The New York herald., 1863-10-19
Our Memplf. corf..pondenss.

MtMfus, Oct. IL, 1853.
Demonstration in Force Along The Mcmpas aud CAarIs
ton Raii'oad-FGht near Col iTss,le-A Railroad Tran
Anacaed-Aaior General Sherman in ne F.Sht-rae
0neriAas Repalsed-CaytUe OF COllesullc-- GaArllas
Gro'oin9 More Aetiuo-Geneyal Grants Army 10 b
Poid-A'rpal Of PaymGst,rs and Money, dc.
large body Of the enemy, varousy estimated At from
three " seven thousand under Chalmers Dick John
ston made an attack yesterday upon the Memphis and
Charleston Railroad beyond Germantown, about twenty
miles distant from here and destroyed tho road in three
Places Hiyipg executed this part OF their programme,
thoy moved eastward in this direction While they we're
thus moving train from this city, bearing MAJOR Gene
raj Sherman and his body guard The Thirteenth regulars,
together with the sixiysixth Indiana up
attacked by the enemy. Our troops soon dsembarked
and got INTO position. An eng cement ensued lasting
several hours n which sustained loes VI nine reg
lars and volunteers killed, about sixty wound
ed having, however, obliged the enemy TO fall back The
affair OF the most desperate character the part Of
men, The Thirteenth regulars behaved with particu.
lar bravery, though all did nobly The 6ght occurred
the neghborhood Of Coiersvle, which Is about sixteen
miles from here and a station on the railroad.
The city is Glied with relation to the affair,
and Of course they have assumed gigantic and hdeous
proportions 1t is said by that Colersvle has fallen
into rebel hands, and all the stores in the place de.
s.royed or captured Rumor would also have /. that
Gen sherman Tell into the hands OF the rebS!s and
carried Off but in this, much concerning the attack
on the train and its results Dame Rumor has greatly
exaggerated the facts and far relates 10 the cap
ture Of Gen. Sherman ignored them aoge, her.
For time past the gucrlas Of Central Mississippi
have been growing extremely active and 1t be true
that they have say three thousand men, the
which this number has been raised undoubtedly by
the conscrption OF men in Mississippi ard the
tration Of the numerous small guerilla bands that have
been circulating IN that State during the summer noubt
less their numt ers have been greatly exaggerated
Large here we're sent out at mid
night bu, nothing has yet been done. We are in every
particular, able TO cope with the demonstration allowing
the enemy the lages. force he gather IN tho entire
Site OF Mississippi.
Doubtless 1t is the purpose 0. the enemy TO execute
some grand scheme. The largcaess OF their force
10 indicate something more than raid Perhaps
they propose 10 their theatre Of operations
West Tennessee This appears plausible. II may be with
view to the eating OF with Corn,h
In this they have succeeded, merely temp rarity
Yesterday corps OF sixteen paymasters arrived here
and last night from gulboa he money ayment
Of Grants army safely landed The example of tho
Ruth Las made the government careful with the
transportation Of ITS funds The payment Of part u tho
troops on accoant Of the difficulty The railroad will
be delayed for several days. MAJOR Headi pays the
Seventeenth
Surgeon General Hammond arrived here this morning.
lie proposes to inspect the hospitals o this city.