Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1863-09-21
The Situation in East Tennessee.

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The Southern Advocate of Thursday
isst, published at Bristol, Tennessee, /,
furnishes the following: 8
Events highly interesting to many of
,ar readers have transpired during the
past week. The telegram in our last
issue, respecting the occupation of Knox !,
vile by the enemy, has been fully con- /;
frmed. The rumors respecting the force :
Of Yankees and armed tories now in
East Tennessee, vary from one to thir-
ty thousand. We are of the opinion
that the force in Tennessee East of Lou
don-which is thirty miles west Of
Knoxville-does not exceed four thous-
and. They captured several trains
some say six-on the Il. L. and va
Railroad. Who is to blame for this, it
is not our province to say surely some
one has either been unfaithful or unskn-
full. The enemy has advanced on the
Railroad East from Knoxville, to Carter
Depot, a distance of 10 miles, where, as
we else where, nste, they were checked.
That Burnside and Brownlow are both
in the city of Knoxville making public
speeches to the people that the latter
is issuing a newspaper in 1.-The city, that
they have imprisoned Kirkpatric, of the
Chronicle, and that they hung the En-
rolling officer, Norris, at Morristown
are rumors that have not been confirmed
That two women were wounded in Jones
boro', claimed to be. by accident, is con-
= frmed.
So far as we have learned, our indus
trious General, 4. =. jackson, saved all
the government stores in his department.
OF course, General Buckner removed his
when he evacuated Knoxville.
On Saturday evening last, when it be-
came known that the enemy had deman-
ded the surrender of Carter Depot, our
town and vicinity became intensely excl
ted. 1t is said that . woman near Blount-
vile tainted, from which she did not fully
recover till death came to her relief
Scores of our people left by private con-
veyance and upon the trains going East,
while nearly every one sent away a por-
ton or all of their yalhables. But for
an order that no citizen between certain
ages should be allowed to leave on the
train, many more would have DEPARTED
Some, however, Of the. csntraband age
slipped through The order. The Senior
Editor was ordered off in hot haste, by
the Commanding General, with inpor-
tant documents. A simple permission,
however, would have answered the same
purpose, as he was not very hard to move
On Sunday, that noble specimen Of
Kentuckian, Brig Gen 81. S. Williams
arrived at this place, and being the Sc
n or General, took command of all the
: forces, and advanced as far as J~onesboro'
a distance of 40 miles, and the last ",
: heard ofsthe maranders, they were re
} treating in the direction of Knoxville.
QHfck has 6raTTessorcdIv ourcornmu
!. nifty, and our opinion is that the Confed
l crate forces will soon be in possession q
: upper East tennessee. Charleston hold
t out web, anditis beginning to be conf
: IDENTIFY believed that she will Withstan
; the combined powers of the yankee gov
! eminent.
f In lower East Tennessee, a great battl
Q is liable to occur at any hour, but W
r have no late newsin a tangible form, fror
d that quarter, nor from our army in tn
j. East.
= FIGHT WITH TIE NRM
# Our old friendaDr. Miller, formerly
g Blountville, has Just detailed to us sou
of the particulars of an engagement be
tween the enemy and our forces undo
: Gen. Jackson, in the forenoon of Tuesda
e near Tilford's Depot, the first static
e West of Jonesboro'
r, The .C~onfederates were victorious, ma
/. king a clean sweep of the vandals vii
the exception Of a few which fed Wi
the train. From four to five hundred
the enemy were captured, about one hur
S, dred of them tories. They are to be he
!, to day. -,
- Our loss is. supposed to have be,
q. small, 5 killed ,andI7 wounded have be.
v. sent back.
Well done, Jackson We have a
of ways held that there is much in a nam
" and this. is but another proof of our Of
sition. May heHstand as a wall of graz
lr lite among our mountain Businesses fro
=. which the last echo of Yankee fanatics
and tory traitorism shall die away in
a eternal silence.
l. P.S. Since the above has been D
d. in type, 255 of the prisoners have arriY
here. Some Is OF. 90 wounded ones we
- left behind. The killed of the enemy
reported to be ID or Is. The force e.
gagged was a portion of the Tooth Oh
ce regiment. The following are the Office
captured 1t. Col. e. L. Hayes Cap
: Fl. d. Taylor, w. W.. Hunt, E.B. Bleu
y b. 7. Eaers, f. Shoemaker, j. D. Forsyt