Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-11-21

here The d.idcGify oi transporting suFPAie1
aer'ss he mountain, siihia point 5lszk TaHge
Of he guns Of M5ecasiH battery, was IA :issli 8
bar T. the permanent 0ccupation Of the valley.
L was found almost mp sihls TUm this esgse
20 farniah Tegulsr rLtioDs TO even TIA single
Z sraga5s Of Gen Law--svsTy pound having 70
/ Be carried en- The backs Of mules.
Thadly-Ths sdvaaeo Of tbs Fsdsrals ron
Bridgeport, was bs0wu to Con Brsgg fOm the
/ s.srt, and prog,s=s vas reported from hour 20
+ Aour as tise roop. marched Up ihs valley, Con-
ssquentl- tlsro7vas no sarFras, ard ao lack Of
I ike ror s5-ausie rrsgs-aiian to give tham bal
to- Eash Ga1arals Bragg AID Lsngsirsst Hsss
} ga tso summit Of Loekoss mountAin, ssseTi8g
! tbs movements Of tae eneny absya aud bsisW-
& Che SIX lhouaaDd already at BTOva's ferry who
I lad creased the Tennessee from ChattsRooEa,
and lie eleven thsgsasd or more who were aP-
preaching from The 9ppesita dirsctioui and Il
/ these cfisers, fsIly possessed of al information
/ bearing on tho present snd future, sdjudgsd it
prudent tc allow the enemy 20 pass unmolss.ed,
/ it Fas q esncsssian with whieh no gso h0Ee OF
elsewhers, yVhs desires to maintain pHblie e5Eh-
5snos. aud mite and Inspire the popular heart,
0uzhs 70 fnd fault. II our commanders de H0t
krow their own buElaess best, they certainly
viii net 90 spt TO learn much iTem The NUMEROUS
fazily Of advisers outside OF The army circle.
Fsurihly-Had "a stack been mads on the
columns CT the sneny while nsving up the
valley, It would, doubtless hsvs prseipitstsd
4 general battle. Rsiufsrcsments would havs
poured out Of ChEttRaoogs and acrsss Browne
ferry thee tirss more axpeditiously than we
could have thrown troops asrOss Lockout nOUn-
tain and, sweeping dowa On our rear in the
valley, would hava rendered tEs resuls OF an sH-
gageneat, ts say tae least, doubtful araat
success, however, wLRt would hsve been Re-
somplished Ths defeat Of two corps Of ths
suemy, lss retaRtion of valley whose 0eGupa-
.ion wsuld bavs weakened Cur line. au5 besn Of
no practical benefit; tie l0ss Of Eve or s.ghs
shousand men at a limo when every good right
arm vas Indispensable, without cgmmoaburste
adTantsgs, while the grand Issue iavolvod in
sag iavastiaent Of Chattanooga would not hsve
been dirsaiiY efFsctcd In tae slightest 5sgeos, L
is true taat She Fedcras would zsye bezn csHs-
PEELED 20 roly ier thsir .tcIH en- wagon traas-
D5trbt.1n, ever mountain reads, and, eventually,
thay msy have b5en fa1ced to retire to s1ze
point nearer their baro Of supplies, ba. 'Ais, il
uol a gtshlsEz,icsl, Is q negative result. IF SO
F-1ora,- asd le-arga;1sd t5 bold Cha .isEcGgg,
tzay woald ha7s doas SO, in spits Of nouatain
-7ais zHd a bloslzld8d railway to Bridgeport.
We Lagg nae therefore,, 5sas % ozt-gsEsrsiUd 3s'
the enemy" ard tdeir nsvcmeEf was aot 'lssz-
tzrly iE eoseeyg and faultoss In ezecutien.' .
