The New York herald., 1862-04-25
IMPORTANT FROM THE SOUTH.
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North Alabama and Western Georgia Al The
hcrcy Of General Mitchel.
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Rebel Report Of the Recapture
OF Nashville.
THE REBEL LOSSES AT CCRINTH,
INTERESTING MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS,
&C., &C.. &c.
IMPORTANT FROM TIE SOUTH.
rHE REBEL LOSSES AT CCRINTH,
Critical Situation or the Rebels in Ten
ncssce and North Alabama.

Critical Situation or the Rebels In Ten.
nessce and North Alabama.
from the Atlanta (Ga.) C,nfederacy, April 49,
wo arc informed, ana believe tho information 10 be
correet that the snemys cavalry have advanced SOUTH
wards from Huntsville haze crossed the Tennessee rrer at
the exreme sohUrrd point Of that stream ia Aiabanla and
are no,o at Gu,ler's Landing This is within forty
fifty miles Of Gadsden, the Coosa river, which dis
they travel in day and cut of the passage
OF any more steamboats, up Rome; nay, they might
seize few boats and pass up the rirer 10 Rome and take
the city, burn down our foundries, which are rapidly
turning cannon and small arms, and DO totdeST mS
chief they pleased.
Gunter's Landing, by q direct route through DeKaib
and Cherokee counties, Alabama along fine road for
travel. is only eighty miles from Rome. The enemys
cavalry could pass this country in two days and burn
our foundries in Rome They could at that point ana a.
Kingston capture enough engines and cars TO proceed
the road ,cith med force TO prote thin IN burning the
bridges and be exposed 10 Of the difficulties that
the engine seaers met with few days ago; or they
could approach and burn the bridges from Rome through
the country. With these bridges burned Kirby Smith,
who understood to be advancing on Huntsville, would
be ct off fro reif n retredt East Tennessee
and at Knoxville Greenville and Cumberland
Gap with all Western Virginia. would be exposed in tho
sape manner pointed out in c0mmentng the con-
sequences had the engine thieves been successful.
Appealing to the government, the Confederdcy con.
tinuss-
We should like to know if government has ever
thought OF this feature OF tho WARP Have these who
charge Of such matters and whose business IL s
attend TO them contemplated the programme here
developed possible contingency We that they
are ready to meet it-at least we judge Where
s the force and rope this demonstration What
adequate provision has been made 10 protect the state
bridges on the State road2 We know Of none excep,
simple guard one or two mon at bridge who could
resst any attack in farce That daring attempt t1
burn the bridges by the engine thieves was entirely
practicable and would have succeeded but for tho tw,
miscalculatons we mentioned.
We ask is Rome. with its foundres safcp Is the
State road and its bridges safc? What force hdUe ay,
,o,ere cttin cH or striking distance 10 prevent The approach
Of The enemy 10 that place the West We alarm
lists We have no ambition to get up sensations We
feel bound to raise warning voice, when We conceive
thai ddnysT Is nigh.
Interesting Reports from Memphis.
The Memphis Appeal Of the 18th inst contains tho fol-
lowing niellgence:
In AN devoted TO the needs OF the Mississippi
Valley it acknowledges the danger of by the
Union otla and advises the employment OF every ono,
black or white to the extent OF his ability, for the de.
" that endangered stronghold II the advocates
construction Of the most approved description Of gun
boats
Tho paper acknowledges the fearful mortality among
the rebel officers at the recent battles aud attributes il
to the enemys organized bodies Of sharpshooters and
advocates the organization OF similar bodies III the rebel
army.
No demonstration had been made by the Unioniss
the line Of the Memphis and Ohio Railroad between
Menu his and Cnon CITY, The road is In operation to
Trenton.
report was In Memphis, by way of Corinth,
the Unioniss had Abandoned the Tennessee river
The Appeal says that the rebel loss the battle Of
Shiloh does exceed 900 killed 900 wounded aud
500 taken prisoners and ascribes the defeat Monday
to the whskey found in the Union encanpment Sun
| day night.
days AZ the City Hail. and on the l4th placed the
vault in the 81. Louis Cemetery, near New Orleans.
The gentleman who brought the appeal reports that
since the passage Of the Conscripton bill by the rebel
Congress all males between eigntesn and thirty-hve
have joined the army. There is impressnent, aud
| tine people enter the service with zeal.
Business is almost suspended, except In the class o.
goods tho army Three gunboats being construct
| cd al Memphis, which will be completed in q week
one called the Arkansas is plated with two thcknesses
Of railroad iron, placed transverseiy and is considered
moro than a match for the whole federal fotla. An
other is called the Beaurcgsrd and is wooden boat
with thirty inches Of compressed cotton placed between
heavy wooden timbers eighteen inches thick This is also
| considered mprcgnable. They provided with
| prows liks the Mcrrimac.
Our informant reports that there eighteen housr
men the Of the Chckasaw Bluffs making ali neces
sary preparations 10 provide against atta.k. Burning
the city is still talked ~. Immense pics o. Tobacco
sugar and nolasses gathered the evce tnd u be
fired the appearance Of the Union feet aboy,
Memphis.