Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1862-10-24
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| CoRISTH, Miss, October Is Army IN stat
9u0 encsmped in liHa Of battle Cavalry il
briskly scouting tlre country and no rebels II
view within q radius Of forty or ff,Y miles Th'
rebel garrison at Tapslo destroyed such storsl
| as they could not transport TO more csnfoytabi'
posts, ard sssmpeded after the roUt Of V8nDJrus
sad PHcS's army. Our forces are concentrated
ready tor defense OF to strike Connth VIII sooT
bs an almost impTegnsble post. requiring but g
oiodsrste force to hold it ssEinss heavy odds
Bseureezrd's oriFiEsl lives are monumsnssl
HElleek's have bssn disraEEtled, The ss5Ioas snd
| fascises Of his TsdoRbts heviag bsv1 removed
/ for the new WpTks. Il is two miles distance fr1m
| the heaft Of Csrnth to The mean perimstsr OF
! BssuregsTd's Uses. The eifCu nfsTence Of She
new Federal defsnses does not exceed tTo miles.
/ The drawing, not including souEvOrks, repre-
sen's the bgurs Of an egg, II Is not lndiscfest
to describe, because the enemy ms8s sharp
inspection Of tho fofiGcstions on tae b and 4t1
OF October. Their view was prObabi7 conciu-
sive Should they bs tempted sgain, they viii
make new discoveries. Typographical fsatoTes
snd nstural scsusry Will hsve bsos chEnggd sad
medifisd. APrepos Il is always dificalt IN
nledislely atssT eagagensRlo, 90 ascertain facts
clearly. l wSs inducsd-I presume not with
improper motives-to award credit for the new
line Of works to the wrong parties. The ted
was thoroughly examined by.Gsreral Grant and
General RJsecrans, before the latter established
MS hesdqasrsern Al CsTiuth. After con6utstlOn,
ths former difestsd his chief ezginesg 70 cen
s1ruos the works To CeBtaiu Prns, United
States engineers belongs The crsdI Of locating
q system Of defense, ths skillful conhiEaacs of
Taieh wss so eonspicuously illustrated IN the
battle Of Corirth Hs is nov composing them
with additions. TIE immense mSEsE ZINES nsces-
sssy to supply the armies Of Tensessse Ead Mis-
sissippi, Sli thus BE- safely enclosed OEe msy
readily infer that car army has planted itsef
here Great depots for the srotsction Of every
description Of Wsr mAsenal hETs been Construct
cd, and sddIEons are constsstly ms0e Machine
shops, f'r the iabucahoa Of wagons sSd the
rsasir Of eHnS, also stsyasi stteatsn C1mpre-
bessively, tssrs is adzirsbie system il every
deozgtGeRt OF this dsSiet, The eye Of issxsa-
risncs sRd Of sxserisBcs, discovers Ss sltsEson
- dstsils Is gratifying - Is is unusual Az
officer VIII assure you that it is tAe eye Of ihg
comnssdiuZ genera ct Corinth vh.eA searches,
and bis vehemsBt viii Wach establishes ssJ Ie,t
vi,iHIy order. Is hss bGsn quotsd e. "a in
fsnity that General RosscZsas is "a sstsative
60 det.ils Nest doalT&bs r. alt in 20 sf1esF r.
may bo remsrked, en- psssGst that this Is char
scterstie Of army engiseer officers.
FHs SITUATION
SpeeulAaoA Is usually unsroatabls But
so@s ERs4s nAaY Be EsRsaS. TIE s2aay IL Eos
Prspsssd 70 sEixs sEais sSsa. Tssss are r.
E.ors tsiasssg GsssTal GTsa9s bssaqsaElsFs
tsss esasrsl Jss JeaASsoe had aTTyss a, J s4A-
tsR, 81 sSnsW AsEE slss IL MISSISSIPPI, wilh io5fy
tassssRd rsiHforceaa4Rs. SsEsssSssl lishss-sE
foEl Washington Assurss ron nat It is ss!d
GEs ssrAl Joe Jshnstss Is on tie RappaaAnuoCk
sita aprty tbsRaAzd msa. DSsbtrpi II Jska-
TiOR is is tss fed a. all Quite p1oksbe bis
Fair Oaks woaad vii kssP kim Gus Of Ire sAd-
de vel aUkls, Il is slss rsFoGtsd ths3 .sn
shsEsssd sEeh@RFsd Esse's hsrs hsss SD y
the debris Il Vas D0rp's ssd Prices agmies ~
o, about Columbus HissiEaiBsi Bat fHT
ihousaHd rsbslE caa't sks Consts Dsueusss
she rsbsis kAve ssal d.siHon Of sxchshEsi
somsvhTe in that region, bat thsy sIe uc. so
numerous as reported. + gUIss grow ss they
usvel. For iss1RGce. you lEys been toll, typo
crap Ideally, that tue army rhicb attacked Cor
intb was forty five thousAnd sTosg. The geu-
ersl SAYS il did not sIcssi b6sy-siK tsoBssud.
Il uuRsersd soDsHhsCs between thirty sCd
sAJty 6Ts thsussBc. Ia coREsssiea Hish tajs
.c., thsye q ssaikaF Of EsUea inisTsss lgacsizs
Csii4sh. Is wss sssSzsJ thai the novtueEs II
Piics spGa Iu-ka $50 ussas1s - Celgzbus
as1 tkS AosIa Aad Oni5 I.irsad ]. Ass bess
cGncisRiyely ssssFAissa lhss Price Was mosisg
V rtiRfsges BFagg IL EsBsusSy. IL hai bean
GFsNfSo kfWaVer, DatHe%z slHaeaI aGl v a
DOsl ihat be ehOud nausuyer eastward Of I-u-
Ia, il rlakssr indieAiiag a. iptsntisn - fAss
Corintb which vosld diver. sks sttasaon Of .ha
Fsiersl army, Wkile Van DaTs should ssizs Cor
iuth Tbs operations of General R9sscIGEs
we're too swift, AID VaO Doru wss tos slow. Is
5000 ~ Plics IS seAtsR at Lu-kA GessTal Osj
Sss ssRt e CoIissA. The rsbsl PIsgT2zma HAs
thez chs&ged ~ cszRuiFies. PFiss TEs forces
70 rstFSss 10 Bald"is; cat be quickly coHcsiveA
shat if he could drsw oar srAg in pufsuit hs
nj Ekt Is nsiss wisd VsS DEs, ard axe Ger
rinth, wG's RssseT4a's tfosEs wsRs searching
for kim in the Seat Hs ma badly oHtBaReu-
ysrSd, a. you hsve sesa, bat bic dsiouI CiL
Baldwin, AID zsat Of Rislsy 30 ChsWAis down
~ CeIiAiA, WA ORs sf Eks sgillAst marches Of
tbs war. The s2szY, undsf aks sszmRsd Of
aisjoT- Gsnsssl PsabssSss, it a. Jssks0n, Misf.,
Grsnsds ard HslIy SPrisgs w.DB
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