The New York herald., 1863-08-16

For obvious reasons tho nams of the deserer in this
case given. He IL exceedingly iuteigent gen
tleman, and since he has been at headquarters has
finished man OF Chattanooga from actual field notes,
gvng all Information Of importance to The hcigh
Of the hills prominent peaks, relative altitude Of tho
and camps given with what says great accuracy
lilo brings with him large map OF the country the
south side OF the Tennessee river from Bridgeport to
ChataDoogaa map Of the very grestst importance TO
us. IL was while engaged In the duty OF mapping this
district that ne crossed the river and 10
side. He dressed in his best suit OF gray, and his
portfolio or haversack was filed with maps notes and
caricatures OF the different rebel ofcesPolk. Hardee.
6c lie had also some sketches OF the Stone river battle
field He is To be allowed 10 return TO his home 10 Brook
iyn IN q few days.
MAP or rUILAHoMA
While the subject OF tho topographers may well
menton that Captain Morrill, General Roseorans' chief
topographer has had large ne map Of the rebel works
OF Tuahoma made from aotusf surveys. In going over
remember the courses Of the works, and hence,
failing to their relative positions, one does not
fully comprehended the strength Of these until
secs the map Tuahoma j. fortified not unlike Oosinth
but have hesitation 10 saying that the works OF the
former are much stronger than those H the latter place
Cornth had work half strong a. Fort Rains. The
rebels made great mistake 10 abandoning the Tushoma
and Manchester line for that OF the 'gaps" north Of
hona and Manchester Rcsecrans would sti have been
at Murfreesbor0. But the moment we occupied Man
chester which Bragg should have held We avoided the
works OF Tulahoma and approached the town from the
rear where there were no works Consequently Bragg
abandoned the position without effort, and. the
severed right straight on till lheirn got rid q yourn"
NEGRO TROOPS IN rHB DEPARTMENT.
General kosecrans has issued an order armng oil the
but understand s to the effect that Ill negroes employ
ed servants by officers and otherwise In the are
to be Immediately organized into regiments and armed.
second clause constitutes a board OF examination,
whose duty Is to examine officers OF the army applying
as on
the name Of Colonel Parkhurst, Eleventh Michigan He
tells mo that officers thus applying are 70 be examined
a. 70 their peculiar ftness 70 control negroes as well
a. 70 their ability 10 drill and discipline them
as soldiers There about seven thousand negroes
In the department who win thus be armed, ana
ber is increasing daily should not be astonshed 10
report To two months hence ten thousand negro soldiers
forming part Of this army. II has been discovered
ganized by the rebels in Nashville and the Nashville
rebel ogn Of Isham a. Harris expressed the opinion that
Yankees, the Nashville Union argues (and the army pro-
fesses TO accept the argument) that negro 70 twice a.
good as secessonst The question Is likely 70 remain
long without practical solution.
THE ARMY SUPPLYING THE CITIZENS WITH FOOD.
lies depend entirely upon il for daily support They 60
each morning In squads to the different division head
quarters and draw food upon orders issued by the Provost
Marshal OF each division. II is estimated that many
thousands in the vicinity Of winchester are thus fed BY
troops Most OF these and children whose
QUE hands as deserers The men are generally very old
and the boys all under fifteen Those liable to mill.
tary duty are gone and not likely TO get home soon
talked with q great many Of the women who came
TO Rousseau for their rations, and fnd them ia
mcst cases Indifferent to the rcturn Of their lege
lords. There Is q startling amount OF immortality
among them. In their habits, such smoking chewing
and dipping they are most disgusting was sit.
- sn' o. ss ns we'll
lures OF woman who. had she been educated, would
have been thought beautiful ana was about 70 express
head to side and, With the air and appearance Of
practiced chewer "sprted" stream Of SILVA from her
been checking, took from her pocket small phial OF
snuff and with spoon shaped bit OF wood filled nor
w the aTS q
who had just led his pipe AZ the same time she took
cob pipe from pocket and nlicd II with the Maors
perfect but By no means charmiug. ncnchalanos. Tue
ignorance of those people a. disgusting as their man
mission s x nss g Y sbess
they nave from the white citizens thc headquarlers
hundred thirty 1ge persons daily and the picture
drawn q them Will apply % al nss a. ssa 10 sd
yet isuppose and hope they have gone South.
have referred in the above paragraph TO sdesert-
Of these who are ressdeam Of the district in
which but. though deserters they have not
discovered that these desertsrs tho very Who
deserted over year ago, whes .Jahoston retreated
a ss Ss a.
again. they nov come In and represent themselves
having deserted Tho question for solution s shall those
quasi enemies be allowed 10 remain In midst 70 infes
our rear 1t 10 General Rosecrans win nad much dir
lculty In solving.
sN4 0tT INTELLIGENT PIcgKTs
One meets occasionally among own men some rare
specimens Of ignorance "clothed little brief autho
rty' It Ia not thing 70 pass picket who
half an hour few DAYS sso iei. echerd ior Cowan.
and undertook TO walk whle the ambulance 10 which
had started passed cver bad part Of the road coored
garvant ~ following UDoxDoct0dly
picket who asked for my pass. handed i to him.
II read-tPass Mr. - correspondent Of the NEW YoRk
H..AIo" sc.he passage IN bracket: having been r 10
picket said cha. was a and wanted one tor my ses
vnnt
He looked q II again and remarKet-
ooh, yes. $50 Your name ID s--, aod he's the
correspondent OF the Nxw YORK HERALD"
was too Indignant to correct him, and tho darKsy
passed.
This story reminds OF another, told on one OF the
chaplsins Of Rosecrans division lilo 10 one Of those
eSspore orators who preach from the text which rst
catches their eyes on opening the Bible. Sunday or
two since the chaplain preached OF the regiments
near his own and was furnished with Bible by the Ad
utant He opened II at xix Revelations xvi verse; and
began reading Reads poem OF s.The Defenders, which
a. n,sss vat,ou He soon discovered bis nsste S
Continued cor 70 read finished he oe and Then delivered
Ane sermon "ioysty 20 the nago Some one Of h au
troduced the Fifteenth ifaary band upon the scene Of
sston aad the services closed by the band
the spirited music Of "Ths Battle Cry Of Freedom"
The Invasion or Mexsco In an Engiish
Point OF View.
From the Manchester Guardian. August
When last noticed the progress Of the French IN
Mexico the heyoic dsssos Of Pusba had just come 70 a
end and General Forey vas preparing !or On immediate
advance upon the caps we ventu-ed TO anticipate that
has shown that We were right President Juarsx did NOT
choose wait the arrival q the victorious Su.