The New York herald., 1863-08-16

bank aud conversation was prohibited The seutinelS
standing gun in hand IN plain and reash q each
other, have understanding rather imp'ted than ex
pressed that they shall not re upou e1oh other me
crowd gathered around Generals Thomas 4na 81 ~ ~
day was doubtless tempalion % sonie ~ ane qu'SA
eyed rebel artieristS but they DID not open upon u.s.
,,,,nr q, ,,s ,,,erest af me IlrxAln. watched and
noted The occupation and Abandonment OF this country
year ago. when this army was known as the army
thorough soldier, whatever flults he may hsve),
went the old ground today, with much
Of August a year ago This edition, however, is a
revised and imroved one Then the author, trammelled
and obstruced by Haeck, who had the
try and knew nothing Of Its features what the topo
graphical maps which we're furnished him could tell was
Tennessee river with The enemy not in bis front but on
his left flank This ine was false one, which Puei at
tempted to remedy by defensive cro,chot. extending
anked he left wing and advanced towards the crotchet
was too late. Buell. thought to make the orotchet the
lie General Thomas thought oherwse) and so began
the famous Buell. retreat. am very fond OF taking
Prospective glance at that wonderful march, recalling how
It began August g. from Battle creek. and ended Sep
tcmber 26 In the forced midnight march OF twenty miles
from Salt river TO Louisville Bue winning the
halted ten miles OF Louisville by the bluffs OF little
fork OF Salt river And IN thus retospectng cannot but
from its base al this same period OF the year with the
enemy In the position, aud then wonder where
it will be at the end Of August aud the end Of September
The enemy hold the Tennessee river from Harri
son to s Harrison snss
port is the left Tho whole line covers the i'm
porant positions Of Cleveland and other points the
railroad from Knoxville to Atlanta Bragg knows that
Chattanooga line must accommodate itself
% his. we do not he stands ready 70 accommodate
himself TO At any there fear that we are
again.
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The sanguine expectations OF loyal men rather
dampened by two diflcaties which ono on the spot
ara M hat cant
be avoided refer rst TO the great dilculiy OF pro-
yisioninE the army ana filling It's dspots-s difficulty
base and tho sad want Of railroad rolling
stock. The nspedimeta OF generally con
sdcred 70 be the large amount OF transportation which
retards advances and obsucts retreats But In the pre-
sent instance the chief impediment advance the
OF what OF most value u.s. for Il both safety
and success mean time. II we had transportation In
Time by tho foreock with such vigor and energy
would sstonsh the rebels out Of Chattanooga in twenty
cars noticed train few days ago with cars In il
from nearly every road whose stock qaoed An the com
war 1n rbos m q g
drawn by captured locomotive from the Memphis and
Charleston road and now called Gov Johnson saw cars
from the Michigan Southern, Mobile and Ohio, Little
Miami and Columbus and Xena, Memphis and Charleston
Cincinnati, Columbus and Cleveland jackson and vcks
marked "erry Nottingham's freight ne via Crestinen
There is doubtless great d11cuty In obtaining cars
Blame Marshall, Superintendent OF the Louisville and
Nashville, and Mr.. Anderson. Military Superintendent Of
the line to Bridgeport from Nashville, aud Mr. Goodhue
Assistant Superintendent all mon well known energy
and industry. and would have them II It possible
am not whence this difficulty arises but certain
IL is that is very serious one to Gen. Rosecrans
While cFossas IL nesnsas q H. .sy hsrs
sOn urusa upon the n., eampss1
that the prosecution Of the in this district not
campssn in the military sense Of the word. is"
meaning tho citizens twill have TO be sent ahead Of u.s.
and their places nied with loyal men" The opinion
10 huo oa~A hxxn La
comes warmed INTO feeling on he subject has not been
been Informed Of the existence o ths opinion and
feeling In tho army, except through some published
the one part, and General Haileck the other. The
opinion above expressed hold by such representative
sheridan and others while at Mureesboro, some mouths
since ncral Negey In long conversation on this sub
on m: me 70 give publicity 70 tho nS feeling On
sysr sDs S1s the great on:ros : o. amng
likely 10 create rs great sensation Is the contra.
band question Rousseau, ike Negiey. s 10 favor Of
s a's
means are jus.lasbs 10 the prosecution Of she war
have given him character. however, which practically
keeps the very bad rsbei cizsns out Of his lines Ihe
rebels have published that Rosccrans destroys everything
hs does need burns houses barns and farming
si The rebel citizens have been 20 frightened BY this
tary fed hearing Of his approach. During the
verss.on remarked that another year
cessful would induce the government 70 advertise all
captured lands bounty wih Inducements to squatter
sovere'gns TO emgrase southwark
/ MALAPROPOs RUKLf-
| have before alluded to Buell. 80 that the following
regarding him will not be so malapropos as the
q .6 "oue ~ % ~ @
court Of inquiry 10 tho Buell. casea decision which has
not been made public At least have seen no publication
shall not be known until the next Congress demands the
documents. The decision Of the court upon the
three points subjects submitted 10 H. The 6rst OF these
points in reference General Bues having suffered
kentpcky TO be inva1cd by Bragg. Tho commission de-
condemned and expressed tho opinion THAI Buell. ought
have fought Bragg before he reached tho Cumberland
river when moving north In other words thoy agreed
with General Thomas In his opinion expressed before the
commission that General Buell. should have fought Bragg
the yc,ny Of S Sparta Teunessss A. this time Of the
that Of General Buell. but General 1nomas In the
ycrsatiou he'd upon the subject TO day. remarked that
Buels was superior In ~orae and could havo been de-
pended upon for the work.
The next point before tho In reference TO the
battle Of Pcrryve The decision exoneates Buell. and
Is rather severe on Gen. A. Med. McCook, who
ed the left wing. which was principally en-.
decision Of this remarkable court Cannot tho War De
partment alloy the evidence with ali its damnng facts
G wss Sais s.e esn 20 e s
In seeing certain things explained and particularly
serested many Of the ocsrs and Of this army.
-GovynSoR ANDREW JOHNSON 0ExERAL BUELL.
While on this subject lst me explain aaoihsr matter.
which some time ago created great exctement and or
refer 70 ettcr said to have been written 70 President
Lincoln by Governor Andrew Johnson os Tennessee, 10
which Buell. was stigmatxed traitor and accused Of
having At one time contemplated the evacuation Of Nash
VILE The letter Published by Fornsy, in the Phila
dclphiA Pres, genuine, and remained for year
answorc until General Buell. In his sttement before the
commission. emphacaliy denied the charge OF any
tention on his part 20 abandon Nashville have lately
learned the truth regard Johnsons letter and the
foowang regarding u Is confirmed true BY Governor
Johnsoa's aids and Colonel A. C. Glon, Adutant Gene.
raj Of Tcnnessec with whom have conversed about it,
appears that one Of Governor Johnsons aids, q cor
respondent Of Forneys Press, found 10 the Governors
portfolio number of mcmorandums separate srS OF
paper, IN the Governors handwriting without address,
date, signature or connection. These no dovetaed
getber into the letter purporting 10 bo from johnson
the President. while engaged in copying these mono
randams Forneys correspondent was detected by the
Governors private secretary, Mr.. Browning and forced
TO desist But opp0rtrnity Offering tho memorandums
werc again obtained and copied Forneys correspondent
tnen framed them i.to the letter which created 30