, 1862-11-17
FROM :: GEN. GRANTS ARMY.
The Movement upon Holly
Springs.
Gen. Mtphersonss Reeornoissance-Topegra
var, Lagrange, Grand junction
Late Southern NeHs-The
Situation

l
Jackson. OF couree WAS compelled to re-
main over night at Jackson. IL the morning
Gen. Hurlbut, at the intercession Of friends,
consented to modify his order and anow me
to visit the army Of Tennessee.
This morning, just as lett Jackson, re-
ceived the information Of most important
reconnaissance made in the direction OF Holly |
Springs, under command OF Maj. Gen. Nc
Pherson, a few particulars Of which for
warded you by telegraph. This little afair is
characterized by all with whom have come
in contact as an exceedingly brilliant and gal |
liant enterprise. ! am not sufficiently familiar |
with the topography Of the locality to ven
ture upon detailed description, but the fact |
known to be killed, besides large number
wounded, would indicate that our troops |
we're excelIently well led, and fought bravely |
and ga11antly. From this On, I shall be with |
the advance, and hope to be able to give de- |
tails of all movements, skirmishes and reco4=
inooiseances, so that ! can give a correct gene
1al idea, and render them inte1ng glble to your
resders.
Besides the positive results accomplishedin
the capture Of prisoners killing and wound
ing Of the enemy, the reconnaissance was
important In that it establishes the fact that
the rebels are not in any considerable force
this side Of Holly Springs.
SOUTHERN HOTELS
have heard much Of the excellence Of
Southern hotels, and generous, opeRhands
Southern hospitality; but judging from tie
1,oy-
observation, I am led to the conclusion that
both are myths. There are plenty Of barn
like structures, where rye coffee and stale
meats are served to the traveller for the iueyi-
table " feur bits a meal, Sir" The private
dwellings, are furnished With no better accom-
mo1otions. An officer Of my acquaintance,
who Is iuordinately fond Of ct fritters," Just
dropped into dwelling In Jackson, 4 day or
two since, where this delicacy WAS smoking
hot upon the table, and very politely asked to
Share the meal with the 1andlady. She gra-
ciousIy complied, and asked him to be seated-
"Win you take these twinkley twinkle or
OF the *dab?'" Ny friend was entirely igno-
rant Of the meaning Of these terms, but at q
venture chose the former. He Was soon en-
lightened. The ancient female dipped her
not-oVer~clean fingers into tumb1er Of mo-
| 1asses standing beside her, and allowing the
d1ippiugs to fall upon the delicacy, presented
| it to bin as "twirkley twinkle.'' "Ol the
eab'' was . spoonful Of treae'e upon the cen
tre Of the IL tritter.h In some hotels sheets
| and tablc-cloths are convertible terms, and
the former do double duty.
] Major c., OF an Illinois regiment, willie
/ marcniDg from Corintl to 1usa, for come
| ofense Was placed under arrest aud ordered
to the rear. Following the wagons Of the
brigade, bis throat and mouth becama filed
with dust, and presuming upon the reputa-
tion fer hospitality Which Southern danes
possess, stopped ut Q WaJside dwelling and
asked Tor drink of Tater. This WAS rather
urgr4clously accorded, and The lady who was
1tFgirg upon Ger dctaye, began to lament the
presepce If The federal army, and complain OF
the damage aeEc to her property. Tne maj "
Father quizz5ca1lg assured her that 1.-THE Lord
would protect her" Lord, L>rd?n SKID Lh:
woman, peerIng over the rim Of her specta
cles, ~ Thought you Yankees had forgotten
that the Lord liyeth.''
MEADOW.
After1eayiEEJackson,I L c1in5ed the roof oi tbs
box car, upon which had taken passage, aut
envtloped in cloud ot dust, took "nota6
Of the surrounding country. the first sta
ton Of importance is Meadou, no.ahle only a;
hcls 2 the place go vali4n!ly deieu1ed fc7
weeks since against ten tunes their number
A little back Of the depot, upoa 4 slight ele
yation, is snail stockade fort, construete:
of earth aud surrounded by palIsade Of tim
ber. This fort is Of no account, as specisne
o1 engineering skill, bus it fully answers tn
proposed purpose.
