The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1863-09-29

on Zee centre. under iQmas, Long
.trsel', abd fiB's Corps NOVEL upon
i n heavy columns, and Branaan
division yielded hs position. Rey-
nolds division was also sorely pressed.
Wood's. Davis and sheridan's diyis-
ions wcre then shifted along the line
d sustain Brannsn and Reynolis--
Tie rebels took advantage 81 The
movement and charged on the double
quick. 10 executing The movement
woofs brigade vas completely reut-
el Davis, Nan Gives and Palm.
ers divisions we're also pushed back
IA great disorder With the RICH, ard
leh thus completely routed, Rose
Grams efforts te restore order were IN
vain. The army vas cut in two aud
IL, line Of battle was not reformed
Thomas Corps was greatly shaken
and Reynolds division was the only
one that retired in decent order. The
disorganiEed mass rolled back lowatds
I Chattanooga. Some diti-io1s were
rallied aud stand made at the base
Of Missionary Mountains. Polk
Corps moved to the attack, but was
finally repuised. This stand saved
the army, The broken divisions were
gathered in the rear, and under cover
Of darkness, Thomas fell back 10 with
il four miles Of Chattanooga. While
in this position, on Monday, Thomas
was again attacked hy the enemy, who
were again repulsed. Thomas then
fell back to Chattanooga without being
disturbed. Before midnight Of Mon
day. Gen. Rosecrans forces were all
concentrated AT Chattanooga in a
strong defensive position, where he
still remains.
Al the suggestion Of the War De
partment no dispatches are sent from
Washington concerning the move
mems of the army of the Potomac, It
being thought that information con
corning those movements might reach
the enemy and aid them in meeting
the new dispositions made for this de-
feat.
New York, Sept. q.
Tie Mulcury's special Washing
ion de,puch gives the following ru-
mors THAT Meade's army is re-
treating TO Washington that two or
three corps are en-route to Rosecrans'
army by the Baltimore and Ohio rail
road that heavy detachment Of the
same army is on board transports 10
reinforce Gilmore that the latter is
instructed 10 capture Charleston at
once, ard march inland TO Granisyille,
sixty miles distant, the possession OF
which would stop all communication
between Lees and Beauregards ar
mics that the administration recog-
nizes the fact that Northern Georgia
is 10 be the great battlefield Of the
Union, and it is concentrating 10000
men under Rosecran's TO make sure
thing of it that Gen. Meade will re.
tain command in front of Washington,
with diminished army. There is No
danger TO be apprehended from the
rebels. as the bulk Of Lees forces are
sertainly with Bragg.
4 Memphis letter Of the 22d, says
a formidable expedition against Mo
bile is being inaugurated, and hints
that the feint against Texas will not
interfere with it. The ironclads of the
mississippi are TO cooperate with q
large land force.
The same letter says Sherman 5
corps is en- its way TO Rosecrans, and
gives rumor that McPherson's corps
is also en-route the same direction. -
: Tue two corps amount TO some 10000
men.
New York, Sunday morning.
The news from Chattanooga j:
very encouraging, although ''the de-
tails cannot be stated" The rebe
: army has not attempted to modest
! Gen, Rosecrans in his present posi-,
! lion, and Col Wilder of his cavalry
force, reports matters in the front II
he more favorable. He says Long
streets men arrived in the ears while
!. the battle was opening. The bridge
: over the Tennessee river at Bridge
, port is to be rebuilt, and will thereby
open railroad communication between
the North, via Nashville and Chatta.
nooga. 1t is reported at Nashville
: that Gen. Burnside has reached th,
{ point where he was expected TO pre-
vent the flank movement of the enc
my, and it is r1mored at Washington
that Gen. Burnside's resignation ha
. been accepted, and that Gen. Hook
4 err has been ordered to assume hi
= command.
: New York, Sept. %.
The Commercials Fortress Monro'
letter states that deserters report th'
q whole rebel army going south. Th
o gained strength from the statements o
. a party Of our men who had escape,
= from Belle Island and come to Wi
liamsburg, Va, TO Gen. Onderdonk
2 commanding cavalry at that advance
i post on tile Peninsula. Troop. wer'
!. known TO be moving in large number
' through Richmond and going sou h
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