, 1862-07-17

longing TO planters Of Madison and Jefferson
parishes, La, aud put them TO work d1ggirg
this canal By this canal they expect to turn
the channel of the river, and thus leave the
city Of Vtcksburg alone in its glory. # they
Succeed In these expectations, Of cou1se it
efppi, but they will be bafiled in securing this
as . point from Which to make torays into our
State. They would be exceedingly gratifed
to see their hated flag unfnrled from tie dome
Of ,he capitol Of the s'rebel presidents State"
The country Immediately around Vicksburg
ravines and almost perpendicular bills. So
much is this the case that troops In large
bodies cannot be maneuVered to any adgan-
tuge; whilst there are hundreds Of places
where regiment could not be dis1odged by q
brigade Of assailants. This will account for
the few men that have been lost in the bom-
bordment. and this bomoardment may con-
tinue to the end Of lime without increasing
the casualties to greater ratio.
All old Eteamboafmen know that the worst
place in the river between Vieksburg md New
Orleans is the Hole.in-tae-Wal1." There it
is wider and more shallow than st any other
point, and IN the hitter part Of July and Au-
gust from eight to twelve feet Of water Is all
that can ever be obtained in the series of chan
nels thereabouts. As oil of Linco1n's ocean
var vessels aud most OF his gunboats draw
hom fifteen to twenty five feet, it follows that
they haven't got long to stay here" The
day, which vii not only hasten their depsrtare
but seriously impede their canal across the
Peninsula SCBALTERN.
JEFF Davis address to the confederate sol
diers, which I send yon by telegraph. is also
contained in the same number of the Appe0.
CHANGES OF CONTAINERS.
Gen. q. s. Grant received orders last even.
ing to repair with his staff officers immediate
II to Corinth and report to Gen Ha1leck. The
order did not arrive until late in the day, but
eoon made and he Was under way before ten
o'clock last evening. Gen. Hovey has com,
mand oi the western district Of Tennessee IN
bis absence, and Gen. Thayer of the second
division. Rnmors are rife here as to the cause
Of Gen: Grants sudden movement Corinth.
ward The most probable one is, that Gen.
Halleck is about to visit home on a short
be is about to turn his command over to Gen.
Grant, in the interior. Some are willing to &c
20 tar as to say that Halleck is to be made
Secretary Of War, and that the present occu'
pant Of that distinguished position is to retire
to private life give these as the rumor5 o
the day. Their truth or falsity will be solved
by time only.
Capt. Wilson McGunufg1e, commander o
the naval force at Memphis, and chief Office,
Of the gunboat st. Louis, has asked to be re-
lieved from active service, from i'll health
Should his desires be satisfied, he will retur1
to st. Louis, there to complete the labor hi
has so we'll commenced in finishing som<
gunboats on the stocks in that city. Tie
Captains health is feeble, aad his late rougl
experiences in the White River country have
had their effect in rendering his disesse-tha
OF the lungs-someWhat more severe than be
fore he LETT, Although the service will loss
the aid Of one Of its most able, most daring
chlvalric and gentlemanly Officers, in aceedin!
to the captains wish; and although his off
GERS and crew-who love him Us q brother
will dread separation, it is to be hoped, to tn
End that his life may be spared, that the re
guest of Capt. McG1nnegle may be couple,
with Immediately by tile naval authorities.