17 OCTOBER 1863, Page 2

The American intelligence of the week is still a little

uncertain. It seems clear that Rosecranz is perfectly safe in Chattanooga, and that a reinforcement of 20,000 men, detached from Washington, has passed Cincinnati on its march to his aid. On the other hand, it is alleged that Rosecranz's communications are much harassed by cavalry, and that General Burnside has retreated from Knoxville into Cumberland Gap. The siege of Charleston, too, halts, though there is no sign of its abandonment, and gold has risen to 146. Altogether the bias of the intelligence is slightly against the North, but not to any important degree, and it is to be noticed that the defeat of Chickamauga has not been followed by any roar against the defeated General. War is educating these men into self-restraint.