The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1863-09-18
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Eveats in Tennessee. .

EveAfs IN Tennessee.
The Jonesboro' (Tenn Express. which
has bsen reissued, has the following &C.
count Of the events which took Place in
that neighborhood
Since our last issue this place and vicinity
has been the theatre Of some actiyeArd ex.
citing military operations. Saturday morn
ing, about 3 O'Clock train Of cars, contain.
ing the 6A Indiana regiment, quietly and
almost n0iselessly approached our depot
from the West. II numbered, We prunk
from appearances, near 400 men. The cpf1-
mander Of this post, (the mast westeslv one
held by Brig Gen. Jacksanss brigade not
anticipating such an approach, was taken
unawares, aud retired towards BRISTOL, ieay-
ing the Fe'lerais in quiet possession Of the
ers, which they had picked upy wliile trying
10 make their escape. They Also captured
An engine aud a freight caDfor two After
daylight the commander y the expedition
embarked the most OF his forces O.s the train
brought from knoxsiiie, and starteA Anis The
road Soon afterwards the eapt2ed Etaip
s'sss started down tfesoad towards knoxvta1x.
taking the mail which had been taken from
the post Office, everything out oi the tete-
gfaph Office, the prisoners captured, and
what stores aud arms they had been able to
pick mp, leaving but small force in town TO
do guard duty.
among the prisoners captured and taken
OIL, We have learned, We're Capt. w. v. Dead.
erick, Lieut.. d. +. Deadcrics, j. M. Grow
ley, Superintendent Of tue Southern Tele-
graph l.ine, and Charles K Nelson, telegraph
operator at this place
ln the evening the expedition that went
mp the road III the morning, fuding the Con
federates too strongly posted i0r them at
Garter bridge, returned on foot. The
track having been torn up by scouting
party OF Confedefates some three miles above
this place, the train in returning ran off and
capsized, and they were obliged to march on
foot to this place. HERE they rested till
Sunday morning, when they embarked on 4
train which had arrived during the night,
and left for knoxville
About 10 o'clock Nine day a party of Con
iederate cavalry took possession of the place.
Monday morning portion of Gen. Jackson's s
brigade arrived. Tuesday morning news WAS
brought to this place that lighting was gong
on at Telford's Depot, five miles below. Il
proved to he so. train of ears had brought
the Tooth Ohio regiment, or portion OF it,
TO that place, where 4 small bridge had been
destroyed. Skirmishing was kept up with
them until they were driven back TO Lime
stone Depot, six miles, where they took re-
fuge in the block houses built af the bridge,
close to the depot. AS soon as artillery was
brought to bear on the block houses they sur
rendered
"Wednesday morning, the prisoners, mum
bering 235, were started to -
The casualties in the fight, We learn, were
about as follows: C0nfeder.tes, Z killed, II
wounded. Federals, IL killed, - wounded
The Marietta Contelerucy gives some
intelligence from Knoxville since its oc-
cupation by the enemy:
From gentleman of high standing who
arrived here last evening from East Tennes-
see, we learn that the Yapkees have arrested
number OF citizens and imprisoned them
in the common jail. Among the prisoners
are the Rev. Mr.. Harrison, of the Old School
Presbyterians; Rev. Jos. II. Martin, of the
Presbyterian United Synod, aud a quiet, in
offensive citizen named Coffin, OF the Rock
ford factory.
The crime of these gentlemen is patriot :
ism, loyalty to the land Of their birth, their
residence and their affections. The ministers
III question did not hide their lights under 4
bushel, but were OutspOken and demOnstra-
tive in their patriotism. Wehave hearti theis
bold denuuciation Of Yankee Wr3ags and
domestic treason and disloyalty, aud their
exhOrtations to their cOuntrymen to exercise
courage aud perseverance in defence of their
sacred rights aud honor fortune and families,
secutors, we fOndly hope and believe.
We regret to learn that sundry men, hithcl
to regarded sound to the Southern question,
have sought and obtained immunity from
Yankee outrage, through the interposition
and endorsement Of Johu Williams, who
once represented Knox county in the Legis-
fature, aud il, as has been from the first, i;
notorious Union man, who has never, We
believe. professed to be anything else, or to
n1...1 1.is to- IL.
ernment. And yet he, and Others of the
same class, have been suffered by our .ltho-
rites to remain there in undisiurbed peace
and security