, 1862-11-14
FROM GEN. GRANTS DE.
PARTMENT.
Our Army Occupies
Holly springs.
LIE BREASTW0RKS CARRIED
$50 PRISONERS.
The Enemy Across thu
Tale hatchie.

Aoout o'clock this morning Col. Lee
chief OF cavalry on Gen. Hamtlton's staff
took possession Of Holly Springs, after 6
slight skirmish just outside the b1eastzorka
IN Which four rebels were killed and several
taken prisoners.
Up to this hour % o'clock a. m.) We have
taken $50 prisoners. The ma7or and severa,
prominent citizens have finally surrendered
LIE 1o"n to the federal authorities, and have
appointed committee to obtain cnrn and
provisions for the army,
Lieut. George ". Butd of the Cd Iox. c,v.
airy has been appointed provost mar,;e1
Tie forces now occupying tile town are TIM
I'd Iowa cavalry, the 7tt Eansas cavalry. md
tie Sd Michigan cavalry.
The eremJ's cavalry are now in force at
Lumpkln's Mjlls, seven miles below, aud our
:orces are now driving them, killing and ts-
King prisoners.
The caomy will probably make stand at
Tallahatchie.
Our Infantry brigades are moving I'D. and
viii occupy the town tonight. We are a.t.
t'rg fair 1s.mouat Tor our d;s1uouated men
lsend this to Lagrange, twenty-t7e uiles
north, by special messenger.
a LETTER FROM LAGRANGE.
leot1eepondecce Cincinnati Gaze:te,1
nv.
several prisoners arrived here this atter.
noon from Gen. Hamtlton's heaanuarter.
te1ne OF Wlom were taken in g scous ut 1,,,s
1Eofh1nS. TLey profess 10 hare left H1IIv
springs 5estercay, and assure us that tie
1etl srE.y has eracus' ed that point ami goae
70 the Hatchte, fifteen miles beyond wSe-e
'tGse IS IN abundant supply OF water and ~
cc'lent ground toI dtftu5e S>m. NJ th"ea
ere OF opinion that it wall not halls al ths
tatcaie, ont will tal. back to Grenada. seventy.
tscr1 this point ~o~ A'iaeo
f;re1ssc;l Is wlsre t1,e railroads fro:, Man.
I.:'s ard from Grand Juac*ian uni*e and r. ~
'lnue soutaWard 10 single line. It is within
tae! ccm.lluhicstlon ~1tu Jackson OH the
-ohtil, aI:t with Meridian and trc W ,h;le anJ
Of:o it;ld in lie tast- -~1'A
Nhe, vrcr we more dnwn the arissi,sinn3
ttntr:i E'il~av to attack Greuada IL IA h; -b;v
i.1"lsb:. HAT the r:oct5 will TAFT st;, fnr:tsr
estk toward tue GULF Jaeksoa j, th.ir iii
~ @"4~AAtAIE$ AIN "!1EU DfiEt. II !.
'"at In our possessions, Vl.ks burg will All |
~rEoht Il !lo". Ii General Eu:ler can laoy,.
~ 'rnn Nvx Orleans. aud cAusa I'll. IN ri |
iTs :, hua;on ut the san.c time tae Mi:sissi,pi
VIII DC 1nlIy III our Possession.
:, hetweel ihls point ana Holly Springs it will
.-he senie lime 70 put the rairull in r1nuine
trster- About sight 11i1cs br:o,Y Graad J,nc,
1lon Is t1esfle ~ork, neasli three -four:as If |
ni1e III length, that hss beer, burned f,,~ tea
rsaels; The nF:dgc over WpE RIVER h,s
staied INC same fate, and to rebuild both viii
r. qu;Ic week ar two. Bclo1 uo,ls S,,r.n-s
i is probable that there I'll! be many fI,c.s
that viii netd n4oTa CT less 1,bor b; ora rl,,.
't:7ns can lsSs. It is not at preseuI H.. da.
fsn 70 put tte Memphis and Caa.1e. toa rl1i-
eenelton'fo7ss17ice as=*s ar. a4resty
Euaio'Hs as much road AS We csn atT ,rd to a.
aeEo TO. The Men;.his and Gh ir:eston rna:l
couto ue ol no service 10 us, except for an
cecIs sonal Forcinrnt along the Il Re. /. is
:Aa mat our au+ +hotiti-s contempt tie ooen-
1ne MemFhls and Ohin, hl5 it IL nat |
Likely The single lite ffotu Columbus to
need. ~ -n tna' "o
The telegraph reached here Yesterday, and
u noW N fu!l operation a. headquarters. Tns
e1,s ~,l' oe Eere t3-mo5fow n5gut, soon as
Gotten buy erss are following closely In the
wake OF The a,Ilv, and Securing all TN: c,tto1
1neS cxn tiad- The product through this sec.
non IS quite large. Though tho considerable |
NV u laHu I'islEteQ With corn has SDmn. |
What reduced tie crop Of tie textile STAPLE.
me rehel strength eau safely be SET at Ic7s
tean 5V,0tO, and the chances an. that IL i,,-s
mol n4uch oye1run 10, GOO. Price is 1llou ,hrts
ee in command, bnt there Is some coniTs;nn
III statements as to who is the real le1der.
correspondence Of the Cincinnati Commercial
LAGRANGE, Te1n Nov, 10. 1872.
ihe reconnaissance seat out dag befarc YES
,efoaS mas rssurned: l. consisted OF 4 yery<t.
~ tteasy 1vice i'om tie artnies OF Gems, NIc. II
lneIseh anu Ha1nil;on, boil o! whom accon-:t
lsnttd the expedition. Tue movement was.
toihh, prsdlca1rd upon the arrival ot news
Fae entiny's lines to the effect thar Van D,rn
WE 1al1ing back toward Oxford, Miss town
oi con:lderabit Importance On the MlssisslnpI
Gehttal Aailroad, about 1iity mites from ia
,rauEc, and twenty-five miles RON Holly
SPRINGS. a deserter and prisoner taken with.
u few days, united in the statement that
Van Dorm VAS actually on rhe retreat. II hsI
oetn the opinion in our liues that the rshn1s !
would make stand at Cold Water. and hrar.
hg that fEey bad changed the taS les. wesrn-
,osed they had done 20 In cpnscousn.c nf
ien. n sheruau's advance from Mr1npbis.
Inc position Of Gen. Grants ar;ny t1-dav
= very easily uarra cd. The forces of NJ.
.Ecrson aud uiInf.ton haze returned aud MR.
'ccopS The Eruu.d they lett pu Sa,rnl+v lt.t
Il IL sGr1nse aid Grand junction. Gcn. Sa-r
Ian column is somewhere: in The yfcinitr
'robsoly between here ann Davis M;11s'
hich IRE six mit-s distant. As orr ar:uv -
o. located, nami1ton's corp: tor:,ls th. LII
!ctasr=on's The Centre, and Sh.rua .1,'s :hs
ight- Ia LAG