The daily clarion. [volume] (Meridian, Miss.) 1863-1866, 1865-01-03

| Inc southern papers which have pub
ed the article alluded to will publish
| this statement also.
| JosEPhUs CAMP.
AFFAIRS IN EAST TERNRssER.
| Prom the Register, Dee.
- Y esterday afternoon our town was
thrown into some commotion by the
news that Burbriel-<ksn force of Fedora Is
were rapidly advancing from Rogrrsville
| in this direction, and that Gen. Dukes
men were falling back and skirmishino
with them. At Kingsport, Duke is said
to have lost portion of his wagon train.
| The last account was that the enemy had
| reached Edin's ridge, some twenty miles
| from this place. Burbridge's force is es
| tlmated by an officer who was enpaped
in the skirmisa, at about $500. An es-
| capped prisoner reports it to be five or six
thousand. Whether Burbridye's desti-
nation is the salt works again, or wheth-
er he is merely endeaVoring to flank
Vaughn, has not yet been deyeIoned
Gen. Duke himself has gone to the front e:
and we have hopes that the enemy will
be checked in his rapid approach.
Should Burbridge reach the salt works.
we predict Tor him hotter reception
than he met with there two months ago.
sudden Withdrawal. The Virginia re.
serves are eager to give him another
taste of their quality. They will pepper
him well in defense of their salt.
LATEsT.-The latest reliable inlorma.
ton received before going to press ie.
that at two o'clock yesterday there was
no enemy seven miles this side of KINGS
port.
Cillzans direct from Knoxville saw that
heavy trains run daily from CHATTANOOGA
to Knoxville, carrying stores and trooDs
to the latter place. 1t is understood
that the garrisons at Chattanooga, Cleye-
land and London have been removed to
Knoxville.
They tell the Union people that the
OBJECT OF this movement is to operate in
East Tenr essee, and that an invasion of
Western Virginia is intended, But a
very intelligent correspondent, who has
ample means of Judging of the move
ments of the enemy says: at Is CIV;
Gus that the Federals really intend the
evacuation OF the country, for the fol-
lowing reasons: An evacuation of Chat
.zsaath her route Lhaa that of
Big creek or umberland gap is impos-
sible; also, the evacuation of Knoxville
could be effected only by the same route.
Did the garrison at Chattanooga attempt
a retrograde movement by way of Sparta
or Jamestown, they would be in danger
of being cut off by Hood.
The Federals are are aware of this,
hence the transportation to Knoxville of
stores and troops, 50 that by the assist
ance of Burbridge, at Bean station, a
from East Tennessee, through
the Cumberland or Big creek gaps, can
be effected with safety. There is not
L FL -
a picket at Strawberry Plains while the
force north OF the river shows no dispo-
sition to advance in tho direbtion of
The negroes belonging to
command were left at Cum
berland gap.
We shall, therefore, not be surprised
If, within few days, the grand move
mcnt of Hood will result in the COM
plete evacuation of East Tennessee.
The Register also contains letter from
its regular army correspondent, under
date of 18th, who says:
The movements ofthe Federal army
in East Tennessee is all mystery as yet
General Vaughn's scouts left Russellville
this morning at eight O'Clock. Gen.
Burbridge's forces are still encamped
around Bean station, and are desroying
and using up all the supplies on that side
that his soldiers are complaining very
much for want of rations. They left
kentucky with ten days r&tions, and
they are out. Burbridge has noA~agons,
except few ordnance wagons, and has
pressed all the citizens wagons for some
purpose-supposed to forage with. Ne.
one is allowed to go inside and come out
of their camp. The same il the case at
Straw berry plains. There is no enemy be-
tween the Holston and French Broad
and their pickets are only one mile from
Stsa berry PlaiEaz-- R.srlaer a$ss that th e.
10th Michigan has gone from there to
knoxviNe-if not lower down. Gillem's
command is reported still about Knox
ville,s recognizing. Gen. Stoneman is
in command at Knoxville.
Brownlow says that thirty-six rebels
came into Polk county and murdered
forty one men, sparing neither old nor
young This is an invention of his to
excite the Union men to reta late. In
McMinn and Brady counties they have
fifteen hundred home guards, and he
has advised the indiscriminate slaughter
of all these rebels ; he also says the Fed
erals have finished tearingup completely
the railroad from Atlanta to Dalton
From Resacca to Dalton, every rail. tie
and chair was taken up and brought in.
Beyond Rssaca, the destruction is not SO
complete. as the country was in the hands
of the rebels.
The Chattanooga Gazette says that the
whole country south of that city is full
of guerrillas. and that they are murder
ing Union soldiers and citizens wherever
they find them.
The late convention at Knoxville has
recommended Rev. W. G. Brownlow for
Andy JohnsoA's successor. After the
convention adjourned, Bfownlow adj
dressed them, promising, if appointed,
that ne should do all in his power to clean
East Tennessee out. We hope and wish