New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-11-14
IL.
From, Or, sleciil Corr's ponden
In CaslP, NEAR KyoxyTnr, Tenn.
Oct. 49, ItIL

intended ~ tell You in my last Of the ard
ley duel which Witnessed ut Chattanooga. Lest it j
"a, gotten asaa viii try to recall it now Toward tn
dssn Of Monday the 5ih inst. my sleep was somewha
braAen by unwonted sounds which thought nroccedc'
fot some sturLer Of the peace in the tents adjacent
But while dressing this dclusion was dpc!ied. Noun
tain spoke slowly 10 saountn in smoke ana fre ano
thnnder. Bragg had opened the city, and or gun'
were responding From our encaInpDent We could
hoar tho batteries ard the sharper crack Of shells ex
p,oding but we could not ses them. scarcely syeI
ie 80 rcsicsa Since the cuel was inc' liable, now
could help desiring to witness it, few Of US,
mounting our horscs rode along .le river ill we came
TO the bend from which It fows almost at right angles
botween the hills and our car,hworls Sacrificing dg.
pity to curiosity T. Ike Scripture character small Of
fiature. climbed II tree. TO obtain n more commanding
view In an open space Oh deciyity could discover,
with the aid Of gass, the enemys ambulances rapidly
passiue Cavalry would emerge on one SIDE from me
woods and speedily disappear on the otber. N, W
road that extends from our for'ihcatons to"nfi ,,
Ieu.essgc was dotted WIKI eager srCcthtOfA \ ll4'
OF smoke ascends flock Of birds arise, hGsh y seen,
and long af'erward as IL seems "a NJ, We Rear me e
yel braiing discharge. CLEAN from inc req me h"'
marks deicnses scnds thrili OF pflde nhu NO
through all II u.s. aud we look at each other with
EnGlng eyes for our cannon IL scnding defiance ~ le
traitors Yet cruel work 1t seemed 20 have the sun
shine dimmed by these engines Of death couM eHhi
fancy tina, the echoing hills were teIrorsrnck ana ~
,le rippiing Tennessee trembling. In answer TO
nun erous inquiries learned that our loss was ono-a
poor fellow Whose head Knocked on BY piece Oh
she'll ard the enCmys unknown.
As / could gain 10 other information OF Burnsdes
locality than that he somewhere between knoxville
and Chattanooga resolved 10 find him ont ny Ell
n,ra "a train thft was expected 20 20 about 40 niles
Oh uy route afforded good opportunity Tor silo
start Thirty decpDOdled wagons, with hoops that are
covered with Vhiso caiyas and ,SaHn by SIX mules oT
horses, make vogy long procession ahead 81 SUCH .
cnyalcade comp ny with the escort anbied ieisnr
along on Billy. We met with 10 adventure PATCHES
of boudr plentiful that TIE ground was concealed
furnished rather pEecaFouf foo'ing; podkins amor
tiecs 10 avoid the teams eating dinner OF bareback
without disnountnR. and listening to yourg bcfces re-
counting their battles. or expataing on the merits oi
their horses the FIRST dey OF my journey wore AVA!
We caup.d IN field that overlooked The river. lhe
mules, feed from tcr harness INDUCED L. singular eX
ciaInatons and gynuastic pcriofnance frc amer hre
began 10 rlenm between the wagons and various sup
pcrs were soon In process Of cooking. strong cohee
and brown sugar. haIdtlck. and little peci
nuke glorious supper Tor hungry soldiers tlhi al
under the frightening starr IN the rosy mf'
cracking rail-. Aas for the fencesi Many tree
viii be Silt 70 replace them. As l was plying the
proprietor. his head appeared IN The smoke, aud We
heard lin i.guiNug If We were comfortable. After as
suring him tia, we're and Offering nm some c",e "a
an old tin boz be ioined our circle and entertained
Easily inaucnccd he bod vaclra,ca between Uncle slm
and the ups;art JEFF bu, had innlly decided Tor re
was sadly apparent when entered his house. lils
wife, whoss HAIR turning gray was nuIsinI q htile
baby with whose recent birth sho associated TIE last
visit 81 the X bells children Of various ages Nerc scat
tered on the foOr young woman MAS sewing aa1 s"o
bravuy men were smoking. The log IRE or TIE htit..
was their only light. Altar frank and friendly con.
yersaton tl.obcct and probable result 81 tbs tern
bic contest il VAS rather au unusual company tia.
