New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-12-07

-us.s ,o.;to, which has sometimes drawn down the
de,ision OF tho unthinti.g upon our own men. NO
ON, ire so much ara INST hcm. snd whore II is almost
certain death 10 venture Our troops Ike The change,
and seem 70 think it only fair lat they shoui' once IN
while take their turn behind TIE life pits.
PLANS OF TIE ENEMY BALKED.
Ono u onr Orderuee who fell into the hands Gt the
bells and who aiisrv ard escaped. hoard the oiceT.
and soldiers IN L0npsifeets Cops cypress titI ~ lic
fliit he would rcrCat upon CumhClsud Gap N'ln'll
coping Had we done 80. or made the nttemlh
would hsrc en- fatal "a The Whole command, INC ~
treat couj have been conducted bundr,u ullcs
ccross hcsl ouutain roads and guIgcs without expos
ur Che orlIc live So alnOyances by The enem! Wioh
would hrvc demorllzCd IT, subjected Vt to pane siam
poCc and tcTtuIc Iai@ nay no tFuthlully atsPilcu
Whatever My loppen 20 w here. Gen Burside ioTe
e. lug this. and intending to serve II hlsnei onu
auhiar purpose with his command than running
away 10 gave IL safely retired his forces WIZ
this place determined 60 DO bis share N
f~h-ina she great battle Of the war by
occupying Lonrstlccs veteran corps o, long a. pos
si5.e while Grant was mot lug upon tic WORKS Oh UIl
Bragg az Chattanooga u WIS Tor th7 luInosc nv ~
fell BACK from London instead Of coniesting t1e au'
vance oi the enemy should affairs 60 wen ~th 60
Thomas the country III have hite cause oi ittiet
,hofever may ha, pm 20 this immediate command we
ave not only lclte here tie best died troops n tle
Coliederacy, but at the same time holding 1's'
] Tennessee We LQpe 60 bold our position.
nrpcULIAN LABoEs PERFORMED.
within she last - houIt clmOsl incredible arount
~ abor hs been performed upon the deicuses ~ Knox
Vile Lines of vide pits CROW the "hoe range q, 'ln'
around and 20 flC lgAt ana itit 81 tIc tpHh ~. f'
son Itself il as strong almost ne nature could ln'
made it Tor suatnning an assault OF maintaining "
siege. -,..., a.. .,,-, .,c-,
! which runs the railroad track. Las been Hooded "
damming up two important streams. tno" = Us iis'
and second Creeks on the map of tie place lnese
oreaks c,nfv into HUisiol toward The EASTERN re-
e otf er ~ thewcstcID division Of tie town Inc Wh'I
hos been turned bncs until these streams proper ere I'M
rasahc except upon b. dge8-y ch nave been uc,Iolc u
-uhi.e in the valley along which they run et te 'ei!
hate a. he hills whc. crowned by our batteries ~
lfepts tie land IS flooded 70 several feet ID cept no
Line d troop. can advance unbrokcn la the face oi tbs
obsfnclc illus our northern mont from me center e
a. tbs right IL pretty well protected. from the O.u o
First CTceh winch runs north ana SCUM rhIuub- Wv
place dividing East from " est hh@A'he' Ia.
Hill rises 10 nn altitude Of almost 10 tcti uuu 'Hl w
CONTINUES east in gradually ascending seits Tor hgou
mic 20 shcrrs lllL having ON a'cr"f" Win'u y.
on.-fer a. nile There several strong ceitD M'tt
and batteries on Temperance I'LL capable OF comm w.
ing the plain front for thice quarters Oi hit
MS hare been run tItly around this line Vi Lis o
eastern portion having three Lines. one Ia tie rear oi 10.
O;lcI that II driven o. ON we hI'h 'a.! gu 80"
10 tne second aud tiId llo OF defense. lac SCUM ana
scut east sides Protected ~ tho river Oh "iiV
our lines rest both ON iAe lelt and night, ,
Any ono who visits these works, aud sees "Ahls a.
been accomplished 60 short umo " ~ Oe 1lrucs WIZ
admiration for to cncisy Gs "eh ~ VIC seius
which ias planned and crusuIiabied them t'l.Alnn
Poo Of The Regular Army aAd lGte Colonel Of ~. sOl
Michigan Chlcl u tle buslhccf COPS uHs eDo'I"tN
with Tie Commanding Cenea ID IA! ing OH ana eA'e
ing these lDriat nul - oil defense ia MHbhI "'l
should secure foT Lin the gratitude vi DIS coniiil
Gen. u. Nlnsoa who los The couinaud 81 ne i.SA'
wing OF The defense las alsO BEEN ably assisted " Zen
llr5k.n Who Las collected aid ofgHiNd about Two
thousand Iowa. Ieiu-astaus faH fOs ps VINO gave botA
icy lulisied lheae have been placed 10 p,ail'oh 20
render fLalle assataic, asis 81 ie eneu!' NA.N 'A'
sraud rsssd IL mode. While thc hitack " Ar ~
and before there uai been lImo T. CON iro lDo i4Lo
uits Dc caused og breast Orhs o. te constructor u"N
ih9 fellsd trees which snoIo excellent p't ~
r.ie men. Tho entire irvlt OF he urLt hhe ls p.
