The New York herald., 1862-12-26

tanning Information were geod and whose statements
were worthy OF beiie{.
in Knoxville Chattanooga Murreesboro, Mobile, jackson
and Grenada and furnishes with the following inor
mstion, partly derived from personal observation and
The Confederate force in Middle Tennessee is large
how many thousand strong of no outsider
could ascertanbut heavy bodies Of troops we're msssed
Last Friday week (5h) large force left Murfeesboro
by the Nashville road, and have since been reported
ifteen sixteen miles from Nashville
General Jo Johnston at Mnrfreesoofo on the 5th,
having arrived from Chattanooga He assumed the COM
vious Under him in Middle tennessee are Bragg, Polk,
Chcatham, Anderson ckner, Brecknrdgc, Kirby smith
and other lesser lights The Northern published reprs
that Bragg as been assigned command Of the Southern
forces in Mississippi exists in the Coniederacy only as
report No Official Information 70 that effect has reacnod
the state esr M Ea .e.4 =,
As published in late Southern paper tho following
officers compose General Johnstous stan:-Coione b. D.
Ewe Assistant AuJutant General and Cnief OF san Lieu
tenant Colonel T. b. Lamar Assistant Ad1utant 0onera
Captain A. p. Mason Assistant Adjutant General Colonel
Charles Fauneroy Inspector Generals Lieutenant CooneI
iaryie Assistant Inspector general MAJOR sa,a -
Chief Quartermaser Major Blue Moore Quartermaster;
Captain NJ. ary, Assistant Qaartermaster; Lieutenant
j. farrol Washington Aid-deIamp; Lieusenat wade
President Davis and 6e6eral Johnston were expected in
Jackson Misssppi last Monday teesraphc dispatches
having been rccevea OF their intended arrival at that
sIns Extensive preparaors were being made by the
military and citizens TO receive them II is supposed
visit Grenada MODlle ana Otner
orant points in the South aud West before his return TO
Richmond Many specuations were aoat as the object
OF his visit the Western department. Various motives
wers uscrbed, but few persons agreep.
Uur informant in Granada OH Friday aud Saturday
last leaving early Sunday morning. All resorts tna the
Confederate forces under pembeton have gone toward
Canton Per- beron, Van Dorm and Price
Granada Saturday evening, the former arriving
fr jackson by special tram that morning Tho main
body OF army is also there and in the vicinity. Gra
nadia present Pembertons officially announced head.
quarters. The panic among the ctzens caused by Gen.
Hoveys sudden advance. had subsided, and the flying
Inhabitants fockng back again III large numbers.
For few days after the concentration at Grenada com
menced Gene al Lowell command. by virtue OF his
rank Of all the Upon the arrival o; Van Dorm,
however he relieved not only Of the command Of the
post, but also OF his own division.
He arrived in Jackson accompanied by his staff on the
10TH doubtless route To Richmond. Why Lowell was
SO sumarily shelved could be asceraned. He is in
bad oGor among the troops and people generally.
Among the conjeotures advanced in Grenada was one
by army officer who expressed the belief that Davis
coming out to straghten up things which mad got
crooked as h---ll!'' ta
Throughout Middle Tennessee, Alabama, Georgia and
Mississippi, the conscrption has efectualy done its
work. Few subject to The conscripon act are left at
home. t
Bragg;s army in Middle Tennessee seemed to have
large supply OF provisions hand and the troops
generally comfortably alth ,ugh very roughly, clothed
Their condition is much better, in every respect, than
that Of pemberton's army.
Major General s.. 7. McCown is still in command at
Cumberland gap. General Kirby Smith s at Manchester,