New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-07-14
Ygom GEN. TALLECK'S ARMY.
Further Signs OF Aggressive Rebel Move
manufacturing along thc Eine-Pnr-
TALLY for Rebel NusciCs-Enemy Con-
ccn,rn,iug "a Large Force at Chat'a-
uoogu-Gen. Mitchell. etc, etc.
E1nm Onr Specihl oIresp.ndlnt.


From Gu! Special Correspondents sara
The general Headquarters bear an aspect Of calm
uess. With the exception of order-wIiting Adlu-
tants book keeping and copying seribes, aid cooks,
and other servants, dolce jar Hienfe-so congenAl
while the thermometer shows go in the shade
seems to be INDUCED in by I'll. No one seeing the
eouapimous abandon with which the Gene'al-
.in-Chief enjoys his smoking promensdes-Aids-
de-Calnp pass their time in mapping and trying 10
keep cool-orl erlies while away the dragging hours
in loune;ng upon beucbes-wonld suppose that
specks Of war might possibly disturb The c'npacent
scene. Yet the camps about town-the rendez-
vous of loafers, military and otherwise, at
the railroad depOts and the dischars lng-house,
the stores and saloons, continue 10 be pregnant
with reports and rumors of impending aggressive
movements BY the enemy. Questions innuiaerallc
upou the subject are constantly pressed your cor
respondent by individuals iabOring under the com
mon but gfevous deiuson that reporters are Oinnl-
scient or gted with faculties OF penetration and OPP
uoitanitie. for Information FAR above iinary mr.
ials The ccuteuaIees Oi resident rebel sympathi-
zers beam with the radl.ncy 81 confident hope whiie
those o. Northern mercantile souls are darheued
with clouds OF anxiety Enthusiastically from pre-
,umed dangers TO TIER dearly cherished wares.
sill no tangible, positive, r2ceable facts subsiantl-
ating the crowding stories OF rebels approaching
foal all rides have developed since MY last. There
are however, strong synptO.ns that, notWittstGnC-
ing Their apparent hsilesneas, the central military
powers if LOT apVrcheHsiye OF the certainty Of hos
li.e demonstrations against our liner, are at least
preparing Tor the possibility of contingencies.
For rome DAYS thousands OF soldiers have been
ENGAGED all along the line o. the Memphis ana
Charleston Railroad both east and west OF this
place in constructing earhwOrks for tie defense OF
the most exposed and important points.
At Grand Junction aud Iuka especially, very
axt4nsiye intrenchments are being thrown up
with I'll possible haste. Since yesterday
moroing a very large fatigue party has
also been at work terrifying Cor.nh the only side
TO the southwesl-leit unprotected by tie keOels.
Breastworks are going up-heavy batteries PLACED
ia suitable positious--timber cleared away 10 give
them unobsructed range-iu snort, everything put
INTO share Ter a repdlse Of al attacking force.
Whether when and where an attack IL expected, |
am TO more able Ia state AZ this time tian The hall
frightened town-gosepperS bnt IT IS pain that these
sudden efforts in forth ng mean more thau mere gen
eIal precaution without any special OCCASION other
wise Gen. Haileck's pIecauIion would appear nc.
markedly slow, 10y nanifesiing itself nearly Blk
weeks amer the evacuation.
believe mentioned III former letter that large
number Of Rebel prisoners had been confined IL this
town for several weeks. Ihese cavaliers in buiter
nut o." during the first week Of their captivity, were
made 10 Themselves a little useful by cleaning
tie streets and the debris of the buildings destroyed
weeks, however, they enjoyed Interrupted leisure,
snd grew lat on Uncle Sans liberal allowances OF
pIov.nder. Now, Yesterday morning, ut The very
time our own troops commenced w0k Oh the new
breaswOrks. southwest OF the town, the whole batch
of these feliows was lot Ioo-e, and enjoying
restrained liberty while their captOrs are dong the
hardest kid o. manual labor under the sCofching raJ
OF the July l. this Partially fOr Rebel muscles
not provoking enough to make one pTOfane What
with il ana General Order No. III, which precludes
81. ,f t.f I,re
The pleasant prospect Of exlausiDg tor energies IN
the Trenches. instead OF enjoying Muci-reeded sum
mer repcse. Oh ! that some OF our generals would
have to try dirt-ciggng III this climate, and thr
season OF the year, but one day. How quick woGid
IL not work noGihC alton OF General Order No. III
large force was sent out Yesterday 20 re-ontorce
the guard on the Midland aud Central Railroad be-
tween here aud Grand Junction. Heretofore, the
has been tie weakest portion Of our line.
Information has been received at heaquarte.s flOa
Gen. Buell. tina, the enemy il concentrating IA large
force at Chattanooga and there are lositive ind CT
tons OF his intention 70 Oer stout IesA;aGce at thai
point Ii is surIplsed that the dIsisOn from Bragg
army, reported to be fifteen ines southwest OF ius
cumDia, is moving IN Tat direction Chattanooga. ie
the KEY 10 North Carolina aud Gcoffia and with IL
IN our Possession II will be cOmwritiyei. coy 10
throw army III Tie rear OF the Rebel army before
Richmond and cut OF It's main supplies. Hence its
defense it matter Of Vital importance 10 the enemy,
aud the army Of the OHIO viii probably have some
bot work in driving him cut.
While we hear almost daily from the different
divisions OF Gen. Baeii corps, are at a loco u
to the present wheabOuts OF tie diyifOns % Gen
erals W. 4. Sherman aud HurlDut. Sometime the
ley0rt is that they advancing along tho Min
spp Central R.illOad toward OxioId and az others,
tlat they are jnply engaged In protecting the Vi.
AID c. t. X. from Grand junction 10 he vicinity OF
Memphis. Tie last yerson ~ PROBABLY correct.
TIE report tlat Gen. NJ Cooks division has been
ordered 70 The Peninsula Is unouuded.
| am informed that Gen. Mitchell has been de-
tGcLed from cOmmau0 in Buell. army, and ordered
for outy ~ Washington. Gen. Michel has never
been on very good terms with cit er the Commauder
iu-Clief OF tie other division commanders OF the
OHIO. lie has certainly shown more energy and
enterprise ihan any Of Lis jealous fellow generals
Tie planters o. Central Misris'ippi ere sand to be
organizing IN uards for guerrilla purposes Shor.
Work viii be mad. with these mariuders.