VOL. L B
IMPORTANT SUCCESSES.
The Capture of Chattanooga.:
KHOXVILLE OCCUPIED.
Two Thousand Prisoners.
?ort Smith and Little Kock Taken.'
A dispatch to Thr (inzette, dated Knox- 1
Tille, 6th, says :
The great campaign of the wa * is over. |
"We are in full possession of East Tennes- i
see?a great, bloodless victory, The plan \
was skillfully planned and energetically :
executed.
Such was the rapidity of our movements :
that the rebels, taken unawares, fled before
us without destroying property. At
ix>udon they attempted to hold the bridge, ]
but the impetuosity of the 2d Tennessee j
Regiment broke them to fragments.
Three steamboats, three locomotives,
and a large number of cars were captured
there. The whole march of our army was !
a perfect ovation, and our entry into
Knoxville an event long to be remembered.
Thousands of people of every age, size, J
color, and condition lined the way.? ;
Their shouts and tears intermingled with I
martial music, and joy reigned supreme.
Gen. Buruside's address to the soldiers :
and people assured them of protection, j
and that, while justice should be dealt,
revenge was no part of the i>olicy of the ,
government.
A second di'F^h says our right wing
is within easy reach of Gen. Rosecrans's
left. The rebels regarded our ex}>edition
as a raid until the last moment. The
march of 250 miles was a hard one, but
-was conducted in good order. Our trains :
are all well up with their columns.
A dispatch to the Times, dated Cum- j
berland Gap the 0th, says : Gen. Frazer, j
with 2,000 men and fourteen pieces of ar- (
tillery, surrendered at -4 o'clock to-day to i
Gen. Shackleford, commanding General I
Rurnside's advance. Our forces are now '
in possession of the Gap.
A special dispatch to the Gazette, from
Trenton, Ga., of the 9th, says :
"At 12 o'clock to-day, Gen. Crittenden
took |>eaceable possession of Chatanooga.
" Gen. Wood was put in command of
the place.
" The principal portion of the Rebel '
infantry left Chatanooga yesterday morning,
their cavalry remaining till this morn
mg.
" Tlic headquarters of the Department !
will probably be at Chattanooga to-morrow.
"The rebels are in rapid retreat, but
our combinations are such that they can
hardly get off with all their forces. They i
are cutting down trees and using other 1
means to obstruct our further passage j
over the mountains.
"Our vance threatens the Georgia I
State Road, which is the rebel line of re- ;
treat."
Maj.-Gen. Bnrnside has sent his resig- ;
nation to the President. It is supposed 1
that he had determined upon this course
very soon after taking command of his
present Department; and having won
biilliant and enduring laurels in his cam- ,
} ,11 in East Tennessee, he finds this a
proper time to retire with honor to himself
and without especial detriment to the .
service.
Official intelligence has been received
of the capture of Fort Smith, Ark., by the
forces under Gen. Blunt. The force of ;
enemy had been greatly exaggerated, 1
tliere being no more tli^n 4,000. The j
rebel Indians bad nearly all deserted. ,
.Little Rock has also been evacuated. 1
IEAUFORT, S. C., SATUI
the: news.
The appearance of Adjutant General Thomas
in the Mississippi Valley, is attended with far
less eclat than his former visit; but, on the other
hand, the work which lie has made his s|>eciplty
is progressing in a much more satisfactory mau- i
ncr. Quietly, but wtth a steadiness that guarantees
the ultimate success of the enterprise, the ;
fifty skeleton regiments of colored troops are rill- |
ing up. There are some twelve of these regiments
in the vicinity of Vicksburgh, which
number about 8,000 strong in the aggregate.
Recruits are being continually brought in.
Major Stearns has by this reached the head- !
quarters of Gen. Rosccrans, on an errand similar !
to that of Gen. Thomas, with whom he may be
sent to co-oj>cratc.
The Tribune's dispatch says that the President i
has received a letter front Gen. Grant, in which
he not only pledges himself to aid Adjutant Gen.'
Thomas in his labors, but also heartily endorses I
the cmanci]?ation proclamation and the raising !
of colored troops, and earnestly expresses the j
opinion that with the latter great results can be
obtained. For a distance ot ten or fifteen miles |
on both sides of the Mississippi River, all the ;
slaves have been run off into the interior by the i
rebel planters. Gen. Grant has sent out two j
expeditibns for the puqiosc of liberating such
slaves as can be found.
We have a lot of refugee rei>orts from Mem- j
phis. They arc in substance, that the rebel j
armies under Johnston and Bragg are in a des- j
peratc condition, on third rations, discouraged, j
and deserting at the rate of tiftv j>er night. The !
people of Alabama and Mississippi look njKjn the ,
Union armies as deliverers rather than invaders. !
