Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1862-10-16
rhe rrs 80. = Ken.aeI.r.

~ thS htieHBth, condition and movements OF the
Federal and Confederate armies in Kentucky.
OF course, the slurs of the writer upon the con
duct of our troops in Kentucky, are mere fabri-
cations, written FOR 8 purpose, and must be taken
With many, very many grains of allowance:
THE ARMY IN MOTION.
The army Of the Ohio is fairly in pursuit Of
tie rebel force which came with such wanting
pretensions Of deliverance. The orders of Gen
eTai Buell. to TeOrgauize Inc old army were yerv
properly OTenuled by orders from Washington
10 move at once against the enemy. Weary
worn as were the troops, sitter their long march.
it was best for the country, and eventually better
for the soldiers themselves, that the rsbels sbould
be driven from the State. A temporary oresni-
cation was therefore adopted, founded upon the
old basis. The army which marched from
Nashville was augmented by the addition Of
several thousand now troops, some Of which had
come from the Lower Mississippi, others fresh
rom the people. The new smy was then d.
vided into four grand divisions or corps, under
the command Of MAORI Generals Cnttendsn.
McCook, Gilbert and Gordon Granger. The So
Preme commander is Msjor-G General Buell.. while
General Thomas holds the next rank, occupying
q position ike that Of General Grant before
COnnlh.
Considerable talk has occurred in and ont Of
CVA~NAAAAR t0 AcpyALEu BGD6IH6sBIUu
OF General Buell.. We give the facts in the ease.
General Buell. was relieved Of the command BY
the President, but on account Of the pressure Of
the public service, and the fact thai no other
general possessed such qualities az could keen
the subordinate generals in complete harmony.
ne was restored to the command at the reoues.
OF the msJor-genorsls Of this army. General
boel may not be universally popular, but it isl
mooted question whether the rank and file Of
the army ara nronar fnI~ra 6 -eg r
cleney, and whether too much weight may not
De gwen 20 the capTiciOus changes in popular
opinion We have the best testimony. both In
she service and out Of it, that the oniy safe uls
OF action ls to support q general in the field so
long as the President determines TO keen him in
command.
ok6AhIAATIoN AND STRENGTH OF ARMIES.
TIE first grand division of the army. under
General Crittenden, marched out Of this civ i
the direction Of Sh0lbyviile and FraDkfcrs. d. (
second, General hcCoOk, > little further 10 The
south, IA the direction of TsylorsviIle and DAM
vile; the third, General Gilbert, taking an al
ioost soutderiy route, has already reached Ba-d5- 1
town; the fourth CORPS. under General Granger
which viii unite with tie rest. is nov movipg
between Cynthiaaa and Lexington. with Gov
lngson as its base. We have thus four colunss.
each OF winch IS no mean army in itself. MOVING
IT semi-circUlar relation upon the rebel army
Each Of these Is within supporting distance Of
the next, and in this way slowly driving the
rebel army before them.
1t would be highly improper to give The actual
strength of the aggregate army, bat We nav
say, knowingly, tG8t i is sbuudutly strong for
It's mission. We can Approximate the hostile
forces, and according TO the largest estimate, We
nave more troops in Kentucky than las tho en-
envy. Our men sTe in good pert seasoned,
familiar with WeaDoBs, marching and Injured TO
a soldiers life. Oar generals sT6 at least as able
as those they oppose; they nav not be Ma
every one, but are at lssst matches for
the rebels.
TIL REBEL FORCE IN KETUCKT
The best opinions concerning the insurgent
Iorces sgree IN placing their numerical strength
1t between fifty and sixty thousand, with a hun
tfod and tTou-y pieces of srtilary They are
AIMED in oil ways, from the best Enfield rifles TO
guns OF large ammunition, they have
enough for enc engagement, thsir capture at
siUniord sVILe having rePlenished their stock
are toierzbiy well fed aad clcthe3, rugged
aud hCaTty-msuy of them ia . bad state of dis
bnt nevertheless they sre Sighting men
general BIckuer and General KirDy Smith com
corps Generals Chea-hsm. H5ath, Sri,b.
