, 1862-11-18
cUhfMDMiCAT:1M OPENED BE7WEEN
GEMS. GRANT AEG SHERMAN.
The Rebels at Abbiavi!le, % Miles
from Holly Springs.
IMPORTANT ORDER o. GEH, sHE2-
MAJ: c1EcERA!Aa FUGITIVE
SLAVES.
Late MsWs frem Southern Papers.


Ispccial Dispatch to the Chicago Trihune.1
CAIRO, Nov. 16, 1862.
BE- the steamer Platte Valley We have Mem
This papers OF the 18th and 18th, and the Gre
rada Al4ca1 Of the Sih. From their columns
the following items are condensed.
Judge swayne having charged the jury in
the criminal court at Memphis in n1zuner
liable to mizconstTuetion, By order Of Gen.
shel uan, the provost marshal has issued thu
following order:
PHovosr MARsHA1's OFFICE. MENr111s,
Nur. 11th. 1862
The judge OF the criminal court hay.
iag charged the grand jury On Ger
tain points where q conflict of autno-
rlty might arise, ell persons will take notice
that any attempt to execute State laws at ya-
rance with the orders Of tile president aud
military commanders, will be construed IS
contempt Of the authority of the United
States, aEd will be summari1y pun
isked. The status Of the negro is
involved in tie var now e=i=ting aud will in
it's progress be clearly determined. In the
meantime, runaway slaves must be treated as
free, aud people encouraged TO give them eu1-
p1oyment as snch. So far as the court con
fines its business to Furnishing: murder, arson,
burglary and crimes ma7s in SC, the provost
guard is required to Cooperate.
By order ot a1aj. Gen Sherma1.
Signed, D. c. ANTHONY, Provost Marshal Of
Msmphls.
The Grenada dppsG OF the sth has the fol-
lowing ArkauEas items from the Pine Bluff
GHU'in Of October :2StA:
Gle lsEhces have been sounding the river
r;th:n three Q. four miles OF our fortiGcatioas,
Tut lett when they found tile river falling
Gen. uind1nan and staff arc at Fort Smith,
preparing for tac winter campaign in the West
The Petersburg Etpys$s says there Is 10 all
thority for the report of Gen. Bragg being de-
psivcd Of his command. Bragg has commu-
nicateo with the Richmond authorities, aud
they are satisfied with his operations in Ken
ucsy, and Bragg is to return to his command
il Tennessee.
The Anptdz has Texas news to the 29sh u1t
A1atagorda and Iudianola have been taken By
the federal troops, the confederates concen-
tratirg st Laraca for fight. There is great
difficulty in Texas in getting hands to work
il manufacturing arms.
There is report from Augusta that the fed
erals are moving on Hamilton aud Williams
tom, n. C.
The Btt77etin Of the 4tl has an account OF an
expedition sent out by Gen. Sherman from
Memphis. It returned On Thursday evening,
having gone Us far South Us Hernando and
Line miles east Of that place, but met only
snsll bands Of guerilias, who rctreated On
their approach. They met also pickets Of
Blsthc's regiment, and drove the pickets and
regiment back to Senatobia. The federals re-
turued by way OF Germantown, clearing tie
country of all guerillas.
Holly Springs has been left By the enemy,
who have fallen back to Abbiegille, - miles
east OF Holly Springs. Tnere it Is supposed
they will fortfy themselves and show fight, to
allow time for like preparations at Jackson,
Mississippi, where the celebrated last ditch is
supposed to exist. Here they will attempt to
stop the federal march on Vicksburg
Gen. Flllipigue, says the appeal, died Of
| pneumonia ut Port Hudson on Saturday last
| lie vas in command Of Tie past at the time
| Of his decease.
The @4pDral has tie following accouat Of
recent movements near Nashville:
| "Onthe 5th there Was demonstration on
F! Nashville. Forrest on the South side. Nor
| gan on the North side. Morgan destroyed 8
nunber OF cars, locomotives and bridges.
About 100 are reported killed or wounded.
j Nasheille has been reinforced, aud the place
! il strong"
The reporter adds that it is not known
| whether Nashville will be attacked or not.
News matters, at Cairo are dull of lite
Brigade Surgeon Nardner, Of Chicago, has
been appojuted to take general charge OF tho
Mound City hospital, Surgeon Franklin hay
ing resigned.
| In the LIST Of lately appointed brigadier gen.
erals from Illinois, appears the name of Col.
| T. E. G. Ransom, 11th Illinois volunteers. l
am informed that Col. Ransom has had no
official Information regarding his promotion
His numerous friends Will regret to learn that
80 deserving man has been put upon the
shelf
CAIRO, Nog. 16.--The wagon road from
Memphis to Corinth is non open, and will be
kept open by cavalry.
Gotten IN large quantities Is coming in,
The Platte Valley, just in from Memphis,
brought 800 bales, the largest shipment eve,
brought to this place.
The Bulttin says the rebels have fallen
back from Holly Springs to Abbieyine, twen
ty-two miles east, TO get the advantage Of thu
Tal1ahatchie River and the rugged country il
that vicinity. The rebels evidently feel thei
inability 10 grapple with Grant.
The fvdera1s who passed beyond Hernaudt
have returned to Memphis. Communicate,
is now open and uninterrupted between Gram
and Sherman.
Gtn. Morgan ard staH had arrived at Jack
SOD, Mrs, eu ro,te for Texas.
Bra; : ras been ordered back to his com
' | naud iu Tennessee.
TIE steamer Continental, with 400 troop
on board. has been sground several days nea
Is1and No. Is. Tic troops have been lande
OF the Tennessee shore.
The u 2. Gunbaat Kersase Chases
Rebel Steamer.
Bos1oS, Nov. 1.-THE q. 8. steiner Ke,
EaEe, frum Madeira, arrived at Gibraltar o
| the oSth. She reports she chased sfde-Whes
steamer for sixteen hours, but she ESCAPED
| During the chase she WAS throwing overbosr
| her caJEo in boxes and bales
: From North Carolina.
FORTRESS MONROE, Nov. 15-The Units
States mail steamer Collins arrived a. Fortre
Monroe this morning from Beaufort, Mort
) Carolina, bringing large msil, aud is boun
i for New York
The Newberu N. c. Progress says that NJ
Gen. Foster arrived he1e zS4in on Wedncsa!
e looking none tho WoFae feT lis journey.