, 1863-08-25
FROM CAIRO AND BELGW,
The Brilliant Raid to
Grenada.

Grenada.
MATTERS In wEsrTEm
! NES8EE.
Especial Dispatch to the Chicago Trlbnne.1
MEapu1s. Aug. II, 1868.
Information hes been received hero to.da
that the Convention Of Surveyors and speeia
/ Agents Of the Treasury which were in sessio,
at Cincinnati On the 18th and 14th inst, re
solved to recommend that goods In any quau
titles approved by Board Of Trade are to b
permitted to pdss into Tennessee.
Mr. Mellen has gone to Washington to Ia.
the matterbefo1e the Secretary Of tho Treas
ury. -
Lieut.. Colonel Phillips of the 9th .nlfnoi
cavalry, with force composed OF 7oo. me,
from Col. McCrellis' brigade, 800 from Col
Hatch's and 500 Of the 9th Ill. cavalry, made
brilliant dash Into Grenada On tho 18th, II
conjunction with the expedition from Vicks
burg, drove Gen. Sherman with q 900 Confed
crates and three pieces Of artillery, from TIL
place, destroyed ffty.seven engines, upward
Of 400 cars, the depot buildings, machine
shoDs. several blacksmith shops, and auau
| titT Of ordinance and commissary stores
| also, captured about ifty railroad men and 1
! number Of prisoners, The rebels had des
| troyed all the bridges and cul7erts nortn O.
t,reua da, to prevent the removal Of stock II
that direction by our forces.
Finding that it could not be saved, Colone
Phillips burned IT, The rebels having pro
ylded oiled cotton and other combuatibles, ir
sufficient quantities to insure speedy destruc
ton.
Five track-men, proceeding in 1and-ea1
from Collleryille. to Morgantown, on Thurs
day, were captured By band Of four guern
1as. The trackmen were raroled.
MI. HamDe Dayies. living On Indian Creek,
In Tipton county. Tenn. WIS recently con.
scr5nted by the soldiers of. the Confederate
army, Davies took IN carly opportunity to
rseane from them tefora he rot; tn tha con.
ecr,ntfon camp. He WAS pursned anf, sbot.
tha hill taking effect in his right side. Ia.
r,ea ,mn,ored a few ,n,nutes In send a n,ea.
sara To f,s w,fa. Init the villains raf7.ad and
putting q gun to bis forehead w11i1o he Inv on
The ground. blew his brains out. They then
left. and when at last his bodv WIS fonnd n
uaa 1,o,r;11v vnnt,1a+e7 nv fha hocs
The citizens If the neirhborhood. an hear.
1no Of the ontr,re. Immediately resolved IN
procure the necessary arms and ammunition
for their defense. They succeeded. md Inst
Monday company Of sixty men was formed
On Wednesday thev c1eanea ont n ranp nnaer
. noted oner;l,a namaa poh F;o1d .9d n -,
fau a.vs n ia oon0don+,v ho1;arod +ha-. ,-;,,
ha br+ f,,,- aos,aro5o.s :, 49, ao.,,o, -. -.
Tennessee
Pn-nar,t,ona ,ra heinz ,,,5a n o,ro cr,r+
n grand receut1on when he rctnrna, m Tnra.
day
fgnecia1 D.epstch to thu chtcapo Trfbune.1
CAmo. August q. 1854
Maior Gen. Grant and Adiutant Gcnera1
Thomas. With several members of their staff.
nr1ircd hero to.dar direct from Vtckbnr>'
uoon the steamer Ben. Fnnkliu. General
Grant il upon an inspection tour oyer hia
entire dcn,1tncent They ,11 m tn f,o,nmhna
to.morrow nofh Gems Erant md Tbom,a
nnnaoxaa r. or.a,,a,t ha.1th .,a sn,.,+s a.
