The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1863, 1862-04-03
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From lhe Great Tennessee River ExPe.
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Correspondents Of the Cincinnati GaSene'l
SAVANNAH. Tenn, March 27.
REBEL MOVEMENTS.
Every days advices confirm the views
advanced the other day, of the rebel
plan OF operations. They are ooncentrats
irg the forces OF the Army of tile Mis-,
sissipp," at the point on the Memphis d
Charleston Railroad nearest to our posi-
lions on ths river. and are preparing to
move rapidly TO the defense OF the road.
at any point we may threaten 1t. That
railroad CONSTITUTES the base OF their
new line of d fense.
REPORTS FROM SCOUTS.
No less than three OF our scouts came
in this morning, each reporting that he
had been miles inside The rebel lines
they concur in estimating the rebel force
at Corinth and vi, Unity at over seventy
Eve thousand, and reporting the daily ar
rival of more troops from all the Gulf
S ates. lmpressment is going vigorously
forward; the Purdy Court House is full OF
Union men; the advanced posts are gath.
ering them up throughout ILe country and
wiling or unwilling they are hurried into
the ranks at Corinth. Deserters say the
army is full Of such men. and that they
only remain in the service through h the
difficulties Of getting away.
. FoRTIIFYNG.
Meantime Beauregard is pushing for
ward every preparation for a formidable
resistance. Outposts are established al
PurJy. Iuca aud elsewhere along the
railroad, at and above Chickasaw, on tht
river, and six miles in front of Coriulh
directly toward our advance from Pitts
burg landing. Fortilications are being
erected at Corintb and the raw leves arr
being put into as efficient a state as posi-
BILE. fortunately lhore is no occasion 70
being uneasy abou, the Corinth icrti6ca
tons. They are like the bail OF pot--i
is 10 farther around than over them.
There is no rced to disguise the fac
we have serious work ahead ofus. Th
rebels are not well posted, but they hav
the most skilIful engineers from the oil
United States army. They are not in
spired by successes, but they have thei
pet General al their head, and despera'io
must serve them for a last terrible strug
gle. Not only does Memphis fall wit
CoIinth. but defeat here, opens to an al
my larger than that of the Potomac, tn
! whole Territory ssof the Gulf Safes, an
the rebels are not ignorant Of the exsreu
ity of their peril.
: BEcEssION DEsPoNDENcY.
Through the entire region Of countr,
adjacent to our extended lines, the Sece'
sionis!s talk despondingly. Many ac'iV
= rebels do not hesitate to admit their fal
; ure, and are only anxious tia. their lea,
ers, while arms still make them formid'
ble, even in defeat, should use their pow
er to secure favorable terms from the VII
,orious enemy. A. Purdy. in spite cf
n rebel garrison OF nearly three regiment
= the resident rebels are utterly refusing Il
J, Confederate bonds 10 any form, or at ar
u rate OF discount. s.,...
q IL Is a mistake to suppose that the pc
D pie are not informed of their disasters.
u have found none, in the course Of conve
= satious with scores Of them at dillere
9 points outside our lines. who were igno
J ant Of the retreat from Columbus al
q Manassas. the magnitude Of the. Hem
Z and Donelson defeats, the occupation
$ Nashville, The capture Of Roanoke Islan
L Winchester. aud even New Madrid
II which last they had information about
ID soon as wo had. 1t has beea suppos
OF that tho common people have Teen ke
& iu ignorance Of these disasters, but ha
always found them fully alive to th,
. magnitude.
u THE UNION FEELING.
NJ Account Of South Tennessee Unionii
have been highly rose colored, irt
:hoSo OF the first exploring gunboats
10 down. Theee are warm Union m
Is here, and in far greater proportions
uumbels than at Nashville, but the g,'
{, mass Of the peop.e, and all the leaders a
i as they have been. Sc essionists. Saws
IN nah itself is ULion; | do not think
e. same can bs said Of the country, and l
ID confident, (after careful observation a
iuqmry,) that it can at any rate be 81
or of none Of the adjacent coun,ies,
IL The better classes here. except perbs
'n in Savannah, are all Secrssionists
D. Where you find one intelligent, educa
a. on our side, you will find fifty against
he | know no reason for blinking such fac
le' or for exciting delusivc hopes, by ex'
N geratiog the Union sentiment. Cont
V,e upd successes, make no doubt, will
a. yelop abundance OF newborn loyalty.
70 And, apropos 10 this subject. make
ne |, disnaunt Of fifty per cent. on the ste
'or somebody has been thlling, lat Cairo
Of fountain of all manner Of lies, | believ
Wy that five or six hundred recruits h
OF been enlisted here for The ranks Of
Is Donslson .thinned rogimeuts, The tr
Dr. was good enough. before il was spoi
"a by raising belief in twice as much.
ho PRIsoNERs,
Prisoners are brought in occasions
from tho rebel pickets, The we'll kno
90 Indiana scout, Horace Bell, and cou
" of our 9th Ohio Cavalrymen, made d
s1 % on rebel picket yesterday. and hrou
nd nd away a couple of MississiPPians' L
;s. we're we'll dressed in grey uniforms,