, 1862-12-20
FROM GRANT'S ARMY.
Moving ForWnrd-Eho Campaign
Again Fairly Opencd-The Encmy
still Occupy Grenada In F0rcc-Eho
late Col. Mccullough

[secpial Correspondence ofthe Chicago Tribune.1
In TIE ADVANCE, Two MILES WEST OF
WATER VALLEY, Dec. IS, 1852.
Our period Of resposc is ended, and hence
forth we inaugurate and participate in the
more stirring events Of the campaign in North
crn Mississippi.
Yesterday morning at nine O'Clock, Col.
Hatch with the 2d brigade Of the cavalry di-
vision crossed the Yockena below Springdale,
and is now in camp two miles cast Of Water
Valley, pieketing the crossings Of the Otucka-
1offa above the town, and the roads to the
eastward At the same hour Col Lee, with
the 1st brigade crossed the Yockena at the
Springdale ford and is ROW in camp two miles
west Of Water Valley, and now guards the
crossings Of the Otuckaloffa below Wafer
Valley and the road to the westward.
Col. Mizener Of the Sd brigade moved his
command at noon yesterday, and is now in
camp one mile north Of Water Valley. Col.
Mizner has placed Provost guard in Water
Valley and is now ssrunning the town. and
guarding the railroad bridge ACROSS the Otucka-
loffa and plcketing the roads towards Coffee
vile.
ALI The sick and wounded are removed to
Oxford, and there is now nothing to interfere
with the efficiency of the division.
Col. r. Lyle Dickey has the general direc-
ton Of the movements Of the division as here
tofore.
The infantry will speedily foIlow, and we
may consider the campaign as again fairly
opened.
| The report Of the occupation Of Grenada BIZ
our forces under Gen. Steele, which appeared
| so prominently in the Northern papers, Of a
recent date is known here to be untrue It is
definitely ascertained that the enemy OCCUPY
Grenada in force. lsaw q citizen last evening
who left Grenada two days ago, and he in
forms me- that the enenly's pickets extent
three miles towards Coffeeyil1e. In a day o.
two we shall be able definitely to ascertain
just where the enemy are, and what are th,
prospects of fight. If Gen. Holmes with hi
10000 troops from Arkansas" has crossed
particularly the Northern papers inform us
he has probably effected a junction with Price
Van Dorm & Co., and VIC shall very likely b
compelled to meet them in the vicinity q
Grenada. The Yallabusha River, which il
periods Of high water is nasigable to Grenada
lies just in front of the town, and the crossln
, will doubtless be obstinately defended Til
bridges are destroyed, but the river is fordabl
1T the present sta ge Of water.
Of feourse, when the next twenty four houl
may determine Just what the obstacles may
which will interfere with our progress soutl
/ ward, it is useless to speculate upon probabl
, movements, I think commit no indiscr'
ton in stating that when we do move we sl,a
: have proper support, and not be compelled #
l. want Of it to make retrograde movement, ;
r we did at Coffeeyille.
The body Of the gallant Col: MeCnlloug]
who died SO bravcly Oh the battle field Of Co
: fecyilie, passed through camp yesterday, {
! its way to his friends IN Mclean county, n
: nois. He had been buried by Col Jackson
d the 1st Tennessee cavalry in his ordina!
a clothing, aud without coffin. The body W
brought by Capt. Webster who had Charge
|" a flag Of truce which went out to obtain it.
Occupation of Co5fceVlI1e-A Flag
, Trnce-A Successful For&ging EXP
= ditlon-Another Flag of TrHce-1n
S poTtaut Information from u Contr
baud-IaptuFc OF a Rebel Bearer