, 1863-11-19

The Federal Invasion Of
Texas.

Texas.
BYegs Qutgepefaled By the Yankees The
Situation In Rast Ttanessee-The Tiger
In Riehmsnd.
THE INVASION or TEXAS.
[From the Houston Telegraph
The probability Of N invasion, Or IN at.
tempt at invasion Of Texas, By way Of the
Gull, becomes more and more apparent day
By day. When the inyaefon will take place,
or In what force, We do not know, but this
VIC do know, Texas was never so we'll pre-
pared for the enemy IS ahe Is at this moment,
and no force at all likely to yieit us eau by
,opy possibility penetrate to any distance in
Tie enemy has thought that the Trans.
Mississippi Department was stripped Of men,
and lay an inviting and easy conquest to their
arms. They have marched upon us With no
lees than three columns Of invasion, VIZ: By
the Indian Nation, above Little Rock; BY
Monroe, toward Alexandria, and By tbs ST.
biue. Every one Of than has bean met and
tprned bacE, and they have found what they
supposed deserted country alive with troops
and prepared for them st all points, even the
most unexpected and Insignificant. y;
We need not give in detail our forces. b.
added oil the paroled prisoners from Vicks.
burg ard Port Hudson, and the additional
forces low being mustered In from conscIp
tlon--we shall have from thBS State draft mora
than the nunber that draft called for, and
also force, to be by no means displaced
empta, etc The intelligent reader need not
be told that these forces could with no diff
Guilty teeist the progress Of an invading col
umn Of 50. 600 men, and even prevent 10o, GOO
from overrunning tho State.
But before theee invaders start on their
journey, they must get g. afoothold on our soil.
a years vigorous application Of the policy
the command of General Magrnder, with ua-
limited power to impress labor for the f0rtt.
hcations, has LEFT our defenees very different
from what they were Last rear, before this
policy MAS entered upon, and as tho enemy
has found to hls cost, the taking Of Sabine
Was then.
FROM CHATTANOOGA.
C11ArTANooaA, Tenn, Nor. Il, 1863
The following editorial is copted from the
Savannah Republican Of tie Str, with refer
erce to the nasterly move Of Br1gadler Gen-
eral ". F. Smith, Chief of Engineers, of the
Departments Of the Cumher1anu, on Lookout
Mountain Valley, Raccoon Mountain, &c:
"Tbe Lemy has evidently gained a position
that will render the receipt Of Eeinforcemsnts ard
onaer deuy ~ n hs
where he is, and the advantages Of our position
have been completely lost to US. The Yankees
have outgeneraled us-that Is the plain English
disappointment. and deliberate Over the best next
step 10 be taken. As to where the responsibility
for this disaster rests it Ia difficult with present
info nation, to speak advtsealY. NC only know
that Gen. Longstleet WIS in command OF the LETT
wing OF our army, which ought 70 have prevented
it. Whether 1t could have been done with proper
&1ni1uw nNaa rnf0a fna IN ka aanH hM
onu8 rests upon thai officer, and having always
conducted himself heretofore well, we take 1t fos
granted that he can show 'clar bill In the case
INT what IL to be done In the present position
Ct sf1atrs with oar army! What IL the beet next
st.p. 10 now the sahtset Of anxious and Urgent i9.
qutfy with all, both Government and people? Il
Ia clear the enemy out numbers u.s. and holds posi-
tons that cannot be takau from him without loss
fAs more thar We 9.eab1s to bea1 t To thts dllsm.
at Cb1ckapauea snd to enter chattanooga in pnf-
e, sa pihe
From the above editorial am led to be-
lftIc that the rebs were Worse whipped by
Gen. Smith than WAS aware Of. The follow
!. 6 In the tatne paper Is fsom aP- ". A.
Atptblica,a, dated Lookout Mountain, No
ven her Sd.
This move upon the military chessboaad, by
which the enemy got possession Of Lookout VAL
lty, auo NJ tnuHhy ~ ottuss Post, WY osstetly
the execution OF 1t admirable and faultless- All
inats and fosting thtn down he liver. 10 tha m.
expected arrival 9f The forces from Bridgeport.
