Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1861-12-17
LETTER FRon LOUISVILLE.

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The following letter, from Louisville to th,
Cincinnati Eru.-r ve find in the Nashyil,
Purj0i:
LOUISVILLE, December 5.-The arrival an(
departure of troops has made quito a stir in this
city during the past few days. Regiment altel
regiment is daily arriving, and after temporary
oncampweur In rhc suburbs of the city, are re
moved further into the interior, toward Bowling
Green At Lebanon, Columbia, New Haven.
Camp Negiu, and other points, our troops are
concentrating I'm large numbers The 2i anl
9Th Ohio move today: the 2}d Ohio and seyera
Indiana regiments leave tomorrow. For want
of transportation, the 18TH regiment REGULARS
did not get away yesterday, and have remained
ou board the Telegraph Yesterday afternoon,
tla regiment, i lul llass, paraded the principal
s-r-ets of the city, and elected much applause.
tIs afternoon the regiment viii go through
dress parade CA the l.vae, aud in the morning
win leave for Lebanon. The 18th Ohio regiment
is al Jacksonville. This was the regiment that
arrived here ON the Izetta, instead Of the 10th,
Col Lyle. This regiment is wonderfully behind
time, and their delay is eliciting much disappro-
baton at headquarters. The 9Th regiment Is
nearly all iu ranks, but the 9th lacks two hun
.ural of being up TO the regimcntal number.
These latter have only two more days 90 return
before being pursued as deserters. Gen. Buells
body guard. from Pennsylvania, are expected
here this evening.
The presou, eucampmcnt near Louisville is d
disgrace o. .he army. The ground selected is
low, maTsly, and lGe mud knee deep. In this
s.Tsh the troops s.c.p, eat aud march, and al
ready a large proportion OF them are in the hos
pitfalls, confined by sickness. From all the in
Formation I can learn l fear the army will have
o. rough and disagreea5lrtim e ia passing through
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aud but little progress can be made in @ days
march. To Bowling Green il is about seventy
five miles, but the different circuits laid out for
the various divisions TO move viii make the dis
lance CD that place between one hundred and one
hundred and fifty miles. Although the Confed-
crates have fortified their present position at
Bowling Green, there is Intelligence In the city
to-day tua- they viii fall back toward Nashville,
where 10000 of tine STA e militia # the middle
aud western divisions of tennessee, per order Of
GOV. HAMS, are concentrating. AtNashvile the
work o. erecting Toloubts and fortihcatious has
been commenced, the largest fort being on the
race track.
The camp OF the : tate militia Is on the fair
ground, and the ground selected for Johnston
and Bucbuoy's forces is on the other side. The
Confederate forces llready number $4,000 men,
and IS being daily augmented in numbers, So
that by Christmas tEev VIII present an army of
over 100000 men. They are continually adj
visel of the strength and condition of our
forces, and are uneasy in their present location,
believing that If they remain, Gen. Buell. viii
surround and successfully capsUTe them. There
are those I'm the Confederate army and southern
rights men of this city who are opposed to any
relr0gEa3e movement from Bowling Green, en-
ter.aiaing "a firm belief that the Confederate ar
my can gain q conquest over the Federal troops
and push their way 10 Louisville. The Federal
officers are equally confident, so that a desperate
struggle win sHsue before either acknowledge
defeat.
Those OF the State militia of Tennessee who
decline volunteering ARE pressed into Oh" service,
and tae drafting system is rrs9TteI 60 ju filing
up Vsc.Dc.es .gessiaUad by sickness or inability.
A party OF fh"m- who were determined not TO
a-aias. the Union. Left Nashville ON sun
night. and succeeded in reaching this city
last evening They present a .amentable ap-
pearauee, aud from them valuable Information
been obtained. They deny. however, that
the Union citizens Of Tennessee are robbed,
etc, on account Of their Union senti-
meurs. provided they remain quiet There have
been instances I'm which the advocates and adj
AeraLts %. the taion have been required so enter
the Confederate service or leave tue State, but
sLa number is small At Nashville, and through
on, the State, the cry of hard times is on every
JgJys tongue. Provisions are gradually in
.rglsiuT IN price, and are enormously high The
poorer classes ale suffering greatly, and unless
some Immediate remedy from starvation is OBJ
.a-leIr they VIII ue compelled To eu.s. tJgaiu q
The meeting Ul the Confederate Con-
yress at Nashville is cyuaadic.ed by the Nash
Vapers.
The provost marshal last night ordered al the
bars and saloons 20 b5 closed after dark Co pre-
rent soldiers from Obtaining liquor, In the ma