, 1863-09-22
Ql)ifa9o Gribn11e.
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER % 1894


FROM RoSEORAKs, aumr
1t seems certains that Rosecrans has r.
treated to Chattanooga, after two DAYS O.
ahe severest fighting Of the war. practi
''cally by following hard upon Braee's re.
:1fea1 into Georgia, he was drawn into an
ambuscade, which nearly proved fatal to
his a1my. In the words Of our Washing
ION dispatch he has been fighting 1le p1tole
-soufAe'n contaderacy. From mere force
OF habit, we have never given the rebels
more than one thing to do at time and
always lull at the right juncture in vir-
Efnfa to afford them opportunity to ship
1hetr spare divinons to the southwest,
and become conveniently quicscent in tho
latter field, while the military pend1um
swings back again.
Thus the whole force of the rebels. their
sole grand in the field, was left free
to tan upon Rosccrans. They became on
Saturday the attacking party. The found
MIN occupying necessarily greatly ex-
tended line. When he crossed the Ten
nessee his front extended q distance or
1hirty!fve miles. His great army was
drawn upon to forces Of occupation for the
several points left in his rear along his long
line Of communications Upon his army
IN this condition the rebels tell, not simply
at one point. but, flushed by numbers with
nope OF success, the rushed hungrily upou
right, left and centre. It was SATURDAYS
Work to repu1se this assault. Thoueh
with varying fortunes, the result of the
day WIS a drawn battle, both opposiny
armies being severely handled, and wait
ing for the morrow for the final test.
vt does not NOW appear that the result
on Saturday justified fully the gloomy
summing up given in yesterdays dispatch
cs. Sundays battle opened sharply, the
enemy again the attacking party. The |
latest intelligence we have is from the dis.
patch sent from Chattanooga at a little after I
midnight On Sunday. Is the result of the |
twc aays' fighting, ,Rosecrans has fallen back
to Chattanooga not beaten and routed, but
tfom fierce, stern contest with powerful
foe on lis own ground, and drawing rcin-
forcemcnts from all parts of the Confed-
e1acy, Rosecrans saves his army, and saves
his fortunes for another day, and is mass
ing his troops al Chattanooga The list of
casualties given is heavy one. Twelve
hundred killed, and 2 900 wounded, are the
marks Of very heavy fighting. Illinois
with her over thirty regiments engaged
has lively interest in these two days
battles, and in the safety of her sons still
exposed. The details Of the retrograde
movement are meagre and un-
satisfactory, but We arc fore
ed to the painful conviction
that the rebels hold the ground covered
with our wounded. The battle field seems
to have been not for from eighteen miles
nearly due south Of Chattanooga, and the
falling back could not have been with the
delibczation required to carry with US our
wounded. We would that NC could 9th
erwise contrue the dispatches IL
At Chattanooga Rosecrans is in q posi- =
ion to hold the enemy at bay. From :.
chattanooga, if speedily and largely rein a
orced, he can follow up the enemy and q
rush him. Pending the doubt that has II
allen upon his campaign, late so promis- n
ne, it. is impossible not to see Il
hat the: most gloomy apprehcnsions n
Sill run rife through East Tennessee, Il
nd the more exposed portions of Ken .
ucky. The call Of the hour is for more
nen to pour into this theatre Of war. The =
ebels, by their action, have taught US its
Importance. We trust the lesson may not | !,
Eave been SO seriously impressed upon us,
hat the learning will come too late for us G
o profit by it: a