The Camden confederate. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1861-1865, 1863-10-23
--latest from East Tennessee.

| LNsCst fIaSI tennessee.
| LYNcgBrRc, Oct l6.-We have advccs
from East Tennessee that before the battle vf
| Chickamauga twenty-seven regiments of Yam
cavalry and mounted infantry. estimated to be
$4,000 strong passed Grecnville, Tennessee,
bound eastward, intending to make a raid
upon the Virginia and East Tennessee Railroad.
Upon the news of the defeat of Rosecrans,
they retreated westward to reinforce him, but
were met by our forces at London and Sweet.
Water and driven back A portion of this
force, on the 10th inst. attacked our troops
at Bible Ridge, six miles west Of Grecnville.
Our men fought gallantry, retreatlng and in
ficting severe loss upon the enemy. Our
loss was so killed and 200 wounded Anoth-
er engagement with our retrcating forces took
place at Henderson on Sunday, in which our
forces desperately, cleaving their way through
four regiments of the enemy, who, supported
by artillery, had succeeded i'll reaching our rear.
Our men fell back to Zollicoffer until the Yam
KEGS, heavily reinforced, advanced upon them,
when they were withdrawn. Our loss in both
days fight is estimated at 800 killed and
wounded A number Of these killed and
wounded fell into the hands of the enemy.
The Yankee loss is estimated at 1900 killed
and wounded. The enemy is reported advanc-
ing from Aristo towards Abingdon, supposed
to be 5000 or 10000 strong. Hooker is in COM
mand of East Tennessee.
UNRoMANTIc PRED1cAMENr.-I sat by the
open window on fine dewy evening, the stars
shone out, while the moon, that silent watcher
of the night, flung her beams over the rocks
that bound my view. The birds had retired to
rest, the wakeful frogs made music in the
neighboring marsh, and the fire flies bespan-
gled the scene. | raised my eyes to the milky
way and was letting my thoughts roam fancy
free in the realms Of music and poetry when
the horrid thought came rushing through my
brain that had not a clean SHIRT for San
day.
PMsoNERs-LARGE FlsuREs.-Thc Rich
mond Enquirer OF the 7th states, that the pre-
vlouS day the Libby prison displayed force
of $3.50 Federal prisoners, including s25 gen.
cra, rcgimena and other commissioned Off
GERS. Of this NUMBER 1850, were received
from Chickamauga-which including $500
sick, wounded, and played out paroed on the
field, make the total number of captures on
that famous field, as far as ascertaincd, 1850,
including 900 officers.
MISSIONARY RIDGE, pio CMCKAMAUGA, Oc-
tober l7.--Lieutenant General d. H. Hill, has
been relieved from duty here. He and his
staff are ordered to report to General Cooper,
at Richmond, for duty. Major General Breck-
inridge has been placed in command of Hills
corps.
a darkey on tire State Road who was ped
ding cEcsnuts, was asked by an officer where
he got them from. "Don't like to tell, massa,"
said Sambo. The officer interrogated him
again. "Why, war a fed rate ossifer and
'prcsted en-"
Jeddo, the capital of Japan, is pronounced
the. largest city Of the world, beyond all doubt
1t contains a million of habitations and five
millions of people; many of the streets are
twenty two miles long.
Letters for any Of RraoU's army should ho