The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1863-10-08

o. "a instant report that position perfectly safe
}s.A
J Moro reinfercements were near. Troops were Gen.
q .ssanaly arsfvsrs the West and elsewhere
Tho rsscscsyay cannot seriously interfere with Gen.
Rssecrans ssppes aud grsae coincidence 10 felt here IN
= sAs situation is believed that % great battle must
non sAght tho rebels recognize the fact that
= sAen much.
Their tnSo-maton of our condition Is tSo
oEset to- @Hay them. to suppose that they can
starvei 10 out, and The chances OF ar
Saiupe lsnpessee are just for them desperate
&c permit isnser suspense than 10 positively necessary
Ar..Vv. r. g. Shank's Despstches.
LOUISVILLE. KY, Oct. s, 1868.
LATEST FRONT
An Ofncer~Ao left Chattanooga Tuesday last brings
49, latest reIisble details which have from that H.
3esrsssing point have tad with him.
nd have eayned much that indicates the situation 10 Do
tach encouraging thanthe latest previous dates
~ reported them. This gentleman left on the 18th
latest dates by telegraph to the 2Sth The last
wohave from sAe rebels is dated September a. and Is to
ae that Bragg had gained great sdyantaSes BY
upyng Lookout Mountain getting controlover the river
oaow Chattanooga and throwing wbeeer's cavalry
Che Tennessee 70 attack our communcations.
This oncer states that Tuesday the goth. this rebel
ctory Of the 24th false The mountain had not been
carried by Bragg Longsreet HAD not appeared west OF
Chattanooga Wheeler north OF the tennessee river.
s summit OF Lockout Mountain important position
In me line OF General Rosecrans, and will not be
tightly yielded. The mountain itself s long range be
ginning ct Chattanooga and running south (tweny de-
rees west) to Gadsden Alabama. AT Chattanooga this
sPur Ia two thousand four hundred feet high and Is
avoided by tho railroad by creeping along the waters
lodge. The road to Bridgeport evades this mountain and
ereeps around the spur few feet abovethe river not
Cesoing the summit. Tho foot Of the mountain is
. mile from the heart OF Chattanooga, but the
.cumnt e at least hse miles. An ascent or Lookout
Mountain be made at Chattanooga. This road is in
possession. Another ndng road practicable for
artillery, existed atS.eyens Gap thirtynve miles south
another at wnsons Gap, fifty miles south, and perhaps
Others; but further north than these named.
Ny indignant that the roads ascending at ste
veoa' and winsons gaps have been destroyed General
pearsioya East Tennessee brigade having been detailed
Tor Shat purpose took possession OF the mountain and
after destroying these gaps blowing up the roads
e<ivsd TO point the mountain Chattanooga. and
Mortified himself there This point OF the mountains is
feomoi,mso called Summertown. II is about four miles
3Efom Rosscraps line established in the valley Of
'oAe ridge and Gen. Spears WORKS upon the mountain
oA0be locked upon great detached bastOn upon the
right flank line To the OF the line. which is
<he valley IL bears this detached relationship, and at
Ast thousand four hundred feet above any other
~ Of the works.
Aabthat has been said nfthc strength OF 0esrsl Rose
/. uns' works in the kilograms and correspondence
h. Chattanooga is fully confirmed by this olicer's
n. tensut. he says they be taken by sssaut
,that before Bragg dsodgs Rosccrans the latter
lin vs been so gthensd that he and will
mm slhe offensive # is geaeraly believed by RosccrHns
md "mcefs snAt Bragg "hi mol attempt an sssauH or
.~>o Investment o. the position, but eodeaver by
>ano nsBes upon our left 70 effect the desired object
possession OF Chattanooga Rosecrans has nten
lioa 'ehnqoashig IT. anu "'h ~"VSnce 70 "'ack ny
BOON WIS feAorcemeos reSch o" una MS o." troops
again "'n'o o'"a'''a or"st eA."o' n'Ne now
ncntup % cur ''sn' WITHOUT many NAYS pfopA'Mo' ;
.h. Ssk crossing the mountains from his POSITION
- roach ~ageport " the ~po' OF wocks ~ Is OIL
low days MARCH, Su' 10 marc" na lev Gays 40 arm!
