The New York herald., 1863-10-14
IMPORTANT FROM Tile SOUTH.
Johnston's and Bragg's Ranks
Increased by the Depletion
Of All the Other Armies.
TIE COMMANDERS IN TIE FIELD.
CHATTANOOGA TO Be INVESTED.
Rosecrans' Army to be Entire
ly Destroyed.
Naval DestitutiOn OF the
CODfederacy.
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Water, Salt and Fresh, a Very Hostile
Element to the Rebels.
IMTHRvH1TTIoN or 1UssIA.
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Alliance Between Russia and
the United States.
n6ason's Failure ~ an Ambassador
to England;
Barren Results Of the Rebel
Victories.
THE REBEL SITUATION,
Sc. &C., sc.
16ason's Failure 90 an Ambassador
to England.
Barren Results Of the Rebel
Victories.
THE REBEL SITUATION,
&C., Sc, SC.
Our Rebel Correspondence from Balti-
more.


moro.
BALTIMORE, Oct 10, 1858.
lam in the possession OF information to-day which
abIes say that any spprehensous felt for the
present safety Of Washington, they may be dismissed II
any considerable bodies OF troops being reserved
that city for the defence Of the capital they may be sent
elsewhere at Any designs which tho rebel leaders
have formed for the capture OF Washington have
been abandoned for the present The ,ohoe attention.
Of the rebel Government is directed 10 the West.
The choe military force of the confderacy except ohas
I absolutely necessary be kept at certain other points
has been (not Is going to bs, M be, being b,-
"has ben), concentrated al Dalton, Lafayette and Tre,
ton, in order to overAe and deea, General Rosecrans 1t
will be seen by the map that these places south,
southeast and southwest Of Chattanooga and each about
twenty or twenty-five miles thcrelrom.
THE REnn. coAxANDKRs-wHEKLxR's RAID AND rs oRJrcr
General Longstreet according to my information with
his corps and other divisions from General Iees
army, holds the left, from Bridgeport the Tennessee
river, to Trenton General Johnston commands
in the centre, at lafayette, and occupies also
tho famous Lookout Mountain; and General Bragg
commands the right at Dalton, with his right wing
extended TO point below Cleveland. During the last
ten days General wheelers cavalry. In strong force,
crossed the Tennessee river below Bridgeport and made
the attack McMinnville Of which imperfect
on Of General Johnston 10 have this expedition
panied by several batteries OF light artillery not
only the communications OF Genera Rosecrans but
also capture wagon trains which 1t under.
stood tho way from Murreesboro These trains
it Is stated, captured and conveyed to the south
side OF the river.
THE DESIGN OF TEE REBELS,
according 10 my information is TO concentrate such
strong force around Chattanooga that they will be able
.sxn.t
General Rosecrans and entirely destroy bis
tous and this having been doue TO lay regular siege
Chattanooga order compel tho Union army there
surrender Large the rebel force there was at the
battle OF Chckamauga, has since been greatly aug
mened In order that the plan just mentioned may be
not fall the rebel armies all other points have
been called upon FOR contributions Of swell still
further the immense hosts under Bragg and Johnston
and OF the requirement has been promptly met
From General Lees army two moro whole diy
| sops have been sent-namcy, Rhodes division
OF General Ewel's corps, and Andersons division Of
General A. T.. Hill's corps These divisions are each
about twelve thousand strong It will DO remembered
that the failure Of the rebels to force the Union position
at Cemetery Hill, at the battle OF Gettysburg was a.
bu,ed by the rebel army correspondents the failure
OF Andeson division TO perform the part had beer
| assigned to It by General Lee.
| TBs RxBE1. TROOPS RECENTLY IN VIRGINIA
At the time the battle Of Chcgamauga fought there
wore in Virginia. besides the army Of Gen. Lee twenty
Ave thousand rebel troops at Richmond and At olbel
pouts on the peninsuaten thousand Petersburg ant
along the railroad between that point and Weldon ant
ton thousand along tho Wilmington and Weldon Railroad
| between those two rStnts, making forty-lve thou
| sand men. BESIDES these. General Jones hat
| twelve thousand troops along tho great South
cru railroad, iu tho southwestern part OF vir
l
the Blue Ridge Col Imsoden had throc thousand mountec
euerias some distance below tho line Of the Bamor
and Ohio Railroad in the northwestern part Of Virginia
aud tho rreprcssible Mosby who has many lives as
cat was proving around the neghborhood OF Washing
ton with his band recruited 70 500 men. These de
tachcd bodies amount altogether TO 81 800 men, and
had been deemed necessary 10 keep them In the ocaii
ties Indicated For Mosby, under the guse or steal
ing horses and plundering suffers, gained
| vast amount Of useful Information respecting th
state Of affairs at the national capital. ImbodeI
kopt a sharp lookout n regard TO the move
men, OF troops westward The safety Of the whole lin
OF the railroad from Wilmington TO Richmond Of tb
arst importance 10 the rebels and that road was con
stantIy mpcrlled by the presence Of large bodies O
Union troops at Ncwbern Norfolk and other contguou
points while the recent expedition Of General Dix /
the valley OF the chckabomny, the subsequent appon,
ment OF such an active ooer General Foster as b.
successor and the constant cruising or Union sunboat
up the York river, warned them TO be their guar
against some sudden and unexpected movement upo
their capital
| WHAT mas BgcoHs or TH,u,
But after The battle Of chckamausa II was seeo ihs,
imperstvey necessary to strengthen General Bras
still further add accordingly thousand troops we
drawn from these operating 10 Eastern virgnii aud
North csrops aod sent 10 the West. small div so
was also TO him from Charleston and two thousan
men from Mobile Finally. from the troops thea ives,
the Mssissppi river In Texas, IN Lousisus Aksnsas
and In Missouri ten thousand selected sad ordere
10 report for duty 10 General Johnston.
Augmented, therefore, In this manner, ths reb,
army operating against General Rcsccrans orgar
| ixcd as follows -
| TIE Rssn. Asnr ORGANIZATION SOUTHWEST
The CENTRE under General Johnston. occupying Lookou
Mountain aad Missionary Ridge, composed Of the fss
snts Of Johns.oos old army, all veterans however 40
| oresajs69 pte regular regiments and brgades, maxim
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