Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1862-10-08
Another FeaereI speenIn.ion.

From the Washington star, September 3Q.l
Last night extensive military movements wer,
evidently commenced in this vicinity, one body
Of qute twenty thousand troops taking up thei
/ line Of march IN one direction, and another body
in q different one. 1t does not become US 10 in
innate their respective destinations, and We state
the fact of their Increment only to the end OIL
letting the impatient public know that the troops
in this vicinity are by no means idle.
Our Impressions are thai our friends Of the
Baltimore AhsTicGR are in error in their state
ment this morning thst General Sumner Occu-
pies ChsTlestown. eight miles cut from Harper's
Ferry. Ga Saturday, his advance was camped
on the nights, half way between Charlestown
and HsrPers Feny, while the former pOint was
held by two bTigades Of rebel infantry (Tom
Louisiana and North Carolina), the 9th Virginia
cavalry, and the lst Maryland battery. Geaersl
Summers piskets, however, then held the ground
TO within about two miles of ChaIe7town.
General Green's corps hold The LoudOn flights,
which are on onr leit in Virginia.
Herculean Efforts are beng made to prepare
for crossing cur entire army over. it seems to Us
the energy with which General MeClellan's en-
ergies and construction corps are preparing IA
cillties Of communication with his base of sup
plies in the rear, in the shape of building a pom
to0n bridge over the river aud repairing the SUI
perstructuTe OF the railroad bridge there. The
former should have been passable last evening,
and we trust toe latter win be this or Tomorrow
evening. Thus it is evident that General Ne
Clellan does not derpise such necessary preeau-
tons as the duo defense Of bis rear, neglect of
which, under the inspiration Of the nevef-iO-0s-
forgotten Pope, led not long since to results so
disastrous. The busy labor of a portion of the
army in the construction of these works doubt
less gives rise to the now general belief that most
of McClellan's army will soon be sgain in VIr-
GINA.
Dsserters and prisoners continue to assert that
Lee is strongly fortifyIpg Winchester, which
does not strike US as being probsb.e, in view Of
its great distance from the base Of supplies.
1t is very generally believed here that JEFF
Davis is about to send $4,000 of his best troops
on g forced march over the mountains to Wheel
ing, in hopes of being able to take that city
and TO destroy the government arsenal, etc,
near Pittsburgh, and then to take Cincinnati and
cross over into Kentucky and form q junction
with Bragg and Kirby Smith, all before our
troops, that are really soldiers, can be placed in
position to interfere with any portion of this pro-
posed striking enterprise. IL Is argued that the
rebel commanders believe that militia hastily as
sembled, even to the number Of 200, 900, will
prove no obstacle whatever to the movements Of
such a body Of veteran rebel troops that they
surely calculate on being able to seizs sufficient
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whittier they choose on the Ohio, aud that the
fall rains will soon place the rlver in fine boat
ing order, according to the rebel programme
which fist came hither in whispers Of Rich
mond gossip. Whenever Mcclellan crosses in
large force IN Virginia, The bslspcs Of the rebel
army is to fail back on Richmond as soon Is
possible, and there garrisoning It's defenses,
now claimed to be stronger than those around
this city, to await the approach of our army by
any route its commander may elect TO march.
important feature Of shis alleged rebel prO-
gramme is for their force ia Kentucky. immedi- /
stely after It's combination, 10 sweep the State
bare Of its Every horse, hog, or head of cattle
within its reach, driving. them south before
them. aud having thus 0bFsiaed such means of
prolonging the contest (procuTabls nowhere else
theiI resch,) to take post in Southern
Tennessee and Northern Alabama and Bissis-
5ippi, leaving our armies TO follow for a winters
campaign al Iheir usual leisure.
If we are not greatly mistaken our authorities
have already taken occasion to interfere
before hand with the realization Of this grand
scheme OF surprise and virtual conquest, BY
TO exposed points sufficient veteran
Toops TO hold any such rebel flying force in
check until they may be opposed by an over
Ehelming army of Uaion real soldiers. We
nay also add That If Lee ventures any such d.
of his army, So watched are the possible
ines OF his march westward that the fact viii
become known here almost instanlly-certginly
q time to enable Generals Mcclellan and Helm
zelman-the former by pursuing and the Issysr
y i~nteTceptIng thsm-tO make short w6fk Of
he rebel Amy proposing to seek refuge under
he shadow o. the fOTtieations around Rich
nOnd.
The movement Of the Confederstss down the
)hio river lsupposing them TO be possibly sue
ess!ul in reaching thas stgesm,) as it must ne
essarily be performed in unnamed boats, would
gave them guits al the mercy Of our gunboaas
moving up TO meet them.