Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1863-10-27
FROM EAST TENNESSEE.

Reception OF General HuEmslde-Ens
thusiasm OF the PsOpIe-ttGlory to
God the YnnSeeg have COmeI"
2. tThg. r0It0WtOgI 1sCter WAS receiyed;Ey a
lady Of Baltimore, from,a negheW in Gen.
Burnside's army, at Knoxville. 1t was not
written for publication, hut, as q narrative
of events in that interesting region, viii
command general peFpsal. s
KNoxvIELE, Tenn, Sept. %, ls63.-we
have been here several days, and were %
have left for Houston Bridge yesterday,
but OF midnight previous we were aroused
from slumbeF, and, without breakfast,
started aud marched several miles, cross
ing the HOlstein River, and making strong
positions in the gap roads sOutneast Of
Knoxville, 70 prevent \ mounted force Of
seven Thousand of the enemy from making
a heavy dash upon the town but they
fearing to attack as tone brigade and one
batteHy) we passed down the valley Only 20
fall on a heavy forcs Of mounted men with
mounted hOwitzers, some fifteen miles OF.
After quite fight the enemy were COM
PEELED to fall back with seriOus'lo
Yesterday quite a number Of Rebel de-
serters aud refugees passed through our
lines on the way to safety, and this morn.
ing an armed mounted company from
North Carolina, numbering seventy, all Of
whom will Join our army. On last Satuf-
day there was another squad from North
Carolina, bringing number of refugees
with them. They all say that the people
there are expecting q large Federal raid,
and delay coming now, as they think II
safe to have protection on the road. II
they had arms and ammunition they say
they would raise enough to protect them
selves aud come right OF. 1ati'
| saw an old man from Jefferson county,
in this State, who, although seventy-thFee
years of age, came TO join the army. He
brought, as he calls them, bis own crowd,
of one hundred men, aud another Of eighty.
He and forty of his company have been
bushwhaclEing in the mountains for. four
teen months. -----i t-- 49,
ParsOn BrownIoW has not returned yet,
but his son has been here for something
over q week, aud has succeeded in raising a
/ fulI regiment. He will undoubtedly have
full brigade within a month.
Seven or eight regiments are under way,
several of which will be full this week.
| MorristoWn, GFeenvills aud JOnesb0rO'
have, learn, each regiment nearly full
| So you see General Burnside will soou
have q division Of new troops under his
command. 90 far the recruits are from
the immediate country aloug the line ofth
East Tenuessee and Virginia Railroad, aud
z the CUUlpBAlG0 lIOlAl AA8Ae-
tain villages are just commencing 70 conn
in. 9.ef
When We were at MorristoWn, aud get
ting on the cars for GreenVilIe, -anlolt
lcoHntrymau from back some twenty mile
] among the nobs; came riding into town
and as he did not know We were there, hO
looked at the brigade awhile with amaze
\ ment, when the state Of things began z
q fash upon him; and he asked II we 'stFeEn'
9 the blue, beIlisd Yankees" and IS soon q
he was satisfied be went almost eFaSy
; shouting; ''GIery 70 God, they have com
} az last;s then sinking bis heeisT into ht
horssls sides, he went galloping thrOugl
the town, waving his hat and shouting
/. EaWRy, q Glory 70 God, thsysVs come - lasti
/. Il was not long, hOWeybTi beloFe he WE
back and coaxiDg some Qf tue boy5 % 6
{ I1ome with him. BE said feit weFsn,t1 Onl,
ltWenty miles, If they would 60 with hi1
. she iknOQ.d the old woman would go era
s1 Ey.H he said she had bees Ssayiug thif
; ltsen jars Of apple butteri ever since las
; srmuier for the YankeesstO eat Whe
! our boys told him there would be ar6gt
al al the salt works. and that was our desti
5 | nation. he wanted TO- borrow gun and 6
) along, saying the grey ybGoks timolWas oVC
1 nov and his was come, and he WaBs iiaFtl
i revenge like q four yeaF-0ld-Rsi we @
q That is the universal CRY OF all the pee
e bls fn this country and not man CONF