Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1863-10-13
NEWS FROM THE ARMY.

New YoRK Oct, l3-The following special
relative to Rosecrans army appears under a
Washington date, that things are unchanged
with the exception that the enemy have re-
moved their artillery from Lookout Mountain
where they had about ten pieces in position,
and appear to have some what Withdrawn
their forces; supposed they will concentrate
their artillery on Mission Ridge Some of
the enemy's pieces are heavy and all seem to
carry well. They hold both Lookout Noun.
tain and Mission Ridge, from which they
throwed shells on the fourth ana fifth inst
On later day $50 shells were thrown by
enemy They however, inflicted no damage
beyond wounding three men and killing one
horse. We have several lines OF entrench
ments and extensive earth works are still
going on. Plan Of the enemy appears to be
not to make an attack in front, but to com.
pell us to abandon Chattanooga, by simply
holding us in our present position with their
army IN our front annoying MS with their
artillery and breaking our lines of communica-
tlon by cavalry raids on our rear.
General order issued on the 7th announces
Major-General Reinods as chief of staff in
the place Of General Garfield, who vacates
the position to assume his seat in Congress.
All Divisions in the army will be consolidat.
with Generals Thomas and Granger as com
manders. Those under the former will be
commanded by Generals Baird, Davis and
Rousca and those under the later by Generals
Wood, Sherman and Hallmer.
Gen. Brennan will be chief of artillery
Gen. Rosecrans denies, officially, having bro t
any charges against Generals McCook and
Crittenden. 1t is generally believed that these
officers will show much better record than is
reported in regard to them. With the assis-
tance OF reiniorcements already arrived, move
ments will soon be made, which it is hoped
will drive the enemy from our front The army
is still well supplied with everything except
clothing and blankets which causes consider
able suffering. All the wounded able to bear
removal have been sent North. The casual
ties in the late battles will not be less than
$4,000. On Thursday the rebels from the
opposite side OF the river Gred into our waq.
Ons and ambulance trains, passing over the
valley road wounding two men and killing
one and wounding several mules. They seem
determined on embarrassing our transporta-
tions by every possible way. The forces oi
Wheeler, after burning portion of Shelby
vile, we're attacked by Col Crook, notfar from
that place. on Wednesday. We killed l2O oi
the enemy, took 300 prisoners and three pieces
OF hIuHoty. ne feOeis were pursued by our
forces to Fayetteville, aud we're oyertaken and
800 more prisoners lost by them. At last &C
counts they were making their way into the
interior, closely pursued by our cavalry, which
is regarded as sufficient to take care of them
Roddy has crossed the. ..Tennessee;wth 10, ,O0C
men. He passed through Larkinsvile on tn,
Memphis aud Charleston Railroad, on Thurs
day. and made of in the direction of Winches
ter.
On Friday night they drove in our picket
at the Tunnel, this side OF Cowan There
was some damage done by throwing dowr
stones, but to no great extent, and the OBJ
structions have been removed Genera
Hooker sent force last night 10 that point
but the rebels did not venture an attack:
There seems to be good reasons for beliey
ing that the rebels had a fight among them
selves last Monday, in which 500 or 600 wer,
killed and wounded. Deserters confirm tn,
statement but differ as to the cause and fore,
engaged Another version is that Georgii
troops refused to cross the Chieamauga
and another division was sent down TO con
pell them. The other Tennessee troops hac
refused TO obey orders and Longstreet's force
were sent against them,
A line Of battle and fash OF guns could bl
distinctly seen from mountain tops, This oc