, Beyond Nfcadon, the next station OF impol
| tance is Bolivar. Here there are Il considel
able number Of trooops, and here also coDgrt
EGte hosts Of cotton buyers, t1lo5e specutatoI
rF f{,,1 7Nx. rtY-1,1
f pests Of the Invading army. South CT Bolive1
! we begin to come into the cotton region {
Tennessee. Here there were hundreds {
acus Of the staple, with scores Of the dusk
i SOUS OF tod, bending weari1y beneath hug
i. baskets Of tie snowy fabric. The high p7iG
;, Of cotton at Bolivar has made the planter
hereahcu's enormously weaathy. 4 bale I
1 the acre is about the average product il til
r regien-S225o The average price.
1 GRAND JUNCTION.
+ Is village of small pretentions, q sing
hotel-1le Percy HDuse-aDd few straggliu
dwellings. The former is owned bya Teaitf
: eeccsEionist VINO had one sou killed at Boaya
y and another taken prisoner at the fight of tt
= Hatcbie, aud afterTsri paroled. II view
tue known disloyatty Of the owner, and
. view OF the neccss II Of hospital at th
}" point, I learn it is contemplated to appro51
4 ate it for this purpose.
La GRANGE.
8 Soon after reaching Grand Junction So
i. J died horse, and rode across the count
- three or four miles to Lagrange, at prese
it Gen Grants headquarters. The road thfth
l. took me through large cotton plantation,
n least Thousand acres in extent. Thc bo
. we're bursting, and the whole surface as far
the Eye extends, is white with the costly q
'e pie. This Ilantation is owned by 8 7ealt
Is rtbel, who On the approach q: the Union ar.
: Slipped his "stuckn-the Southern term t
= horses, mules and niggers-to the South, q
IN Of the reach of the 'FAoolitionists," and as
Or consequence the en:ire crop will be waste
hc Here is an opportunity to rtp!cnish the dep
80 ted cctfe1s Of The government. There I
- hnnc1eGs Of women ard children, contra5au
ut at Bo1ivar and Jackson, whose husbands I
is in the employment Of the government, eatl
~ the bread OF idleness. Why not set them
= work to secure this crop, whic1 o+heyw
we'll ard wisely, an order would be issued
c]aring all tho cotton in this region as belos
M itg to the Eation, a1d appropriate the p
:. c.tds towards Gquid1sing the debts which
- so rapidly accnmu'ating.
as LATE SOUTHERN NEWS.
u" I have had an opportunity to e1aaiir
iu- COPY of the Mobile Ncirs ct the 5th inst:
en aRictmond paper Of the "a: TIE news r
a. Richmond is doubtless aa:icipated trom F
ress Murroe- Fzom the Moaite paper 1 /:
efs thai the silly story te|egraphpd from Cairo
the agent Of the associated press relative
d. the capture OF that port is, as anticipated
the time, foolish invention Of the enc
r.w and entirely false. No such demonstr II
| has get BEEN made
". From spies and scouts who, withi1
days have returned from Louisian,, I Il
,.r that Gtn. Butler has taken possession of
,-h salt mines Of Louisiana, and that the r1
- are greatly ex-rcised thereat.
THE SITUATION.
I have so recently Joined the army of
III nesslt, that hare not learned the plans
ted ttntions Of the army, aud If knew it ",
be nanitestlE fmpropsr to reveal them.
one thing you may rest assured, eyerythip
working satisfactorily. and If the comm
Aa5 ing general he allowed to conduct. the
: ID nsigr in his own way, aud his requirement
ted fully aSSas cordially met, the country will
d Of rrasou to ce.sra1;sla;e i:5za on tie ey
~ Gen. Grant has the entire confidence OF
""o ce1s and nen, and am certain will not
light appoint them in whatever emergency he
stoa he }'lactd-
Mr The telegraph and railroad ara In wor
49,. order to LsGrange.
Mt. From The I'D INiaois Rgipatut-Thc Vas
by and Ohio Kdilro7d-hcj joiting in the i
q of o,xr the Aitsno,Wl Of 4EcCl:U.n.
cure Correspondence Of the Chiesgo Tribune
the EESToS, Tena., Nov. IL, Il
the We tthe GA Illinois Infantry were stati
the at Paducah, Kentucky, for nsar month
ere then ordered to Columbus, Kentucky. +
shus we remained but few days until We too
in march for Dixie and established our
ou.r+ars n$ fh;e ri ,ca ~, cStb 4 cf1