New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-12-12

.pce Of the Country nio"S '"o ''""'0
The Town of HOiIy springs skirn'isb'
IND with the Enemy Arrival NJ limp
Inns MiII-Tbc Confederate Destroy
IN. Co,fan-DcSisns Of the Foc-A Eat
.,s likely 90 occur at sny hme-A sem
crous National General, etc.
from Our Special Correspondent
- w,xo Army ~ THY TKSSEs.Rs on the rnuoh' |
hs S.,n nsSr LrarAiss MiLl- AIsr,ball Co, Ms
Saturday p.sht Nov ~, lth3)
The Army OF the Tennessee, Col. a Ia Leo OF
,se 7,h Kansas Cavalry in The advance, with large
hosv Of well.driled cavalry, LETT the encampnen's
at and near La Grange yesterday morning. Gen. !
Bamiltons left wing having the precedence a-d
Gen. Grant and his STAFF bringing up TIE rear
The dsy was cloudy, chilly. and raw, threatening
snov or rain; bat the troops and trains cot along
very comfortably and without incident, enoamp'ng
for the night about II .hteeu miles from La Grange
On the road several Rebel prisoners were taken.
They had been cent ont by Price, they SAID, to de-
,ermiue tie whereabout of our soldiers, who had
come upon them before they were well aware OF our
ptarnoss.
One of the prisoners named Webb assumed to DO
very tired Of the Southern service; stated he had
been conscrbed, and was Oh the point OF Deserving
He seemed an ignorant, good.nstured, unfortui aie
fellow, and elected some COMM seIatiOh from lhoSs
who heard his story. - .
Lieut.. Y. c. Bryan, however suspectng Webb Of
more ehrewdness than he revealed, disguised one OF
our soOuts in euit of Luternut, and putting mm
IN the guard-house with W., told the sentinel that
the lsst conner notorious spy, ana ordered nm
to be shot If he should attempt TO escape.
The STOUT pretended 10 10 very much cast down,
end declared if he had knife he would try TO cnI
bis way out Knowing he would be shot 81 any rate
lie solloquized in tnis vein until be attracted the
attention and interest OF Webb, who hnally IN
boeomed himself and appeared Ia hs true character
orc OF the most accomplished ana DARING spies III
the Confederate service
Wetb had permitted himself to be taken, tbinR-
,ug he would be paroled, aid then 60 To- Price WIN
full Information of our strength aud dssigns. IN
this he was foied, and ought to meet with the fate
Of asIy.
Gen Hamilton stopped one night at large house,
deserted by every body but tue negroes. IL was
owned BIZ Mrs Hola0d, whose husband was
killed ia the Mexican war and whose three sons are
In the bel army. The slaves left behind are either
old and inffm or very young they cay they do
rot know where the willie people have gone but
that they went away two or three weeks ago With
out giving nyintimatiOn OF their ihentioI.
Every house We on the road WIS deserted.
The superiatvely OislOya residents OF Mississippi
had taken alarm aud lied before our apprOaoD. Inc
rail fences had been burued for miles, aud the woods
end leaves were frequently found ON fire Tie en-
tire country looked desOlate. Tue county tMarshaul
IA but ;hinly settled and sometimes We would not
meet living soul, black OF White, during maj en-
Of two or three mes.
hour OF the morning At this season, and were OIL al
day-hpht. TIE cay proved beautiful, being clear,
warm and Sprine-like. Tue roads are dry and
sandy, and therefore well adapted for marching.
Indeed we could not have better weather. sui,
the troops either raw or have been some time
IN camp, there is a great deal Of Struggling. No
ouraees. however, have been committed ~ them,
ss they have been doscly watched by theft officers.
When Col. Lee arrived at Holly SpriDg, last
evening. be found q number Of Rebel cavalry 10 the
town. SO. dlsmountisg bis men, be made charge
on them, and after few sboIs tie enemy lied IN
confusion.
Seventy Of the Rebels are said TO have been
wounded, but only one Of our soldiers was hurt,
having Lost finger by uusket ball.
When Gen. Hamilton arrived at the Springs 81
wes quiet. The stores ciosed, aud the place
looked deserted. few Of the citizens were in The
public square, undenonslraIive AID silent, but With
hearts, no doubt, ranking with hs'e against the
"inyading Yankees" The dwellings Of
which make professions to elegance, bore the sem
blsnce OF family vsuls, hardly human figure teiog
visi ole in about them the blacks VINO looked
pleased at our coming, and took no psGs TO conceal
their pleasure.
Holly Springs, as you know, is the capital Of Mar
shall county, aud rather attractive for "A Southern
town. L. has or bad at Que time, population OF
elk or seven thous and souls. IL contains come we'll
looking houses femlulue seminary TWO eeyeral
churches, ana spacious btick hoie called The Mag
nola House, used Tor some time past by tie Con-
federsies' as a boo, ital aud barracks. Conse-
quently lie interior is very dirty and dilspidated
and decidedly unattractve.
n there any loyal citizens in Holly
Syringe no one is aware Of II, though the few who
now visible assume, Of course, 10 be ia favor Of
the Union. Poey would, presume, poison OF stab
The odious Yankees without hesitation, ii they had
~ opportunity to do 30 with inpunity.
Precious loyalty, this Of Mssi sppi-almost as
shs0luie Hs that OF South CarOiua !
Tbsee miles beSood the Springs Col. Lees ad.
vance bhi another skirmish with tae eucmy; but lie
soon drove tss latter OH with the l2pouni Parrots
with which he hab provided himself IL IL reported
that dix Of the S0u,l- erners Were killed. have
heard, however. nothing 0, the bodice, which have
strange faculty Of GiappeaiAog, even when thoy
are pronounced leless.
IL. this second skirmifh one Of our rne1 was shot
dead, aud Lieut. Weber OF the 6th Illinois Cayalry
was very seriously wounded III the nsek. The Reb- /
eis hsd procured cannon and used it very indus /
.riousy Ia the bte enga cement just mentioned bat
Aurt 10 0Is nth their actively employed gan. /
Ar-yior at Lump in's Mil, miIss Dy the
road from Holly SPRUCE, Col. Lee, commanding The /
third skiruisl with the foe, who fred grape and
CAMS er az us the adjacent blsa mile distaut
-but did no damage. We returned the ire Win /
orr artlery and the enemy Left, retire 4tlDg IN the
gathering SHADES o! The evening JUEus. !
CAMP kEAk LUsPKiss MILL !
Sunday Eytnii :, Nov. 81 J. /
Gen Hamilton eDcamptd here lat night the
trains being much behind aud continuing ~ come ~
until daylight.
After he Rebels left the surrounding hills, we OBJ
served smoke rising all along the road ana knew ~
must be nom the burning cotton fields, which they
had set on fire 10 the Immediate vicinity. BstWeen /
La Grange and here saw many extensive cotton |
fields unIicked The sudden eXOJIe OF tic negrOss
no doubt preventing then MASTERS from gathering
she yield.
Tnis (AIarshalD 10 one Of The richest cotton coun-
ties in the state, believe; bat 1t IOsty sowed