, 1864-01-07

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INTO WlHte1 qua1tef8, aau tne tne army OF
the Cumberland remains ''sn stasa quo," the
Lesser, though by no mcans less brilliant por-
wor,r md 1b,1c Il offcn ren1;res who1e ~
800 1ra'n'aee VII" ~ u6'su -sauAes "no4s c?t-
uhns ol our lafeest dahss 10 chronicle On
advance OF the picket lines on tho Potomac,
deeds Of valor and prowess arc daily being
performed. which are seldom heard of ont
s;do Tho Localities w1,cre +Icv t,ar tal.e n,sao
e1ue tne 4oea's4ee WHIT ~, nss .ne5 aAe ptass
A few days ago, the 9TH Illinois mounted In
fantry, under command of Lieutenant Colo
mel pl,,,,srs ,noi,e a raid ,ntn 4 settle,nen} IN
a. -Ta:-a..oa p,,o. o.i1aa r .-,1,i. T..,:..
tue :, teA, .'Aeo -1a 10y
Where lhey met oe1acnmcnt ol fhoady's
force, and had sharp engagement, capturing
a steamboot and tblrty.two prisoners: The
rehe,a snrnr;scd At thc dar,nr which led tho
r.,ass, - e.ts.,r e..sa ~ r.. rn;;.as,e. -
Colonel 10 attaek 4 'ofce eo LAT superior 10
his own. fed in dismay, lea!fng the boat and
its cargo to take care Of itself The expedl-
ton was in MI respects perfect success.
Ano4hpr dee6 of hravcrr- which was mar,
for1ned some daTs at,o a,;on1d not so nnna. ,
aotneu ~ So"e eA3o eAeaIu NV - uun".
alced. 9en. Uoase aeslrea 10 send important
dispatches from Pulaski to Eastport, on the
Tennessee River, and Lieut.. Roberts, Of the
Tth Illinois mounted infantry. was detailed
to proceed to that place with I'll possible
speed. The duty was one of much import
ance and danger, as his road lay through q
county I:ca nsstsd TED WITH th the wosst class
dashsnr spirit. which has ever c6aracter.
izcd his: prairie regiment, started with
Int twenty.Aye men. Mt nine 'o,clock
ii the eyening. and though, he met a force Of
the enemy ia gucceeded in circumyentinp
them. and reached the river .about nina
O'Clock the next evening, making q distance
Ct neatly a hundred miles, The dispatches
were safel1 delivered. and In twenty-fonr
honrs morr he Was back in Pulaski. The
Generai me ntions tl,is as one of fhe most dar-
inn evn1nIts Tint has haen nerfnrmcfl In his
coinn,and. Tsneak of these circumstances
TO show that wiiilc the stereotype nr1ny news
rerorts things Ill quiet,'' the true spirit Of
TIC En-. ineef corDs Of tits command, IL
steadily 1t work on the Railroad, andeby the
LIST cav Of February 1t is expected that through
communications will be opened from Nash
vile to Cfattanoogn on the Tennessee s; Ala
lama Railroad. The benefits accrning from
thls change Of roads will never be fully real
lied By one who has never been over the old
worn-out Nashville s. Chattanooga road,
which has been uss1 heretofore to convey
supplies to the army at Chattanooga.
Gen. Roddy's mnfn command Is now ut
Decatur, and Gen. Hardcc is reported ut
Rome, with his advance ut Dalton. What
movements the rebels contemplate, or rTheth-
er they contemplate any thing at all, is not
definitely known Just now; but Watchful
eve is Kept upon them, and by well reyu-
lated system Of secret service, their move
ments arc infinitely scrutinized and accurate
" reported to the commanding General.
Tie re-enlistment Of the troops Of this
command is progressing rapidly. and they
are starting home by companies. to enjoy q
Through Of thirty days prior to their re-or~
eanizaiiou. Il is sestinated that hree-fouxths
of General Dodgo's command have already
re-enlisted for the war, and tue work goes
brayely on. An American army Of veteran
soldiers. "armcd in the holy cause Of libertv,"
is as rrnul q moral spectae|e as can enuamc
the admirution Of the :ph{lanthropist Of the
nineteenth century,
The Creat issues involved, the great prin-
ciplcs Ut stake, and the great men engaged
III thc present contest, render it m event Sec
nrf, in imnnrfancc in thc yyorld-s history. to