Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1863-10-22
FIGHTING IN EAST TENNESSEE



Tho VirginAn has the following from East Tennessee
Before the battle of Chickamauga, tweny-sevcn HemelS
600 assed Greenviue, Tenn, boond eastward with the
intention raid tie Virginia and Tennessee R"IT0Gt
aauga they retreated west to reinforce Rosecrnz aui
we by tcrces at Loudon and sweet Water ard
were driven back. portion Of this force alta GAtd
forces at Bible Ridge miles west Of GeeGVle, ~
urday 10th Our men fought gaanty defeating aud
gagement fly killed and 200 wounded. Ap9reheu-.
of fank movement, our forces "iihrew to header
town Sunday, in which our forces tu2ht desperately,
cutting their way through four Resimens of the en- nay
reaching Our men fell back to ZolicOr until
The aeayy re TIC sr t"n %
dayg light is estimated at 500 killed and wounded Nam
hrs Of the wounded tell into Gle hands OF tie eEcmy-
Captain Battle and several OF the wounded have arrived
Tbs Union men of East Tennessee say that The Ya ,.
loss is estimated at 1lGC in killed and oundct.
On Wednesday, digit the enemy arrived st Bristol ard
axe rep6rGd to lave advanced towards Abingdon
day. with heavy force, supposed eight thousand.
Joe Hooker commands il East Tennessee. hree q.
n.ents OF renegadec have been org.nizrd r
thousand refugees following the Yankee army
The enemy destroyed no property in East IenacsSee,
riey expect to nod the country permanently.
FROM RICHMUND.
RICHMOND, Oct. lG, IaGJ.
The flag OF truce boat arrived ct City Point til
mails but neither prisoners passengers, .ept
Chapains Heavy "a ns have fallen to-day. Wnat eject
any Ian mag have military operations Noru-
ern Virginia. should have extended that tou re
mains IL be seen. All reports IRON taat quarter the
lie bill to suppress gambling has finally passed the
Legislature. 1t is reported that lie gamblers in this cIy
Will close tbeir banks and migrate.
FURTHER NEWs-DHIC AND PENNSYLVANIA EI.aC-
TlCN4-FEOA HOSECRANZS ARAY, &c.
PETERSBURG, Oct. 10th, Ii 3.
The NeyJ York Daily News, The Ain has been recr;v
The Ohio aud Pennsylvania Elections il Goab Trc
New believes that bon have gone TO- The Dem Its the
The Washington says that Eatorday Stuart eros
ed Robertsons River and captured 1eay all OF the Josh
New York, but the 5th Michigan made charge and reca
ured nearly ali fitzpatrick lost $50 il uudAys tight Tie
report that Meade was compelled to destroy srge cmcu
conmissary stores On sunday IS untrue The rays
that idea held out by seGgaon reports that eld IA
rereatg pree'plsteiy TO washington, under pr;s-l~c
from Lee, who is following with an immense army il orr
neCus as all know who how deliberately Meade
from Lee, should he attempt laak m5yemont. S.a3'
army allen back to this SIDE OF tho kappnha0noch
followed by Lee, who IS IN great force hall mile from the
Five bundred the wounded in the fights Of satu-d,
and Sunday have arrived AT Washington and six hundred
OF the sick
The Star CT Tuesday eveningthe latest says that the
skiui cuVre by which Meade checkmated his astute
adversary without loss OF sort any appreciate cx
AID placed himself on The other eide OF Jordan and
to hove considerably bothered the rebcls The chang Of
position made By the Federal army effected without
the s htes CONFUSION, and the Destroyed lett BE-
hind would not make load.
From RcsHcranzs army things arc unchnpged exca u
that he has removed his artillery from Lookout where he
had ten pieces ard appears to haze withdrawn port.l
OF his forces. On the 5h, Bragg threw 100 shells would
ing three men and killing one horse.
Wheeler destroyed between ECO and 300 wagon in Sc
quatchie Valley 80 CT which were loaded with amnun
hundred mules off and many were shot. 1T ast ac
counts Wheeler rereatiDg 10 interior win heavy
loss of yilery. With the assistance rein cape
already yed n2vemeDts Will be made to d~.io
the eremy from the front of chattanooga Is
well supplied with everything but clonIg aud baakcf-
The weather is cod end hee is great ,rirg among
troops.
RGddy crossed the Tennessee Thursday, WIN 1890
men, and made the direction Ct Winchester Hooker
has sent force to meet aim,
Tie retelr had great fight among themselves on hon.
day. in front of Chattanooga 600 were killed and woualed
Deserters confirm this.
Advic from Charleston Of the 9Th ns ropcT that
the night of the 6th the rebels exploded torpedo under
the bow OF the onsides throwing great volume Of water
board, putting out the fires, and killing Ensign Howaf
and woundng two men No damage was done to the
sell The person who had charge the TORPEDO cap
tured
NEW ORLEANS Oct. ga fight took place at horgarzt,
the Mississippi river, the afternoon of the 18th The
Federas repused driven the river. TlerOss
New Ibsra or Vermiongie, with the 18th aad lh corp
Bloody work is expected:
CAIso, Oct l3th.-Fghtng is reported on the r lroad
East Of Memphis, on the llth. Result unknown.
The Stock Market on Tuesday greatly excited Gold
opened at 1923, then touched 1885, aud afterwards tell