The New York herald., 1863-10-19
CHATTAN OOG A.
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OPERATIONS OF ROSECaAAy ARMY.
Important Details Of Rebel ArmoricS, Cannon
and Gun Factories, &C., to the Rear
Of Bragg's Present Position.
The Rebel Situation and
, Bragg's Strategy.
and
lMPREGNABILlTY OF CHATTANOOGA, !,
&c., &C., Sc.
Mr.. w. F.. q. shanks' DespatcvA.
LOUISVILLE, KY, Oct. h kSSt,

LOUISVILLE, KY, oct. N5t.
CHATTANOOGA.
There Is nothing later from Chattanooga than as xate
mont sent you yesterday the telegram rdelished
ihs morning. showing tho result OF tho . reds iuto
Tennessee and upon Rosecrans rear. T. nr sereyrams
are Indefinite enoagh TO warrant the bel Il v, they are
founded stree. started in Nashville, that
fruitful source of unreliable reports oG sR that can
gather from kilograms and arrivals IL s7gSs that
following is a nearly corrcc: acc nm, ef the raid Of
Wheeler as now gong on in Tennes see--
wIiEELER's H. Rsn,
Gen Rosecrans has been emplo yspr r,s cavalry since
The battle in guarding the many forsef the Tcnuessce
In order to preycG, tue cava nv of ete enemy frorn
striking his communications. Bs, drrite this prcc ,a-
Zion It appears thai colu nu ~ c.ryary under Gcn
wheeer--evidsEty consists ng 20, Martins and Rlssss
tsarnes odl briea sesue essded crossing Ke,lys
sad colts ferries ns'r Wa htaoa rean This va
on the night of o0ooer 81 m,rning the ie'sce
making function at Wasl Asst too 'vsoved West.
OPERATIONS sA- f'co,R's BRIGADE
The First cavsry hivt ssr or army at psr,t7,
asmai post village In Ute seeratcne valley perhaps
forty wics frcn CAatt aga rsd 1t
cert iaci tt& WI reeert had elected a crossing Ei
Mctc's brigade. n pursuit of him. vr--eler,
on sevisgs AingAa. mor-d by the crsr avail
suso rcadNsra wahsna g Rlsgo to Pikevie ar while
ms;stng fs, ascck o. Che rage inerce tcse5y Nc
0sok, Nka dams cd hss very considerably tsng
vsfe .fsNorta prE;mersezd recapturing valge
rrt auslals whch apr.ars had been capturcr from
asr, time prevEs iTfe report is that the enemy
sren ten miles h,s ioaoss appear that k"as at all
scr@ from his the day he'sppeared In
frcns ot McMnnvtae, ,sng crossed both Wsrons Ridge
.uca ie Cumberland Meer without further opposition
M'MiSSvmfE
fam rather arrprses the reported reee,t Of the
q &c, at McManvae, 1t gcuera5 understood
ethct this place ,hsd been strongly lorreed by &c
"aoTal Van Clsve taking possession GIFT shortly
ei.er the IultLoml%ctmpagn was endod had an idoa
nthat it had been .atondcd FOR, and being used
oorehouse foo sns' army, and strongly for
:ned Murroaabssa am inclined to dsub. this story
questionable shape Of e special TO tho
Louisville J,4rnaI, and not over reiaie The ESQ
cated press cepcs- states that the Fourth East Tonnes
cavalry Saptured, while the Journal says
stampedcd.
M'coox suIl ~ PuRsUT-sTosE RIv<a BRiDGE.
appears tlca, stil followed by Nc osk, the enemy
pushed further ~es the 5th is Loot In the mutit-
dpous rum~s CT Nashville origin. soGc have him la
front Of Murreesboro, others below. while the most
startling steny is that he has burned Stone river
bridge Tts bridge Is situated In tee' heart OF For
tress Rosecrans, the immense works built during
the spring Murreosboro. This Improbable story
hdoubtess without found tton II whseer has urned
this bridge he.as certainly held coarsl the
II Murfreessopc, hardly fasi destroy
large vores, magazines and munitions
that place. Here another bridge
lew miles below Murfreesboro, which may be the
hdicated: .hs h OF slight importaaeo and with Col
Innss, FIRST Michigan Engineers, and mechanics at
hand, VIII be Tsbuiit In a few hours.
The Louisville and Nashville road remains disturbed