Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1863-11-09
FROsf TENNESSEE.

The Atlanta REGISTER, OF the 9th says;
To-day cue ra s. trains probably cross the Hiwassee
Al Charleston and tseD viii run far Loudo', %
miles fom knoxville We Lave quiet possession OF
Louton, and during the ,ay We shall know what the
enemy is doing hey nd h1e Impression prevails that
the Federsls have fallen task 20 Knoxville
According 70 cue latest sdvCes, there were Federal
forces CATERS depot 20 miles SelOw Bristol cny &C.
casiCUsIy taDir scouting parties each LIli oiier.-
FrOr the W alta q % Knoxville, 6boCt 30 miles, tie
Federals roam at Will Within the Cmr5gt week We ha /
hear that an Yankee forces E NOrtbern Sc Tennessee
have been forced back on Knoxville. Stevenson goes
up from the South and some else CONES dCWn from
The NORTH aud Burnside nay be crushed between the
upper aud neither milestone.
The question arscs, hos FAR this double acting aAuk
movement OF Gen. Bragg will relieve han from the
pressure Of overwhelming Jumbers at ChauanO ga?-
IL Stevenson be successful how long viii Thomas COM
Inuuc atom With rees1ogC' aud Nashville be uHin-
terrup,eig viii eveusou aud the cooperating fore,
in East Tennessee move gcTO-s the mountains by way
o. Sparta OF how itr ei Thomas pe,miJ Burnside 70
provide for his ONn saiey1 viii he not seek 90 re-
ieye him.
The Register evidently very friendly to Gen. B-sgg,
speculates as follows on ne situations
The fact mus, be conceded that JUS, now there IS no
imperative resOI vdy Byagg should give blttle. II ne
can choose his ground add thus CQuaizs the two
opposing arSes, these wogli be danger OF defeat
in izeL Vietory would Absolutely certain. He may
be now OunuiHbesj, and IL Is thought by military men
thas he should merely held the enemy at bay until com
ing events ecmPc as they must the OF Thomas
from Chattanooga
President DAVIS meant ali chat be said when he de.
Glazed that before the campaign closed army would
repOsssss Tennessee. But there ACCIDENTS in war
against which hunsan gerius and fOrath.ught can
provide. Such 40 event might occur ia East Tennis
seq but read All gat what has beea done and the
snls nov b,i0g executed and no disaster befall
az ctmerts Of our armies, the Withdrawal OF Thomas
from Chattanooga bGe0mCs, 80 distant dag, iueva.
bic. Tennessee can DC Fedsaned without a batilo at
Chattanooga l. accomplishing this result a rsHograde
moyenen. may be made but il will be that of oness-
play e., wto loses pawn to catch castle"
Brig. Gen. j. Patton Anderson, Of Florida, accom-
pished gentleman md skilid officer, has beec comms-
stoned Major General He is now at the head OF Hills
corps.
TIE Marietta (Gl Confederate Of the I'd says
We lad a call, yesterday morning, from Captain on
a Major Generals staff 10 BaRgs army who was jus
IRON thefrOLt he tad JhaE our troops had noty
succeeded 10 dsloGg ng tie enemy from Raocon Noun
tain, and were constantly 6gat:ng them On Lookout
Greek, which waters the valley Of the anne nsme lying
betSeen Lockout nd cocoon Mountains. lie expressed
great eonndonce IN our ability maintain possession Of
Lookout Mountain, from which the enemy were uljng
% dive Us By the hank movement on RacoOOn Noun
tan. He saysthat nov have batteries planted on o.