Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-11-22
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1 Special Correspondence Of the Cincinnati Gazstts
BaDgEPoRF, AKA, Oct. p
IheTa ara no facilities for writing ,HaTs
: and consequently il is axessSing'y iortaHst
; SHIT NY mtelgenca il Of such Raturs that
} can convey it 20 You ~ very few wsrds
LEFT Nashville yesterday morning, s3d ate
enc Of the most tedious rides inn inRbe
: saahsd Stevenson st about 10 o'clock b.
] Nothing Of n0ts occurred apou the way. A
pscEard I found the n5W commander Of cavalry
GEN. Elliott, from the army OF he Potcmse
Hs takes the place Of Gen. Mitchell whose re
cent successful but istigniHP eampaign aesius
Wheeler hEa seriously impaired bis hsslth. Il i.
ssid that he viii take command Of the post 81
Nashville, while Gen. 3 S. Changer viii he es
E gigned to active duty in the field.
Between Dsehard and Cowzn, We say ths
ruinB Of ora Of The trains recently blown up by
rebel t0rpsdoes. The locomo.ivs was overturned
along side Of the track and e0mpleisly ruiaed
The idea that = similar trick might be played
zpon the Train conveying as was not altogether
coTaIcrtablsi nevertheless, ! managed 70 60 iG
slsaS sbsHi this time, snd did nOt wsle until
1 80 were called upsn 70 aiselzbArk in ihs mud
and Glts sr5uad gtsvsnsoa.
This morning cane izto Bid report, zHd
after 5trolling . few hours sbsut the site Of the
I utterly destroyed village, converting with such
/ individuals as hsd rsesatly struggled thrqurh
the fssrfnl gulf Of madel hjeb lies between. this
! pisce and Chattanooga, ramaitng GvaT e long
islsnd, AID lazilT sHTvaylng the EGikmen en-
! gagged iu rebuilding the bridge across tls Ton
/ aessae, I rsigrHsd, and cams 70 the sscs %
e0lclasian nat the way Of soldiers, c5rrosp6nd-
elts, horzss, mules, and trzusgrsasors il dsaidz
( sily hsEd
| The teItgrsph has, OF course. infarmsd you
\ thai Gen Rockers force has mostly. crossed The
! EaE1esEso. I believe the Ehsie Of ih8 Ifa
+ eerFs s. over srd large portion Of the l2th
/ Elseg $40 ttere, doubtless, for The PURPOSE Of
cisaaiuE ont the rebels from aiong the Rsc59en
( and Lookout mountsin5, and rs0penlnR direct
| Communication between Bridgeport and Chztts-
/ asegs. This viii be done. FIRST, by steanbosts
| running uP and down the Tsnnesses, and, Hfgr-
wsrd, ~ jsainssf eags along the railroad. " hen
! this Is effected, the question as to Whsisor We
gkall hold Chattanooga is settled. Il has never
baen anything more than question Of supplies
since three days sfteT the baflie Of CbickAmau-
gss I do 20. b1lavs tlat Bragg csuld aaye
driven rs away from theIe at any ane within
the pas, month, snd now, unless famine should
unite With tae rebel arms against %, think wa
could hold it against aay t5rcs that could IS
raised in tho C6afederacy. But with the expul-
sion Of The rshsls Eom Lookout mountain, OF
Iat.of from the extreme northwestern portion Of
Lockout Ia0unIsR, wAeTe it abuis upon tae
Tennessee, the prospect Of famins also disAp-
pssrs
However difficult Il 1nay be to supply a large
army with provisions and forage BY running
wageH trains over iserfully rough and muddy
InouHsainous road sixty @ seventy miles in
length, it will DO perfectly easy 10 perform the
task by means Of a railroad thiFtY miles in sz-
tent, or boats navigating he ass deep watars Of
ska Tannesseo. Before ibis reaches y0u I ta;nk
you sill hear that ris have chssod the rebels
trem b0okOat mountain, and bold both the Tsil-
faad ard river al .hs way t9ChstsaaOsEs. Els
ruo communication viii be liable y sudden iI-
.eaaptiens sad vaxstiauE delays rs l5Bg ss tkU
Fect.s oceary sny portion Of Lookout valley,
lha valley bslreea the R7ccJon sn6 L3Okeut
locautains), bHt san tha prohiem as 70 whether
W eza feed our army a. Chattanooga vii. be
solved cad the solution VIII be luca rs t9 Sc
cu-a That city to css gassassion tcr5vaE-
Ihs very day tsa reOal3 are 6rjvsn iroI3 the
river We can btgin to avail GugselVog Of i. as G
aasnnel or communication. We have two Gseam-
b0sis, capturod from tie rsbelr when ws t80k
Ctattcu0c2H, orc Of which, at leas- IS il gCca
un1iu- order. Bs ilas .hesa, nc ars binding
tlrsa BTusli steamers. One of these hss her ma
chinary IN already, end made heF triai tTip, I be-
iisve, ta-day, The work upon the other tWo is
being urged forward Is rapidly rs possible.
to-ast s6ken in the railroad aa yet> The work
upon The great bridge over the Tennessee at
Bridgeport progresses slowly, and comparatively
lew Workmsp ere employed. But douht.oss the
prospect Of cur getting possession o. this road
upon tha EOush side Of EAe EivCr Tiil expedite
matters, sad the work viii Be hurried forward to
completion.