fe,Lel by cirrour ds FREE ~ pike tLe tAis oi ',
ere suoagy Inserted ~ Tie i'aule' a' an tpt" "a -
degrees. md Inn! secured b! te!l g4apA WE 80.
nAet we're found hero hon We too, posoees4v A'pNs
fn v otber articles intended iof The defense ol te pace
nom the mon amy eailhr orAf VIII strong
cover our batteries at every important ll"ce WIZ
magazines " ell covered ON The enemy quo.
one pat Of tie town liiccil} Hohtit - I'-.' ''
tack ss nVoy IN an abrupt descent o. - ices - nA
aDgie Oi - degrees This bun }. cTo"n'u - ~. -
along tie Greet with logs fDr The protection oi 'h'
r-eus heads Tie len Of tne bin. ~ here % SLOPES
more gradually toward tlc ,cycl a. i-s faIfOi- aeh D.
ffrOugiy protected iy batteries ~ cotton .ai,s -'N
earlh Here Is Eda ards lue bnitT! ~ rllea t1",
belonging 70 Col Sieshiccss DiiGhor 80 w 80 ~
Gay sileei Which from the riteT norm 70 iLe ran
road srous battery eso II cotton shles 40 ca' =
established. The street 10 baftcnaeu ~ wagons eAl
bales cotton. Rhc plts also estend isAi SNd s''
across "a narruw pai-au ending nt fnsl CIseh ~"
das 30 noon, nlis iastneIec battery o4rNeo upon !
paIly WHO Wcro noticed tue cplo4At AIN 'hiD 3
some gun, ia position ard obiEtd llrn To ,lLIi
The Rebels. however. frsi hTed three or oui ALot me
tie tosn &c ths battery which tel doing 10 dninlse
Enough LEY frtiuced some ght SIT. one " i"o
" tlese missiles pissed tie ROOT al me house
where Hl.lQeff NhH iA cAlnAi iAf
osenl. and suggested the query ~ is man "n''n'' ~
was ,ale place for permanent board.
These laflokeu 6lOts OF that have thus ~ pen
fired into the town constantly hear asked by cit'
gene VII General Iongstleet get up general ooln'
bafdmsnt Of TIE town without hrti g4'ing l"eD N9
tice ell permitting nDI-eDna ia.s ~ 't COZ sP'nu
On Is eiooEg t.eDl Wnn me Ngl' -ll ..u q. II,
Ike their socrtr'o withdraw. reply, certainly hoi.
is not General Ions street an DLe-f %. We 4" guar
Army ord will ie o. 30 Ircgl4r rlHi lt pc Lp.
+ gentleman q solder and, Tor augtt know tnrlt
tf fr' .I. .
drea lthout giving lLcm d.e nuiicri certainty hel.
Besides arc there not hundreds oi The beet hcnda tie
southern 'oiieoein's efei Aiu sllI l''.'- -. ' ~
AID prayirg Tor bic euccessi IhDs eldeaFoi % con
soo ibc pcope nnd keep them quiet, Of course feeling
peri CHS cau aysfD ena having 70. 70. on shlsat p
rf.betou a. Danger Wheeler these assurances h., d
ann ele.,t VI not, 4 observe much more Quet ~ the
town ilan could have bccl expected
= Gen B4tusde frequently visits i parts u tie Inc in
pnsor bul t0ln8urc insinaialcOus communicable DO
tween tho extremes Of the bues nnd ls own lehdquHt
en- Telegraph size boo been stretched through lNe town
non 5Gf sillcr8o JspellLlt1c Wcsi fylt o. cmPer'
once aAd HayDolry U connecting Ulth headqUirieis
ILa SINE Inc connects with Coi. Canerons POstioD,
cr .,.g tla p0ntO9I bridge. The signm nag STATIONS
slt also located Oh tle most prominent points, having
view rtle 81 oe Geld end transmitting from one point
% llo other prompt Ilons u Ito onemys move
mCuLs
ybeeuemy gradually advanced liz administers around
toward fhe center Of orr ppsiton ieAig soFah"ge %
bell 81 s. JCds, higher ground than that octNp'd ~
ours and cctt up o. tu grove Of Yaa aid Pine fklrt
Ing The woods EdHeIds battery tired az occnsiona,
shot 20 TIE puty obeeiAfu on On plP"to M eNs-k'H
/ IN luIllllg ceTtI works Tor battery.
WHAT r4g isE,sY u poisa--Hs POSITION.
/ While We have "a strong po-ilOn-strong BY nature
and etrengtLeaed ly tic lost engineering skil-ihe
enemy has also greet Advantage iOT efack and esfo
from ths ques.ion 81 food io men ana snimhs be no
DON'T rsyards the cApiur. Of the place only worl
OF tirgo Ieft Ia auy untcwoid event. our brave
srry aud is commander should BE- imprupsry criticized
ough, 10 describe the EituHti0n mole iuly Tho ene
ys ryht al present rests tic river Ais forces md
ing ample protection gmOlg tue hills and valleys through
Which runs thc Kingston rOnd toward TIC southwest
mo whole country Is lilly The direction u he hills 10
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