New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-01-08

Condition sf EoudoH Destruction Of Prop
erIy-HebrI Wounded and what tb',
Thou.ti;-Re1si. Taking the Oath
Bridge and aifambcat-Huiidin.- Com
numicasion saserrupsea-A Capture
An Arrival Practical Emancipation.

TEcns Oar Spool torrfsQOldff
IoCpoN East Tennessee. Dec. Z. l-63.
Its now about two months since the forces o.
Gen Burrside evacuated Loudon, falling bach 10 Knox
vile with the body Of tie army, and leaving The 81
Corps al Iendrs Station az corps Of observation
Upon revisitng TIE place to-day hsye learned may
Interesting facts from observation and from nqur}
among the citizens touching the Rebel campaign in
these parts which NAV supply a sorneelst import iii
omission in the history events Immediately preceding
aud following The siege OF Knoxville
The ravagss % var no who're apparent ths'
10 and around Ills place. which long since nade
famous by the successive occupation q The Beh. .u
Union armies and by tn battles aud ssimshes which
have occurred In Ills vicinity. The place rs j. vol
known IL situated the Tennessee River where tie
splendid bridge Of tie Fast Tennessee snd Georgia
Railroad now destroyed formerly crossed ;st sirear
ILe TOWN bad. before the var, between 800 and 600
inhabitants.
Wher Gen Prruside's army leN n Oc.ohor not oyer
100 citizens ned Ever slce that time tie little
place has bee, deso'atiou. Most ~ the dwelling,
being without ilEallisots have been occupied iy
troops who have burned al he Enclosures. The wealei
boarding 81 the houses Themselves. and almost every
bing that would MAKE fuel Most Of these once CON.
Portable rses, which formerly afforded shelter
PEACEFUL families now without DOOR or windowf.
and pstures % desols'.on. ]ho farms within
distance OF several miies have been stripped Of ~
z cling. tie siOck killed driven of and -he last
bcshel OF corn or wheat IL many cases eksn Tor tho
Use. Of the army.
itwiU tste feers IN tie present AID rrorpec,.vo
scarcity of 70 restore these trny farms
sId estate Ia iLeT foicr condition. The lslo
OF occupants nay rgturn I" Their homes brt Il VII
only lie 10 repeat the toll VI months md years vhiei
gave ysln. 70 tAei property. Lsen mis- vii Dot be-
done until assured peace promises TIE fsary reward
And security 81 their Labor. The cHrry ms g.
the working irals hOIsss sHd oxen. 81. render
. impossibia FOR them 20 make crop, even y there
should be the ordinary Inducements f0r then c plant
SEED will also be scarce The Rsbsi Gen. vsnsisr
Who has commanded here most II the time since
In tool Btie or no pains 70 reiraH hs sodcis from
committing depredaioIb and IN made restiiu
Ton and seldom paid for ANYTHING tfsen or destroy Cd
wash could add here, truthiuly, thnt some portion
- eni officers and men did better yes raanot Ihe
-,neir "a reinforce Knoxville taxed he poor people
acssDy ny their nets Of tlrDder Their excuse wa.,
necessities urgent. Gen. Eoward's officers gsso
sone receipts and paid only for sneI part az What
they took at the time Bragg fell back from before Chat
tsnocga and our forces took possession Of the com
.n1nications In The rear o. Longrtroe. A large
amount Of Rebel clothing was stored IN TIE Presty
s-rian Church. great quantity Of -four snd meal
Uoset IN varors pisces 10 the town. Tie railroad ne
Wt was well filed. Three engines each with a long
ain making probably fifty cas- slIcd with srrmun..
Ell dng several hosshesds Of rice had been Tun up 10
10 sdon.
Q . the 2d day OF December there wa. general de.
sra ston OF all this propeIty-e quantity Sufficient 10
have sutssted and supplied the Rebel army Tor sew
era weeks. Hundreds Of boxes of crackers were
throw ont aud burned; The church, full Of clothing
:rcud Tg the Officers baggage. was len 90 isn into
Union Sands and very poor use wss made Of It, The
sorst We which clothing be put 10 in December
10 bar H. think, particularly When many backs
are make and % many feet bare. small portion Of IL
was djstr Voted and the remainder made bonfire Of
hundred tanks probably. we're piled up and burned
some oi u "n OF considerable value. The three locono
ves With their long trains OF cars filed win property
we're run OH alto the river. Tb terrific aud
s 81 o.hding country Tho cara were placed in
me Deniho me three engines but the immense mass OF
material ME e up tbs ehs.m Of sbout ninety feet the
Avef Deols sne wlo!s had passed the abuiment
eet on hre ana rapidly consumed when the flames
ssS ds,0Ored s ears cars the engines wore pied upon The
days and nights, and during The fr.i dsv and nIeh,
there was cont picd explosion Of lie ReSel shells
which re5embled TIC sound upon great battle Geld
Their wagon tfuG, some thirty !n rambler wa
partially destroyed but Gen. Howard upon IIs m ryal
bund enough Of them left IN connection with IONS he
s"ok lfon TIE citizens, to make apoulo0n bridge on