The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1862-12-24
NO 2l9
From Gen. Grants Army.

lN|tfeHpehuehoo Nlncinhati NommercelI
Gettinq Near Gfeaada-T1s Situasi,a--Er-
ha,oksng-- So,stHe,n Military Hems--A
Reluctant ConsrPt.
CAVALRY ADVANCE, 20 Miles Northl
Of Grenada, Miss, Dec. 13.
We are gradually approaching the
Mecca of Southern zealots-Grenada-
the city Of refuge for non -combativo
chivalry--a metropolis whose popula-
ton has trebled since the advance of the
Federal army into the heart of the em-
bryotic Confederacy.
II will aforementioned that the citizens of
Memphis Aocked TO Grenada in thousands
when the occupation of their own town
by the Federal forces ceased TO be matter
of doubt SO great was the immigration
of Tennesseeans last summerA that tvs en-
ty people were compelled, in many i'm
stances, to find domiciliary accommoda-
tions in house containing less than six
rooms Grenada was a Confederate
m,tltum IN parVo then. and so continued
until within the past month, when the
necessity for pilgrimage TO Atlanta, Ga,
Enterprise, Miss, or some other point
more remote from the Nandal army of
the North become apparent. Since the
lst of November Grenada has been look
ed upon as an unsafe point for the resi-
dence of expatriated Dixians and par
ticularly unsafe for the Keeping Of Ethi-
opan stock. The general impression
among Mssissippians, since Van Dorn's
defeat at Corinth has been that the pecu-
liar institution, so far as that State is
= Inn,,,nI "A - a.,
very soon after the 1st of January, is
matter Of certainty. In view of this
fact, those having pecuniary interests in
the African question have removed their
hipt il chattels to some of tue sister sove
reigniies Of the Contederacy, except in
cases where they were 50 unfortunate as
TO be within the Federal lines.
THE SITUATION.
General Grant is advancing slowly 20
the sou,hward. He is evidently in no
very great hurry, and does not believe
that the enemy are anxious TO fight him.
One division only left Oxford on the 4th,-
the others TO follow from day to day.
This, certainly, does not look as II there
were heavy rebel force Immediately in
front but rather portends that Grant
means TO take his time TO the work be-
fore hirn. Cavalry scouts sent out few
days ago, report no enemy this side OF
Coileevile. We have information to- day
that the rebels are at Grenada in force,
but think it safe TO predict that they
will not be there three days hence. They
do not intend to make a stand this side
OF jackson, if they contemplate such n
thing at all Deserters come within our
lines daily and report that the rebels are
thoroughly demoralized, and that their
leaders dare not risk battle with them.
A few negroes came TO US yesterday, and
stated that they had escaped from Gren-
ada, to avoid being impressed to build
Notifications; that the rebels are throw
ing up extensive breast works there,
mounting heavy cannon, etc, This might
mean something, they had not already
built and abandoned so many fortiiica-
tions in Mississippi 10 throw, up easth-
works one week, and evacpate them the
next, has been the policy of Van Dorm
since the commencement of the campaign
in this department.. fi aolel
The army will move this morning from
the north bank Of the Yoena river, and
the advance division will, probably, en-
; camp south Of Wateralley to-night.f,