The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1863-10-28

WEDNESDAY MORNING
n motion Gen. Dasilssn seestssa inssiIleepce
On Sts q ssrec iirecsioss. 1sjsiss a. hiss.
We were ordesed Into line - 1ollle, Clays com.
mand passiaeus. The ensny, elono1nein9, novsd
through the woodland en- our mont, whilst heavy
heavy volleys Iato colume ~ LED horses. Thu
Was done % create copfasion, asa succeeded ad.
nlSsbiy ON the part e. the enemy. reseeivioa 0vs
coaftislon, th.y charged down o. out thin lines
meat rssissiess, until deadly veitay from the Sch
Teanessee checked them Tor few mOusenss II
thls column bad bAsa The cnly enemy We miehs
have aast:fed ourselves ssss fssssae. Bat aaas.
iiks 50 many demoaa, shooting and cutting dOwi.
our boys wtlhous nefey. W0an1ed h0sss4 wen,
dasliRg ifosD ths field, whilst oshefs, frightened
oa y inssaaces lifeiesA, hanging IN the dense ee-
aas brakes. Scattered through the 0elds aad wood
lands were seen our s0IdieFs making their way 10
their commands, many OF whom escaped In the
eonmai0n, alter being captured.
Al Farmersviile We joiaad Osn. Whavtsa,s aud
Martin's divist1ps, with Con. Wheeler. These
we've speedily formed 10 line Of basele 10 await the
snsmys approach. 70 few mt.utss they male
boldly t. the attack Gen. Wheeles had here am.
bushed portion Of Whaston'S dig1stOn. 1he enc
my was speedily and severely 1epnlsed and driven
nsck. Reinforcing, they som iosesd back both OF
the engagement. The hattie was . severe onp, , In
which many were killed and wounded on both
sides.
Alter this there was but liille skjrmishtus until,
at sugar Greek severe engagement occurred, in
which the rear guard Of the corps, ahe I'd Georgia
aud Kentucky battalion, fragments Of M0Sesn'x
OLD division, under the galsaak Captain Kirkpas-
rick, were badly cut 10 pieces. "A iew saoas pfese
hred by the enemy across the first channel q our
pckets on the island. After Tile skunish they re.
tired In the direction OF Pulaski, Stevenson, and
three regiments Of cavalry and mounted infantry,
including eight pieces OF artillery, under thtcon,
mand Of Major Gen. Mitchell.
Here we met with most generous reception
diers were invited 10 their dwellings and fed freely
''withoui money and without plice." God save
such noble people from the expressions Of the en-
envy.
The loss Of the corps durine the raid viii no,
amount to more than 500 men and three pieces OF
artillery, and seven or eight hundsed hOrees and
mH'es. summary Of the damage done the en-
emy consists In the burning Of 900 wagons capture
of near 2, ,0GO mules aud horses aud The killing o;
az m"ny, destruction Of immense supplies at Me-
Mlnnvlle, with railroad trains; also, the capture
of q regiment OF Infantry, armed with splendid En-
field rifles; destruction OF Stone river BRIDGE south
OF MuFfree-horO, and the capture Of the 9arlisone
In the st"ckades, e8 strong; the burning Of the
track for ten miles or more, and the destruction OF
&C.
engines, near that place.
Rumor reports Roddy's command to have de-
sfrdyed the tunnel on the Nashville and ChPtta-
noosa Railroad, near Stevenson. I his Is a grand
yet. He barely made his escape, ~ the entire
force pursuing Wheeler turned back 10 capture
his command II possible.
