The New York herald., 1863-08-25
IMPORTANT FROM TENNESSEE.
General Rosecrans' Army In Front Of
Chattanooga.
Fire Opened on the City on
the 2lst inst.
A Number Of the Enemy's Bat
teries Disabled.
One Steamer Sunk and An
other Disabled.
TRAIN OF WAGONS AND MULES CAPTURED.
General Joe Johaston In Command
At Chattanooga.
THE REBEL ARMY DEMORALIZED.
The REBEL ARMY DEMORALIzED.
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The advance of the Army Of tho Cumberland AppsAssd
Chattanooga the 2ls instant, and opsnsd
ars tho city at ten A.
The enemy replied from guns, mostIy small
ones which did little damage, bat also with ono thirty
two.rounder which swept tho opposite shore and one
ball from which killed and took on tho leg of A.
p Mcfook, OF Liily's battery
our nro was very destructive and every battery which
opened disabled.
LlIys battery throw shells with great rrceistn INTO
the cmbfasurrs ~ the cncmy.
The works the enemy tho river arc reported 70
be very strong tho paapcts of which are not e~s than
fifteen Several watsr batteries on level with
the river have also discovered Mooroa tho wharf
we're two steamers and opposite tho city N pon,oon
bridge Of forty seven boats.
tho larger of the steamers sunk ny our hrc and
the smaller disabled
An attempt 10 destroy the pon,oon bridge ~As frns
,raicd by the shsr? aro ~ tho rebel sharpshoocr.
Forty prisoners taken. Two rebels we're killed.
and several wounded.
train Of wagons md mules be.osgns 10 one battery
grazing thia side q tho river, was captured.
Our advance report that hcro two resei dss'o,S
at Chattanooga and mus date Hardes's) corps along
the railroad. IN tho direction ~ bridgeport
A dctachuen, sent opposite 10 Harrison afso,srea no
enemy.
cou,rabapds report General Joe JohGston arrived
with two trains troops the ?oh snpereng Gsnersi
f1agg, Who mas rrVfrn W At"HtA INV thaA''h~"t y
corroboratcd by citi1eus.
4 large force has Just been dsoovsroa chs,,A.
nooga.
| There ara no rebel Infantry bor,n % the tiyer
Storms rebel brfsads of cavalry 10 ms yainay u
afniths Crossroads.
Forrest b at Kingston, preparing . rcbo' rad
Eleven dcsorters from the flrst Loassra fcaln'ns
into General Seseys limos lasi ngli he, were
detailed lately a for the rebel steamer Ten
-. "a. wtN. an .ulv
miles bclow Chattanooga.
| They report that u. w. nlls and rosr oorI~ -
Chattanooga aud say that the asmorasaisn u ihestei
army complete ard that there three hogsatd reteI
dccrters rookou, Mountain waiting our adsanca
Those rcpor, that there are hundreas a loyai
mountaineers engaged plotting 0e~oriefs ,rrash no
mountains
The First Louisiana Grard al nraggs heagUarisrs arc
reduced by de~sr,on 10 less than hundred
TIE s,caner thai Disabled ~ ore behaved
been subsequently totally destroyed a. insIe
a heavy expit ron ADD Ere " the iatt n,shL
.force bad been saat IN pursuit. Or bsr.
FurIo.ghed mon frem rcnbsrian's army cen.ng
into NEE. They ~ ,hai b. army eAn r.Fr - -
together agan.
soveu deseriers q ope company iron nsstsirpirs
glinen, llsea Z body Tho aon rtsy
say ,h, Hragg's army wli e. 70 pee. y asAn -
| tackled
STryEs.o~, aia., sssus, 49,
General wilder crossed tho Transst@" river ast att
! and burned q small railroad bridge shsli mogud.
,hua aeyering Communication Ost-~sa ts fsti I'D 20
| wlnrs ~ the rcbsl army,
IL ssv the itnpraotl abiy a To ,cnaan ro~dr 10
this locality, this iDporisa' arsv
Ie f~,ybost aad to tAfgss f.a ttsssa
thcrp y this efy
nsAs tho bsrning a this bridge ~heb ss uosshs
20 BE- tho destruction a the simanef Fofi sees -tsn
boat ssc.psd. reaching chatinfasga % Tf4rtaay
Important events rsass ransprs . he vsina,o
ciA,ihnossa and Haulsou.
Tokoai Hc-nsAn oobtAlss oo 's,si as-ssisrs.
waiting for the arrival = nopssrars 1mJ
Position asa ssvssgsh Of the sssss
ror~s..
~. L0t~, Aaeusi -, fssN
~ orsesr ast from TIE array 4 Gsssrs Fssaeran.
por,. thai tho centre q H,ssrs Aa.y 90
Chs.,.posxa 1hsn hs iesi and ilAt ihs sn ~Hs
Dgpou.
General rsseanar ~as Al Csys.sra -u fstss y 80
Thousand rtbeis
g~.afa Rrasg master srmy = atsgi stny
,sc.snd hghslsx srsoT~.
Tiss ssvtyaa royorts n sessrtloss rsw tfs 1@y -
tcnsrsi nvasx are fany ooerrnsa.
no nsounia1s ~ rasi Tenho~sss s~1ssas -ah
rebel as~r,srs an1 hM ssiHrGfst tlas Us~s~ss =
them oo-e lato oar lines wsssy