Year: 1863

Special DoIreEponeenee o. the Memphis AppesLl


vIcKsBURS, April 90 1s65.


We have again newsof character that is exciting IN
iis anteipaous and the late movement. Of The enemy
in packing up their dnds and partly Withdrawing from
is beFnnlng 70 6evelope sufficiently for under
siaEd what they mean As hsd predicted, the move
ment was f-int. aud instead OF leaving alone, was
intended only TO prepare for another and more desperate
assault Not being learned the Of warfare,
possessing ne eifi OF prophet being the son of q
prophet have felt deeacy fotestslline the pTobs-
BE psns Of the enemy but have constantly entertained
the opinion that the only pcint which nis place could
be attacked, WIS in front,


Afor every other plan has been tried and failed, and
ali their means exhausted in attempting to get in our
rear they are now forced to come the place where
wsnt then- And We have an additional reason for
wishing them 10 come in front Of the city with their
transports viz: We are greatly IN need Of steAmbosts
snd BY this movement stand chance Of getting a
few and the cotton with which they lined viii be
taken from the Yankees As they stole al he cotton
and hsve business with it, glad have them
put in pos iiion where we msy destroy il for them
have had considerable practice in that line within
the past year.


Full reliance IS put In the report from EIemphil that
formidable seet 4 coming down, all cOttOu.csd for
the purpose Of landing the troops; and this is also be-
llsved correspond with the movements here, and that
the partial withdrawal from the peninsula s only part
Of the programme orgauizs the expedition. and pre-
pare the boats little distance Of, that may not
be quite wen posted in regard their designs. But
sill their secrecy caa ava nothing now, the prepara-
tons here have been made from the beginning with
view Of wardng of an assault in the front


The acknowledged failure Of the expedition against
the Tsllahatehis an evidence OF the design against
this point. The route BY way Of Stsslss bayou has
been pronounced as ipraetieabls worse than
the other Consequently bat one point Of attack Is left
for them, and though the enterprise Desperate one
and the chances entirely against them, the probability
is that this horne Of their dilemma will be taken hold Of
as the dernier resort by the Federal commander TO
show his master at Washington that be did the best he
could under tie circumstances 1t Is evident that they
have not the slightest hope Of in this under
taking.


tits correct that these are the plans, and that the
frsess IS close at hand expect in day to see
the deserers coming over again. In order to avoid the
slaughter PEN It has been the rule with them all win.
ter, whenever attack was expected to come off
shortly the desc riers would come over sDgly and in
crowds, and The prompting motive which led them to
forsake their companions in this manner that they
hoped thereby to escape the necessity Of engaging In
he attack against frowning battIemsnts When
the real performance does commences it viii bs nothing
less than marching them into the Jaws Of DEATH and
.heir patriotism and courage alike quail at the idea


A party Of Federals, no doubt Os piliagins aud |
expedition lately made taer way down
On the West side of the river Tar as New Carthage
and met ana repused By Capt Harrison cavalry
Nothing has been heard OF the expedition under Nc.
0lernand, going from Richmond, La, toward Matches.
sad an not disposed to place much credenee in the
report is probable that stealing parties OF the Fed
erals may be securing the country in quest Of body
and may have been in that direction perhaps BY
p intelligent contrabands," who have the peculiar
lseulty Of msgnifying hundred soldiers into ten
thousand.


There does not seem TO be any peroeptible difference
n The appearance Of things among The boats ai-the
anding above and about the number as usual are
sight One two gunbosts al Of that class that
an be sesn, and the smoky atmosphere has for the
'ast few days prevented any observation Of what was
,oing on up toward the mouth OF the Yazoo It's be-
ieved that a-ge feet congregated in that vicinity
hongh bey nd the reach Of our OPTICS aud nothing de
mite il known.


Movements evidently active with the enemy, and
be indications point early advance either against
be city or up the Yazoo and It is an unsettled question
et whether the expedition may attempt the works
the bluffs alone In preference to those near the city
nd fe their base near the mouth Of the Yazoo they
an operate with equal facility against either point


EEsToR.