I.s IN Ina specially provided and appointed. think II
an ~. fan id that these mountains fully protect right
,,nt Az 70 tne let, Bragg might operate upon tina,
,.nr nv n, uchIns throuyL the valley as Tar north
r,,o<, nm thence moving upon Nashville but tn doug
M, he uou Id ex.ese has and Communications
n 10 .r,i, ely destroyed, and in the event Of
..,,, ,.n,,, d al Nashville woud be left With
~. roo Of retreat nyea IT, him. The
,s. ton gro, T. Bragg will not attempt this dangerous
IN attaaaoga Ia really the only point from
which such "eNen' o'' our NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. e'u" pe
.a. With saro r,aad that point rrevogaby held by
posac,.n. Al, reseut astrong defensive position 60 hun
|, vii, s.como NJ his strength ~ united. grca,
,,,;en, ,o,ot fro, which 10 carry ohensvo
,-n ana This -, utuar assured T,sccaus wl soon
,,,eup, R.cru;t him to bis old sueasin. place him
-hsrs no ia y. Chm, Anods and you have him in The very
in which be intesded to be without having
r. m1uya But the war Once inter. red.
"a. oD,n,ons IL Rs Grams and Thouas-th,ee gioros
.,,, ono rs,,,.vad she disaster forced the army by
a.. =, WASHINGTON, -tsd weight The order was
-. A., .,x.,.a .n, the disaster be.cl Rosccraus
. ,,v. ,..,,.s s,t hsttanoozs with a intac: army
- a.. ,o,r whcn eo0ud safely strike. we have
a.. -, ,..L ,oo,,bo Iicrc time, the efficiency
a., -, ,.,,ro,., ,or thr length OF time. tn rly-nvc
-. ,,,, ions, ralcp,a Ml az artillery gone and many
.s.u oe suau a, while tho army weakenod
g. an. ,,,sara e,yh,hup dre killed, nnc thousand
-. ,.,n,,t ,,d ., thousand nva hundred pri
sopers-all The res 40 o. az "" "o PAR " Nh'
= os A., 49,. nj, , ca, p4isn t!ls difficulties which
A, -, ,,o,, ,o,htn, clio At B,ucc le. such
po.r.os atone II vo,,hy, se trusted at all be l.
sNiniy worthy 90 he trusted INV aH' "o'e" N"o"h u
re trus, Rosecaps, y" WV" o"n We "ePe"s
upon ...,.x.,.
rms ''hNtA""""'
.be line works around Chat ~"'s"' ~ ou" ny 1oo-
Grams, and whoec general outin "u'"e pretty oc'rv
-. r-c,lv ,cln,,,., IN so. issue NJ the 2)th bav.
Seen coneiractcd uui,r tH' mm' "e ss'c'Nh'oHo !"
ceno. and his choi engineers w u'o "o'o'ai No' o'
anil captain v E. Merrill. They " represented 20 !"
rost saystahtnl soi durable sa N''S 10 "He' VI w
epn,r.ei.sy taiiug The NaicJ--hc Arpo'cn'f :" 'n'
mace TIE serss are rot mere ~ D''s' wv 'o"pa'
Nast.ans ,e.laa5ts and lunosses " iaf S"'' So'un'
oil stsougly osanoccG.
,..rabi ,AtstRs CAn A-iN'
80. ,. .,,,,r,,,pt eti kS.t give tie ''hte
t.p.rti Paine w. Wounded by q t-''i sdTieh'otcI
Vii. Inspecting IA, be rom . ne vas 'ass'is
On op-u .ssure.t thc time, ar@ 80 sh9es ~hiie
MAXI. monetary pause. fhc%'ene ~ auieAs soi ne
Mind Inc ratnparts tie aat,gry u was on
scsA vaund ard nay add 90 80 iaf W ms dcs'cy
sbat the yonno ia thc bacA NhaHpari " enofai
rplmers body seldom soNsrds thr,e'. ITO mention
=. ,.oe.,sl ps,uer,s name recalls uy, ad lor.sei
su,v xh,.a shall COW be svnp am .re'uafod too, o.
, ,tor tnvossbAy Il: dong Justice v" az concerned.
10 ~,nns, 40 correspondent neeessariy>n"'' ahurrcd
account ~ az engagement In ~, no'e book