, 1862-12-12
FROM GEN. GRANTS ARhaY.
Pursuit of the Enemy South Of
Oxford.
The Rebels Burning their Tents and
Baggage Wagons.

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AT PLANTATION EIGHT MILES SOUTH OIL
D,,-a, oxPoHp MISS; oS TIE
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,;,r 3,.saf aa.;-,,e - s., t1,,
nars ~ +ha .o,,+so % ~ tho ~
ro,,o,o1 uaro;1ta1 ;.,to,1;o.o..a - -. aaos,,
+ion md boa m t;r, ~ ,n,,-o o1,sorro+;ors
oronn , ~ ~. ,s -a,s ss,.1a-r,,nI,.rs s .ra ]-
This morning + rode aronnd the citv and
,r,s strnc1 Win its singular heautv IN The
construction of a7most everv dwc,1ino and in
the surroundings of evero,rcen and anuar;nr
..,,-,,1,z r COW AZ o,;danoor - +,-+a o,,a -e
t1na-na,,+ The +our,, 10 roa,,,,r,. 1a,a ant.
"Asn. .ne .o"" - 4' LIN Jus
built OF brick, with line court house In the
centre Of the public square, 4 feature not at
al1 uncommon in the laying out Of Southern
- o~fora h.e =. ,,on1,1e+;or ~ q m ..,s
to"ns' JAW. LAO Poeu...ion =. " e,o9o' 1lu
before the breaking out Of the rebellion was
extremely f40urishinr. Here. 7 am to1d is
Tho res;5snoa of Tbomnron +bo aJ;sa;ss;nn;
NAe .es'"en4e ~ ' NV -.4'o-pr-
member OF Buchanan's Cabinet There were
here also nourishing male and female colleges,
INIT their doors are closed and their olorp i7c-
D"o ~~A1 oN'
parted.
BOW IT WAS CAPTURED.
1here were several Incidents connected
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WILL tne capture u oA1ofo WHICH, PastooA
largely Of the ridicu1ous. When our boys
were charging at the top Of their sneed
.t-a-.:,, +17 .t,oo+. ro-,o,, ,.z,-,,os o.,,t
through the streets one woman rushed e1clt-
euA1 ~ 49, ooo1 ~ .1eN N'e5' auo' "!tn
ar1a6 ahll'ioo anu LILLE Oh sslnins IL Ine "1nu,
screamed out at the top OF her voice, "Go it
aa.z-,r5e, Thon1- God r ,boin+ oo+ ~ frionds
e~S ''~ N'-NA-A'
IN the Southern army"
Just before We entered the town the rear
guard Of the enemy set fire to the large
9r,rebonsea FLIED with corn cotton ond
soiata1E eus4E. ~ 0Aloiu, - Iol' Leg sue
ceeaea ald N capturing @ la!ge nnmGer OF prison-
glsNzoo u laeM. Du5ulG lne ena1ge, Major
4 DuckHorln VI gAShso1s tennessee cavalry,
vas eaP.Hrea ! %mis ietl1ng 4l aoWn a force to
atplGy ms cavalry 1nto Inc strceL 10 repele our
141ly. ana acknowledged hlmself thirty beaten.
ne hgh!y comRhmented Col. Lee Tor the skill
ne nag alsp1ayed III planning me attack, and
said his cavalry were no match for the fan-
kecs. among INC prisoners were Judge
Stcarn, Confederate States Attorney, and
The troops we're CHARTERED upon the town,
and cQmmitted but few outrages. They took
corn and chickens and everything that could
pc eaten, anu IN 1eW instances l was sorry
| to learn that some Of our men entered houses
and other yaluables, As soon as this was re-
ported to Col Lee, ne at once placed the gull
| ty parties under arrest and severely punished
them.
7HEPrRsu1T SOUTH OF OXFORD.
/ Atu o'clock this morning we again COM
Towa vas yery ear1y in The 5aV sent nnon n +ha i,
| Coffceyilie rad yrhifher we h,d 1carnad ~ -
| consi1oroh1o cninrcn 1od ro+rant,5 "Tu 49, !"
| Col. Fec started upon the Pittsboro road 1.s A.
| I acromnonied fhr latter can onlv desor;bo
| what occurred under nv own Immediate oh. M
/ seryation. t Infer. however. that Co1 Hatrh
is dome well On lie Coffpeyi11e rood since ~
| met inst ot Tho mint where thr P;ttsharo !"
| rooj hranehns ~ from thn Toffarr;11a .oa5
i1So miles helo1r 6yfoTd an cnf;ra co1nno-,u
| Of the enenly's cavalry were eant1,red while
st,rd;nr n;nEet Amn93r +hosa nnroo a,,,+n;'s
ond i;.;5; mani 3'1no16 1l1se "els" Ut pl''ln
! LII a., ~ fn,,+,I +i,a ,oaar 1>o;77.- o,,+ ~,
+;11a, n,,I ~. ~ ~ ns:t
4ho MA fran, 1ba rai,1e ~ +a ,,raoad; l1
lad rendered @ red then, M impassable. inn IS M n. nIeasa1} 5
1r4atba se,, dr;ad = ,4s ~ ~. -. Hteean1
,r;tha',t mH 5;a;aH1tr ~ uP' aAu "0 aoSaneeu
"!nuaa Tn1oa Wills u,aeus, ftS,,, o~fora o oox,
,a,,.e ~ So,1;'.n t,s1r'1, r., ~ ~ te VIZ
n0;4n " horrh3S sf 1iia y XII ~ S d1ausrua
S3;t;n1, !E,;c1 III ra"1! y t1,a; a.t ,nt IA ~
l ~,
snpS oe M a ~ - .o ~ ~
4st ;'n ~ ~ I4 r7oi9 . Ia "
.neeI ssnSe S -. -. AS' ~ Monu uoI ~ ntino ~
..a 1ao9 ~ ~ ~ 33,hn .nu asAeI W..
sney VIZ ~, Wsi.IE WVuGinE ~. ny, wv ! 4ll12
1.,st on IN - H,,, s'' ~ 'sn itsnt
ea,,ra ~ ~ ~ 4-rn ;.,nd @ ~ ~ l.u.s:s.
Afr;cap sruffa wh;c,' Ia asfnd III tho
nassel out of hcaring inst beyoni, We can
1ured four prisoners belonging to the 19tl
Mississippi regiment, and 4 little further on
four more OF the 50th Tennessee, the latte
badly wounded, the result OF our cannonadiuE
last. Indeed, prisoners were brought III con
tinlally, SO that by the time We reached th'
1oEenapatopha we found, on counting noses
that NC had hfty OIL them. we made but on
halt before reaching that stream, and that Wal
when our sklfmlshers thrown ont IN advance
| reported tic enemy in line OF battle On on
| Left All examination proved the renor
groundless, and nc marched along lelaurel,
TIL We rcaehea t4s poltom III tne center o
~ Encn CIT: runs tu9 iMo.enapatol,u M pn aiteI Ia
.".s nolroi Eaii't oseol:S aiaios c
aulaHSas, '4o Is ie4ulie4 " ~ psluEta to
;oat ~ aai t1S, ~ II ~ tuGLslorc ~ ~
HntIE ~ . ~ ica!a tnts npl'on. ueloae LIZ encii1
~ 1;,tin ~ y" aiatuy ene Tiss me & Mel
4,r,.o 49,, 49, ~ as au.ance " io!n
central portion were W thrown into the ri rive1 CT