New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-12-12
FHOr TnE GLnBEULAND MoCN.
TAINS.
Tho Chnftanoosa Battle.
From Our Special Correspondent,
NASHVILLE, Tenn. Nov. 70. lsci
GOING TO CnATTAgocGA--THE COUNTRY.

From Our Special Correspondent
NASHVILLE, TeDn.. Nov 70. lstl
CONC TO cnATTAsooGA--THr COUNTRY.
Having, az explained In a previous letter,
wandered on. Of my balwlck into tho Department, Of
tie Cumberland AID being. as thought but few
hours rc from the scene OF sctive operations In the
Cumberland Mountains. could not resist tho impulse
which seized ,aS proceed tiher before returning TO
tie Mississippi River. To uy dlsmsy. however. soon
discovered that my geography and my Information as
TO travelling facilities both greatly at fault. The
ourney whch ,Ipco,cd to accomplish In three or four
day. he's required two weeks, and st have reason %
fcltlte Ia,sef upon having been expeditions and for
tunate or lfty miles or moro Of tho country have
trayersed have never yet any description though
reading about II In every newspaper chance to pick
Up Indeed. no description Of Il would convey 10 tie
mind OF The reader A. intelligent notion OF IT, in Its
present condition or II the difficulties It presents 10
forward movement 81 on army. or even " foot loose
Individual lie myself Where else j. thorc combina.
ton 81 mountain and sWlnpi IL What other inhabited
country hsy. roads suddenly become mere unditions
H. hat other section swarmDg this u now with h
man beiuge does the Traveller. with sufficient supply
of money In hs pocket. incur risk OF starvation
hgtcg myself that can climb mountain pTcclpoe or
iOpnde. through mornss or swim torrent stream. or
stretch myself without breakfast dinner. supper
couch whose canopy cloudy ely. with at least 90
tuahliL4F AZ 10 il"t 'h'
tanooga has taxed my powers VI endurance beyond any
reasonable point IN this respect.
By great good nok | effected = passrga from this
point 10 Stevenson. Ala, without accident. On that
dly, for wonder, gurrfiias we're Inactive and though
our train ctcn jumped of the rotten nnl rough track 10
often jumped on sgain. From Stevenson 10 Bridge
port h. rooLoncd distance u eleven miles mounted
box cur al day hight TO ride IT, Amer much struining.
slipping ard pulling. tho locomotive started tho tram
sId dragged Il up steep grade We went Gown tlcn
whiz.ng On the mp grllo Iron horse stalled.
and every other erpedlst hylng been tried In vain,
the passengers consisting OF about 2O soldiers pushed
the train mp the bill. one car at time. Ana thus We
worked our passage 10 lid epor arriving there late
In tue afternoon. Hero tIOuD. commenced m earnest,
procured good stout horse and passed everything
and every body tho road bat nevertheless vns our
days riding distance estimated at 20 miles When
finally reached ChGttaaoofe was informed tlnt bad
Travelled comparatively good roni though had ionnd
II iHdeeeIibably and iacvoJ,aly bitSln ise no rod
at IJi
make this brief mention Of my travel from Nash
Vile 10 Chattanooga not because suppose my readers
viii DO interested In my pefiornl erIericncc blt hs an
indirect commentary Tho fact that over tins country
mad road great armies have toi!sd. The Nashville and
Chattanooga Railroad vita present southern termi'
nus az Stevenson, and TIE little piece Of The M,N his
and ChaIleston Road between tho Latter place and
Brl,epoIt have constituted the colo supply line OF the
Mon army s.uco its advance lron Murfieesboro IL
is and has been very inadequate The main por
ton Of our supplies have been has ~ n'enIat.d ana
starving mules from Ssi and bridgeport b. Tie
men in hn field How the work has been accomplished.
aud wlat sUilerings have been endured ia IT, accom
If slmeut there is ono tu tel. From the difficulty
nd in .ttng my simple. min, umbered sell the
rup god mountains and through the muddy valleys
came u have faint appreciation OF tho Infinite Labor
peItpymed W CeS. sSsIAsls AMY nis yastaGe or