New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-02-14
FROM GEN. EOsEC1ANs's AE,v.
Operations nbout acknowledgements tho
Array Esnlfr-Conditiou CT tho ARMY
Echri Ssortunry Facts Dcscriions -
Di-c;piis--Ho!is Of rIOnor-TLo I'm

rrori Our Special CoresrorsenL
MUaYax ssBoRc. Tenn Feb. q, 1882
Believe rot proniscaou- kilograms. Maj,r-Gen.
Roseerans is not at Shelbyville nor hss h. been.
detacime,, Of cavalry, uudsr Col. Glury Of the iih
Aicbigan and Cot. Cook Of .hc q Tennessee C.y-
airy, made dash at srorS Rebel force within five
miles OF that poin, few days ago and eapurei q
hundred prisoners. That was all. On the lib met.
Msjor.Gcn. j. J. Reynolds conducted an expedition
toward McHuuvie ard captured several hundred
mue-. witt other property ind come prisoners.
prg.Gen. JET. c. Davis returned rom the vicinity
o Franklin with his division, bringing few rrison'
(, r. sud some property. On Tuetdsy the Rebels IT.
ticket one o. onT orage trains NOT Ear from or ont
to,ls sud were driven or With sl.Iht loes This l.
tie aud substance Of opcrstiouJ ia this region
wi hiu u week.
Ne don't advance upon the enemy for sundry
potent r,asonr. Tbs army is ud-beund the tiirii.
Jko To Nashville 10 wretchedly cut mp; the railroad
not aired cavalry arm IL not strong enough
10 protect comm gnicatipns and keep our Han s
a. al; @e need MI army NUMEROUS enOlgh 10 Insure
a the fruits OF victory ahd It - ds.ucd wise - &c
thoroughly prepared at Nil ponia before re NOV.
further from our brss. Are not there general rrq'
sons sufficient 10 sniisfy Tire moe querulorsl Would
readers have particulars ~ the Jeopardy OF the public
service Very they Will not he sup. lied BY loyal
journalist.
Nlht IA fe NcI'riOn OF inc ri tlHce Tue ba'llt
SUI err. Tue zeal OF ihe commaudrr, AID the igltl
ihat the soldiers have in him rofaized the army
sp,edily. No, G few trls a0ldiers hold that The
amy though reduced ~ LnEber by conflict, was
,tronger on The 10Th OF January than II was the
Sob December, beCause tie men hHt Witnessed the
ghminess OF ihei leader and ielt cot.cent t5H; be
cou handle item successfully. 1h'Ie no,biug In
tbis TO, dreamed OF in your pblofopay. soil-r'
will bot le.vs field which their coDmHuters viii
Tot desert. Let tje,n show re will old ,he ability
TO rghi bat L.. Al victory lie assured.
Tie sanitary condition Of tire srmy is rcmnrkatly
good. On tie 81 inst, there were u tre Rs1-r:
hospitals Of Nnrfr.esboro .Jl sick and severely
wounded sulderl--a very email IrOportIon II tho
pLAte. reported 4, for duty. There also .o3S
.ick sDd wounded Rebels III lositsl, but the" werc
ay,ny tslidly. ffou, tue Sih 10 III sub JtHnart e,
500 R,bels di-d--mosg Of them wounded. They
were ,urplIeo tom our Lotplai stores, and wel5
", a. ed by M, II own sui grons
A plitL here, The Rebel SURGEONS asfert that
when BHlg retfented b. lat vii dsscrp oae of ,os-
ri.a tlorts in Mufleesbcro for Dis palIorIg. When
~, took possession wa icn more. " hat became
OF hemi 1hr H. bel surgeons say that r,s.@rnt
ksbels arprorrisc ID them. Tat IL 10 tov, hey
robbed ,hrr OWE tick aud wounded, ~ their troop
bid ,obl.d our chpiiyes and DEAD n.n. Do such
D Ope deg rye Independence
II AL ths descrers from this army wero 20 return
aud report ioI duty lie uuabeIs would swell % yer
cent, pertaps, and we should need not s'eut many
r,-eIJorcem,pis. IL n preity well at.sisd that
wien Gen. Buell. marched 10 Louisville he iost
1900 men by coserIion. Those ie,l,auls ac no ~
la Ohio Indiana, Illinois, aud kertIch1, projected
from scare, by trasn We Gull ineln copp. rh>a,s.
Bot 10 60 will not reach he tiue igni1s. Tue de-
..rters cannot DO reclaimed unsss the LO.it = .
at home make common c,use with the Government
ard arrest them wherever found Ga re ioth
November liet the consolidated iep0rs thOw6d ~
~ gregu,c Of over 1000 atsenleer. for all causes,
l.al.t
the Stu Japuary; but il IS bad enough yc,. De.
.ert,on, however ia ,tll q crying evil, aud u ncver
will 20 reneded nniil the President auth OnZes com
panderr 10 ex. rcise the martial power OF HE aId
death over military criminals
Tic Presidcul prVIno I'd tho regeneration OF the
army iuealcuiaLiy when he gave commanders nn-
ihofty 10 disniis oicers for cause. No8o but those
WHO have roou cnn comprehend ne great moral.ziug
agency Of the exercise Of this power by The Com
uuander Of tho Department OF ihe Gu bcrllnd. Ire
Infant removal vi II co'va'd drunken, an Iin6o-
ellie or sgeut officer. relieves the uriny oi IN
Incubus winch exhibits good fruits insIsuty. Let
the Commandsr.l,i.C Chief vi the Army AID Navy o.
The Uu,,cI states restore the old military prercgu-
tive of HE and death, and the army oi the ReOe'
Bragg will not long stand the eXem lar oil dis
ciphno la .,
discipline, aud be bends MS energs W the 'ash o
imprv his amy M that rerpect 70 ihs hIsHss'
degIee OF excellence. Since ho mas epJoyeu ~.
NO err above referred To he has sws pt more tlnh
hundred usees. commissioned ap! endag.s o.ck in'o
civil life II has got to be- nnders'ood 10 tne a,,
now that tho tedious technicshtiss OF u oo"'
murtal are hot q protection agni"t ae's''o'",I -
nsgl,rt of duty. 80 thai each officer has learned 20
consider the nature and co ppass Of li' oel-Itlons
Az no INN desires to have his name coul''eu VIZ.
military in iniamy, you may conceive no" wholesome
,, w,I,. me General strictly aprl the revere
!, Of mardic,ions. he Ia also ca'eiul 10 inspire inc
~ nonorabs reward for duty faithfully discharged
and for gnIIanry in tho field. 80 be pobl,,.'hs',
scasue " iuname tksi martial 'Pi'''' WHICH No