Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1863-09-19

hoops. rs mat,trs ttooa, comia possibly he
aa,n' re 10 the same point in suiIcleat force to
| OPP Dee serious resistance.
may IN asked, tnrn, IL informed so accu-
| Iat tiA, emo anticipating precisely the course of
the eL' my, VII, dsd nei the department and
| oiftrict COMMANDER place Morris Island in con-
diicE 20 nt TT and foil shis a,rarki fhs an.
sW.r gwen is: Want OF labor 10 carry on, the
! riats inr It's o. tense; want of tnanent for
/ the works lie ceesary 10 that end; and last but
= i.sst, W mt CT M n 10 hold aud ngh: any
| .Iks hi,h might have Leen thrown up At
/ .thik etd Of Morris Island, without strip
/ n her :m:ior points ut the faro;e sup
| o : lrf ID, III. To have " ithdra WIN labor or
! - m NJ IL or TaPr for these purposes from our
| w'i.s ch .:Hrnes Islai q, was deemed out OF the
| Git>hni' From no cher quarter in this de-
Ear'mait, We are assured, could they nave
| b III e.!
IHL EURsTED BLAKrLRy GUN
fIcm NE Rieiilund Examiner, sept. IS
W. have iieady announced the bursting at
Cha'hsio' on last Saturday morning, Of one
| CT the mammoth English guns At tne time of
wiring 10 particulars OF the affair had re, chsd
| us but II on, all We know OF the ordnance, we
fhIhK II nkrIy that the eat Istrophe WAS bro pht
| ;boui h. IN attempf 10 maze long hot asi,ot
which should astonisa tn- Yankees and throw
| the performance OF their heaviest pieces into
| the shaGe.
These guns were ne, er designed for this sort
OF prHctice, and cannot stand il. They are
| fash'on' and designed tor direct shots atsbort
range, when the wright of the proectiles will
crush lrTesistlbiy through EARTH, stone Or iron
Inc turirt uf = Monitor would be cayed in by
ole plumb hot a. com ;nplr,rly u tall silx hat
would tt crnshed b, hlow OF the fist OF q
FiTohg man. But the barrel OF the gun mus.
be horizontal or the muZzie depressed
Gen feau!egard cannot hereafter be ranxed
among The advocates uf monster aGnuus, ar
least OF this nation. 6S we learn upon tie best
authority that h. has telegraphed the authori.
ties that they need not send him any more OF
ths m.
AFFAIRS IN TENNESSEE
from tie Richmond Enquirer Sept i6l
i ne Chattanooga Rebel published at Mari
ela, GL,l siys that the 1t US from the front Is
OF s'iiIlng charaetr. Chattanooga has at
length been abandoned. The most offine the
Telegraph Office, and the remainder of The bag
gage IN the departments, have o.en removed
TINS SIDE OF ChickamaGga station, and the town
Il temporarily evacuated ior movement uDon
The eBemN's advance in the Wills, valley
Scarcely Il loot OF the soil OF tennessee is now
occupied by our troops, and the question as 10
Inc recovery OF the lost ground will depend
mainly upon the result of the operations along
Ii e valley
From the Courier, at Rome Ga. we learn
that the latest official ne Received There from
Alpine, q little town above Roma vas dated
al the former point at 10 o'clock Sunday night
The enemy was then reported in force, moving
Gown Wills valley, and the force generally
esumattu AT from 10000 10 $1,000. Tie report
that W harton was killed, and two or thre.. of
ms companies captured, is false. The designs
of the enemy were not understood. The Courier
thinks IL Is hardly probable that he viii at
tempt, with any 10000 or $1,000 men, 10 pass
braggs flank and thus expose himself To be
cut on from the rear. II he were making a
mere raid upon Rome, he might have been
mere three days ago, if not defeated in tn.
effort
The Meridian Mississippian Of the 7th states
tba! reliable Information has been received in
Selma that the Yankees were in force near
GaGsden, Wills Valley, on Saturday last,
about thirty thousand of their cavalry going
towards Kingston. Wheeier's cavalry had
been repulsed by large body of the m and
Were railing back, receiving Iein for cements
II Is countess the purpose OF The raiders to
strike the railroad at or near Rome or King
ston, and stop communication with Bragg,s
arny.
This we regard the beginning of an i'm.
portant movement on the part of enemy We
shall expect 10 hear Of general engagement
i'll East Tenn essee III few DAYS
Tie Atlanta lnteiligencer of Friday last
September Ii, furnishes the following:
An intelligent gentleman who arrived in our
cry yesterday morning from The front, gives
the following information:
Three trains lett Chickaaauga at 5 o'clock
p. m. on Wednesday, bringing away all the
government property, army stores and other
valuable s.
The Yankee cavalry were prowIing about
near TO Graysyille, three mills north OF that
place, when last heard frcm. while an adeI nate
fCr,e OF Contederates was also near to Grays-
vile, holding the passes.
Another Confederate force was holding the
country east of the State road, 10 lntercept raids
changing their position TO nit emergencies
The main body of our forces were at the right
place 10 meet the enemy and TO give them battle.
From the latest accounts we are inclined to
think that tie enemy, who Is In very large force,
il be gives battle a. all, will do so on the Ala
hama SIDE, near TO our State line west of Rome
Many rumors are afoat, but we place no
coGfideGc &c in them. We feel satisfied from all
that believe 10 be reliable that willy as
Rosecrans is reputed to be, he has this time met
his match. and will oe dis com flied in his move
ments if he does not fight, and will be beaten
II he does. Let our people cheer up, for day is
again breaking.
We find the following in the Rebel of the
10th: -a4.
Nothing further has been developed OF the
moyeme n is of Gen Bragg since our w yesterday's
edition. The whole of our available force was
concentrated for the advance upon the heavy
column of the enemy, which was coming down
the Wills Valley; but il is reported to-day tha.
the enemy is falling back in the direction nf
Chattanooga. Two rer'ments Of Federal sol
diPrs anne into Chattanooga on Tufsday, from
the direction OF Bridgeport, owing round the
base OF Lookout The greatest activity pre-
walls, and continued confidence exists with
the army. IL was runorrd that quantity OF
our stores were destroyed at Chicanauga Sta
ticn, but the rumor lacks official con frma.ion.
"JAcK" UNDERWOOD RrLEAsKD-Mr John
Underwood, of OccoQuan, Who WAS captured
on the eth instant at his mothers house, nesr
Occoquan, BY a pRrty of the guerrilla band
under Kincheloe, was released ON "Wednesday
Handed over to the Contedersss commsna.r
there. Said commander stated that there
WAS no charges hgainst him, and that therr-
ture he must be released This was doue
after he had given parole not to disclose any.
thing that he had learned within their lines
Mr.. Underwood is q nafive of Virginia and
has always been sfaunch, uncornpromiein-,
ayowed Union man. He never was mid a,ing
man In any respect, and his release is strong
evidence that the rebels have materially moi.
ned their treatment OF Union men in this Stata
He had 10 walk over fifty miles to get WITHIN
our lines,--trayeied by day AMI by nigh, and
was much jaded when he reached this citv
kincheloe's oand, Ike that Of Moseby, has
become, If it was not originally, yar.table
handitti, and the rebels and sympathizsrs OF
very much disguised with them. They say
they are no respecters OF persons, and steafing
from all who are in their way, trans fer their
booty TO the regularly organized rsheis troops, =
whatever they can by sulh transier.-
Ales. NetcS. - - I'D i. aac +. sr 4
NEW YORK MONEY MARKEr.-rhe Herald
of yesterday says: Money Is easy; call loans
about six nnr cent, with less disposition oG the