Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1861-12-03
THE CAMPAIGN m RERFUCKY-
TIE ENEMN1N DESTGN.

Las Tennessee by way Of Cumberland Gap
Cen. Nelson's command. some $3.50 strong
who were recently making ePgarous headWa,
toward Gen. ~ZotLIooFFER, have suddenly beci
recalled, and have accomplished a disastrous re
treat nurthvanI to Louisville Ills e1Perenct
at Piketoa and Camp Wildcat. evidently salts
fed him Of the hopelessness Of his expedition
and determined fe Federal sarsp in command
or Kentucky, to throw this force m;othe grand
division that IS noE thFes4ening JoHSsToS sat
BUcHNER at Bowling Greeu
The IDEA certainly prevails IN tAe Northwest
that BUrLl's design 10 make 4 speedy ed
vance, With the view OF capturing Nashville.
pycbsLlv simultaneous with the one made from
Cairo on our arVy az Collubas. This Is evident
from tie G1lowing sPecu,E.i5ns on toe subject
which we and in the s. Louis R-7uJiicaa Of the
9Th ult:
Gen. Bueii Is making active e~xertious 10 COM
meRce ~ a very oliv day offensive operations
against the rebels, and Tennessce WI soon have
ths wsr. with al ih horrors cefi0d into her orn
territory. Ia the future, the battle Hel6 aIIl be
81 her own scI. and Nashville and Memphis
vii b scUaTged, as they deserve. for their dis
4NN asl- 81 E4I1l-t-s AnaLt AE aNeNN. AFa.fht
Uocps in keutUchy-1ine rezimGlz ruul. III
nois, sixteen from Indiana, -Tcnte58 from Ohio,
thTee from Pennsylvania, ore nom Michigan,
three from Wisconsin snata5i tom EEaasora-
and - least 5,Je9 VI her own soldiers. TLl
ANY is web APPOINTED and bssteriss OF artillery
aed s4uAlrons ~ cavalry 90 along e give 1t
Fnaferemeiency.
Il is safe n calculate on $3.50 more troops
from Western Virgins, where there w.i be- ne
more Use !JT them this winter, thus Swelling lis
grand DIVISION 81 the army 10 one hHurfrrf
Thousand men. Nashville, it IS now palpable. IS
70 be tle tFst 0hlsCt Of attzckd Gen Baell's
command, ana that it viii be successful Gan
hardly be- doubted KENTUCKY Wil be rsieeraed.
iron the tramp Ci armed invaders. ans Nash
vie LagiaE 5eeu taken, Aemyhis viii be in
vested GA lhAt siie while Gen. Halerks frcss
VII be ssHt forward BY water and lau6. and
With s concentrated attack, aspeedy capture of
that cry, open rs . highway TO New Orleans.
Nhst aa0ust Of force sen. Halleck will put
Iuto the field on this Ene, it's not necessary 60
state with any psrtcularity. Il IS enough th7.
u viii answer al pHrposes. The feet ro-5e used
IA tns movement vii s85n bs ready and coucea-
rated AZ Caro-, and thea wc maS look out for
stirring WORK in the rebelious States. The idea
THAI there is 20 be no winter campaign Is = falla-
ei0us one, and e. oar maa ere better euuipped
better clothed, better fed, and quite rs Wiling 20
Do battle g. tie badly clothed, badly led, badly
pad soldiers a the rebel army, they wouId hard
y consent - remain inactive fora whole winter
They want ms war over, and lie exhibition Of
t1eir power AM their eamastness Is t5s syrsst
way 70 accomplish g. II, a. the telegraph
ADVISES ", tie seat u the general government
is q be removed from Richmond 10 Nashville. Il
wodld bs.weI f01E hs rebels % G-llcUlate whether
tGat ely witrOt BE- IN the hands Of the UuioG-
ists before theE l-chives can be transported
thHaer. Ii veTy L&ey u haPPsa
Ger. BUEIL's whole army, on the Ene OF Dir
Louisville and Nashville milroal above Bowling
Green, cannot b. over sixty thousand men at the
highest estimate. Bu; az suggested b. the Re
publican, IT Is very probable thar R-0sEScRAkz's
division may DO si.hdasH i1oa Western Viz
gina and swell Ills forer to eigh;y-fve thousand
strong SIX regiments have already been trans
fe1Ted from there 10 Louisville, and others, we
think, viii soon follow. The campaign Of Ros-
ENoRAEz in the Panhandle portion Of the old Do.
minion has been emPty OF any practical results
any way. De has msrcbel andeountermarche5
aivGacei and Te1oatsd 50 frequently, and ia 20
many directions thai L has been q sheer meter
If guess-Nork foy his own friends TO keep posted
a. to his whereabouts As the winter Is now sp-
preaching and Ge bleak mountains upon which
LIS hungry Eor3es are ensc0noo3. commeres 10
be tinged upon their Lofty tops with white coats
o. SNOW, it Is not surprising that tie complete
evacuation Of Western virginia should BE- de-
-.ermined on as q measure Of absolute and urgent
necessity This point settled, and their subse-
quent transfer 10 Kentucky, the preseu, sea Of
war, is a reasonable probability
These facts strengthen us ia The conviction.
Expressed several days since, that lhe enemy viii
advance in two columns a. nearly al the same
time ne IS practicable. The object Of this viii
be to keep our divisions at Bowling Green and
Columbus from sending Iaiaforcsments to the
support Of each other IN case Of emergency.
Their design il an ingenious one, bat is e1ocu-
tOn win require an overwhelming force. Tie
enemy are cognizsnt of tiis, and are by t1cr
conduct acknowledging to-day The truth Of the
opinion expressed month siucc by Ali-Gor. |
THOMAS, that Kentucky cannot he subiugetgd
with less than 100000 men. This force lleyare
So kirg to concentrate in tso cqual columns for
tn successful prezecutioao Of tie Kentucky cam
paign. IN TIE face Of these tremendous Trepar-
whose enormiy p]recluies the possibility
OF concealneat il may Be important for the
Richmond suthorita5 to consider Gle prcprie.y
Of Increasing our forces ia the West ina cores
TroPori0H-
Whether troops eau be pared bosi from West
Virginia, in case RosENCRANz's removal,
b from the army q the Petorac, which is sa-
% M~oClELLAS's by az least 50,U0g IS a
lortlFmto determine. is Is hegueutly
.zseriel, we fear with TOO much color ofu1th,
be- fle Ajmiuistraii5n has become s95aucA en-
~ military movements ut Manassas, RS
% sraiOpk, 10 a measure, Ge tremendous iA-
- fh5.s nov t~canspii1y IN tLB West Z
iEArEgSaFD and JDHSsrOS have $4,000 men J
10 Erst $3.50 uE0ef McCLELLAy, While our Z
smg H Keatu,ky. hffegs reinforced, viii be
9ap@s preba5y b ahfde pnsquI olJs Of I
20 70 ore n nay q BE- 1el CROUCH, as The ,
isssspVi vs<y -eaay a5is 10 defend O.
eeE Ba o. y b. ntt9 loooe un- o
lss BAL say a Is a-nfacnty
,ss5@ ast 4s Sses psy s%lacter
'aEoa f. Pei sfte RsafueEy u
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