New-York daily tribune., 1862-05-09
Another Forward Movement -Bho Army
Within Ten T5ilcs Of Corinth-sLir-
,u'sbiDg-gmrosiug Di-pIay OF Military
powcr-NiIl the Enemy Wake Stand {
--Ecai., in the transportation System
sighi. along The fsiver-T threatened Ar
bisrary Treatment of the Press.
F1om Ogr Special CoIre'poljent. {


LICK CRxHK Tight Miles souih.We,t of}
PittsOuTs Landing, Aprii - 1904
Ii is now evident that il is not Gen. Halleca's in
tenion TO push his vast army of a sudden upon the
concentrated forces OF the enemy at Corntb, but 10
approach that point by gradual advances To-day Il
forward movement Las again taken place along our
whole line, and The army is now three miles nearer
70 Corinh than yesterday. Early yesterday fore
noon tue several division commanders received
orders to bold their troops in readiness to march at
brief notice. The general supposion being that an
advance upon Corinth Was in contemplation, there
was a great futter throughout the encimpmeDts.
Bot Ibis morning it became apparent that nothing
be ond an extension Of our lnes 10 Pea Ridge was
intended. Shortly after daylight mighty coumne
were moving over every road leading 10 the south,
and by noon the positions selected for the sew
e.a divisions were occupied. The srau cement Of
the army ID now as foows: Gen. Popes corps,
forming the left, some three miles sonth of Lick
Greek; Gen. Buells, holding the center, north OF
the creek t runs from the touth-wost to the north
eaetl and Gen. Grant, the nghf. The force OF Tie
enemy encamped upon Pea Ridge fell back upon our
approach and our outposts now extend beyond 1t to
point not over eight miles from Corn'h
Some sEirulishiug occurred this morning on the
left aud a humber of prisoners, iEcilding MAYOR
ana q Lieutenant, were captured by some Of Gen.
Pores trooys Our ciOseress to the enemy VIII
probably bring about frequent outpost engagements
which Will relieve somewhat the monOtOuOus quIe-
nde that los prevailed IN the camps since tie battle
From our extreme right 10 our extreme lett II Is
about seven miles. For hat entire distance there "a
an almost continuous succession Of eucaml neDs oi
infantry. cavalry, and artillery. These innumerable
caryap villages, with their swarfns OF nIen ana AMI
Iaals, representing together population e4uHI 10
that Of u first lass city-the Thousands OF army
Il, ra.n from 4
martial mutic, the singing and shouting OF tie sol
oierv, the ueghing Of homes ana braying ol mules
that req upds from every bill and Tayine, form an
enses. bic the ike Of which will probably never be
seen again west Of the Allegheny Mountains
series Of recODnOi,saucer in force are likely 70
,recede the next southward extension OF our lines
which may bring us in collision with the enemy.
Onr rresent proximity 70 hin viii probably mahe
them more fruitful tEan the previous ones, WHICH
elected nothing definite as 10 tie strength ana posi
lion u tie Rebel forces between LACK Greek bnd
Corin'L Strange 50 il may seem, II IS melancholy
truth that our Generals utterly in the dark opon
tbi. subject Nv frequent vsi,s 10 the ouposs, and
conversations with our so-call.d scouts, have iuiy
a igfed me that the comnanderin-chiei Knows ho
more as 70 whether the enemy is preparing 10 con
,et our advance upon Corinth oFfaI back TO another
position than any private IN the amy In regard TO
ihe numerical strength Of tho enemy, and the acces-
eons General Beaufegard has received tince the bat
lie the information that bas reached oul lines ID IKE
wise vague and untrustwOrly One would think some
means uirt be found either by ingenuity or money,
of learning something definite as TO the status and
intention Of the Rebels. ] ascIibe tis want Of de-
-ireble knowledge mainly 10 the notorious General
Order No. 8 and my opinion II ebared by every III,
telligent officer the army Just rs long 10 coloren
fuQilives arc not sllOHed 70 enter our hts, nor en-
pl0ycd a. they are willing 10 be- IN obtaining ana
conveyng intel igence OF the edoiues of The army The
present lmentablc ignorance concerning HIM VIII
continue.
sipce tie news Of the fall Of New-Oreans the be-
lief is gaining ground among our Generals 'hal
BeauIsgard will not accept battle at Corinth, but
retreat to the interior of Dssi sipp Should he do
eo the last great battle In the Mississippi valley M
not be fougnt for weeks; but II he ventures 10 make
a stand in his present pOfitiOn, tie result Of the
decisive contest may be telegrsphed 70 you before
this reaches NewYork by uai!-provded that the
weather interpOse iDsurmountablo obstacles to
the further advance Of our army. Last night we
mad another wet spell, making the roads once more
heavy; but to-day the sun IS again RAPIDLY repairing
the damage done by tue ram. No dependence upon
tie weather can, however, be made III TINS change
able climate.
One cannot help coDceiving msQiyings to the
supply OF the Large army now massed here with pro-
visions aud TO rage after it VIII be moved away from
the river upon seeing the loOseneBs and indifference
with which the transportation branch Of the service
ia managed. No effort whatever seems TO lie made
bv any BODY TO facilitate tho Of the trains
Nv prorer attention to the condition Of the roads.
They taverse countless rAvines and rivnes between
die river and the camps which the thousands OF
train, have reduced TO boomless mndoles, IN which
wagons are daily worked and animals exhausted
by The dozen, aud the conveyance OF supplies pro-
vokinely DELAYED. Now there are two engineer
regiments attached to this army, one of which would
be suicien, prevent tbs vast cestrucion OF prop
ey by keeping al the dangerous places well oridged
over. Some bridges it true, have been l.ilt, bat
only after the easters bad struggled with the roads
IN their primitive status for two weeks, and what
few were eonstrue.ed have tince become useless Tor
want OF repairs. Again the high stage Of water IN
the iiyer has filed the bottoms between me blu'is
and landings with backwatsr, through which the
teams had 10 worry for dave and IL was not until