The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1862-04-15
War News aud Items.

NErtiENfs o. WAfEN 1AAtH HN ~ tiFAtsft
and frnsn Which State he was appointed 20
tie Navy ii tie United States. lie IL
500 Of Senator Foote, u Connecticut, 20
whon Daniel Webster replied TO IN tie
Senate Ia one of his speeches. lie enter
"a the United States service on lbs 4fh u
December, 1922, and has consequently
served Iii. country nearly forty years
lie steadily rose 10 bis profession, and was
made q commander on the 9Th oi Decem-
Der. iS52, under which commission be saw
about two years and three months service
Ills total sea service was nearly twenty
years and half, and he performed nearly
eight years shore doiy lie was unrfn.
ployed for over ten years, and vas last Al
sea III June, 1855. 81 tic breaking oul
Of tie present troubles lie WAS ia command
81 ihe New York at Brooklyn. and short
IN AFTER tic commencement Of hoslll'tics
Was promoted % q capiaincy with Tie
charge oi tie Western Missippi nolill1, d
which he is the commodore or flag officer
Ills successes Mt Fort Henry, and the
part be took a, Fort Donelson are still loo
iresl, in our readers minds TO need rep
etiiion. While engaged in biz duties, be
is reported a. having worked night aud
day With zeal and energy that are worthy
Of emulation Ia both branches Of the SER
vice, and has accomplished an almost her
culean feat. Being dependent upon the
Navy Department for men and a portion
OF his equipment, and compelled, 70 call
upon the War Department for other things
equally necessary to the success Of his
mission ia the inland waters, and appar-
emily an object Of jealousy and subject
Of neglect from both, he has quitely work
ed through all obstacles, and is prepared
toundertake the opening Of the Mississippi
river from Cairo to n. Orleans lie is a
quiet, gray haired veteran. and although
holding a rank equal to Major General
OF the land forces, attained by a lifc's SER
vice on the seas under the old flag, has
been quietly and unostenlatiously serving
his country at the junction Of the Ohio
and Mississippi. His present expedition
has been carried out with spirit and ener-
gy, and the result is gratifying TO the ma
lion.
SKETCH OF GIN. FORE.
lIaj. Gen John Pope is a man about
forty years Of age, and native Of Ken
lucky He is son Of Gov. Nathaniel
Pope, Of Virginia, who went TO Kentucky
before The birth Of John, and, after living
few years in Kentucky, removed TO Him
dis. John, the son, entered West Point
Academy in 1888. He graduated in
1912, and was appointed TO the army from
as brave second lieutenant Of Topogra-
phicai engineers. He was engaged in
Mexico. and was brevetted first lieulen-
ant for gallant and meriiorious conduct in
several conflicts at Monterey, the breyet
bearing date from September 81, lSi6.-
On the Esd of FEBRUARY, 1857, he was bre-
yctied captain for gallant and meritorious
conduct at the battle of Buena Vista. On
the 1st Of July, 1856, he took the actual
rank Of captain 10 the corps of Topogra-
phical Engineers, and on The 18th OF May,
1861, was made brigadier general Of vol
unteers. His brilliant movement in Cen
tral Missouri tended as much Ms anything
to restore peace to that State, and his bril-
liant investment Of New Madrid led TO the
evacuation Of that place and the ultimate
success Of the siege which We now chron-
icle.
coRIsTH, MISS, NEAR WHICH THE BAT
TIE WAS FOUGHT.
The reasons which induced The rebel
commanding general 20 select as point Of
resistance the district around Corinth, are
numerous. The hilly nature ofthe ground
renders il easy TO construct defensive
works and Corinth itself is converging
point for various lines OF communication,
which enable the rebels 10 supply them
selves with provisions and reintorcements.
Ii connects With Memphis by rail, 60 miles
distant, With Columbus. lao miles distant,
and also with Gainesville and Paducah,
each $50 miles distant. The Ohio and
Mobile railway crosses the Memphis and
CHARLESTON road at Corin,h. The Paducah
road is not in possession Of the rebels (;
but 10 Jackssn, 80 miles from Coriuth,
where heavy works are thrown up, as well
as TO Corinth, the means Of access from
the heart OF the rebel region, could not be
surpassed. In this way, also, retreat in
case Of disaster is amply provided for
Coriuth has the further advantage, for the
purpose for which il was selected. Of be-
ing near the boundary Of the three States
efTennessee, Mississippi and Alabama
Il IS small post village, the capital Of
Tishamingo Co, and had a population be-
fore the war broke out Of 500. The coun-
try round is fertile, and well watered !;
much Of il, however, i still covered with
dense forests Of heavy timber The ac-
counts respecting the number Of rebels
concentrated IN The district described, have
varied from 10000 TO 10000.
WHAT oUR FORCES MEr SEAR coRGrH.
A correspondent Of the Louisville Jour
nal, writing from Nashville on the 24th Of
March, gives the following figures Of the
forces under Beanregani concentrating at
Corin'h, Miss