Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1862-04-03

punishment OF treason by contiscation or death
has not arrived. When it does arrive the
question will doubtless be decided; not so
much by the guilt of the traitors as by the
interests of the loyal citizens of the repub.
lie"
Mr.. Kendall appears to think there is con.
siderable number of persons in the north who
desire TO subvert the federal constitution, in
order to destroy slavery. In this he is greatly
mistaken.
From New ORLEANS AND CoRlNTH.-A |
Chicago man, who has srent the last three
years in Texas, New Orleans, and Memphis,
has arrived at Cairo. lie lett New Orleans
three weeks since, and makes the following
report =
AT that time the citizens were expecting an
attack of the federalists daily, the result OF
which would be sure success to our arms,
as the detences of the city are unmportant
comprising only two or three forts, mounting
seven guns in all, and'of small cabre. Seven
gunboats were in process of construction
three to be plated with boiler iron, and four
with railroad iron. The boiler plated boats
were by no means formidable, and could not
Tor moment Withstand an attack of our gun.
boats, but the railroad iron plated ones were
nerable in many places, still were possessed of
great strength, and might prove formidable
opponents 10 our fleet
Between New Orleans and Memphis there
are few, il any Notifications. Orders have
been issued by the rebel war department to
fortity the mouth of the Red river, Helena
Napoleon, Vicksburg, and Natchez but it is
doubtful if all the southern factories can turn
out sufficient ordnance to meet the order.
leV ire n tbaip
own borders for cannon and even small arms.
The blockade has been strictly maintained,
and the continual reports published in south
ern papers, of the arrival OF arms from foreign
countries, are simple roorbacks to keep up
the courage of the people. The character of
the southern small arms is wretched, com.
| posed largely of the old United States mus
kets of breech.loadiug pattern, and about as
efficient as SO many corn stalks. The best
arms in the possession of the rebel government
| were used at Fort Donelson, and in fact the
| users themselves were the flower of the rebel
army, picked for the occasion"
Letters dated at Savannah, Tenn, March
9th, make these statements =
ono less than three of our scouts came in
this morning, each reporting that he had been
miles inside the rebel lines. They concur in
estimating the rebel force at Corinth and vicinity
at over seventyJive thousand, and report the da-
~ arrival OF more troops from all the Gulf
states. lmpressment is going vigorously Tor
ward; the Purdy court house is 1ull of Union
men the advanced posts are gathering them
up throughout the country, and, willing or
unwilling, they are hurried into the ranks at
Corinth. Deserters say the army is full
of such men, and that they ohly remaa in
the service through the difficulty of getting
away"
Meantime, Beaureger'l is pushing forward
every preparation for formidable resistance.
Outposts are established at Purdy, Inca and
elsewhere along the railroad, at and above
Chlckasaw, on the river and SIX miles in front
of Corinth, directly toward our ADVANCE from
Pittsburg landing. Notifications are being
erected at Corinth, and the raw evies are be-.
ing put into efficient state as possible.
Fortunately there is no occasion for being I'M
easy about the Corinth FOL publications. They
are like the pot handle-it is no turtht around
tlanA oyer el4AleHl, wo.u ....,....
els are not well posted, but they have tho
most sklllul engineers from the old United
States army. They are not inspired by sue
cesses, but they have their pet general at their
head, and desperation must nerve them for a
last terrible struggle. Not only does Memphis
tall with Corinth, but defeat here opens to an
army larger than that of the Potomac tie
whole territory of the Gulf states. and the
rebels are not ignorant OF the extremity of
their peril