, 1863-04-25

What They Generally Think Of II

Especial Dispatch to the Chicago Tribnne.l
MrEFnEEsDoHo, Tenn, April u, 1868.
The leading editorial in the Atlanta Iatel7i-
qe'eer Is devoted to discussion Of tho proba-
bilitles Of 4 union betirccn Rosccrans and
Grant. It believes that Rosecrans will bc IL.
inforced; and that the great battle Of the war
will come of between Nashville and Chatta-
nooga; IT not, Rosecrans will fight no great
battle this summer.
The jackson Appeal says Grants army is
evidently being removed, and its most proba-
bic destination Is the Cumberland AID Ten
neesee. Enough, it says, will be left behind
to amusc our forces ut Vicksburg while the
main body moves rapidly to the assistance Of
Rosecrans.
The Daily 1Mssi*sinpian In leader on the
same subject Gays, From careful survey of
the situation which movements Of Federals
ually forced upon our minds that our enemy
is p1epnring to mass d tremendous force Of
perhaps not less than 3g0, 600 men in Middle
Tennessee, under the command Of Rosccraus,
to hurl upon Gen. Johnston'6 sturdy soldiers,
with the hope Of annihiiating them, and
thus opening the way to the Mississippi Val
ley, and the heart Of the Confedcracy. This
grand clash Of arms is intended to give the
quietus to the rebellion, and the hopo which
this movement las inspired, may hayc
| the effect Of bolstering up the credit Of tho
Lincoln Government for while. The North
crn people have great confidence in Gen. Rose
Grams, and, beyond doubt, he is the most nj
| II md best General in their service.
| The -ippeal says, another hypothesis is that
| the Federal forces arc to be concentrated at
Memphis, and thence moved rapily into Mis-
s;ssippi. It infers that this may be the case
from recent stringent orders Issued by the
Federal authorities at Memphis.
/ After all, 1t can't decide whether Grant is
to join Rosccrans or concentrate his forces
at Memphis or Corinth. Who shall satisfy
these anxious souls
NEW YoRK, April IA special to the
Hf@ald, dated Headquarters Army Of the Po-
tomac, April 2sd,' says:
The Richmond HEig, of the 9lst, is rcceiy-
cd. It contains the following:
OKo1oSA, Miss, April 20.-A squadron OF
Abolition cavalry, estimated at fifteen hun
dred, were advancing on Pontotoc yesterday.
Their advance ardreported there last night.
Our forces are concentrating to resist them,
An engagement is certain today, unless the
enemy rctircs.
The Wilmington {N. CO. Journal, Of the
18th, says:
We regard it Us more than probable that a
large portion Of Gen. Hills troops have al-
ready left the vicinity Of Washington, and.
although mortified, WI should not be at all
surprised that the siege had been abandoned,
and that the enterprise, so fir as Washington
was concerned, had turned out to be failure,
We do most sincerely trust, that it may turn
ont Otherwise: We arc reluctantly forced to
this belief. We might add that 1t Is reported
that Gen. ELL commenced 6helling tue eaem5
In Washington, "Wednesday.
| Tie Charleston Courier OF the 18th saws:
| On Friday morning. one Of the Yankee
b!ockaders, supposed to be the gunboat Fiam-
bean, crossed the bar and commenced fIrins,
Oh the wreck Of the keokuk. Two small
eoatf, with parties from Morris Island. were
ut work on the wreck, endea7orlng to bring
| away some additional trophies
The parties retired, the gunboat firing at
them, but doing no damage. Several shots
passed over Morris Island battery. One Of
cur batteries opened fire, 1t is believed WITH
effect, as the Yankee boat hastily backed out
Of rarse, and shortly after recrossed the bar.
The eanboat Chico:a steamed down.,he har5or
to take part in the action, but the enemy had
withdrawn, and gone out to sea before our
gunboat could reach her. The Flambeau was
70 doubt on o accommodating tour, to a:ccr-
tain what arrangements might be made for
blowing up the keoRuk.
Nineteen blockaders, Including the Iron
sides, were off the bar on Friday morning.
Heayy firing was heard on Friday AFTERNOON,
caused by one Of our batteries on James
Island opening upon j Yankee gunboat in
| Little Folly River near Campbclrs place, The
gunbcas replied. md firing was kept up on
both sides for some time. The gunboat alfe7-
wards withdrew. Our batteries sustained no
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