New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-08-04

More Guerrilla Oatrages within our Lines
-Risncsition of the National Forces-A
most importnus Railroad Link lefi
rRrolxeu-draut-B Curtis-W ant
cd n Commander an Cbief-How Hall
r.ri,a supoiu,ment is Received-Gem.
Carr-biiinois Troops or the New Con.
sfitution.
From Our Special Correspondent.
MEsPHis Tenn. Monday. July 23 1867
The guerrlas are still at WORK within our lines.
Their last exploit is a fOray into Haywood County,
ffy miles north of MeIphis, where the Union sentI-
meut is largely Predominant. They captured seven
leading citizens for trading in cotton, shot one dead
for endeavorlng TO escape, and carried the others
down into Mississippi.
The worst feature Of the Affair." and indeed Of the
general .ilua ion The perfect mpunity with which
they come into lines. The disposition of the
National forces ever since the evacuation Of Cornih
hss been remarkable. Haecks magnificent army
larger than lbose which won Napoleons most
thnug viotOres-has neither attempted tue offensive
nor succeeded IN the dsensive IL L. scattered from
CORN nearly 10 Chatta nOOga on the Memphis unc
Charleston Railroad, and from COIimlh and Grand
Junction 10 Columbus on tue hne ng NORTH.
But tne most Important Ink Ia al our railroads.
60 miles, from Memphis 10 Grand JuucliOI-is left
Drchch anu NuOHH uu4uGlutu, wild atteult
20 put II IA OIder. Inc guerfas from Mi sjsgi hi
coue mp through this gap, 10 aud loo miles within
lines, devAstaie tue country burn the cotton
kidnap shoot loyal men, and taen return al their
leIouie without let or niudrance.
liz the emergencies OF tine cam oaign, Il NAV be ne.
cessary TO throw troops from CorIntb the present
headquarters Of TINS Department, 10 Memphis lis
commercial metropolis. Win Tue railroad IN order
this could be done IN i've hours but with this link
OF 60 miles broken, they Will be compelled to 70 via
Columbus n.y. uip which consumes nea ~ three
days.
II the army were engaged in offensive operations
and had not the men 10 spare, 40 one would com
plain; bat the hundred and twenty thousand soldiers
with which We invested C0rinth aud captured Beau
regard eupty bIeustwOrks, are dong nothing 6Ut
guard RAILROADS ana build Notifications. We don't
take Nick-burg, we don't keep oar railroads Open
We don't protect loyal citizens within own lines
Months ago. Mitchell, with his little column Oi ten
thous nd pushed Gown two hundred miles an the
enemy country to 'sville stai1 there and kept
biz conmUnc atoms unbrOken. Carts, with an army
Iut hItie larger, campaigns through Arkansas for
hNe months, gong where he pleascB AID living Oh
the cOuatry, routing al forces which attempt 70 re-
sst him Col. Elliot, with his Iowa cavalry, makes
4 dasb down through the enemy 5 lines, cuts rail-
roads, destroys trains and supplies captures prison
eis ana sets The wAole country quakng with terror.
But tlis acting purely the cefensive--using the
spade instead Of the carbine and saber, demorazes
our own troops and embOldens the euemy.
Gen. Buell. now has his own district. and reports
directly TO Washington. Gen Grant, highest in
rank IN the West since Dalleck's departure, COM
maaOs all bls lCrant 8 GA troops, and the Army OF
the Missi .sippi, formerly under Pope, now under
R0sccraus. Gen. Curtis has not yet received OF.
DER whether 10 report 10 Gen. Grant or 10 Wash
iHgtOl; aud IL is not known whether the armies OF
the Ne5, viii remain al present. or he under one
comma der, occupying ila.lecks former position.
Ii some General Of activity ana dssh, who don't
believe IN the spade and is 10 FAVOR Of moving on
the eusmys works, shall be placed III charge OF Ito
whole, vigorous campaign Of Two months with
the troops now in the field will end the war in the
West, and purge the country OF Rebel soldiers from
the border down to the Gulf. Oh, that the gods
would senG rs such nan
Tue Official announcement Of Gen. Hallecks new
posillon, received yesterday eXcites enthusiasm
tor Halle is not man who slirs enihn-asm-
but 1t gives general satisfaction Nobody apDrcci-
ses 0etter thau the OH aud soldiers of the West-
eih ~mes the folly u General Order No. Ill, but
they zee recent indications Of Gen. Halecks late
though yaluabe-discovery that this il war against
tne heoelS' ana not against the nero. No one re-
ehzes more thoroughly than thew that the siege OF
Corlnth-which sent thousands o the grave tens OF
thousands TO tie hospital and lost the golden oppor
tunty Tor finishing the War IN tho West-yyas ter
Jible mistake, more costly than the boodiest thunder
upon The field. In converting with hundreds Of sol /
Gers, from pryAtes 10 AaJor-Geuerals, baye never