The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1863-09-21
'Chc Wcstcin SigUaJsOn.

| All eyes and hearts are now turned to-
wards the lines between Tennessee and
Gcorgia Wequnte some comments from
the Atlanta Lteiiigemer, Of the 10th
instant:
| Gen. Bragg's army was threatened by an
| Overwhelming" force I'm our icit wing, at
| Bridgeport, and on our right centre, ol'l'o
| site and above Chattanooga, while burnside S
| army threatened our forces under General
Buckncr, in the vicinity OF Knoxville. To
| resist the combined forces of the enemy the
| abandonment OF orr line in East Tennessee
| towards Knoxville was determined upon, IN
| order TO concentrate Buckner'S forces with
| Bragg's
In The meantime the enemy. crossed the
| river at Bridgeport, and attempted a HANK
| movement on onr lir by Wilis's Valley, to
| wards Rome, threatening Atlanta an't the
I heart OF the C"nirderary. Thus, 10 use "
| figure in chess, the enemy attacked with his
I Knight both our Queen, Atlanta, ana our
| Castle, Chattanooga Did it require Il m"
meat tu decide what should be the move
! And because Gen. Bragg, anticipating the
! cncmy's a,"tog,n, most rapidly and rNpedi-
| tiously threw his forces in advance OF the
: enemy, by evac,Gttin" Chattanooga and keep
| ing the enemy's main force between our
| army and the Tennessee, thus saving Atlanta
| and the State OF Georgia, he is charged with
| making Il blunder on the one hand, and on
| all hands with not hayin" drawn the Yankee
| General into tight.
We can assure The people at lar%e, from
| sources of the highest authority, that East
Tennessee has been hut temporarily ahan-
| sioncd Before another moon shall full il
| not sooner, our flag Will again proudly float
over il. Let all t.a9t Tennessee take
heart-we goiemnly assure Ihem they arrn"t
deserted; nor, As a city paper haa said, Il the
| abandonment OF Ea.t Tennessee the death
| blow tn the t6nff,ifTacy. We can further
confidently say that We afe ia possession "i
Inform. ali nu th1, Will long make every
heart rejoice thi0i," bout the land. II Is "a!
| .wlY3 darkest before day, bnt let our people
be 1ilieh with The ill:eet hope, COURAGE, and
confidence.
We learn from a source entitled Ia conf
dfnce that Gem Forrest, OH saturday, de
frlted the enemy three miles the other si't'
al Dalton, HAVING: received IL very slight h'ai
| wound and MAS IN pursuit Of the Yankees a
| last accomAts, driving them beyond Ring
| gold. We have also indisputablc inforlh'
| lion thas telegraph communication was es
| tabiist.eGh yesterday between Dalton AM
| kings0I,t 'ffs.. ears still iun uninterrupie'
To Dalton, where we have large force.
| Nc are credtbly informed that fight tool
place ON Saturday near McLrmores COY" p,. !
| miles Wes. Of RinggOid, between Gen. Buck
| nrr'f troops and Crittendeh'5 division. IN
report states tt at We captured :MD prisoner
AMI several pieces of artillery. No loss given
Vestate frankly the report requires comm
nation, and as it is our sole ann not 10 hiis
lead the public in giving either good or ba
| news. we shall never state reports 40 TACT
| only when We arc sure OF their reliability.
We have also another word Of encourage
| men. for OUR readers. The greatest abui
dance of provisions has been secured through
the energy Of Major Cummings for the arm
of Tennossee-enongh to provision it Will
full rations until E0searans is defeated, an
hia amy capiuced OF put to HIGHT. WeEnos
OF what w write, and while there il every
thing to encourage oui people there - noli
ing to head them to despair.
| lE1rsfttd, ia, Sept. lf..-Ry the down trai1
this morning it is reported that heavy firm
was heard all day Sunday i'll the neichscI
| hood of Summcrville
1t is supposed that ROsecrans will fall b. Il
II to Chattanooga beidre which Bragg ma
! force hattie.
Three hundred prisoners, captured h.
Rnckner, are expected here to-day en- rOut
for Atlanta.
Information from an officer from Cumhe1
land Gap says the Gap Wa5 evacuated betor
the enemy arrived.
| SiAtysix If the wounded aud fonltean O
the dead by the Iailr,::i collision, arrive,
here last night
| A letter from Atlanta, dated the lltl
inst, says:
Tie report yesterday and to-day is tha
Rosrerans ia failing back In Chattanooga. -
How strange that sOmnls-tlie enemy f.llin.
hack from North Georgia To Ehlttano0oat
| Oar !6rcss have rc0es II.ied Hin"eoid. tIRi
| or NO pOinta III Tennessee are also said 1,
be rcpoascsse.l. When The first al,im ot III.
enemy approach WAS received here, Two
weeks ago to-day, gave sou my conjecture
that The flank movement towards ko,ne wa.
II feint 10 compel the evacuation Ot East
I Tennessee. Subsequent events strchgthc
| the opinion then expressed. doubt whether
after all the preparation which has been
made, there will be any considerable battle
immediately. Rosecrans never has fought
unless with such superior numbers as tt
make n victory on his part morally certain
Ii he ascertains that Bragg is confronting
him on anything like equal terms, he will de
clil c the contest 1t may be, however, that
bragg can compel him II Il meeting. IL SO
We may look Tor one Of the fieraest and mos
decisive battles III the war al an early day.
The court of inquiry iii the case If Penn
| bertOn, referred tn in my last met last week
hnt before proceeding To buainess they al
/ iourBed indefinitely. Gen Hawell Cobb olr
al the menhefs Oi the Court. remains in the
city for the p0frpse of organizing the forcee
| eailcd out hy the State tor ssy months Ger
vice ia the Confederate Government.
TIE er..wd In our city Is beyond ali prcca-
deIi The fifteen Thousand State volunt GERS
are rehdezyo1s:ns here. Thousands 81 olhei
e9id,ers are generally here ia tfansiln. Ia
addition, the hospitals ale all s.eesifSWiOs
with the alex OF the army, and private houses
aud hotels arc filled with strsngera aud reftl-
gees. Our Whitehall street IL az thfoaged
with passengers a. The business part al Bread
way. The sast array 81 cansnIaers gablle
n everything ia the way al. edibles. Reel
70 ~ piece when you can lind them; bacon,
at that. a..A~.' '>'''' '''ss'''
Inc Atlanta Appeal, Of the 18th, says
The result Of Gen. Forresf,s movausrt.
against the c0lnmRs AZ The enemy that were
endeayOring to penetrate thu cOniltry a. fhe
lioe Of the State road has been not Ouly "a