The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1863-09-12
Afairs in Tennessee..

Ine Coniedcrate lOrceS In the fight at
Telford's, near Jonesboro', Tenn, Tues
day, were commanded by Gen. Jackson
While our infantry engaged the enemy in
front, cavalry force was, by skillf, j
man@uyre, thrown in their rear, and thus
the whole party were captured or killed
We learn that about $50 prisoners were
taken, tic remainder being killed or
wounded. Our loss is stated at three
killed and sixteen wounded No BRIDGES
have been destroyed, and the road is open
and IN our possession to .Jonesboro'. The
enemy are IN considerable force at Knox
vile. They have never been further East
than within mile or two OF Carter's de-
pot, l2 miles this side Of Jolcsboro',
which place they demanded the surrend-
er OF, but the demand not having been
complied with they failed to attempt its
enforcement. Cumberland Gap is still
held by our forces. The Lyncl.burg Re
publican says:
AS we have before announced, the Yankees
captured! at Knoxville a freight train Of four
feen cara. Three days afterwards they came
np TO the neighb0Glood Of Watauga bridge
with the train loaded with soldiers, supposed
to be betw cen GOO and ! 900 men in number,
aud demanded 4 Surrender of the bridge and
the force 1t that place. Gen Jackson, who
commanded the bridge, refused 10 surrender.
and determined to resist amy attempt TO cap
ture the bridge. The Yankees attempted to
fall back with their train to Jonesboro, but
some one had removed some Of the rails OF
the track, and the train ran Off We have
heafd ol no casualties, except we understan
that the President Of the East Tennessee and
Virginia railroad, Mr.. Branher, was On the
train, and was thrown out OF the cars and
had his face considerably bruised and cut
On their way up from Knoxville to Watauga
bridge the Yankees captured two trains
at Morristown, which is about half way
between Knoxville and Jonesboro'. The
capture Of these trains 10 It's was very uufor-
tnnatc. 1t enabled the Yankees to come up
to JonesborO two days after they captured
Knoxville, whereas without the trains they
could not have made preparations to move
there under two or three weeks by the orli.
nary roads, and they would no doubt have
been assalcd on their march by the Iowa!
Southern nen and some ofthcir wagon trains
.At oil They now have command of the
East Tennessee and Virginia railroad from
JoncsbOrO' to Knoxville, Il distance Of hun
ired miles, and OF the East Tennessee and
Georgia railroad from Knoxville to Louloun,
a distance of thirty miles, ana have three
trains tn give them facilities for moving
troops andssupplies.
Mr.. Eranner, the Presiden Of the East
Tennessee and Virginia Railroad, has been
much. censured for suffering three of his
trains to he captured by the enemy, and some
even suspect him or his conductors or engi-
ncers of disloyalty. We hope such is not
the fact; but some one has been guilty of
such gross blundering - to amount almost
to 4 crime
We understand that 4 squad of tories at
JohesborO' took young man by the name
of Harris out of his bel ut that place, and
shot him i'll the presence Of his family. We
also learn that another squad hung a man at
Morristown by the name of Drury Morris
We learn that neither Harris nor Morris
were particularly obnoxious to the tories -
The former was private in the Confederate
service, and tie latter was no way connected
with the Government, except AS Il pork
packer last winter.
Ii the tories continue this diabolical spirit
Of revenge, the scenes that will occur in
East Tennessee viii exceed anything record
ed in history, and will be a sad commentary
lf,Onthe great leniency with which they have
been treated by the commanders of the mil
itary department Of East Tennessee, for they
have been most seduloasly protected both
in their persons aud property.
From information which the Atlanta H.
tetiyeucer. of Saturday evening last, deems
reliable, it would appear that the enemy are
crossing the Tennessee river below Bridge
port, i'll large force, and it is anticipated that
the battle, which cannot be delayed many
days longer, will take place in Northwestern
Georgia. This movement of the enemy is
for the purpose of ilanking Chattanooga,
aud compelling Gen. Bragg to abandon that
almost impregnable position. Whether he
will succeed or not, cannot yet be deter
mined. The movements OF the enemy in
East Tennessee were evidently mere teiut,
of which the Ate0igencer has reason to be.
lieve that Gen. Bragg was aware, and has
acted according to this idea.
The advance of the enemy towards Geor-
gia is 4 desperate move of theirs. kosccrans
is playing game that must either be sue
cesslui III every respect or he will have his
army entirely destroyed.