Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1863-02-16
MEMPHIS, Feb. II,

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Adviees from Mississippi and Alabama
to last Friday have been received. The
news is interesting. Van Dorm, with q
cavalry force of $500, crossed the Tennes-
see river at Eastport about week ago,
and was supposed to be moving on to get
convenient position to cut Rosecrans'
communications. The precise destination is
unknown, but it is nOtimprobable that the
movements will be closely watched, and
that he will not find another Murphy
asleep at his post.
General Forrest was not in the recent
fight at Fort Donelson, nor has he been
in Tennessee since General Jeremiah C.
Sullivan, the Union hero in command at
Jackson, gave him such flOgging near
the Tennessee with 1000 men and thirteen
pieces Of cannon, but after circulating
around between Columbus and Jackson,
Sullivan fell upon and thrashed him well,
driving him before him with much slaugh-
ter, taking prisoners and capturing eight
of his guns. This misadventure brought
Forrest down with the rebels, who de-
nOunced him for remaining in Tennessee
long enough to get whipped. Hence he has
been ordered TO Richmond in disgrace, to
answer for his failure. The information
comes by way of Tuscumbia, Alabama, and
may be relied upon.
Great outrages are now experienced by
the unfortunate residents of North Ala
bama and Mississippi. In the latter State
the Legislature recently enacted law en-
bracing as cOnseripts all men not included
in the Confederate act. The act of JEFF.
Davis includes all from eighteen to forty
years of age, and that recently passed
takes all from forty to sixty years Of age.
The territory of Mississippi has been laid
off in districts Of twenty miles, and re-
cruiting Colonels appointed for each dis
trict. A thousand Colonels have been ap-
pointed to enforce the conscript act, and
the militia act in North Alabama is even
worse. Many Union men in that section
state that violent efforts are made to force
them into the Confederate ranks. The
Union men have long hid out in the woods
and caves, rather than be taken as con-
scripts. This induced G novel hunt for
them. Guerrillas and bloodhounds have
been put upon their track, and many poor
victims have been smelt out in this way.
Not long since young girl, carrying
food to her father, who was hiding in a
cave, was attacked by one of these blood
hounds and torn to pieces.
1t is estimated that not less than 1000
Union men from Mississippi and Alabama,
have made their way to COrintb, where
General Dodge had made all possible pro-
visions for them. General Dodge sent out
and brought in the families of the perse-
cuted and dowHtrodden Union men, and
has established a sort of encampment or
home for all these families at Purdy, where
they are likely to be freed from persecu-
tions.
At Corinth regiment is forming Of
Union men from Alabama and Mississippi.
It already numbers six full companies.-
Captain ]. C. Cameron, Provost Marshal Of
the District of Corinth, is to be Colonel
This regiment is made up from among
those who have recently suffered persecu-
tions.
Abraham Kennedy and ]. A. Mitchell,
of Hackelbo settlement Munroe county,
Alabama, have been hung by the rebels
for indulging Union proclivilies Mr.. Holl-
work and daughter of the same county
have been shot; and Rector Lewis, an i'm
mediate neighbOr, of suspected Union pro-
clivities, was hunted down by blOOdhounds
and captured. The houses of ]. A. Palmer,
Worly Williams, and other Union men,
were burned over their families heads,
and the people living in the neighborhoOd
notified that if they harbored them their
own houses would be burned. Mr.. Peter
son, living at the head of Bull Mountain,
was killed for Union sentiments. Two wO-
men in Tuscumbia county were torn to
pieces by bloOdhounds. In addition to the
one hundred families, driven
out of Alabama, reached Corinth on foot
without food or clothing. Some of the fu-
gitives are old men, so years of age.
The rigid enforcement of the cOnscrip-
ton act has probably induced the return
to Memphis of many old citizens who went
away under order No. l, but who, when
called upon to fight in a war of their own
making, skulk away to Memphis, seeking
the protection of the guns of the enemy
the very men against whom they have all
along vaunted their undyinR hatred