, 1864-11-26
OUR CHATTANOOGA LETTER.
The Refngees-ReoPentn of Trade
--WholcAalo Slaughter of
Union Men,
IFrom our OWE Correspondent
CHATTANOOGA, November 10.
THE REFU1PH4

IFrom our OWE Corrcppondcnt}
CHATTANOOGA, November 10.
TIE REFUGEES,
During the last ton days an ayeracc of
4,ooo rations per day, of bread and meat.
have been Issued To these poor creatures by
the Post Comuaissary, Colonel Mackay, for
which he deserves the thanks of the humane
everywhere. His using gnearly the entire rolling
STOCK OF the road to Nashville to transport
the poor refugees who have been forced to
abandon their homes in Georgia, in consc-
quence Of the raHagcs Of war. In few aays
these poor creatures will have disappeared
from our midst and will hare arrived north
Of the Ohio, where they will be astonishcd to
find that while the South has been made des-
olate by war which she Wickodly inaugu-
rated, the North is more prosperous and hap
py than the South ever was in the piping
times Of peace. Every one Of those Southern
families will one dny return to their warm
Southern homes as missionaries to tell their
misguidcd brethren Of the beauties Of free
dom without the curse Of slavery.
Charles A. Fuller, Assistant special Agent
Of the Treasury at Nashville, has issued no.
fice that on and after the 29th Of this month,
certain towns and places in Tennessee, among
others Chattanooga and Cleveland will be
opened for trade. Loyal persons only will be
permitted to trade, and each applicant must
file with Lis application satisfactory refer
cnces as to loyalty rs well as the reasons why
the privilege Of trading should be granted.
Preference will be giyen, 1st. To soldiers who
have been wounded in the service, and dis
charged on account Of disability. ID. To SOL
d1ess who have served their fnll term of en-
listment and been honorably discharged. Sd.
To citizens who have always been uncondI-
tionally loyal, and hare given their influence
to the support Of the Government. a fine op-
portunity is now offered discharged soldiers to
enter into business, and doubtless many of
them will take advantage Of the privilege. tits
to be hoped that a wholesome competition will
| BE- the result, and that prices in Chattanooga
will return to something like reasonable rates.
Purchasers might willingly allow dealers and
Of the risks incurred in transportation, but
when these gentlemen charge four and five
hundred per cent 1t is time to rcmonstrate.
| Five cents apiece for matches that will not
burn, is rather huge. 4 great demand exists
In this place for all kinds Of goods from tacks
to crowbars, from pins to ploWs, but pickles
| and canned fruits are drug in the market.
| Any parties who obtain the privilege Of trad
ing in this city, aud who viii keep On band
well assorted stocks at reasonable prices, will
ehortly find themselves on the high road to
| fortune and competence.
L company bearing the title Of the Georgia
| Home Guards, have bacn rendering good ser
vice to the Union canse IN the upper counties
Of Georgia, during the past six months. The
band was composed principally Of descrters
from the rebel army, y,-1ncn who had been con-
scripted into the rebel ranksan subsequently,
escaped,-nnd anumber Of citizens Of Murray,
Walker and Catoosa counties, Georgia, and
Walker county. They had been out on q scout
for several days and had captured and picked
up several squads Of rebel prisoners, anonS
whom vas Colonel. On their: returr
they did not preserve az good orae!
the homes Of many Of Them being il
that section Of country, considerable
stragg1ing en6ued. When near Eliiay, abou
sixty fire miles northeast Of Dalton, 0,
last Friday, they were surprised By force O
rebels under the command Of Tom Polk Ed
mondson. This rebel force is composed in til
greater part, of members Of the 1st Tennessee
Infantry, who got cut off from their main III
, | nv at the beginning Of the campaign las
Spring, and lave remained in the countr.,
: ever since: The Home Guards numbered on
I force consisted Of over three hundred. Find
ing that they were surrounded and that es
cape WAS impossible. the Home Guards sur
rendered, and then ensucd't the fearful part Q
the tragedy. The most Of these men bein1
dcscrteTs dom the rebel army, as nc statei
| above, and all Of them being we'll known a
having acted as guides for our forces, th
rebels determined to show them no mercy
Taking TIC prisoners of into the woods ,
Shot or hung nil but twenty-one Of them
Alters the commission Of this savage and IN
parallelcd butchery, the monsters departed fo
their retreat in the mountains, taking their re
manning prisoners, including Col: Ashworth
with them: On the road, one Of these prison
crs manged to escape and made his way int
Dalton, where he made theaboye statement t&
the Provost Marshal. 1t is supposed that on
| authorities will be able to effect an exchang'
Of Col. Ashworth for the rebel colonel whom
the Home Guards had captured and sent intt
Calhoun. 4 Dag Of truce for that purpos'
was to have left Calhoun last Sunday. It /
, to be hoped that these "bcasts'' may &c
caught and have their just deserts meted on
: to Them. No quarter should be shown to th
perpetrators Of. such an act Of inhumanity AMI
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