Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1864-12-28
FROM THE WEST.
NASHVILLE. Tenn, Dec. 10, 1864.

NASHVILLE, Tenn, Dec III. loof'
Mr.. EDITOR Il write you from the
NOISY 'front.'" for. however quiet 1t may
be in the extreme front, the second line
from the front is necessarily one of hustle
and noise. Here are plenty of men IN
blue, camps and bivouacs, parks OF artll-
lery and cavalry, pickets, commlSsary
stores, and Wagon yards with their full
compleru eut of horses and white drivers;
mules and darkies; and here let me re-
mark that the two latter seem, by the Pc
culiarities of their individual natures to
be singulaaly adapted to each other,
I'm waiting here for chance to get to
Chattanooga, but must confess ! see no
immediate prospect of the consnmmaiion
of my ardent desires. Hood, with his
veterans is emphatically IN my way; his
line of works being about two miles from
the city-so near in fact that with his
guns of long range, the city might easily
be reached. The frequent sklrmlshes are
plainly seen. and every mo. ement easily
distiuguishable from the tops of the hous-
es here. On Thursday last certain brick
house between the picket lines, having be-
come resort for rebel sharpshooters to
the no small annoyance of our piekets !;
received salute from Fort Negee, which
created quite sensation there Such o
"gitting." We lying Immediately under
her guns, could see the sudden agitation
and hasty scattering caused by about half
dozen we'll directed shots from loyal
guns. .'- '''
There has been no snow yet in this vi
cinity Of any amount-uone at all but
once, till yesterday, which was stormy
day; rain, hail and slcet This morning
the snow and ice are about an Inch deep,
and quite cold. All the fences are suffer-
ing from the cold, and the shade trees are
suffering determination in this quarter of
the city. All the shade trees in the cath
Ollie burial ground are used up for fires for
the suffering soldiers wood being the one
thing needful Private yards and public
reservations will soon he utterly stripped.
Outbuilding are also being torn down,
How long this state of thin swill contin-
ue, it is impossible to predict. Be it lon
Ger or shorter it will end with fight. 1t
would create no surprise should it happen
at any time, and may be here to see 1t
cannot however be long. as at present
Chattanooga is completely cut # from all
communication with any considerable de-
pot of supplies and all its inhabitants
soldiers and artizans are dependent on
northern supplies.
The papers Of to-day are rather bitter
on Gen. Thomas, that Hood is so long al
lowed to menace the city, but all in good
time. there is no DOUBT there will be a
satisfactory demonstration. Quite SEN
sation was created here on Wednesday of
this week, by the appropriation of the
trained horses of Hoxc's circus by mill
tary authority, for cavalry service. Up
on application to Geu Thomas, the hoiscs
were returned 10 the ring. but not until
they had been branded on the shoulder
with u S. The cavalry men we're in en :
tacies while they we're in possession Of
the new horses. One while leading along
the trained horse Gen. Grant" declared
that this dollar circus is played out. and
we will have circus of our own The
Gen" however, did not see it, and nc
amount of persuasion or force could in
duce him to enter the service. He would
not go--he would not stand up with a
strange rider. 1t was emphatically mo
! GO" q. ..." jo Ta e.. 1e
: After the fight, III try to write you
again. Hastily, yours truly, '' p" 4'7
-4 H-ad'.a +. o. HODGE.
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