White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1863-02-19
FROM MEMPHIS.
Interesting Batch Of Southern New
Horrid Tales Of Persecution Of Unior
Men.


Etc., Etc.. Etc.
MExPHs. Feb. IL. Wis 'CAIRo, Feb. Is.
The advance of the rebels in Mississipl
is understood to be at and around Ok
Iona. They are repairing the rsilros'
destroyed by Gen. Grant, but the inclem
ency Of the weather very much retards
their movements.
The Bulletin learns BY way Of Tuscum
Bis that the rebels moved q very lsrg
portion of their army from Virginis Z
Vicksburg. They have also taken from
Mobile all the garrison, except fey
thousand for police duty.
/ The railroad from Meridian to Selma
Alabama. is completed, and daily run
ming between those points. 1t is YER.
useful to the rebels, enabling them Il
rapidly concentrate their forces at Vicks
burg.
The hospital established by the rebel
at Iuka is shortly to be abandoned. On
ly seventy Confederate wounded. are ii
the hospital. The others have recovered
and been exchanged or psroled.'
When JEFF. Davis undertook to enforce
the conscription in East Tennessee, about
four-fifths Of the loyal men of that Sec
ton escaped through the mountains to
Kentucky where they Joined the UnioI
army. A similar attempt in Northern
Alabama and Mississippi is now dri'
wing Union men away from their families
and forcing them to take up arms against
the kingdom of JEFF. Davis.
There is perfect reign Of terror in
Northern Alabama and Northern Missis
sippi. and the Union armies are daily re-
ceiving recruits, who gladly enlist to sup
port the Union and Constitution.
Advices have been received from Mis-
sissippi and Alabama to- last Friday
The news is interesting.
Van Dorm, with q cavalry force ol
5000 crossed the Tennessee river at
Eastport about week ago, and was sup
posed TO be moving on to get q conve-
nient position to cut Rosecrans commu-
nications. The precise destination was
unknown, but it is not improbable that
his movements will be closely watched,
and that be will not find another Murphy
to sleep at his post and permit triumph.
Gen. Forrest was not in the recent
fight at Fort Donelson, nor has he been
in Tennessee since Gen. Jeremiah q. Sui
livan, the Union hero has been in com.
msnd at jackson, and gave him such q
aogging near Tennessee river.
. Forrest came to Tennessee, with seven
thousand men, and thirteen pieces of can
non, but after circulating around between
Columbus and jackson, Sullivan fell up
on him and thrashed him we'll, driving
him before him with much slaughter cap
turing snd taking prisoners, and capturing
eight of his guns. This missdventure
brought Forrest down with the rebels,
who denounce him for remaining in Ten
nesses long enough to get whipped !;
and hence be has been ordered to Rich
mond in disgrace to answer for his fail
ure.
Information comes by way of Tuscum-
bis, Alabama, that may be rslid upon:
Dawson's guerrillss, a most pestilent
band, have bad their headquarters at
Dyesburg for some time past. On last
Thursday they were reported demonstra-
ting towards our railroad.
Capt Maffet with small force was
sent to meet them, and that night came
upon them near a stream, and after
brief contest in which seven were killed
and fifteen wounded. he captured the re-
mainder, with the arms, equipments, &c.
Dawson Lieutenant Colonel, managed
to escape. He was in charge Of the en-
tire rebel force in that part of Tennessee.
Roddy, another rebel operator at Tus-
cumbia, with q command estimated at
about 900-the remainder having been
sent to reinforce Bragg-is committing
the usual amount of depredations.
The most perfect reign Of terror the
world has ever known is now being ex-
perienced by the unfortunate residents Of
Northern Alabama and Mississippi. In
the latter State the Legislature recently
enacted law embracing all conscript
men not included in tho Confederate act
which includes all from eighteen to forty
years of age, and that recently passed
takes all from forty to sixty years Of age
The territory has been laid of into dis
tricts Of twenty miles, and q recruiting
Colonel appointed for each district. A
Colonels have been appointed
to enforce the conscript and militia act
in North Alabama. There are MANY
Union men in that section of the State,
and millions of property belonging to
them. The efforts to force them into the
Confederate ranks, has driven hundreds
of them to the woods where they contin-
ue to hide and suffer rather than be taken
Is conscripts. This induced Q novel
hunt for them. GuerriIlas and blood
hounds have been put upon their track,
and many poor victim has been smelt
out in this way. Not long since, young
girl carrying food to her father, who was
hiding in . cave, was attacked BY one of
these bloodhounds and torn to pieces. Il
is estimated not less than one thousand
Union mea from Mississippi and Ala
bama have made their way to Corinth,
where Gen. Dodge made all possible pro-
visions for them. Gen. Dodge sent out
and brought in families Of prosecuted
and down-trodden Union men and has
sort Of sncampment or home
for ell their families q Purdy, where
they ass likely to b free from psrsseu-
tions. 7;s
Al Corinth Q regiment Il brminp of