The New York herald., 1863-11-07
m the 2a,n instant and Il viii no doubt b an ca
Nus,as,ic demousraoa Of tho ioysl sensmsat Of East
Ten. 'essee'

Susas,ic demonstration Of tho loysa sentiment Of EAs
Ten. Nessee.
LouDos, Tom. Oct. %, 1868.
! >urpsde ia again in the neld at the head Of hs
oon'i" what at present is supposed 70 pe su in
',rs' y -. detachment Of Brsgg's army.
. a.. renforcements sent down here
ron ,ha which ar. always in readiness at Knox
an. - nm A. do-, h. 1e Of railroad 60. orders
10 be prepared for the march at sa o"''" ino una
orders came at night, and the mmeus o'u"a u hisn'
ry cavalry artillery, wagons and ambuhss 90 nav
been seen vending their way by the light O 1he 'nen
brilliant from their camps the wceA, copses,
dels and groves take position along LONDON road,
greater portion Of the infantry luckily sparsd waS
afterwards proved TO be a march, and trans
ported by rail TO within short OF the scene Of
future operations BY ten O'Clock p NJ the column got in
motion and while the shrill locomotive shrieked along
by our side Il say because the newspaper people
took the road) the cavalry poddsd along through the
soughs Of mud and swamp, and the wagons mired and
remired, TO the great discomfort Of mule flesh Tho
march formed aggressive scene by the pale light OF
the moon. Dark - horseback strung along over
the road nterminge6 bore and there with the rumbns
and caissons, followed by the wagon train,
white stood out in relief against the black
gloon, OF the woods while, withai, silence which m-
ment seemed TO pervade every ono and broken only
when somo refractory mule called forth the maedcsion
Of his eamster. So senty, indeed was tho march ef'
that but few Of the residents along tho road were
aware that the army had passed.
Towards the gray dawn Of morning that portion OF the
cavalcade which not impcratvey ordered 70 pro.
directly through TO Loudon halted by the waysde.
No inviting house stood near TO welcome rs
within its portals. tent was pitched beneath whose
canopy stretch weared limbs; 10 perchance We
had need Of making OF the best At hand Ac
cordingly little party, which embraced Lieutenant
Keyes OF the Second division staf, and the newspaper
folk Aforesaid sought shelter beneath farm she'd and
there dsposng ourselves upon the straw aud wrapping
blankets about us'or tho air and chiliywe
soon buried in "oslmy sleep, tired na.urss' &c
Morning came aud OF the most disagr eeabis
days II has been my misfortune TO experience. heavy
commenced daylight AMI fell unceasing torrents
until late night The roads dalcult OF passage be.
fore, became almost imrassable Wagons sank TO
their boxes in the liquid mud mules fell exhausted in the
and gave up the ghost; while drivers, teamsers
and arterisls became covered with the spa,tcring
mad that It difficult TO distinguish them from the
surrounding SOIL However, by dina Of that unrng
energy which characterzes the Yankee soldier, ali 90
saces overcome and by night the last OF the trains
had reached its camping ground With the main body Of
the troops.
FRIDAYS OPERATIONS.
The work OF Friday confined to some uDmpOrtaDt
skirmishing between the outposts Of both armies The
rebels held position about four miles southwest OF this
obstnaey contested any attempt the part OF the
small bosy forth to push them. The heavy rain pre-
vented extensive movements.
sATURDAys OPERATIONS.
Early yesterday forenoon General Saunders with his
division OF cavalry, supported by General rerreros di
vision Of infantry moved for ward reconnaissance.
lie up with . body OF the enemys cavalry,
numbering twelve fifteen hundred The briGades
Of Colonel wolford and Byrd alternately skrmshed With
them the movement being covered by sections OF srte
ry from Myers aud other batteries, and late in the alter
successful as 10 drive them within a short
distance OF the tc town OF Philadelphia. On q hi 10
the LETT OF the road the rebels endeavored to make
stand and, drawn up In line across iis crest dis
puted advance The llrst Kentucky cavalry, how
ever, ordered TO charge them, and the regiment
CALAMITY executed the command. The top Of the hill
gase tho rebels broke in confusion and fed beyond
the town. followed by onr cavalry who pursued them
some three miles, until the fugves were reinforced
from tho main body. At Dshtfal Gen. Saunders, who
had started with his troops in light marching order fs
back to this vicinity loss has been very slight.
Two or three killed and FIVE wounded will
| extent.
sSxxS-InsIK FORCE AND osiEcT.
pushed their advance to this point Is conectued that
they little force, numbering not less than ten
thousand. Their object Is supposed TO be the
forage and supplies OF Sweetwaer valley, OF the
fertile sections OF the state and which extends from
this point twenty miles to the southwest In fact, the
body which mensces IL an odsheot OF the man
body OF Braggs army, and the present expedition Is 10
obtain supplies for that force II IL under command
Of General Vaughan aud embraces the division OF Gen.
Stevenson all Of vcksburg fams There those, In
deed think that the body or the enemy but
the vanguard Of au overwhelming torcs witch IA coming
repossess Tennessee tho indispensable Tennessee
Railroad
opza.roSs ToDAy.
Genera Saunders again started forward this morning
but up 10 ta,- time leu A NJ have Of his
operations
TIE AFTAia o. CO... vorsoeD
proves disastrous than reported at RnoS
vile In addition 10 the killed and wounded mentioned
IN my previous letter. he lso lost several hundred IN
prisoner.
Tbs isya. stating hand " war tas lad a heavy mprla
~hs, have ccu the pcturcsqus town Of Iou1on
Many " the build ogs have been ad ruins by the
tending forces and tue bridge the 1enncs
sce, which about fourth of mile in length. aud
traversed arches has destroyed. prihns beug
| lett Of It bat the stone piers,
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is smaller town, sx miles beyond on the ioe Of the
| railroad Tho loyalty OF It's inhabitants has been the
| occasion OF much persecution from the rebels.
vSioS
enclose copy Of the Athens Un1a Post, tho Grst aud
only pumber ssusd BY troops during their
of that place rebel force compelled the withdra~a
OF after aud terminated ts existence.
II is valuable however m evidence Of the enterprse
which everywhere follows ths trscx " the Vnlcu
army. Lieut. BoynLce o. Co.oDs, Byrd star, ras Us
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