Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-11-28

Special oorrssPoAssaes OF the Chicago Timesl
CoBIaTH. MISS, October 81, 1853


CoRIaTH, MISS, October 81, 1853
Tbera Is again 50 uhusGl moveraenl Of troops
along he Memphis and ChsTlest7E railroad All
troops along the lins between sare GsG Asnphis
sge nuSer aarehisg orders for the fr0ut, ssgs the
zayTo regiasats azd i've CT ihrss sIanll regi-
ulsnts # v hits trsspa. In view Of this m0Es-
aent. Speculation isrifs relative 80 the abandsa-
Easnt Of tae MezPhis aRd Charleston FailToad,
q. isEsi ffsm hsfe % Memphis TIE Tennessee
liyaF kas risen several feet, and Is nav il COED
RaFisahis ordsT, ever arer he sbosls Whiie sho
rseent rains will aAsrd & aGll better ssBPv Of
Wa.er It is safe is supn0Hs that ne Tennessee
viii 30 n good Eavigahle esDdiEioB uEiil next
EaT UndeT tksfe circumstances i Is Bot in-
pfe5abis hat ths military authorities really IN
jand 70 sbsndon tho Failrosd, and bring the
sight sT ssz iasssaad iTsoPs required 90 protect
it iats tie Esld. The rsesat movements Ok Gzn.
Sherman lend cslor 20 isis proposition. Ogl sd
vazee pqhieh had penetrated along tie lEe Of
rsircsd 10 THssambia, las Bsen called 5seE,
aad cur amy is crsssiag at Eas,Porr, trsm tha
eoats 20 the north siQa Of the Ienusssas. 5hsg-
nsaa's headquarters sEs now at BloIaGca, on tas-
south bank OF lhst Stream
lis repsrtsa in ssai.ohEeial circles Acre that
Ceriutk win be gsrTissRsd By a esupls Of saEil
regiaenis sl Whiis usgPs and ell the negr7
regiments in this FiCiaiiY, Wits cavalry force
adsGusts 30 the task Of Pa5r0iing tho soCairT
sad apDIisiag then OF danger 5gpBlis8 viii
81 5rsdgsl from HamsuTg lsnding. This will
req airs sks abRau5nmsnt sf many Of the tJrlih-
.sfions az Ceriath, which Garnet be fulIY
manned BY less than fifteen tasnssnd men, azd
the concentration ct sVeiythiEg inside one Of
ike principal forts It's &iss sad thas tia rail-
read sill be opened rem EeTe .o iuka, and tHzt
eov. Johnson has pr8Pessd ta epsa tbs Aebile
and OHIO Iairaad from here 70 Columbus, Ky,
and raise a sufficient forcb ef hoaa gUsrcs La
Bretees is, Tsia road Wsuia be less Esbe SC in
tsrrzpaoH irom Tsbsi raids tBsa the Memphis
szd Chsrlaston, aRd wsuid Pssssss iho sd7au-
taga II aEoT9inE cirsaE raiEaad ans .aiagfaBhls
eemmunieatsH &c wiihIn iWsRIy miles ct Cairo.
But whether there is any truth In the rdEior
shss sueb plan is in contemplation, is entirely
lett % conjecture.
PssTs is eonHzuai Bkirnishiug in the 'front.', in
Thiah sometimes sBe party, snd sometimes the
other, ara tao as5ai!snis There is lt!.s doubt
large Feinforeelnsat5, eilher Trsm Bragg or JohH-
si2r. ksva bean received az IuGcgubis, and, al
.hoagh Sherman nigat RAYS besn Ablo 70 pUsh
iurtaer east thsa that peiut, he Touid, deubtless
hsye iouns railroad communication vita the
sase Of bis supplies entirely te0 prees-
risus Tor hls purposes, Calling IA bis advance
,long E5a haa ei Eaiirssd, and crossing the Ten
sssses With A large portion Of bis ioroeEi have
bssu ielloued by he crossing OF Bsar sEesk By
a large foIeo CT gsbol ezgalFy. They crossed
thik nioraiRs, sad wliI, doubtless, be heard sl
along tho railroad between here and Iuza in q
few asys-esrhaps te-msuev. Increased vigt-
iaaes, en- ihe pars OF the sEeaFs guarding the
rsad, may fell sasm ii their PaFpVse, whatever il
EEy DO.
Brig- Ger. 6. n. Dodge, aoz in command Of
tho left wiag sf the l6tn army soips, is 10 take
the Geld, cad Brig sen Stevenson PlGesd N
command Of the district Of Connth. The l6h
army corDs will b divided up fer t2a present
Sea sTesny retains !He ssmaaad Ct ais ela
division. undsr Gea. DsaEo, Hh0 viii have cna
or two ether smaller civisisns, constituting an
fndepsndeat srmy csfss, uEdsT hiB csmHand.
The sdvancs Of an army from 5his point an
lsss dirsetly South, viii be qui-o dithculE u
must Be made oilssr thrJugh or slsng the base
of q lew range Of nsUntsirs, IN which en- eseny 3
can aad one slrsag poslion siier aaasher. as
saea AS driven baok, aad lr0m which despi!n
every prseaHti0n, ihoy san gam tae Issr 81 az
saveacIrz column, and cas- sH It's c9mmunlcE e
tisus la piseing the fsnssssse, now lp&zsa-
bls vithsui fo-riss, besHeeB bis lire of march
ard this ueuatain rsHgo, Gen. sher8aa. il his
abisct be 80 opeR 4 means Of communication
with Thanshs at CAastanooga, has aesed wisely.
IN no other way essld he have accomplished
this object with0a5 = material iEeTsasc ct TIC
forces at his disposal
Bsfarees ffom the csaadss in Mississippi im-
mediately south OF thiH Blsee represent Psf
fees relen OF terror ss existiag these. lho mer-
siiess enforcement Of tha Iossl eoRseriPtioN hsa
arouse5 an opBostion IS 5eree and bitter a
I ever followed the Llbihary snioTcement Of a.
| obBex.oHs law. The people baTe literally som'
/ 10 swords s0inls, and sssassinauons Of promi
asnt Insnabors Of 9Hs party by ts0se Of taa ethel
! sfe Of svery cay 9ceaTenee. Eot l0ag since
/ fEe sheriff Of RsHdalpA county, while engages
( In collecting e5zscripta, was captared "a
/ party Organised Ter That puTgeso, sad, with Aii
/ Ssbois pesse, compelled TO take the cath Of ale
7jsscs to the DATED Ststss, 70 avoid ths batter
/ The Wheis male population, oi Ed parties, h
hidden ia tie weeds aad hills, asd waylay Az
murder each other upon every favorable oPpor
/ f1sifg OMAHA