The Chattanooga Daily Rebel. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1862-1864, 1863-01-20
THE SITUATION.

The object Of the expedition Of General
Wheeler, to Harpeth Shoals, as we predicted.
in our situation article Of Sunday morning.
was the destruction OF the enemys trans
ports at that peint, and we are gratifed to
be able TO announce to-day that it has been
eminenty successful. Official information was
received IN this city on Saturday night, that
General Wheeler had captured four Transports
and four hundred prisoners, besides capturing
G gun.boat which was pursuing cur cavalry.
The gun,boat AID three of the transports, to.
getber with their cargoes, consisting Of yalu-
able supplies for Rosecrans army were burned.
The remaining boat, after the destruction Of
its cargo, was bonded by General Wheeler,
and appropriated for the transportation Of the
four hundred prisoners who were Immediately
paroled and sent back to Yankeedom The
expedition and it's results present one Of the
most brilliant achievements of tho famed
mounted men OF the West and adds another
bright leaf 10 the laureled brow Of the dash
ing young Georgia General.
The redoubtablc Dick Mccain, whilom, of
California and Mexican fame dashiug Parti-
san Chief from the city Of Rocks, also made a
dasha fcwnights since to within three miles
Of Nashville, and destroyed a railroad bridge.
It is said that Captain McCASS, actually used
the rails from the fences around his own prop
erty near Nashville, 10 build the fire. The
Yankees, have since destroyed his property
BY way u retaliation.
Our army still occupies about the same po-
siion, aud il is believed tho enemy is likewise
ia statu qao. General Cheathan, at Shelby
vile, now in ii. General Folks absence, com
mands the left corps Of The army. General
Wharton with a cavalry force is operating
along our immediate front, aud Bnford on the
MANCHESTER pike. We are informed that the
euemeya outposts extond mo five or six
miles out the road loading to Shclbyve from
MurfreeNboro and the main army Of Rose
Grams is ncamped around the latter place
The headquarters Of the Federal commander
are at the residence OF the Hon Charles Ready.
rumor was in circulation here yesterday,
10 the effect that the Federals were collecting
heavy force, with gunboats and transports,
at Corirth, Miss, preparatory to an advance
nr the Tennessee, for the purpose Of fanking
our army in Middle Tennessee. We do not
give credence to this report, believing such a
movement utterly impossible at this season,
with heavy wagon trains and artillery. Be-
sidcs, if the Tennessee is sufficiently high for
navigation as far up as Florence. the Duck
and Elk Rivers will also be swollen to such an
extent, as to oppose no Uncomfortable obstacle
to the advance Of tho Yankee army towards
the Southwest.
The impression appears 70 gain ground in
North Carolina, that the enemy are about
moving in force frem Beaufort and Newbern.
They have.a large armed and transport feet
at the first named point, together with some
two irOn.cladsi they have also a heavy land
force at Msrehesd City and Newborn.
The dispatchea this morning announces
another raid into Greenbrier, Va, by the
Yankees. whore they committed number o.
dsprsdationS.
1t is alss reported, that the Yankees are
again making preparations to attempt the
passage Of the Rappahannoek, and thsrs ara
indications Of q removal Of hOstlitiOs near
Fredericksburg. Il 10 not Improbable, how.
ever, that these movements are made TO COW
or operations in North Carolina.
Nothing additional from vicksburg. The
Federal laad force now in Louisiana Is ssti.
mated az 10000 lis 900 at Baton Rouge and
S.oee q Nsw Orleans.
M. The dcPredetions committed in
Middle Tennessee arc truly dcRlorablc,
and should receive the immediate and