New-York daily tribune., 1863-11-07
EEJrE vr1RsBtRG.
rss grpreit;ca 70 Central mi.si.sippi-
ssost Of Rebel Rsrec. and oe.sEus.
ticu of Mills aud Workshops.
Ffoi4 Co.,, special Correspondent.
NIlEsnlnc. Oll. q. -


Tie withdrawal from this vicinity Of The loih
Corps ~ g,eafoicc Rosesrans and the subsequent De
parrv ol large portion Of the l'.h Corps on an etpo
don 90 Central Mississippi depleted u SIN further ~
lie utce. ahicl has hitherto centered In Vicksburg
The RETAIN ~ tho lr cops is Tho event - tho week
The e1rcdi,cn VS. attended at every step with com
r ,e .u-ce,s end b1i ittl- fighting. syuopi'nl sc
c,rr,- bcca furnished TIE Associated Pres, afd
, remains for mr. 10 ielae tie principal events md
il, den's
II sin b. remembered VI scfle Two weeks ago %
R.il f.cc consisting Of about 300 mounted men.
.,.rsd o. ihe o,lcr siie of Bisck River NJ times ap
rr.,,i,n. ,.tc ncnr our lines and keeping UP coa.
iut.I -.Ti0. 90 icilt fui demon sigsdlols along or
oror, Such fore woud ~ coase not he ilcr" "iih'
ont a purpose Iley had not he strength 10 Hhhr hh!
impression onf lines, atd Con n Lrff". hf'HtA!
i. o fie conclusion fhat they And b.'l throw iH4-
A. I'd "a cur 10 to lde noVefi"n's ana Operation.
going further back in ihe country. - Ha d" ' .,,,
Iii matter. and to drstros ccrian nl.s Tw'i W.
known fo il grinding far ard rhpf!b 'h' 4'''.' mi
H. expedition which IN here Neeh ago ""' ,en' o
Tle .,r,e oul .fed " Io.uif aud iuttieH nla' ION
it fser Led oIiols ol the l.th toIt--ail nndr
command ~ MpjorGcn. Mc'hefon.
Lste on me afternoon 81 Thursday nIc S'c"nd my
our .c came upon hc Eebc pcAct in nom col hio"hr
,Jir feg cavalry .sTfYishefs were srAi -A'Du Ahu
tle adrance continued. diving itc WckrW M,n ln' j.
with elt scattering hio ana h"3"Hs hull w '''"
uos,on I'm mont # tIc toHu, ad Ot"ia' "'" ioi l"'
growns,ille s q small village, thai might once ha'"
/ - a. Lr,,ired iuhrbtanfh but is now almost de
- 10y. f. ,r..cuts the -1Ine appclraTcc tAat nli tie
u,a,r towns in the guerrilla Injected Districts 90" ir
mo ,neeeel dcsoaio. md deserted ihc i"n' pilh'-
ual tudiugs iu the place arc TWO ''4tN'. '." lN"
l,is ytich present .ugresiiyc contrast 10 each
oner in the fact hat tie groceries are Do s"bN gpo
repair while the churches lnot unus,i AZ" n' 80,
Af daylight ON frcay MOI Al-f 'OI '"'' -i 81 .i'
/ pbey.ons staG and Col. Willow, c"UmAhling me
y.iry were sent ont 10 rcconh"ii'r. Hd 'hih NI'lH'
or, r.. .ttuce ans to h. cxIoC~d or not Tie enemy
aff 90. I
beovv Inc Of skirrlsicrs was imr'oitc' !".hr1 ana
advanced when very RAPID me ~ long 'aIge "leIrH
Yotinc bic no..c but uoing no good--or hain
/ r i,.fd la,c .aid This lasted but ma" while ihe
enemy Withdrawing insone haste. II s"mcd' thonfi
iIat be had 10 dct oi .iiink up 30 ','iH, i.I "'
column had scarcely got wen on 4ht o'" ''l"' '' Ni
ain discovered line well posted ai inc Iulih,f tnd
,f an omen and gridualy rising extent q" GROUND hhd
,.. ,oie fbau half % mile of. Throwing out a llnr o
,l,,ushgoters 20 entertain icin ~ I0i p'h Logan
"a as scDt around toward lie iphi !" frt on ,'f b"''
1 Ifatu0 a Wild. detoLr Of more than mir' keeping
well under cover Of the TIMBER, hhd 'olo" Int ~,
'e,rlt a. uracticaDlc depression III iLc RIoihd
vIirf oroailv favored the movement De emerged
| conn The woods and took l0Jiioh opposite 10
. sttiy Of timber which c"eIed thr enoH!
al priueipg np his artillery. Logan u~,h upon
,se@ AID so complete The surprise nat before 4
dozen rounds had been tTeo TIE E'ptis i'" ~ Pi'ol
n,n.r talIng tie road 10 Canton ihi9 ahhr c"si h'
- ,,'. lilled aud several slightly wounded. me
g,beI s could not be abcertancd, but must haYe been
| light ...,,..o.s,- .o,,rs NJ Mis-.
os,,n situated 70 mics north of JACKSON on the RAJ
,os and hgs had population Of nearly or quite 3VJ)
A shorf distance Onttide ~ The Town hllh were su'
ated tbc mills ana or hOs Ic % ftiu'l'h "i "''H
,,. ,.pL.~s.us object. InHrbing through some con.
trhrt,ds 10 live ;hc place the exact "chion oi
lie buildngs which quite extensive ""or I" ihr'e
/ iundrel cavalry and detachment nom Logan NV
~. ,r.r. cont with two cOnigaDandb ini fdlHf' "
"a ,Icfr ont aad burn them. Ia ihe mean Wi'. U'
main 07 Was 10 confront ihe town ana snow lSJi III
ihc direction from which The enemy "olo Dc eAeoLnb
~ A.yivirr in sirit ~ the buildings, me occuphl.,
w. .,,,o moro tlan 100 operatives tmohiIL c"l"rtD
.oSttmoIl Iody of troops, he'd nj once ana Iit "'
ril, Ind workshops viii their contents AN eIly prey.
t,, i,. vent .i aficr TIE iugtycs with wAooP eaP
~ ~ ~, ;it,,, ar lorty Of the soldiers and soaring inc
,, m ~ an almost uDprcoe edenied rate oi speed no
The worg II destruction was not d,ayso a,a .,peoJ ~ d.
se ~ n. most vnina abe and necessary prop.
r,, Tb, oss together with The destruction Of se,gr
o,ir ON fle r0nic BY dcaclmenh ieht OUT
purpo,e sil go iar toward mahDg 'pm ''p''
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