The New York herald., 1862-11-15
Letter from Holly Springs.
Especial correspondence Of the Grenada Appeal.
Horty SppfNt.s Hiss lgg


HOLLY SPRINGS, Miss. Oct. 2l, 1859
The fng Of truce which arrived here on Sunday
s'dope up style. colonel and captain, rigged up
Ienude C gold lace and epaulettes, without regard
expense. comfortably housed In fine carriage.
drawn by four milk k-white horses The object OF the
visit seems 20 have been general avowedly TO see
about the treatment their prisoners were reported TO
have received at our hands, and n remonstrancs
against she style of fighting adopted by our partisan
rangerg This is the reported business upon which they
came. would wager AN appie.toddy that can give
better than the above-Tbe general Of Teutonc
cognomen either wanted 10 know position since the
battlo Of Corirth, he them with view
cea! his withdrawal from the position he obsti
nately held The officers were ve.y courteous, oven
agreeable in their intercourse and we doubt not re-
turned yesierd with confirmed ideas Of the fact that
army is not only not annhlated, but that we are
really tdoing as well as could be expected"
Ihsye read the letter OF your correspondent "Observ
er, relative tho Corinth fight ard appreciate his
tesy. Without intention bere or hereafter TO argue the
matter. would simply say that understood the plan
of the engagement differently and that the list of
aities being larger in one wing Of tho army than in the
other Is by means criterion Of the results attained.
Orhocox generals deem sciefc IN war To accomplish
the greatest reguits with che smallest loss.
There grand review yesterday OK General Rusts
division, by MAJOR General lowell commanding the First
corps Of the army OF West Tennessee This s the Second
vision Of the army, and m composed Of those veteran
ligades formerly under the command Of Generals Rus,
vilipguc and Bowen. They made handsome appear
ancc, and arc ready for the next light
an afraid the commsndant here, Colonel Orr, has
respect TOR "patf lots patriot brought In three
four barrels Of the ardent Ssudy last and commenced
selling t.ust pr accommodation--at the moderate and
truly patAotic price OF iorty dollars per galou cine
liquor had him ninety gailon.) After fug
his purse the OF about IL 50 Colonel Orr found
out and Immediately seized the remainder turning 1t
10 the medical department. Ir Colonel 0rrs
adopted iu reference 70 all other patr lots y the
race would become extinct and the poor soldier
benefited thereby.
Your Louisiana readers wiz be pleased to know that
Mr. A. c. Watson, OF Tensas parish who presented the
government that well known battery called the Watson
artillery who has served with IL during the war. has
appointed chief Of ordnanceo of the First army corps
and Is now Major Watson. He is tree man,
gentleman and deserves all that be rendered that
class Of citizens who Of their riches have bucd
without iipqit TO our cause.
The weather continues cool, clear, windy and nnc.
frosiystrcath occasionally works its way IN between the
wooan and ones exterior cutcle constituting fcrcibe
reminder that wiuter Is coming that thousands OF
braves trugng along without socks and other nds
pensables and that Southern maidsns and
begin their labor OF love alleviate the soldiers