, 1863-05-11
FROM ROSECRANS' ARMY.
Federal Posltion-Rebel Advance
TELEGRAPH FcWa-Fcdcrnl Army
Hcrculei1n TAsk--d;cnera1 Pnlner's
Commando Bargain.
from Our Own Correspondent
MUaxakssnono, Tcnn., May 8, 1863.

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FEDERAL POSITION.
There Is, perhaps. hardly stronger position
TOR defense On American Soil, than the one
to-day occupied By this army. The centre is,
IN my opinion, absolutely ? lmpfesnable to as
saalt, and nothing OUT successful hank
movement Of the enemy-turnfns either the
right or left bYa heavy. iorce-can procure
the abandonment Of the splendid toftihcat'ons
Of the place. should Ike the loyal nun
dreds Of TRIBUNE readers could, one Of these
fine, spring mornings, take q survey Of these
ranparts, It will not do, OF course, to de-
ser;be them. INIT there are rcdaps and re-
1 sa.,'..a 49,. , ,aa..s.s o n,n,ost ,nnnnornh,a :.
uon".' ''@', "no D"7N'os' y. a.,
the construction Of which the finest cnSln-
eeripg talent Of the army and the labor Of
Thousands. have been for three months con.
s+,,+,,, o,,r,o.oa A ,-~.o+ ,,,or1- - aoe,..o
WI y. asAonse
is the result, within the lines OF which mil
lions Of rations may be stored, and an ar1ny
Of men s,atbcref1 far successful resistance i
~ AneA Aea'us4ea W. oaesooe4o1 lesiesance' 4
comparatively small force could not be dis
lodged from these works; what show. then.
has IN assaultine foe. when such an army ,e
.1,r, - a. r..pa-,.,. a..,. ~
ln's =. sne eunoei'ano stana5 guarding ap-
an oyer.eaneuine enemy nav imae;ne a ve,t-
,,ase ,r;,1 Eo,.,,x,. 80. -. e. -
nE, ~ posst'i! eio'e LIS aAla1 oesuue-
ment. re1er 10 the extension OF the Federal
front, the capture of one wing Of which, it
=. 10ot ~ W "e.sA'pteo " tao
ehehS. an examination OF the map, will
show that Gen. Rosecrans' front extends in
line, a distance of some forty miles. the east
,,a ,rort ,r;.,,-, - ,..ht.4 80 .-~'-.,-s,~-.
ano "est WINGS o1 WHICH rest respectively at
AC1GSS1llC- -und franklin. Mai fen Palmer
commands the left, and Maj. Gen, Gordon
Grapgerthe right. Each nosit;on has been the
.,n,.ss,,,. o,;eat - 49,, a-~.a,1,anco
w. ne-s' 49, o.,..... .;-,as :zs,1aa +ha c,n--
tnre Of Eran0er's rommn,d. and Palmer upon
the left has been contiuually skirmishing with
Wheeler. Now nv theory Of the
REBr1, ADyASCE
+, that 5.t.,n;aas a.Te-t - +1a =, ,+,,-c of
80 ~ ~ -. suol. ~ tue att,, :; ~
hr maaa ~ W. " e,, sueoe Loste; =. - ,,r.as
cennrai ,ar,nrs ~ th " wiSn ~ aoes
ssrT, The reinforccmrnts me-, s1us WhcS h.re eT Te-
rfntlr kvelled their .r,nr n,ts tha,, sa1;fFs.
rent 10. possibly MAKES ihtm anSiars fnr fic
nnnositinn ~ anp ennn,-4;na[ farao that 49,.
he FASTENED To lie r,!iief ot e,tbar INST 8 Rnt
tte rehc1 army Is rccknninc fatsrlfF as It wi;
sn1r1y lind. If an attcmnt i3non ciihcr nosi.
t;on Is made The linz IS nat f Of snch 1epo,h R
| that It's iankipg posts cannot be protectcd.
The left is, of course, within easy reach Of
the center; and tor the protection of the
right, the troops ut Triune, Harpette Crossing
/ ana Nashville could be quickly concentrated.
| Gen. Granger, however, is SO securely eu-
trenched al franklin, that he could probably
hold out against any numbers, till the arrival
of reinforccmcnts from the main army. No
1uatter that the scores Of deserters, who,
arailiDg themselves Of the proximity Of the
two armies, escape to the Federal lnes, talk
Of the rebel approach as though their army
was preparing to hurl itself against our mali,
| position. The future will not bring such
consuni1nation; and unless fIanking raid,
such Us hare intimated, be their purpose, 1
| confrss to AL utter inability to understand it,
1t is really useless to conjecture what the
enemy's purpose is. however. It is sufficient
to sta1e the fact Of his advance, and to assure
| the country that his every movement is closely
watched, aud that ere many days there will be
such q blow given him as will, at the least,
send his shattered columns beyond the Ten
ncssec. The nature Of
| rELEGnAPu1c SEws
| so,. ha,,,o ;. .ooas.or;,,. ,na.a,;+. o
nio haxe r. - 1nubt haa4 ;nraad iu pGo,
H. 'e tht ~; nG aoup1 oeeI Impressed WIN ING
ht tieI t1as 1;a tntS ~ & on'y business, ior 1otl
F's., as pssu a. p'spa,,S; p,n; iol uiu lnees
tne ynset u! ttsn.enuous La. .t Iepel advance Ior
1a 1aral3 ;,f oaussl pus anas Ms oeen eus
,c aeMsa NIL eaa.en1sn.s eohGsinlng tne Sns
Ky aaS aenaeng & ,nSsenens. W hal ~ VI tnls Mnlle
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