Brownlow's Knoxville Whig, and rebel ventilator. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1863-1866, 1864-08-24

There IS 9 rebel Ssad Oh DainqR Oh the
night Of The 18th inst, the raiders said 10
number s,0oe, with six pIeeea 81 artillery,
The Felerai garrison at Dalton. uad0r Col
LsEhold. numbered bui 100 mra, If 81 His
souri, volunteers. The rebels approached
the town ID liae ct battle, and Wheslsr seal
In demand fos the SURRENDER Of tho Town,
eauehsa in tho following words
To fse asscY cpamsafiHg q. S fayeet
To Freveat the unasesssaYy ssEaazon Il hlpoa, j
have the kanor % demand the i1ssaiats sad aacen-
aisieaAi s.rrssass q the isscss anaar yeas sasa-
TSixaedl JAnxs MnKxtxn
Ne. teh. eenaag Cossssasrzse Foress.
To which Col Isaiboli responded in the
following laeonic terms
have bsea placed here e deseaA the Psss kus
hes 10 surrender
fSsgaedl LkIneE.n
usisael GHnnasnaiax
Seeing himself cutnumbe1ed, the gallant
Col I.sfbold sought protection 10 lhis earth.
works, and kept Tie invaders II bay ard
moved down the sebels On the masning
Of the 18th, the gsllant Maj Gen sseadmAn
arrived hron Chattanooga with reiHEoses.
Notwithstanding commenced the gar
risoa dartoa out--and she United States
iafantry, ander Col Morgan, were ordered
70 charge which they did with n ysii and
rush. and The chivalry turned tail snd Aed
in confusion. haTing torn up about hali
nile Of rad The Feassal lass IN kilisA
and wounded, vat 90. ard fherebel loss $50
On the 18th inst portion a The Theelar
thieves turned up 81 Athens, and gave oar
people terrible SCARF. destroying some
porsion Of the reed, and burning down the
depot. They Also robbed the stsreA sid
went 50 sar s. 70 rob Uuion women u heir
wearing apparel. ana tore them inso pisps
before their eyes
On the sth. force attacked Cleveland
where the eight TASTED for Eve hoars. TAs
, gallant CD. Gibson =zz II command Of
sssss companies Of Ohio heavy artillery,
ard repaisea Ehe rebels, n 10 had demanded
an unconditional Surrender u the piace.--
The rsbels fed 10 the direetidn of chattas
neoea, and tore up 20 much q the Rad -
% stop the trains and nails 4 dispatch
ria Nashville states that in eight 81 ;rays-
vile. Is miles from. Chattanooga coionel
Straight VS. killed. aBd, Gen stednlah was
wounded
On the 9th instant, abent 500 Of these
Wheeler il.isres turned up Al sweetwatsr,
tore up a portion ofthe track burned some
small bridges crossing the creek. and burned
the depot and go bales Of new hay.
= on Sunday sIst inst eur iitile garrison
Of 50 men, I'd Est Tennessee Infantry.
were ATTACKED al AsryviiIe, Ie miles South
II Knoxville. Oar men took refuge in tie
court hoase. and fought = superior force Al
day until ? o'clock 10 the morning Of tho
next aay, when ths coart honse was batter
ed down with artillery. killing portion &c
ths men. The rest surrendered Il h said
roost az the town isredacsd 70 ashes
- Gen Axxos. with an adequate Force holds
Loudon aud the bridge, up 70 the time Of
orr going 70 pres, aad tbs wirFa are werk
ing 70 Loadon. We suppose Il i safe 70
say ths rehals have interrupted orr com
mpsiestions from Loudon 10 Charleksou, 81
distance Of a miles We believe their
forcs is considerable
So far as Knoxville iseonoernsd, We have
70 saw. come one, come ail We are ready
for you. VIZ have the forees, lbe rassons,
the anmanltien and guns aud We hase the
leaders 10 aAan ws have condolences Gosne
YOU thieves and ..ssasin=, aud with bloody
hsnds. we vii welesne yos % hospitable
graves