, 1862-11-10
fEQfi' CAIRO AND MEMPRls.
Ol7r Forces Advancing GIL
Ed0lly Springs

Especial ulapltch 10 the chicago II1bIfe.
CA1Eo, November s, 1852.
Our forces advance slowly On Ho1l; Springs.
1t is expected the rebels will cvacuate that
1.lace and fall back on Grenada or Jackson,
A;se., where it is sprubsb1e stand will BIZ
made.
A telegram from Washington, referring to
a bogus post Office IN Cairo, without expl,us-
tion, mig ht convey wrong impression Tue
u11icer referred to WIS appointed to superia-
teud The forwarding Of u.ails By Gen. Strong,
in compliance with an order from Gen. Hal
leck, about the time HAlleck left St.
Louis for Corirth. An order waa after
ward issued by Halleck, Which Was'uuder.
stood to abolish the Office referred to. On
icQriIy at the department. at Washington By
til. postmaster here; it was decided the Office
had rot been abolished. aud that the officer
who had been put in'cha:ge Eacuh c0nt1nue
snpsrintenaiug Of the forwarding Of the mails.
Representations were made to Gen. Grant
which induced him to issue an order to the
effect that no more mails should be delivered
to said mail director, aud thus the matter
stands.
Especial Dispatch to the Chicago Tri5unc1
MEArniE, Nov. Il, VA CAIRO. Nuy. 8.
We 1aye but little exciting news here to-
day.
There is nothing new reported from Helena.
| Ali quiet.
The confederate piekets are reported within
| few miles ct the town. Their object Is not
to attack Me1apbis, they say, unless Curinth
ard Bolivar iall, which they anticipate will
| occur shortly.
The confcderatcs are making some move
between here and Holly Springs which they
wish to conceal.
Efforts are making By our citizens to induce
Col D. c. Anthony, our provost marshal, to
| retain his present position, and not resign to
take command OF the Goth Indiana regiment,
If which he has been appointed colonel.
There is to be q grand demonstration OF the
| Union forces here next Mondly with process
sion, speeches, &c.
Il is stated that the Aryus, secession shee:
Ct this city, bus teen notified to mend ite
aays.
Especial Dispatch to the Chicago T1;ounc.1
| CAmo. Nov. 5, 1862.
4 telegram from Colonel Love to headqaar,
ters to-day says there is no doubt abou!
Eaneom having had 6 fight with Woodward's
command. Morgan was not there, lie was
last seen in Springfield On Wednesday going
towards Nashville. I cannot get anything
from Ra2isom but have heard enough to satis
.y nc he was dteid' 81; successful. l know
tha3 some Of Noodward's command were seer
running in every direction and abandoning
their artillery.
| so NJ Sian r5r
vanciug on Holly Springe- The Impression i:
that the rebels will no: stand but 1all bach o.
Grenada or JACKSON
Parties of rebe] cavalry are still eeen neal
Memphis, but this is probably to keep VI
appearances.
Correspondence Of the Cincinnati Commercial
BOLIVAR. Tenn, Nov. i. 1864.
Three days ago Baivsr WAS the advance pos
Of this department Of the army Of the Missis
sippi, and an attack BIZ General Prices arm,
strstiors by the contedarates were dispeIleG
on the I'd, and an advance by our forces I'd:
commenced on the Sd. Our lines already tx
tlnd TO within few miles Of Grand Junction
end The cry Is still forward and soutaward.
Price Las left Holly spEfngs-so report saE;
: and is tttreating suuthward- 1t IL impo:s1
Bile, Of coursc, TO predict 1hat the rebel pro
cranme will be, but 1t is fair TO presume thai
: the column will not stop this side OF Grenada
AID it is not probable THAT they will make AMI
very decided stand until they reach jackson
| Mississippi. Grenada is about ninety mile:
| from this Place; and Jackson about 200. tr'hs
: junction Of the Mississippi Central aud Mis-.
| 6:ssjpei and Tennessee Rlilro1ds Is st Grena
da. The Mississippi Ceu1rl runs to jackson
where it joins another road running east frou
Vicksbur1.. At Grand Junction Gen. Grant.
army can be supplied By railroad from Mem
rhis, distance OF ttty-oue miles. 1t Pfic
| continues his march as far Is Jackson withoa
: fighting, he Will, Of course, destroy the ra.i
! road In mis- rear TO Us great au extent rs posi-
: tle, and 1t will undoubtedly be Cen Grau.'
j policy TO proceed no faster th1n lie can re
: hn!ld and repair the road, Rolling stock c1,
, he supplied at any time from Columbus.
General Grants men arc in hlga spirits, t.
{ krow that this long season of Inactivity Ia
PASSED, and that they ace once more in put
! suit Of the enemy. They seem to have . Erea
!. dca1 Of confidence in their leader, and in thei
: own ahility to defeat the co1federA:es. Rein
torcements have been arriving for few days
D but In what numbers deponent saith not
r. Price is said to have been strongly reioto7ce1
within week, but II 80 much more effectiv
q than be WAS at CoEinth aud Hatchie, wh
i abandon tEe sacred soil in such short order
Mor All er :se :G1se IN eoasa 5nz 81 {hs 81 bat
c lion # rte . !. Ohio cavalry, has Just returne
from Lac1a..Ss, Il point three miles west c
Crane Junction, on the Memphis and Charlie:
ton railrsa0. to which he WAS dispatched fe
days sgo Ia charge Of flag Of truce il refe'
% ence 10 the change of prisoners. He toun
= the rebel pickles usar Lagrange, and delive
l. I'd to sbt1l :. number Of rebel prisoners take
+ at Cosinth and H4tcl1ie- He received a no,
i from General Van Dorm, dated at Holl
g Springs BE- learned from citizens IN the '
q cinit5 OF Lagrange that the rebels had not le
IS holly Springs, but were there in force, est
mated at 30, 900, They have two regiments
Dsyis' Mills. six miles this sido OF Hol
d Springs. They are fortifying abouteight mil
J. below Holly Springs. This woala IN!
T. cate that Gen. Price. Notwithstanding vhat
lie is reported TO have said as Co; iu;h to Beaur
n easd. has some respects for bitches. Maj
d R.cker does not believe the report that rri
ps h=s been reinforced. He couyersed with MAJ
IS Union citizens along the road to Lagrange, ~
1e wss no larger tha1s Whcu it attacked our II
at C1t1nth.