, 1862-12-30
From Grant 8 and Roseorans' Com
mands.
Vieksburg Probably in Our Hands,
FARRAEu1 AND BANKS MOVING
FROM BELOW.
The Mississippi Soon to be Re-
Opened.
THE WAR IN WEST TENNESSEE, KEN
1UcKY AND ARKANSAS.


Beauties Of Slave State Unlonis.u.
Especial Dispatch to the Chicago T1ibunel
CA1Ro, December 29 1852.
The remainder Of the S5th lows regiment
60 to Columbus to-day. They are fine body.
Of men. Their Colonel, 8. G. Hin of Musca-
tine, is at present commander Of the post
here.
No change Of importance has taken place
on the road below Columbus. The rebels are
stu there. We bad reports that Federal
force from jackson had repaired the railroad,
and that trains were running to Trenton, but
these probably hive no foundation in fact.
If Forrest is not speedily driven of, there
is reason to fear that he will be reinforced,
and that jackson and even Corinth will hare
to fall.
The rebels have been received in the most
hospitable manner By the people Of West |
Tennessee aud Kentucky. They have been
furnished with men and horses, aud clothes, |
and al supplies, and such sympathy and in
formation as was needed.
It is great holiday for Forrest and his mcn-
They have no Baggage nor supply trains, and
no ]ines:.of communication are to be kept open.
slave State Unionism ontside Of those who
have joined the army is a humbug, aud the |
country ought to know it, and subsist their
army on conquered territory. This is the
only winning policy. If We do not use the
property in these districts the rebels viii.
Van Dom is somewhere in the country west
Of Bolivar, and no doubt there is a perfect un-
lerstanling between him and Forrest. Van
Dorm attacked Davis Mills on the Goth, but
was repulsed with loss Of twenty killed and
thirty wounded who were left on the field,
and q number Of the wounded we're carried
of. 4 number Of prisoners were also taken,
and about sixty muskets. The Federals had
only three slightly wounded. Our force con
sisted Of $50 men from the 25th Iowa and two
companies Of the 5th Ohio cavalry, au under
| the con,maud Of Col Morgan Of tue 25th
| Iowa. Il is one Of the most brilliant little
| affairs Of the war.
| Grants army has returned to Holly Springs,
and the report is that part Of it had reached
Ccldwatcr on its way to Memphis. It is sup
posed that Grant will open the railroad from
Memphis to Grand Junction and make Mem
| llils his base OF snppilcs~
Rosecrans' inactivity is much complained
of below. It is said if he had moved and at
lacked Bragg, as he should have done, no
force would have been spared to cut the rail-
road at jackson.
It must he remembered, however, that Van
Dorn did the most damage, and that he Ger
tainly did not come from Bragg's army.
| r. hes how that ho.75yy
Fcdernl force had assembled the river from
New Orleans, the naval party under the COM
nand Of Farragut, and Banks probably COM
,nanding the land force. The Vicksburg
HrAig Of the 18th says fourteen gunboats and
Shops were at Baton Rouge yesterday, and
it was thought TINT troops were being landed
below The Essex started up the river
for Port Hudson, and VIC suppose as soon as
the land force is disembar1zed the whole fleet
will move up aud make a Simultaneous lane
and water attack.
i Later information says Port Hudson was at
lacked and completely demolished by ou1
gunboats, some sixty guns being captured
At the latest accounts, Farragut had reached
. | I, point some twelve miles below Vieksburg
: The last NC heard from Sherman, he va
near Vicksburg, and no doubt ere this, tha
stronghold has been taken, and the Mississippi
River reopened.
The passengers and crew Of the Lake City
forty-two in number, are at Vicksburg, in Jail
There was heavy skirmish about two mile
f from Helena, on Monday night. Twenty Fec
erals were taken prisoners, four or five killed
and q number wounded.
E Gen. HuElbut has issucd s proclanlatio
!, postponing the Congressional eletion in Ter
ncscc to the 20th Of January.
a JEFF Davis and Gen Johnston were at Jacl
S son, Miss, on the 18th. Gen. Holmes III
: moved his headquarters from White River
. Little Rock Before leaving White River
n issued an order that all persons claiming Coz
d fcderate protection should move their negro'
le and other property west Of White Rive
d Many had complied, but the great majori
i could not or would not go. There are no
4 no Confederates within 100 miles Of Memph
~ ~ In Arkansas the entire country east-of Viii
ut River has been given up by them. Citize
Mt have taken advantage Of this Al
f. re arc bringing cotton. to the riys
st notwithstanding the law recently pa:
nd ed by the Arkansas Legislature, that a
sc one trading with the Fede1als, either buyi
he or selling, should be fined not less than s.
&C. nor more than s10,0 900, and be sent to t
lzs penitentiary not. less than five, nor more th
~ twenty years.
are Five Union men from the town Of Wit
to burg were shot at Little Rock short til
1ds since BY order Of Gen. Hindman. 4 II
~ named Webb, sixty years Of age, was hu
lies, near Glaze Bridge for being - Union N
the His body hung three days before It was til
~ ~ down.
ted Passengers who came up last night 81
en- that yesterday New Mndrid was evacuated
magazine blown up, and the barracks burr
fhe CAIRO, Dec 229-From 4 gentleman ,
nv left Holly Springs Oh Friday mo ming,
! ~, have reliable information from that quar-
n If Grants entire army had fallen back nortl
stee Ta1lahatchic, and most oft had reached a
90 Springs. The latest rumor is that part c
i 5c, lad reached Coldwater, and that prob:
, ho | the bulk Of tho amy is On its way to n
:na5 ( mis-. It is supposed Grant will open the
, = i, from Memphis to Grand Junction, and n
-;41,- Memphis his base Of supplies.
aaa Eosecrans' inactivity is much compla
~ ,raa ~ OF in Grants department, the charge b
ths,, ~ that but for this the rebels could not
ia~. spared the force to cut of Grants supple
- Intelligence Of a definite nature had rea
shall Eere that large Fedetal Land and naval ]
% ;c1tn had started up the river from New Orleal
,h;nh Gen. Sherman has undoubtedly reache
= nf destination ere this, and VIC expect to
! IL - within the next forty y-eight hours that Y
my burg is taken
n por o. Farragut was twelve miles below at
lder, latest aecoanas eo..+:,, .,,,+u Vow
80 | is somewhere in the country north 0
=. ~, Memphis and Charleston railroad and bet
n1ese Bolivar and the river.
X Affairs on the road between Colunabu
se;sf ~ jackson ase unchanged The rebels still
~ $50 - the road, and in such strength "a to de
,naes tack from Columbus. New Madrid was
nabie uated last night, magazine blown up ant
cred i5achs oa1Aea'. 3
E said
ne as s. FROM SPRINGFIELD
y re-
VT IN srRNefHLD, Dec, 29.--Hon. q. 8.
sitinr shall has written to friend in this cit
S and say that he ia not a candidate for the po
y auj Of United States Senator, and that he vi
ho1;za allow his name to he presented to the