New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-11-18


Fiftooa Rebels IziIIod-A Dozen vcunded
md "A WuadrCd and Twelve PFisOucrs-
Priec had Commenced ihc s.vncun,ion OF
Nelly siprings-Pomberion Orders the
Troops Eaek-IEe Assumes ComrIaId
asEoiiy Springs.
Coariers IN from the front this morning bung dis
patches roe, Gen. McPnenOl 20 Gen. Grant, saying
that O. IRE was skirmish yclrd ay, near Lamar on
Che Central Mississippi Railroad, between Gen. Jan
rnans column and a K.bcl force which resulted in
I0ss T. the Ia bells OF j. killed, or 10 wounded ana
ia taken pritoners. ] wac unable 10 get TIE par
fieulsrs Of rtiair, bat judge from tho TACT that
only two Of CIR men are reported - be "0lHat y,
AUD none repo.ted killed, thGt 80 was some email
force OF The lseDes who were fuTprssd. ana pfoba-
bis only fred a yolley before thoy were oyerpo~e.sl
some of the rrisoners were in Holly Spring yeg-
serisy morning. Ioey cCrrObOratc cue statements
OF the pnsOLers wLO c4r.e III yesterday morning,
inasmuCh rs the orders had been given Tor Tie
evacuation o. Holly Springs % long ego ~ Nednes-
0sy ana that Cen Price, who was - command on
"Wednesday OF Ihguday-Vsn Dora having gone
away e day Or two beiOrewas pre- .iInS 10 leave,
and had indeed already sent away portion - ti9
1rpops wien Gen. ReuJeltDn, coming up IRON the
soutn with reenforcements, met then on the way,
tufned them al back, aud assumed command at
Holy SpnBgs.
IL L Of veIy little use 90 ask prisonsis about tie
force Of lie enemy. From anything that they may
Say, one eau arrive 10 no approximate figures. But
the very fact OF their having once COiDAenCtn the
evacuation OF Holly Springs SHOWS that they were
weaker than they we1e supposed % have beeo. We
have no knowledge yet Of " nat rteAlo1cenento
Jeuberton BROUGHT with tm. They may have
been light and be have ordered the return Tor the
ssm. reasons that he once before, IN Virginia. o.
pooed a retreat, VIZ: that there was az good place
q fight as any.
Tie dispatches from Gen. Mcpherson state that
Zen. OpinLy's colunn had not arrived NJ Lamar,
which IA only six or eCvcn mics from here, a. ?;
O'Clock Ibis morning. 1hey should nave reached
there by noon yesleldsy. Both lat night and THIS
rn.rniug C0gfers were sen; ont = Gen. McfhcrOn
ga every direction but could or hear nothing o.
tbs column. No iiriug, however, bas been hfard'
and they lnust undoubtedly te G0mewbeIs ~ tue
rreat ba,in. o. which we have sucn d commanding
view from this point. Scouts nor oounors couid DC
xLle % zee nor hear no OIL then, though eoh-
stautly on tie search for fifteen hours. IL 10 sup
POSED however tbat they may have taken ibe
wrong road, that to-day VIII iesea1 tneh "AeIo
sbouls.
II is generally understood hero to-day tha' II Gen.
NcPberso9 ADVANCE does lot return tonight u may
be considered the .gDa for the advance C tho wDOe
army 10 VIII, re he is located; and probably Ut once
upo9 Holly SPRING. Tho break ia the railroads "
renamed aud tho locomotive reached tLie pace
IRON Bolivar the m0Iniog.
III Gen. BcPherscn does not return by to-iISht o
apply traiuwill run down tho road ~ la a. DAVIS
Ms 10 supply bic DIVISION Arape INC "a. 40 90, o.
IN. tnde Tor opsnlpge Post.Ohice here to-day. The
TELEGRAPH il already at work, but occc ed ire iloa'
Of te tune with military dIspa1hes. u. H. e.