The Chattanooga Daily Rebel. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1862-1864, 1863-02-06
speclal correspondenoa Of be Rebell

TuLLAHoMA, Feb. 3, 1863.
MEssRs, EnIroRs Since I last wrote you
we have had all sorts" Of weather a little rain
a little snow then little more rain and snow,
and to-day we have an abundance of sunshine
and mud. Pedestrians find locomotion quite
difficult, and in fact laborious, and doubtex-
ceedingly the ability Of the army to make a.
advance or retrograde movement should the
attempt be made ! understand an invitation
has been sent ROSY" to come down, and be-
lieve it was dene for the purpose of getting
him stuck in the mud, and then he is "our
meat" "Rosy" declined the invitation on &C
count Of personal ill.health, and the iatguedI
and demoralized condition of his troops CON
sequent upon their attendance Of grand milf
tary entertainment last Christmas near Muir
freesboro, at which time and place they were
compelled to I'd ,nce" to much faster music
than was expected by them. He concludes
his letter declining the invitation BY remarking
\ that it is his conviction that his"vis Wis., was
an adept in giving Dancing lessons" and com
plains that lIardee was not long in learning
McCook how to shuttle" and back step" aud
says that McCosk on being requested to
"change his step" declared his inability to dol
SO, and he Immediately expelled old "Gutscy"
from the "set" and broughtin Rosseau, who
he says, went forward and back" time or
two, but il was not long before he too was
taking the 'shuflep and finally the backstep
so he changed partners" and brought up
i Crttonden, and about this time he finds it i'm.
possible to keep time SO he retired from the
action Poor "ROsyp' he may be a good man
but can't dance to Southern music, by En-
field and Minnie, the two great composers.
Mrs. Geo. D. lrentce passed here yesterday
, en- route FOR Louisville. She is true woman
+ an excellent lady, but the wife Of a "son Of a
gum That 10 not cursiug, Or indecent, as our
Bishop General has been heard to make use Of
the remark Mrs. Prentice sympathigee With
our cause, and it is natural that she should.
Her sons are in our army, and her brother is
member Of Gem Cleburnes staff, and will
bet she has moro love forthem thanior Geo. n
I The army is rapidly increasing in strength
/, and presently we will be Athletic exclaim:--
n "Come one, come all this rock shalIny
H. Frtm ltS irm base, as soon as )"
~ and possibly we may grow so strong as Il
: become impudout aud excessively troublesome
4 10 old Rosy" and his boys Methiuks ! heal
5 you say--Amenl
! The army is now being fully supplied viii
good teuta shoes and blankets--thau, to Oh,
energy Of my Quartormaster friend, Maj. W
! McMacken IN bet lie can keepa hoieli a
I least a gentleman Of his name once could snt
: did. asnIf "PLuRwus'
}. peA. The Tuscumbia North Aiabamiaa 0
y the soth UT, furnishes llio following pariicu
lSIlals Of recent raid Of Van Dorm at Hol.
q Syringe
,tIs.i A reliable gentleman who arrived IN tow
yeaterday from below, reports that Gen. Va
rlDOrn made another attack on Holly Springs
4 few days ago capturing 700 prisoners, and cnl
/. ting The Third Michigan Cavalry up very bad
Ily, only 4 few escaping .s lH4aIs
Q The infamous scoundrol Capt Latimcr, VIII
,diniade himself Infamous by his deprodatioup !
tia county, and who had been burning house
( and cutting up extensively about Holly Springs
{ was hung by order Of Van Dorm, only ten min
lutss being allowed him 70 inako his arrang'
y mcpss for ils long journey
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lt fir BIAS .lats Nl.U ti
,d4 elks. Bvig, Ctnillobt. n. MITCHELL Commander
!. the poal ~ Nmhyile has published on order 70 81
ltnotg thht-4"ln pursuance 20 ufdem received ifol
n. pupariuent lleadquaarrs, a hereby announce
that 10 pateta will DO given 70 20 outside tho Plck'
- he II thia city except 10 persons 81 knuEH nkd 900
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