Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-01-30

r. sF-.r CT ~ ArTACE OS MOBiLE-A correSpon-
den. WI ting FROM New Orleans the lob, to tie New
York World shOss IhAs he exp ctsi attack N bile
is growing rat.er dim although contemplated.
I'VE are sti in the fog as to ,he prospects of the
IL ure and as to which is the direction which the
coming camp ign is to be begun. was 's.t'ey t1d
the olner dsy hat it:rc.Ons to A imral F4rraEui
pierce NOBLE ha,bOr by Grants PISS art fetal
channel formerly used by glt draighl steamers, had
been communicated 10 General Banks eJ the depart
meat at Washington wi h or-ers TO cooperate in the
effort
The presence Of General Mcpherson no. made Off
ciAy known here. Our auditory Jlrnlls do it is true
tell about several distinguished staff Otc WHO are
here from Yeksburg; buy they are udently silent as
= tie presence OF tue General himself General Ord
also quietly mes com nand OF mis- corps the Tar
teentn; and Gen Fralkn is here. Put ali these III ngs
,cg, tlsr and yol si say Mob lie il to be attacked.
60 OF oasve thi, is 10 be the present destination
OF forces. The c thai the git dfaugGt river lie
Is agaia hng up for Give duty; that there has be-
strong recruiting going te for engineers to
Twelve OF vessels Shioh must proceed some where
70 make eOmbi9ei attack and steady alvanct; and
thai the rains give promise OF q in our southwest
rivers potts uGm Akably TO the Red river or The
0aaehi.a The destinat Of the troops which are L.
I Ia Tue mud Of Aige 5 and rtlrniig from Attska-
PISS. will be cay for McPaeIsoa co opera.e tn
thea 6ut how would be mansgs to do go il attack
o. Nook
Gtaus a, Sherman found itimpossble 10 90 eastward
Of Jackson Mississippi when the former had his entire
force with witch be captured Yleksburg wi b him. How
are the remains of AePaerson's corps do bHteri
have helrd man talk so wildly AZ that expedition
would art from Blton Rouge across Louisiana and
Mississippi, over cOuutry uncut Wlih direct roads Of
orossEs travel - attack Mobile in the rear. Tcey
might meet enemy on the lOu:e but they would be
so uavd be they got there tha eycould do
Ltle agans, active and sgls enemy.
Tteie are but two rou.e5 By which to approach No.
bile with the forces Of either Banks MePbeson and
they must come to NeE o leans TO 20 to either point.
Taey may go to Pa cagouli lglt draushI steamers
and mlch forty miles roads expressly prepared
give them rounls TO take the PeusacC route where
tnere is pleny o. Wa er, or g. up tbs Pefdd1 and
b. Ian ed stl 20 Noble. Ia either 10
temPofzsd outfit and no slight preparation for heavy
work would bs advisable. l, mu be undertaken by
army squa! 10 all PEGS hlt which Grant led
Wick bu & IL Gen Baltck thinks IL nigh. be effected
By What LET'S OF Bihkss army after the campaigns OF
last year and toe fiHt, Texas with al the
forces which Mcpherson could muster by abandoning the
Mississippi to the guerrilla the best way prove
is Wou d be TO uJdsr-ake it mseiL Tnsre is quite
susp cion getting abroad that General Haleck has =
fash Of sendl rising generals on cut eGterpr
in the hope thL5 they will Kill themselves q by some
ac of desperation. II he medla.es making UrRh OF
Gen B4lks be is much mistaken"