1atta- nat n,-t,on1.-I, 49,, -. s,aea ~ 49,
+ea,ors, 49, ..[n1s;g, he h,a MI conri.+sd
Thew viii he bnt n short ttmc ,hsent from
he,donarters
The coro1rv e4ncdft,ons et,-t,nr e,mn,to,
raors7v tro7n v1c1s1nr, and af.n,b,z mo,
- Crannda o,'+ha 1sth ~ Aha nn-nnsa -,
as,tn.tnn 49, aoet-oS,nrr ,,~o, enannt -, ~
railroad ro11inr stoc1r he1onp,no IN tho rehe1:
,.norn IN ho IN that v;c,n,,v r,t hcf,ra M,
tnoons con1d nrevcnt II the Conf,5erate.
had run cars and 1ocomo.Ires sont1,. acro,:
the y,1;ahu.ha Rfyer. and DESTROYED the
hr3doe beb,na 41e,n ttna fof,,1o +l,a crne
a,t,on
n thfs affair t,ffr.eeren 1ocomo.ivea md
| ,hcn+ A0u, c,-a porc ses+,orcd: Tho .,ra ha;
nrerions1v been allied with fence rails ani
conhns+,b1cs IN ont,c,natfon of snrh n, at
| t.mnt an mr. n,rt
Thna asventv.eaven ero,nos and I'm ~,
h.1a ha,o hn,.as - .na raaaarn, - -a..h1nza - s ~. -,
| +hs % rohs,s ~ cootnred Nv M forcaz en-.
| tba t,rst ,nvcstment NJ Jackson. nf,.s,ss,nn,
The steamer CITY of 7,d;son w,s dcstrnvei
| ut tho leyee at :Yicksburr. on Tuesday. th
| 18th, by the explosion Of q shell, which va,
cazelessly handled by 1aborers engaged in un
loading q cargo consisting of commfssar,
stores and ammunition. Report p1aces IL,
loss Of life ut about fifty. No particulars o
the disaster has been received. It ia sup
posed that both the cargo and steamer wer,
burned up.
J.P, Hawking, late Of the Comuissary Do
,.r+,nont has heen n,o,,o+ad IN a R,,r 10,
| - IN1en'' Lag oee1 pton"*S4 ~ '0a
efM o1 LEG co4ofea' o. nau'e ttoep6' aeao
/ ~
! Gen. Hnwkfrg Il TIC first Briradier apoofntef
1t. t.,oa- .,a 80, - ,.,., ~ ,.
lux n~'Ase '1oops' aau every ono ea5s Ao ue
eerves the distinction. Ho Ia West Poln
| graduate, md has seen much service, and |
! M--.,.s.,4. .-..,.
"en 4otAneu " 49, sAtio e4pef'eneo a1ote.
Adjutant Gen. Thomas has naade bu. nttl'
If co1ored troons. sereral new regiment,
s1.o.sa l+ats9 p': ,as"ra- suss." ~ 10" sasal
n'so Is.n hsra haen ,asso,sss ' e%o ss,os
anccs nave been fedfe5sed. 1t may be rellet
upon, that whenever bud or inefficient me1
| h7ra hapn ee,ected IN command +bo.a rao;
.ats ns 0 a. stens ~ tha ~ nssaa ~ ssa te
| menus OF stano u 1ne 1eaos OF companies, a
fast as found out, will be removed. Genera
| Thomas Is determined that II negro troops dt
not t1cbt. s,on1a thcv h,re a cfonca ~ aho,
not be laid to his charge In permitting COW
ards, and useless Tagabonds to lead, or mislead
them. He haa ereat work before him ~;
1900. aa~o.aa ~ ~ ~ .'s.a.-sa, 91s --.u' oa'
eee1as oe7o'ea 10 lss SUCCESSFUL consunma
ton.
Brjr. Gen. Webster, ia eti,l bare. md VII
mi. nToh,h1v vis,t 0h,caro A. nresent
0oS p4'"No'1 'A.1 o4>a5' ~ PAeeens'
CAIRO, August AaGen. Grant Is here, an
leaves to 'day On me Qlty OF a. Alton @ LOT sicks
burg. He put quietus On the cotton spesa
lotor, WIG, because having Esked nus M
thirty OF forty minutes at Vtcksburg, demand