The daily Chattanooga rebel. [volume] (Griffin, Ga.) 1864-1865, 1864-08-22
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TUE TRANS MISSISSIPPI REBEL ARMY
The movements Of Kirby Smiths army are s.ilI
matters of mystery in the North. The New York
Times disconting on the subject says:
The rebels have undoubtedly, largo bodies Of
troops west Of the Mississippi river as appeared iu
Gen. Banks Grand Ecore campaign last Spring
Thcy have % force sufficiently large to strengthen
Greatly either oithe two main rebel armies, and yet
iI Is incapable of cTcctng anything of yalue where
ituow is. Rum0rs have latterly been reaching us
both through Southern and other sources that this
force under Kirby Smith, has been crossing 90 this
side of tho Mississippi, and is now, or recently has
been, marching TO reinforce Gen, Hood at Atlanta.
Now, we have no certain information OF any kind
as 60 the truth Of this. IT, however any largo body
of rebel troops has crossed o. @ river, We ought 10
know IT, Thcys certainly could not cross anywhere
between Cairo and Memphis and Nicksburg, for tho
low and marshy nature of the soil on the eastern
bank is such rs to prevent the march Of an army
over it, The only region on the Lower Mississippi
whose territorial and military conditions seem ia-
yorbIe for such transit is that lying between
Viaksburg on this side and the outlet Of the Red
river ON The other Now we suppose that &c any
Hea of such d rUbcl movement were entertained,
our numerous gunb0als ON the Mississippi river
would keep up such close watch as TO eieclualy
preycntil Admiral Porter, who commands the
Ho,ila on the river, hut who is now on brief visit
to his home iu New Jersey after a long and faithful
term of service has q suliciency Of iron-cad, TIM
clad and wooden guuDOat5 ON the Mississippi t9
5 EaF ne ay a tRa Ra E III a5 nd a5-
,vgtcb the whole length of the river, and even the
batteries which the rebels have lately attempted TO
erect al different points on It's banks would not so-
riougly iutofcr3 with him ior wherever they are
erected, and even though at given point they
should temporarily blockade the river he has gun
boats both above and below them.
Itis extremely likely that the very object the
rebels have had in view in the erection Of these bat
tori,s on the Lower Mississippi has been to obtain
through thom oudunder their cover an opportunity
20 tcI 10 this side Of the river their troops, now
useless on tho other side If our naval officers
doing duty on the river hDvo been fully apprlscd
of this, it is quito within their power TO prevent IT,
The matter is one of very great importance at this
crisis Of operations in Georgia.
ruR SITUATION IN VIRGINIA.
The Times closes lugubrious review Of the
month of July as follows:
Gen. Lee iudood is in a position whore he may
egglv be guilty of au error of omission or commis-
sion. He will seek to take advantage Of the pre-
sent turn of the wheel Of fortune, But no" to do
20? 1t is this which, more than Grants position
walls tho situation, as we said, in uncertainty. Inc
most probable move will be the reinforcement oil
Early in the Valley. 1t will then be Grants policy
"""o ''"l NToP"h "'5 - ti,, Nh
There are as good fighting grounds in Maryland
as elsewhere Lee has already learned to his cost
Ir open field fighting is to be The order OF the day,
SO much the better for us. We may be assured
then, that In Georgia thus far all Is hopeful II
,"o 7'u.' I t,os.,so,,rces of Gen.
N'.y" 1io.5 aiiort Gov fbe sitpofion
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IMPORT ANT BrovENEyrIy THE ARMY or THE POTOMAC
1t rr:,,- 8; i,s olit,ril summary of news
-. a., r.Ii,,r,r,. irr,rtart ,luiesion.
G toiI;o,so rgbieS ,rs rrblish fbis morn
II s.o W. I-ror pat,ronc Jocs not p,oLr r
,i'5 IN o,,ltaa ,r,b tbo ocf,oI sitnofiop #
/ Wv Al, ,si,,,I mon tbo move
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/ VAST PREPARATIONS FOR A CAMPAIGN oN I'LL" O'-
PER POTOMAC
Tho correspondent Of The Times writes from Fred
cricl the following interesting letter. il will b
seen that the Yankees are concentrating larg
force on the Upper Potomac, and II is probable tha
extensive 0perations will soon begin in that vicini
Nv Grant seems to have changed his base afts
Sn.
hnar n careful and circumspect reconnaissance
ortbc1 1ybnro situation in and around Frederick,
Ll ,,r, IN tho carclnsion thai tbcro ia eyi3entI,
i., 80 NJ tl,c ono,o, in tbe yicicinitv of Ta
,'. r a,,,r ST,,,,taj, and ms, Ann beIia
$500 I "..., - - a.; aLa,,t t Il, C,,obt N,
u, 'l'. '," ''to ,t.t M ,ttr "A t.,tr t,i
l1e same A'o""n .N'lI l"5 D",To vi Hl'.o.I" @ s,y
place. went OUT To bucheyo lc"u' s.H ul.s HoI ,i
this place yesterday, ana Ihere loun" thg eNu[e ou
Corps encamped' On inquiry among Ihe oiH'e'
and men, 1 learned The particulars Of the raeen
movement recapitulnted aboyci but, like all sol
dcrs, they knew next to nothing regarding th
enemy's movements, and were moro in the dlr
than any one else The general impression, how
cver.Dreyafled among them thata great battcwls o.
fha fanis and tbeuuiversgl desire was that Il, goul
f,to TI,oo soon for tb.v ,rcrp fiFed cut Iv vcya
t;,r .a,i,Ifar-n,cyemenf. and urororreI greatly {
,'.,, ,t,, o,or,,, M orcc Won would 1,o hfghl
-.,;t-I ,S,s n, i,,i tis ,,,II,rt g1l cor1s
, o ,or0icf and ar, certain That nv ,I