The New York herald., 1862-12-22
NEWS FROM the REBEL STATES.

NEWS FROM the REBEL STATES.
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The Rebels Being Reinforced In North
neutrality-suspicious. OF UniOnists In
Aiabnmu--Alarm OF the Rebels at the
Union 4Ovements-Items from Rebel
Newspapers, &C., SC.
NASHVILLE. Dec. 81, 1862
Tie Chattanooga Daily Rebel of Friday the 10th instant
contains tho folowing:--
WILMINGTON, N. c., Dec II, 1862
General Gustavus Smith s being heavily reinforced at
Goldsboro. There heavy firing there yesterday in
which the enemy renusod with heavy loss Our loss
;rebeD was small
Morr.E. leo. II, 1852
The following s spocisi dispatch to the Advertiser
dated NcSsburg, the i6th:Two Yankee gunbosts wen,
up the river yesterday and another this morning
The Tribune earns that the Unionists fired on tine train
between Tupelo and Okolona. Nobody hurt, The train
proceeded to 0koona. which Immediately evacuated
and everything moved to Egypt satio was taken
Monday morning, ans Pontiac at eoyen O'Clock by
twenty Eve abconsts, which is said be the advance
of nine thousand who making through that country
Shannon attacked by the Unioniss at two O'Clock
the same day
AuGrsrA, Ca, Dec. H. is82 .
Tho steamer Herald arrived a. Confederate port to-
day with valuable cargo and the remains OF General
Tom Cobb. Major Generals Loriug aud NeG, recently
commanding ia West Virginia. arrived at Jackson Miss
recently, for duty in that department. Major General
Lowell was relieved b. Icring.
The Chattanooga Eoaeer Is alarmed at Union demon.
stratons II the enemy is in motion everywhere.
The great programme that been i'll preparation 50
ong for crushing the rebellion would seem TO have be-
gun Thus far SUCCESS has crowned arms; bu. great
battles are still impending. 1t ssys parties from Muir.
eesboro the 18th report rebel limos still advancing on
Nashville. mot much we think.
Ia the Rappahannock battles the Boner says Arohers
brigade suffered severely. II 70 merIy commanded
by General Bsb. Hsttou and General Anderson Of Ten
nesses consisting Of the First Seventh and Fourth Ion
nessce regiments General Hood OF Texas commanded
the division and morts,,y wounded. Ha was one Of
the rebel Generals.
Beauregard is expecting attack at Charleston BY
land and water Psrnberton's army was at Grenada on
the 12th inst. Price six miles west Tghuans d.
vision six miles east Van Dorn's headquarters
were In Grenada.
The Basa is informed that there are bu. few rebel
troops the Mobile Railroad near okolona.
The Banner grols deeply because the remainder OF tho
conedoacy refuses Tennessee due credit for her
efforts and great sacrifices behalf OF tue rebolicn II
says before Bragg reached Kentucky rebel agents collect
from Tennessee from 600 ID 100000 hogs 900 70
0000 beoyes, $4,000 pounds bacon 60 900 sacks
wheat, aud oOe TO 10, 900 barrels -four
Indeed country was so far dgabed that Bragg had
lately found IL difficult to subsst the army aloug the
Cumberland 1t proceeds to scold the confederacy for
depicting Tennessee, reminding the government that
further State agents could buy for 81 70 per
bashcl.
We are assured, says this Bd,s., by the highest au
thority that tho campaign or the comsgary agents f
the government in Middle Tennessee rroduccd more
supplies the army than Braggs entire expedition into
the heart Of Kentucky.
correspondent Of tho 2ichcend EeqtsSer giving an
account of the Unons.s crossing the Rapahaunock sayE
the Unisniss resisted by Barsdales Mississippi
brigade and q she'll from a Union gun knocked q tall
chimney down upon the Seventeenth Mississippi wound
ing twenty yeight Of them. The rebels lost hundred
and ffty n this affair.
Two rebel regiments sent 70 cover the retreat OF the
Mississippi regiments, broke and fed from the Held
The yicksburg Whi0, Of the 13th says two Union guu-
boats up the Yazoo the 9th inst and at BIskes
plantation torpedoss which exploded With
out don. mischief The boats sred four shots and With
drew,
The publication Of tie Mcsnphis AfYsor will re-
sumed at Jackson, Miss.
The rcbe; papers do not boast about tho battle in front
of Nashville There plenty Of exciting rumors, bnt
material change.
Morgan reported IN force at Hsr,svile Friday
night and preparations made for him. General d.
STANLEY iolowed sharpy WIN cavalry 10 kufa t ana
found no symptoms Of the oDe,ay. 10 day have
ports that Morgan has crossed the Cumberland strong
Force at Eomc, above Hanesville.
We have combination yet rebel detachment,
with artillery, thsew about fifteen shos yesterday
evening whore they supposed pickc,s Genera
Van cleye sent force after them; they ssedadded
Twenty rebels Ia United sta,cs oyercoets undertook 70
surprise coonot stancys escort Of cavalry Of twelve
men and badly bsndicd. staulcys wouldn't
scare but fought severely, woundng the rebel
nantcr, killing two three, and chased the oreuy
home This afternoon Colonel stanlcy's brigade
attacked whilc forasing, and the enemy again
pulsed.
Three or four Of them wsuudod, many Killed,
and six captured. The remainder OF the slrmishing
during this week in favor Reports continue to
exaggerats lhc rebel strength Seventy ihousand is
very big estimate.