Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1863-09-25
THE EVENING STAR
ATE NEWS FROM THE SOUTH.

From Richmond papers of the I'D inst, we
make the following interesting extracts:
The Richmond Enquirer OF the s2d, saws:
1.-The train conveyed no information from
Orange on yesterday, beyond the mere suppo.
sltion that battle betwekn Meade and GEN
Lee was imminent On Sunday both parties
were drawn up in line of battle, from halt to
quarter OF a mile apart, and at some points
we understand. in full view of each other
rms position was maintained yesterday, and
under these circumstances, ii our inform1uts
are not mistaken, it is almost impossible TO see
how the two armies can keep from fighting.
1t was also reported that force of the enc.
my's cavalry we're at Newtown, King aud
Queen, meditating a raid upon the railroad.
This remains to be confirmed.
1.-THE Central railroad brought down Is
Var kee prisoners, taken on the Rapidan
"On Wednesday night, Capt. Moore, of the
9TH Louisiana, crossed the river near Raccoon
belonging 10 the commands of Fitzpatrick aud
Buford, who Were acting as reserves to the
ptckets near the river at that point. Their car
oines AND pistols were taken along with them,
and Also three commissioned officers
correspondent of the Enuuirer, writing
from GeH. Lees headquarters on Sunday last,
says
rMeace has brought his whole army from
FauQu ier. and has 1t now all on this side of the
Rappahannock. in Culpeper county. Where
Longstreet, Hill and Ewell are, of course l am
not liberty to soy, but this will cay, that q en-.
Lee Will be prepared for Meade whenever the
latter shall announce his readiness for battle
"a rumor was circulated yesterday that the
\eneIny had captured our pickets on Robinson
Tuh, which is the north fork of the Rapidan.
Mt one lime 1t was reported that whole COM
pany OF cavalry had been captured. But it
will turn out, think, that not more than one
or two prisoners have been taken on that river
The Richmond Examiner, 22d, in an editorial
on the news nom Bragg's army, says:
=" Two years ago our army was encamped at
BOW ing Green, and our batteries on the beet
ling cliff OF Columbus scowled defiance at
Cairo; now we hold position on the borders
OF Georgia and await the enemy's advance IN
the interior OF mississippi. Chattanooga is in
the enemy's hands and the line of the Tennes-
see, fortified by the hand of nature, and, as we
are told susceptible of defence by a small BODY
OF troc ps againsta numerous army, has been
yielded without an attempt at resistance.
- In a battle the loss on both sides are about
equal; in a retreat 1t falls upon the retreating
army. The willy and cautious Rosecrans will
not fight unless supported by superiority of
numbers. he risks nothing in the hope of
brilliant victory and rapid triumph His strate-
gy is an epitCme of the war. II Rosecrans is
To be defeated he must be attacked in position
W here he has lost no time in fortifying him
self
The confidence Of soldiers in their leaders
is essential TO the success of an army. 1t NAV
be unfortunate, but it is notorious that General
Bragg has not succeeded in inspiring his army
with this feeling Cannot suitable man h.,
found 10 command the Army of the West, on a
field where so heavy stake is to be lost or
won.
The Wings editorial article saws
a nerce and bloody battle. lasting two days,
has been fought on the Chickamauga river, a
lew miles from Chattanooga. etvTeen The forces
of Bragg and Rosecrans. Thus tar, il has been
indecislye, though the advantages are on our
side Twenty pieces OF artillery, twenty five
hundred prisoners, and the posses sion Of the
battlefield, are the evidences and fruits OF vic
tory--but the situation OF affairs in that unarter
demands greatly more than this-RAecrans'
army must be destroyed or driven out, else we
hight 10 but little purpose. His lines still con-
front ours, and unless he can be routed he viii
be reinforced, when we will tall back, and
Murfreesooro' VIII be repeated. Gen. Bragg,
OF course, understands this, and knows the
necessity of gushing his present advantage TO
a decisive result. Whether what he has done
is important, depends u pom what he may We.
90. The most com plrte and valuable victory
OF the war seems within his reach, if he hiss the
strength and the will to grasp it.
The Examiner has the following telegraphic
dispatches from the seat OF war:
tATLANTA, Sept. 1S.-Rsporrs from different
sources concur that Rosecrans has been heaYl-
ly reinforced by troops from Grants army.
.skosecrans' forces retiring on Chatta-
tanoOga closely. The railroad is clear TO Cleye-
land only two regiments are in Hunts Vile,
both composed ofrenegade Kentuckians-com-
manded by Colonels Watts and Hall, both
formerly from Georgia
ATLANTA, Sept. l9.-This morning heavy
artillery firing was opened Ut daybreak at
kIngeoid, and continued until the trains lett
The trains run within three miles of Ringgold
All the bridges between there and Cha,tanoo-
Ga have been destroyed
September Sd. General Magruder is at Hous-
Ton, very sick.
REBEL ANTICIPATIoNs
The following paragraphs are from the Rebel,
formerly published at Chattanooga, but now
issued at Marietta, Ga:
We are informed that President Davis was
heard 10 exclaim In circle Of friends at the
Capitol, that he would snatch Tennessee from.
the clutches of Aboiitonsts if it took the united
armies OF the South TO accomplish it, From
the signs OF the times, it begins to look very
much as if that obstinate man meant what he
said. We begin TO believe now that we shall
be driving our quill in the Capitol of Tennes-
zee before another month has passed.
Generai Bragg Is surrounded by galaxy of
army than he ever before commanded during
his whole military career. Polk, Hill, Buck
ner, Breckinridge, who will perhaps command
corps, Cheatham, Stewart Loring, Cleburne,
Walker, with those chieftains Of the saddle
Forrest, Wharton, Wheeler, Scott Pegram,
johnson and a host OF others, equally efficient
assistants.
well planned maneuver for the capture of
a strong force OF the enemy was defeated on
Saturday, by the failure Of the commander to
whom was entrusted the business OF cutting
the enemy OF in the rear TO come up.
PROM EAST TENNESSEE
The Richmond Dispatch OF the 22d INST con-
tains tue following:
"ZoLLICoFFxR, Sept. 2o.-7o GEN. s. Cooper ):
The enemy made demonstration in force on
us here yesterday, and were repulsed.
six miles from here. Their forces engaged to.
day are believed 70 have been not less than
2,C00-all mounted-and six pieces Of artillery
Five other regiments are reported bet een
Jonesboro' and Wautauga bridge, but they had
not engaged my force at the latter place late
this afternoon.
"SAAL JOINS, Major General"
aZollicoffer is O station on the East Tennes-
see sad Virginia railroad, eleven miles from
Bristol Jonesboro' is thirty-two miles from
Bristol The distance from Bristol to Knox
willie is 1870 miles.
"BRlsToL, Sept. 2l.-After the enemy retired
yesterday our cavalry went in pursuit Of them,
and came up with them this morning about
two miles below BlountsvilIe, where they en-
canped last night. 1t is reported by a courier
just arrived that the enemy have again adj
vanced two miles from Brownsville in this
direction with the intention of making flank
movement via this place. A force of Federal
cavalry dashed into this place Sunday night
and burnt the building erected for commissary
stores.
They burnt the railroad bridge at Good
win, on the Virginia and Tennessee railroad
and a trestle bridge on the East Tennessee and
Virginia railroad, six miles west OF here
hoth