A reconstruction meeting had been called by \
Unionists iu the vicinity of Columbus, but it was
suppressed by the military. There is a strong
latent Union feeling among the iuhubitants, 1
which is becoming more oj>en and bold in mani- \
Testation. In St. Clair County the Union feel- j
ing is so strong that secessionists are not allowed I
to stay there. In other sections men arc secreted
in swamps and caves, and would come out and
join the Union army but for the danger of being
captured by the rebels while making their way
to our lines. Three hundred deserters arc rendezvoused
in Winston County, all of whom arc
armed and determined to resist the rebel authorities
to the last.
Masses were held in the Catholic churches of
Cincinnati, on Sunday, at the request of Gcu.
Rosccrans, for the success of the Union Army.
It is stipjiosed that Gen. Rosccrans made an attack
on Chattanooga on that day.
A special disjwtoh from Memphis says : The
steamer Progress, from White River, brings the
mews that Gen. Davidson, with cavalry and
artillery, constituting the advance of Gen.
Steele's army on the 28th of August drcve the
enemy, seven thousand siroug, across Bayou
Metaric liriUge, killing aim wouiiumg uuoui out- i
hundred, and capturing two hundred. Our loss
was thirty. The rebels burned the bridge nfter
crossing. Gen. Steele was at Duval's Mutt' on
the 31st nit.
The Navy Department has purchased the prize
steamer PetcrhotF, about whose capture there
was so much dictate some time since. The
vessel is a very valuable one, in fine condition.
Official disjiatches detailing his advance and
occupation of Knoxville have been received at
Washington from Gen. Burnside. Part of his j
cavalry had arrived there, while others were^at
Morristown anil London, on the line of the East
Tennessee and Virginia liailroad, which towns
are northwest and southwest respectively from
Knoxville. Wheu Gen. Burnside appeared l?cfore
Kingston the enemy fell hack and retreated.
At this point a cavalry force, which was sent out
from Gen. Kosecrans's army at Chattanooga,
eighty miles to the south, joined Gen. Burnside'*
forces. The latter pur-hed on his column to
Loudon, where a sharp fight took place, and the
enemy was completely routed. Gen. Burnside
met with but slight resistance at Knoxville. The
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last Tennessee valley is row c'e.ucl of rebe's
down to within a short distance of Chattanooga.
It was exacted that ere this our cavalry had destroyed
the trestle work on the Virginia and East
Tennessee Railroad.
From New Orleans we have intelligence that
important military movements are going 011.
The prices of the necessaries of life have still
further receded in New Orleans, in consequence
of continued arrivals from above wjjh the products
of the west. Communication with St.
Louis is now quite regular. Gen. Banks has
recently issued two important orders; one, directing
assessments to l?c enforced against }?nrties
who subscribed to the loan raised to defend New
Orleans against the United States autboritv, and
the other, directing the banks of the city to pay
over to the quartermaster's dejmrtment all monies
in their possession l>elonging to registered enemies,
or those convicted of rendering aid and
comfort to the enemy. Gen. Hanks had been
the recipient of a very gratifying testimonial
from the schools of the city. The occasion was
one of much interest. Gen. Ord's corps of Gen.
Grunt's army, we learn, has arrived at .New Orleans.
fcstill another corps, at last aucomits, was
011 the way thither. Gen. Franklin was at Baton
Rongu. It is publicly stated that ngrand movement
is to lw made against Mobile. This may
l?c the meaning of the concentration at New
Orleans.
Richmond ]ifi]>ers of the .1th contain the proceedings
of a convention of some of the leading
secessionists of Mississippi, which called on Jeff
Davis to summon out and arm for the rebclliou
one hundred thousand negroes.
The Navy Department lias ordered the construction
of a new and formidable iron-clad fleet
that will exceed anything of the kind at present
in this country or any other. Most of the
vessels will be on the plans of the Dictator and
Puritan, now building in New York.
The 33d New Jersey regiment, at Newark, is |
4%i?11 aiuI ?iia/1*?t* ninriOiirm nf/lnre Hoeorfiiiue
have been frequent, but on San Jay the business
became unpopular, the Jhl Vermont, acting as >
camp guard, having fired upon a party of rah- '
nwnys and killed three and wounded four others.
The regiment was on the wharf at noon of die
8th, and while waiting for transports several
men became unruly. Three were shot dead by
the guard, making six men killed. More trouble j
is apprehended. The regiment is being dis- j
armed.
The excitement which has prevailed in Kan- 1
gas since the Lawrence massacre, has subsided, 1
and its place has come a determination fearfully
earnest, to avenge that terrible act. There
seems to be no confidence in, or res]>cet fer Gen. !