4. vas bT e silnpls cs1csasioa cD CIR par ifss
t5ay wase saigs,T slIsvs3 IS pursue skel- par
aoss-IeoBe = ca11uE.caaor with BndgsPor.
sHd es.ab.ish saealEsiva5 :5r ths winter; ard ID
ters 5evslqp enjs. vii prove tho aorreetrsss Of
tie, iasgnszl BY shica shfs o5ncassiez waa
rnsdo. [. IS mistake 20 ST. 25s- rat tss nero
7s1sess.on Of Ch8ttaooegs Sc tic eiject Of Sin
anr, ara .ts sc 'hst las Z jag4.s may reu,ar
p rs 5ua-. The vlEser as5s az8 subs i-uteH
no3i.g g tsm cur prospects sl sgeeass. L Tats
trs s5e 1lsgy refzer-s sficers wko believe
a.zs 70 sra even baFer OF aheye vs arc 7i.h
raiRaad at sur back. has if W. wo-o f5T.r miles
- Ls at1a do s5 80 -s .n5sses -ivsg, a..j 3
D --de-. foT .appEes On no ragged reads and
aaity vsg0ub, With which ve e.. auld Be Gem
p D 4 10 eoHtend dgTfngfhs winter.
Ffhly--Th. aT1rt .ha. has ba1n gasda to
fss.zn gpon Gen Lspas,5est tie rsspossibilisy
Of gas 5issstsr' So Il is laTns5 (vhieh ssssp-
pased to mesn the Occupation Of tas valisy by
sls eo5my), Iesalts from rais-gprsbsns-cR e
facis. The a. SEX made by General Jsn&las Of
Els5's aiyi5ian, sudaf the direction Of General
La1g was not. a. ba5 5ssa slated, e.
signed 20 bl 5pon ne Fs1s-al Te,sfo7eens1ss
bu. us0a the ra=r guard snd wagon train Of
corps which mad slrea37 roposed- tzs vicirisg If
Bgowa's forry L bad Il apsafc purpose which
id 50s .U1z o e. fl'eTfuptiyu Of the eEsmy's
asrca but =in5Pl 3 70 pc capture Of S dslsohed
y9r-ion Of Bis srny H.B faithfully tho ofas.s
Of Ganorsl Leags,raet Fsrs carried 9ut--h0W
enc !itlo bIisl5e, hy tue dim liga8 Of midEicht
m9sn, eacsuntsEed whole division waicb bad
asTad up te ths designated psint aftss dark,
sad whose n0vement vas net kreWp--Aow q q
lttier was dIivea baok, The Wsgans captured the
camps ovarrgn, AHd DrisszaTs taken ia she rear
hoR the FsdsTals a. BTown's ferry msrshod
ragi3ly 6osn end threatened to intsrsseE $50
road By which the brigade wss to rssRra across
Lookout creek, azd did Tsaeh 8 peiat villain
TIRES hundred yards Of i, forcing ss - abae6on
tha yesslss Ct tie victory alrsady in our grasp
are SKATERS which have bsen Gelsi.ed in a former
eonnl8 l8niea..o4 and reed ust bs repe6ied again.
Bal If tie reader vii oAly recall sRe circaas-
ssssees ef tbs event, il vii Be evident that ne
mora wss intended to be done .hsn was accom-
plsbes aad saat 50 far from the occurrence Of a
disaster, the sitEatiea Of this army has not been
In any dogTos sffscisd.
Finaly-Wo have not clos! .bs advantages
sf feer Poslaea." Lockout msuasaln lie stiH il
eur posssssion, and to al inteass aid purposes
ths lines Of the srmy have rot been changed.
with tbs great and slaasst i,nFasssbls wsll ea
cur lafs, etfaciually barIing the advaacs Of ths
sneHy from hat direction, and Il ssionsry ridge
with is steep sides en- oar 'front.', no general saa
ask more desirable plsee Of defsoss than shst
Which ia raw bed By ths army. 4 tn sneny
havo saccecdad in Provsionisg fhorlssIves tor
tie winter, is is only what they wsuld have dsne
arder any other circumstance, psr sPs some.
where else, and tais feet vi il 40 wise Interiors
win he general batlie hies is ora da7 io de-
eide tie stressta ofthe two srnies and possibly
H., issue Of sas wal his agaessioa Of azA..
iag and rot Of esliag Tsi-h which rs laws % coz.
tend aal aiatcr's 6,aaaaa in ora p}sss or ca.
eibsr sra Hsls 70 Do with The selatoa Ct tbs
problem.
uast lhs thsss excavations rasy have 10
effss, designed, namely, 70 restore pabie eona. /
deBcoi to enlivoR tha heaEts Of anzieas thou