Daily national Republican., 1863-08-07
NEWS PR0IrHE SOUTHWEST.
General Pemberton Denounced.
GROWING DISAFFECTION AMONG
THE REBELS.

MEMPHIs, August 8.-The steamer Hope has
arrived, bringing prisoners from Port Hudson,
yicksburg and Jackson. Everything Is quiet
on the river below. i...
Colonel Hatch reports that Forrest, Bifiles
and Wilson arc retIeating. Their force 10 en-
tirely broken up, and their men doserting In
| every direction. ...
Hatch has divided his forces and Ia securing
the country, picking up all small squads OF
rebels he can find. A scout that left Meridian
on Saturday and oakolona on sunday, reports
that Johnston's army are at Enterprise and
Braddon, under direct command of Hardce.
Most of the force at the former place arc ready
| to move at any moment; cars are standing on
Il side track ready 70 transport them. t.I,.
Johnston went 10 Mobile on the eth. The
scout thinks the rebels will remain where they
are, unless Mobile Is attacked, and says John
ston has lost ten thousand men by desertion
since the fall Of vicksburg, and the remainder
OF his force ls terribly demoralized. They are
| poorly fed, and officers and men greatly dis
heartened. The rebels In ofiicisl circles ac-
knowledge that Morris Island will be taken.
great many secrect societies have been or
ganlzed in Mississippi with the intention of
bringing the State back into the Urion, and
officers are arrsstlng citizen soldiers for being
connected with them. Cd.
The rebel Ruggles Ia at Columbus, MissIs-
sppi; Chalmers IL at West Point, and Lippah
on the Mobile and Ohio railroad. The late
conscription act will not be Of much avail in
the Southwest. .,.t... H..r
The Mobile Ns,ns of July 3Oth has leader on
despoudents and croakers, and tells citizens 10
avoid them as they would q pestllence. II
states that Granite army has mostly gonc TO
Virginia, where the great final struggle Is to
take place, and calls upon the citizens Of Ala
bams, Mississippi and Georgia to Join Bragg
and Johnston, aud all will he well we are at a
point when triis Confederacy should throw
everything into the scales and turn the tide OF
this fatal campaign. That Lincoln can put no
more men into the field now that he Ia used NJ
and the revolution In the North is at an end.
The article closes up very bitterly, as fol
lows: "We have tn cnoose the whip Of the
slave or tha whip Of the master. Therefore
choose ye." -.. .a .. .. .rwl ..
! Among the recent arrivals from Europe Is
| Pierre Sonic, who says he Ia not sauguins OF
mediation by the Emperor Of france.
The bombardment oi Charleston was more
| spirited on the Goth.
| The Federals are erecting their new batteries
within six hundred yards Of Fort Wagner, and
our new batteries on James Island cause then
much annoyance. Two thousand more FEEDER
ais have been landed on Folly Island.
The Yankees captured three blockade run
ners lately.
Parties from the middle of Tennessee repre-
sent tue condition of the people as horribl.
having nothing to eat, &c.
A Richmond telegram Of the 2sth ult. says
"In the fight at Manassas Gap We lost 200 IL
killed and wounded, when we retired, over
powered by superior numbers"
The Mobile Ne,os Of the Slst says, editorially
that Psmberton's conduct, in allowing his mer
to be paroled at Vicksburg, 10 being investi
gated, and hopes his head will be cut off, for h,
could not have struck heavier blow 10 th,
confederacy. ..,
Pemberton's army Is dispersed, and tn,
Texas and Alabama troops who crossed tn,
Mississippi river arc lost beyond recall.
The whole mass of them were precipitated
upon Johnston's camp 10 eat his stores AMI
discourage and decimate his ranks. Now they
are ordered to report 10 the same officers al
fast as they are exchanged, which they will moi
do, as they hate them. We put II upon recort
IL Pemberton is assigned to the command o
that army again 1t will be equivalent to Its an
Inhalation; not u tilhc of II will ever be gath
cred together again.
II Is stated that Johnston has returned tt
Mississippi again, after a thorough examina
ton Of the defences and resources of Mobile
and says he would like 70 speak out about som,
things discovered by him, but cannot; that b,
examined strong points and works, and mad
maps. II will take time 10 strengthen so lonl
line and such extensive works. They mus
commence Immediately.
All late papers denounce the spirit of tn
people for crying for peace and return to tn
Union, and appeal 10 them 10 stand by tn
Confedsracy, with occasionally bitter artic
on the mlsmansgement OF the war.