, 1863-02-14
FROM MEMPHIS AND VICINITY
The War in Northern Mississippi
and Alabama.
FRIGHTFUL ATROCITIES
ON UNION MEN.
Hunted Down BY Bloodhounds'
TWO UNION MISSISSIPPI REGl-
MEHTS Forming.
The Chicago Times Comes to
Grief Again.

Ihe Gh1cag0 Times ZONES 70
Grief Again. |
Especial Dispatch to the Chicago Tribunc.]
MEMPHIS, Feb. il, via CAIRO, Feb. 13.
The advance Of the rebels III Mississippi Is
understood to be at and around Okolona.
They are repairing the railroad destroyed By
Gen. Grant, but the inclemency Of the weather
very much retarded movements. The railroad
from Meridian to Selma, Alabama, is COM
plcted, and trains arc daily running between
those points, which are very useful to the
rebels, enabling them to concentrate rapidly
forces at Vicksburg,
The hospi1uls established by the rebels q.
Iuka arc shortly to be abandoned. Only scy-
enty Confederate wounded are in the }lospi-
tails. The others have recovered and been .cx-
changed or paroled.
When JEFF. Davis undertook to enforce
conscrlption in East Tennessee, about four
fftlls Of the loyal Union men of that section
escaped through, the mountains to Kentucky,
where they Joined the Union army. Similar
attempts in North Alabama and Mississippi
is now driving Union men away from their
families, and forcing them to take up arms
against yhe Kingdom Of Jefferson. There is d !.
perfect reign Of terror in North A1abama
and North Mississippi, and daily the Union
armies are receiving recruits who gladly en-
list to support the Union and the Constitu-
ti0n.
Adyices from Mississippi and Alabama are
to last Friday. The news is interesting.
Van Dorm, with cavalry force Of 5000,
crossed the Tennessee River at Eastport
about week ago, and was supposed to be
moving on to get convenient position to cut
off Rosccrans' communications. Ills des-
tination is unknown, bnt it Is not improb-
able that his movements will be closely
watched, and that he will not find another
Murphy to sleep at his post to permit him
to triumph.
Gen, Forrest was not in the recent fight
at Fort Donelson, nor has he been in Ten
nessee since Gen. Jeremiah G. Sullivan, the
Union hero, in command at jackson, gayc
him such a aogging near the Tennessee
River. General Forrest came to Ten
ncs.ee with 1000 men and thirteen pieces
of cannon, but after circulating around be-
tween Columbus and Jackson, Sullivan fell
upon him, and thrasAcd him we'll, driving
him before him with much slaughter, cap
turing eight Of his guns. This mis-ad<en-
tu1c brought Forrest down with the rebels,
who denounced him for remaining in Ten
ncssee long enough to gut whipped, hence
he has beer ordered to Richmond, and is dis
graced to answer for his failure.
Information comes BY way Of Tuscumbia,
Ala, which may be relied upon, that Dawson s
guerilla band, who have bad their hcad-
quarters at Dyersburg for some time past,
last Thursday were reported demonstrating
towards our railroad. Capt. Moffet's email
force we're sent to meet them. That night they
came upon them near tho stream
and after brief contest, In which seven wcrc
killed and fifteen wounded, they captured tic
remainder with arms, equipments, &c. Daw.
sons Lieut.. Colonel, who managed to escape,
was in charge Of the entire rebel force In tilat
| part OF Tennessee.
Roddy, another rebel operator Mt Tnscum.
| bia, with command estimated mt about 900
,hc remainder having been sent to reinforce
Bragg, IS committing the usual amount o1
depredations. The most perfect reign Of ter
ror ths world ever saw, is now experienced b.
the unfortunate residents Of northern Ala
bama and Mississippi. In the latter State tht
Legislature recently enacted a law embracing
all conscript men not included In the Confcd
crate act Of jeff Davis. First-1t inclcdes al
from eighteen to forty years Of age, and tha
recently passed takes all from forty to sixt,
years Of age. The territory Of Mississippi
has been laid off into districts twenty mile
square, and recruiting Colonel appointed 70
each district. 4 thousand Colonels are ap
acts.
In Northern Alabama it is even worse
There are many Union men in that section q
the State, and the minions of jeff Davis ar
busy il their efforts to force them into tn
Confederate ranks. The Union men have lai
hid out il woods and caves rather than b
takeu as conscripts. This induced a move
hunt for them, and guerillas and blood hound
have been put upon their track, and many
poor victim has been smelt OFT in this va,
Not long since young girl, carrying food
her father who was hiding In n caye, ,ras q
lacked bv ole Of Msse Nood hounds and tori.
: pitees.
| 1t Is estimated that not less than !, 900 Unio
, men from Mississippi md Alabama, have mao
| their way to Corinth, where Gen. Dods
, made Ill possible provision for them.
f Gen. Dodge sent out and brought In Il
: families Of prosecuted aud downtrodat
8 Union men, and has established sort Of c
), campmcnt OF home for all their families
0 Purdy, where they are likely to be free fro
prosecutions.
T. At Corinth regiment is forming Of Unis
It men from Alabama and Mississippi. Alrea'
l. there are SIX full companies. Capt. J.
Cameron, Provost Marshal of the district
Coriutl,, is to be Colonel Of this regiment.
Among those who recently suffered per:
cutions are the following: Abraham Kcnne
and J. A. Mitchell Of Hacketboro Settlemes
in Monroe county, Ala, have been hung
}. tie rebels for indulging In Union procliylti
>r Mr., Hall, wife and daughter, of the sal
y county, have been shot, and the Inter kills
Peter Lewis, who was By lis immediate nciE
10 bors suspected Of Union procliyitiss, II
y hunted down By blood-hounds, and captur.
The hoRses Of ]. A. Palmer, Wesley Villa
lc ana other UAOu nen, were 1uCueu 0fcT III
be families heads, and tho people living in
N neiglborhood notified that if they harbo7
them their OWL houses would be burn
M Mr.. Peterson, living at the head Of B
he Mountain, was killed for Union scntimeE
= Two women in 1lawlmbia county we're Il
II to pieces by blood-hounds.
r, In addition to the foregoing, hundreds
Is families have been driven out Of Alabama,
re lave reached Coriuth on foot, without #
On or clothing. Some Of them are old -
ol eighty years Of age.
" " Tic rigid enforcement Of the conscript
on act will probably induce to return to II.
phis many old citizens who went away m
Order No. l, but who, when called upon
fight in the war Of their own maxi
slulk away to Memphis to seek
protection Of the guns Of the very men ae,a
}, whcm they hare I'LL along rented their ur
u.s. ing Hatred.
Thos. IF. Knox Of the n. 7. N:ra{d is {
!. ,;r.a tn thc steamboat Warsaw The cha,