The New York herald., 1862-11-17
PRICE TWO CENTS


rs Probable Ee,ct starpalion--searcity CT C1othtro
Creat Suffering Gen. Sherman and The Ssrsssoniss--
HW lie Made Them Pyoude for ne PooT-Ths Prascrts
Families Ordered 10 LeareSam Tas Beggug Frors .,
he Yaaaees-A fdir fgpe Of Sscession lenders, &c.
All eyes and ears are now open for the u
impending conflict at or near Holly Springs When Gen
Grant was las, heard from he had passed Lagrange and
Grand Junction and was within fourteen miles OF Hoy
Springs. The rebels had rsreated four miles back
order AS they said 10 ge, good but really 20 get
beyond Hatchie ryor whore tn rugcdness Of the
try would give them great advantage the great bat
lie which Is 10 DO fought Pember,ou now in command
Of the rebel amy Van Dorm being under arrest is
understood that Gercfa Jos T. Johnston % he -
able take tho deld, will he placed in Of tho
rese Army of tho West. In the meantime nearly
all the rebel forces in tho States OF TcsGs Louisiana
Arkansas have been brought this side Tie Mississippi
General Holmes lately in charge at Little Rock s dairy
expected at Holly Springs, with the remainder Of iho
rebel FORCES. Tho sbest OF tho rebel government
seems to put forth all thoir strength in order TO
aud save Jackson and vcksburg. Hence The hprrying
forward already or upwards Of a hundred Thousand
men at and around Hoy Springs. They know
that everything In this section depends upon
turning tho lido Of battle, and they viii
SPARE no pains TO make successful blow They already
estimate their force TO be ptcd against Grant nj two
to one, and they receiving additional renforcemcnts
daily That they will achieve great success they are
quite confident St they would rather any of
generals than Grant They have tried him nj Fort Dsne
son and Cornth and, however lie may be esteemed by
others they know that he always obtains The victory
The people of this section have great conaerce il biz
Judgment and discretion, well in his heroic vaor
and il he shall succeed in ovsrtkng tho retrealint
rebels we all feel that he VIII make the best defence tbo
can be made 70 the rebels this conflict win he OF vat
moment. They have been driven entirely out Of Wcs
Tennessee aud into North Mississppi-hat portion Of
the latter State, ] may remark In passing, in which
the Union feeling strongest If they
defeated, rs all believe here they win be, their
next stand must be made at Jackson, the capital OF
Mississippi, ana even there they ;wii have but
meagrc chance, since by that time Vicksburg wiz
in all probability be in possession of forces
and The rebel army forced TO retire toward Mobile
Meridian 1t Is true they have vnipiguc watching
advance from New Orleans, along the Northern and
Jackson Railroad but eight or ten thousand men with
many conscrips addict viii scarcely be able 10 oppose
the onward victorious march or the great national
army moving up for their annihiiaiion. We cannot,
therefore anything but disaster in the perspective
for tho rebel cause, embracing probably the sur
render Of Texas, louisiana Arkansas and Mississippi to
the undisputed possession OF tho Union army. Nor
would defeat Of forces under Grant prove materially
disastrous tho campaign in the Southwest We should
still have Corinth, Jackson, Tenn, and Bolivar our
fortified defence against which they could never
vail, while Memphis, under General sherman, would
W,
spec1laions are useless in view of the fact that may
al any moment hoar Of the clash Of which is tG
make the Western campaign glorious OF gnorn pious.
