, 1862-11-30

TIE REBEL FaNCE ROW III HOLLY
SPRINGS.
The Campaign Southwark About
to Commence.

the campaign boutnWaFd About
to Commence.
tSpecisl Correspondence Of tho Ch!c..o TrlhnI=
IL Tug FIEIr. LEFT W1sa.
ARNT or 1ESNEssEE, Nov. IS. 1Sta
The news to night is uucommonls meagre
except in rel1tion TO army movements, Of
which caep,Ion is uuGntst!onablJ Improper
AZ iu7persa1.. movement Ri]s a,,eedils be-
made, OF which shall tako care 70 give you
The earliest intelligence, when the proper time
arrives.
Tic cavalry raid O Ia Stuart. Of which I tel
esrarhed you brief psrticn1ars last utght, is
Of hut little Importance, except Is sho via.
to xbnt lengths rebel acdaclty caa be carried.
From TIC ecs. Information In r,y possession,
l an Inclined to think t.tat to kodtis' cavalry
WIS committed this enterprise. 1t seems that
this force w.s Stationed the other sid: ot the
Tennessee, from whence they crossed the
river at Eastport, aud travelling along the
bark orti1 they reached Haubars, struck
across the country 70 the Mobile and Ohio
railroad ut Henderson. Here they destroyed
the telegraph and ri1rta MP the railroad track,
burned tho depot buildings. Eel FIRE 10 co1ton,
captured the telegraph apeT1tor and played
tie old Nick generally. From Henderson they
marched to Pnibon, and committed sinilar
deIEe1atlons, hut hD ding the important points
on the road loo strongly guarded, they wisely
concluded to "gct OUT OF thar aud seek 4
more eongen;al e!:1ate. Accordingly, after
having del4red Tie 1atfead trains Tor twenty
four hours, ard cut ua OIL s1um telcgTaplie
Communication ,.4a Coria:.: for the same
lnE1h Q: s;,ae, THEY departed wcst~ardly for
The Mississippi Contra. r1i.roaa, which they
struck bttwecn Mtadon and Do,i7sr. Tne
only ta,cage they dc1e here Wis to cat the
ts!ccra1h wire aid tesr dawn few po,es. 1t
ia nc! known whether tA5 Proximity Of ths
EraId a14e1 haste 70 lls-- iGoTarlents, bat
TIE inference Is na.uras. FrG:o h.rc they
HaTeNcd in sourhw estcrly direction, since
whtn have hesn1 noti.iuE of them They
will probably ae heard from so-aorrow on tue
iicc of the Memphis Aud Cha1:-ston taiiroad,
west Of Moscow. From ;hence they will
i,zchan}y MAKE = bet line for :he Ta!IaAsteLi.
aid joiu their ceHirsrfs.
THIS cavalry Ea.d Of the rebels Is thought 10
;.sticatt Important movements. Il il rot i'll
ptoballs that they design to a:1ract our astcn.
1Eo1 by thrse bold ci7alEy d2snes to coy-e
Il, II rrt=:ss to 1so;n. considerably south of
T-!:ah.:ch;c, possibly (;7enaiia, although
so:a- hsye thought 1hat A'iekAbarx Is the
1oirt indicated Yesterday = '.reliael. con-
trahare'' cs:ae in with the latter report. aad
FIR time believe i. Was contempl.se: 10
STA. Cui. Lee with lis cavalry division and
fer pieces Of artillery to feel OF the enemy
AID discover if possible his inteAtiors, Il
this pst.j-c: vas at 1Ess entertained, It Was
speedily abandoned, AID Leoce isIse the Re-
pr; Licked cu1roto1asion.
Unc OF our SCOUTS returned From UoNv
sr1snGs tbs morning, but brings nothing rc7
OF Important. The enemy aye not there IN
aug lofce. He counted thirty pickles, al
ted. IN town-ru. 2 very Formidable 1e!ce,
truly.
In the coming Federal movement, .rel, Lee
will probably lzSt tic advance. aud will ioub.-
e!sss have small account - settle with the citi-
ztusa1d others Tho we're c1ucr7ae,t In l1rr.
ing tie rcor n:e5ro who gave rs vaIaAlle IT,
formation during orr -.tect occua.;ioo of
1:clly Springs,
motto" that yoE characterize tie recent
abantoEsaeIs oi U1liT S.rizEs rs "a1etro-
grade movement Eot easily explained-'' l. in
a:iued that expedition was ney-r !lt-i3ei Is
III advance ihoEe.ient-6iE.:y Z r-conEe:..
esnce il force, the otiet: aring net 50 ~ Il
the o1cu uPa:iou Of Hvily Springs IS to dxcoy-
eT :Ae ecera1 : position aad his ;ateations,
3,.1 sI,.4 : =.