Brownlow's Knoxville Whig, and rebel ventilator. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1863-1866, 1864-02-27

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Letter from East Tennessee.
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Loaden, Teunsssee.
Elitors .Iournat.--4Oar9 division arrived
here September 4th, and fond The pinec in
the aaletYosscssicn Of the advance cavalry
brigade. under epmmand Of Col Graham
Gen gaelsnsr. Who Was IN command. had
heard Of the approach 9f the Yankees and
began circulating Jondan daring the last /
,iay Of August leaving SCOTS cavalry tei
guard the lass trslia os cars, shd % eTawf
their fight with the destruction by fre, of
the noble railroad bridge which spAnued tslei
Tennessee river at this poiat. THIS bridge
wss near 2 900 feet In length, bull VI hard
=rine II, the, best manner The rebels were
much alarmed for its safety. and have kept
a large guard here for two years past 10
prevent itstiestruetien. The palisades erect
ed for It's defense are very substantial. and
will come in good play for the use of our
troops in case another bridge should DC built
in It's place.
- / suh}oin an account of the action here,
from the pen Of an ere witness, Capt. WA.
III. Alexander, one Of the nrst citizens, N
point Of inteiligeHce and responsibility, and
/ may add, noble, high-miaded nan, who
has been deeply injured By the rebels after
finding that neither brides. caiolery nor
threats, eoald suffice 10 turn him from his
deyOfien 20 the Union Tic has a wife OF
the same stripe, worthy partner, upon
mtlse olHFalfy kavolIeaFed every abuse,
hut who did not fail 10 lash them WITH her
tongue whenever opportunity ofiered,---
Captain Aiexanderis statement is Is foi-
lows.
sa0n Wednesday, the % inst, aboHt 10
o'eboek 4. n, the United States troops aP
penred on the range Of hills opposite the
town. Ths rebels In RnticipatsoR Of their
coming had alTeady Piaatei two pisces Of
artillery on the hill northwest Of the town,
and enc near the river, and With some SIX
or sByen hanared 81 Scott scayalry remained
= with 4 view 10 proteet the retreatiDg trains.
The relsess fired FIRST from theiF batteries on
the United States troops The ere was Inn
mediatelv Hessrned. At the second fire the
rsie! battery At the river was disInountcd.
which was forthwith hauled CD, while the
shells fsiI zpidiy around the depot and
trains. and among the groups Of cavalry
scattered through the town, killing one rebel
near the writer. The trains len, and the
shells soon cleared the town Of the enemy
In the meantime tie two pieces Of artillery
on the hin uniimbered and followed the re
treat. The bridge. about the same time
become enveloped in sheet OF fame, ais
soon. with 6 A1ad crash, fsil . mass Of ruins
into the river, seeshing aud boiling nos un
like an angry chsldren, full and propheti
calIy verifying the predictions ef the UnioT
men here. fwilen charged with an attemp
10 barn the bridge) that when the Aebi'
structure was. destroyed Il would be done by
the relsis. There was aodanage done By
the shells 10 the town, the shelling having
: ceased soen aiieE tLs rebels ieit was u
the town daFiBg the sheiiing. and, iisinl
near the depot hung out white Gag totn
dictate the enemy had left, and to stop IN
further Smelling Of the town and secure tn
safety of the cifizal4s, which nm happy q
say, or seine other easse, bad is eject
RnoxrilIc was occupied about the SAM
time with no show 81 resistance. The rehe
troops had been Withdrawal FROM there, ant
their last hFfgadee were passing F0uthwar'
through this place 81 the tine or eayalr!
saynsste was heraldsd Although the Enlte'
States forces lad Cor months beea exIlested
vet their sudden arrival took every one b.
surtnise-s - litae wsa actually known her
by the rebtas or Union men Of the approach
OF the grand expedition tiiai Wis to releas
this vast region. known as East Tennesaes
from its thraldeln Of oppression. No pc
can describe The saffsrings endured by "a
true-heAriea portion n the inhabitants dai
ring the reign Of teFr3e Nskieh has existe
throughout this entire region slilea the OIL
set 81 the war---the many anxious longing
for suecar, eiisn promised, but epding i
deep and bitter disappoIhuhent aud dee
sgapaifiaFu f he sbility 81 tie 9osfsnlAset :
afford relief Rere impersssa b aecrssiiy I
take sides with the rebel eaass, IN order
= bafoyide flr Hle wapta a their lant Ees 'nsl
inany others would have foiioWed AhiA ba
foY the noble ephanrl Of Captain Afsksnde
and otbeFF Of lie same flilh, who eantrlhal
Ell iood fofA theiF eWn stock Of pr0yisienl
and chesred up the llsopihg splfilsof thei
weak knssd ahd despairiRg hfolhars. A
honor 20 the nohls band who rsuleinsd fru