The daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1863-1864, 1863-09-16

a splendid body of cavalry Of the Army
, the Cumberland, under Colonel Minty.-
; Burnside's object in moving to kingsto
was to make push for the great Londo
bridge, over the Holston River. This va
twenty miles from Kingston Geners
fShackelford was semitic London. On ri
approach the rebels retreated across tn
bridge, which they had barricaded, and hre
it. Turpentine had been poured on tn
| planks, and it soon was a mass OF fames.-
| Our troops fired across the river with artll
lery and musketry, and the people in tn
neighborhood said several rebels were klile'
and wounded. General Burnside left Kings
ton on the ID and entered Knox-ille OIL
the Sd. The reception of our troops at thi
place was most gratifying. General Buck
| ner with his rear guard had left the day be
kfore Colonel Fosters arrival, for Chat
tsnooga. There is reason to believe
General Rosecrans had in front of him, al
Chattanooga, the whole force of Buckner
Bragg and Johnston. The people about
Knoxville say the flight of the rebels, when
Burnside's approach was announced, was
something wonderful. Their panic was i'm,
mense. They had among them report
that B Burnside had an army Of from sixty
to one hundred and twenty thousand men,
and were of the opinion that their safety
depended upon their speed. They left be-
hind considerable quantity Of Quarter.
masters stores, in pretty good order, and
they had several valuable shops which
they did not dismantle. Tive million ra-
tions Of salt were among the spoils. The
secesh had story that Longstreet was
coming from Virginia with twenty thous-
and men, but it was one of their vain i'm
aginings. A meeting of the Union citizens
of Knoxville was held and addressed by
General Burnside and General Carter. 1t
was attended by about FIVE hundred men,
and a large number of women and children.
The demonstrations were not boisterous,
but there was intense quiet rejoicing. Men
who had been hidden for months, came in,
full of gratitude for their deliverance.
Intelligence was received that the rebels
were prepared to make stand at Cumber-
land Gap. Burnside was not afraid of their
standing but of their running, and, on the
5th; dispatched General Shackelford from
Knoxville to cut off all means of escape
On the 7th, General Burnside left Knox
vile with force of cavalry and artillery,
and arrived at Shackelford's headquarters
early on the morning of the 9Th. General
De Courcey, who had advanced upon the
Gap direct from London, Kentucky, was
hemming the rebels in on the North side.
The rebel force was commanded by Gener-
al Frazer, of Mississippi. He had, when
rumors of Burnside's movements reached
Buckner, been ordered by that General to
fall back to Knoxville, but the order was
countermanded by General Johnston, and
Frazer's instructions were to hold the Gap
to the last extremity. When Burnside ar
rived, Frazier had been summoned to sur
render by both De Courcey and Shackel.
ford, and had returned firm refusal
Burnside sent an officer with flag of truce,
demanding an unconditional surrender, in
strucsipg the officer to wait for an answer
at the picket line one hour only. At the
expiration OF the hour, no answer having
been given, the officer withdrew. Prepar.
ations for an immediate attack were made,
but in fifteen minutes General Fra
zer. sent a flag of truce, offering to sur
render the position, provided be and his
men were paroled on the spot General
Burnside responded that Under the cartel
between the United States Government
and the Confederates for the exchange of
prisoners, Frazer had no right to stipulate
for parole on the spot, and that be must
insist upon the surrender being uncondi-
tional. Pretty soon General Frazer sent
very politely worded letter, saying he was
convinced he could not resist the force
brought against him, and be would yield to
the fortunes of war, His brigade consisted
of two North Carolina, one Virginia and
one Georgia regiment, and some artillery
companies, with fourteen guns. The Geor-
gia regiment was the 55th, and was 500
strong. The effective force was above two
thousand men. The prisoners are on their
way to this place and will arrive here some
time this week. The North Carolina and
Virginia regiments were small, owing to de-
sertions. They were bitterly dissatisfied
with the war A vote was taken, few
days before the surrender, by the North
Carolina regiments, THAT is the regiments
were polled to ascertain the sentiments of
the soldiers, and there was a considerable
majority in favor of giving up the Southern
Confederacy and restoring the Union The
Georgians, however, we're fighting men, and
the regiment composed of them was the
onlv reliable one General Frazer had
On the 7tb, two days before the surren-
der, two companies Of Shackeford's men
penetrated the rebel lines and burned the
mill upon which hegarrison at the Gap de-
pended for their supply of -four. 1t was a
hazardous and brilliant affair.
When Shackelford's advance was at Taze,
we'll, they were fred upon by rebel COM
pany of Home Guards, and one man was
killed. This pas the only casually Of the
campaign! Generel Burnside expected to
leave the Gap on Thursday (l0th) to return
TO Knoxville.
General Carter, an East Tenneseean, has
been appointed Provost Marshal General o.
Fast Tennessee. He is we'll known anG