WIS pe.fect. Indeed, the s:'ss and tbs RAILROAD
f;om Lookout Monnt1tn to bridgeposr, aad the
valley atd h,ccoon Mountain. dipped cut o. or
adro,uy that we hardly knew shen It was dons.
Whole aspect OF ATARI hsre The
question OF snbsisting the Feler-
al army In Chattanooga this winter is solved,
and tt ie Is no longer any doubt shout the ahills
ot ,s cGnnasetE TO ontsn a. A. nesataa suRpliss
s. " r. h ni .he 10 ao
"e 1e9tsi ~ eet1ns s[sctar
The truth ts, Lookout Mountain ia very much IN
our @aT. Il We make hookont saaey ne % ostas
nd our base Of eupplie., and e1pose our dsns
ard rear to movement other from Chattanoosa
or Bridgeport and Il We do not g9 into tho valley
We esnnGa 49.soogG 1n1 ;hs enemy mhy saen a9ono - t
~ mn,n ao4EGl u1r tne mua "!o Mot51 = nns
| Cp@tta1oosa faAe5' ".A.
The foregoing very interesting and ahle
editorial and correspondence Of the Savannah
R.pub1iean Elbows plainly the "dx" General
s%ith's plan lefs The rebels IL: =. ...,..,.
1ae saMe pEpel unnoancee tne 1ss!suaa!ou :! .
q Maj. zen. FtahA Ghe1haoa' @ @ y sass: :. a 4
command II the Army Of the Tennessee uaiel
. General Bragg" They regret excsedinsI,
that he should have felt it his duty to tax,
. | such ttep, as the country can I'LL dispense
, Wtth bis presence Ard hers7ces IN Tue Ae!a q
roas 1a.,Gaa 5onE.a, hs.th Nc n,'t{ "a, iSn
~ ~ bis oa grand a1d nana .,fsar ~ natto
, bau 10 cem1etant ba nav % 10 0s' 1sI,' Eeen 9Th ~
Tennsssea hoca to1athc, "a h ala "f -
ri :Tefr F1rresF hrother of Gen. Farreat
} ras ktlled few dnye aro in an eugagemen
! with oar torcea near Tuscrmbia.
Capt. Na5!or's battery, IN Moccas1n foln'
ogsnsd on ths 1fbe.s three. dsys ago, an
killed aGoianea, i:eute0ans a7a sa&sesn me!
OF line me on 1soIga, e ,a,1on+ +,,,, .na dr,v,n
nar army Is u e9es,aens a 80 tf III aau & ata1.
full ;at1ons~ That does not !ooA nke slars
; ing, does It. 81. E. JOYCE.
: TIFF s1-uAr1oy m East 7ryyrssYE.
1rrom The Richmond Dispatch, Nov.o1
| The Atrsnta Re1lsfcr. OF the 9Th inst h9
the following tlatest i1tsllIgence'' about a1
f,;rs IN Easr Tennessea.
Aa.e ~ 6"Ss 1.,N1. II.
To-Day our Ia1"ay talns pfooapIy cIoss q
HiaTassee At Cha11eston, ana then M1A TN as u
az toIaon. @o mnes n9m hno5Vine: We nay
qulet possession cl Loucoo, anu oat1hs Lae "
TSe Impression prevails thst the Fedsials hay
fallen back to Knoxy,l1s. According to our lates
auvfcse tasfe Te;e Ee4HIat dosces at Gasser 1
~ seanlie es na1tiss nStG reaeh 7oco From +
WANNA to Knoxville. about Dc miles. tie Fcde
ais ioam at vii within The current week y
. | Ten1cseec haya been forced buck on Knoxville.
sSow IN, RICHMOND.
n...s 49,,
i The frat snow Of the season fell yesterda
afa,rcnn Two alfoht snrinEles r,Tna do y,
h..t ~ IN sr1ficIent nnnntitv tn attract et.a,
) tor ton ~ An n esriy and hard Tln:er Is general
anticipated. ......- .----.-...
THE TIGER STILL ALIVE IN RICHMOND.