The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1863-10-06
FEou CHATTANOOGA. The Atlanta i,

FEoA CHATTANOOGA. - The \ tlaBta IN
tffligeneer, Of the 3d inst, says
| The rain storm Of last night was like tliaf
/ which we read ahont when The windows oi
heaven were opened II IL extended 10
| Chattanooga how great mas! H.. The 1nJf ~
| ings oL orr brave soldiers, uha: Without
/ tents are expoS,at IN the ,nittngr Of s.yftr
| ii,iIess Storm. How sH:l raina may affeci
| the two armies and the operations Of the
campaign we are i'll Ante 10 Suggest bat il
| the streams thai run down from the nscnr-
| tains Of Tennessee become sEadcnig swollen,
| and The loads are rendered IBspassab.e,
! Rosecrana's rcinIoreemcnts will reach hini
| slowly, and the difficulty OF rlovat. sHnpiirs
| from Bridgeport viii ho gr, at tly augmented.
/ The iiI,!i'or fetre.st oT Roarfrans beeonie:s
! almost impossible, even if he shoaid attempt
such a movement. we can cross the Teu-
! nesscc il he can, but he could not meyc
t away Ills artillery and ordnance traisls.
\ letter lroin near Chattanoosa, dated
the 2Gth ult., says:
! Since the picket FIGHT night before last
| nothing has occartad to break the inonotony
! along our lines Yesterday not n gun was
| tired from either side until about SUNSET,
when we opeLed upon them With Il 81
! p0under from projection on lookout
! Mountain, overlooking the railroad. The
| putting OF THIS gan III position was done
| very quieilE, SO much SO that oar own
! troops were not aware OF what was going on.
| Inc enemy were completely asfounded
when she'll after shell exploded in the
; very heart Of The town. III Is supposed
| by tue initiated that this gu,, and others
| that are being mounted wii. cileciualy
| command their pontoon bridges. If this
! he SO fesecrans may as well eapituatc.--.
| II bis bridges remain intact his army is
! still ip !, very precsrious pnsitf&n. 4.staissr
/ hold ftf rty..r nhnVs. .ut hnin
nocga and the railroad along the base of
Lookout Mountain, thus leaving lin only
| one source from whence 10 draw the I'M
sncnse supplies necessary to feed his large
army. Every pound Of bacon, box OF crack
ere, bushei OF corn, and forage Of every de-
scrptiOn, has 10 be wa@oned from Bridgeport
OF Dcbherd, on the Nashville and Chatta-
nOo1a Railroad, over Il long chain Of noun
tdlns. To subsist an army in this way is i'll
deed difficult matter, not only from its be-
| ing a slow and tedious process, but their
| trains would he liable to capture and de
struction by some bold and ,!asfaing cavalry
man. We have him closely besieged in the
rear. Our lines are Of such material tina!
his army will never break through them.
From the ridge in the rear of our lines we
| can see the enemy very plainly. Yesterday
they were very busy working on their fort-
iications, using for this purpose railroad iron
and cross ties. To-day their works present
a very formidable appearance, and they are
still at work. | have 70 idea that Gen
Bragg will attempt to carry their works by
sn assault. To do this wonld require too
great q sacrifice Of human lives They can
he shcllcd out, and this plan think will be
adopted.
1t is very gratifying to see many of our
slightly wounded returning to their com
| mands Yesterday about thirty Of our regi-
| ment arrived and reported for duty