Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-04-07
Y1oKspuRa Anrfl 6. lss9

YIcKsBURG, April g. 1858
Tho impending hsstfiiiss now create an unusnsl in
serest in tho movements Of tie army. and every day
fraught with activity and more or less excitement
among both military and civic clrcles. Nothing further
has yet developed than that the late movement indca
ted reconnoisGenesi for more powerful army ard
feet to follow in its wake as soon as practicable The
enemy is evidently At the present moment engaged in
bringing down his reinfOrcemens concentrating MS
troops and bringing the gunboas to closer quarters for
sn active demonstration before long and It viii not ser
prise the people or fhs army, II shs ocsin Of war vas
sounded at any moment
Yesterday Federal transport bearing Eag Of truce
came down to a point spposlts tbs pennsular. when
she was notified to halt By shot from oRs Of our guns
small dispatch boat was sent up to receive her ooms
rnunealop but up to tbs merHng the purport Of her
erraHd has not rAasprsa the public A similar sx-
change, under flags Of truce took place on Saturday,
sud he one yesterday may have been an ensweE the
one sent by Gen. setvsason. On the peninsula and in
the camp no life or scsyity eoula be observed. and the
canal seems 10 have bscOms Of the works Of his
tore rsuorn greatly to the mort bcstion Of Esnkss
euginssrs whs pFided themselves the nagnifcencs
Of the work
Great activity prevailed IN She Esst above the psnt,
and large Bumbsr Of bosts must be between the
mouth Of tbs Yazoe and Younga point ana far up the
presence Of the euaay In strong force No direct
movement down the river is indeatsd nor yet anything
cooking toward an advance to the Yssooi but that
dsnonstzation at both points be made Is apparent
from the insreasing fer0s Of the enemy Row any
nsvssnf sgainst cur forhcstious on the Yazoo Is to
be auaeessuly accomplished remains for the enemy to
desias snd be doubt IL Ignorance as to their real
character and strength but experience Will teach him
all about them and he win retire with full kowIedgs
concerning them-
50 much has srsas been said about batteries in
front and the terrer Of The enemy at tho heught Of
sssulsBg them that scarcely any room is sft for fur
thsr soznsnts without verging on the eantraband
news to thsir number, oaIibsr and strength. Al
though The enemy has rssortsd to al imaginable SORTS
cf expssients to learn 81 shout them they knew
really bit very little of the state Of affairs in the
city ard viii probably aud oat unless they
should come The city prisoners Of war when they
might obtain casual glimpse 81 our works and then it
viii be too late for them to derive any advantage
But little Is dehusely know concerning the ssrsngth
Of tss srsry approaching and reports differ a. to
the number q anepor,s some ranging as loy as forty
aud some ss high asBvsnty. The aunber Of gunaosts
Is also aakaon but all reports agree Ia tie statement
that ihs force a fsrmidable one and when added to
thzt which is now IN CAMP On the psniasus it win
make powerful sFmy, eTen ihs expedition which has
gone up Yszos pass does not GET back in time 10 rein
sorcs them We can eount with adssrss Of certainty
that the enemy v bring an overwhelming force If he
attempts attsek and nothing she world could in.
auee bin to make the effort with weak o. naseqpats
one
VITA q knsulsdEs of The tremendous power with
which be "a coming against u.s. We ust act the part Of
wisdou and make ths nscesssry preparations to nsst
and repulss him That thi can be easily done no one
insgines; bat that can and viii bs dops, IL the arm
conviction Of nL The task of repulsng tho enemy here
With ibe forcs which he VIII bring, Is sesers oae, and
viii put ihs tsai AL the genius Of our efcsrs, sad a
The valor 81 our troops The wor< before them Is hard
asd may long continued without iutsTilsssn ala
large amount Of courage feriluse and daserninat1n
viii be necessary 20 bHns abou fsvorsbo resHss, and,
our troops possessing all these sualiaes we lssk for
success
Eosh ne more IS said or done about attacking yicks
burg below that pro-et having no doubt disa out with
the failure Of hs canal and sil lie oihsr lttsmpis at
aankug having slso proved failures rsraslns for hs
enemy to make his awsrk BY water as he raaaot do 4
by land fs DO reason that be hss sfmy on nd ana
csunot ge, one there. Although sufaeieny prepsred
st s pslas, if is evident now that an attack via Be
made o. Tie ETY. and msy come on within very short