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AFFAIRS IN EAST TsNNEssEE- Do;ngs Of Bro,on
Ions and observation-disclosures from Knoxville
oil ria ahoV Va rkaaa
n permanent occupation Of East Tennessee. The
Atlanta Register has the following Information OF
affairs there:
w. G. Brownlow and horace Maynard had both
reached the ciiy, and had pronounced character
istic addresses before the popnlnce. John Brown
low, Lieutenant Colonel, Is with his father. In
fact, Brownlow aud Maynard have brought with
them their families. They surely deem their
cupatlon Of East Tennessee permanent. The fe-
rOeity Of BroWnlow is fearful. His. violence was
occurred since his arrival At Knoxville. lie evil
dently deems himself the master Of the situation,
and expects to reign lordiy potantate In East
Tennessee. ln his speech Brownlow said that he
nations Of President Ilncolm-in fact, that the
NOsthern President had not gone half far
enough. Browniow further DECLARED that lie
was not Ouly In favor Of arming every ne
loose wild beasts TO prey upon the population of
the country. "Rattle snakes and all reptles,"
exclaimed the infurated monster, "shOuld be
shOwered upOn Southern bOmesteads until seces-
sion 4. extinct. A more deadly poison should be
distilled from their fan3s ,nnd the mountains should
be searched gather them for the invasion Of the
Gulf States" In the presence of men and women
who crowded the street he pronounced Ron. Joha
Il. CF0zier little son of q b--h; ard, "gentle-
men " continued thfa genuine exponent Of lin
coInism, sin reference 10 the Revs. Messss. Mar
tin, Harrison, aud other rebel clergymeD, Il were
Gen. Burnside would bind their necks together
with sihgIe chain aud sink them to the lowest
caverns Of he'll :"
We are assured tina, this speech Of Brownlow
ever fell from his cnvenOmei lips. We may add
that he repeated favorite alusion to his newspa
per, declaring. $50 help me God, ihnt Il was the
even it was not hurt with piety.''
The speech OF Horace Maynard was hardly less
violent than that Of Brownlow. he was esps-
clally denunciatorv Of the Messrs. McCiung aud
other citjxens, male and female.
Amer these speeches, Col. Pryor, an old citizen
Of Knox, who was under arrest, called on Brown
low, In order to induce him to effect his release
from prison. Col. Pryor. who is IS years OF age,
was lei: from prison into Browniow's house, ex-
pecing to secure his assistance In efecting bis
lease from confinement. For many years ne and
BrowniOw have been intimate friends. When the
old man was led tntO Brownlow wssnpresence,
Rrownlow, raving like q n,admun, d pistol,
declared that he would murder any fcOundrel or
rebel who dared TO ask favor Of his hands. The
guard interposed 10 save Col. Pryors life, and Jed
A. l. Maxwell, the great railway bridge builder
Of the South, Is under arrest paIOied and required
to report to Burnside every morning. ir. Wm
Baker, George Mabry, (not the General and Mr..
Moulding, are the only citizens deStned Southern
who have not taken the Federal oath.
The Yankees have given several concerts In
Knoxville. The front seats are assigned to the ne
gro wenchss Of the city, who are escorted to
church and 10 places Of amusement by Federal
soldiers and officers Negro balls are frequent, In
which the bellies are Ethiopian daMsels, and Fed
cral officers the sayest galiaDts.
The Federals at Knoxville have not the most
remote idea that Bragg cOnteMpiates movement
on that city. They were engaged IN plundering
the c0untry everywhere. Great numbers OF pe0
pie from the country have eOme into the city beg
gins for bread. The most dev0ut Uni0nists are
disgusted and n,addened by the tcts of Infamv aud
despOtsln constantly perpetTatcd.
HORRIBLs CsrELTy OF 'sTHE TRAITOR LETCH-
salt appears THAI there II now con6med In
Castle Thunder loyal citizen, who, according to
the spy Harvey Birch, IL ga fac simile Of President
Lincoln" His name Is WIN. Fitzgerald, who, ac-
cordins to the Baltimore Ameiean, II "a high toned
educated gentleman, and once q cIass.mate Of
Gov. Letcher's." II appears that this unfortunate
loyal citizen, after getting Into the Castle, address
ed letter 10 HE former class mate and received
the following answer, which IL furnished 20 th
.americon by Birch, aud which II considers enc Of
the most shocking crueliies ef the war;:
ExEcurlvR DEPARTMENT..