Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-10-13

Correspondenes Of the Richmond Enqulreri
ARMY OF NoRTHERS YRoINIA.
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Special CorresPondenes Of the Richmond Enqulrer8
Army OF MOTHERS VIRGINIA.
October y 1893
Meade has been depleted to reinforce Rose
crans, certainly 20 the extent Of the withd rawel
OF the IIth. 12 and ist, corps, which left about
ten dayaago And now It is asserted, by the
latest report, that the 81 sad 9Th corps are pre-
pairing 70 60 to the same point. This would
leave Mtade but four corps, or less than forty
thousand man. If this be trUe, Of course Meade
will make no forward move.
During yesterday We received into OUT lines
two EBelishmen aud one Canadian, who had
been impressed into the Yankee service They
ask, in coming into our lines, to be permitted
10 sail for Nassau, and BY this way 70 reach
British soil Captain Kincheler, Of the 18Th
Virgins cavalry, yesterday, sent in four work
men. captured in repairing the railroad near
Springfield, nine miles from Alexandria.
Ihsve written you Of the exploits of General
Stuart n gOing within two miles Of Alexsndris,
capturing Col Dulsny and burning the railroad
bridge over Cameron run To show the energy
of the Yankees, I viii state what I have since
learned, viz that this bridge was burned on
the night Of the Doth, and yet was repaired and
the cars running over il by ~ NJ Of the Both.
The gallant White, with bis brave band, ia
not idle, but is continually hsrrsssing the enemy
on their rear. On the night Of he 25rh be
burned the railroad bridge over the F0pse Head
run.
I an told by those who have been lsboring
for The religious interest in the army that the
stats Of religion never was in a better condition
han now A noble work is in progress, and 1
believe that the prayers OF The brave soldiers in
camp, and their heroic e~xsTtions on the battle.
fsld, will yet achieve OGr Independents despite
the ~croakings, Of thoss who stay at home only
to make money out Of the necessities of their
bleeding and 9Hieted country.
The report gained credence yesterday eve
ming that the enemy were falling back from our
Immediate front aud were retIeating beyond the
RappahHnnock. I have heard nothing this
morning c6Itirmssory or contradictory Of it.
The FnnporinnCs Of ins Position on she
Tennessee.
The New York World of the 5th int gives
the following :
In no long time the winds from the South are
expected to bring to oar ears again the clash of
r~esouuding aTms. The rebels will seek TO pre-.
vent the wintering of Rosecrans on the upper
/ Tennessee, and much more his advance on.the
line to Atlanta, Ga, which he wal attempting.
Il will become the duty Of Brsgg's army, now
again reinforced, to strike at our forces at Chat
| tsnnogs, either in the front OF on the line Of
communications, and that, too, at an early day,
/ 40 NtEN IAA.1G HAAA ah1 I'LL ~
s,reng hen the position there imposes upon TIE
/ Government the necessity OF adding 70 Rose
c-ans' army at once, which accounts show that
hey are doing TIE struggle for the line Of the
Tennessee viii be 8 notable one. The river, in
c aiding the HOlston, On which Rockville is
| situstsd. is sIevsu hundred miles lsng. 1t is
uavigable above the Muscle shoa.s On AlsbsmA)
for five hund ed miles 10 Knoxville II Gen
Rosecrans holds his pTesenr position till armed
s,esmbosts can be- provided il sufficient num-
hers to control thsnsvigatiol Of the river, the
? suit wall he, in a military point Of view, ever
more valuable to our ETms ihsu the opening Of
the Mississippi rver Chattanooga IN reference
20 the navigation of fhe Tennessee, is about hall
vav between Rockville and the head of the
Muscle shoals The rapids known under the
latter name sItsUd for twenty miles through p
limestone ridge. If the current of the Missis-
sipDi divides he G jnfsdsracy in halves, the
Tennessee, well heij,5 divides sgsin It's nearest
and formidable half, 9nd q strong occupation Of
the country which Stat river waters, especially
IT the head Of navigation. threatens not only
he capital, hut all Tie desirable points Of the
Confederacy.