Daily national Republican., 1863-01-07

Condition Of the Rebel ARMY Ina Tsnnes-
see--AnaIrsi In ArIEanHRH--The IrSn-clRds
ut Mobile Getting ReRdy--LRte News
from all the Southern states.
The Jackson (MississippD Appeal a rebel
journal, has correspondent who writes, from
Camp, near Murfreesboro' -
"The Army of Tennessee is at present organ
lied into three corps, commanded respectively
by Lieutenant Generals Polk, Hardee, and Klf-
by Smith. Our ranks have been considerably
recruited since We came out of Kentucky, uspe-
cially the Tennessee regiments. Gov. Harris
has been active In enforcing the Conscript law,
and many of our shattered regiments have thus
swelled their ranks to almost primitive size.
That gentleman, together with the Hon An
drew Ewing, have been announced a6 volun
teer aids to Gen. Bragg.
There has been some cyCitCncnt here of
late, IN consequence OF tue smallpox having
made It's appearance in ia" army. All ncCes-
sary precautions have been adopted, however,
to keep the disease from spreading, and there
is no ground at present for serious apprcheu-
sion.
In other rrFpcCIs the lrmy is doing well
and in good health, and pretty comfortably
clad for the coming winter, which from the
snow which we have already had, promlsc- to
be rather severe. Our generals and those Of
the enemy seem to be making trial Of their
.
at present, what the result will be.
at may possibly be great hattie In this
vicinity, though that event will depend on the
movements Of the enemy, We are ready for
them whenever they offer the gage Of battle.
/ "General Joseph Z. Johnston arrived al
/ Murfreusboro' last night, to take charge, as We
/ understand, Of military operations in this quar-.
ter. General Bragg will probThly retain the
active command Of this army, though II l. ru.
mOTed, he l. 70 be sent 10 Mississippi. General
JOhnston's arrival will he hailed with 10Y hy
the soldiers and citizens. He will find the
discipline and ePrt du corps Of the army as
fine as lie could anticipate,
An order from Gen. Bragg vas read 70 US
few day ago, authorizing the different hlttal
ions, regiments, and companies, engaged In the
battle Of Perryvilla IN have its name lnsC bed
on their banners; and in addition 10 Perry
Vile ten. lhrlILSm'j division Is ordered II
have the cross cannon inverted inscribed in
dCatng its determined bravery, aud especial,
lis gallant charge, which resulted In the cap
ture Of three Of the encmy's batteries.
Speaking Of banners reminds me Of a cir
cumslance which shows how a trlhing even
will effect things Of some importance. Gen
POlks battlC-iiup at shiloh was blue field
, with a large red cross, containing tnTteeI
white stars, the long bar of the cross Iunnin,
horizontally, or with the dy. Before We en-
tered Kentucky the general concluded to mod
. fy his nag by bordering the edge Of the rec
cross with white, and sent to Stanford batter
for It's nag US pattern.
"NOw, 1t happened, by some carclesFness
, that the mules had gotten hold Of our flaT am
torn of one end containing two of the stars; so
when the new flags were distributed, each on
In the division was found to contain rlcYel
stars only, and thus they remain, the general
perhaps, never EnIiCing the difference