New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-10-14
RROE THE ARNYOFYHE CUMBERLAND
CHANGE OF POSITION Gy TIE REBELS.
Attempts 10 Drive Our Army Out Of
Chattanooga.
The Efforts to Cut Cur Communication
Ir. rlowuq ppps.rsd PORTION Of y'''el's'' morning

spe isl D.3sicn to Glc " Y. Tribune
NASHVILLE Monday, Oct p 1868.
-h,,es are unchanged, with the exception
M, the enemy have removed TIE rartilery from Look
o., Mountain where they have rad about ten pieces in
position ani appear TO have somewhat Withdrawn
theg forces 1t is supposed they VIII concentrate their
aru,ry on Mission Ridge. Some ofthc enemy pieces
nre heavy and all soon 10 carry we'll They hold both
J. ekolt Mountain and Mission Ridge from which they
thew shells bota tie al and 9Th inst On the latter
ia, aboa; $50 Shells were thrown by the enemy. They
however inflicted 10 damage beyond wcunding three
MOI and killing one horse.
W. have several lines q. intIcrc'mcrtr. and cy'er.
sNc cartlwo.ks are stn going up The Plan Of the
cscmy appears TO he rot 20 make attack in front hut
10 compel Ms to abandon Chatanooea by simply holding
c. il cur present position with teir amy in our front
anuoyins MS with their artillery and breaking our lines
.f aicion by caVas raids IN our rear 1he i'si
part q this programme is now being carried out y! the
Vice. Cavalry which managed 10 cross tie Tonnes
zee 81. Cotton For. Tcry. near Nashville
After crossing, tie main ibody moved night on in
noItAeIy direction. part of TIE force cl in with the
uain 81 the li'h corps, near Anderson in tie Sa""'
ic Waller. stampsdcd of o." f~-''~'' "' "Ds''N!'
,,,yo 400 wagons. about thirty q which were
sUadcd with amnuniloa, and tie remainder with cloth
ing anu supplies.
The males they could rot run off they shot TO the
number Of several hundred as they were leaving the
sccno Of destruction. Col. -. commanding % cav
alry division came up with part Of lis command. con
risirr 81 the 2d Indiana ls Wisconsin AID lst East
Tennessee Cavalry attacked tlea at once. and had
rEnnus fsit with them 70 Iiaulap in which l20 Rebels
were k.el and wounded ard CO II men. including
Q onico-s were killed and wounded. Our ,u,n used
TIER saaTcs Alone
On the I'll general order was issrcd n accordance
viii instructions from the Wa Department, coisol..
dating BE cOth and 2ls Corps into thcsh Corr ardor
deling ;fe.r commanders, Gems AcCooA ana Cu.iea- /
den. bofne q Court OF Inquiry al Indianapolis
Tie sane oder announces Maj g.. Reynolds as
Ctiefof STAFF En- place Of Cen Garfield ulo yacatcs .
Tie position - assume Dis seat il congress Al the
divisions II the army viii De consolidated into tx, 10
form the 18Th aul 9Th corps with Generals Ioas and
Granger IS commanders. Tho three urd.r G.e former
VIII be comm udcd ly Genegos Baird Davis a,d I,ols.
and those uaterile latter ~ Generals Wood
-" "-i'ror --.--rn VII be CLl.lofl
Sheridan and r~.--.-. ,,fp piy.-~-
Artner. 3sAr !
= Sen, RosecTars denies oa'~'-"
-....4ytoiar, Trough, a'y
charges against Gems. 1lcCooA aad tiltc--e- IL 81
generally believed these officers viii Stow much BET
ter record than TIC reports cisc1la.le il regard TO
to-, warrant.
"
rived movement, VIII so,a De made tllt j, il hoped
viii drive sac enemy from our froat.
The Amy g. stil well supplied wA everything hut
,,o.l.re ard blankets tie want o. which in tie I'LL
usually cool weather causes considerable suffering.
An tie wounded able to bear removal aayc been sent
No.th The cssualies il the late battles VII not be
less than 1900.
Or Thursday tie Rebels from tie opposite side of the
river fred into our wagons aad ambulance trains pass
ing over the Valley Road worndns Two men, and ka-
IN ana WouuGinc several mule. Incy seem deier-
mined Oh barIassng our transIoltton n every PCS
ellie way
Tic forces Of Whecler after bngri-r portion q
S,cliyyle were attacked by Col Crook, not FIR from
Tia, place. OF wednesday We killed le0 OF tie enemy. |
tool 800 prisoners and iLrec pieces Of artillery.
TIE Rebels were pursued rs forces 90 direction ~
Fayetteville oycltaken and 200 prisoners lost by
then. 4. last accounts they were making their Way /
into the interior closely pursued ly oaI cavalry. which
is regarded sufficient 20 take care Of item.
Roddy las crossed the Tennessee with q thousard
men he passed through Laskinsyil.o on the Memphis
and Charleston Railroad on Thursday and made of in
Tie direction Of Winchester Ga Friday ngAithe drove
in oar pckots at tie funnel this side o. Cowau. Some
damage was done By throwing down stones, but to no
great extent and the distractions have been removed.
Gen Hooker seat force last night 90 tAa. point b..
Tie Rebels dill not venture 40 attack.
There seems 20 be good reason for believing that tie
Tebcs lad fight among themselves on Inst Monday !
in which ~ or COO were killed. and wounded.
DcseTtegs Tlo have como IL confirm tie II iem'rt
but dfer 70 the cause and force engaged One yer
zion is that the Georgia troors Refused - cross ID
Ch,ckamauga and that Wile.ss division was sent
down 70 compel them; and Ire other that Tennessee
troops had refused TO obey orders, and that Long
streets forces were sent against them with the result
indicated.
Tho lines q battle end The Cash o. the guns could be
distinctly seen from ne mountain tops. II win b.
nncmbcred that this occurred al the tine .of TIER can.
nonalng on MONDAY. ny which We concluded tlis was
the nature Of their trouble.