, 1863-11-01
lFton our Own Correspondent
CHATTANOOGA, Oct. ~ f9e&.

n21CA ltah tAo a0loltTb ana &AlmMe covered /
nth aeoA'isg OF dust and dirt, which reenlr-
d Tho st1osxost Kind Of alkaliea.to remove.
Thea the prayer was for. rain. Oae good old
Chaplain, msto remarkable for zeal than e1e-
;sace,w ,wse accustomed to supplicateAlmlshty
Sod that tho thlts earth might DO yiAitod by
!sleoac ran In ssaething Ike these words:
20 power beneath our feet; hoF the thir4ty
t1e ek look up to Thee for thy blese{sp: how
MAJ, and 6ea.t, and all things anlmstc aad I
nautnato csy aloud for Thy gentle rain and
by ref eahiuE ahowera; Thou ase& Ut the cor
glowing heavens, aaa pra5s, With sutstretch.
I'd hanas. for Thy descendlng influences. We
pay Thee. therefore, that T1ou wouldkt ope1
tEs Msndons Of HeavcE, and Let Thy rain do
ecend gently upon Thy suffering serraats, not |
II fur.ou. shoHes1. whose effects, In this
but let Il dri=le, drisse, d1i::le, q good n.anv |
days." That prayer wAs eosa ANSWERED. Tho |
rim began 10 fall, and it has fallen almsst |
continuously ayer since. We are slck Of 1t,
and tigh for the brazen heavens and tho dusty
and dry earth. -,
Ing oso with rs, and although We hAYe
enough 1t preaent, NO cannot help wonder
ing whAt we shall do when the fall rains ran.
der the roaas impossible. This contingency
may have been provided against by the mill
tny authorities 1t has. Whit il ali
Communication between Stevenson and this
place To Co thtA VIC mnst hold lookout
Mountain and Lookout Valloy. Thte ID tust
now work OF great difficulty. but with tho
troops we have hero and those advancing,
the attempt should not tspg he delayed.
nEs1ohAT1os.
Soon after the battle Of ChlckamAuea. IL
consequence Of reports cohcerning tho con.
ue I'D rsh ths sssg 10
grace 1t fccted Oh the diyIsion commanders,
Gen. Palmer tends rcd his resignation, This
passed through bis corps commander to Geh.
Kofectare, who sent 1t forward to the War
Department, With Bis diaapprovs, sad With
gallaa'ry Of GEN. Palmer. Thst pAp5 Is NOW
before the Department for action. In com.
mnA with every loyal man In tho Department,
I trutt hleiresigratton will not be accepted.
The Army Of the Cumberland cannot afford
to Lore Ole OF their Ableat Generals.
suHL11so. .
Last night the guIs frcm Fort Wood and
Fort Palmer. on the left Of the line, opened
MtsaionarJ Ridge with considerable effect.
Tho l5tng WAS continued at intervals during
the njght, and, AZ far ~ re we're nbla to Judge,
occsbloued great excitement, The enemy
obsfinately refused to ruply, Adeserter, who
camo in this morning, tays that three men
were killed und seven wounded out of his
own company.
Daniel McCann, private Of company G,
45th Mleeisa!ppf, Lourey's Brigade, tlal-
.borno's Division, unl's Army corps, gave
blmtelf mp to our pickets carly this morning,
and was brought TO headquarters. He says
tt4t Lurgstrtet himself has gone to Virginia,
nnH RfnrE IN Atlanta ThA apjHaNHR0 ha
thinks, MO that tho vho1e rebel army will fill
back 10 tho other slde Of Missionary Ridge,
holding strongly Lookout Nonntsin aud Val.
