Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1863-10-07
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The Situati0n.

Since our last but lttleif any thing has occurred
70 change the position of the forces Of the two sides
In Virginia ard in the neighborhood of Chatta-
nooga. ...--..,. .. ,-
The Marietta Rebel of the 29th says the position
Of Rosencrsnz is a very strong one They have re-
pared and strengthened our old forts and have
constructed double lines Of rife pits connecting the
forts md their lines extend from the base Of the
Lookout Mountain, as near as they dare approach
it through the Rolling Mill grounds, round to Fort
oheatham, and quite round to the fort on Brabsons
Hill and extending beyond to the fort next to the
cemetery Their lines are so arranged as be con-
nected Immediately, and form almost semi-circle
from the river above town. to the foot OF the noun
tain below. They have fortified every little eleva.
ton, and their artillery commands the fats in front
Of the town. .s.E ~. s 81
Our lines, says the Rebel, comprise semi'circle
along the top Of Missionary Ridge to Lookout Point,
and are about six miles in length touching the river
above and below the town, SO that we have the enc
NY completely environed. We have two hundred
pieces of artillery, including several heavy siege
pieces, commanding the town and the whole Chat
tanooga Valley, encompassed by the river and our
lines together circle of about fifteen or twenty
square miles! If if General Bragg should take
it into his head to open upon them with these
two hundred and fifty guns, Chattanooga will oe
made SO hot aHea could not remain in it. Besides
this heavy corps of artillery, Longstreets batteries
have yet to arrive and be placed in position One
of our siege pieces is in position on Lookout Peak,
rid limo
Mill road Lengstreet is on the left and Polk on the
right Cheatham is on the extreme right on the Shall
low Ford road and ill and Buckner are in the centre
In addition to our heavy batteries on the ridge we
have number of light field batteries, in the flats at
the foot of the ridge protected by infantry lines, in
rife pits. The lines are in sight of each Other and
skirmishing is frequent though 1t can scarcely DC
said that we have picket lines for they actually
lines of battle.
The Rebel of the 1st instant says it has nothing
additional save that thirty additional pieces Of ar
tillery have been hauled up to Lookout Point, which
indicates disposition on the part Of Gen. Bragg to
make music with his hvorite instruments. 1t also
says, our dispatches this morning announce heavy
reinforcements from Meades army to Rosecranz.
The Atlanta IntelIigencer of the Sd instant, says
sFrom the past history of this style of warfare
we feel certain that it would result in the sacrafce
of nearly oDe.half of Bragg's army, were he to at
tempt the taking of Chattanooga by assault and at
ter that sacrafce it is doubtful if be would succeed
in the attempt Gen. Bragg knows this, and he al
so knows that cannot afford the loss Of men thai
.eould necessarily result from such an enterprise
With this knowledge ne has invested the enemy
and will no doubt endeavor by series of stragetie
movements, to gain all that is necessary to complete
in the fullest manner possible the total annlhllatior
and defeat of the enemy. And if even the enemy
should get reinforced before his plans have matured
it cannot affect US materially, as we are certain O.
victory, and it would perhaps be better If Rosen
Grams could receive all the available renorcemehts
possible for once defeated after that we would have
fear of having to fight fresh troops before the en-
envy were driven out of Tennessee.
1t may be said that we cannot expect to gain any
advantages by delay, and that the sacrifice OF life
would be fully compensated if gained the position
at Chattanooga. It would certainly compensate u:
If we had in the field men enough to replace those
--..S fell in the assault" --.
N,thing very important from Charleston: Firing
is nearly constantly kept up on both Sides Thu
enemy's movements on Morris Island indicates rath
er design of permanent than immediate operations
Nothing further from the theatre of operations il
Virginia g.
The Washington correspondent Of the New Yorl
Post says there will be draft for six hunore.
thousand men, from which the government expect
to get two hundred thousand.