, 1863-01-31
Important from North
ern Mississippi.
THE REBELS IN FORCE AND
ACTIVE,
News from Rebel Sources.
LATEST FROM VICKSBURG.


lspecaaa Dispatch to the Chicago Tribune.7
MkHru1s, Jun. 2s, via CAmo. 1--. 49, 4eca
Gen. Van Dom with eight brigades left Gre
nada last Saturday, and is moving toward
Memphis. He must come by railroadto COT
fecviuc and then strike North,
There we're $1,000 Confederates at Grenada
on the day mentioned, consisting Of cavalry,
artillery, and infantry. We are expecting
raids in all directions.
We haye advices from Holly Springs tp Sum
dag afternoon. There were two brigades Of
infantry there, under Tilghman and White
field They are not stationed ut Holly Springs,
but run in and ont at pleasure.
Last Sunday, four Federal soldiers discov-
cred guerilla near Lagrange, and pursued
him until he led them into the midst Of 100
Confederates, who killed three Of tile pursu-
ers and captured tho other.
Fifteen thousand rebels are reported fifteen
miles south of the Charleston Railroad, march
ing north.
Instructions have been furnished T. Hough,
Surveyor Of Customs, By Thos. Il. Yeatmaa,
Special Agent Of the Treasury Department,
to the effect tAat permits for tho shipment Of
all goods and supplies outside the city will be
refused, unless upon personal application Of
the party to use them, and upon affidavit that
the goods are for Lis or their own use, not to
be sold or otherwise disposed Of TO other par
ties, md that the applicant is loyal to the
United States, and will in all things 50 deport
himself. This does not interfere With the
transportation Of suffers stores. Parties,
therefore, hasing the consent of Post Com,
mantlauts to import goods for sale In the inte'
rior Of Tennessee will find 1t impossible to dc
| so hereafter.
Several officers OF the Goth Illinois regi
ment, Irish Legion, rendered their resigns
| tions to Gen. Hamilton Of late, among other:
Lieut.. John J. 0sLeary, Of Company I, and
Lieut.. Jos. A[ahon, Of the same company
They cay they IRE unwilling to serve after ths
passage Of the Presidents Emancipation Pro
clamatfon and con1scatton act.
Major Van Horn, Of an Iowa regiment, haI
also resigned for the enmc reason. Genera
Hamilton approves the designations, and re
cornnends their dismissal from the snrric'
without pay or emolumcnts, on the grount
that they muat be either towards OF rebels
Capt. Richard Kelley, also Of the Goth Iii
uois, the hero of the omnibus riot in Chicago
has resigned with the above officers. lie ha
also conscientious ecruplcs regarding tn
Proclamation and confscatfon act. Th
sooner the army is wecded Of incompeten
and traitorous Copperheads, the better.
Files Of the Jackson Appeal from Jan. lit
to Jan. ed, are at hand. The reprinted article
arc mostly from Tie Chicago Times and C9acin
s,ati Enquirer
Gen. Sullivan ordered all bacon in Jackson
Tenn, excepting two weeks supply for eac
family, to be seized. The -dnpeaz cries or
against the act and stamps it as ticndis
: starvation policy Of the Government, where's
it was merely a military necessity. Accort
I ing to this paper Gen Sherman is confncdt
5 lis statc-room, perfectly insane. The san
I authority says two entire Federal regiment
E have laid down their arms on White River ar
: refused to fight. 1t states that Gen. stee
was killed at Vicksburg and gives the ostoun
: ing news that our entire army has resolved
j. the next battle to shoot every staff and rec
o mental officer, then join the Confoderacy, /
s. Of which Northern readers know how to r
d ceive. The appeal has 4 full report Of t.
II Copperhead pow-wow at Springfield on t
eth inst, aud pats the Speaker on the ba
s approvingly, and says, "Go in, boys, wc "
rs back you; you are on our side" Richa1
!. eou, Aferrick, Marshall aud Goudy arc rep
6cnted Us true conseryators Of the counl
y and firm friends Of Southern rights.
is Lieut.. Col. E. 4. Willard, reported as d
&c scrter from the Tooth Illinois regiment, j:
| T. 1or{ -
ar tured on the 7th December while passing fir
Or Holly Springs to Tompkins' Mill, By a pa
ne Of Heudcrsou|6 scouts.
The .ippeel publishes these facts to pl
a Lieut.. Col Willard aright with his people
Er. Illinois. Instead Of being n aeserter the
lis he is prisoner Of war-two< very differ
things. =
is, The Vicksbnrg Wh;g Of the 21st says.
NJ Fedcrals baye passed Friar's Point, com
mt down 10 give Vicksburg. smother trial
St. will probably hear from them in the IA
in few days. None Of the boats h
to made their appearance ri Toung's Point
en- Let them come. We are ready for them.
lsl m, Forrest, as usual, claims that he whip
1as the Fcderale drcadfully at the battle of
His kcr's Cross Roads, but acknowledges his
me me to have been 800. He says hc crossed
~. Tennessee River on his return with one p
Of artillery more than he had when he Y
arc out OIL the expedition, and good suppl
clothing, small arms, and 1000 horses
IT. mules.
III CAIRO, Jan. 30.-The soldiers arc b
paid at Memphis. This work will no
Completed before tho 10th Of February.
There arc about 1000 sick soldier
Inn Helena, and the extent Of the mortalit
|ob vcry serious Rcqulsition had been mad
St. Louis for collins.
Col. Shaw, Of the l4th Iowa, who some
since was ordered to Helona by Gen. C
Il to organize ;colorcd men, retured to-day,
T German refusing to recognize Or act q
D 50. Gen. Curtis order, He said to Col s
= or damn any man who would act under
II u an order" and he further said If any o
his officers would accept place under 81
by man, Ills men would shoot hfu.
md Gen. German, however, finds time to r
negroes to their masters. j. IL Powe
: a Mississippi, came up on the steamer T.
st as ! to-day, to whom German had ret'
acas- | twcnfy-f slaves
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