The New York herald., 1863-11-06

river near wh,esde Station. Here bs made juocucn
with General Hookcrs torce. and 70 supposeA 70 have
ton small steamer and tuficent OumeeE Of p..
toens to bridse the river left ChattanocESg0n The
Mountain w,sSoSs osS serious pas 'po
mugs the mountain so closely rAss SI.Iiery cannot
reach passing vessel; ,bs Nasi.ry Of ,he sharp.
.rS ,. Is sa ,ne,ecye as Hooker had possession Of
hrtosda - ~ could not obstruct them there.
%rs cavalry aso operated with Hooker's column,
~u'.as In the rebel pckets at Trenton.
General Baird IL is understood made demonstration
east Of the mountain but Of this have positive nfor
nation These operations look 10 tho relief OF Chatta
nooga by opening the railroad and and the
sion OF Lookout Point and valley enables Us supply
Thomas immediately by rver, and within q few weeks
nooga the Cottage boat, being engaged at this
moment in making her trial trip The Dunbar and Point
Rock In running order. and will soon be plying be-
tween this point and Chattanooga much TO the relief Of
General Thomas army 1He work OF repairing the bridge
ss eSs s Nv S tho not
tors three weeks. The reef of the army Of General
Thomas Is glorious fact 10 record for at no time, not
even amidst the badly managed operations preceding and
al has the army been IN such great peril
General williams division First Of The Twcfta corps,
DAD accompany General Hookore column, but renains
In the rear guard " The railroad.
CAPTURE JRR 0Ux&tIaA 0URLRY
The cavalry command Of General Mitchell suoceedod
day two age In capturing the aotnous guerilla Frank
0usiey wiz kihsd Brgadier General xsbett L. Accoek.
Nsy Market, Alabama, little moro than year ago
He was sent North under heavy guard. ae 70 stroag
. strong game Of ieg bali.
nls sAvAasx COMMAND
Rrgadicr General Elliott has assumed command OF the
cavalry OF tho Army OF the Cumberland In place Of Gone
raj Stanley and Robert Is. Mitchell.
PALMER.
Major General MoA Palmer has been lately assigned
the command Of the Fourteenth corps over Gene
rails Rousseau, Sheridan aud Reynolds all OF whom rank
General Palmer. Rousseau Is very I'll.
Important Success Against the Gucriilas.
wANIyo1oN, Nov. 6, 1868.
Major Genera, Thomas Officially communicates to Major
General Haleck, under date OF Chattanooga, November
that Fzgiobon of che Thirteenth Michigan Infantry
overlook the combined guerilla forces of Cooper Kirk,
williams and Scott, numbering four hundred, on the
morning d tho Sd instant, at LawrcnceSurg,
thirty five miles south OF Columbia and after a
hand TO hand fight defeated them with the loss hi
part OF three wounded and eight horses killed The
rebel loss eight killed and wounded twenty
four prisoners among the latter captain and lieu
tenants General Braggs forage train sent up the Look
out valley in front Of his position, captured The
tured.
Lieutenant Colonel Porter Appointed
Ohief Com issary or General Thomas
Army.
WASHINGTON Nov. 8, 1858
General George II, Thomas commanding the Army Of
the Cumberland has applied 10 tho Commissary General
for Meuienant Colonel A Porter q that department
signed 10 his department as Chief Commissary. The
application has been granted and Col Porter viii loavc
at once for his now field of operations,