Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1863-10-06
The Situation.

The Situation.
.,s our last but little if any thing has occurred
.,ce the position of the forces of the two sides
mia ard in the neighborhood of Chatta-
y ,Nrietta Rebel of the 29th says the position
.,0cranz is a very strong one. They have re-
., and strengthened our old forts, and have
..,,ted double lines of rife pits connecting the
"a their lines extend from the base of the
I',nt Mountain, as near as they dare approach
r. Ssonsb the Rolling Mill grounds, round to Fort
.,.m and quite round to the fort on Brabson's
.,5eyteniing beyond to the fort next to the
tory, Their lines are so arranged as to be con-
I'd Immediately, and form almost semi-circle
hs river above town, to the foot of the noun
b,Ow. They have fortified every little eleva-
and their artillery commands the flats in front
be town.
lr lines, says the Rebel, comprise semi circle
=, the top of Missionary Ridge to Lookout Point
are about six miles in length, touching the river
70 and below the town, so that we have the enc
,,omuletely environed. We have two hundred
~. of artillery, including several heavy siege
s,s commanding the town and the whole Chat
rpga Valley, encompaSsed by the river and our
,nrether in circle of about fifteen or twenty
IRE miles If if General Bragg should take
ITO his head to open upon them with these
u hundred and fifty guns, Chattanooga will he
l.,o hot n Aao cOuld pOt remain in ii Resides
is hsavy corps of artillery, LOngstreet's batteries
s7e vet to arrive and be placed in position. One
iJr siege pieces is in posi- tiOn on Lookout Peak,
4 0! another on the ridge commanding the Birds
IT. Cheatham is on the extreme right, on the Shall
Ford road, and Hill and Buckner are in the centre.
addition to our heavy batteries on the ridge, we
17ea number of light field batteries, in the fats at
is foot of the ridge protected by infantry lines in
niaFs The lines are in sight of each other, and
sLrnshGng is frequent, though 1t can scarcely be
adtiat we have picket lines, for they are actually
rs of battle.
The Rebel of the 1st instant says it has nothing
itional save that thirty additional pieces of ar
Flery have been hauled up to Lookout Point which
fcates disposition on the part Of Gen. Bragg to
bake music with his favorite instruments. 1t also
EyS our dispatches this morning announce heavy
Inducements from Meades army to RoSecranz.
The Atlanta Entel!igencer of the 81 instant, says
From the past history of this style of warfare,
r feel certain that it would result in the Sacrafce
Lnearly one-half Of Braggs army, were he to at
Elpt the taking of Chattanooga by assault and af-
b that sacrafce, it is doubtful if he would succeed
! the attempt. Gen. Bragg knows this, and he al
knows that we cannot afford the loss of men that
'uM necessarrily result from such an enterprise
Thh this knowledge he has invested the enemy,
ID will no doubt endeavor by a series of Stragetic
VementS to gain all that is necessary to complete
the fullest manner possible the total annihlation
NJ defeat of the enemy. And if. even the enemy
i0lld get reinforced before his plans have matured
annot affect US materially, as we are certain of
idOry and it would perhaps be better if Rosen-
ians could receive all the available reintorcements
ssbe, for once defeated, after that we would have
fear of having to- fight fresh troops before the en-
NJ were driven out of Tennessee.
ltmay be said that we. cannot expect to gain any
I7antageS by delay, and that the sacrifice of life
'00d be fully compensated if we gained the position
/ chattanooga 1t would certainly compensate US
1--we had in the field men enough to replace those
'ho fell in the assault"
NGhing very important from Charleston. Firing
na'ly constantly kept up on both Sides The.
AenyS movements on Morris Island indicates rath-
4 adeSign of permanent than immediate operations.
Nothing further from the theatre of operations in
Trginia.
lhe Washington correspondent of the New York
;H says there will be a new draft for six hundred
1ousand men, from which the government expects.
get two hundred thousand.