The railroad from Granada daily u Codwatcr
Station about trtyivc miles from Mem his, and from
a gentleman who came through yesterday J learn
that squads Of soldiers are continually patro'ins
every neshborhood, and forcing men and boys
between the ages OF Is and As TO go into the rebat
army All who of 70 Memphis, and those not so
fortunate take 10 the woods, and there remain until the
oonscrpt squad leave. those however, who are caught,
are taken to Brookhaven, Mississippi wheto they We
of all
An along tho rebel Lines leading to this city there
are siuads cavaicy acting as police noprcven ne
gros from running OIL to Memphis, and yet am ass ID
that there is aperect stream OF "eboshin and gzsrd
s,ots coming through daily. or course they take TO tho
woods the rebels follow after, and sometimes the
chase docs end till the negroes get in fun sight Of tho
uEinn pckets
inc sans pa.ties "ho prevent tho escape of negroes
also their attention 70 those who endeavor u get
their cotton market. But there s change FOR the
better particular There less cotton burnt n1w
than formerly. The poor pcop.e who were found with
peed 10 witress It's destruction by the flames But such
has the camor which they have raised and such too
their necessities that the amabe eueras go OUT Of
the way try the cotton passing bat they
a. compelled IL instead Of burning II they turn tho
il hack This is great concess to the ne
cesses Of the people wrng from the rebels through tho
wise policy OF General sherman in permitting all perso
20 nave equal market facilities. His policy has already
dore much TO break down the opposition TO the Union
canse Tennessee, and viii prove great advantage
in bringing Tennessee back TO the constitution and tho
Union.
Akaosas shah have reached Mssssp, whittier they arc
rncying the rebels will have been forced TO give up
Texas Louisiana. Arkansas, Tennessee, Kentucky AID
Mary Of their most productive Stacs-and their
forces viii be concentrated within very narrow limits.
This alton VIII give them more numbers to Tho
territory but il viii make II far dillcn FOR tbem
70 subss Already hear " flour at forty dollars per
barrel IN Mobcs and wheat vo dollars per tushe and
what Il will be hen each OF the States still remaining
the hall have quaduplcd population cnans
e be srs Se apasns that n.ay
racy in fair of being starved out Already pro-
scarce, aud clothing still scarcer and u is
n.,en them many will bsvc starved and frozen
to death. is reliably stated-in the No:
SsnLes Il the rebel army Of seventy thousand al Holly
Sp.iprs aud when II Is remembered that the has
.s sre rs e.sr saasd man
Tnerc are . few chronic cases Of secession W our
midst. who still prophecy evil TO come shis cIass y
the way he conn ced then 70 provide for the Voor.
Every dsy some woman, having . husband N tho
sond,tion' aud every day General sherman, who is .
kind hearted gentleman as well a. brave and talented
officer would have make contribution Tor their sup
pprt after being annoyed this way for time, he
wrote mn article the Bulsin recommending plan OF
voluntary ccn.reusn for the rse o. .ne poor ana IN
IT, be should levy upon their property TAX smccnt 70
keep the rln starving The result was that ms re-
conme ndstion adopted and We have ward com.
n,ttees to collect donations, aud ceatral committee to
Afford relief sherman himself set an excellent exam
ple y contributing dollars money house
IN which ansact the business, and twenty live cores
Of wood pcr week--enough d itseii 70 aH"fd iue 70
every mendcant in our city But The sec'Sso.sts,
h,e admittipr that the poor better provided for
than ever before denouncc Gen sherman Tor the adrot
manuer in which they we're 'roped IN" ana made T. do
his bddngal the glory going 10 him and none TO thein
The families banshsd from the city some weeks ago on
account Of the gucas rng INTO unarmed boats on the
river were aNwed TO remain fifteen days, in order 10
hear whether the rebel authorities approved that mode ~
wsrfare When this given there were sccos
s,uniss who boasted that Gen. sherman had paoSeu
dcwD y and that he afraid to carry his own odcr
into egeci. But such persons knew nothing of
the character OF the man with whom they bad 70
deal; The fifteen days have expired. and no answer
came and now all who had received the notice orgi-
nay have been notified that they must leave This has
tax Gu some of Inc southern sympashizers an apack
Among the prose- ibed was the family Of sam la'e
President OF the Memphis and Charleston Railroad
peops were not little surprised TO find that be sr
as, week 10 ask permission that hs family r.,, sie-
main here He was cne Of the "orignals" No "a"
mau received The least toercace r"n Dim ana ye.