American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1851-1863, 1863-03-13
Probability OF an Early Battle in Ten

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The Mobile Tribune's correspondent.
Ora" says:
80 long lull has taken place In this
war of the infdel abolitionists that il has
become a vexed question to tell where
and when again il is to be recommended
whether in Virginia. at yicksburg. at
I Charleston or Savannah. or with Gen.
Johnston's army in Middle Tennessee
/ incline to the opinion that Tennessee
will have the first show. The positive
statement made by the late telegram that
Siegels army corps had recently arrived
I from Virginia via the Cumberland on
i forty-five transports, numbering 90 600
j troops, and were on their way from
/ Nashville TO join Rosecranz at Murirees-
/ boro', indicates that not only an early
movement will be made. but most
desperate effort essayei TO drive Gen.
/ Johnston from Middle Tennessee. The
/ force of Siegel is. however, far over es-
timated. The small transports on the
/ Cumberland will hardly hold over two
! hundred troopswiIh all their baggage. &c.
which. al this rate, admitting the fact of
1 the arrival OF the forty FIVE Transports. would
tndht Out JOOo tbtuh ~ Pfoo
able that Rosecranz has received rein
forcements between 5000 and 10000
/ i've force between thirty five and forty
/ thousand.
From Shelbyville there are no turn
i pike roads leading towards Tullahoma.
or our line OF defense on Duck river
After leaving Shelbysille the enemy
would be forced 10 travel the direct roads
which are sill in most impossible con-
/ dition from the heavy SHOWS and rains
| The advance Of Rosecranz must Eeces
sarialy be very slow. admitting that
within the next ten days the roads will
be in condition 10 be worked A large
pioneer force, protected by several brig
AIDES, will no doubt soon be thrown for
ward by the enemy. This will cause
heavy skirmi>hing. which viii conlinne
as the enemy advances towards our lines.
You may look soon TO hear. therefore.
that our troops have fallen back from
their ouiposts, and they have become oc>
cupied by the enemy This will be pre-
paratory 10 the commence ment of anoth
err grand battle. 1t is our Object not
only to draw the enemy as far as pos
sible from his supplies. but also to selec,
on orr part the strongest stra.eiical po-
I si,ions near lhe rising eminences of the
! Cumberland m, uniains. This will prob
ably be the hardest fought battle OF the
war. A brilliant victory on our side
and total font of the enemy. will not
only give US Nashville, redeem all Ten
nessee, but also give us the Key To
/ Kentucky. to which place the scenes will
1 soon be shift ed, TO become the grand
theatre of war. A grand expedi ion
| West is now on foot. or rather on horse
and may soon be expected to be heard
from -
1t is highly probable that Van Dorn's
successes at Franklin will postpone a
general engagement for some weeks
snpposing the enemy to be the attacking
party.
OPINION OF FEDERAL SOLDIER. The
Cleveland (Ohio) Phaindealer publishes
two letters from a soldier in The Army
of the Potomac. The annexed are ex
tracts taken from them:
What do the Cleveland folks think
about the war ending | think the
whole trouble is at Washington-they do
not seem IN care whether this war ends
or not. Things look dark. but / hope it
is for the best, for all that / want is to
have this war brought to a close. for |
am sick of this kind of life. y
There were lots of negroes at the place
where we were on picket | would moi
turn my hand over to free all the negroes
in the South for they are better off where
they are than they would be if they were
free.
The men Of the Army of the Potomac
are deserving every day. A good many
have left us. and more say they are 90
ing if we have TO cross the river. The
fact of the thing is, the men have no
confidence in the generals. nor their
officers. Things are in bad shape in
this army. and should not be surprised
to see rebellion in the army The men
talk it right out. and say they will lay
down their arms before they will fight
under such generals as we have TO com
mand this army. hope .here will be
no trouble. but | fear it. il there is not a
change for the better soon.
EF Three of The Fort Jackson mu
tIneers were shot here yesterday Their
names were. Sergt. w. FL Brown. Com
pany d, LIST regiment. Louisiana heavy
artillery. and Dennis Kean and Thos.
Graham. of company B. same regiment.
These men mntinied at Fort jackson on
The night of the 9Th of April last. and
went over to the enemy's vessels. giving
them. of course. information as TO our
strength. condition, &c At the fight at
Bayou des Allemands, sometime after
wards. they We're taken prisoners and
brought here to be exchanged. as mem
bers of a Vermont regiment. They were
Immediately recognized by the regiment
10 which they originally belonged. and
lodged in Jail. Their fate. though hard,
was nevertheless just. and we trust it
will have a saIuiary effect throughout
our army here FcksJurg Wig. 7h.