The New York herald., 1862-11-14

tans from hsre. TIE shAw ws AMENDED With ssverA
wounded stds-0ns, u b supposed, mortaiy. me
damage 70 tho rebels u unknown as they ioushs 10
timber, ed took 10 fight ssfere our xoss advssosd
party " trooys ordered on . reconnaissance
the direction d Lamar. The party we're Va mascn oy
noon and moving down the Holly Springs road headed
their column towards the place indicated when seven
mikes out body rebel horsemen entitled 'lhe Texan
of halte 10 meet our troops Immediately We threw our
column into line and gave them discharge rive
minutes suoed 10 set the rebels IA stampede oy INC
rear We now advanced miles further, aud found the
rebel inantry drawn up o. contest any further pro-
sress Of ots rhe two parties laced each other,
and Immediately opened the gh In this case the rebel
Infantry behayed better than their cavalry aud Their
whole force sec oat on an individual search ior saer @
stions out of range.
tons approaching night caused troops 10 counter
march aud return to Lagrange lad = been earlier our
march would not have ceased short az Lamar AZ was
our cavalry went near there and esrhcn that there was
No rebe force thai ccllon. Tie tchel loss 20 our GER
tam IN oge one killed, two wounded and several
prisoners, QUE own few wounded. In this engagements
the rebels had artillery. think the reports from be-
low, that there great scarcity OF he piecee IN their
army are very probable true.
With the movements Of the army the headquarters OF
the department also changed General Grant now
receives and tapsacts business at lagrange having Sc
lected this point until another advance transfers II 70
different place II s his purpose to keep close 70 the
front and be prepared by his immediate presence 10 d.
rect TIE operations d the army when occasion demands
Another day will be sufficient 10 complete railroad com
mnrcltion between Bolivar Grand Junction ana La
grange. The trains are now running 70 A'ddlebnrg,
about miles below Bolivar. Tho destruction of
bridge this point for the present mpcies further pro
gress BY the time this constr the remainder OF
the road will be condition for travel The speed and
Of railroad transportation 40 Tar exceeds tal ny
AZ 10 warrant few days naction o an army IN
order reconstruct The road and restore the running OF
trains.
The exodus Of the "Af-ieao" from his late land Il
bondage becomes numerically create az VIC move our
lines southwark They universally select railroad routes,
all hours Of the day may he aioot in large num-
bers bending their steps towards the North have OBJ
served peculiarity in their "hoce OF luggage, and
have been not little amuss De- foresight. Instead
OF supplying themselves win clothing, they invariably
set with abundant supply Of blankets, quilts and,
unfrcQuenty mattresses. All acquainted with the
characteristics the know OF It's pscularfes
TO sleep warm Many have the negroes stretched
full length before open fire. IN such proximity that
white could not possibly endus yet 70 the piaek
10 perfect satisfaction.
Many rmors are circulated here in relation TO foreign
inter vention They lead considerable argument and
fail end In high words The news Of This direfu
stood the rumor through despatch TO Q cotton
specuator from parties In New York for the purpose Of
bens1tting certain individuals by the panic viii proba
bly, create Very few give ear TO the certainty nf
knots Of soldiers and civilians discussing the equity and
the consequences Of such the part OF thoee
Powers do not credit these reports; still is bard 70
tell what will happen. This may be rs true some
other things have disbelieved.
The advance Of army, far increasing the sup
ply OF cotton has not been attended with much success
Northern Mississippi Is said TO be entirely destitute Of
the staple The cotton burners have faithfully executed
their ncendarism upon all that has been gathered while
the remainder from insuhcency Of labor, has not
been collected Ali through this region large fields Of
cotton still standing full state Of maturity yet not
one step taken towards its gathering In some
has been ploughed down closely, resembling held OF
1t s painful thus 10 the labor Of an entire
yesr ruthessy destroyed.