The southern enterprise. [volume] (Greenville, S.C.) 1854-1870, 1863-01-22

The Texans were again ordered 70
charge, and Major Dillon, Of Van
i)orn's staff, whose gallan,ry during the
expedition was particularly conspicuous.
attempted to lead them to the attack.
but the men refused 10 follow. be,
iieving The way i,npassablo and the DO.
sition too strong for a csvslsy demon.
ssration alone. Colonel McCulluppb
of the Missouri cavalry, was ordered to-
get IN The rear Of the railroad battery.
OUT the track 10 prevent its escape. and
capture il. believe he succeeded In
cutting the road, but our force. were
compelled 10 Withdraw, and the steam
battery was mol taken. The forces then
pushed on to Midd!eburg and bolivar
snd attacked both places, but found
them Too strongly defended and par,;,
soned 10 succeed in taking either of the
points. o. - =. : : : : '
When the conmand turned back
after Its unsucccssfu! attack upon Boil
var, the enemy sent force OF 1000.
comprising the three branches If the
service. out after Van Dorm, and made
giant efforts to flank and, cut. of his
i"rce, hut this dashing officer was too
wary f"r them, aud succeeded in re-.
turning with 400 head Of captured
horses and mules, laden with spoils In,
ken from The enemy. The presence of
Gen. Van Dorm with the cavalry expe
d''ion the Yankees could not under
stand, and they believed he was ad,
vancing at the head of our whole army.
lhe enemy are now, beyond doubt,
.orced 10 fall back. to jackson. aud For.
ro~t, in all probability. will accelerate
their movements towards CoIumLus
Kentucky.
Gen. Van Dornts raid proved entire
~ successful. and is to be regarded AS
one of the most Important, il not the
most important, Gu, airy demonstrations
OF tue war. lIo has caused the enemy
a loss Of stores which il will take months
to recover fr"m, and has deprived his
command Of everything essentially ne
cesssry to the placing Of his forces in
the field. I: is TO he regretted tha, he
does not remain in command of the Ell
tire cavalry Of The army. We learn tha.
lac has bcen'orlercd to report to Jack.
son.
Til" "n';r" number of prisoners cap
turned and pa,"led during the raid j.
2l0o privates aud les commissioned
officers. One thousand Of Our men
supplied Themselves with new reyulvers
Truly an important affair. -,-a
The people Of Tennessee are rerre.
sen'ea rs having been almost frantic
with JOY st the appearance Of our forces
once more upon their borders. They
fed our soldiers with beautiful hand,
and wept for JOY. Thank God, you
have come at last r. one and all exciain
ed. Their hospitality vas no, liule
to our soldiers. who have
been 30 unif"my s~:udled and extorted
from in Mississippi. The people Of
Tennessee had beer induced to believe
that General Grants headqnart"rs were
at Jackson, Mississippi. aud tha, our
whole army had been capture,!. Judge,
then, Of their surprise. when they were
ri,ited by Van Dorm command. Van
Dorm di'! not f"rm n junction with Far.
rest, IS we wore led 10 believe, but their
forces were at one time within mile Of
each other. Forrest captured Trenton,
and completely destroyed the railroad
between Columbus and
Hnmbsl,lt. and Van Dorm dill the same
oe'~een Bolivar and Grand Junction.