The New York herald., 1862-08-10
West Tennessee to be RepoSseSSed
by the Rebels.
Two More GunbOats Building i'm
the YaZOO River.
An Appeal for Speedy Enlistments in
the North,
&c, &C.. 10.
Our Cairo Correspondence.

friends of Union In a respondent mood. II is
hsrdly necessary inquire into the Of this
situation Of affairs throughout region that
has hitherto known only Union victories and from which
rebe forces had been swept but the fact exists
that the federal troops thrown wholly upon the de-
fensve without the opportunity apparently the ability
make single aggressive The little raid Of
Morgan his band through Kentucky and tho
Ohio, brilliant in ITSELF has succeeded most admirably in
accomplishing the purpose for which 1t intended
The attention Of our generals diverted and op
portunty has gained throwing large bodies of
troops positions threatening various directions
and menacng all important positions The rigid
forcement Of the conscription law has given tho
rebels under Bragg army at least double in
number that under Grant and strengthened by
the moral power incident to force fighting
its soil against strangers wholly unac
quauted with that minute topography Of the country the
knowledge of which is palpably essential to success
Thus the corrs commanded by Price has been moved
up to tho norh and OF Memphis and the
cluntry northwest of the Memphis and Ohio Railroad
the Hachee and obion rivers The strength
this said between thirty and forty thou
sand
Bragg himself has mis- headquarters at Grand Junction
and with his immediate command fills the country be-
Memphis and Corinth his advanced posts extend
ing to within fifteen miles Ct both Memphis and
Cornth He also stretches northward along the line of
the Mississippi Central Railroad nearly to Jackson, the
junction of tbs Mobile and Ohio road, and the head
quarters OF the Union guarding that road and thus
thre eaten ing that point.
BY the raising OF the siege Of vicksburg the army
OF Van Dorm is relieved of duty in that drec
ton and liberty for Offensive movements
against Memphis any other desirable point
north. II has railroad Communication from vcks-
burg to Grand Junction to Memphis, and. though
numbering twenty five thirty Thousand men, al
be the region Of active operations forty
eight hours notice 1t thus bs brought threaten
Memphis from the south any time and when moved
up into position will complete the investment Of that
city
This, then being the rebel position. little insight into
their plans III not be without interest. This
tunately enabled to give having just had conversation
with prominent Tennesseean, whose of nforma-
tion undoubted
plans contemplate nothing less than the complete
overthrow and annihiation OF General Grants army.
The movements that have been effected, and yet
making, harmcnize most admirably with the general
plan and scarcely hope apparent to the uDina-
for escape will be observed that Price in
position back Of Port Pillow, where, by sudden move
ment, may throw large force Of into that
stronghold and thus repossess it for the rebel 1t
is known that, While have land force
in that position, its guns have all been left there,
protected only by single gunboat. Thus q
stealthy movement could be made in the night and az
morning this gunboat would discover the guns Of this
mpregpabe forthcation trained directly IL,
am wod discover also tie necessity Of evacuating pre-
ciptateiy And thus blockade of the Mississippi would
be re ablhed above Memphis, completely shutting
that point Of from reinforcement from the North by
river well retreat b. the channel. The fea-
siblity Of such undertaking, unless we can quickly
Concentrate considerable land force there Its protec
tin will be apparent TO all.
nj step in the rebel programme ia to seize Fort
cman opposite Fort Henry, the Tennessee river by
similar up. This fort thcation will be remembered,
commands Fort Henry. and compared with the latter
work almost imprcgnable. Fort Henry would not be
cnabe single hour with Heman array cd against It,
ndcci the latter fort expressly ope
against Henry the Of its falling our
hands lie occupancy, with the destruction Of Fort
Henry, would cectually stop the navigation of the Ton
givcr and thus shut OIL all supplies reinforce.
m-Ats FOR Gen. Grant that well his retreat
The present oi communication between Cairo
Cornth IA via the NJ bile and Ono Railroad 10 Jackson
thence by the Mississippi Central Grand Junction aud
then The Memphis and Char estoa 20 Cofnth. The
recent rebel raids have rendered his route praccabe
aad the Ebert is m King {" reopen that piece o The No
bile and OHIO read between jackson and Corinth direct
which has not vet been used should ths 10 effected
struggle VIII es of me occnpancy OF jacks u, which,
with the rivers blockade will to the only route left
the North Or neral Urant
Nov thsu, u l. conceded that the rebels may get
od gment the Mississippi at any time they please
ndeed small PARTIES have tcen the banks occasionally
Dtely, and amused h, inselves by firing into passing
boats Bat yet tbey have artillery this purp
and until they get this hsr operations useless They
DO net want 10 bring a. ery into play lust q, present
Ny informant that the firing upon the City
Alton ani ether beats ~ the vicinity Of the forked
Deer river recently was wholly unauthorized
cause u little Apprehension them,
lest shouli disclose ihcr real paus. Their lbiact 10
get heir forces iao such iositons that they can, by
simultaneous enen seize both Fort Pillow sud Fort
Hoimsn aud so dss. ~ eHccialy the railroad cemmu-
nisti1u no thN ard from Corath. They viii avoid bat
te possible, bct that must follow they viii d. ht u IN
the vicinity Lacss0u and win hsnt with determine
ton ~ 81 possession o aid hold that point.
In he meantime Van rn is TO utva up from vcks.
burg, aud either attack or 81 orgly menace Memphis,
while hrags 10 pcor engages Grant NJ torinth They
ca cnate with the utmost certainty upon the success o
these COMP Gated mos emeuts and have become
bold Ia the belief ihn they will that o
qment myste hints N out, oven hy secession
ISIS Mem his, y the elect hat donce there viii
be Of but short duration and federal authority
Is denied In rnnces eau plint o. hgudrsls uf
o1sn acressionists ~ Memphis who have not taken lha
oain of aegI4ncc r.uvcd beyond our lines as or
dsred 10 DO b. ten iyey lis famous General Order
NJ l. which assumed By General sherman and AZ
9hsrs are lhcss who aush at hse plans or the rebels
and tell us II viii he npos bic for them to re ain
possession of tie rivers, and hold thea against
our as-t Of sunsaats These are the sauguine
rebels could raise army or hgt they tad any
r3s W the felt IL s true that the robes now have But
ols gunboa tho Mlssssippiths Arkansas bat It IL
true thar that single bot hls debei lle ccnien
Heats or Farfagu and DAVIS successfully passing through
thsm both, and caQsng them to abandon me siege y
Nicksbnrg and depart % other localities farrasut
feet returned 60 New Orleans, and Davis EDtha "
NV snch red % lslsua. Ssch IS bo Feat Of one gun
a. We have IoAsori yes, on he western waters
o. put gains her.
ut the ebeIs are not relying on this single boat They
have the Iaze9 river to other boats Of equal or
greater strength than the Arkansas, which ABOUT
ready for service. These are the old steamer star
Of the West, which captured ia The
Gulf carly In the bisery Of the war asd
al, guf tus beat Vim. II Webb. These two arc being
nitsd with every appliance q modern navsl warfare
moro care being taken in their constfuc AID outfit
even thin was pat utcn the Arkansas fof the simple
reason that vessel nufed put 10 npsh tfs
v4ry plfpAs - n which sbe ~ admirably ,cceeled.
ghssc wo boats expected to be ready IN very SHIRT
nc sud win th0 I'D ~ certain rams, into whicb the
feet NJ Transport u that run into the We
bren tranfo me vii. make powerful Aeet, HhRh iaty
pvslDly fon Ter petition Of tho conquest y ne sst