The New York herald., 1862-12-22
Oar M-nphis Correspondence.


ASsr,Gs, Dec Il. 1872.
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Dnr !atesi aayices ssom lbs Southern army place tns
rebels 10 ,bo vicinity or BIC BLACK rivs, near Can
ton, Miss Hero they efe oDy twenty mies from Jack
son, which Is 10 supporting dlstsroo cs v!ciosburg
Grants army having rcnct sed 10 Oxford and ais
10 yockna staifa river nsey TO rost from
their isbors for the present without the loss Of twenty
men tc has driven back The Whole rebel asuay under
penlbe ton, ond forced tbem 10 adop. new lines OF
fence The latest sdvcet 10 lead tho conclusion
trmys desperate battle may be anticipated Whenever
the Union army spprcaobos their present location gs
fre they had lons Inc 10 dcfonc they have seen
back 10 strong position, and NJ last acccnts were
ips their whole fcros Ia the West Cor desperate coric;.
They cssnct be sasly ranked; before nothing was
easy, rembeTtons army numbered only about 900
Elective rrgnps was large ouougb Cor si purposes
and Is much 70 be regretted that ne cannot move on ss
tho refreshing rebels and give hem good punish.
rnent before thsy have time oonGeiarae and ,rlfy
n Goneras icysys destruction Of uie Maelsspri Central
Tsrosd bad been csnpoe, the rche army could never
have made rs way vest v Canton; il would have boon
compelled 10 retreat towaYde Columbus Miss which
vsud have noceesiaed ths abandonment. Of their de-.
fences on the AissssInp' river Tho rsiroad was cut Il
II truo but when The rebels mp they found sbsy
could soop repair H. ssd their army and provisions
Ths tbey did, and 70 thia extent only was GENERA
Hoyey's expedition failure
The rescs have very poor fortncssioDs at Jackson,
thocsh they working immense force upon them
daily order make Thorn uonpetc The land approaches
al vckiburs being rapidly strengthened and ever,
possible preparation s heing made TO ensure vigorous
defence AZ late az tea days ago they had only aboh
feven h,usand troops AZ vcksbugo OF which very large
rabcr sick. ono regiment only has been ordered
ttsrc since Tho enemy regards the works perfectly
lpregnRbio Notwithstanding SO many OF their u,rcpUa.
bic folcat one already snccumbed 10 the power *
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viii that 10 moi only or the most formidable worEe
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