, 1863-01-30

Marshal and telegraph operator Of saltillo: 1
and considerable public property.
After fully accomplishing tho Object OF tho
expedition, NC starred lack townrd Corinth,
on the enst side Of therai1road, through Ma:
crs. We took this road back IN the first
place, to avoid the bridges, which wo sup
posed would be destroyed in our rear going
down; aud secondly, to meet Rhody's rebel
forces, who were thought to be in tll}s Vicinity.
Wcreached Cotinth about noon on the seventh ~
day after leaving, having marched about 1S0
miles, through heavy rains, bad roads and
bridges destroyed, with but five days' rations,
which were nearly consumed in four days,
which left Us nearly three days with nothing
to cat except what We got along the way in q
hurried march. We ttund perfect panic
among the people. It had been reported that
ne burnt all the houses and destroyed all the
properly, and they. seemed quite astonished
when We passed them undibturbcd.
A peep into the mail bags shows the very
significant fact that the people are very sus-
piciors Of the Confederate money, and are
suspicion is quite general among the people,
FEAR or TIE SLAVE POPULATION.
The Southern ,Rrpu6Ic Of Columbus, Miss,
has the following: ,
Our s1AyEs.-We have scen i9r long tarne .
disposition On the part Of our slaves 70 be moro
Independent, and e exercise s disposition to 20
matter and to warn their owners, that they must
keep more etrict; wntch upop them They are
running about at all hours Of the day OF night,
while many have already left for parts unknown.
They are getting lazy and shiftless, and we know
many thtt hare left good homes, where they were
hired, because they had to get up in the morning
and their masters and nistreases sustained them
in it. Il this course Is pursued long they would
not only ruin their elsves but themaelycs,
Now, if ever, in such times as we are now
passing through, strong curb should be put
on our slave Population, and If It lis not done
the owners Will be alone to blame for any
evil which may arise from lack Of discipline
We believe that some have been tampcrcd
with, but We can as yet trace 1t to no source.
We call attention to this, because re consider
It duty, and hope our warning will be
needed.
CONFEDERATE LYING.
The following heads tile telegraph dis
patches Of several Southern papers:
SALT1LLo, Miss, Nov. q, 1861.
On Sunday, the 93d regiment Of new Abolition
recruits at Corinth today refused to obey mnrch
| ing orders for Grand Junction, A force compris
ing two regiments then tried to coercc them, whcI
Killed or bofh sides Il is said fhc troops at Renzi
that thc agh CEASED before thcir arrival. 49,
As Col. Mersy passed through Saltillo, or
| his expedition to Tnpe1o, he took the origina
tor Of the above dispatch prisoner. He was
d Lieutenant and telegraph operator at thai
place; and when he was asked why he tcle
graphed such things, he replied: g Oh,
heard somebody tell it and I Knew it woult
Just suit our folks
DEs11ru11oSoF TIE SOUTH.
A Richmond eoldier-correspondent Of tbt
Southern Register, published at Mi1}edgev1lle
Georgia, in speaking Of an effort Of the citi
zcns Of Richmond to furnish clothing for sol
dicrs, remarks: "The people were slow t.
move; like Thomas Of old, they required Il
be shown the bleeding feet Of the suffering
full proof was furnished BY the brigade of Ger
Evans last Thursday, when many OF the mc1
marched through the city in 4 snow storm, il
bare feet and tattered garments. The Presl
dent made donation to the committee ap
pointed to solicit subscriptions, and express
aiding the government in the great duty {
providing for its troops. Mr. Secretary Mem
lnfngcr, on the contrary, refused to give AM
thing, saying she whole movement was a ri
Election on the government. The gallant son
Of his own State had just passed through tn
and III rags, and yet he declined to give on
cent toward their relief, lest the goyernmel
t be accused Of ncglecting Its army. Mr.. Mem
minger has taken his place in history; let hil
keep it.'
On our last days march ne we're in hig
glee, and all were very glad to get back I
Corinth after weeks absence, expecting
receive full rations and plenty of letters fro,
onr kind friends at home. But these hopt
we're doomed to disappointment, for Whe
we reached Corinth nc found 1t nearly d
serted, and VIC were still In the Souther
RI Confederaey. While we were south trying
: discomfuddle the rebels, they we're serving !
| tho same trick. Forest had destroyed I'll
railroad between here and Columbus, Kel
tucky, and sc had no more communication
with the United States. General Dodge ha
, gone after Forest with nearly all the torcs
here, and we found ourselves with but or
brigade to defend the place Colonel McrE
assumed command, and be soon ascertaint
that ne had but about five days rations {
hand, with a prospect that it would be
three weeks before the road would be open,
so that VIC could get more. So that inste:
| ! Of the anticipated feast on hard cracker
beans and bacon, after our long fast, VIC VIC
put on half ratious. COMPANY "a. ~