The New York herald., 1863-05-27
NEWS FROM TENNESSEE.


Important Moveme nts OF tho Rebel
Forces.
Nj RfREsss oso, Tenn. Nay 20, 1862
The rebels have fallen back all along their oes they
have h,ue or no force this side Il Iuck river.
Very recent intelligence indicates the rebel force
M ruilaboma ard vicinity to number SO eco enective
men. Of whom IS goo infantry and 600 cavalry.
General Forrest has been made major general and has
gone with his cavalry 10 Mississippi. General Wheeler
takes his place at Columbia, and General Morgan has
charge OF the lire cf Galley Fork the Cumberland river
Two regiments Of rcbeIs a. Bridgeport, where they
are strongly fortified
Engineers have been engaged two months in laying
works Chattanooga yet have done little work
on them.
There are but few rebel troops East Tcnnesee Tho
mountains full Of refugees, who, on Thursday, Mt
Atamong repused ocns iderab.e force arrest
them.
The rebels have supplies for six weeks at Cha tabooga
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Correspondence OF Mr.. schenck.
fra MrMRrsHcRo, Nay 20, 1868.
BRAoG's ARMY MOVING. Efet
confess 10 some surprise at present quiet, unac
eountabe 10 ot the late RAPID and energetic opera
sons Grant, and the multitude Of ruraors which
Of the wbdrawsi Of troops from Bragg reinforce
Pembercn, and Of which there knger bc douht
entertained. Tho suspicion natural What moro
reasonable than sppose vcksburg would
Inducements from the trooIs covering Chattanooga
continuous line Of railroad This army
far removed from Chattanooga that before could
advance and take Brages army could be sent vcks
burg fight battle and return 70 defences
WHAT soBNsrnN Toow HM-smByvllIs EvAcr ArxD.
This suspicion s confirmed as true by three several
sources. Gen. Dodge, st Tuscupbia telegraphs that
there 10 doubt that Joe Johnston carried away with him
three brgaaes Of Braggs army. Persons into
our cs yesterday from Shetyve report that place al
mcet evacuated, and say they know Of three brgades
which bad left for The vicinity Of Jackson Deserers tell
the same Story somewhat exaggerated as tie sly Of
deserters.
REBEL rosIr:cN
Is not fifteen miles from this point, and presume
demous will be made that diroc,icn Ger
tainy every will acknowledge that tho truth or sty
OF these stories ought 10 be tctsd by advance tie
Kept too busy allow or further repft Icenens
against Grapt b. the me means.
B.cNNhR SOf At KNOXVILLE.
The report that General Brckuer has taken command at
Knoxv le s net TO be creded Noihing Ices probable
al thus time than that the ;rcors q, Noble have teen
withdrawn and sent 10 East Tennessee On the contrary
they have doubtless been the aid Ct em ton,
and the FIRST engagem IT viii revca ruckner u that VI
cDty Fast Tennessee is open General burnside, ard
ai dei,y 10 occupying u most Invaluable time oei.
sudden ind crc.uai mpressin Of the buhtle at that
point would do much towards bursting IT, ~ the pres-
ent uncture " mo that the irtncds could do
similarly good vice at Mobile While Charleston may
60 also and Huatc army ccei 81 Pensacola could do
much effective service than at Port Royal II
70 me TINT with ranks the wrong side of the
Burbside in Keutu Ky aad Hunter at Port ya nearly
ell our arm msdirccted Cpy that Of Grant and
this d Rosecrans be said 10 have effected anything.