The New York herald., 1863-09-08
4.
~ view York. On his rstiremsnt General no,.o
sueo highly hattsring general order. from vbio
tract tho following ara.rsph.

"a New York On his retirement General no,.oh
suea n'gh'y nattering general order. from vbol
tract tho following parasraph:-
com,psnnIx pnx r.sn L'euteaant Colonel Taylor. the
commanding ieels Il both duty and n,sa,.aa INC
stmony 70 his diligence zeal and Aaa,,, ,vasure "
Tor. nance Of his dutes: with feeble hesI,h ~ !
manA n Impairment In the Office. but 40 in =,
At tho oattie OF torinth he furnshe1 the snnera
with or, visiting In person all narts or M
Rardiess O the constant exposure 10 The he,vu @ e
enemy. en- At>ne oaite Of Stone river he was onnsr
Commanding inNevery pari Of the Held, disobar,
only the duties or hs position bnt also fbose ~
cons, I mnAndtng thus publicly returns ,ha
wnicn ", ne, as member Of hts stair, has rendered
by mmand OF Naor General RosscR,
" eSDDAkD Assistant Adjutant GeaneraL
HEADQUARTERS, AaMY or rus GUNNER An
SrKSHNN. Aa., August 20, 1863
fxobAmE CROSSING oF lE> Ess1 IN FOR
Las' evening General Ros.crsns hid not detor
upon crossing the river imm med ,lely, but about mi,
some INFO nation was received which induced h
change his mind and teegrarns were sent to Ger
Thomas aud Mock "a. be ready, with troops ane
toons, TO cross at daylight. What this Information
am at loss to co lecture, and had supposed it
corroboration Of the runners we had Respecting the
alton OF Chattanooga. until assured by the General In
weight OF evidence before him raiher pointed 10 The
ing OF Chaltsnooga BY The rebels than its eyacuati
them.
No doubt 10 entertained that the rebels will ev.
that position as the design OF the present
ment, begun 50 favoraby today, Ia made spl
70 them. That they will cvacuate Chattanooga is a
cusion which has better basis than des,
tales, and which can no arrived at BY a very SOL
process OF inIalihe lOgic. We arc 70 suppose b.,
great fool, the very contrary OF At he proven
self, no dees not. II . the ony alternative winch
70 him. He must ohooss 10 do It now at leisure. or
soon under compulsrn To retire IN haste is TO rei
moraized. To remain is TO be overpowcrcd and capt
Hence conclude that he has chosen TO retire in tim
at leisure, avoiding he risk OF the dsmor .lization
would inevitably follow hasty and disordery retr,
PORTION OF OUR ARMY ovER TnR RIVER.
am theI osore compel cd 10 believe that the little
Guilty which We experienced In crossing tn
ver to day was owing 70 the already at
plished fact of the evacuation OF Chsttan
The river was forded IN three and bridged in one
cavalry crossing Il the lords and Davis divisi n
fantry At the pontoon britge. The upper ford was
site Shell Mound. and at this point General Roy
crossed wilder's brigade of mounted in'antry.
force. with It's uslal spirit and dash, charged upot
captured regiment Of rebel cavalry under the com
OF notorious ruflan named Mayo. This man bear
reputation throughout East Tennessee OF being the
cruel, heartless aud inhuman Of mon. The numh
murders which he In accused OF committing are fab,
and his crucltics to st Tennessee Unionsis
made his name terror. lie is now &
In our ha ds and win be retained until
hour whom he can bo safely punished as
many crimes deserve. Among others taken by "
h Tennessee rebel Congressman named Cannon.
viii BE- scnt to Nashville 70 hold session with "
three others Of the same Tx now In the penitcn Ia
that place.
MovshKxTs OUR CAVALRY.
A crossing Of the second Michigan cavalry was eff
at Bridgeport. They pu. sued and caught . small
posted beyond the river They very GLAD TO
render. They could give no account OF themselves
Andersons brigade, which had been posted there. ey
that II had retired 10 Cbai inooga They very post
asserted that the rebels had cvacua cd Cha ann 20
firing 10 Rome, Georgia. No inf n,ry were erossc
this point The cavalry are expected 70 penetrate
as Trenton. have iitte doubt that they do so
out meeting with serious resistance.
The Second Kentucky cavalry Colonel Nicholas, Gre
by the ford at the mouth of Wivop's creek and M
rapid movement south Of the river 70 point opposite
mouth OF Crow creek, where General Davis q
In throwing across pontooD bridge. Here they
cecdcd in capturing the rebel outpost sta ioned the
observe movements about tina point, which s good
and ferry, known "Capcrton's Ferry" This force
sisted Of thirty i've men, WHO. being told to surre
replied that that WIS c,y what they wanted to
Tho work OF throwing bridge over the river al Ca
toms ferry was begun at daylight. The III y-nins
oon boats required for the duty bad been brought
during the night, and at daylight were In the str,
moorcd along the northern shore. At a given
nal the oars were manned and the boats
with armed mcni and rom the shore they !
each oarsinan pulling witt might aud man,
his boat might be first TO the Other side The sigi
described as having been very grand one. Rea
the other shore the men dcpoycd as skirmishers Gle
tho fields and woods without resistance In the mean
the ponecrs, under the direction OF Lieutenant Burro
began laying tho briRe NJ eight O'Clock, and had j,
ished by eleven. little before noon Gene ais n
Grams, Neeey, McCook, GARFIELD and Giem crossed
It and ascended Race on mountain. During ths
General Davis crossed his division OF infantry The
East Tennessee cavalry, Colonel Broynlow comm nd
also crossed and is TO night IN the mountains. Tn,
mander OF the Infantry - expected 10 cross immcdis
and at once psDctrate into th, mountains.
HEADQUARTERS, ARMY OF THE CUMBERLAND,
STEVENSON, Ala, August 81. 1868.
IHE RidBr AND cnsgRs COLUMNS ovsR TiiE RIVER.
The first movement across the river has been ;olo
by the crossing OF the forces OF the right and ca
but In such = slow and careful manner as indicates
the movement will be slow and measured. Indeed
character Of the country through which lies our e
iorbids that the advauos should be rapid and sw ccr
II Is apparent that nccessiiea-and others besides
nature Of The country cxist-rcquire that IL shall
slow and decisive n IL . campaign In a he
country than has ever yet been usversed
our armies, and unncard Of difficulties arc b
anl are TO be ncomtred. I regret that |
not sufficiently master OF the descriptive style