The Chattanooga Daily Rebel. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1862-1864, 1863-05-30
SATURDAY MORNING. MAY 30, 1863.


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4 Ei~h santf-e LETTER.
An Hsss,, oonfss~,cu--Phs -,aisxna: Gaps Road
Makisi ssd Rad Alking--tpead Fails ivf Rebeit-
Asaivs Albert Sarnursvi.le- The Renegade s'arer
--Tbst .Rough feiIow.' Worssn-Ee Can Never
fsssssks ."d North casaiina Refugees Want To
see Chatseneog. Etc, Etc.
The following unique epistle frean the uoto
rious Yankee .Coloyef Gilbert. who. it will be
remembered brolcs up the Deufpcratic meeting
in Frankfort, Ky, some time since-to another
Yankee officer, General Crook, at Carthage,
VIII well repay perusal as porssayirg the true
feeling of the Yankees Regarding their pros
pect of success in "crnshing the rebellion" as
e6l as containing many acknowledgements OF
Southern prowess, aud confession of =" weak
ness in the knee joints" on tho part of our
amiabk snbjugators. This Cqfonel Gilbert is
q brother to General Gilbert of, the Federal
army, The letter was captared by our Capt.
Rssss OF " heeier's escort, q few days ago.
. VA Mr.. vsm,,ex, 18th May, 1863.
slfxnxAs FRIEND ys6rs of the. 9Th is to
49, 40mA Aputsssion,a1 our misery are no
dol kssey a1eaGipg I'll aPoOkers ON. but to We
thesb|Rs and Nleeesf It's not no droil Per-
hpfSls tho Estssv hall gel used to II after
awpaAApd not mind
,pzlA.vs bard it insinlsted in various guar.
.sss ~ are operate with you, Da.
rGapsctivG DepartmAthe you the lef, OF
yours sad on the T. of ours. with about a
Lundr6pand fifty Md between u- aud worse
80 n ara liks5y q be left behiud in any
sdvssso wascH shs& Internal Gaps wher e
kkhy 4lnigh camps th1pugh last year. They
ere .lii1k .bonS sessi1 !, my command at work
making Arysu good. that the rebels can
uawt6f1te faster whssAs Asthey start 10 repeat
the. ~ .ovansat of .t summer. Ian
susss on o. sproparasion q good roads to my
ssssiv. bsa - bow on workleg roads in front
etcept for a. pnrpos. Of seging dead falIs
and other trafA to catch the rSkeis in
1 have aeeA on. to wiliarnsbs.rg and Bar
bcorsvaue, istoci.ing around N few days
pest, Iookis at the character and resources #
the cornffy ahead OF mt. Tho Nyoels do not
vsature this aside of the Cumb( (rIand River
muols and my 44th now are n,akiEg little raids
10 various directions bey ord, feeling for them
-nh reconnotering the country. We pick up
some s,ragg,ers and occasionally some Of ours
gel picked up, hat are .l1Grning the busi-
ness aud have to pay ior ous Enition,
Gen. Carter has ~ithdra VI to- this side o.
the river. and Morgan's -f'icxrts are nir fhs
other hank. The hosgsl Of ueither can be i'm.
proving vefyrsaid!p as grsi, is AMONG the
things of the, pest Il tlaAt seeaen. Cartor is
one oFthe, ,yost pleasant ,'saasdbls een'Iemon
essrnaet, AID ,h,nG it very wrosg, in Jei,
Davis to send such rough fei!ow as John Nor.
sSh, Cuke IL Co., TO oppose h,m. They ~il
be ust as likely va not to p,ch on t., him some
day add "clsaa HIM eut'"' in the most ungentle
Alnadg aD6nk. { lkiak ~sistsas - ,6sse
Munster Adams com blajn 10 i.ort! Juhn Rufsel
about it. aud have suca unfair proceedings ex
posed to public condemnation.
No Doubt il tie enlightened British publie
could see this las; fredericksburg business
ia its traoe hight, tEcy would insist % Gen. Les
aEpiogizing to Hooker iorihw'th. as il was ali
wrong foe him Ito fitch il" before Hooker go
ready. Ice ought 10 have known that . Wrea,
army like tiias could not move over Ave or siz
miles Asy. We passr oMa crush eut Tip ~
bs,ioe - long aS or eppsessss ass sossrtssd
in rakieE such unfair sdvaatRss of -.
Saubo isssoou 70 bs smPloyed On osf eide
| see that Gen. Thomas hss besn esHasiktnl
him into 6shsAg 14,esisl, o. the Missis<icSI
river, aud ws &hits iolks eau -rsss g sal
oars whist sisBer fresdom asds aesthers is
dependence hshs the battles! How do yos
think il viii wesitf wisat esey would hrisu
T6oOo nsgs here and lsct shs'a 10 wark unds,
competent officers, so haildisE . Rail. Aasj
Knoxville. Thxs ~ossd soss cisan eat thAl
, ho,e of tAs pss,5isst ss.ss, as~s - snamdsin(
Il OF il.sn and yBAasT;.I FSfsss<s fsss byls
d.asy. .s tkssass Of IS - - Sse ~. -.
-Rps Teuaeslp. ,. ana Eotth t2fdAssA. VI ~
e. en- sssspy that pass - ,hsteRass, s.seil
sons sssss9 nsaae sf1tAAsD ks@ II -:
en9& &4QmxissnssaHss - nUsifQeal 70 ID,