, 1863-12-02


From the Richmond ENQUIRER, Nov, ali
The great barrier to the enemy's advance al
Chattanooga is Lookout Mountain. This il
Bragg stronghold, and his position there is
so tmpregnablc to IN assault that the enemy
has not yet Ind the tcmerity TO attempt to car,
r it. Yet he is busy with his operations, and
1tmay be that he may soon attempt forward
Savannah Rtpu571eaa writes:
The enemy, since cffecting lodgmcnt in
Lookout Valley, Inns not been idle, He has
thrown up defensive works for his infantry.
and erected batteries on the range Of hills
which, starting at Browns Ferry, 'rnn up the
valley on the west side Of Lookout Greek and
divide 1t nearly into two equal parts. Ho is
sill engaged upon tlese works. The batter
les arc intended not only to defend the valley
Terry agnlnst assault, but, in conjunction with
the Moccasin guns, to sweep the north fhce Of
Lookout Mountain. The possession Of this
monntain Is all that Is necessary. to render the
position OF the enemy safa and satisfactory,
and at the same time make our position I'M
safe and unsatisfactory. Two Fclcrnl Can.
tatns deserted and came into our lines few
nights ago; who stated that call had then
been made for volunteers to storm the noun.
tain, with promises to the survivors Of sixty
days fur10ngh.
There had been no response to the cali up
to the time Of their departure, and fearing an
order would be issued to make the assault
anyhow, tho precious towards Tor spies) con
cluded they would sayc themselves at the
cost Of their own infamy. The Fedcrals say,
as NC learn By the underground railroad, that
they will have Lookout Mountain II they
hare to dig it down.
They have, erected a small earthwork,
mounting some four or five guns, some 500
yards In advance ofthe outer line Of ent1ench-
mentss, and Just within their picket line. It
is in front Of the railroad depot as one looks
southeast toward Missionary Ridge Other
works hare been brought to view recently bv
the telling of the trees Ia and around Chatta-
nooga- The demand for tlrewood has been
pressing, and hardly tree is left in or near
the town.
Among other works brought to light are
those on Cameron Hill, which is crowned by
d formidable battery and ribbed By lines Of
intrcnchmcnts from the bottom to the
top.
IMPORTANCE or RRAGG's ARMY.
n. G. Swan, q member Of the rebel Con-
grcss, writes to the Richmond Examiner d
long defence Of Gen. Bragg, in the course Of
which he says:
The achievements Of Gen. Brass's army
have at last, however, constrained not only
INC enemy, but our own country to appreci-
ute properly Its Importance and the great in
tcrest contded to il. The eyes OF two hostile
people art directed with 1n intensity Of inte- |
rest, never before manifested, to the scene of !
its ope!atioas. The whole power, almost, Of |
the United States Government now confronts |
and threatens it, while it stands bristling on !
Lookout Mountain and Missionary Ridge, |
like an imprcgnable fortress between us md |
the enemy.
The fate Of the Confederacy seems to- be
suspended upon its successful resistance or /
failure; and yet strangely, in the face Of this |
great fact, there arc those who would array
inf 1f H.
jadices of his soldiers. Mischief las already |
been done BY the encouragement to neglect
Of duty and to desertion, which these carp
ng6 Atiord; SO much, indeed, that If Gen.
Bragg had been less O soldier and discipline
rian, his army would hive long since been
dissolved.
Little las been said Of Gen. Brasc's habits
Ind qualities, which SO cndcar him to his
men tl!at those who have served with him
ongest love Linn most, and that all, behold
NJ him passing his lines, salute him with IN
enthusiastic cheer, Though rigtdly and
,st conformity. to soldierly dutt, be is Kind,
charitable, upright, and deyout.; as n Christ.
IN, strictly temperate, tireless in industry.
often at his desk before daydaWn,} sleepless
II vigilance, and SO devoted 10 bis troops,
hat he superyises personally all the wants Of
he army. There are no private soldiers, no
'ody Of men, however great Or small, under
lis command. ). If in want, or in any manner
: sronsed, who may not appeal to him with
he utmost confidence, that If in his mower to
10 60, the want will be supplied with the
frong redressed. In the irltliction of de-
erycd punishment he is "no respecter Of
ersons." Disobedience Of orders, or neglect
cnaltics upon the highest officer as upon the
umblcst private. These are the personal
nd administrative habits and qualities whfcI
ave secured for him the admiration and a.
ection Of his soldiers.
Trusting that ! commit no oGcnse By thus
daressiiS gentlemen, whose patriotism IL Us
nqncstfonablc rs thci- ability to promote it's
nds l :m' very respectfully, III
KrssElLgulE, Ga, .Nor.l4, 1863.
SHILLING CHARLESTON. Il
i correspondent Of the Augusta (Ga.} Scr.
rel writes from Charleston:
Yankee gunncrs keep up their practice at
umtcr, and day md night punch aud han1-
Ter away without accomplishing anything,
he Confederate flag, despite t6eir cfiort3.
cffantly floats above thc ruins. When the i
ege is raised, if live Yankee is allowed to
ct to Sumter he'll make his fortune sure !
lcklng up old brass anu iron. {
Yesterday morning the .tron-clads tried | i
oulfrfc, but soon got sick and quit. The {
was furious for awhile, but af- 7
r exhausting much ammunition and some O
me doing nothing, the monitors skedaddled. =
About rs 1Ulp0und Parrot shells Wcro s
eng into the city today. Gen. Gilmore scat S
rGd them promiscuoasly in the lower part s
the city, and 1t really seemed from the way t
which they were pitched about TINT he !
as m trying to hit somebody. The City Hill t
hiding had q hole punched in one corner f
I'd some Of the marble cornico knocked
'ay. One struck tic telegraph office, and 4
opcrators "cut stick" One smashed 6
rough the roof Of q house In Queen street. e.
d several falling in this neighborhood, tie b
Ehtcncd denizens ttyamoosed to the tune d
the double.quick." Several fell in the VI o
my OF the banks on Broad street and East n
y, tearing mp The streets, smashing window: n
nes, and Kicking up the mischief generally, b
le went crashing through the Mechanics' n
d Planters' Bank, and It Is evident, think, o
At Gllmorc Tas after making a deposit. b
neither hc will be regularly *'6ookedh md 81
currency taken tat parf is more than I a
d Bay. .., -. G
several counting-rooIns on tho whar7es =