The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1863-12-07
fsou Gen. BRAGc'S ARMY
REsAeA, Ca, Nov. 70. lsf

REsAoA, Ca, Nov. 20, 1881.
nsx. from the front, a telessaphIc synopsis
-, semi you last night, Is of an encear.
lin, and sea.safing character. The enemy's ad
s,re,z. after their bloody repalss between
Nh, and Rinsgold by cieburne, fetreale.l
.ons,sin pass at ,he latter place, where
- ..a remained al last advice-. They DE-
US. !.ss rse Lridges they reiited, thus showing
.ss do not propose 10 ioiiow us further at
..snt aua that they are not willing for the Con
,.,.,ps ~ get al them. Our rear IL on this side
-, ,a,at bridges beyond Tunnel IiilI, where
.,s.er,s stern and defiant front. The main
~ il sneamped around Dalton, " here General
s,,ss has established his headquarters. The
-. and such fofeea az had reached Rrsaca have
Ss ordered back Ia the same place, and shall
ux as roon as my horse il in condition To travel.
The opinion was advanced In my telegram last
,sbt that there was no reason TO appfehend an
psmpd,s,e advance Of the Federal army. Such Is
.@l nv convtcti,n. If the army could not be
.ssst.tra al Chattanooga without the aid Of the
,itoad from that point To Bridgeport, neither can
!, re subsisted at Dalton OF Kingston without the
a,..sssion Of the Western and Atlantic road, and
,nflcirut number Of locomotives and ears for
,.s transportation of supplies. These locomo-
ives aud cars Gen. Grant has not. and probably
,onot proc ure for some time. Rolling stock which
rsld auswe er for one road would be Inadequate
a..ry therefore, In order TO an advance into the
e,an,ry 10 accumulate supplies at Chattanooga,
:, ,enair the railway bridges which his advance
s,re. have already destroyed In the vicinity of
gprsold, and such others as the Confederntcs may
1s.troy aud 10 provide suff1cient number of cars
.e5 ssanes to transport supplies for his troops
IN Advancing this opinlOn, take II for granted
,hst ne mus, advance, II al all this winter, by the
,sIrpad route, and not BY WiiIs's Valley, in the
'ec,,oa of Rome. I he roatls by the latter route,
90, ,upa.sable In winter 10 heavily laden army
a,,o.. are Of such n character as TO render IL
sal, If not impossible, TO subsist as large an
ov az his by wagon trains alone. Indeed, IL
rn Grant had intended TO move directly upon
IN sieyansonson, and not Chattanooga, would
NV, been chosen as bis base of supplesi and, IN
.sa, event, the struggle for Lookout Mountain and
a..iena,y Ridge would not have been necessary.
But will Gen. Grant advance at all this winter
u,..mn,sslble, OF course, for any one except the
u,g,raI commander himself To answer this interfo-
,arv though II Is permissible for US TO speculate
saan n. probable designs, with the aid Of such
ih,. as ere furnished by his previous conduct aid
.su, situation. Omitting, as unnecessary to-
me argument, any fnferences that might be drawn
ram HI. former campaigns, ii Is sufficient 10 say
,bs he has neither the supplies nor The tranSporta-
han 10 enable him uf this time To move upon Al
:pns. The acknowledged goal Of his ambition and
to desires Of his Government. To advance along
itr railroad at this inanspiciOqs season of the
gsar and renair the read as he mOves, would be 4
i,t,uleaa ski task, let us hope, far beyond his
ooveT of accomplishment. 1t Is one hundred and
ihItiy eigi miles from Chattanooga 10 Afiahta the
pa,ou lnais are inferior, and the intervening
,osnify Is tfayersed by several moumalnlHanges
I'd nenietless wafer cpirses.
T,abe cross This wide track under the heavy rains
ga iffeeuent SHOWS of winter. Ii lie cannot, Will
af sreiapi Ia march n part "f the way now, and
o.. remainder ihe spring: The suggestion was
male sin,r tine ago. In one of these letters, that
hi. Efforts This fall would probably be limited 10
a. attempt 10 get possession OF the region of coun-
iIs wing west of the west branch oI the CEtcka-
msnsa ana that early next'sp.iRg he would put
ri. aray III motion toward. the great railway centre
d ,he i'ouf.deraey. Can he do more Than this
p5s The djFirict from li,!s place 10 Chattanooga,
nfy ies In width, has bern sfr!at OF lis supplies,
md On Invading army would have Id bring along
With II I'll IL required for Its support. Grant may
make an effort. however, 10 get possession OF l'ai7
toG the point where the Georgia ana East TeHnes-
~ roaa nntes with the Western and Atlantic
fi.a And even To reach the Et0Wah river nut
ihsre /. no r-ason to believe that he VIII attempt
ts 81 further now. Tie Immediate possession OF
plloa was doubtless one OF the objects OF his
napgt of Gen. Bragg, since IL would have cut on
alr0:manicalion by railway with kBoisiie, and
accessibility af snccoT tn Gen. LoBgstraet.
ih4i 80 effort Will be made 10 oapttit" !.oIac-
.rfe and his command, there is no room to doubt
tas! accounts, the 21d inst, Knoxville was com
t-ieiy invested by the Contcdefates. VINO were
0ay sailihg for reiHfOIc emehts, then about uue'
make an assault upon the town. An Inteilgeht
aree gbo left on that day, is very confident that
lie al,ark, if not prevented by the success of the
sntmy al Chattanooga, would prove successful
hb5elet will, portion OF his command, mas ar
nytd at patnn. having "n his way chased the en-
ayfom Cleveland and recaptared portion of
sJIostMdgnn Train.
Cap, Hoback, of The QuaTteTmaster's depart
aelt Informs me that our Total loss OF wagons
DUNG III. late batlie, and The operations which
seceded ans; succeeded il. was about one nun
atd. including ten ordnance wagons taken on
Missionary fi'ge. Our lnss OF artillery Is mol
G4asa 10 me, Ln. suppose il was about equal TO
osI Captures al Chickamauga-say forty guns. l
Mi eRdeayor Ia send you detailed account 0i
ulS.ses Ia this particular a. soon as return 10
la '1n.
YA.' weather Is exceedingly cold. and MANY "f
bs ra, rs lost their blankets and shoes In HE re
con, 49, md on the retreat, VIII not The people
iva tb,i, +, safts aud purses, sAiltsf'