The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1862-09-30
Important Rebel Movements.

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MENruIs Sept 10, 1862 ,
To-day ! had conversation with a
gentleman who has Just arrived from
Grenada, Mississippi, aud received infor.
nation in respect 10 rebel movements
now on foot, that is not only important, 4
but startling. The gentleman in ques-
ton had been detained a prisoner at
Grenada for some days past, lie is
man Of intelligence, capable Of drawing
his own differences from all that he saw
and heard, and his opinion is entitled 10
the highest consideration. The conclu-
sion arrived at is, that the great move
merit Of rebel forces toward the North,
along the Mobile and Ohio and the Mis-
sissippi and Tennessee railroads, the
leading ideas of the rebel commanders
are, TO recapture this city, 20 gel posses
sion Of Fort Pillow, and 60 cross Prices
army from that or some other point on
the river above here, into Missouri.
There are some reasons for thinking
that these attempts are TO be made very
soon. perhaps within a few days There
is no longer room for doubt that they
contemplated a sudden descent upon
some point in this vicinity.
My Informant was at Grenada durinl
the whole OF last week, and says that
during that time and up to the time
when he eft, immense trains, some of
them seeming half mile in length,
crowded TO their utmost capacity with
troops, were continually passing Grena-
da on their way TO Holly Springs, two
three and even four such trains Icing
sent ack past Grenada during the same
night. This was understood TO be BreCk-
inridge's division, and during the last
ten days as many as sixty or seventy
thousand troops must have passed north
ward The crowded state of all the
northward going ira ms on the road may
be inferred from the fact that eight men
who had deserted from p ices army,
and who were TO be sent back to him al
Abbyville, had been taken down to every
train that passed for three DAYS, but in
noe of which room could be found for
them.
These forces were transported by the
railroad to Holly Springs which is about
forty miles southeast of this city, but il
was well understood throughout the army
| that they were TO move Immediately from
that place as soon as the entire force had
| come up.
Price, whose army is represented as
large but much demoral lied. is also
moving up to Join Breckenridge at Holly
Springs, The only figures l could obtain
relative to the strength of Prices diyis-
ion was that he had $4,000 cavalry but
setting his whole force at 10000, which
is much below what rumor gives him,
and adding these TO Breckinridgcs di-
vision already at Holly Springs, il makes
the enemy's force at that place in the
neighborhood Of l0C 900.
Grenada, it will be remembered. is at
the junction of the Mobile and Ohio and
the Mississippi and Tennessee Railroads.
and from there, after seeing the forces
pass up on the Mobile and Ohio Railroad,
my informant came by the Mississippi
and Tennessee Railroad to Seuatobia, on
his way to this place.
Gen. Smiths recent expedition broke
up the road and destroyed the bridge
over Cold-Water beyond fernando, and
trains do not now run further north than
Senatobia, and he was obliged to come
in hack from Senatobia.
| Although orders had been received from
the rebel headquarters at Jackson to es-
cort him beyond the lines, and he had
been provided with guard for that pur-
pose he was several times stopped and
detained by gucrrillas who who were
holding the road between Senatobia and
this city. Last night he was arrested
by them and compelled 20 go severa
miles eastward from the road TO wher,
they were encamped. He was detained
all night, but allowed toprocced this
morning.
During last night several messenger
came and went between the camp wher,
he was detained and Nillipgue's CAM
which he afterwards learned was abou
fifteen miles north of fernando, conse
quently about fifteen miles from thi
city
What Eillipigues force was he did no
learn he only learned that jackson
cavalry and Persons cavalry whic
have been scouting through the countr,
west of fernando TO the river had Join
ed Nillipigue, and that various othe
bands of guerrillas were expected in.
During the time that the gentleman wa
retained as a prisoner at Grenada he wa
) confined in a building temporarily ar
ranged for a guard house and militarl
prison, the windows were barred an,
i without SASH and he could hear all ia
conversation that passed between tn
guards and the persons who came an
went between the railroad depot aud TIA
town, and in all these conversations th
contemplated attack on this city. an
Fort Pillow, and the crossing of Prize
! / into Missouri were common talk. Afte
, his release he found IL was the sam
throughout the army and among the cit
zens.
Prices army, as before mentioned,
said to be much demoralized and many {
f his men are deserving. Seventeen desert
3 ers from Price were brought in TO the pris
/ ON AZ Grenada AT one time. These me
e had deserted and were trying TO NAH
e their way TO the Federal forces ut Hell,
, ma, and had reached the river a shol
distance above Helena While they wcr
looking for skiis or canoes, or som
means Of getting across the river, the
were oyertakcn by the gucrillas an
2 carried back TO Grenada. They wen
4 miserably clothed, all of them ragge,
q and gavaroI az thap, haVeg,,f.d M.