The New York herald., 1862-04-05
TIE SITUATION AT CORINTH.
General Halleck to Take the
Field.
GENERAL GRANT NOWIN COMMAND,
&C., &C., &c.
From the ~. Louis Republican, April /.

lFrom the 81 Louis Republican, April IL
Events are also thickening in the West. Atremeadous
array OF the best soldiers the country s forming
for attack side defence on the other In the
neghborhood Of Corinth, Miss. By this time the main
forces Of General Bsells command have placed them
selves in support OF the columns General Grant
Pttsburg and Savannah, and great conflict mpsnd-
ing General Low. Wallace, with sufficient force, has
isolated General Johnston from his Western
ons and cut Off all rebel reinorcemene In that quarter
We hear that General Halieck about b take e field
person and placing himsef al the ho " his gallant sol,
dtrs direct the m0reea 10 exercise % east an fA
e,ce upon the duration of TIE rar. She plans for tho
coming operations grand and magnificent and II they
should only partially succeed we shall be able 10 chroni
Gle most important results
LFrom tho Chicago Tribune. April 81
The supposton that Gen. Buell. is to command the
army at Cornih is i'll founded Cen. Grant his supes
ror in rank, and the charges against him being now
withdrawn he is at the head of his old army, prepared
for victory That he has been strongly reinforced our
readers know; but We not at liberty to statswhat
his strength IS We may say, however, that no army
ever engaged In battle this continent with half tho
number of that which at this day under the Generals
direction. We do know how he will be opposed but
from the fact that all the remaining energies Of the South
have been drawn u.on to make head against him, wo
hope that the bate which impcnds will bs any.
thing but obstinate and bloody We do doubt what
the result will be: but when remember that eff
ciency of preparation courage "a men and skill Of officers
sometimes poweress 10 destroy the effect OF some
unucky accident, and that blind chance seems soms
times to carry the day against bravery and science, we
not look upon victory thing already assured
The rebels under Gems Price and Van Dorn moving
towards Memphis in response to call from BeauregArd
concentrate In Western Tennessee for great and dsspe
rate struggle.
Advces from Tennessee state that preparations
for marching arc gong vigorously forward at Pittsburs
and Savannah and indications that attack Will be
made upon Corinh within fortnight.
II s tho general impression that there will be no greee
battle until the arrival and cooperation Of General Buell.
and his army unless Beauregard makes tho attack Our
troops are rapidly improving in health and are eager fsr
the conflict.
Gen. Bueli's army were distance away, in psy-
suit apparently. Of Johnston though 10 probable hie
force will with Gen. Grants against COrnt0s
the fugitvss from Bowling Green could not Be caught
by chasing, and would never make stand and ODER
battle.
Tho Cairo correspondent Of the Chicago Pos, under
| date Of March 81, says
Arrivals from the Tennessee river tonight bring not
atairs in that locality, and matters are ID M so6cs
heretofore reported. The scouts and reconnoef4 pan
ties Of the Union troops report sns enemy :. about ssy
were gathering together for last desperate stru
gle, upon which every hope Of the ssablshmsnt Of he
cause TO be staksd and upon the issue Of which she1
stand or fall i
But little can be learned which will enable dstls
armies, which may with propriety b. divulgsd. NJ
enemy reported 70 be daily 1t work in tho svsstA
Of dofences which shall enable them 70 osr potTa1tt1
resistance. The experience they acquired In the DAat
Of Dover has taught them how Unonsts can hght bso
oon,es. viii be to them an incentive 70 eserton = ~
sndeavor 10 make their newly assumed position IN Inn
| pregnabls one
Nashville correspondence Of the Chicago Tribuno1
Tho latest Information regarding the movements s ~
rebels the Memphis and Charleston Railroad indicate
that they are making preparations FOR moro formidabe
stand struggle perhaps, than IL was supposed they
capable Of at this time The capture Of Fort Dop4
of such large army of such numbers and varsity
OF thought to have cuftailed 70 An enectv1
degree the of the enemy. Tho wsh fahk
to the thought The loss OF the fell heaviest W
| rebel confederncy. The men can be replaced.
