New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-01-25


bpiion.
uroa Oar special Correspondent.
KNOXVILLE. jan. 10. 1854.
The Rebels never want pretext for flag Of
tuo ben they get very anxious about the position and
strength OF ths Onion orny confronting them. and when
t.ar cannot obtain satisfactory information in any other
rsy they ususiy resort To that dodge.
On the 9TH instant. our piCeets stationed beyond
Bsirs Gross koad upon the kntiecee Pike discovered
sIa mounted party approaching with rag of truce
TIE parry was baked, and the ocer having in charge
4 coa runicoton addressed TO haiorGen. j. o. roster
commanding the Union forces conducted 70 the
hcasguateTs Of Maor.GcD. PGrke in the immediate
command Of the troops IN the held VINO received the
Officer with greet courtesy. and extended to nm those
bospitacs which The laws OF and tho cvitcs be-
treea gentlemen require. The messenger bearing the
sae the communication was assured that the latter
would be Immediately sarded ~ the commanding
general Of department, Gad the proper answer TO
tulred 20 tue lines of Con- IoDgsreet as soon as 1t
sbould ho received from Knoxville.
Con Parke forwarded she letter without opening H.
Appended is a copy:
COPY OF LYTrER RYcf1rED FROM LIEUT. GEN. j.
LoSesTREgT, AT HEAD2UAEIERs DEPAKTMEsr or
THE ONO. AND REPLY or MAJ .oEN. J. @. IosrEk,
COMM ASDISG DEPARTMENT OF TIE OHIO, KNOX
VILE. IESE.
HrADarAkTxFs CONFEDERATE foscrs Fest Tenn
r. rae Commanding Gsseys. u s, foTees, Aas. 1csA
siS: ind the reclamation Of Pr.saent Lirco' Of tn
~ Of p-cenbef e.i In erenste = asIse- sfors az
20 soldiers 90 qat our nlss aud 10 take the osh
the United stses GcyeTumeEt presume,
hvvef that the great object AID end Al vie" a TO hasten the
day oi peace 1T. Al. ..-,..
Of o ouicsne views tina, your Government may have
spop hi. snDet through rahr ;hsn by hsudbs crcu
ti nso,. he out in the Proclamation be Of
escr sanding u hey ceeIt their cause they DEGRADE
s.p.s no rood nor can they injure
A. great nation you can accept meme but all honorable
- sabr., therefore, whether tie mode that Iugses
would not Iey 20 lead to s honorable end thai
wch cireustion Of Psrsisi promise Of freedom.
j. IoSssrKEsa, Leut.-Gen Commsndne
rrpIY OF MAJ GEN. JEo G. FOSTER, COMMANDING
DEPARTMENT OF The OHIO.
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THK ONO
KNOXVILLE, Z. T., Jan. :, 1864.
H., c.. Com -aadir0 Force in East IeBnes,se:
srs lh,vs honor to scknowi.dge the receipt Of you
,cf dated Jsa 1904 you are correct N s ,qpP4s.i91 tns
Ecsameiion IL 10 induce those now IN Rebellion against h'
Gsvsrnnen to !s s1de ihe1r inns emo iet.fn 70 ne I
a States now yed in hostility against one another and
peace the immediate ehect Of me circulation
a Sose within nes and in view this latter course
Ssa sS1 RS Gpsr II BE- e' Hoo9ed
sept however your suggestion that would have beer
10 sy sss s ss ds
encoe to you twenty 2ol copies each oithsse documents
ssssri;y 70 ,le isue among your officers aud men
j have the honor 10 be, General,
'''' j. 70 G. Fosros, Moi. Gen. cornrnspd,ns.
Copies Of General Orders No 4, from these besdquar
Ii
HEADoUARrERs ARMY or THE ONO, !
ksOxTlLLE. Tenn, jan C. 1864.
CysEpAI ORpyRs, No al. 10 secure uniformity la the
eIaen, Of desere. the Confederate ARMIES the fol-
icrsipq ORDER viii be Obersed:
hereafter when such deierter within lines they
vii 1t orce he CONDUCTED the nearest Division Post
psnde who being stsned thst hcy honestly d,re to quit
asCenertl Knoxville, WHO upon being satisfied OF the
honesty Of Intentions viii allow them 70 proceed to their
T ~--- % so!eny swesI in the prcseace Of Al.
sighty Cod viii heneeforth faithfully support protect,
end defend The Constitution OF the United states aud the
srion OF States blerender and hst . Ia Ike man.
abide by and istLuiy support ~ acts Of CONGRESS passed
during sting feb lion with reference TO slaves long
end far peeled modified held void by Congress
~ b. decision tie supreme Court and that will in like
manner sbde by anu faithfully support all proclsmations OF
the President sde during the e1ug Rebellion having refer
ss 70 ass,', SC ~ Ss a 20 49, ny' Cfsd 81
Such desesieIt VII be disormed surrender ana tLtir
turned 70 the nearest Ordnance Oncer, who val
a The ouaennsaer, Engineer Subsistence and Medical
nesb upon tie same terms Is to other employees Ia the nj
such deeIles with be exempt fou tho military service
by command Of Major General Foster
HxEy CuHTrs ia, Assistant Authenticated.
LouIs FI1lGERALD, A. u. Z.
That these wise measures OF the government second
by the generals IN the reld are having Tie desired
effect hen pui fairly before the Rebels, these uneasy
symptoms en- The part Of the Rebel commanders tie
oest evidence could desire.
DeselteIs duly coming in, and party arriving
Two days since report gre1t nestuton ana suffering
u tho Rebel army" put the sentence IN quotation
naIr, as II Is tho stereOyped repo Of all desefters
NO dependence whatever be placed in their state
nehts. Another characteristic Of these deserving
EeDes daiy msnifests itself They do not regard tAeir
obligations to The United stetes Government though
sak.n under the most solemn forms. party OF
elghsen ran a" ay the other night carrying with theni
s,osh srrnf, hnd ~ presumed, whatever else tbey
could eonyenienuy lay hands They had given Their
parole OF honor! not to leave tho lines until legally
Plsmssed The next day The entire batch Of paroled
lookup.
Among these prisoners was the con Of Anacl and
letter. Cspt Moody. whom viii DO ,hc nstice 10 be-.
Rs's' would not disb2porsby have brekeE ls parole.