New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-10-21

whether the emilio Confederate arm! .ON'u uisDos'
Kosecrans from ~ present posiiion . 4.
me- Rebels win doubt attempt 70 hold ~ muoh oil
Ceorgia as they possibly can. to Tepenish tDe' iHP
erisled granaries They have counted mrsely on ,ns
products Of tina. State Tor TIE supply VI s'e" "n'''
during the coming Winter W.
The Corrc.pousence in Relation ia Into
Rntnc Complimentary 10 Remedy the
E,iI-Trac STATE Of the Csse-nrn Not
70 Blame fer Orr Reverse ON the Right
Rebel Cavalry Across the Tenne''er-
Their Opcrations-Loss OF snnit"Ty
Goods-Th~ Prospect-dhnnges
Position Of the Rebeis-Sumors OF
Fight Among the Rebels.
From Our Special Correspondent
CHATTANOOGA Tenn. Oct. = isoJ.
Much of tho correspondence III relation 70 our
,scen, battle has been animhdvered nfon in the army
with much ,eyeriiy Among ;hcss particularly unioF'
un,,s the corrcspondcn. OF Tn. Ne~ York Hired who
would now find the army unwholescrae place What
ever grounds there be for exceptions 70 that cores
pondsn md the belief that too many do not feel the
responsibility that Is resting upon them and frequently
write hastily and without invest gi,sn. advice. OF seem
nx care 70. there few persons tia; knox the dif
acn,, tina, correspondents labor under or h, obsta
Gle. they have 20 encounter. The fAci.tc, eiorded
are o'.cn poor enough and inquiry is too frequent
1, answered b. c.rt srd unsa,isrctory language.
II costf no forr ior officer "a answer proper aes
ton In pleasant and In m Arec-pIe hhnfer iAh
n aoe. ,r pursnc the opposite course. fet many men
a,rcc, tbs and allow thensolyc, % y gul!i! e
deineanor toward representatives, OF ne Press tA,'
f.qurniy awakeHs ilnAture and more be9trntif rus
o misaprr me n..ous II TIE moet scrio-s character
800 49,, GENERALLY loulsst IN dcnuncil alton ~ corrcs
foMh- nis A.a they happen 10 la into ieiT .,hus
don, refer any particular ohcer n iifs iaN" 10
ono Individual IN mind. only aiuir o. THIS IN indc-
ion ~ the Pess in general without desiring TO shield
sry particular individual from the legitimate cplse
qurl 81 his own course. hh'e ohi' ihli 70 ~! :"
ocers IN the Army that they cannot escape ihr news
INNS Their conduct W.. De- examined and approved
or d.ss prroYcd IN their columns Then The soFe ample
The opportunities offered, and The more iiid IN,
the more responsible and honorable pll
h the representatives Of the Pres and the lo.> hAr!
vii they BE- g. be misunderstood and risfepfeschSu.
lc; must coucsa th1i osnno. soe taat We btvr sui'
frrud defect ne Their am prepared 20 say thN "he'r
r.elreur brrle or ision. acted in co1afdy "aN
or failed 10 Lis or iis duty. know ihat thrrr we
Fhifal connsion On The rfi' 81 onr hne o. SUNDAY
and know that mon rin from she enemy Yet vlo u
responsible for this nos prepared Ia say. iLat
matter viii 10 investigated. and thnk the pnhhc
would DO well 20 glo th'- verdict VI q! IN. iA.i'
arr elected by proper TAN ntiion We sha thrh ue
better able ~ do Justice al parties. Certain ~ Is
thn, no one ever heard ol Sens DAVIS aud SLctidan
being guilty OF cowar lice ur ireomp,rncT ana a"up
NJ: hey have as good msef al ~ their comm nd IS can
be llnd in tho other divisions My impression h that
"A arr troops in tic army been placed N The situation
thai tfsse troops the TcstIs would have pcch ire
same Now hat there Wa something wrong some
where Is apparent yet Just who IL 10 stad responsible
IL perl APPS not 80 easy o. d,sermne - easy Tor
men 10 say that this officer or that failed Ia do his duy
hut il Is quito another thin: 10 establish the facts b.
