Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1863-09-26
nm nArrLR on ouIoKAMAUGA.
INTERESTING PARTICULARS OF TIE TWO DAYS
PIGBTS-CONYENTS OF TIE PRESS, &C.


FIGHTS-CONYENTS OF THE PRESS, &C.
We received nv yesterday mornings South'rn ms"
our AtantA exchanges Of the ~ inst, from which We
have comp led the annexed detached extracts relative
to the great bM,e Of ChickSmaugs;
DESPERATE T.sarIxe-us ARDoR OF INK coSTEDERA'R
TROOPA
The Appeal Of Tuesday evening, 22i iust' says;
Wh,n ell the fscts are known AID compared, We
doubt not il will be como "a that the most desperate
ACHING of the war has been done the engagements
o SATURDAY., Slnd,y aud Monday has, We know tnat
our own troops the Ell ,gemeDt With the de-
termination conquer or lie, wLie Kosecr"ns ana ms
army we're w. .ar OF Il disasters tba. must resulE
20 him and his ctus- 'rom defeat Tue immense
slaughter On both SIDES iuly a,s. the desperation OF
the contest and besides an Oh;er y Gen b'ugstreets
corps was heard say mat Although be had witnessed
great deal OF bard fighting u Virginia dnnfg the
war be had nothing % ,qlh that OF tue past lie"
d.yA The Western men under ROseeIans are din ut
bred Of Isnkses from those who cOmpoe the army #
the Poe nae and sh5 with perinAcity and bravery
nLnoWn TO those With whom Or Virginia army has
had TO co i;eud
T, add % he in ardOr OF troops, moreover,
spirit Of emuatlJn sprang up betseen the FoOps oi
Gen Brsgg aud o,e Of Gen Long,treet, which great
y mere ssd ter furious al Tor victory ami 70 deiel
them irresist BILE
At tn p-s.ut y ting il il impo form con-
lecture whvu where the victory u end IL Is pre-
sunable chat Gsuer Be- Sc will flO~ up his succers sea
~ apiolV ~ possible aud II il be true, stated by
Gov Harris despa c. inst ROseorans ioUgnt lis ~Soe
army il this engagement he Is seriously chi p,d,
a. IN e.s veil fortified l. Ia poor eoati9Ol 10 resist
the onward impetu S,y u troops. HIS mne re loss
O. uuou ais NUT necessarily weaken hts poser OF
resistiuc,. We presum, moreover, that has JuucGon
Nth Burnside is now iUrlorn hope, so that his onlY
means Of supply res ia falhrs behmd his civilizations
Al Chattanooga L. reCrOsug the ryer, u lnde d, he
will be sale IA either atelnahVe
lHH RNrREAt OF THX RSTNY-iHS oTTkNsIvE vE'
II BE KEPT Up
Our De patches iIon The highest auIhO,iy, announce
sylsadid victory alter several da' MAI U Serug aud
heavy skumi hug and Two DAYS OF hOliy cOu esttd
bat h., ending 18th Sunday even ng.
Il seems that the eaemy 81 badly punished uP 10
Sunday evening, aud the advantage LAD gaiurd Was
20 decisive that he embraced tho OPpotuny Ot dark.
ness 10 Ie.rcGt hich be did, leaving lis dead aid
wounded b, hid TGis ~Gs uuexpoSted. Tho enemy
had held ,mpSratyelT rn in bis uire, aud dsp'
tOu was made II forces HsSail his pOstan
Monday morning. Had the fgit bevn ue~,d. the ie-
suit cannOE be doubted, bu. tne expeditions OF our
troops which understand W,Ie rais 10 The hghe,t
pitch, OF sinking decisive blow, were doomed 10
be Vi o nted. The game had Htd
GOV uarri, rays the Nho'e Of K e,raDs army
engaged. vs. hope he has not b. e. mislut1rWUd. II
The statement aud Rl5ecIAns has reserve,
AID il Joined by Bu Inside otherwise reinforced,
do believe he will be able % make another sta,
this side OF ,hs river eYeu il he should have fol flea
uOus PREPARED
Our information is that the ,olcy Of following up
this victory by the IA active offensive movements has
been Determined. TITS is good news. FGere Is l." ne
Oessi'y giving the enemy tine 10 rrcuPerale Now,
while tie toe spin. Uy disastrous defeat, aud
before he can reinforced, j. she line 10 push han 10
tbs VII The whole try expects this to be done.
1HE nksr DAYS TGIe.
N A, cal Of the 2lst says:
Il Dc, gg determined to bring GU geaera en-
gigr, . sud suis lie termination announced 10 the
army ia ~, al order which was published gu Sat
urday ops shared lis spirit 10 the IuJsI enthu-
C degree, and informed eldu Ell the la
IL us ntygssAry the most cheerful manner Ol Sat
urday morning the left ng. under Generals Polk and
Buekner, attacked me eneuy's rlgh aud drove them
back some iOur niles whom evening cIns on aad the
pursuit was stopped q iu. Walkers division made AN
attack the euemys right centre, AID made some linz
preston During the day Ro5ecrAns held position ON
Pea Van. ere, K where be had boun iiul supply OF
wat r, aid At 10 oeosk at night our troops iron the
the LEFT Ell upon the lott ceEtrs, snd
Ol6ige ma 10 THIS il reported 70 have been te rbe
struggle, but the enemy finally gave way, when our
forces adyluc charging across ths creek, and occu-
pyng the heights on The other side. Ia tlN struggle
our llsl vas ABOUT fifteen hundred ard our ge
er officers informs u that grcuud which
troops pas I'd In tie pur Ut WAS Ii ry covered with
lhs Fsdera dead ami wounded. The poSiiol thus &C.
cured is important one, and sppeaIs 70 have been
understood by DO Sides the desperate Character
OF tue sIuggie that sCok place.
The Knoxville Atlants) Register says;
Every one who comes from the scene o! acton rep
resents the rt Of army TO DO Of he Iuos conf
dtn5 and r1hlFaung. character, and il Is cohhdeuty
hoped that k)secrsns has me. MS utter defeat
The held Of SUNDAYS d ht thlckly wooded, Ike
that OF Ch,rc Ito sVille which Lee called the at
Tie OF the Wilderness and abode play for Gttliie
~, IA nsoquerce OF which most a the wounds
cuiyed by our men that day slight, and very
small proportion OF less is allied We learn that
Boots dvsoi aud the YAnsees who fought them, both
Joek 10 the during tie engagement aud iodght ia
luJi,n style when B,nnins brigade, which supported
the Texas igaGe Ct Ii sol's division, made charge
and drove The Yankees from Their skulkLg holes.
We learn that Gers WOhIrd and Wsl!hsn are I'M
hurt, and that Gen. B'unDg agsia IN the sadtls
alter his Nound in the beast dressed. There is
also hops of Gen. II lod's r,covHy. Gsn. Pres n
died yesterday St IL O'clock Ro,ecmnJ has be, Il
driven back 10 the vci,ily Of the west Cuessmauga
an Indian name which means The stream Of death"
RRDFORD LAND.