Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1863-08-25

DAILY SENTINEL.
TELECRApHIC:
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Movements of the Army OF the CUM
berIaud.

STEVENSON. August % ten. Wilder crossed
the Tesne>-ee last evening. and burnei a small
railroad bridge near Shell Mound thus SEVERN
the commune III ~ hetween the rebel -hi and
lett lu view oi the impr ,cticability OF the com.
mon ro,d-. this ! an import nr aH'ir. They ~e-
cured ferry boat and two barees aud brought
them th~ site Of rhe river
II was the burning uf this bridge which was
Thought Ne the des'rnciiuu ct The steiner Ppint
Rock. which boat eSc,pel. reaching Chattanooga
on Thursday.
Important events must soon transpire in the
vicinity uf Ch,tt nooea AMI ifri-on
Thealv nee II the Arnv of the Cumherl md
appearel IN front of ChluinpO on the 81 -
and oteuei IRE nu the city AT ~ A VI the
enemv re-plnirl rom nineteen guns mostly
sm one- viii n dii listle dimtse. M ilsp
with one - pow.aer. which swept the oppo-i'e
shore. -rd nne fire ir,n Nhch ke "A horse and
took of les of Apram McCuok, of Lily =
ba' terry
Or fire was very Destructive. pni the enenv'-
battery which naene'l On jis ,blei Lily
threw shells with sre,t precision lu'o the embra-
sures of the enemy
TIE w.nk- of the enemv the liver are re-
por'ed to ne verS srDu,. the pWtpets aot less
than fifteen teet wide
Sever,i t. b,tirrics on a level with the
river we l.een disco, ,erel n,pnred to tie wharf
The enepy have rl~,l tNn ,telmprS tnd Opposite
the citv have ppniopn bridge "f f'rty-seven
boat- The hfge-t ni hs ~te,iners sunk bv
Our fire api tie smiipr ouc disabled. An 10
tempt =" DESTROY ihe pnnieau was frustrated by
the -irrp fire of The rebel -h,rpshpo'rrS
F rty pri-oners were taken. two rebels killed
and several wounded
train OF " ,eons AM the mules of one bat
tory, grizing on this side OF the river, were
iturei.
Our ldv,n"e reoorte two divisions at Cha'ti-
nooga. aud HUI Nde n H,rler'-) corr, moving
al0ng he railroad in the iii ectior of Bridgeport.
detnchmen' sent our opposite II ,rri>on dScov
efe'l no enemy.
Conrr,bindS report tht Johnston. with two
tr,ins of tro'r's. arrive on the 2th sunersedine
BIg.. who has rerirei 10 Ail1nia This last
statement i cortobnrited bv citizens
4 l,rge f'e wls discovered pe,r Oh ,ttanoogl
There i no rebel infantry north of the rive
S'even~' hri.ade of cavalry i in The vicinity Of
Smith Crns, Roads Forrest Is at Knss o.,
prenarns fnr y rid.
Eleven de>erters from company G.. lst Louis
an came into Negley's camp last nj ht hey
swer de IL iat.l, crew for the rebel steem-
er P in r *. Tiey abtnd med the steamer on
i >ua,, tWetfy u'i,e> below Chattanooga. They
report A. P Hills and Polk's corps at Chatta.
nOogl. ami that The decentralization of the
Iebe army Is complete
There are 3 b)D deserters from the rebel army
in LnokOut Mountain awaiting orr advance
These men repDrt that hundreds of m0nntaneers
are engaged in plotting deseiters through the
mOuDtrius
fhe 1T Louisiana. guard Tor Braggs head
qaarters. is reduced 10y desertion To less than 100
men
The dpeerters from the Point Rock say that
the rem 'inler of the crew deserted her the same
time they took their leave of her.
A hevv ex:lDsiou and fire took place up the
river lSt nj sht. AL IL i believed that the Point
II R'ck has been DESTROYED. force was sent in
pursuit..
MANY furloughel men from Pemberton's army
are coming into our lines. and say that Pemher-
ton's army can never be got together again.
Seven de-erers from one company of Misss-
si.'nI regiment tme ia together on the 2ilth
b. r'g.'- army will go to p.etes If it is ag liu at
tlcked