The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1863-10-09

aud West Chlckamauga, about eleVen
miles, to the present position. He threw
up temporary breastworks at Pea Vine
Greek, and has evidently been defeated
on ground of his own choosing.
The following special telegraph from
Gov. Harris to the Appeal confirms our
report:
CnIcKAMAuGA, Sept. 20-9P. NJ.
After two days fighting we succeeded in
driving the enemy from his positions. The en-
gagemcnt is not yet decisive. The casualties
are heavy on both sides. The enemy's loss is |
evidently much heavier than ours Gen Pres
ton Smith was killed last night at half past
seven o'clock, while leading q brigade within |
afew yards of the encmys line. Gen. John &. |
Brown, Gen. Hood, Gen. Gregg, Gen. Daniel
Adams, and Gen. Helm wounded. Gen. Desh-
Ter killed. The Yankee General Little was
killed. We have captured about two thousand
five hundred prisoners, AID about twenty-five
or thirty pieces of artillery. Troops never
fought better than ours. They are in high
spirits, and ready to meet the enemy again to-
morrow. ISHAM G. HARRIS.
Battlefield OF CHICKAMAUGA,C
Sept. 21-11 a. NJ.
The enemy retreated from our front under
cover last night, leaving his killed and wound
ed Oh the field. Our victory is complete. We
have captured a large number of small arms.
Thirty-siX pieces of artillery have been brought
in. Twenty additional pieces reported to have
been taken About five thousand prisoners re-
ported captured. Our army is in fine spirits,
ready and eager for vigorous pursuit. No adj
ditional particulars to report. We met here
the whole force of Rosecmns' army.
ISHAM G. HARRIS.
Telegram to the Richmond Dispatch.
RINGGoLD, Ga, Sept. 22.-Our success
on Saturday and Sunday was decided.
We drove the enemy several miles, cap
turing fifty pieces of cannon, several thou
sand stand of small arms, and several
thousand prisoners.
Gen. Bragg made the attack on Satur-
day and renewed it on Sunday.
The enemy is supposed to be on Mission
Ridge, a portion of which we occupy. 1t
is about twelve miles from Chattanooga.
The Confederates never fought better.
Those from the East and from the West
sought to Guido each other, and covered
themselves with glory.
Bragg and Longstreet We're conspicuous
for their gallantry, as were all the officers
and men engaged.
There was only some slight skirmishing
yesterday (Monday). I go forward, as an
advance by our forces, it is said will take
| place to-day.
| from the Richmond Dispatch, September o.
Thus far Gen. Bragg seems to be COM
pletely victorious. The results are greater
than those Of any battle fought by the Duke
of Wellington in Spain, so far as the loss of
men inflicted upon the enemy is concerned,
with the single exception Of Salamanca,
and, so far as artillery is concerned, with
the single exception of Vittoria In no one
battle in the Peninsula, except Salamanca,
did Wellington ever capture four thousand
prisoners and in no one battle, save Wit
toria, did he ever capture as many as thirty
pieces of cannon. What the loss of the
enemy in killed and wounded amounted to
we have no means of ascertaining ;. but
when We consider that Rosecrans had sixty
thousand men, it is not to BIZ supposed that
hewould have yielded after two days fight
ing, and left four thousand men, thirty
pieces of artillery and all his dead and
wounded in orr hands, unless he had sus-
| tanned loss in the latter of at least fifteen
thousan! men. His entire loss, therefore,
can fall very little short of twenty thousand
men, killed, wounded and prisoners, and
these are Western men, the very flower of
the whole Yankee army. There can be no
doubt, therefore, that thus far Gen. Bragg's
success has been brilliant, and that it goes
far to redeem all the errors imputed to him
on former occasions.
| Nevertheless, there is still a feeling of
uncertainty in the community who but
too well remember Murfreesboro, and how
the glorious promise Of one day was turned
to sorrow by the dispatch of the next.
They see Chattanooga in all its strength,
directly in front of Bragg, and they wait
to see it retaken before they give way to
Joy For the relief of such doubters, we
are happy to announce that Chattanooga
is defensible only against an enemy on the
| opposite side of the river. Against an
enemy on the same side with itself, es-
pecially if be come from the east, as Bragg
does, it is altogether indefensibe. The
mountains terminate just there, and pre-
sent numerous elevated positions, which
command the place. The probability,
therefore, is that Rosecrans will not at
tempt to make stand there, but will con-
tinue his retreat to Nashville. It will all
depend, however, on the vigor with
which he is pursued by Bragg.
That General will shortly receive, or
possibly has received heavy reinforce
ments, aud he has now had bitter ex-
perience of the evils resulting from de-
lay in this war, in which procrastination
has always been the object of the enemy
We trust and believe, therefore, that the
enemy will be allowed no time to rest.
Every consideration points to continued
operations. The enemy evidently does
not mean to advance from Tennessee into
Alabama and Georgia during the present
season. Rosecrans' plan is to get possess
sion of the whole of Tennessee and render
it impregnable in the first place. Thence,
having the best possible base, he will ad-
vance next summer upon Georgia and AL
ALBANIA. He had already stolen ten thous-
and horses, upon which he designed to
mount infantry this winter, and scour the
whole north Of Georgia and Alabama. 1t
is to be hoped that he will be disappoint-
ed in these views Gen. Bragg has at
least made good start in the attempt to
| disappoint him. Unless, however he be
driven back across the river our late VIC
| tory will have been of no value.
1t will be seen from dispatch from our
own correspondent, dated at Ringgold yes
| terday. that there was no battle on Mon