The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1863-11-14

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says Con usss I'D Id slisis
arrive esnoos sports esssY.
thiag thaEa hi safisfanaa@ eondition.-.
Cahksse 81 Look 0us sp9nntain isssaFss
|resrlafsefst oes1pation 81 ChattaBeog@
against all asaassiss srqega snesay.
All quies along To hsass to-day. l6th)'
The enemy kept isr RFe ssDfa 90 ponnder
gum on crest of Leokesae Mountain, 90.
casipnaily faachllag qlsg fssss. They
fnasees entertaizgfse ksszliis afssffa0on by
throowing number lof she'll ainssde their
own lines. This strange conduct excites
considerable cpEnEaenE. IL
Last night several rebel camps disaps
peared from sront Of our righksr
InfoFmstioii received lsads 70 belief
that Bragg'a i srpy was weak recently
for some purpose not yet sevsaled.s
Gen. Eohgstreetss headv0aEssEs ore g.
sabiished ON Lockout Meantains which ID
held by d stroag force.
It ID estimated that sbsis here
expended foarteea ~ thousand j dolisEg
worth assafnunision from Lookouk Iosssas
tain. and killed one Federal soi9ies and
wounded lanotlaer I Sines OpefIsmM the
river route We are fiss daily cossai zIssEcA.
ton with Birds Point. Bappfias c<zse mp
pavidlv. 4 ay%sf E s4sssE 81 c 81 Isl #
lchicago,|i.~-Po -Posisi6m fedssaI on
Lookout MoWntain not yst eleasfE med.
Near % can be judged from nsGaf2fa re-
ports received, Our forces hold na6aes III
RaCCooM Mosifssaln and NV Vest sisfe Tsoolg4 /
out TINS secnriisg .osar river corzfsssninsg
tion from interruption by. rebels bile !
enemy hold East side. s'Et ~ . - s''. :.
Rebel regiment 'efUssed Iattl4 Tsssssss.
sees Manslay and we're aFivsn lbacA hys !
Col, Adan'a lat Ky.,50 rebels killed AEd ]
drowned and 40 captured, including 4
officers. There are nov no rebels tIib
si6s that RIVER III sil:,sts<' fTaba ia a,sssT
A letter freas chattanosga thsl aas !
SAYS; j5pJ;Iars,f s.!ijuh5ta alE taaH2sf.}
Affairs have improved decidedly wieAiss j
the last feM fdaya and are HnoEasnsaxily
Frightening. Gen. Grant found the rIaez
closely INVESTED from the river above
clear around % Lookout mountain. On
the river below cannon were hFssainE
from every hill top along the who's sbnasI,
ID distance of between Eve ana seFen r
miles. Detachnents Of LeEsSsksset'S
corps we're thrown down taaa KiveF nearly
q Bridgeport on all foaas. and IN all Ith67
ssaoantaia passes, The xSses Was Msae6 .
with sharpshooters who cosnpelled oar
hAadonfnens OF the most direct wagon
So&ai aita RFiAgepcrt.f The raflednd - tho
hitter place runs On the HeRlsh aisae eE
ne river, several miles from u III some
places. and was wholly In their hsskds
The bulk of our assny have hees 0sa ?
half EatiOns fof weeks, and finally. 4Aa.
only way supplies could ba tRanspureea
was Id wagons 5knd on pack E1nlee asl6
hy o. cirenssoNs road osce 1aountainss b
distance of ae least sixty railsa. AA farasa
mediate opening Of direct cOsn1su sssss
tion with bridgeport or the evacuation oE
Cha&taeiooga was too apparent 20 meek
disCsssaion. Ii AceokdinEay ON TueasAMs &
morning 1t daylight Hooker,s corps eolsss.
nsenced crossing the river at BridgeposA,
and Immediately pushed forward In &kzG
direction. Small parties Of rebel tSe6pS
we're fallenia mit6s occasionally, h1a nsst
considerable farce opposed his naakehs-t
By noon Wednesday he Feached. ard
seized the paeses in Racco0n Ms8txnkhSsA
wiEhout battle, with his lels Aassi essszzzk
on the riFer six miles helow.i u
Iongstreet still holds LOokoWe Mpmn~
tain, and commands the river batq3&en
this poiistlaafd Hookefss aobrps, IN
soom be c0napeslaa % &gAt or svaesskse ~
eur plan succeeds fog the next tw6 szMFNg
as they have in the last two. 3 s ~
Paimes's division crossed about sasa
miles below him on the sanle dsy tlsab,
Hooker Cfoesed, and eo-operate9 witz
him. Both captured few pgisonefs
though neither, had more than aAlighs,
skirmish.
'Hooker's position on Lookout noun
tain 10 said 70 be uneoTnrnoniy strong
almost inaecessible---and some sarpFisei 10
manifested that Longstreet yielded him
| its possession without contest OF strength
or generaIstip. This feoopens direct
wagon road 10 Bridgeport that fellows
river considerable portion OF the war and
consequently avoids most Of the hilis.---y
Rteamboats have been impressed at
Bridgeport large enough 10 assist greatly
in Transporting supplies and 10 now on
the way up to Raccoon Mountain Seon
a. Iongstreet can be dislodged, from
! Lookout we shall be wen situated though
rebels should hold railroad - while Ion.
GER, We are comparatively we'll OF nOwasi
as supplies can follow tine road. 81. HookeF
marched on across to north aide OF river
at ferry near Naccoorf Mouutain air.
reach this place without difficulty shszs
ening the distance; 70 Bridgeport nsas
one half aud quadrupling amount oshfgp~
plies the wagon trains could bring
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