The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1862-05-03
Ths Great Coming Beetle I'm the scsth-
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We perceive, from tclegsephic Dispatches
which We published yesterday, chat it is stated
General Beanrcgasd Il svecusafng Corinth and
falling baelc ON Memphis We doubt this inte-
ligence T1ic Same news had been circulated
previous to his stack OF oar ermy at Pittsburg
Landing. IL lie 10 moving from Corintb it is
| probably win the design Of giving battle again,
and to preyersY Mslleck Cd ancing on Memphis
80 rs to cut or Hfe retreat ocross She Missis-
slppi. as that geneSxl perlapo may have given
Indications Of sacats movement. with the dou-
bls object Of forciny BeeuHgerd to abandon
his Qualifications s* Csaicti, and ccae ost to
give battle on faaisAsk, and 70 Gospel him
TO fight oil this side oa he Eiscissippi, sc ISIS to
captare his army, Or fsEIow Il up to point be
ycnd which retreat would be impossible
II Bsaursgard kae rosliy conc to Memphis,
his objcs. is 20 croeS the EisaisaipPi and escape
into Arkansas, with view &c move upon Mis-
souri,, o:rrsn away 70 TensaG. II Haileck esouid
overtaks him before tahaG crossed, his whole
army wcnd be bagCcG Tic leaders might
escape across the river, but net the
army. IT, is not l;rsly, therefore, that
Beauregal1i is falling back on Memphis, will.
the intention Of defending bizneelf there; fossths
gunboats which captured Rev Orleans would
soon be upon him, Ehilo Esllcck's army would
press him iato their fatal fcs. II he has p,ado
flank movement towards Ecnphis, it is pro-
,bablc he viii only procoedeto Grand junction,
by which hctwould gain time. 1t is about hlif
way to Memphis, aud ct tie Intersection Of tKs
Charleston and Memphis Railroad with the great
trunk railro I'D from New Orleans, by which
Lowell was moving Isrth wiH his array. It il
very important rilIoed' strategic ccntrs
equally vahisble with CovirE,, while il would
enable BcauMgard to Choltcx and strengthen
his line. This regisn Nr GrrIlG junction, too, is
more defensive than CoIiltl ,Snd abounds with
bluffs. By tho tine TallscE could arrive
there, without railroad care. the position would
be vol fortified.
Whether he remairr at Cointh or moves to.
Grand Junction, Aculrhis & elsewhere he
must fight. Vow that New Orleans is csptureds
aud the control of the whole & the Mississippi
is in the hands Of the Unio- haval force, above
and below, hs has 70 opt.Or But to give battles
and that very soon. Hsl!cc-lE in bis front, on
his left flank is AN impossible river, on his right
is Mitchell, while in his rcsr il, the army Of But
Ter, in pursuit Of Lowell from New Orleans,
with tho fifteen miilionr Of rpecie, who by this
time has probably joined t. camp Of Beaurs-
gard. The terrible Urion Cu4boats Of FarragN
and Porter a1s probably consing up the Missis-
sippi. while those of Foctc arc coming down.
Thus Bcssregard is hem-sd ia Oh every side.
lie must gixs battle. If Le lcses the fight, his
whole army bag end tesgss.c, end the specie
to boot, with be captured, and nothing will be
left for him but to cecepo il g clif across the
Mississippi, and thence. ly v7cy Of Texas, to
Mexico, where he may turn ~ az guerilla
chief. on tho. side Of the chrtc rarty, or on the
side of anarchy.