But is not the part OF wisdom 10 undsrrate rebel
sources, and particularly At this time. The rebels,
though they have lust Missouri aud Tennessse and KeA
| lucky and virginia--though thousand armed men
have been captured at Donelsop--are stronger today
than they were when Fort Henry was IN he posssoes
This may appear 6rst like broad and untrue asAak
tion but II stands to reason and this 10 the reae0s
ing-First, they are positively strong in their own
Plies in coniry where forces can be hur,,saly o0acss
trated for any enort, and where they being oonee
the fact that we are weakened as we lsna.hsn
e distance between armies and their sources Of
ply Tie rebels we're weak in their former lines because
50 unconnected. They assumed for the purpose Of
drawing their supplies from the States in which the nea
laid and when they left them they were left dssoo
lated II terrible price to pay II the absence Of
the Confederates WAS well worth a good price, when
they fell back it was not as gonersly supposed, s
and desolaed and robbed of all its produce On the
trary it Was upon a country which had produced large
crop corn wheat and cattle from which the rebels
stated here that not less than hogs have
been killed and packed In this vicinity. Ia the littlo
wSes beoro nome had been killed. These hogs we're
drawn from this State and Kentucky AL the pork from
these has been transported to the points south Of
this state which occupied by the rebels. They
thus in the midst OF plenty and more than this In
country peculiarly adapted to defensive operations and
works and in the meantime getting weaker In the
| proportion OF the distance from home.
CONCENTRATION OF THE REBEL FORCES.
Tho concentrations against General Smith most fory
midabe aud threatening, and demand hasty movements
part General A. s. Johnston's whole force has
been Withdrawn from Decatur. There hardly corpo
rails guard at that point The forces Of Brigader Gene
raj Cheltham removed from jackson TO Corinth.
General Polk has passed large portion Of his army 70
ths same point leaving Brigader General T. j. MCGOWAN
In command at Island No To- General Bragg holds Hum
bold, with majority Of his spienddly drilled from
Pensacola. II Is said that these the finest troops IN
tho conedsacy and 10 600 strong The whole force
thus concentrated against General Smith will aggregate
less than so 900 men-probaby double his force. Un
less Gcns al Halsck pushes General Buell. forward Gene
terrible rexsss Al sny rate troops win nave 70 be-
poured in upon General Smith. He has assumed the po-
sition which must be defended and which bs held
and have no doubt will be- But certain II 10 that he
must have the men now or never reverse " the
rebels with Bcaursgard in command would be most ter
riby demoralizing Major General Brooks, OF the Ten
nessee militia, has ordered the brigade forming
his division to hastily rendezvous at point the Mo-
bile and Ohio Railroad ensny connected with Oo-
General Rugges 10 the Tsnnssss regiments Of Coloneo
Lea and Browder TO report at Cornth and the Seventh
Mississippi at the same point designated for the division
All the railroads in the western part Of the coDfede
racy have been placed under military control me cot
ton sugar and moassss which has accumulated Men,
phs has been ordered TO be conveyed ut some point out
side the city where be conveniently barned? This
is being done under the care Of l. D. Mckisick Provost
Mar ahal OF Memphis who will also attend 10 the burning.
All the federal prisoners at Memphis have been sent 70
Tuscaloosa, Alabama, via Mobile.
ADVANCE OF GENERAL BURLL.
General Buell. ook the field yesterday, March 2 lsav.
Ing Tor Cosmha to place himself At the bead Of h six
Acting Brgader General Dufeld of the Twenty third
brigade, Consisting OF the Ninth Michigan, Third Mmns-
and Kentucky and Pennsy ivania regiments,
took up his line OF march yesterday for Murreesboro.
rGeneral Turchn has no longer the advance, his dvi
sion, under General Mitchell having been placed In the
rear Of General McCook.