Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1862-04-05
Preparing for the Grsur COuaIot.

A correspondent writes to the St. Louis
Democrat:-At Savannah and Pittsburgh,
you apparently approach immense CONNER
oial river towns. Long lines Of steamers
hide the banks, and busy muItitudes cover
the shores. The hum Of thousands come
borne 10 your ears, the sxe, the anvil and
rafting wagons, having their share In the din.
Every few yards smoke curls up, and newly
constructed roads wind around every bluff
Few rivers have had as imposing q sight on
their banks Sixty thousand men and miles
of horses, wagons, cannon, and 50 forth, sre
there, and, although everything Is hustle and
preparation there Is no confusion. The law
Of order was never better illustrated. It is
8. vast military machinery, where men
ara the syringe and wheels, all moving
regularly, surely on the great work Of pre-
paration. Wagons are loaded before they
seem hardly to have reached the goods, and
tents are moved In q fraction OF the usual
time. There Is no lounging or anxiety to
shirk, but universal cheerfulness and conf
denee. The tone Of the Western army Is
completely changed. It ia no longer eff we
capture such place" but ''When we capture
It." They hsYa confidence in themselves
and the haunting terror of apprehension hss
fed. They believe now that as they march
forward It Is to conquer. This peculiarity,
50 different from the gloom produced BY re-.
verses and inactivity, at once strikes the
stranger.
A happier, healthier, mere efficient army
than that now at saVannsh and Pittsburgh
never, probably, went 10 war. Each rcgi-
ment Is burning TO win lAurels to wear with
their companions who got fame and scars at
Donelson. Opposed 10 this noble army is a
rebel force Of forty.fVs thousand, lying in
wait behind their works, eighteen miles dis
tant. Oorinth Is position naturally strong,
and formidable defences have been erected
there. Rifepits, redoubts, sbattis, and other
means Of strength, from behind which to
hGrl destruction upon sn aSSailing force, have
been constructed. The very best rebel mill
tary talent embracing Besuregard, Bragg,
and others, is concentrated there, and at
Oorinth viii be fought the great decisive bat
tie Of the Western campaign. Forty heavy
guns and great number Of field pieces are
possessed by the enemy, and immense stores
Of provisions are gathered In. The hoWerof
the South are congregated there to offer bat
tie, and they cannot retreat except By sacri-
fcing everything.
The road between the Union camps and
Oorinth Is along an excellent turnpike, and
the distance can be easily traversed in q day.
Gen. Grant has his headquarters st SaVsn-
nah, while the bulk of the army lays ct
Pittsburgh. Parade grounds and spots for
comfortable quarters are being cleared, and
everything gives token Of q weeks longer
stay there. During that time Gen. Buell. is
expected to reach point from which he can
carry out successfully the part assigned him.
Within two weeks measures will have been
accomplished that viii render retreat by the
rebel army at Corinth impossible, and If
beaten they will have to surrender, not es-
cspe to be again met in some other strong
hold. Success has failed to make the Union
Generals rash, and when they move it win
be surely. They fully understand the impor-
tanee Of the coming struggle. Gen. Grant
although slightly careWorn, Is in good health,
and laboring hard to insure success. Gen.
McOensnd still suffers somewhat from the
exposure at Henry and DOnelson.
Skirmishes with small parties of the rebels
occur occasionally, and several have been
killed on our side Is well as theirs. Some
companies Of the rebels have been armed
with the best Of weapons, but they generally
have, as at other places, shot guns for the
cavalry. One regiment st OOTinth is sup
piled with pixies, and another carry battle
axes made in ancient style. The long knives,
q short time ago 50 prevalent have been dis
carded.
The people of Savannah are apparently
loyal, as are also most of those in the coun-
try around, They are well pleased with the
conduct Of the Union army. As q move Of
great magnitude, the present one up the
Tennessee has 30 far presented few subjects
Of interest for publication, but will soon
bring forth events that will, for veal or woe,
be felt quickly and long throughout the entire
country.