New-York daily tribune., 1862-11-08
IMPORTANT FROM TEE SOUTH
sill Concentrating at Holly Springs-
Memphis Threatened with Destruction
-Ar.1nusns News.
From The Mcmphh Bulletin Of ns 224.

From The Mcmpkh bulletin Of he 224
There had been no advance movement from Holly
Springs up 20 Friday right. TIE Coniederates are
amassing n large force at snd around Holly Springs
bringing all the troops from Texas and Louisiana,
ard rome from Ar1antas. TIE condition OF The
Southern army is anything but flattering. They
need clothing. shoes and hats, and comfy conven-
tion was 10 be held at Grenada yesterday TO raise
means, aud devise measures for their relief It is
now supTOsed that the object Of the concentration
of such an army at Holly Springs is 20 prevent the
advance Of Gen. Grant Of whom they have holy
horror.
An escaped Confederate soldier from Mount Pleas
ant Mss., states that it reported there that
lindman had been released from prison and was
sill in command Of troops, which were Represented
crossing at Holly sTiings en- route for
Holly Springs.
a gentleman from III, South yesterday reports
that the Coufederates have been furnished nth ac
curafe lists OF all who had taken the oath iu the city
up to Tuesday night. They also had all business
hOutes except oigt, sp0tied and they purpose Gak-
ing raid into Memphis inst as ssOn as they learn
whether Gen. Sherman intends banishing the pro-
fcrbed families. They intend when they come, to
burn all the city except eight business establish
merts, which they recognize as their friends and
symrailizers
They do no, expect 70 be able to bold the place,
and therefore they will not attempt il; but they
viii burn the houses, and taAe all the prsoIers they
con Of those on their prescribed lis.. IAls Is the
rupt editors of The Appsai shadowed forh recently
AZ punishment for the proposed retaliation for firing
on unarmed boats. All we have 10 ray IN regard 10
the programme is, let them attempt TO put IL into
execution; but before doing SO, il would te adyis-
able for each participant TO make bis will and PEE
pare for q Journey to "a warner country.
The prisoners taken from the steamer Gladiator,
on the occasion when she was attacked at BledsOos
Landing, have been Iaroled, and most Of them
reached the city.
MT 4. Ia. Il L..
men only, under private whose real name ia hee-
man, but who is known in Arkansas as the "Wlh
Irishman" :" and belonging 10 Col. Parsons regiment
Their ob ect was pago. They proposed to take all
on board prisoners, 10 appro pirate all that WIS yau
able 10 themselves, and then 10 burn the boat Ihev
attribute their failure to the breaking Of the sapng
to which the boat was tied.
II was Keenan, himself who shot the Engineer,
McKee, but he ssys he did it because tue Latter drew
revolver upon him.
Keenan, and five others were on the boat when
che driitel away from shore. They dropped their
guns and SWAN ashore.
The prisoners were put on horses behind the guer-
rillGs and all etarted directly for Parsons Camp,
which they reached alter tSo days travel. They
were treated kindly by Parsons men. They were
not treated 20 kindly at Little Rock
The prisoners give II as their belief that the Con-
federtes will endsayor TO plant cannon IN the cane
brake along the iyer, 20 rs - sink every boat
which passes. They have been somewhat esiopped
from this plan by the report which reached them
that Union gunboals would accompany every steamer.
At Little i,olk tie Adutant under Holmes, ana
Provost Marshal Danly utterly reprobated tie in
torlerenee with tie Gladiator, though all seemed
ngreed that II different matter attacking Co
vernment transport.
Prices for articles at Little Rock are sad 10 be up
to tie highest mark. PIoyislous are very scarce.
Indeed there but little Tor the people TO oa Of any
sou. Some idea may be formed OF the ruling prices
~ Little Rock when we state that sheet OF letter
paier II sold Tor % cents, pen-ho.er 81 coEls aud
negro byogns si2 per pair.