New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-12-09

materially changed OF operations Of an extensive char
acto: undertaken. In oar inability 10 pursue Eraes
now We have q ogcihe ccmcrrraiion Of the necessity
Of first stocking Chattanooga, Of rcenpoIatng the an
iIEals, and Of placing Tie transportation 81 The Dep
meut n vastly improved basis. This Will carry ms
army wen into Winter and perhaps toward spring, ana
oicrd tic requisite time ~, maturing plans Tor the h's'
cam paign. " within week from now che Army OF the
Cumberland and The Army of the Ohio viii go into
Winter quarters.
| To-day steamer star,ed mp tie Tennessee toward
! Iosdon and she my proceed 70 Knoxville; 80 Na1
nearly quite the eutrc extent " tic river is nov IN
car hands, The forces AZ Grant therefore prdcii-
ca'ly consolidated, and may be- concentrated at any
point IN q very short tine ris il among rei he least
important results If diving Bragg nom Missionary
| Jld,c.
Tho extent TO which pra rae spcrod--the complete
Of tie rolt-Inay be Inferred from lev hfnret AZ
% Lon lei, nnd Iuokcr fIoncd IN Bragg An
probably 30 GO men. This force, after Lookout Moun-
tain was taken lie con. entratcd on ana HDli Alssi1
ari Ridge We haYein our hands tuto piltoh'fsi h'
el and wounded are 40 lcaft 1000; the siraggieis
oanno. be- lcse than oo0makGg his los substantially
lag0, beside ncary er quite % pieces 81 aruieiy;
ll0ncrs say that the lcnncfst ans s Goiei Ilhfu
not retain TO Georgia hui 10 desert Whenever theJ
can. From hat the pnsoncrs say have put the num-
Der 81 sIGFgoIs at too low figure, az beDcFe nave
TIE killcd aud wounded. IN feet, Hragfs remaining
forces arr little elsc thar sragglcrs 10 an intcns and
purposes ~ something which the Confedcfacy may
depend esther for offensive or defensive operations
this great army Of Bragg, from which 30 much Was ex
pcctcd. of which ~ much promised-hc army mat
Davis recently robGpsed, AID conseeraiod ana BAD.
roIosf.ss Tennessee and Kentucky Is virtually wiped
olt--gono
No other battle Of the war though there have been
many others sanguinary has been attended with
thing Ike the degree OF moral influence this VIII
have. ] haze ia my possession many letters taken az
Ringgold written by pcrons scattered Gl through nc
South in nearly all II which h. tie same expression oi
discouraged feeling loss Of hope longing FOR tho war 10
cease coupled with complaints OF exceeding hard times
In ono letter wife consscs 10 her husband that she
has been compelled "a take ia prostitution to support
their children and nsss his forgiveness. The only horo
Of relief The writers bad wac tie success 81 Briggs ara
the reposscsion Of Tennessee and Kentucky according
10 tho promise OF Davis
Without being too sanguinc, We may safey count on
this last blow having greater moral influence IA no
whole south than any Other. Il cannot be oherwlsc.
Intelligent officers among the lrsoners freely admit ms
aud do nj all disposed TO indulge IN great ex
pcctations concerning the future.
Ircciscy where Bragg wil mekc halt y only mat
ter ~ conjecture yet. II is supposed. however that
the place vii be Tunnel lI or Cup which il point Of
good deal Of strength naturally Here he VA prob
lately said Bragg in The habit Of surveying the
moon with his glass as $posion 10 fail back on finally
and iortiiy do NJ believe be wiL go tho, far thia
poriaiion. IL Is more likely he viii be permitted 10 go
wherever be peascs and the army given 10 some other
General do not believe that when this thing Is over
Longsiree viii b. In position to prefer my very strong
claims 10 the chief command; nor viii llIdoc or Buck.
he able 70 show wherein they distinguished thom
solyos, except III Running avay-and IA that respect
they viii stand no chance with Bragg for competitor.
There will doubtless be iingc Of regret that Bragg
80 ..-,i,ed to esesss even with the fragments 10
tsok with him. Hal s, samoa. s,eecasd a. some think
he might. In getting possession ~ tho railroad going
from Missionary Ridge. which was braggs line II 10
treat 1t IL difficult 10 see how Bragg could have taken
even himself away. 10th TO irdulgc IN o single
word Of complaint or criticism especially hen - much
haA bcen accomplished. IHt had sherman taken Chick.
annauga station Braggs retreat would have been cot
of BY that route and there no other by which lie
could have saved his transportation. When tho voff
done thoroughly Ia sinns, every otber rartcu.
lar ming falurct do what n had hcea done
there would have been nothing ~ desrc, s all The
Ia l- regretted.
Speaking Of mistakes or worse leads ne 10 rcir -
what one who has aIight 81 cIi;.clt h. .naoa sed
uselsss sas Rice Of LIFE iio charge ordered
by Hooker On the Rebels at IlinFgod Ihursdav
1t was comparatively barren Of results. save Our Ia.
which will fall much short Of one thousand hrhye
went cOurageousiy whore nauglt b.. death
awaited them IL wes very grave mistalo M Gen.
Hooker.
The number Of prisoners g. oons.s,,'v Increasing
-Four thousand were started iar >;o,i,0e Yesterday
Many Of th,m viii take the oath of alleglance Tie
ARTILLERY captured has IS. vet been accurately ascor
ta''u put " VIZ nom q to - pieces, many Of them
pie'iousy oal srti from Among The captures are
tNo ia'oH.s guns which the Rebels had christen-d
LadV Davis and LADY Buekner' Tho number Of
SUI srms taken Is very great, while The captures and
tetruct on OF transportation would u themselves se
oisly cripple Bragg had lie sustained 10 other lost.
shcrrnais and Howards corps occupy The railroad IN
the neighboIhood Of BED Clay, and another fgTce st
at a point above. Longstrect left small fofoo az
CharestOn Hhon he went up 20 guard the bridge thor-
Ills mau force 10 somewhere ~ the neighborhood Of
tie HaWassle. Before this reaches is destination Tie
public will have Deen informed more definitely On that
point While reifeating IIardee was heard 10 cay that
10 did not perceive how LoDgsiroct was going 10 get
away. Nor does anybody else heresboutl