Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1862-12-03
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], 81 From the West.
|ssfKNoxyILLE, TENN, Nov. 2S.--Ths
Knoxville Register says Col. Howard Ala
bama cavalry returned to East Tennessee
| from Kentucky With Eve thousand hogs
Gen. Bragg has fifteen thousand cattle ant
ten thousand hogs. ..-.,
/ Col. Duke, of Gen, John, H.. Morgan
command, says a general engagement nsa,
Nashville is imminent.4sq.ztssg,.;.a
On the. 18th, near, Lebanon, Morgan
eaptured a wagon train, and one hundred
and eighty prisoners, and on the 18th
drove the ,Abolitionists out Of Lebanon, xii
ling and wounding considerable nnube
OF them g ae s. s.,s s:l.s g:...! s.g,.1s
l. MOBILE, Nov. 29.-The ,Adpertiser ,aa.c
Register has despatch dated saltillo, 27tt
ult, which says, that on Sunday, 23d,
regiment Of new Abolition recruits at Cor
iuth refused to obey marching orders fo
Grand Junction. Two regiments attempt
ed to coerce them, whenSa severe fight fol
klowed; continuing three hours, resulting ii
tagreat number killed and wounded on bott
sides. 1t is said that thetroops from Rien
siwere ordered7up to quell the insurgents
but the fight had ceased. sas .2Esg 5e2
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tssst IMPORTANT d MOVEMENT We slearr
from gentleman just through from Lin
rcolndom, that the latest Cincinnati papers
filed with the details Of an important move
meut, soon tobe made by the abolitiouist:
down the Mississippi Major General Nc
Glernaud 1.-THE head of sten thousand in
Sfsntry, proceeded by seventeen. gun boats
is to 'go down the river to some point II
Mississippi, supposed to be aVicksbarg, anc
there begin their work Of devastation The
Egunboats and troops are now collecting a
|IColumbus, KY. -acAattaaooga Rebel, Goth
~ ~ = k1sasss-s se-4.e..=ss -=-;tt .'tst
ssB0r General Johnston will not reach tn.
Department of the West, where he is K
take command u moment 800 soon. 1t is
understood that the command to which he
has recently been appointed will embrace
all the troops between the AlleghsEies and
the Mississippi; but in looking over this
broad field public attention is unanimously
E6xed7on those few points in Tennessee where
plainly hangs the issue of the Western cam
Fpaign;; sss sssssst7 - ss.s8aslszss. s.s.r2'
Itthas already been reported that Gen.
Bragg with his whole army and large por.
ton of Gen, Kirby Smiths are near Mur.
freesboro5, The enemy has been largely
,reinforcedet, Nashville, and is moving down
upon our ferces.F, sGens. Forrest and Nor.
gan have. Withdrawn from Lagergne, which
is sixteen miles. this side Of Nashville, and
fallen back TO Murfreesboro', thirty two
southeast Of Nashville. At tbispoint,
and at Tullahoma, thirty miles this side)of
Murfreesboro and hence sixty two miles
from a Nashville, are the localities occupied
by cur troops under Bragg. s.s ,ss4a III: :.
"a its scarcely probable, however, that the
great battle Of the West will be joined BY
our armysin itspresent. position, AT Mur-
freesboro' there are said to be but a few, ad,
3yantages for successful defense OF, strategy /;
nor are the heaviest columns Of eur forces
at that place. Tullahoma is more ,adpan-
tageously situated for combat. 1t is ,situa-
ted on the .table-landl west of Cumberland
Mountains, having these mountains, rang
ing and spreading out on the right and q
river flowing on the left hand. ,On this
field it is: probable that there will, before
many days. be disputed the fate of at least
the States involved iu the present situation
of the Western campaign. sss,.-.g.
These States are Tennessee, Kentucky
aad Alabama, Should we fail 10 the en-
gagement apparently about to take place,
we shall probably loose the whole Of Middle
Tennessee and North alabama, will. but
little prospect Of regaiuiug them this winter,
But with q decisive victory ws may expect
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thai Nashville will be occupied by our for
ees, and that Middle Tennessee and South.
ern Kentucky willretnrn again to the em-.
braces Of the Confederacy, The prizes be-
fore our eyes are great, and the fortune
that is to decide them will be watched with
anxious interest .--Richmond Examiner.
How. to Clothe and Shoe our Soldies.
Nearly al Of our soldiers now 10 the ar
my have at home father, mother, wife, ais
ter or brother. These relations undertook X,
months ago, to send to the son, brother, pr
husband 8, a,suficiency of clothing and shoes,
at intervals, that would make than suf-
GENTLY comfortable. But what was tho
consequence? Why, railroad agents, or
somebody along the line Of Transportation,
either stole or mislaid them to such an ex-
tent, that the plan was found useless. ..r
Government officials at Richmond get
their Jig salaries, have official hours-at
9 and 10 'clock-but seem to forget that
the poor soldier, the pillar and the prop.
the patriot Of his country-is in the cold
climate of Virginia, bare.tooted, without
clothing in sleet and snow. ...-.
Athome, relations have prepared, iu
every instance within my knowledge, cloth