Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-08-12

Operations ia EsoufstaaH a ad she lower
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1sEssis-iPPi.
4 correspondent 6F tLs Mobile Tribune, wbe
hss besR close observer Of the military 0pers-
tons ia Loaisiana aad the Lever Mississippi,
writes Of tie situation
The Fsd=rsl forces On the Mississippi aro grest-
" sx ggara.ed. From authentic sources, /
lave formed estimates wbiea yeu will fad more
fsiiaole thsn the exlravRgast statements pab
isbad. Tas disposabls foTcs Of Grant does not
sxcsei f.rty Thousand msR- With these he will
asva ts dsfsHe tao i've bsaks Of the river, and
20 pursue and destroy Johnston Gnl Kirby
Smiih's arm O., asa 70 ssistEiH q siYoaE geTTi-
son at Y cBs-urg and ether points. H eaa g..
no reiz ts5ceI2ests--a0 has exesustsa these
Bslhs has not A-icsa thousand, sli tSie, % h24a
j ursjzua, and k1 kas &c garrison Mes OEleaus,
PCrt H1dsGn, DsHelsau SD tho forts. Tie
.src6 in tie 6-lj DOES not exe3ea tRat which
Taylaf ard &zgfGser can bring ta bear agetnst
Air1 TE-5s cereals ILeasy h0id tae Western
pErl Of L3ui5iaaa If B4n[s PaIsaas tsan lEte
lie iuterilF Ae leaves a weak feIes 81 tae river
6sd car light i5rgo cas- oPsTs.e with great effect
While eur sImjes must iBerssss, these Of the
euemv Iauss diniuish VichsbaTg has already
Ces G-znt bslf ef his original array,
b Ks casualties Before Port Easson are sol
dewa a. tie lBweat estimate at 7000 er 5000
Tsere s5e -a3ra thaa II, 600 sick aud wounded
Eederais ia tls hospitals IL New Orleans. The
negro eulistmeHt seteaae fails Banks has never
been abls 10 orgaHiEs mere thaa thTea giments.
esd trey axe corapssea Of the free qHzdTeoas Of
! New OI4ens. PsFt Hu3s6R Demonstrated the
uudarss ST the negro for military operations,
snd the Saeapt so 20 eaPlsy kIm produces
great IS atistaetOn and disaensien in she Fede
I lal army. st present the slaves are q burden
/ io the FaaeTals. TksFs is no WsTk for them
/ whIea viii pay for their maintenance. The gb-
ltiscsian oI shoig lsb9T lrsa tbs PlastateBa is
no. So great al IL jary, ss thsFe Is 80 eost5n ana
ltila sugar 70 Cuitvsts, and the corn, potatoes,
! and psa crops aTe slTesdy msdo.
| TIE !al q YleksbaTg and Port Hudson viii
/ give lhe enemy No adv=ntags fTom the com
! lIand o. tie river which they dia net have bs-
/ fore. They already held ihs river, and deprived
/ us OF tie use CT is. They are compelled now TO
/ pursue our armies and Gghi them on tbsir own
ground. Ths idea which viii st Erst prs5aee
/ considerable jablstion among them, that they
Z have opened ms river for esmmsTcal psss, viii
prove a wrstchsd infssustion TIE small bodies
Z of troops infestiug the banks Of the river will
( be q greater terror 10 theH transports than the
/ foris svsr were. There viii be the greatest dan-
] ger snd no induoemeat whatever TO Traders The
z osepie have an abundance Of everything they
/ usgslly rst IRON the West, and have no money
] TO Buy v hai they may need. The armies Of ibe
opeuay SIC not large enough to divids. They
VIII save to keep together or be eul 0H ia detail
Ii thsy keep near tao river siskness will destroy
/ ana seuoraliss ihem. Ii they sdvaaoe far iHt0
/ the interior cur army viii be saty maasged II
! Il does net oug them Ell effrctually.