New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-08-04
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E;-,-- .;v honrs start it was doubtful whether it
would succeed in overtsking them. IL was SO re-
ported at Cornth that the band that followed down
The right bank hao entered anu was hoiuine Na''
nah. ,,:
Now. as the mauraders who inflicted all this mis-
chief number at best only few hundred, their oper
atoms in the r. ar of our army In Northern Mlssis
sippi and Alabama can easily be stopped. But what
thsv did demonstrates the painful truth that the
mesns OF communication between our troops anu
the North are not at all safe. II few hundfeo Ia.
move and depredate 40 freely behind our lnes' Mnde
might not be done by a few Thousand e Etst
thousand might have driven our FORCES r o rho
port, HAMBURG and Pittsburg, and DESTROYER; VIC
millions of dollars worth of forage ana proSislon
lying a. these points, bockaded the iennesfeJ 80
and thus cut off channel OF supply, even 'uH
porary loss of which would nave iH''"
our armies most seriously. x,r,o,1o
last the Union brigade consisting OF the 'oth ana
Goth Ohio, four companies OF cavalry nnu "
ot az illery until then stationed Az Urahu Juno'ou,
,Yer ordered 10 fall back 10 Bolivar, ana ana go on
~ foIloy;uo doy Our troops had hardly LETT the
Mace vvben Several hundred OF the Bebei Col Jack
son ,yary entered II ard o. once burned 5JO Daes
of cotton purchased by Northern men and awaiting
shipment al toe depot. They followed In the wake
al the retreaing brigade and destroyed several
hundred more bales scattered along the MISSES pp
Cen raj at the different stations. The loss thus In
cured by cotton .pecuutors cannot be less than a
hundred thousand dollars.
TIE evacu ton OF Grand Junction indicates 'na'
no further attempt will be made during the remainder
OF the Summer TO hold and operate the Memphis and
Charleston Railroad between Corinth and Memphis
The whole of that section OF the road must, Indeed
now be in undispu'ed possession OF the hrbe's Inc
drawing in 10 var Of our TROOPS hereto iore euato-
ipg the MissIss ppi Central shows likewise an nten-
tion 10 abandon This road south OF the named town.
strong Gordon is SAID 70 be forming between
Corinth and Bolivar tor The better security OF lIe
section OF the Mobile and OHIO now operated 10
Columbus. Weeks ago gave II as my OPINION tnd'
the Memphis aud Charleston Railroad wOnld not oe
made avaiiabi. to us from Corinth 10 memphis
unless our Whole Ii was advanced some dls'ahco
20 the south Of il. TIE MOBILE and ONO, however,
can he e.sy held, as well Is the Memphis aud ONO
from Memphis TO the junction with the I0rneI' 50
that after a communication VIII DC nau o0'w'o"
the different portJUs Of our army IN Eastern / u
nessee Rolling stock for the latter road Is now
passing down The Nj sissIppi on hat-ooatS Tor us
embarkation at Memphis. o.
An order has Just been Issued by u n Grant pro
hbing the use of specie in tn purchase OF cot'on;
Az iii will be lelsgraphed in flll 10 the Associated
Press do no. here repeat 1t. Quite huuOef vi
SPECTATORS are here with hundreds oil thonsauuS
OF doLlrs in gold intent upon lndl'lo uai eAie"l'iV
into Western Tennessee IN search o. NE STAPLE
Some pronounce tie order arbitrary ami an uHaue
interference with private tu,iness, but the Losses IN
ficted upon many on the Mississippi CenlTal Oy ule
guerrllas had the effect 20 convince tue MINORITY OF
IT. tmel uess and good policy. There cannot be tne
slightest doubt tha, the paying out OF millions OF
suecis in the most disOyal part u tennessee was
giving aid and comfort 10 me enemy III the moot
fayrant manner Nle-tentEs OF the hard Ii oney Thus
transferred to he pockets II The cotton lords Of est
Tennessee viii eventually benefit the Rebel cause
Many OF the pauters boosted openly that they ouly
wanted our gold ia order 10 be able 20 obtain meals
of 6gntIng us. |. is also known that many sellers
after getting the value OF : cir crop IN gold, were
iDstrumentai in having il aiterward burned 10y guer
riias-in sUme cases even heading The destroying
bands themselves.
The order in question will probably put an END 10
the cotton trade in tnese parts for the present The
Reb,l planters Will not touch Treasury notes. Small
quantities may possibly lind their way to market
after This exchange Tor Northern goods and pro-
visions.