The daily Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1862-1863, 1863-08-25
NEWS BY TELEGRAPH.
81 ME z y. LIKE.
Exclusively for the Journal.
FROM GEN. RosEcRANs.
Cen Wilder ON n seouf--Our Force.
IN Front Of chatfsnosga.-Rebe bel
batteries siieneed.-RebeI Steamer
suak.-Jehnstosa supereedes Bragg

der crossed the Tennessee last evening.
and burned a small rail road bridge
near Shell Moaad, thus seyering com
Enunleztion between the rebel right and
left.
In view Of the iuprsciicability Of
comma roads, this is an important az.
far he secured ferry boat and two
ba rges- and brought them to this side.
II vas the baruiug Of this bridge
whiss vas thought 70 be the destruction
Oi the steamer Paint Rock, which boat
escaped, reaching Chattanooga on Thnrs-
daE-
Important events must soon transpire
% the vicinity Of Chattanooga and Har-
risoE-
sTEvExsoS, Ala, Aug. 23-The id
vance ithe armv - the Cumberland an
Feared IN front Of Ciaitanoogn on the p =
md ofsTsed FIRE on the city, AZ lOA.M
The enemy responded from - gurs.
mostly small oaes, which did little dam
age, bat ais0 With one 32.poander. which
swept tie opposite shore, and one FIRE
from which killed two horses and took
of the leg Of Abraham McCork, Of Lii
ly's battery
Oar FIRE vas very destructive, and ev-
cry battery which opened on US was dis
abled
Lilly's threw shells with great preeis-
sion, through the embrasures Of the en-
emv
The works Of the enemy on the river
are reported very strong.
The parapsts are not less than IS feet
high.
Several water batteries, on level
with the river, we're discovered, moored
Of the wharf with two steamers. aud op-
posiie the city pontOOn bridge Of ~
boHts The largest Of the steamers was
sunk By our FIRE, and the smaller one
disabled. An attempt 20 destroy the
ponicon Nos frustrated By sharp ire
Of the rebel sharp shooters Forty pris.
oners we're taken--two rebels we're killed.
aud several wounded
A train 81 wagons and the mules Of
one battery grazing oa this eide Of the
river, were captured
Oar advance reported two divisions ri
Chattapoogs, aud Hilrs, late Hardees
corps, eleag the rail road ia the diree.
ton Of Bridgepo=t
detachment sent opposite Harrison
report no enemy A coutraband reporss
that Johnson arrived with two trains Of
troops on the 10th, supercediug Bsarg.
vbo has retired TO Atlanta. This last
statement IS corroboraied by citizens
A large hre was discovered near Chat
taBooga
There are no rebel Infantry north Of
the river
Stems brigade Of cavalry are in she
vicinity IT Smiths cross roads. aud For.
rests At Kingston. preparing for a raid.
Eleven deserters Of co g, lat f.oaisi-
ana, came within Negleys lines last
night
They were detailed lately as a crew
for the steamer Point Rock.
They abandoned the steamer on Tues.
DAY, twenty miles below Chaitanoaga.
They report a cosopaHs ~ FOLK and
Iiiifs corps at Chattanooga. They say
also that the decentralization Of the rebel
army is complete
Three thousand rebel deserters are on
Lookout Mountain aud awaiting our ad-
vance. These men report that hundreds
Of loyal mountaineers are engaged in
plotting deserters through the noun
taihs
The LIST Louisiana, Bragg's headquar-
ter's guard, are reduced BIZ deseriions TO
less than 100 men and they say the re-
mainder deserted the steamer Paint
Rock ut the same time the steamer was
disabled There we're heavy explosion
and IRE last night up the river. II is
believed the boat has been destroyed.
Forey was in pursuit % her Many
furloughed men Of Pcmbcrtons army
are crossing into our lines They say
the army can never be 80, together
again. Seven deserters from one COM
pany Of a Mississippi regiment came ia
a body on the 20th.
Bragg's army will go To pieces If they
are again attacked.