New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-06-27
HBApauAxrnns OF THE DEPARTMENT OF rHK Mlss.sIpPr.

HK.pouARrKss OF The DEPARTMENT or rHK MISSISSIPPI
SPECIAL FrKIp OsprH, No. iOO-The divisions Of Gems
Thomas Davies. and Todd will for the present constitute this
garrison Of COrinh, under the command Of Msj0rGen
by command Of Msjor-Gcn. Halect.
The remainder Of Gen. Grants command will be
employed partly in occupying the most important
points along, and guarding the line of the Memphis
and Charleston Railroad partly 10 garrisoning Mem
pbis and partly in advancing along and holding the
Mobile and Ohio aud Miss ssipp Central Railroads.
in the direction of the Kentucky line, from winch
Cen DUMMY is now eaid to be moving south with
the division lately organized at Columbus n.y., OF
troops from KaI sas. The division OF Gen. sherman,
at latest advices bad not only occupied Grand juno
ton. but advanced some distance beyond toward
Memphis. That of Gen. Lewis Wallace IL reported
to be distributed along the Mississippi Central be-
tween Grand Junction and jackson. Gen. Grant
will start with bis staff for Memphis on Mouuay
next to establish his headquarters IN that city.
Present appearances indicate that the army OF the
Mississippi will hold its present position along Clear
Greek, six miles south Of this point for some time
| The army of the Ohio under Gen. Buell. received
orders to prepare six days raiions, and get READY
for a long march on the day before Yesterday, and
commenced moving in the direction OF Alabama
from its encampments in the vicinity OF Harrington
nirbt before last The advance division under Gen.
Wood reached the State line line last evening.
The work assigned to the army OF the ONO Is tns
occupation of the Memphis aud Charleston railroad
from the Alabama line to Chattanooga III Is
supposed that the division of Gen. Mitchell after
being relieved from guarding the various avenues
into Middle Tennessee against Confederate Iorays
by this movement, will at once commence oie'n u,
tons aiming at the clearing OF East tennessee VI
Rebel troops. ~
| Whether it was practicable to advance Gen. Hal.
lecks army at into the interior OF Mississippi and
Alabama, considering the necessity 1t involved OF
carving supplies in wagons for great distances
through hostile regions, will not venture TO say
II seems certain however, that the advanced stage
of the hot season, the general unhealthness ane
scantiness of water III the country through whct
IN. Northern troops would have to move, the conse
ouent exhaustion and defamation under what appear
10 he the present programme Of Gen. aleck namely
NOT IN nenetrate any further overland into the Sout
mill he has opened new channels OF supplies owe
some of the various railroad lines to me Norm nov
under his CONTROL and un'li ne has al ms cothnan
the Gulf No will enable him TO make them at ono
available as his armies will advance. There can b
no doubt that these two requisites being obtained
d the different columns will move 30 expedtious
along the railroad lines as to make up for all loss
time by the prospectivesnacivty OF weeks, and tina
in the end the Northern invaders will water thei
horses in the Gulf in Alabama and Mississippi q
early as though they had Immediately followed In tn
y wake of Beauregards lying host.
:, Asit is the Summer campaign may be c0nsidere
concluded as coon as the columns now moving TO th
q west east and north shall have reached thei
respective destinatlonsuness the course OF the 10
tunes of war in the East should bring about warn
tons from the present plans Of the commandments
chief When active operations Will be resumed,
> u.s. of course impossible TO fore,ell Ii may be .el
presumed however, that upon their reopenlng u
army of Gen. Buell. will advance through AlabaIni
70 that of Gen. Pope along the Mobile and Ono k'i
road, and that OF Gen. Grant down the MISSISSIPPI
Central Railroad and Mississippi River
There Is a rumor that Gen. Halleck VIII move b
lheadouarters from this town 10 Memphis III fe
DAVIS Some even claim to know that he Will retuI
u TO ST. Louis.
Since the evacuation Of Corinth, the previol
uniform refusal of all furlougbs has been relaxe
he and quite number of prominent officers are abse
ar on leave for thirty days. Among these are Genera
" Paine McKean, Palmer, and Scboepif. The last
well entitled TO u short relief from duty, hsVii
seen UNINTERRUPTED hard service since isst Summe
Capt Daniel McCook, Assistant AdJutant-Gener
L. to Gen, McCook has been promoted 10 Coionel'
of one of the new regiments now organizing
# Ohio. and already left for Columbus Capt. mcSot
il one of the best Informed, wide-hwake, ana nut
" ful officers in the service, and well quahDed Tor
r. more responsible position.
r.. The neat has been extremely. oppressive IN IN
latitude during the last week and, together with Il
fonr 10 six inches OF dust that cover every ron
. maker uuy movement a source OF great hardship
" the troops. Marches now usually made
the night. but even then the smothering dust tax
their powers of endurance to the utmost
IS Camp life is made intolerable TO both men al
. beasts by the swarms Of every kind OF insec's th
render rest in daytime unaitainable. tortunstei
ei the ulQts have 70 far been refreshingly cool.
IL vet the sck-iist has not been swelled by the h
n weather. Some of the hospitals are even beIr
empted.