Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-07-14
LErFERs FROm TENNESSEE.

From Jur OWa UoTeepoauent.i
ARMY or TENNESSEE, July 18th, 1858.
Afcr two days Of dllgsHt search have not bssn able
TO discover sny ding II the Snaps CT news worth noting.
To b. sure, there as va.pe and improsablo runners
enough in the wind, the sugsostioas Of eaHui or AMI
lety, and IS usual much speculation sbout the "situa-
tsn,r but .hsrsis nothing connected with he position
or movements Of This army, which weuld awaken he
slightest interest with yozr readers Itis said, sud 1
Judge from the indications, with some appearances Of
truth, thar the eHemy's czvslry has been seen at Bridge
| port. sndln the neigb5orhoad. A large cavary force,
under he comRana Of Gen. Mitchell who. I learn. Isl
nan Of much enterprise, and iEpulsive energy Of char
sctsr-and known to comprehend Straits ezcascged
mounted infan.ry, have been order I'd to Huntssilei
with what view beyond Occupying the Tennessee val
Icy nort5 Of the river il net known; but it is ntsIi-
gently suspected. with the leading msHve o. q raid upsn
Alabama and Georgia having prominently ia view the
destruction Of the public stores and HerkS at Atlanta
and Selma, and perhaps HoHtgemsry. The valss Of
these places in PolitieEl sud military aspects shopld
lsad to the early distribution Of troops on all the Iines
Of approach, in such numbers as sfsctusJly 70 counter
act IT, If susb be the object, or ffsr any mere general OBJ
jet on this side oftbs Tsanss5es river. It might be we'll
for he Governors Of Georgia and AIabama, in connec
aon with he Confederate butterflies, to look these cen.
tiugencies promptly in the face and DO all That is de.
handed by their positions without delay.
In converting with a cavalry oficsr Of rank and dis
tinction, ~yeEterday, Learned from him that much en-.
bsrrassmsat is felt in tbs cavalry, in consequence Of
ignorance Of the geography Of he upper portions Of
Georgia and Alsbsms and it might not be amiss in the
authorities of Georgia and Als5ams 10 have prepared,
at an early day, for distribution among the commands,
maps Of those States, Of as much minute accuracy Of
detail as possible A map Of the two States together
might be better THAI a map Of each singIy.
The changes ia oar lines in Tennessee and EHssis-
sippL tie results Of recent events, seem to have created
q feeling Of mental suspense, rather than one Of desp1nd
eucy-the desire to speculate on the probable pre-
sfamme Of the future, rather thau he disposition to be
cast down by what is now ulsyoidsbls. There seems
TO b a presendnent that the defsnsiye-ofensive
policy hitherto adopted, with rather more Of the de-
JsasiDs than 9fspstBs 10 Il, viii now be sbandonsd; that
the army must be largely Increased BY calling out the
full quota Of population provided for in the conscript
Law, and, vitallzed by new combinations locking more
to general than 20 precise and d-etsrminats objsets-com.
binstious which, while not nsg'ecting tie great daty Of
protecting our territory, viii look mainly to an Increase
Of the area Of the war, and The striking Of The enemy
Ia al points which may present themselves as vuIasr.
able. IhsYe heard it remarked that il instead of1ocal-
ling the army Of Tennessee sud Iuitlng our operations
to two points on the CREST river, We had, Instead Of
weakening. Increased the army Of Taunsssss by send
ing % i 81 the dispesable forcss, before afars became
desperate 10 Mississippi results both there aud here
might have been very different. Imsgine Roseerans
aasal'd ia heavy force, a force rEhclsnt 70 defeat him,
the Tennessee crossed Grants line Of communication
cut BY the recaptsre OF Columbus, Llsnd No. Is and
Memphis, snd the three armies Of Tennessee, Mississippi
and the Trans Mississippi united. It is not hard to con
csivs the consequences, in the defeat Of Grant and
Banks, the preservation Of the Mississippi river. The
rstaking Of New Orlsans, aud the restoration Of the dis
membsred empire, With the beon Of a triumphant pesce.
This sP~soulstios may new seem out Of place, sud yet
months ago It vas foreshadowss in opnisa as the true
plan Of operation BY the most i~ateHgsns military Bu-
theritisa in tho country.
Having had no dispatches since Saturday, We are IN
Hu5i5Vs about affairs in Maryland, at jackson, and
Charleston.
Weather sultry ana close, with showers yesterday aus
to-day. ASHANTEE.