Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1863-01-05

The day passed away and still TO news Weonly
knew that something Ms o. paw as Holly SpuBgs.
which Just nos was the depot oi - GEO 900 Rorth
Of stores. cars, Sc. The troops sentauded sew
eTal miles below the town. and the returning train
knew little more thnu the telegraph had hastily
aud imperfectly stated Another load Wa sent
forward just az nighl. snd there all Information
ended for the present. Sunday morning came.
and nothing positive outside of Official circles wss
known. except that our stores and cars had been
burned and some 900 men had been taken
prisoners Under this state of Affairs went TO
church az IL, but the services had lust begun
when an Orderly came in and went forward nearly
70 the pulpit ana whispered in an excited manner
t. me. "OTueTs have been received u pack Cd
everything and return TO Holly Springs immedi-
ately.' Not knowing just bow near the shooters
might be | left Al cnee, and Others imagining
even worse than | did, left also. But | soon
discovered that there was no immediate danger
and returned to church.
One load Of stores was sent I'D that day. and on
the load on Monday | left. seeing thstthe small
pox was in town aud our troops mostly cut. which,
combined, gave me an idea OF uuhes lthiness in
that latitude from winch it was prudent to re
tire
On sunday. the army which hid gone from
eight 10 twelve miles south OF Oxford, WIS put
IN motion. About church tine seY eral Of the
nearest bTigades passed uOFthwari. creating no
little anxiety among the citizens. They we're
evidently pleased AT tie necessity Of a retreat.
but fearful lest a battle might be fought IN or
near their town. All Suiriay night the artillery
and other trains went numbering along. very
much 10 the disturbance OF my sleep, for a log
lay across the street for a loot path IN muddy
times. over which they jolted heavily. IL seemed
10 me the fail must be a foot or more, and |
wondered that every wagon was not broken: but
IN the morning | discovered that il was only an
inch on so. ! suppose that Gen. Grant had no
IDEA that driving over il would disturb my re
pose at all. just after daylight the 4sfh and
59th Indiana passed. Col. Eddy Oh foot. having
lent his horse 10 a sick man. They had been in
line Of battle. or marching, all night. There
was some alarm, YOU may Judge, and the pros
pect OF being nearer a shooting match tlan "A
man OF peace principles desires, waS more fat
terIhg than agreeable
An effort i made at headquarters "a create the
imurcssion that the raid at Holly Springs. and
indeed all along tie road To Columbus, did not
neceSsitate the EetrOsrtde movement OF tie
army but that it had been agreed upon several
days before. | don'J believe a word Of it. |
know OF unrevvked Orders which contradict il.
Gen Grant may a we'll confess that he had
spread himself over a Lille more territory than
he could well cover, and that the ralds 30 very
natural and very destructive have made it neces
sary FOR bin to curiail a little.
\ very decisive aud highly Strategic move Is
promised within iour OF FIVE days, planned, il is
said, more than a week ago. We shall SEE what
We shall. see. but | opine that we vii not see
this, for reasons not proper To be made public.
The supply OF food IS Il becoming short. and the
road to Columbus Is out OF order. To-day a
train of 400 wagons is making up to 20 across
the country to Memphis Tor supplies The dis
lance is fifty miles. Ten thousand soldiers. III
fiHtry, artillery and cavalry. the whole OF Gen.
Qginbys division, 20 along as guards. II will
take a week TO make the trip.
There are rumors that Vicksburg and Rich
mUud are taken, but we DO not know what TO be
iieve concerning chem. Holly Springs is safe.
and all Is quiet on the H,tch,e-that YOU may
rely upon T. q.