Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1862-10-30

From AeutucAy.
From the Louisville Journal, 9th
The people want to know why the grand army
of the West reTnsined so long inactive ia Louis
vile; why, when it arrived at Chaplin Hills, two
Of its divisions had TO bear for an entire day the
continuous shocks OF the whole rebel army.
though other divisions were WI hin supporting
distance, and though General SchRS actually
wept at not being permitted 70 60 30 the aid Of
his struggling brethren; why there was no
movement of any consequence II the direction
of the retreating enemy for some days after the
battiei and why, IN short, Bragg was allowed to
escape out OF The Ssate tfoE greatly superior
numbers with all the Immense spoiis gathered mp
by MIN during the three or four weeks Of his
stay. All these things must be scrUhnizad.
The scrutiny viii be severe. l. will be made
without fear or favor. 1t the present extended
dissatisfaction is unjust, it will be removed. II
it is just, the responsibility will be placed upon
the doomed shoulders that should bear it.
But the past is past. The present is with us,
and the future before US. A glorious opportu-
nifty is lost TO our grand army forever, but other
opportunities Ike star alter star, are rising BE-
fore it. Kentucky is az present neither invaded
nor immedistely threatened, but rebel forces to
the number probably Of more than g hundred
thousaud, massed together Ia Eeunessee are no
doubt marching upon tue closely besieged and
hard pressed capital OF that Stale, and cur mag
nihceat army, it daily active, can accomplish
the double purpose of saving Nashville and
meeting the elemy's gsthared hosts upon a the
arer where to defeat them would be to crush
them evermore snd TO aHulhiis.e the wicked cause
in which they ara engaged.
To achieve this two fold object, Of such bound
less importance TO our whole country Gud the
world of mankind, our army must move with
q pTomptisu3e and energy thst shall bring tr
mi@d the best exploits OF Frederick the G-es-
a''d Napoleon. Will it move thusl Viii j.
meet the strong demands of q disappointed auJ
perhaps impatient people
We have already stated tHat Ho-rsn's rebel
cavalry had arrived az Litchfeld in Grsyson
county, after th7ir retreat from E.izsbetat0wn
We received infOfm -tion from passau gers By
the Louisville and Nashville railroad lass even
ing which leads rs to believe that portion OF
his force had left Litchiied for Brownsville
Edm0ndson county, end thai the entire party
we're engaged in the business Of hoIse-s5s4liug
in Gfaysoa ana Eiu0ndsCn
j Jhu Morgan was not in command Cf either
division personally, as he was said 10 be at q
farm house IN the vicinity Of MuUf)r6sviIle yes
terday, attending Sam Morgan, vino ggss fatally
wouadod in the skiImiah at Lexington. L is
not improbable, however, that be has e force
near him, aud We will not be surprised 20 learn
that the bridge over Valley creek, which has
been repaired wss destroyed by them last night,
or that the railroad track was torn up in tina:
vicinity
Colonel " II. Wadsworih, with about four
hundred men aud ole piece Of artillery. l-ft
Msysvii e. Bentucky. on Thursday last. fer
Mount Sterling, which place they reached on
Sunday morning. Learning sha, Morgan was
at Leziagtcu. sud Humphrey Marshall a. Ticl-
town, they fell back upon SaaTpsLu!g, IuCuEa
not without having captured fo-ty-two OF. Har-
shau's men. Colonel Wsdswogth has been do
ing all chat was possible for him to accomplish,
with his slesger force and scsnty equipment, 70
6ivest bis region of Kentucky Of guerTlIss and
rebel bandisti.
NEW YORK, October 23.-A special to the
Herald, from Cincinnati says: General Hum
phrey MarshalPs Tebsl force is retreatiug from
Mount Sterling toward East Tennessee. His
army numbers about three thousand men. We
have d force in pursuit, 5u- all Msrshal-'s
men are mounted, b. will doubtless escape.
General Bragg's rebel army is moving through
Cumberland Gap General Bneu has ceased
the pursuit, and is lying with his main force at
Cab Orchard. IN anoJher week ne regular
rebel force viii bs in K ntucby, aud new dis
position viii be made of our immense army.
BTigalieT- General Jzf G Davis has been
placed temporarily in commend of the forces in
Covington. Msj lr-Gsaeral Granger takes tie
field tomorrow.