he
came and whittier he goes have no more
definite information than | have concerning
the troops just referred to- Mai. Gen. Hooker
preceded him four DAYS since, and il is pre-
sumed by this time he has mined Roserrans
From Chattanooga and the immcdiate vi.
cinity of active operations. daily renorts arc
received by persons arriving from the army
of the Cumberland. They present nntl,ing NJ
special interest-little TO comnunir.te ur to
withhold; for, as to news now. there are two
kinds, that which should II, yivnn II, and ,ho,
which should be withheld trnm the nnbIic
will say, however. that there is an entiro oi
sence of all concern tourhiu,, the s,t,,.tinr of
Rosecrans. | do not understand tbot lie No
sition is very closely invested hy tIo robdIs
though it is true that SQUADS n1w and hon
come verv near To our lines and ,broaton
our communications with the Mississinn; and
the Ohi}. r w."
| presume that it will not he imnroner +o
say that the route to Chattanooga from this
city, which is the converging point from the
east, is to Nashville, thence to Stevenson bv
rail, where the line is interrupted by the de-
struction of the immense bridge, which is
being rebuilt, but To finish which many DAYS
will yet be requisite. Thence to Chattanoo-
ga, fifty miles, there is railway. but no ma
chinery or other stock the rebels before thew
destroyed the bridge, taking good care to in
sure this grip. The distance, therefore, is per
formed according to circumstances, eyerv
means of locomOlion except raIlroadinu. bal
looming, and such like as yet imperfect IA
cilities, being brought into requisilion. Pc
destrians are said to be the most numerous
class. The country having been swept clean
of horses, many persons who expected to pro-
vide themselves with animals or trusted to
''catch ride" have been compelled to take
to the road afoot Hundreds of tins class are
said to be ''marchng on" with but little music
IN their hearts responsive to th sentiments of
the universal song. Word comes back to the
army Of pilgrims of all sorts, correspondents
suffers, and the ten thousand, more or less
others who for nearly as many reasons, seek
the front, to pause that in the end they NAV
make the greatest speed, and reach their des
tinaIion soonest.
From the Richmond Enquirer Ost 3D.
Tho rr.ss,,, mint il, tha cola oronnd Chat
tanooua will. we none. he tnrnrd IN GOOD ac-