Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1862-04-07
THE REBELS AT coR1NTH.

Beauregard, who is in command of the
rebels at Corinth Miss, and in Western
Tennessee, near that point, is making diligent
preparation for battle with our troops under
Gems Grant and Buell.. There is probabli-
ty that most of the confederate force now in
the field will be concentrated there, unless the
battle comes off Immediately For days and
weeks rebel troops have been going in that
direction from the Cult states, from Arkansas,
and from the east The Cincinnati Times OF
April I'd says =
ave yesterday had call from an individual
named Hiram Wilkinson, whose home is in
Buffalo, N. Y, but who has been tor two
years a resident of the south. He was at
tached TO an independent company of cavalry
There are numerous independent companies
of soldiers in the southern army, as all are
DESTROYS of eommanding) and as Captain
Cheathem was reckless and brave man, he
was ordered on frequent reconnaissance, and
Wilkinson had, therefore. excellent opportu.
mites of learning the condition OF affairs. He
says that not a regiment drrireS TO reinforce the
national army but 1t is knoUn 10 the rebel officers
who are as well acquainted with the strength
and disposition OF our forces as our own COM
manders-so complete is their system CT es-
pionage, and so numerous the traitors high in
position among us.
"When our informant left, on the oath ult,
there were from 10000 to $4,000 contederates,
under Beauregard, along the new line of de-
tense, and within % 30 miles OF Corinth,
and rentorcements were pouring in from the
east, west and SOUTH in large numbers. Ar
kansas will be completely drained of troops
in few weeks, and large numbers are coming
from all paris of Virginia-even from the ar
my between Richmond and Manassas-the
confederates having determined to abandon all
the border states, and make stand at Cot
tonla proper. There not, he says, sixty
thousand men in all Virginia, and it is the
confident belief of the people Of mississippi
and Alabama that Montgomery will again he
the capital of the ''confederacy" in less than
sixty days.
"The rolling stock on the East Tennessee
railroad is all impressed into the government
service, to carry cannon, troops, and ammuni-
ton from Virginia to the new Notifications, in
process of construction in Mississippi and
Western Tennessee"
eve have from various sources similar state.
ments in regard 10 the movement of rebel
troops from Virginia toward BeauIegard's
camp, and they deserve attention. 1t is to be
hoped that Haleck, Buell., and Grant, will
not be compelled TO fight in Tennessee th,
whole of the sebel force that has been operat
ing in Virginia, in addition to all the Test O
the rebel army. There is in Gen. Wool's dis
patch to the war department an expression
that seems to have peculiar meaning He says
Il do not believe the army of the Potomac
will find many troops TO contend with" The
rebels near fortress Monroe are not as numer.
Gus as was supposed. Evidently portion of
their Potomac army has LETT by piece-meal,
probably to join Beauregard. How many
will soon appear, fol, we suppose, Mcclellan
will finally march to Richmond. Ii General
Wools representation is correct, he will be
likely to get there without much fighting
The battle at Corinth is likely to be more
important than any that has occurred since
the war began. 1t will decide the fate of the
Cult states and have other important results
Our men can hardly fail to win it, if the repre-
sensations in regard to their strength and
condition may be relied on; and decisive
victory there would clear Virginia of boil
the rebel troops and the rebel government
even if they had not already decided to leave
The New York World publishes report tina,
Beauregard has been outfanked and been
compelled TO fall back; but this report does
not seem to US reliable. Nevertheless, we
may expect to hear soon important news from
that quarter.