Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1863-11-02
LATEST FROM THE UNITED STATES.

o'clock Saturday, having on board Senor Don fotesdat
member Of the Spanish Legation at Washington, en-
route to Richmond The boat brought six tons of pack
ages for Federal prisoner.
We are indebted to the Exchange Bureau for North.
erp papers to the 29th of October inclusive:
PROM CHATTANOOGA.
The Cincinnati Gazette has dispatch from Chatts
noQgs, the 9th, which says: :
detachment Of troops under Colonel Stanley, Of the
lIih Ohio hoaed ty pontoons down the river in the
face of the rebel sharpshooters andsd at owns Fer
~ and surprised and drove the rebels from the ridge on
the soh side, thus opening communication with Bridge
port. The rebels are now hanked and must eVacuafe
Lookout Mountain.
A second de,pltsh says that General Hagen, with
1000 men of General Palmrr's DIVISION attacked the
enemy on Lookout Mountain, and drove them from their
position.
General McPherson's expedition to Cantor, Miss, re-
suited in destroying age number OF rebel lis ana
factories the defeat and dispersion Of the rebel cavalry
aud the general discontinue Of the gueras nfesting
| that section.
The N. Y. Times has the following despatch from
| Chattanooga, the Gath:
The enemys action seem to indicate that Bragg is
moving in large force upon Cleveland, Tennessee with
the evident purpose Of breaking through our lines in
that direction l. is generally believed here that this
| movement is co-operated in by a portion OF Lees
burg and Bristol Virginia. with the intention OF driv-
ing Gen. Burnside from East Tennessee, and turning
the flank of this army, in hope of compelling its retire.
ment from Chattanooga.
Further information from the army OF the Cumberland
represents that the rebels under Wheeler about 10
renew the attempt TO break the railroad communications
| between Bridgeport Ala, and Nashville On Monday
night an effort made TO destroy train OF cars with
torpedo near Tantulow, but only tender was de-
| sroyed portion of General Schurz's division had
FL l.ss. ..&L. a.
/ mys loes.
Washington despatch says the delay in active ope-
rations OF the Army OF the Cumberland have been
tarded in consequence Of compile and safe communi-
cation for supplies not having yet been established, but
| they will soon be perfect
General Grant arrived at Chattanooga the 25th. The
following is his order assuming command OF the dis.
district
HEADQRs MILITARY DIVISION OF THE kIssssIPPI,
Louisville, KY, Oct Is, 1868.
GENERAL ORDxRs,' No. LII compliance with Gen.
eral ORDERS No. S37 of date Washington, d. c., Oct
lG 1868, the undersigned hereby assumes command OF
the military Division of the Mississippi, embracing the
Departments of the Ohio the Cumberland and of the
| Tennessee"
The headquarters of the Military Division Of the Mis-
sssippi will be in the field where all reports and returns
required by army regulations and existing orders will bel
made
Cincinnati despatch of the 26th says deserters from
the rebel army report that Breckenridge and Hindmans
| forces are Withdrawn from 'front.' and moving in
large bodies to our left The object Of the movement
| is not known.
Rockers force is reported to have crossed the Ten
| nessee.
PROM EAST TENNESSEE
despatch from Louisville to the Cincinnati Gazette
speaks OF the fight between Colonel Wofords cavalry
aud the rebels, in East Tennessee as being hot band
to.hand affair of four hours duration. The enemy's
force was estimated at five thousand men, and their loss
in killed, wounded aud missing was over three hundred
Col. Woord recaptured his wagon train and some Of
his men, but lost his battery General Sanders, on the
24th advanced and drove the rebels below Pbiladel
pha Monroe county, the fight continuing until da knees
put an end to the combat Colonel Crawford, who bad
been sent into Virginia and North Carolina for the pur
pose of furnishing to the Uni0uist in those Saes
had returned. Many recruits we're Obtained and the
| uprising OF the people was general.
Reports from Burnside represent that be doing good
serv ce in East Tennessee, and has repeatedly driven
back accommodating parties OF rebels.
FROM TIE SOUTHWEST.
The MemI his Bulletin of the oath contains some par
tcuars respecting the advance Of General Shermans
column eastward from Cornth, Mississippi, and the
gagement near Cherokee Station on the 2lst. Tie
command of General 0serhaus, being in the van, en-
countered brgades OF rebel cavalry under Generals
Lee and Forrest estimated at 900 TO 200 men. Az
the end Of hours fighting, the enemy Was driven
back with severe loss. Federal casualties were killed
and 81 wounded. The rebels expected to make
stout resistance at Tuscumbia where they strongly
fortified.
On the 2lst guerrillas boarded the steamer MIST if
teen miles above Helena and robbed the boat of Sl0,-
OOO after which they burnt her.
Advces from New Orleans to the I7th represent that
the advance of the Federal forces had crossed the YER
million river and for week prior to the 10th instant
there had been considerable skrmshing without many
cid In tha riaha AL
mine and Lafourche planters beginning to grind
the cane but in consequence of the disturbed
condition of the labor market the crop did not promise
to be large.
INCEPTION AND SPEECH OF RosTcRASs AT cIscISSATr.
Gen. Rosecrans arrived at Cincinnati on the 26th,
aad was enthusiastically received.
Judge Storer introduced the General to the assem-
bage by saying that his fellow citizens of Cincinnati
appre ciated the work he had accomplished for his
couotry and he assured him Of their mistaken conf
deuc0. Abiding to hs removal from the Army OF the
Cumberland Judge Stoer said the people would re-
oure the records upon which that action based.
Gen. Rosecrans returned thanks for the expression of
sympathy and respect which this public reception I'M
Piled While he felt ia tered by il, he could not forget
that the heart of the people not 60 to indiydu.
as alone. 1t was the principle for which We were con.
tending the struggle for national life which produced
assemblies. He asked the people to forget their
duty to the government whatever might happen to in
dviduals. The question as to how he had been used
he desired to leave for future time TO answer.
Some friends of mine in New York. he sid, are very
sOictous about my health. The Army Of tho Cumber-
land thinks am well enough, and so do l. As for the
quantity of opium have taken consult my druggist
New York and Washington papers have said that Gens
Crittenden and McCoOk to make charges against
me- They have assured that they regret exceedingly
that such false reports should be stait,d.
He said that since the bartl of Chickamauga he bad
received letter of approval from the President for his
ton in that tfair aud whatever charges appeared 10
tie stern papers against him, he satisfied that The
Government was in no way responsible for iem. He
expressed his readiness to do whatever the Governments
required of him.
lie is reported to have said that his firm belief was,
that il the forces recently sent TO Chattanooga had been
ordered there before the backbone of tie rebellion
would have been broken.