New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-12-04
The Richmond Press on the Defeat Of
Bragg.
From The Vhis, Nov =.
CHATTANOOGA AND OUR ARMY.


The ncager details that reach us from Gen.
Rrare In no degree lessen tie magnitude assigned TO
bis disaster by public opinion on the reception Of ue
fret news ~ a.. reverse The loss OF 100 prisoners y
painful aldcndHm 30 the loss u tie field. Other par
'ulars ffl shed compel e., 20 think that the defeat
Vas little short OF ruut and It Is probably due 10 Tie
failure Of the enemy :" pursue that lacks any s,tars
of iha; most dcparabc calamity Tia, can bciall an
army. II Is !nr fsun pleasant % have 10 confess thai
tlr rgct army W. have owes ~ .lfty o. The want ~
enterprise ia tie enemy but u tbs casc We mly do 80
paycd on toS maily Folds to D. doubted fatal
W, ,ien want OF courng,-waut ~ confidence In their
commandcf-uunerycd and pafayycd that army. An
army u towards wei dss pine. and trusting In their
lsalsr mny lrlt we'll but an army ~ bTayc men feel
ing th.i ti,y ar, n tle bands Of incompetent com
~ nler. VII fight badly. Ih.s truth has long since
formed itself into tie adlge that An army 81 asses
led by Aoa h better than ~ arm! 81 hons ed by an
ass.
Int he safty % iio remnant Of Bracgs army is only
.,rinarrry rus. tlr command b. Immediately changed.
and rrgniolccmeuis lre .eut 30 iis relief The ea.t
ayodablc delay ~ tie irsi 81 these steps is criminal
trGng viii Interests n important ~ Ncfr ever coHi
mitted % the kCeniE ~ mortal man. II we are not
mslod hy Information thlt no one would be apt 20 81
credit tie army now under ten. Bragg discontinued
amo., to uui.ly before tho 1ie disaster cannot De-
l.nl % under Dts leadership II j. matter about
u iicl tie Commander lati.ci cannot now De- consd-
imperative iau even the voice ~ TIE people Aanl
CHI nrr Fortunately the service aiulds more than one
mau situated 90 prr.nut ls 90 De a'alpe i1r tAa
dntv "a nose tran. ~ ile cHguiry and TIE army Will bail
y IL
think t necessary only tO rm'Ih tia the value 81 any
effort To- retrieve thc calamity thl has resulted from
/ cen. Brirgs iucompclcucl VII depend manly upon
/ the prump,ncss Will which % Is nlldr.
III pfopricty of rrr icue tlr amy on the ChcAa
manga dos not need discussing. the best mole %.
aong is hardly "a ht subject for the newspapers.
ous bodies ol troops thBt Is ob iuus can
I b. made of more now by being consolidated with
that amy than ~ their present fields ct service. Con
ccu'ra'.on affords Che rcadi't And sur''t Fchci II
instantly and vigorously sct abori. APT new COM
rudrr hr placed 40 tho head oi tie combined forces,
We nav mol orly reir'f, fhr loa,r, We have sustained
Inf visit uuon the foe vengeance that viii Dee lencm
| bored " hilr the world Stands.
p Later Information raises o doubt a. 90 thc
,cur,r of the statement that The enemy not par
suing Grant b. SAID to Ice following up MS victory
with characteristic energy, despite the loss OF -OoJ
men oan1rd which the reader will perceive comes
/ riom Atlanta. the headquarters %! tie Press Assoc
alton.
TIE BATTLE IL FRONT or CHATTANOOGA.
from TIE Richmond Wig No' ~
! For the first time IN "a great battle, COniCd-
crate troops have been pu 70 flight by enemy There
is uo doubt W. were sieatN outnhmbcFcd ON tlis "a
advantage W.. largely compensated hy Dur superiority
of ground We held Loohout Mountain and Mission
Ridge positions very strong naturally ami rendered
We l,si me still stronger by art ten. bragg must
nave considered them Well nigh imprcgnabc, ,su lie
would not have chosen the occa Jon Whra the enemy
o along superior % him in numbers had beer heavily
reinforced 20 send OH large detachment Of ms ow u
army ou distant cApctilon There VIII hnfd! De,
any dis lnn II opinion ms io fn' cause ui ih' HuMoh
and most painful spectacle of whole wing 81 on
CI,futa aim, giving Way under the onscis of then
X.nl, p,, lint. and breaking into dsoidefA nifh
4 Tuprernlrntrd a. is the melancholy occurrence u
tnnt have taken the public hy surprise Tor however
e the people mas understand 90 the my sttii's 81 'ii
nary srirsr common SENSE tctchr, .hrh lhht conn
.nc m tie ,npncif, of the commander j. an 'ssehi lil
element of success to an army We ind no iaui WIN
,,u nrtrg Doubtless bee did the best he coid IL -
M, fnlt of his that he has held command ol which he
ga. iucomurtcut We give him credit or gallHniiy aS
, .nldrr aud devotion patrot-iit did not please
ms Maker To cdoN him with the great ana rare mcnl'
u,s that constitute the successful military leader no
ms, mind ia ind IN that defect cause loI Remuneration
or crusUrr.
The responsibility or the long series of mstoituncs
We have experienced II hs hands ana especially Tor
Tina crow ming DISASTER must rest with those Who re-
r., of his own request 10 be- relieved, and IA spite
uf the remon,ruucc of he army aud people, have Ic
nuirrd him Ia rrmun IN command. But as We cannot
doubt that the language of the event which has just &c
rltrd III make IN impression which the voice O the
country has failed 10 make and that now when. rs We
s,rmt, fear it is too late either Ia eNpe The enemy
i nom ne aN anita position h. holds or to save our
i selves from a train 81 wldc-s prcHdng disasters a
i change ~ the command Of the army VIII be made. We
remain from any further remark on this point In the
Judgment of some. might Ice good policy Ia endeaNor
To- hettlc the importance of this defeat We do not rec
ognizc the propicy of misleading the public where SO
much Is ut stake.
We are irnnk 10 confess that are filed with very
rraIc apprehension. 10 the Consequences that may
How nom this reverse. II the army under iraRg could
not hold Lookout Mountain and Missionary Ridge, We
are forced to nsh ourselves what position Is there be
tn,,n thcm and Atlanta 81 the ocean, they can hoid