Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1863-09-28

partment-The Cause of Our Re
p1lse-Apprehensions for Burn
side-Further Details Of the Bat
tie in Georgia.
Nav YoRK, September 26,-A Washing
ton special to the Times says;
It apears now that all three Of Rose
Grams grand divisions were engaged in the
battles in front OF Chattanooga, two Of
which were driven back in considerable
disorder. y it.tfs 49, =
Gen. Rosecraus in his dispatches impptes
the loss of the battle to the disobedience of
orders on the part of Gen. McC9oki who
| failed to occupy an important position as
signed him by RosecFans. Had he done as
ordered, Rosscrans opinions that the bat
tie would have resulted In splendid Union
victory. BY extending his forces too much
the enemy was enabled to penetrate Rose
Grams lines.
Great anxiety is felt here in army circles
for the the safety of Burnside. In order to
reinforce Rosecrans his only safe course
would be to cross the Tennessee river and
move down between the river and moun-
tains, or to penetrate to some of the gaps
and move down behind the mountalus.-
The opinion OF military men seems to be,
that If he attempts to move down this side
off.
Gen. Hooker has been assigned to an
important command in field where his
brilliant Sighting qualities will fad their
full scope.
Az attempt on the part of the rebels to
establish batteries at Matthias Point, has
been frustrated by our gunboats.
C1NoINNATI, Sept. 25.-The Tribune's spe-
cial has the following particulars Of the
battle in front of Chattanooga a:
In the course of the day (l7th) already
unmistakable signs indicated that the enc.
my had discovered the weak points of our
position and were massiug their forces in
front of our left centre and left, for the
manifest purpose of crushing those parts
of our lines or getting. between them and
Chattanooga.
On the morning of the 18th, portion Of
the expected achievements, consisting Of
two brigades of the reserve corps, respect.
lively commanded by Coils. A. O. Cook and
Mitchell, made their appearance near Chat
tanooga, and were Immediately ordered to
make reconnaissance toward Ringgold,
and dvelop the intentions of the enemy from
that quarter. They came upon the adj
vance of Longstreets corp, pushed itback
for some distance, took a number of priso-
ners from it, aud fully established the an
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front of our left.
All day Friday the cavalry covering our
front skirmished with different bodies Of
the enemy.
Friday night the divisions Of Brannan
and Baird, together with Johnson's of
McCook's corps, moved from the rear to
the left of Crittendenss corps; they were
In their new positions ct dRybreak. The
other two divisions of McoOok's corps.
Davis and Sheridan's, were to move into
the position abandoned by Thomas corps,
but had not time to assume It fully before
the commencement Of the action.
Next morning tho early forenoon passed
without forewarning the approaching con-
hict, but shortly before IL o'clock the
storm that had been been brewing all
morning ON the rebel side burst forth in
| the expected direction. At that time .
long mass OF rebel infantry was seen adj
/ Vaacing upon Brannan's divisions on the
extreme left. II first came upon the second
brigade, Col. Oroxton commanding, and
soon forced 1t back, despite its determined
resistance. The two other brigades of the
division at once came to its assistance and
succeeded in checking the progress Of the
rebels, driving them back, but their column
in turn being strongly reinforced they adj
vanced again with yells. So powerful was
the assault that they pushed Brapnau back
to and beyond his position on the line, and
thus uncovered the left of Baird's division.
Making prompt use of their advantage they
changed their course to the left and speed
lily developed Scribuer's aud Kings bril-
gades, the latter regulars. They were all
most surrounded, but managed to disen-
tangle themselves after fearful loss.
The rebel masses next came upon john
son division and rolled IL upon Reynolds,
1 nh ola Inv 1vaAf t1a
struggle. The resistance Of these divi-
sions and the sweeping tre of some bat
teries posted under the personal supervi.
sion of General Roseorans arrested at last
their advance. The divisions of Brannan
and Baird having been rallied, General
Thomas ordered general advance of the
right, and SOON the tide of the battle, was
decidedly turned in our favor. With cheers
our line advanced, halting only at times to
shatter the enemy with musketry, Several
times the latter's retreatiug line stopped
and vainly tried to retain their ground,
but they were driven from positiop TO po-
sition, and by 4 o'clock all the ground was
nearly recovered,
Several batteries belonging to Generals
Baird's and Brannan's division, whose
horses had been killed aud the supports
swept away, were re.taken aud several
hundred prisoners captured.
The enemy left all their dead and nearly
all their wounded on the field. There
were at least 500 of the former.
The rebel troops engaging Thomas be-
longed to Buckner's and LOngsIreet's com
mand.
AT the time the struggle was turning in
our favor Bragg's army proper did not
consist Of the corps of Polk and Hill.
Hardee's moved to most determined aud
we'll executed attack upon Palmer and Van
CleVe's divisions in the centre. It's object
was obviously to relieve the defeated rebel
right. Palmer and Van Cleye soon found
themselves over Empowered and their diVi-