New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-02-08

sorter one o, the f. st few shots killed Rob and three
horses standing ar the biock house;
The ,1emy .orce WAS asoertaned 70 be the Whole O.
their cavalry in command OF MaJor'Gen hartin ahG
three bTraG IS of infantry the division under command
of Gen Ar nstroue. IN intelligent descrtcr who sur
rendered TO Gen. Manson, end who was closely ques
toned py him, states that there have eccn no Iate
reee rccmchs If LonSsHe so jar as h' He' "a'd az"
Tho onemy's skiIrnishcrs mGdo their appearance
1T various points along the fonth SIZE Oh the rNel
firing across upon pickett and during the forenoon
one OF our men was killed by shot from the OPPOSITE
side Of tho lsOn. Having competed the destruction
az the bridge our forces rvtired in line Of battle and
were closely followed b. portion II the eneInys cav
airy which had already fordcd the river above ana
below strawberry Plains. We depioyed our forces 10
the night and left Of the Bntodpe I0aG falling back and
steadily skrniShiug with the encys cavalry fghuns
sometimes on foot M other times mounted. IL was
deemed unsafe retire by the flank along the rofd as
the troops would then have been exposed TO c e M
the eneIy's cavalry. wei as liable u be shcl,d DN
their batteries Tho retreat was made ItisUelyl u'o
troops being halted and formed in line upon reaching
each advantageous position along INC Iouo. !ne,S s
settlement the troops acting "lh leiIcc'r''.
the ony mystery 20 them being Nhr they were mus re
treating before force which they felt aDhndahty ape
| "a cone with AS the bulk Of the army hGd eT,AuN
been withdrawn 70 other important points, II seems 10
have been part Of the plan to bilng Oh an ohg"i'
uent with that portion Of II remaining 10 cover the
reor until nearer Knoxville. During The afternoon,
Lieut. Netzler of the 10th New-York Nonniees was
shot dead while in charge OF party OF shrhls1ers
Abont the same time Rebel CaSoliynan was shot it"
his horse and the animal was also wounded IN one o.
lie legs by n pistol shot. The Rebels charged IN ana
carried off the decd man, leaving the Iderlets animal
lmpng the field upon THREE legs. inns annual
fnc black mare-yOGr correspondent "oh possession Oh
and for some time he's been engaged IN the phllaI
thropc work Of trying TO restore II 10 health ana acv
ity lis former Buc phaus having gone the way Oh mos
good hoTsofesh in Iennessec-been stolen " b-At
last accounts my wounded Rebel maze was IN 6TsesIo
Having fallen hack 10 within five miles Of Knoxville
our forces reached line OF hills stretching across III.
valley and the railroad whore they made ~ ttand ana
prepared 10 give battle. Night, however set IN, and
nut an end 10 the firing both sides, or 1t was only
continued in desultory way between tle pieke's'
Loss OF 4 DROVE or CATTLE
During the day while troops were occupied with
the Rebels Immediately IN mont, an interesting hank
movement was going on, Of which we had no SAVING
knowledge. A drove Of Kentucky cattle, which had
been waiting orders at Beaver Ridge ior some two days
in charge OF Captain and detachment OF the lO,h
Michigan Cavalry, was surprised captured, and driven
TO the rear by Rebel cavalry force sent round upon
The Clinton or Sacksboro Road The drove originally
consisted OF one thousand head but losses aoug the
road NAV have reduced them "a eight hundred a. the
time of their capture they were within hye miles OF
Knoxville Major shannon Of the lOlst Ohio Volunteer
Infantry has since been GU; with detachment and re-
taken ninety Of the beeyes which had struggled rom
tho main herd IL is due 10 the Major 70 say u0t he
had no previous connection with the drove.
The party in charge Of the latter reports be correct
made no fight for the possession of The herd perhaps
The strength Of the Rebel cavalry rendered resistance
useless and the finest drove OF cattle which ever led the
lean sides Of "a furnishing army. fell an easy prey 10
Rebel stomachs The Rebels captured droyers >
soldiers and citizens total 81 They took the drove
mn the Poor Valley Milars Road, and divided them
into Two Groves one being taken toward bijns Cross
Roads and tie other 10 strawberry Plains.
This mnneuver is much like repetition OF the pro.
ceedrg At Beams Station where the Rebels captured
our train Of sugar and coffee just coming in from the
GAP il would almost seem that they must have been
apursed Of tie presence Of the cattle az Beaver Ridge
where they had been halted and that tls dah upon on
trout was in part for the purpose Of obtaining posses
sion Of the valuable pIze. These cattle pooah. az,
equal TO weeks IAtions Of beef FOR The Whole Rebel
army Of LOnCstIeet
On Saturday morning tie Union forces we're In pol
ton TO give the Rebels open field and lar hght
but daylight revealed" DO enemy IN mont. lhey LAG
wiibhiswn during the night, aud Only small picS.t
force vas fpund this SIDE uf the rifer. They had re-
crossed Afmstrong's Ford. and taken tie road 10
agberry Plains. Col. Chaplin. with regiment, re
tered she roads for Leyeral miles, meeting WIN
no enemy Gen. Manson and star rode early 10 The
ford end found only few administers WHO .kodadd!sd
al THEN approach. deeeTter from an Alaoams req
mont who remained behind the Rebels recrossed TIE
river rye himself up 10 Gen. MsnsoD. and made some
apparently truthful and important statements touching
tie force position and moral, OF the Rebel army
All orts OF rnors prevailed a. 10 tho present where
ait. OF the Rebel army one OF these IA 10 the effect
THAT Longstroo while sending his cavalry ond dc,
taobment Of infantry against us at Dandldge crossed
the French Broad above near the base OF The smoky
Mount aims and bas gone 80 join Hardee In Georgia OF
elsewhere This Is doubted Another, and more proba.
bic theory il that he has moved toward Iaze"eli ana
Cumberland Gap, and that tie business OF Operating
upon western limo OF communications VIII be len to
the cavalry under Wheeler aud Morgan, who have been
slso reported coming up toward The tennessee One
remarkable incident Of all these episodes IN one cam
pagn in East Tennessee is the Rebels whenever there
L tie leas, cau6e OF excitement, busy "a the
Devil in gse OF wind putting all manner OF reports IN
circulation by way Of giving aid and comfort 10 Their
friends outside. As close my letter affairs have as
sum cd perfect quiet along lines. The General COM
manding has made such disposition Of the forces ss 10
render surprise from any direction Impossible