Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1862-11-07

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Prom the Leusyile Journal. October 81
THE SITUATION.
No one here has seemed to know where Gs.s.
, 5-agg, when be left Kentucky. Intended g0lr r.
There have been various srecUlati5us aud coz
lectures in regard to his Intentions. express
more or less confidently. 4 dispatch frcm tr8
East says there Is 40 dGO0s ahas he IS aas.e-
ing to the relief Of Lee" Certainly e seems
probable enough that he may actually be dosr-
this. And the probability appears weI ca'cu
lated to create some anxiety IF Bragg SKI
BfecHnTi5ge, who must before nov have i5fn.l
each other, choose TO abandon Tennessee for n
time, and, awaiting themselves Of extensive raj
road facilities, unite their numerous forces t1
the vast army Of Leo in the Shenandoah FzIlsy
! with a view 70 the tremendous battle which tie
nation regards as about to take place there even
| our grand army Of the Potomac NAV find i-s
fully matched, especially y as tho enemy Bili have
/ the Immense advantage u q strongly fortified
| position We must of c0sraef rely upon oac
I military authorities TO discOYes and tLwart tia
designs Of the rebel cOnms aders. and Te go
confident that the reliance VIII be well p.acsdi
/ but, indeed, it would be worse than deep Ta0E-
| tiicstiOn, it might BE- 8 most tsrrb,s uatiAns.
disaster. if the rebel generals should succeed in
massing the whole strength OF their COri=da-acY
for decisive conflict with a siag army Of ours
between Washington and ReGu5ud, leaving
| our tremendous forces in ksusIca7, Tan1essee,
Alabama and Mississippi, with R0lLiCg 20 do
unable to strike = blow because unable 70 fad
anything 70 strike.
Of cOurse we know that B-a-g. with hi5 great
host, will strike speedily sOmsahs-s. f0r 80
kno" that he cannot afford 20 wait, and tls. th=
Confederate auLhorisiss. s.Uug gro5aay By his
inability TO hold Kentucky, would r5s tolerate
him in waiting. If the Shenaudoak Valley is
his chozafl fhaa zbaff M T1r-ht E~----r
fact soon, and in that case, It may be expadizns
for General Mcclellan, instead Cf attacking tls
enemy as It Is now expected be WlL 90 act upon
the defensive until reinforced By portion Of
the magnificent army of the Ohio. Blt If Lee
be not Joined by B-sgg. vs may presume that
she conflict between the former and GcC.elIan
will ere long take plscs. The whole Of bfcC.sl-
lan's forces at ths last dates were in fall notion
in the direction Of the enemy, and thzt mJtion
indicates coming fight Sill Te DO EJs look
for Mcclellan to attack Immediately, even if
Lee shall not be reinforced by Bragg. I. would
probably be bad gsnsTaiship for hIm to p-sligi-
tate his forces uy0n powerful Inns Of i0r-6cz-
tons defended BY hundred thousand vz,sszns-
Is would no doubt be safer aud wiser ID make q
gradual advance under cover OF counter f1rtiE-
cations.
Il is useless to publish mere specalafons
when We have more fsc;s than we can possibly
generated. We have had too much Of hat 81
ready.
THE REBELS X TENNESSEE.
The Nashville Union has direct information
from Lebanon that the guerriias havs al cleared
out Of Lebanon, and also that heir 1icI-e.s have
been Withdrawn from The Lebanon pike. Ths
scampS all appear TO be making for the South.
The same pepper say r p21- was current o The
Streets during Monday last that tls rebels were
evacuGtiEg Aiurfreesbor1', huryiug eff ss fsss
as possible, the -four, Dacsn, corn and live stock
which they had accumulated there, and taking
them down to Chattanooga. Ele ru-ar COmss
through secession channels and is gsns.sL.Y
credited The Union has little doubt Of Us cor
rectDess, bus sees 10 reason why the rebels
should be allowed 70 enjoy the fruits of their
plundeTing without Interruption. There IT, is
says, serious defect il our military policy
somewhere. We have been buiiied, and ;hs
whole country hiss been sacked aad pll.Gzed By
two or three thousand gusrrilIas, at most, and
row we allow them to walk eff with all t1sir
spoils."
The REBEL MORGAN.
John AoTgan's cavalry took possession Of
Springfield, Robinson county, Tennessee. en-
Wednesday. As the place was not occupied By
Federal troops, is coEque5. was easy, and, very
much to Msrgsn's liking, vas made without q
fight.
The rebel Forrest issued his general order No. .
!, as brigadier- general commanding, at A1r-
fToesbOr0', on the 18th October, aud, accustomed
IS we have become 70 tie mendsCilT Cf the Con
federnte Leaders, we have seen nothing which
equals this unblusiug fslsi6estiou. H5 says, IN
reference to the battle Of Chaplin HID. thss
Bragg completely TepUlsed Buell., cap tured more
than eighteen thousand prisoners iucl1tinE
General Thomas L. CrtteEden and other officers
Of distinction, killed and wounded from ten to
fifteen thousand, and thai forty pieces Of ariI-
iery, with large quaniiss Of arms sud munitions
of war fell intO his hands TIE lying rebel also
annJunces that the rebel reverscs at Corinlh. Is
Officially reported, were much less serious han
public TumOr had At frat stated and ihas the
movements the g had cons1Iid .ted the rebel
forces and enabled them to assume the assrsz-
siVe with spirit and vigOr.
BRAGG AND HUMPHREY MARSHALL
Are reported to have had a high quarrel Tbs
Maysvills Eagle says one version has Fl that
Marshall got drunk in Richmond, and swear
ing that Bragg was q coward for evscua5iur SO
strong = position IS Dick Robinson without q
battle, left him and made bis way beck 10
Mount Sterling Another story is tlas Bagg
denounced Marshall, and ordered him Co e.. 0u5
Of the State the best way he could, and steal for
himself; that be did not want to 5s held re-
spopsibls for the conduct Of MarshalIs men.
For Bragg to swear st any one for stesiuE is
what We call the sublime Of impgdsEcs. The
secessionsts Of the interior ere very sewers on
Bragg for running so Ike scared dog before
Buell.. Ho had assured them ihas hs would
never leave Kentucky, aud they, Ike fools, oa-
ieved him, and .heir disappointment IS bitter IN
the e1trems.