j9Luson, Ste"sIt, Humphrey Marshall and Nor
au are commanding divisions. Eeiuforcemsut7
re said 10 be coming up from Murfreasb0ro'
md Cumberland Gap
From 3 multitude of statements We learn Tia. }
rebel army Is now at several points along
he course Of the Kentucky river from Frank
TO Eicholasviue. Bragg's army seems 90
aye taken tLa direction of DsnvilI5. We have
Intelligence that large bodies were at Rough and
les5y, twelve ~ les south Of Fra5kfort, on Sat- 4
lfday last. From the direction which our troops
no taking, We think inst the common central 7
omit al5at which al OF the columns. fispdlv q
u1 hostile, are ranged is, at the bend Of the Q
Asntucky river, Were Dicks river entersa few {
east Of HsIfodsburg. At present the C
7Gel3 have q force on both sides Of the former g
iTeam Tho banks Of the Kentucky river are
teep and rugged, AID, iti IS imposed, capable Of Z
asy defense. Should Bsarg determine upon Z
.and IN taiS vicinity, it is likely be may dispute O
he passage OF tae lords with artillery, while he q
axes a dash upon the right wing Of the army. y
there is nothing left for him but to re- p
~sOUthwardly t0Ward Somerset and the 0
l~ountain gaps. This is in effect 30 abandon the s.
tate, which he sstensibly came to redeem from e
q odious yoke. P
The sequel we discover as the army moves n
opg, tells how much love the South has for its y
STATE, Kentucky Like tao miseTeants Of a
,cial lie when some a~trocioUs deed was TO be
they assumed the airs and speech Of pro- Il
ctoTs and ~saviOrs, and with characteristic per p
~ ruined that which they p~Tofessed to preserve. al
hey came 60 Kentucky to leave them the lib n
~ TO choose masters; they now depart, forcing ii
into thsir ranks. They come, cursing the n
)rtherB r0bbersi they take hurried leave with SO
Of booty. Generals Bragg and Buckner O.
speeches al Lebanon the other day, in IA
they solemnly declared their intention sc
yer to leave Kentucky till the last man was sa
promising that tho Fsderals should hs
driven from the soil, sud that every dollars 81
Of property should be paid for. We may 81
* for q great foot race after his grsnGi cqUen Al
Bragg's lanrels are but half gTewn Of
he must do something more taaD ha has yet wa
ne if we must fear him. Thus far, Kensuck me
viii only remember his visit as q scourge so
! a pestilence. Al over the State wherever tai
vsgabond soldiers have been, we hear Of
RACES and pllsgs. Curses loud and deep
re lOiaged them as they leffs and maDy-a AIt
ally VIII have long years to rue the day when
cbivalry Of the South came TO the rescue Of ~.
r so-caled sister Safe, Kentucky. M
LATER-THE PURSUIT. BEING KEPT UP. ian
MoRNIgG-Since the FOREGOING AM
s written We have seen gentlemen who left rec
army yesterday morning nine miles beyond Ne
who Informs rs that The advance d. Dc
ioD were close Hpon Lebanon, aud would &C
" II to-day General Bragg, while in Bards- va
IN, Rad his headquarters at the house of Ms. car
WickhGe. TIE general, she says, ia in ma
health and can hardly hive long, she thinks. va
3 army which passed through B srdstown was Ola
thirty to tbnty-ive thousand strong, aud t%'
with some pIecipitaney. VIZ
n h P1Ia!I' ~ ~ A9pt Up Wth some Vlgor five
le part of The army, not much more than ten -
es a day can now be accomplished. The az %,
rance of cur army as it passed through 49,
-dstown may best be described in the language 49,
Tie residents, who declared cit wss Ike a ~,
Of men all day long going through the M.
II" said they, " the rebels had fifty g.
ussnd, ss they claimed, there must be a hun g.
lloussna Lsls sluiS' re Ie1sS ere mu
It work of them. 60
'ur troops entered Frank tort last evening. A bee.
man who keeps a store IN that city arrived Sic,
last night He dsscEibed the proceedings the