The daily Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1862-1863, 1862-12-10
DECEMBER 10, 1862.
NEWS ITEMS.

HG~ The Memphis Bulletin of Friday
evening says:
We have information from General
McPhersons headquarters to Wednes-
day.
Gen. Sherman had crossed the Talle-
hatchee at Tubotoba's ferry, and at last
accounts was five or six miles south oi
Abbieville, and still advancing.
General Grant was still located at
Abbieville.
There had been no fighting of any
consequence, the rebels retreating and
the Federals advancing 81
The impression about Holly Springs is
that Vicksburg and jackson will be given
up without fight.
The Union sentiment in North Missis-
Sippi has been revived, and is daily in
crear;ag.
There were no guerrillas to be found
on the road to Holly Springs, except
around Memphis Some were seen about
twenty miles out, but most of them were
found within less distance. They are
still trying to prevent the people from
bringing in their cotton.
NEW OkLEANS. - OuT duNlC6S lTOIu
New Orleans, though brief, are interest
ing, and indicate serious work More
war vessels are at that place now than
have been at any time since its capture.
This squadron is probably to cooperate
with Gems. Grant and Sherman in open
ing the Mississippi While these often
sive preparations are being made, Gen.
Butler is no less active in collecting the
cotton and sugar on the confscated
plantations, thus in some measure max
ing the rebellion support itself
s@- 1t may not be generally known
that tobacco is fast becoming one of the
staple products of our State. The coun-
ties Of Warrick, Spencer and Dubois
have each sold 100000 worth of tobacco
this year, or 100000 for the three
counties. Large amounts have been
produced and sold in other counties
Green county raises the largest crop of
any other county in the State, and the
tobacco raised in this county ranks
among the best in the Louisville mar
ket.-IndiGnapohs Journal
ne tIHsi Cum berIand river near Clarksvllle.
By order of Col Bruce, Major Holloway
has had a large force at work recently
removing these hindrances to the navl-
cation of the stream. Major H. has met
with partial success, but Gen. Boyle will
at once take such steps as will etfectu-
ally clear the river of all such obstruc-
tions-LOu Journal
THE Lexington (Ky.) Observer says
that there is widespread If not uksver-
sal conviction among the slaves of that
region that they are to be free on the ap-
preaching of January. The Louisville
Journal has heard, from Lexington gen
tlemen, facts strongly corroboratlng this
statement.
Esg- Mr.. Eli Thayer is again pushing
his scheme for colonizing Florida with a
loyal white population. General Hun
ter, who favors the plan, says that few
thousand Of stalwart emigrants can take
care of Florida, and that they will need
no military protection, as they can take
care of themselves.
A New PoLICY.-It is now confidently
whispered by military men, high in au-
tboritv. that after the first of January
next there is to be change in the con-
duct of the war From and after that
date all commanding Generals will be in
structed to cease bagging rebels and turn
their attention to driving the enemy to
the wall and sweeping him into the Gulf
NO Democrat.
THE BUELL. Court MARr1AL-This
military tribunal, which has been in ses-
sion for several days in Cincinnati, ad
| iourned on Friday to meet in Nashville
General Buell. and staff, and Generals
Ord, Wallace, Schoepf, Dana AID Tyler
Judge Advocate Piatt, and the Secre
taries passed through the city yesterday
en- route for Nashville. So far the pro
ceedings have not been made public.
Lou. Journal
WOODWARD ON THE WING.-A few day
ago Col Bruce sent considerable fOrct
OF cavalry, infantry and artillery in pur
snit of the notorious Woodward, who ha
been annoying and expressing the loya
people of some of the southern counties
Woodward, no Sever, got wind of tn
movement, and, true to his nature mad
a precipitate fight He was pursued t
Clarksville and beyond the Cumberlan
toward Charlotte, Dixon county, Ter
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