Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1863-11-12
Fr-m the Chattanooga Rebel slst alt.

The situation L Tont grows more and more interest
lg, IS tie winter months approach. Tho cool weather
p II Iga Cussaliiy bring cessation of hosttes,
.ifCu IN lz roads and swollen streams may retard
lac ptcErzs It a advance the part Of either army,
II s4vh contemplation By cther of their command
cs. The battle Il MarlreCsOorO, We know, fought
mEiGiEteE Tie extensive preparations the part
0I tie r,emy indications tI2t the frequently threat
cDed resumption II active operations is likely TO be put
luto execution at e. early cay Ia the meanwhile the
yaIke spade buy AID the IaOors OF the engineer de-
Etnel1 O. the army OF Thomas are without cessation.
If ice Uy ceUG in holding Chattanooga and with
II all u LIST -ad Middle ieunessee until tha Spring OF
IsO4 3he design his original programme will have
pIsled Il probable that tbs recent rein
orc5melt intended tor that purpose alone ard not
turtner advauce into Middle Georgia but we rath-
incline the opinion that tie latter movement is con-
tempGttl - retrieve the disasters of Chickamauga,
II CuuL,tfg&i=uC5 tie of the Potomac TO re-
u5c CUEhtencc, tie pressure OF advance may
JTee Thomas from hs snug Qualifications into another
IaLhee letter writer's Intimate that another flank
movement Is Bragg is anticipated and repetition OF
the Buell. grade through Tenneseee and kentucky,
and the impression grows general among peo-
pie, that such q movement is il contemplation Or else
direct assault UpCl the enCmys works around Chatta
no0g2. 1t movements of troops in East Tennessee
are strkugy uar to The iaitial chapters of the last
hentucky Campaign The supposed necessity for
second heEtUcAg l-Yasln taken il connection with the
vEit Of the G. C nate Cf the land first to this aruy
anG ther Lat Of Jahnstou and back again to this
department, Il recent reinforcement OF the army Of
Tenn, sec, and the probability Of additional rein
torceme2Js. tLe late expedition of Wheeler aud
the more recent movement of Divisions of TO-
Jantry ana Bugadcs OF cavalry into East Tenn
nessee, 0Ic all taken evidence OF deter
mnatiou o. the part OF our War Department 20 re-
cover the SClLegn States Of Tennessee and Kentucky
NJ trust t.e wish Is father the though ht simply
but suc1 campaign may be iDaugurated before a
year is usbeGG III 0 make front assault upon the
enemy strong POSITION given u? totally impracti
TIC aoe AZ re sane Ele that 1t is generally conceded
thtt he can ne Gwn from the shelter his forts
atd Iii6 Pi's D9 flank movement and by that alone
NJ e- 6atishtu that oil events will take place
before great Wb!i either bragg will ak Grant or
Grant wji. 4 .lk B.aI5. Heaven de!eud Georgia and
tie Sou ir4 tie last, and God speed the advance OF
the Army tennessee Into the land Of wool and grain
anu tcoil!yr'a;te wmtet quarters.
Dos = SEED IIEM uEKE.-T1e Lynchburg "Repub.
4cau, lelTGug tnat three thousand aukee pris
olers are Richmond to that city, strong
y protests:
We don't want them nere. We've got as many peo-
pe 20" amongst Us as possibly be supplied vith
loOQ I'D 10 tGVe three thousand voracous Yankees ad
d@d 10 Ehu uumh2r, wuud make gauGt Starvation with
i;s paId cueeEs lot only possible but most proba
Die U.lHge4Cy Tor all Ci ug. We hope the Govern
ment viii reconsider lis determination ard not put up-
on Us plague than that which the locuss ndict
ed upon Egypt.