The New York herald., 1862-03-11

cock under all circumstances Il Is believed that this
arrangement on the part of General Beauregard has re-
ference not only the Of the rsopenng Of the
road but aiso TO actual invasion Of Pennsylvania,
either from Hancock, Cumberland or willamsport. The
impression prevails at Richmond that In worry short
time General win advance Harpers Ferry and
give battle TO Gen. Banks, with the view OF driving him
back over the Potomsc and rssainns Of
Jefferson and Berkeley counties.
gentleman who arrived at Richmond on Monday.
direct from Memphis except one day. which ne spent a.
Knoxve) says that the inhabitants Of Memphis expect
every day 70 hear the advance OF the Union troops
against that CITY, but that they preparing for stub
born resistance since the evacuation Of Columbus the
armaments Of Fort Randolph Fort Wright, Fort Harris
and Fort Pillow have been greatly and are
regarded quite SUFFICIENT to protect Memphis from
attack by the river II was supposed that the Union
troops having Of the valley of the Tennessee
river might advance the city by the roads from the
Nasty lille. at the same time that feet Of gunboats
would sail down the Mississippi. To guard against
the land attack, earthworks were being erected At
distance of from to five miles from the city, on
sminences that command all the approaches 10
the place These works will be mounted with heavy ar
tery, Of which there is abundance there. The number
Of troops Memphis Is already large and Is stsad
y Increasing Ii Is stated that there are so 900 troops
there ooo at Hsrnando in MISSISSIPPI twenty three
thirty and thirty miles east OF Memphis and 10 900
along the left bank OF the Hatchss river forty miles
Wright Randolph and Harris AS numerous as can be
used to advantage, and can be renforcd nt pleasure
we'll known at Memphis that Re idea OF fortify-
ing Island No. TO- below Columbus, was mere ruse, in
tended deceive the Unionsts and keep them above
New Madrid until the preparations for tue defence OF
Memphis should be completed. The greatest fears how
ever were entertained and expressed at Memphis that
the railroads from the north and northeast had not been
sufficiently dismaned to prevent them from being OF
great use to the Unioniss In attack the city.
The defsnccs OF Memphis were under the imfnsdiats
supervision Of General BeaureSard He was in constant
communication with General Albert 8. Johnston, who
was massng large bodies Of troops at Decatur and Stephen
SON. The latter officer had taken vigorous measures to
render useless TO the Union troops the railroads lead
ing to those places from Nashville Freight loaded
with the rails constantly arriving at both Do
oatur and Stephenson. Several culvors south Of Muir
freesboro had been destroyed also the bridge over the
Duck river north Of shebyvilc. The bridge over the
Elk river, south Of Tulahoma was not destroyed The
great railroad bridge at Columbia, the Nashville aud
Decatur Railroad guardsdby rsgimcntof rebel troops,
who have orders ~ destroy u at given signal. Tive
other bridges the road north OF that place. have
been destroyed II Is said than General Johnston has
promised the railroad company that he will not destroy
the two long bridges over the Elk river Alabama
State line unless absolutely necessary,