Tae stories wlich GENE 20 Us from Chstta-
nooga concerning the 6s5atatiOn and suffering
a rs.hAN
Uverdrswu, Nevertheless, itis certain th2i the
troops are Esw living upen nom onB-s4iTd 20
3ne.hslf ratiGns of bacon and AsrdtacE, while
Re animals are in some cssas actu6ly dying
from sfarvstIen. 7 vas cred bly, informed to-day
that s9nne of tie horses hsd been Wi.H5ut l0od
for tins mast foEr days. I confidently baligvB,
however, that before ysu can pus tlis in print,
our army there viii DO rejoicing Ia abundance Of
sil kinds Of supplies.
Oar Qualifications al Bridgeport sT5 now pretty
excessive, and, to the eye Of a noI-RIoie5sioBal
observer, Wsll constructed bat Of course snali
set attempt 70 give any description OF ,hem.
Year readers 8in be sorry TO Learn thes Gen.
R5utsesu il suite unWeh. Gen. Palmer Is in
command OF the l4.h army corpa. Whether
his arrangement is 60 be permanent or tempo
rary, I sn nee informed.
sTEVEHg6E, Ala, October 90 II csuas back
to this point last aighi, after learning that Gen
EEE n nlQ LAhEn Fbehls1lu4 u h-le Hhilu GA
Lockout mountain as 1 eldsavored last uIght
20 i8form yoa 5y telegraph. 1 have 10 parted
lars with regard to tho GfAir, except that She
force under General Hszsn consisted Of about
two thoussud men belonging to Gen. Palmer's
division ard that a.t3T sharp c3n!ass, pnuCi-
pslly with TnRskssry, our troops drove ths rs5elg
d 81 pOins, and ssinae The PoatioR tainz-
bus sln net 0eTtziH-lhas Gen aaaeE s .r39ps
csrs down the rsRpsfses in pon.o5u boats,
I ~ f..a- -yrtrs ns. .t sa1a
struesad from the soUtn sids Of the river 10 Aei-
IVA island, and gained compis.a to suecess
Tho remainder Of Gen. PalmeEs division
crossed the Tssnessse to-dsy as eaol ugaad,
sEJ s799l.sra foTcs heing on the south sida aJs1,
s s-s doHhtlass IN fall possession of tie strsEEa.
/ Tasrs Eay be = rebel foTc5 Rt some poiut boz
! tween Gen Rockers sd7aHee and The locality
LOG pessa1sien Of by Gen. HszeB, perhaps
s,aere Cen. Palmer crsssod bat, Il 50, l am nOi
/ sryays ef i1 IF there is, however, have on-irs
( esad5eBos in cur ability 10 tak9 care o. Is.
/ Captain FraAk B GErley snd Li0ut. z. ".
I GpfIey lis BroiheI, Two notorious aud 5l0ad-
/ siirsty gaaniuss, together with f0rty two 0,har
[ rebel gfis0usrs, were sent forward TO Nashville
/ isis morning, from that poini Captain Carey
/ Beasts Of having kiila5 Gen. =. L. BleCo0k gith
| his own HAND, Es IS a hardened aud desperate
/ wretch, and woald Save netting but strict jus
I ice desc him Il be were tEiod by cOuFs-marflal,
| e0ndemnsd and sammarily executed for tle IN
! fHmous murler committed. il Alabama. lie
would noi safer for Las alone, for ha the per
petratof Of q seoro Of others, almost as black
and bloedy as the massacre Of Gen. AGCo0k.
Colonel Samuel Ress, af he 20th Cennses-
eutt, commands at Stevenson lie seems % be
S Eigilent officer and "A iatsiligeas geptlsnsA.
30 is fully convinced We shall have much
IOabIs wlLh guenillas along the line Of taa
Nashville and Chattanooga railIoad, DoOsuas be
ualisvss that WhsR Whesier TetiTad 10 let be-
am fTom ave h3ndfed to oEa Thousand ms1, il
small gangs, ali oyer the Sale Of Tennessee
wish express oTaers fog tRom 70 direct heir an
tire sslenti0u to doing as mUeh damage as pessI
Bic 10 oar rsilTo1ds End golarg st9ck Phesl
isi.aWs EaT1 8clsstod with special reference q
.beiT 6snsss tor the work, aaa care was tAkor
ts choaee 8aly sEod as by their language snC