Schofield. Quantrell and Onsrebar are about j
:10 miles fram Kansas city, with a largely incrcused
force. The .*200,000 in cash, taken out j
of Lawrence, have given them glory and recruits, j
and their numbers hare swollen from 200 to
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1,200. In Leavenworth, Wyandotte, I'aola
and Ossawatomie, the citizens are under arms,
and all the towns are nightly guarded bv citizen
patrols.
News has been received in San Francisco from
Japan, to the effect that the Japanese have actually
begun hostilities against the English and
the United States, by firing ujkjii the English
ship Medusa, and the American ship Pembroke.
The American steamer Wyoming, which arrired
at Kanagawa on the P.Orh of July, rejtorts having
Mown up the Jajunesc steamer Saueeticld, ani^j
silenced nearly all the neighboring forts. One
hundred and fifty-three British troops landed at
Kanagawa, who destroyed the forts, batteries, '
and the towns, spiked the guns and blew up the i
jtowder magazine.
By the arrival of the Adriatic off Cape Pace j
yesterday, we have later news from Euro;*.
The rebels have again appealed to Spain for .
rcbogtition, promising to pledge themselves to
guarantee to Spain, Cuba and Porto Hieo.
SjMiin, however, declined.
The London Timeis has had several articles on
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t.*ie new rel>el rams which are now being built
iu Kngland. The Time* thinks the question is
Incoming serious, and hopo< that if the vessel*
are intended for the Confederates, the Government
may stop them.
Rcconntruction.
[From (.'orreepoudfiice of the Mobile Evesing New?.]
' " The game's up. It's useless calling for
men up to forty-five, for we can't go.
Reconstruction on whatever grounds we
i can get it, say I." These startling words,
uttered in a brisk, confident, and shameless
tone, awoke me from mv after-dinner
i torpor as I lay back in my chair in a pub;
lie house at Tnscoloosa. The speaker
was a hide, hearty, old-young fellow of
! forty-two. His auditors, numbering a
dozen, were mostly younger than himself,
and apparently as fit food for powder
as any class of robust "exempts" as
have come within my vision. The various
replies iu answer to the speaker's discourse
were flattering enough to him.
One of the submissionists exclaimed:
' " You're light, John. A d?d old Mississippi
refugee, with his family and fifty
niggers, stopped at my place yesterday,
, and wanted supplies. Told him I'd see
him in purgatory first; to go home and
defend his own hitatc, and not run off and
! eat us :dl up. If having to run oil' and
leaving everything to the Yankees ain't
subjugation I'd like to know what is. It's
i time the tiling was stopped, and now'I'm ordered
out, although iny substitute is with
i Lee?and must leave my property to take
i care of itself. I'll be d?d first."
Such ideas as these I have heard recent.
ly so frequently a 'vauee.d by me n of pro- "* < *
perty, wno for various reasons, are exempt
loom military duty, and who have never
: shouldered a musket or carried a sabre,
I that wealth and patriotism seem incompatible.
Now when it becomes imperative
to lend the aid of their strong arms
in support of the cause, "reconstruction,"
sing they all, sooner than expose their
precious persons, or relinquish an acre of
their cherished lands.
An Incident or the Riot;
A curious incident, winch escaped general
attention at the time of its occurence
happened at police headquarters. While
Mr. President Acton was giving some
final orders to a squad of men who were
just leaving to combat the crowd in First
Avenue, on Wednesday of the riot week,
a wagon containing a hogshead was driven
rapidly up to the Mulberry street door bv
a fail, who appeared much excited und almost
breathless.
"What have you there, my lad ?" said
the President.
"Supplies for your men," was the answer.
" What are they ?"
"It is an assorted lot, sir; bnt the
people says it's contraband.*'
Being exceedingly busy, the President
ordered the wagon to be driven round to
the Mott street entrance, where an officer
was sent to look after the goods. When
the wagon arrived the officers were about
to tip the cask out, but were prevented
by the boy, who exclaimed :
"Wait a minute ; bring me a hatchet."
A hatchet was brought, and the little fellow
set to work to unhead the cask, and
as he did so the officers were astonished
to see two full-grown negroes snugly
packed inside. Upon being assured by
the lad that they were safe, they raised
f lu?iv Koo.lo e ' 1
littivin, luun ? iuu^ suru ui wie iresu
air and exclaimed, 44 Bress the Lord !,r
The boy stated that the rioters had
chased the poor unfortunates into the rear
of some houses on the west side of the
town, and that they had escaped by scaling
a fence and landing in a grocers yard;
that the grocer was friendly to them, but
feared his place might bo sacked if they
were found there. He accordingly hit
upon this novel plan of getting them out,
and while he kept watch in front, the boy
coopered the negroes up. The cask was
then rolled like a hogshead of sug ir, placed
ill the wagon, and driven oif to .Mulberry
street.
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