Icy and fortifylng tho pass It Roasyllle. Tbs
1seels aTs sysn now le5 5ing poatooa bridges
Station, intending to send the hulk Of tho
nrmy to Atlanta and Rome. Lonestrcet's
corps occuplc. Lookout Mountain with Buck
ue.ss corps on their right. Bnckner has gono
with President Davis to Richmond, In aaticl-
En- ~ hn ~ Gen ~e hoT4sg ssds It'd a
formant- Yesterday at II N. ragon train
waa hu17ied]y prepared and left Maelampre.e
Cove. LorEstIects men were drawing cloth
Ing I'LL day, aud the preston prevailed that
they were to return to Virginia to take part IN
deserter said the rebel soldlers vera seantily
condition. soldiors threaten .dese1tion m @ .<n
raasse II Brsgg does not withdraH from his
plEkEAk E1SllQAs 4AE hHtt6 ~ kAE AuE&LAuC0
Of the deserter'e story, and, taken In connec-
uon with facts already knowD, Is believed to
be true. It is remarkable that since the day
Of the bcmbardment the enemy have scarcely
| fred shot at us- Tho inference IL that they
have removed the gnater sbare Of their artil-
lery, and roasibly the greater portion Of their
army.
movement is on foot which will speedily
| determine whether they intend to show fight,
and may develop an army whore wa little ex-
pect one. can be more explicit In my next.
| DEPARTURES.
President Davis LEFT Brsgg's army for Rich.
mond, On the 14th. Great satisfaction Is said
70 be felt At the result Of his visit. JED: in.
dulged In pleasant little speech before he
left, in whlch be eald 1--WE Ind been looking
into the face Of the enemy, but that We would
| soon see their backs" All rebeldpm ID iubI,
liant, because be taid that most important
movements were on foot which must eventu,
ate in glorious campaign.
TIE nArPr FAMILY 1T LoG0ERnElDs.
The Reotl severely crittclses that portion o.
paragraph, In which eomethinC is said Of the
"thafts OF malice" which haTo been hurried
against Gen Bragg, who, In contradiction
thereto Is pronounced a diamond Of tho flrst
Water-.."a military commander Of tho arsi
orcer." It says:
We DO not object TO 4 Tree expression OF op,u
with = man becauEe he 10 not OF our way oEthtnk
tpg; ; but hero the license etops. LII. Dasis has
Ssa s e as
~ copK out of lis wsy 10 inveies against ii,
fortunes and Hmilics hare been. in comnon viii
tha ainterests Of tbs whole country, sacrifeed t,
| the blnndcring 1unacy Of thls man. the Pgcsfden
offers grasmtous insulk which ir1asates but can
God In his w!s9om and glory can bear witness
70 the purity q thoea who beiayo IN their heart
rtrsosal issry-ana tSe mose dsns il se1ons @ o Cents
Of pomer In tho Confederate States.
GEN. wuEELER's OPERATIONS.
Tho rsbel Gen. Wheeler, has made two oI
ficial reports: for ditiezent markets; one
published, and the other written report
The former appears In Late Southern papera
the latter was captured by someof our scout
from the courier, Nho WIS carrying Ito head
quarters~ In the sane package WIS latte
from = correspondent OF some Southern jonl
It's readers the exclanatioa '' How this rofl
isgireA to 19ingr' It proiesses to giyo
veIitable account Of the McMin1ille md She
bytlle af1strs, ln which our loss Il said to
several thonsaad killed. wounded and prll
r one1s, over q, ,0oo, COO worth Of property ca
ritd away ana destroyed, besides capturln
!. railroad trains and burning bridges, I'd int,
+ ithna
Ho u magnificent liar, that tournalie
Wheeler IL mora moderate, though eTen
does not stick CLOSING over an anpa1stab
truth, Or heaitats to indulge In his fayori
, game Of brsg. Wheeler admita that he r
crossed the slser saa,y dasnoya1lzed, and VII
= 1oss Of nearly ttauaana men aAa thr1
= pieces Of artillery. s'45-"'. =
, e'' 4 PATRIOTIC pou.
! There wM deg In tho 18th Indiana Dat .er
OF Gen. 9tarkweAihet's brigade, that v
i wounded Il Shiloh, wounded In two plscea
q PerrJsii1e, wounaed It Stone River. \,
j. either tsken prisoner Of War With his owne
Heut. FlanaburE, the commander Of the ha
fery, or It mar 10, Killed At Chlckamans
Tho fata Of that dog Il moro 10 BE- anvIed ID
that Of \ no.nore means nc. moro mhn II
the.WAr coppcfheadt Bon.
A Slave 1asurrcctlon.
I. From the Macon tGA.) Confederate, oet III
4 Tho reported insurrcctisn Of blacks In Ii
i. cock county teens to hare been mora
11ous af1sir than first supposed. From I
liable information communicated 10 III, quI