East Saginaw courier. (East Saginaw, Mich.) 1859-18??, 1862-12-23

y StNtltHlAh ~ me- 10 bHS iNlioAbl
that Charles summer has rendered tho
portfolio olllhe State, Mr.. Sumpers is,
perhaps, ofall our statesmen, the most
conyersant with foreign affairs.
FROM THE SOUTHWEST.
CINoiNNATb Dec. "a, ~
Advices from Rosecrans To-Day re.
port that the enemy arc moving slowly
on our lines, evidently with the inten-
ton of giving us battle. Tho move
ments on tho enemy's left indicate an
Intention to turn our right flank, Rose
craus writes that he is fully prepared
to meet tho enemy, and confident of
giving Bragg a terrible logging; he
also says, that COMMUNICATION with Louis,
vile may be cat off, built will only be
temporary, and as an engagement may
occur a. any time, the authorities are
using extra eXortions to have supplies
forwarded to Nashville. arr,luy f.-.
We have further reports that Price and
VanDorn are moving to reinforce Bragg
also Of u movement of Grants army to
aid Rosecrans. 9 .. rg,u.t55s a.4iso
sft hr.arE s1 CAtRo Dec. 2l.ma
An engineer of the freight train
which LEFT Grand Junction yesterday
says that a repeat prevailed there that
Holly Springs hal been attacked by
the rebels, and all the cotton burned,
ourlorces having beeu previously With.
drawn to reinforce ia ckson. Rebel
scouts were seen on the hills along the
road ......... f..., .-..-.
A passenger train, from Columbus to
Jackson, was fired into on Friday morn
ing, but succeeded in reaching Jackson.
The freight train which went out the
same day returned. ID
Col Fry and his comand were forced
to surrender. if elsa
Trenton and lTumbolt are reported
taken, aud Gen. Davies has telegraphcd
to Col. Doughty, at Paducah, to be pre-
pared for any emergency. aa4.
They are supposed now to be march.
ing on Trenton, intending to burn the
trestle-work this side.
1t is thought that they camo from
GAINESVILLE, through Columbia, and past
Fort Donelson jackson. In the mean
time they are crossing the Tennessee
River and they arc about 5000 strong, al.
though excited imagiuations place the
figures at 1000. They are good fight.
crs AMI flushed with their late success.
Any point on the Memphis and Ohio
Railroad is subject to sudden attack
and destruction. h"@ "i
An offonsivo movement viii coon 10
made again.
As tho Tennessee River is rising it
must prove serious obstacle to their
retreat, if properly watched.
No one is allowed to leave Columbus,
KY, without a pass from Gen. Grant.
We have just learned that in consc.
quenco of rumor that Kenton had been
taken the troops at Hickman were with
drawn last night, and many of the in
habitants came with them to Columbus.
All the cotton was brought up last
Wednesday afternoon. ileq l
Philadelphia, Dec. 81
Tho Washington Star of yesterday
says: "The situation here is more in.
tcresting and exciting just now than on
any field of baltic. 81.
"Washington is full of rumors, none
of which are reliable. Half dozen
statements are confidently made. 1t is
also said that Fessender has been posi-
lively rendered the State Department,
but declined, except with an entire now
Cabinet; further, that Sumner has been
rendered the same positions and, further
that all the Cabinet has followed the ex
}, ample of Mr.. Seward. 81.
The O'Clock edition Of the same pa
per says: Mr.. Chase has rendered hi
resignation, and we have every reason
to believe that Mr. Blair has done tn,
, same.
: at appears to be generally believed
that by nightfal all their colleagues viii
!. follow their. example, if they have no
f already done So
: Washington, Dec. 90.
A number of the border State Com
missioners appointed by the committee
: state that in the interview with the Pres
ident yesterday he informed them that
as to his emancipation proclamation, b
had acted from tho belief that it woul,