Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-07-14
InvrRR rROm CHATTANOOGA.
spssih Correspondence Of the Memphis Appeal
CHATTANOOGA, July j., 1853.

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speehA Corespondsnos Of the Memphis Appeal
CHATTANOOGA, July L., 1858.
The army continues motionlsss, with the exception
o. several brigadss moving 70 the new encampments
ASSIGNED 10 tben. A portion Of Polk's corps il ZEN
,.nns5 1T Tvnsr's station, on the Knoxville road, about
nine miles from this point Armstrong; brgsde 81
cavalry havegone to Athens Tenn.
From scouts SUD others Immediately from Midas
Tennessee, and eone from the vicinity Of Nashville, I
learn that Roneorsns army IS also motlouless The
headquarters Of the commander Of the Tsnkeo arm.
have been established at Tulahoma A brigade Of IN
fantry, with small fierce ef cavalry ana artillery are
at MeMisnvila no YsukeeE were this side Of tbs
mountains a. last accounts
Rosscrsns, In bis late order from TuilshOma, is guilty
Of the grOEssst meBdseity in oharacisriEing he retreat
Of Bragg's army as a rout Never 'sss a retreat man
aged snd executed with greater dsHberation or coed o..
der. Nothing wss loB., ssvs what was p~urposely de-
siroysd before the r~strograse begun, and the d~eser,ions
have been comparatively few under The circumstances
Inotlos that one or two correspsndsnts mention the deser.
aon. Of nuu.besof Tsnnesseans. Thsssr reports are with.
ont the slightest foundation in fact II ms yPossibly Aav,
been oonisctursd that to be Withdrawn the third tima
from their native state without striking a decisive blow
for her aefsnEs, The Tennesseaas would become dis,
Vusted and Quit the service in the very rocklssSnee o,
their despair. But they did not do 70. have con,
versed with one or two division commanders Of Ten
nesses troops, and hsve bssn assured that but few
s~traegisrs ron their respective commands were lsn.
behlHd Quite as many, II not more, soldiers nom
other States have deserted bat altogether, tAe number
Of sBssutess is riding. EBs Tennessesna patiently,
c~heerfuTy, bravelv sub mitted to the reverse, and re.
treated much against their viii, I know, but without
a msrnur Of complaint. further thsn was Common with
the soldiers Of he entire srny. Every time the army
has fallen back from TenHessee, somo shallow-Psted
nswsmonger, "iumpiRg At conclusions" has been found
ready to indulge in q fling at the TeanesssanG II
they, tbs news gossipE,' think their ealamniss viii ne
passed BY in silence, they are lsborng under the faisist
OF dsusiona We have suffered too much already from
these miast reports, and he pen viii not be idle In fu-
tsrs in dsnouscing these false charges, and in showing
Up thsir authors IN the true light.
Ifnd the following dispatch in the Nashville Dispatch
Of tbs 4th Instant;
TULLAHoNA, July / via NORMAEDT, July 3-Ths
ID Kentucky cavalry, the advance Of Branuan's divis
ion. and the 39th Indiana mounted Infantry, the advance
af Msudauia division, entered Tullahoma az noon to-day.
WberTara rebel cavalry, tbs rear guard Of the enemy,
left the place ss they entered Tbs town il entirely
evacuated; only one soldier and about two dozen cin'
zsuE rsmainsd Gen Bragg LETT Tuuahoma last night
no mniu rebel army leaving At the same hour, retreat.
Ing or the Winchester road
Cincinnati papers 81 the ID inst, mention the dostrsc-
ton Of a train Of passenger cara on the Louisville and
Lexington raIroHs, by a party Of nine Southern que
HIas. The sttsck on the train wss made near Chris.
iHnburg, s4eiby county, Ky, on the 1st The gusriiias
burnsd he cars, tumblsd the oeomotiTe down = high
snbankmsBt, and carried of the safe Of the AdsmH
express company, as wei as the United States nail
They also took all the arms In tbs possession 81 the
passengers. The gusrillas stated that they had a force
Of thirty ave msH near gt hand, to sid them, if resist
sHes was offered but it appears thsir reserve was not
brought into requisition, as the passengers readily sur
rendered The mail, which was an important one, DIS
dnsd for Frankfort, Lexington, and points further east,
doubtlsss contained . considerable amO1nt Of money.
Ihear nothing this morning concerning john Morgan
aud his men, save conflicting rumors, as Idle as the
breeze. Many persons believe Duke is already scroas
tks Ohio. Ibsve it from the highest official au.hor ~,
that Camp Chase was the destination Of the expedition.
SHADOW.