, 1863-11-08

lF:on an Occasional Co,zespondentl
CoanTu, Mias Oct 81, 1868.
4 chspge has come over the spirit OF our
o,eams in the Department of Corinth nitaia
the paet ten days. 4 stupendous movement |
is on foot, which viii make an epoch ia the
History Of this Nar. 4 grand and vigorous
blow IL about TO be struck, which Will result |
Southwestern STATES Of the Confederacy. and |
give IA possession Of vast amount Of terd. |
tory, and perhaps prove the beginning Of the |
tnd OF this eanguina1 struggle. E7e'ything
in tbis Department Is on the move, md the de- |
velopnent Of the secret plans of which
tpeak IL. doubtless, SO far accomplished a.
not to detract from their effectiveness by any
thing which nay he Incidentally mentioned
in this letter. -'---
a large body Of rebels were concentrated at
Tuscnmbia, Ais and hsd rea,ed Notifications
If considerable strength. and magnitude, in
anticipation OF giving our Troops bloody ro-
ce1,sion, and, il possible, to check car al
7aEce. To ceui1.m them In the opinion that
We we're cor2'rg b. that Way, osterhxua' di-
viEion was th,oHc furna1d, to within z few
niles Of the place, and was suddenly
r,ttdr4~n, leaving the impression with
the enemy that their array of strength had
f,1ehtcEed us. back. But while they were
stcrrciy and comfortably awaiting our ap
p'oach, the time was occupied By ten 8a4r-.
man in moving the bulk Of his forces acrots
tie Tennessee river, which v IS accomplished
EASILY and tspidly several days sinco at East
pert, wtsre t*o United States gabb oats are
lt5frg without opposition. A formidable
army, commanded by OLE Of our most eaer-
etic and accomplished Geaerals is thua we'll
IN It's Wsy towards Its destination. e9scssM.77s
fur this army hare lot passed through Cor
by the way ct the Tennessee river which is
,spid]y 1ifing. and which will be our entire
| delenGerce for supplies for come time to
come. It is thought the Memphis & Charlos
1cn Railroad will be Immediately abandoned,
snd the large body Of troops now occupied III
ield. The Tennessee liver forming Il sure
avenue Of. supplies, and requiring only fsw
grnboats to Reep It open, will thus allow cur
| troops, Who hare been foF year and mp
wards guarding our communications, to make
81 e1cfarge which must result indnitnly to
cnr benefit. The river Is much surer than
railroad Communication can be, besides being
capable Of transferring larger amounts Of sup.
Big. Gen. Dodge, will assume commaud Of
| u p1flt1uus lNQ L4kE LILO ut14 auluEAI4ktlf. :.
Brig. Gtn. Stephenson, formerly Colonel OF
the 7th Miteonn infantry, volunteers, tempo.
Co1inth. Capt. ]. X. Wing, long kaoTn Al
CHEF Qua1te1master, at thls post, acco npan-
is Ge2 Eggs; The g GOVT ;an, martial Of xh.ee !,
judge Advocate, adjourned yesterday, SIM
About tvo thirds Of Col. speuce,'s regi.
ment, the 1st AlAbamA cavalry, who were re-
Gently surrounded near Russelvflle. Alabama,
by teveral thousand rebels. and cut their wal
ont, have arrived at their encampment at
GIenda1e The balance are supposed to be
killed or captured Lieut.. Col. Q. ]. Dois,
recently returned, having narrowly escaped
captnre, and been miss!eG for week. The
the tommsnd Of Colonel Wisncr, we're sen.
10 tlti1 relitf and returned on the Goth nit,
having succeeded In picking mp some forty oi
ff.y Of our men who were cndeavorlny tt
! mike their way into camp. Col Spencer
: command saw nothing Of The rebels, though
. they penetrated Us far as Bay Springs.
! The Co1inth Chant;cleer, edited By G. "
: Hild1etb, has bean discontinued on account
! ct the recent move Mr.. Hildresh has Lab or
5 Cd snder many ditiicnlties in the publication
/ manifested considerable ability and vigoE. I
II brisk Ekirmish was had with guesiilss 1t Lux
:; several days pgo, by the Ohio brigade. !!
q lew men Wele killed and wounded on boil
= sides. Col Terrence Of the 30th Iowa, tws
It. Captsins, and five enlisted men we're killet
near Bea1 Creek last week by the rebels, VIII
approached to within hunded yards Of on
= mtn and fired, before It WAS discovered tha
they we're 1ebe1e, they having on the Federa
Uniform. They were quickly cleared out b.
our nen- Glendale and Camp Davis, for te
It ncnths outpo.ts Of Corfnth, will bo evacu.
). ted en- the I'd inst.
Is Our troops are in excellent spirits, an
1t eager for victory Nothing human can e.
u ceGd their powers Of endurance, and no dan
8. gers daunt them. The ranks Of many Of OF
: re2im ents are sadly depleted, but those le
- are iron men, toughened, and seasoned b
se two years Of vigorous warfare.