Anet IL prayer "a the father Of ~ all am ohen siireA
by tie unexpected crossings which our h"plhs MAKE
with the life paths OF others uorials posting - tie
steruifies suddenly touch each other and suddenly
separate. But who can doubt that there u desgn III
ak these meetings. 49,
The next moeniag we were In fix Billy could not
osrry Fred mysclL and cur baggagc-so hat eonld
do, thought OF marching. but that was to- slow
Being bind 90 tie future and ~ the ell aTact'r ~ TO
animal esteemed Il great favor on the part - afo
der 20 take dollar for the OF an abandoned bore
" hich he had picked up by the way eide. Vow "e
we're equipped Putting my saddle with my yaise
strapped behind II. on mo cap rioAeeu flc.ui nh INV
ing nclpcd Frederick 1eanncr j., 10 mount blanket
ed Hs leaped on his back. and led The va! through
the woods Why should tel q the su and patience
hch displayed IN tie manufacture OF cifchs' rom
a coffee bag ana some odd strapsf We were OF. ln-
was our glory. 1 cannot say that the attention
" oh We excited after reaching the main road was alto
gel her laiionng. Our appearance. However was de-
clLedly striking. IL evident that frcLs clo.he,
had never been made for him. Tho military saddle NJ
Inch h. ioieJ vi he the yase kept time behind hn III
bare feet barely reaching tie top The strpi ne fo
ride and the soioal look Of TIE sihened phsdiIei
were sufficiently ridiculous. JUS ne" emlto. or VAS
scarcely lees 90 BE- .shed az. NO WOldnr thht the
grinning iarkcy as he saw Billy prancing along, III
quired "hassn. where's yer enddlet - ~ noon We
halted at grove not much 10 eat rs q make Some
other disposition If the baggage. There IN ihc heart
Il Tennessee, ! took ont FOR the INST ile ah hhle
needle case and wondered Gt TIE cloud tha came o.
ne az the Sigh that would lot bc rrWessed. Aht
pools and the lmblcs had suggested Kind hands ana
llcy dear fces and they cosy stungrooin II trtu.
citi lar away but had 10 time for sentne I'd.
4 theory was 10 be tried. We anpa'Heu tIe '..'o
divided IFS contents and pinned them Into tie folded
ends II shawl which We slung over Oltle sam the
dollar horse Transferring thc slodic 10 bhy, " SAL
lied proudly forh more assured than ever tial c.
sity is the mother ~ inv ent0n. But WAS soon hed
by an ominous StOpl" Turning. l p'ise"rd m!
attendant picking up tuAdry slilIs ana rocn-ts i I'D
the mud In vain lad been The precautionary suleN's
With which / lad strengthened ITO points e1'
,ie,r, nuproaoi ling the break Il, with rather
d comic M look were struck with bright !oc@ iw
these tLir - into tie cover and the Ttsi mo o fs
iran tlcm together, and travel ahead" EAhcu5
No s,ouer said than done aud We RESUMED our march
convinced for the hundred and Iiticth time INT even
IN the minuta oi lie. All things work together ior
good" Bu, our trials wore scarcely begun 40" 9ids
sunset. while wc were passing inSIth ,tsei go, ~
zion Uncle sam gave ont Fred having d-sphirsd oi
moral suasion Lad been using other stimuli blt - W
purpose A walk so slow that Il would haze taht1i1,I
!, man ON crutehcs was now lis only pace tfed ana
Inc barelro were placed on Billy, and nndoitooh l"
lead the dcgcucret, ramcsake OF thc hhi!"N' L
lut tcssed sight; W suddenly cane upon " uIIAs',
Gathering chis Her home was EciI, ana SIC guessed
BE I'D man would not tuIn usawoy. NJ Jo!! sooh .p
nc,rnd md was Inclined 10 be hospiiahe. Chatting y!
rs,o fire learned that he had three soils IA the
prb,l amy and that his sympltAics were southern.
Sill he Was kind and willing To listen 10 my views,
/ Ike NY host ~ the night before. ho WAS over.
oyod 10 have family worship. 6r be had not " heerd
larson In about thfce year, AIR. Jolly mansion was
ldcldedly Jolly, Il laughed al over WAi.o lying On tie
bed 10y The way lie whole fanlily sept IA the same
room counted over my holes for stellar oDSer' atoms
md .el aslccp before was half through.
But must finish the history OF my ride through Ten
mes see NJ some other place and time when and where
cannot even guess We haze been ordered to move
Win tcn DAVIS rntions Gt O'Clock tomorrow morning
Nv candle Is almost dead. The Colonel lying at my
dc Is deep in drcamlud, charging again, pnlyp az lie
lid 80 calamity tie other day al Blue Springs. or kissing
his WHO and 81 i!ulen AZ home. kNELDAiE.