New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-07-03

<rwo,t,. 'rour 10 Grand Buncticn-Fet'-
t, nj the Fuhubi,auss-Jhc Northern
Epist.es 20 The Corinthians SP'"'"s ~
Railroad Communication
Prom oui sPecs O''fe'I0"-'D CosINTa June %. leC?
So Beauregard il. aflcr ALL gone 20 Ricbni No.
The Northern w,seacres, journalistic ana o'her"is''
will and must have il 30. Another ihu7ua'io' %
the saving that il you want TO learn Rome ne"s 20"
have M 90 away from home. We have naltefeu o'"'
seyeshere suprosng we dc, curseivesto oe WIFI"
short IN, auce OF tire great eNacuator anu niT al NY!
thst va know q little nOre OF ms whereapout 'osp
,hoso o tbousar6 and Iaors mites OIL But IT seems
90. Zee in rssli,y IN shameful ignorance. The VIII
,s,s Of able editorials upon the subject and these
,,aefafiebe. neyer.mstaken DISCOVERIES of sou'-s-
yipq knowlcdge--the amy -co1esrondents IN the
Fss-tle former with the logic of Irresistible arGo-
,ents and conclusive deductions and the latter with
circums;autial evidence OF the most sinking charac-
Ter have demo1srstedt tie fact Of The persenee OF tie
Rebel General aud Lis followers, that lately made
,his point one OF historical interest in front OF the
Army Of the Potomac bey 0nd all gansay. And 30 the
iesimonv Of our officers that u-ng the puTault, occu-
mcknight aherniehi de quaf;orsin wbicB auregalc,
Van Dorm. Polk Usfdee, aud Bragg lad found href
rest but nom 'lHri}-sX 10 ior;y-eght hours before
the statements Of bund eds OF desertcrs and Prisoners
from eacl Of the army COrls INFO " ch the Rebel
srIpv is known 70 he divided, az we'll as citizens
unanimous IT, their assertions hat they had seen the
Generals, and that the whole OF The army that had
40 long opposed ours az COIinth wac rttTea,ng be-
fore the uJu forces 10 the right and LETT Of the Mo
bile aud Ohio Railroad, ana tis at the same time the
Northern public were olteItsinsd with conjectuIes
10 the contrary: all q, Is goes for nothing. But
whatever the belief II regard 10 iuis mater may bs
In Nssjin. oh aud N-w.NuIk. Gen Hsiieck tho'rs
and every observing officer ~ ne pursuing columns
is convinced, that neither Beauregard rOr any por-
tioD OF il army in Virginia ST the tine referred
TO- bat in Mississippi striving hard 70 Keep out OF tue
Union clutches Nor r tie attenuation bearing mp
Cd this question that has reached Our bues durlug
the last few DAYS from The interior Oi Mississippi of
less positive character, and there can be 10 earthly
doubt that the late defenders OF Coiluth are In full
strengh--dimiuishod only by captures and deserons
no less than tfy gLd no more Ihsn seventy ml'es
south of this place; aud if the siege OF ond IS
destined "a be protfaced, y viii Tot be owing TO the
transfer Of BeauregaId's army 10 Richmond.
Aplrehelslons seeu 10 be felt in some quarters
that the eat Of lines during Inc lat
two weeks from Memphis 20 far iuto Alb ma, and
consequent Weakening Of our front, may bring
about Rebel dash &c come eXTosed part of our
srrnv There is no reasonable ground fOr fears on
this scor-. Tie Rebels may venture demonsira-
ton but lis success Is impossible. Every road lead
ing Southwark i strongly guarded along our whole
line and Notwithstanding tie apparent scattering OF
our tofces their disposition is snch that cOnceDirG
ton can be made aud The enemy confronted with
sufficient strength wherever lie may show himself.
The ex sreuce u the fret day OF the battle OF
Shiloh bss been prOEed by, and similar disasters
sire not likely TO be Leard Of again.
] have taken sOme pains 10 ascertain the quantity
Of cotton ready for the market in this region, and
,he feeling Of the owners as 10 de OF II 10
Northern BUYERS. This part Of Missls-ippi has
never been remarkable fer an abundant growth OF
The staple but am satisfied nevertheless that there
are thousands of bales within 4 Clrcait Of twenty
mlles OF Cornth; aid furthermore, that there will
Dc DO trouble in inducing the producers 10 pan with
IL for Northern gold. SO far. only small purchases
have been maGo-u0stly By sutlers. HE scarcity
Of transportation viii prevent uore eAtensNc trans
actions until railroad facilities Tor shipping eau he
asA The h'f,sslppi farmers seem 20 be quite ieno,
rant Of the bigh lriyes tnou staples Low Column
all over tie world. For gold, j think enough could
be bought st twelve TO fifteen cents per porhd
% enrich the purchaser 10 d very short time.
some suffers have been playing starP and pre-
Stunning upon the ignOiauce OF the natives,
made bargains wiki them a, 10 cents per pound One
Of these parties, who had got hold OF an unwafy
Alabama planter 10 the vicinity Of luka, was. how
ever prevented by Gen. Nelson from taking adyau.
tsge Of the SOu,herrers. After concluding bargain
for some twenty bales, he went with the seller be-
fore that General 10 obtain permit TO sh'ph. lne
General adore ssiug hEl,t II TO the AlahaLll ass
him bow much lie had sold bis cotton att Ten cent?
per pound Was lie answer. Ten cents per pound
exclaimed the Generals why, old Fellow, don't yon
know that tiis fellow pointing 10 The suiier-" 10
trying 20 cheat yOl out Of half VI The value OF your
cotton - and turning to the crest-islen purchaser,
lyon can have no permit sir. can sanction
swindlipg within NY lines" Ii was, OF course, Lot
The Generals busin:ss what the terms OF the trans
.ction were but, as ususl with hin, he assumed
lie responsibility
Gen Grant and staff returned last evening from
shelr excnrsion 10 jackson, Bolivar, Graud June.
sion. and Lagrange. They found tire diyision Of
Cen McClernand al the two first and that OF Gen.
w 4 Sherman 81 the TWO las. menuOhtd places
Tie troops al had excellent encamp2eLts, Wtb
plenty Of water ard facilities for buying ifuhs ana
vegetables, large quaElIues OF when were daily
brought for sale by whites ana blacks, and were rap
idy recruiting Up Gen. sherman was TetofeiiuG
from bis severe iudi-P0siilon Gen. Lew, dliace
had marched with bis division, contrary T. his orders
toward Memphis which city he has probably reached
ere this. The people OF the towns occupied by Our
troops on the Mobile and ONO and Mi-sIssirpi Cen
.rsi Railroad, or might he expected OF tie ich cot.
.on.erOwino disiic Of Western Tennessee arc in-
reteratciy attached TO the fortunes Of the Southern
ConfcdeIacy, but not Indignantly 70. They bold
nberal Intercourse with the Union soldiers. In the
country the feeling il little better, but even there
hardly any traces Of outspohen loyalty ne Per.
csputic.
Il is with great satisfaction that announce tue
neaT opening 81 railroad connection with Dlci pms
and Columbus, X. 4 both places the roads vii
be ia rnnring order by Wednesday at furttest. No
more mails NIL hereafter be sent over the SLOW route
70 tho North down the TeDnessee, and nay cor
re,Iondeuce after this week will reach you IN four
instead " seventeen DAYS With daily trans North,
dsiy mails and newspapers, FOR the benefit OF
which we have long been suxiously yeSIDing, will
also ro4se then appearance
Sfoa. Our SPECIAL Correspondent
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