The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1863-10-10


The correspondent Of the Cincinnati
Times gives the following relative to the
position Of Rosecrans's army at Chatta.
nooga:
After our retiring within the rebel works
the enemy seemed to reluctantly follow.
They held back - if to give us full oppor
| tunify for a successful rccrossing of the Ten
| nessee river. But Gen Rosecrans did not
see proper to take advantage of these fayorl
BILE dcaigns OF the enemy. On r.turninx "a
Chattanooga, instead of placing the Tennes
| see between his forces and those Of the
rebels, he Immediately called around him his
Generals, and in few words explained to
| them his future intended plans.
This place is to be held at all hazards; We
here make the big fight be the strength OF
| the enemy what it may. Beyond this point
the Army of the Cumberland will not retire
while there is foe to menace it. Gen. St
Clair Morton, chief of engineers, immedi
ately set about to pat the place in defensi
bic condition for the warm welcome of the
enemy.
The nationals at present occupy the works
previously constructed by the rebels to pre-
vent the approach of the Yankees The
former strength Of these works the enemy
know full well. But they have now been
made more complete, enlarged, and improved
upon by those for whose approach they were
hrst intended to resist; aud should the enc
| my desire to learn more of the Yankee i'm
proyements on the plans OF others, they have
only to come forward anu gain . more tho
rough knowledge by actual observation
They will lind that their foes have not b zen
idle, aud will most readily discover that the
despised mudsills OF the North have executed
III Ore in the's space of forty eight hours than
has been accomplished by themselves in the
1r% .t<l
this now impreguabe stronghold.
The enemy have been constantly moving
around us since our retirement 10 this place.
Large bodies of cavalry, infantry, and artil-
lery are reported to be moving along the
heights and through the valleys and plains
beyond our present limits. They have been
trying the range OF their guns upon our po-
sition, but have not as yet succeeded in the
accomplishment of any advantage to them
selves or injury to the nationals. Their shot
and sLell have all fallen harmless to the cart u.
They are distinctly to be seen in very strong
force, in successive lines OF battle, on the
hillsides and in the bottoms. The dense
woods in our immediate front are also
swarming with them, but they, thus far, have
shown but little disposition to advance and
again try their strength and fortune with the
little army of despised menials with which
they are at present confronted.
Inc following IS the general order IN
the case Of Generals McCook and Crit
tenden and their corps:
WAR DEPARTMENT.,
Adjutant- Generals Office,
Washington, Sept. 23
lst The President of the United States
directs that the twentieth and twenty irst
army corps be consolidated and called the
fousth army corps, and that MaOr General
Gordon Granger be the commander OF this
consolidated corps.
I'd. 1t is also directed that i Court of In
quiry be convened, the detail to be hereafter
made, to inquire and report upon the con-
duct of MajorGenerals McCook and Critten-
denden in the battles of the 18th and Goth.
These officers are relieved from duty in the
Department of the Cumberland, and will re
pairto indianapolis, Indiana, reporting their
arrival by letter to the Adju.ant General Of
the army.
By order of the Secretary Of War;
+. ID. TOWNSEND,
Assistant Adjutant- General