Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1863-10-14
ARMY OF THE CUMBERLAND.

| Change of Position by the Rebpls-At.
temptsto drive the Uaisn Army Out si
Com mmunicatIsnS.
We find the following ip the New York pa.
pers. 1t processes to come via Washington, but
no date Ii given
Things are unchanged, with the exception
that ths enemy have removed their artifY.sry
from Lookout Mountain, where they have ha.s
about ten pieces in position, and appear to
have some y hat Withdrawn their forces. It Is
| on Mission Ridge. Some Of the enemy's pieces
are heavy, and all seem TO carry well. They
| hold both Lookout Mountain and Mission
Ridge, from which they threw snells on both ,hs
| about ls8 shells were thrown By the enemy.
They, however, inflicted no damage beyond
wo1ndins three nsn and killing one horss.
| We have &c vsrAl lines OF sntrenehmonts. and
extensive earth " orks are sull going ap. The
| plan Of the snsny appears TO b not 70 make
| an attack ir front, BAT to compel as to abandon
| snt position, with their army IN our frent, an
| noy ing ls win their ariiIlsry, and breakinr
our hnes Of comm unioation BY cavalry raids in.
oar rear The last part OF this programme u
now bsinG carried eat by tAs Wisslsr @ valry,.
which managed 70 croo The Tsansesse q Cot.
ton Port Ferry. near AesAyilis.
in northern direction. 4 part Of the force 1siI
in with the trains Of the Fosrtssnth corps, near
Anderson, In the Ssqaatcasy Valley, stanpsd-
cd of the ssamstsrs, and destroyed between
9se and 300 wagons, aSost % Of which Were
loaded with mnuLition, snd the renatndsr
with clothing and sRppiies.
The nulss they could not run OF they shst,
70 lhe numb r Of several Hundred A. thev
were leaving the scene Of destruction, Colonel
-, CON nanding cavalry division, came no
snann Etn part % Of bis % %sSmm,Ed. consisting Of ths
East Tennessee cavalry, attacked them q once.
ano nad running fight with them to Dunlop,
IN inv which lao rebels were killed and woaaded.
Cur men used thei sabree aloGo. f1-7f
General ROS0cranS denies ficially IN havN
brc ught any charges against Gems McCoOk and
Crlttenden It is generally belle ved that heso
officers will chow q much better record than
the reports circulating in regard to them war
rant. -r =
With tie assistance of Endorsements already
arrived, movements Will coon be made hat il
is hoped, will drive tbs enemy from our trout.
The army is still we'll supplied with eyery ming
but elsthng and blankets, the want Of which,
IN the unusually cold weather, causes con-
All the wounded able to bear removal have
been sent North. The casualties In the late
battle will not be less than $1,000
On Thursday the rebels from tho on,,,si.,
side OF the river fred into our wagon and am.
buianee trains passing over the Valley road,
several mules. They seem determined on sn-
naIIasslng our transportation in every possible
The forces Of Wheeler, after burning q por-
tioA Of Shelby vile. were attacked by Colonel
Crock, not far from that place, on Wednesday.
We killed 100 of the enemy, took 3U prisoners
al q Inree pieces OF druileIy. Inc IeOolS were
pursued by our forces in the direction of Fay.
etteyille, oyertaken, and 400 more prisoners lost
by them. At last accounts they were making
their way into the interior, closely pursued by
our cavalry, which is regarded as sulficieut to
take care Of Them. - 80 sE 80 80
There seems to be good reason for believing
that the rebels nad q hight among themsel yes
on last Monday, in which sos or 600 were kiiied
and wounded. Deserters which have come
in confirm the statements but differ a. to the
cause ana forces engaged. One version 10 shat
the Georgia troOpe refused To cross the Qhicka-
maugn, and that 'Withers's division was cent
down to compel them; and the other mat the
and that Lonstreet's forces were sent againss
them, with the result indicated. The Lines q
battle and the dash OF the guns conld b dis.
dnctly seen from the mountain tops II viii
bereuaembered that this occurred at the time Of
their canncnading on Monday, BY which. We
concluded this was the nature Of their trouble.