The daily Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1862-1863, 1862-12-09
Expiring Note of the Grenada Appeal
from the Memphis Bulletin, 5th.l

From the Memphis Bulletin, 5th.l
We have information direct from Heii-
ena as to the movements and operations
of the late expedition from that place in
charge of Gen. A. p Hovey
The expedition consisted of 5000 in
fantry under General A. p. Hovey, and
1000 cavalry under General Washburn.
Gen Steele did not accompany the ex-
petition.
1t started from Delta on last Friday
morning, and marched twenty miles the
first day. On the second day, about
noon, it struck the Coldwater stream,
which it followed to its mouth, reaching
it that night, where the infantry under
Gen. Hovey remained On the next
day, Saturday, Gen. Washburn, with the
cavalry, pushed forward, and on Sunday
struck the Mississippi Central road five
or six miles above Grenada, toward
Holly Springs, where they tore up the
track and burned two bridges. While
there, Gen. Washburn learned that the
rebels were in force at Grenada, and
fortified He therefore determined not
to go to Grenada, but instead fall back
to Hardees Station on the Mississippi
and Tennessee Railroad. There the
General destroyed the railroad SO that it
will take month to repair it. General
Washburn then fell back twelve miles to
the mouth of Coldwater. On Tuesday
he went to Pamela, and burnt several
hundred yards of bridge and tressel
work, after which he fell back to the in
fantry under Gen. Hovey, at the mouth
of Coldwater, from which point dis
patches of the above movements were
sent to Helena, reaching there about
o'clock on Thursday morning.
1t will thus be seen that Gen. Wash
burn did not go to Grenada at all, as
was reported at Gen. Sherman's head
quarters on Tuesday.
1t is true that Grenada was evacuated
on Saturday, but, owing to misinforma-
ton, Gen. Washburn did not go there,
though he was within six miles, and
there was nothing to prevent his occupy
ing the place.
The last number of the Grenada APP
peal was published on Saturday Tho
leading editorial is as follows:
THE SITUATION IN THE SOUTHWEST.
Government cannot longer disguise
the fact that the principal purpose of the
Federals at present seems to be to ac
complish results III the Southwest and
on the Texas gulf coast We have every
reason to believe that the enemy has
already massed forces enough to so
seriously threaten the country, that it
will only be the course of prudence for
our armies in Texas, Arkansas, Mis-
souri,, and elsewhere, to watch their
movements, especially as Texas is
Il.
the lead of Banks. The forces at He
lena are being reinforced, California
brigade has reached our western Dor
ders, and other preparations are going
on, to operate against MS.
1t will be the mission of McClernand
and Butler, aided by the fleets of Farra-
gut and Porter, to operate Immediately
on the river Our preparations to meet
and prevent a junction of their forces
are believed to be ample and unless we
neglect to contest the advance of their
cooperating land forces, we have moth
ing to fear. What our preparations are,
either as to numbers or the character
and equipments of troops, we have moth
ing to saw except to remark that if the
government has neglected to provide for
the emergency that will surely be forced
upon us, it will permit a blow to be
struck at a vital portion Of our country,
the consequences of which may be Sc
serious as to be dangerous to all our
purposes.
Grant and Rosecrans will seek to oc
cupy Mississippi and Alabama from the
North. The plans of the former are be
ing developed, and are as we surmised
they would be some two weeks ago. An
attempt to reach positions fanking the
forces under Price and Van Dorm is now
being made; Sherman on the west, from
Memphis, and Thomas on the East, from
Corinth, are endeavoring to advances
along the lines Of the Mississippi anC
Tennessee and Mobile and Ohio roads
while Grant, with his center, threatens
our front on the Mississippi Central. Ii
the west we know preparations are made
TO contest the advance of the 1ankin;
column. Whether they are sufficient O.
not remains to be seen. Grant will b.
checked, and Thomas can be.
In all the warlike preparations to in
wade North Mississippi, we see nothin;
TO warrant a panic, yet enough of DANCE
TO induce the employment by our author
tiles Of all the strength they can control
and our citizens to make every exertiol
and sacrifice, to harass and drive bael
the enemy. When England failed t
drive Napoleon from Spain, the liberia
ton of the country was brought about b
the people, as he was forced to admi
What the organized armies of a powerfr
nation failed to do, was accomplished b
the perseverance and saerifces OF a dete
mined people, and they unorganized an
unskilled in the rules of war by whic
their invaders we're governed. WIS
they were fighting for we are fghtiug TO
and what they did we can do. We r
peat, panic, instead ofa determined r
sistance, would be disgraceful to Missi
sippisas. The latter will save our HON,