The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1863-06-25

opening eH ene Co01ot9n Aa1aD1e kuse Sea
The Yankee raid upon. Knoxville and the
E,st Tennessee and Virginia and Eass Ten
nessse and Georgia raiiroads II the prscarsorof
Hurnsidsss active operations against thar por-
ton Of the Confederacy. A letter in the Now
Yerk Herald, few days since, descantsd Oh
the immenee Importance Of these coms1g
movements. Burnside is described a. in the
saddle at the head Of his army, and hia head
quarters were on the 4th last. temporafi.y To-
Gated at Hiekusn's Bridse, on the Ksnsueky
river, little over 100 miles from Cumberland
Gap. The strstegicai results Of the invasion
Of e aat Tennessee, the writer thiake, will be
to paralyzs the efforts 70 reinforce Johnston at
Vicksburg, threaten the flank Of Gen. Bragg.
aud "recure one Of the most important lines Of
interior communication Of the rebels Tho
correspondent builds high hopes on the re-.
ported ULijn feeling in the section Burnside
is about to invade, and thinks the Yankees
will be greatly assisted by it,. Speaking Of the
Federal corps appointed TO do the work and
the reported strength Of the Coniederates, the
writer s.ys:
Brig Gen. Nagie, lataly commanding the
corps, has rssignsd. A chronic affection Of the
ffanctionss Of the heart has compelled him to
dssiBt from actfvo eafvtCos e. he pnxt6gWith
regre. from the soldiers who have shared with
him the Riories and dangers Of 20 many battle
fields. Colonel Griffin, of the Sixth New
brigade. Gen. Fsrrero has rejoined his old
comrades Of the Second division, to the COM
maad Of which he has beep appointed in the
absence Of General Sturgis, who, i: is report.
ed is to have another and larger command.
Gen. Wilcox takss the field TO- morrow. He
leaves Lexington with the unfeigned regret oi
its citizens, ffom whom his conduct, while he
was 10 command here, won the utmost praise
and admiration. A complimentary card, signed
by the prominent citizens, has been duly en-.
crossed and presented to him.
Maj. GsD. Hartsuff arrived here on Satur.
day. His headquarters are to be here, LEX
ington, Ky.,) but before locating he intends
making a tour of the State to inspect the troops
assigned to his cOmmsnd.
From sources Of private nature have
been enabled to ascertain the following facts
in reference to the strength and position Of
ths rebel forces in East Tennessee:
The department is commanded by Major
Gen s. b. Bnckner, and embraces lees taal
twenty regiments, or about Is, 600 troops.
At Knoxville where Msj,r G aneral w. G.
Maury is in command, il stationed Col. j. j
Finiay's brigade, embracing the 9Th aud Ut
Florida regiments, together with the 5ith vir
ginia, Col. Trigg, the oh Georgia artillery
battery, aud the l2.h battalion Tennessee cav.
airy.
At williamsburg, the 5.h Tennessee cavalry
Col Mckenzie.
Al Clinton, the 10th battalion Tennessee
cavalry aud q detachment of the Sixty fourth
North Carolina.
At Jonesboro', a detschmslt Of tha Sixty
third Tennessee.
At tho base of Pine Mountain, opposite Big
Creek Gap. a detachment of the Fifth Tennes
see cavalry.
At Cumberland Gap, Gen. Gracey Is in com
mand, with two brigades-his own and this
Of Colonel Fain. The Sixty-third Tennessee
ia among the regiments there stationed. A
regiment of cavalry, under Col Hart, was al
tho Gap in the early part OF May last, but ii
nov supposed to be in the vicinity OF Bar
boursville.
Besides the above, there are three Norti
Carolina regiments in E istsrn Tennessee, com
manded respectively by Colonies Thomas
Walker, and X. g. A. Love.