proof go
whatever then NAV be uliatei- done With Generals
NoCook or Crittenden by the court that viii examine
into their conduct am inclined 30 think viii be lust
bat Of this that no coust VA ma thn' the
fault was with tho men do not eeae's there Is DStssa
far less difference &c than many soppose. The taA
abou, his or that being crack regiment very re
lue nuy amounts TO no moro than 'srrier 'pporf1nn
Of disrlaying the exc~ency Of its cOnposon. IN the
main troops never fought better. then ours cd al
Ihckamagga Had II not been 80 We would nave sur
'erca untold disaster Defeat Is not measured Ny ios'
D! men ,nd material but IN Nature todo WHAT y ltehd
"a md attempted. Clearly tho Object OF Gen bragg
vas 10 destroy tho army OF Rosecrnns Nothing short
oi That and the ro-cccupaion of Chattanooga "oald
u.iif, tho risk Run. Othcr f0rcc8 uor, drawn UPON
other armcs depleted TO more certainly secure the De
sired ond But Il was all In vain. Tho II ain OBJECT OF
Rosecraas being the taxing OF this place ana thr gu,
frnucllscmcnt IL East Tennessee, was httaihrd INK
81 rncg thus FAR has not becn ard his probabilities OF
success diminish ~ b. DELAYS attack. wheeler can
burn trains occasionally haIass our communications
81. our tclegrsphS but these all can
and viii be repaired whilc such operations are veXa
tlDus and perLsps may sometimes produce I'M owe
n,nee they cannot be sufficient TO cause fosecgsAs 90
abandon this place. IL has cost TOO much labor and
blood and is too valuable TO the enemy. In rlany re
poets be len because all occasional dash Is iade al
our railroad communications Tho iofcc q! heVci CAV
IONS that oyosscd near Washington 10 ferry called
CottonpOrt. Their main object ~as app fcnI ~ many
na .0on MS II became Known that they were on The thot
eide OF Ia. river although Il certainly WAS ro supposed
tina, they would attempt the destruction OF our anMuA
lion ard gnppes under very noses III cannot VIZ
appear utrange however. that -ore caution ws not cA'
ofcsed TO guard against "a contingency OF the ANA.
From Washington they seem to have proccred 70 Lac
VILE Here they divided. part going down the Dc
quatcho Valley 10 place called Andersons distance
OF not lar from twenty miles from Chattanooga Whle
tho main body Kent on 10 McMlDn lie, whero they AZ
proceeded 10 Christiaaa and Murireesboro tn Ind Il
force too considerable for thom too handle -Four hours
ser the destruction Of tho train Col I'D McCook. Win
tho lat Wisconsin I'll Indiana, and ltt laat tennessee
Cavalry came upon them wllc they yet fingered about
the scene Of destruction. The result was hsLl ~
prisoners. Our forces pursued them 10 dunlap that
saturday. evening. rctakng all thc heo oi the Rebels
One OF the most serious losses arising from the burn
ing of the train was that Of eighteen loads of all kinds
OF sanitary goods which wcgo being brought 10 tlls
place BY tie Sanitary Commission. Our wounded wero
il loss tia. oanlo, be repaired. Yet our unfortunate
ones have been removed rs far rs possible at present To
points that viii not be easily affected BY cay airy raii.
8 | am no prophet. consequently have nothing 70 e"1
about what VIII be Ia this army. ! Know our tvopf
haye been busy. have seen tho now massive eat.ti
works and the guns ready 10 giys tho enemy! a ~
Garfield Mould say .'ieir Lees' it. u tue! no., no..
The ion,eriiy to como on Tho Rebel papers sa) ,'h
bragg has my picccs heavy and two huiiJtea na'n
artillery and arc goading him On ~ attack soL! "r,i
as sbnie III sir t0mmanders haye been rteshsn ,fnv
clanor. Htass Knows hla fnsiness ehi WI. ,,n ON,
memorable tcht III hs should cndeo'Qr "a u,he Wv
plhoc by storm his mon viii be slanshoreI ,,iian
rats III he proposes to reduce the PaVn "
he ~ III nol ,Aa, atgt ~ taa basiers1 iowa n' wv"