Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1862-11-25
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Tia N5utcoue-, AG srtisT thiI X chat the prepAfA'
tiers Of the ereny FIR a formidable advance ihr0nSo
Tennessee into Mississippi and Alabama are nearly CON
-vlesed, and that the enemy ere SRlJ ONiEns ehsush q
Ti,s Ia ths rivers as viii enable their a Su TO Gct N cor.
;,nelion with the land forces. Nashville has been reit-
forced and strengthened to such an extent that the YT-
KEGS feel confident of being able to hSla it during tie
winter. aud make it a base for offensive operations fur.
thsr Ssuth. The army in West rsunS~es and Northern
Mississippi has also bssn largely reinforced, and il pre-
baby viii not be ling before they oil uudeF'AEe 70
couple.e the work they conmsnes4 AS' spring, Ano
ou,a water communication between Memphis and New
Obsars. In order to do this, they must obtain pA'e''
s;oa Of vicksblry, but having once failed 10 sneesil
cap,urs by msars Of their ~ganboGts, they have nov Ap
par.Dtv determined to assault i. both BY land and water.
Tosv are mAssiug large bodies Of troopsin the weston
this purpose, A1d the des'gn SENS to Be 70 ssnd . po'-
srEl column down through Mississippi to Jackson, and
then to move upon v~eSsbars and A.acE GO the sAns
TINA tb.s Commodore Por4g's gun and mortar tst A.
saals it from tbs river.
Wae,hes such a movement Siil prove sucssssfO OF
not time will show. Ths enemy vii dOuOdhs DO stub
Dor. II resisted BY the OOnfedersses, b.: IL is not alto
Re.bsr Improbable they may Be comPslsd 70 retire b.
FORE suoer;or numbers Of ths enemy. " have already
had an earnest Of vi al the people aud authorities Of
Y.cks9urg Gu do, and e~uEsrsAin 40 doubt thai 'ney Sui
s,ernly adhere to their resolution 70 see their city laidn
S,hss before i: shall be SURRENDERED to tls Toe. Tney
feel that i. Is FAR better the city Should be d sIsyed
than TIA: the Yankees should be aHossd to dsscrA'e 1t
as thew have done New 0r1Als and nsnPhL
TIE people Of tie Northwest have Ssc0ms dNnorous
for the opening Of the Mississippi river 70 trad" They
are nov compelled TO ship he prosuea Of thar iHn'
by rail 70 the east and to receive whatever tnsy pUf-
chase from abroad by the sane means OF tran'porAnOo,
az 80 great an expense, a. TO consume al tie Proht' O.
their Iabors. and they fOndly hops thA'i hs iAnEses
succeed in destroying The DISTINCTIONS 70 the Navigation
Of Ina rivsr their trade With the Sorld sy the VAy OF Ne"
Orleans can b, resumed with Proht 70 item
sslvsa Tasy vii 6ad IN the event cfths success Of the
Yankees Ia capturing v~sESSSrg, that thsy have OVsrssa
mated the bsus6 to aIS to the NoithS~t RON
Is possession. 81 lOly - there are S'u'asrn men IL
arm, il the neighooraood OF the hiEsiP2i river, 90
lug it viii be impossible for the people OF the Norm
we-. TO establish q successful trade With the void over
this river. A feV "a y in the hands Of determined men
aud a feE batteries Of light artillery Sll be SUFFICIENT to
render the trlrst Of trading vessels VnT inseeu'e-
Tisy can only hops 20 traverse The river during the con
tinu,ncs Of the var aadsr the protection OF iron clad
ga-bolss. and this oil therefore Prove - costly . mode
Of transportation - tas Oas tsJ nos employ.
There il no doub;, however, that the Yankees believe
they en- accomplish something decisive in that direction
this -iatsr, hence they have made and are making such
s1s snsiTs preparadors; AID although the control Of the
Mississippi River uHl not bs IS great . Ssrshs % them
a, they imagine, y, it is Of the 6ss inp'':Anos that
the Safes Of Mississippi, Alabama and Louisan should
no. oe Ovsrruu, sad thsreiOrs Ue hops the Confederate
and Safe authorities uil make . determined effort to
bsa. back the tide Of Invasion which il even nov rolling
dosn upon tssn