The National tribune., 1898-03-24

freesboro sacked the town. but did nothing to
Notifications. Wheeler sent detachment,
about 1000, to Wartraee, where Col. Lowe
overlook them, afternoon of the 9th, just as
they were about tos fire the town, and after
they had burned railroad bridge, fought them
an hour, drove them toward Shelbyville, and
pursued three miles tillsstopped by darkness
On the 9TH, Mitchell with main cavalry force,
Crook having joined him, overlook them at
Shelbyville [Farmington and put them to
flight, killing 100 and capturing 200. But
terfield, who came up daring this action with
loves cavalry and regiment of Changers
infantry from Wartrace, reports that Mitchell
will probably capture and destroy all Of
Wheelers force.
Oct 8; IL n. MA Sergeant of the 9Th
(rebel) KY, who deserted to us this morning,
says 1t was understood in the rebel camps in
Chattanooga Valley that the firing beyond
Missionary Ridge on the 9th was occasioned
by the refusal of brigade of Georgia militia,
5000 strong, to cross the State line. The re-
suit of fight deserter does not know.
GEN. ROUSSEAU.
Dana seems to have had little use for
a gallant Kentucky General who was
once one of the most popular officers in
the army:
Oct. S.-Gen. Rousseau, who seems to be
regarded throughout this army as an ass of
eminent gifts, having reported to Gen. Thomas
that you had inquired how the army would
like to have him in the chief command, that
officer has sent confidential friend to me to
say that while he would gladly accept any
command out of this department to which
you might see fit to assign him, he could not
consent to become the successor of Gen. Rose
Grams, because he would not do anything to
give countenance to the suspicion that he
had inti igued against his commander. Be-
sides, he has as perfect confidence in capacity
and fidelity of Rosecrans as he had III those
of Gen. Buell.
CONSOLIDATION OF THE CORPS.
1t having been decided to relieve
Gems McCook and Crittenden, it was
also resolved to consolidate their two
corps into one, to be known as the
" Fourth" and this naturally created
much feeling among the men of the
Twentieth and Twenty-first Corps, who
knew that they had done their full duty,
whatever might have been the faults of
their commanders. Dana telegraphs:
Oct. 8; 1 p. m.-The consolidation Of the
two corps is universally we'll received, and
being followed by general reorganization of
the army, with consolidation of reduced regi-
ments and new and more equal combinations
of brigades and divisions, must produce the
most happy consequences. The men, how
ever. of the consolidated corps are somewhat
NV off hot
their friends regard the consolidation as a
token of disgrace and punishment.
1t is very desirable to obviate any such
feeling, especially as of the six divisions COM
posing the consolidated corps three fought with
heroism and success throughout the battle.
Will it not then be practicable to publish an
order at Washington complimenting the
steadiness and gallantry of the two corps, and
putting the consolidation on the ground Of
the great reduction in their numbers, and
especially on necessity of rendering our
brigades numerically more equal to those of
the enemy against which they are sent to
fight?
TROUBLES OBJ ITS OWN.
The rebel army was by no means a
happy family. 1t had even more trou-
bles than the army it was beleaguering.
Dana telegraphs:
Oct. 9; II a. m.-Deserters yesterday re-
ported Bragg making hard bread and con-
structing pontoons at La Fayette. Last even
ing our pickets reported his troops to be fell
ing trees in front as if to obstruct roads.
Pickets this morning however, seem to have
noticed nothing of the sort during the night,
nor is any special symptom reported. Bragg's
force is now said by some deserters to be
$4,000 by others 125, 00O
Chattanooga Rebd of 9th, published at
Marietta, contains Folks farewell to his SOL
diers on being relieved. He says he retires
from the army. Cheatham succeeds to the
command of corps. Same paper says these
are reports. JEFF Davis on his way to the
seat of war in Tennessee. 1t also publishes
letter from Davis to Confederate Society,
of Enterprise, Miss, formed to keep currency
at par with gold. He says:
1.-THE passion for speculation has seduced
citizens Of all classes from determined prose-
| cuton of the war to a sordid effort to amass
money"
81 am burdened by the complaining and
Respondent letters of many who have stood all
the day idle, and now blame anybody but
themselves for reverSeS which have come and
dangers which threaten"
Oct. o; IL p. m.-An intelligent Union
citizen who has just got in from beyond rebel
lines reports Bragg's main body retreating to
Dalton. Forage very scarce with rebels as
with u.s. We are now losing some twenty
animals daily of starvation, in addition to
the usual mortality.
Work on interior Notifications actively
begun. When finished, with garrison of
10, 600 men, Chattanooga will be absolutely
impregnable.
/ desire to call your attention to the fact
that there are two few telegraph operators
between Chattanooga and Nashville, and that
many of those we have are drunken, worth
less fellows who should be dismissed imme-
diately.
ITO be continued)
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