Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1863-07-27
News from the Southwest.


MEMPHIS, July 23.-Gen. Chalmers rebel
forces who have held the country south of
Memphis, are reported to be moving towards
Grenada and Okolona. 1t was reported from
Okolona yesterday, that Gen. Joe Johnston
had fallen back to Chemky river. General
Bragg'S army are mostly at Chattanooga and
Atlanta. None have gone to reinforce Gen.
Johnston. Atlanta is being strongly fortified
by the rebels.
The report that Gen. Pillow is west of the
Tennessee, is untrue. Small bands of guer-
illas are enforcing the conscripton and steal
ing horses in west Tennessee. These are
all the forces that are left to annoy the inhab-
itants.
Charleston dates of July 49, state that Fort
Wagner still holds out, and that the Yankees
had been surprised on Folly island, and that
the iron clads and other Yankee crafts contin-
ued to lombard Fort Wagner.
CAIRO, July 25.-passengers who arrived
here to-day from Vicksburg report thai our
forces have burned jackson, and that the pur-
suit Of Johnston is at an end for the present.
A steamer arrived this morning, bringing
New Orleans papers Of the 10th. They were
brought by the Imperial from New Orleans to
Memphis, that steamer having made the trip
down and back without trouble.
One hundred and two rebel officers from
Port Hudson, arrived here this morning.
They are waiting orders from the secretary of
war. Grierson and his cavalry have arrived
at Memphis
ST. LOUIS, July 26.-Specials from Mem
phis to July 23d give particulars of the occu-
patton of jackson, Miss. On the 18th por-
ton of our forces, under Gen. Parke, made an
attack, and were met by legion of new re-
cruits from South Carolina, who, after an en-
gagement of half an hour, retreated, with a
loss of three hundred Our men occupied
their position until the next morning, when
| they made a second advance, and discovered
that the rebels had evacuated, setting fire to a
| number of houses containing commissary and
| quartermasters' stores, which were entirely
consumed, with an addition of some forty
other bwildings, which were ignited from the
houses fired by the rebels.
| The city was at once occupied by Gen.
| Sherman, who sent cavalry to interrupt COM
munication and prevent the army of Johnston
| from joining Bragg, which it was supposed he
would endeayor to do. The rebel army left
but little behind so deliberately had they left
the place. They took all their sick with them.
| DeSerters are continually coming in from
Johnston's army, and express themselves dis
| satisfied with the shape the campaign has
taken. They are willing to throw down their
arms and take the oath of allegiance.
| The federal loss in the skirmishes and as
sault amounted to 900 men. Few people
were found in the place, most of them for
| eigners. Pemberton was cursed literally as
traitor and unworthy of confidence. At
Vicksburg the federal works are being level
ed and the rebel fortiicetion will be put into
more perfect condition, a number of the finest
! guns being mounted and the place held as
| first class military fertilization.
CAIRO, July 26.-Maj. Gen. Logan and Col.
| Rawlings of Gel. Grants staff, arrived here
| to-day. They report that Gen. Sherman had
returned to jackson. He reports to Gen.
| Grant that the leading citizens of jackson and
the surrounding country have implored him
to take some action by which Mississippi
may be restored to the Union.
Both the army and the people of that sec
ton are completely dispirited and are ready
for peace. They staked their all on Vicks-
burg, and it has fallen. They chung to john
ston as a last hope, and he is utterly van
quished. Gen. Logan was received here with
| many marks of respect