, 1862-12-04
GEN. GRANT REACHES THE TAL-
LAHATCHIE.
OCCUPATION or ABBEYVILlE BY OUR
FORCES.
Gen. Hamilton's Official Dispatch.
THE HELENA EXPEDITION
LANDED,

QLA alAE ID 1AjA4&tA AA42 A0OAA03 UGANA~ A1At- |
ing, burned the railroad and turnpike bridges. |
Later, 9 p. m.-Abbeville is occupied by !!
our cavalry under Col Lee. Il
We are now patrolung the country between
the river and town. The rebels left the town
one hour before We entered; they burned the
depot building filed with commissary stores
and clothing. Considerable ammunition,
mostly shell, was found destroyed near the
torn. Corn and cotton are now burning.
The rebels have gone to Oxford We pur-
cue at midnight. Citizens say that the rebels
evacuated because the Union forces cut them
of from railroad and telegraphic commnnica-
ton from Granada. We captured twelve pris-.
onezs in Ahbe7il1e.
CA1no, Dec. 8, 1861.
The Memphis papers OF Sunday, 30th Nov.
contain little Of importance not previously
telegraphed. A passenger BY late steamer
reports a ekirnlish at the TalIshatchte, be-
tween the advance Of Grants army under Col.
Lee, on Sunday. The rebels met our forces
at first with considerable show Of resistance,
but after short time fell back under charge,
leaving even their batteries upon the ground,
which Was captured and carried off the field.
The loss on the rebel side must have been
la1ge-that Of Col. Leo is very small. It is
HUI hno"A "ueLnes 1n@ 1epe49 ""u4" 1e9hue
the fight
SECOND DISPATCH
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| cesh uniforms, and have some Of their side,
| nrne and nepro servants will, them The
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slea'nieu1 leey leeelse eon1fasts 1"Inef iafof'
| ably With that meted out to Federal prisoners
at Richmond.
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| CAIRO, Lee. sine Teoel rcnt 1som aoos
vile is complete The main body Of Gen
| Gr,n+,s army croqsed the T.1]ahatcbie o1
n.aass. -. Uhar t,o .o1,a,s 1a.xno;
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their movements, they burned their commls
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1ate 1esle"1'
0en' o1tSnt tess 7f>sa5 9E'e77Se 17@ssae4
saying his headquarters would be in Abble
vile last night.
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oen 1e1 'n ~ 1ses>. ~ ~ -, ~,
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ton crossed. Gen. Sherman crossed on pon
| toon bridges.
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az Ao! 'D0' ~
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DAYS ago, have penetrated to the a1issi7sp{
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