, 1863-05-20
FROM MCRFREESB0RD.

MrKrREnsBoKo, Tenn, May 10. 1868,
The enemy is said TO be moving troops TO-
wards Tennessee. NlcCown has LEFT Shelby
vile, followed, probably, by his division.
Btacg's headquarters are now certainly in
Shclbyvil}e, in TIC house formerly occupied
By Mrs. Weaver.
Dispatches received from below indicate
that The Mississippi State Capitol Was burned
when our army occupied Jackson.
Some statements ore being made, which, if
true, pnt different face on the Col. Straight
business. 1t is said that he was assailed by
force Of 400 from Dayton, Ga, while Walker,
with 500 attacked him in the rear. 1t will
not do to trust implicitly to these Eepscseu~
tations.
Quarternastor J. R. Williams is ordered to
report for duty to Gen. Baird.
Capt. X. Smith, 10Th Ohio, takes command
of the second battalion Pioneer Brigade.
Capt. Temple Clark, Assistant Adiutant, Is
assigned 10 duty in the Office Of the Provost
Mnrshnl General.
The resignation of Lieut.. G. ". Winters,
Of tho 9th Pennsylvania cavalry, is accepted
for the good Of the service.
Tie weather is beautiful.
LATER.
Very recent intelligence from Shclbyville
confirm previous report. Three brigadcs Of
rebels have undoubtedly left that place for
the South.
Gen. johnson is said to have gone to Vicks-
| burg. Troops from Tullahoma are also sre-
! lorted moving.
Intelligence indicates that Gen. Grant, after
destroying the State House and public store
houees in jackson, evacuated the place.
MuRrREEsBoRo, May 18.-The situation is
| unchanged The extension of the rebel left
| to Williamsport has not weakened the heavy
| infantry torce in our immediate front. The
three corps of Gems. Polk, Aardce, and
Breckinridgc are at Days Gap, Wartrace and
Hoover Gap. respectively. Gen. Polk's corps
consists Of Gems. Wither and Cheatflamf5 di-
visions; Gen. Hardec's Of Gems. Clayburn
and McCowen; and Gen. Breckenridge's Of
his own old division, under Hardee and
Helms, and the reInforcements lately received
forming another division, said to be under
the command Of Patten Anderson.
It is said that Gen. Bragg has received rein
forcemcnts from other points, of three bri
gadcs; but 1t is also asserted that the sanle
troops had gone to the mid Of FicksbNrg. The
forces alluded to are thc. brlsades Of Gen
Churchill, just exchanged-Gen. Gist, from
Charleston, and Gen. Walker, from Savannah
! Certain it is that all these troops passel wes'
IN OF about May 18th. Gen. Whee1ers rcbe
cayalry was at Mc31innviIle On the 18th inst
Col. WilderNs scouts captured eight Of III:
body guard yesterday, and found document;
on them showing Wheelers force to be a
: 3{c3Iinnyi1le. Gen. Morgan has had o quar-
rel with Wheeler, and was under arrest, bu
has been taken from under Wheeler's com
mand.
| Prisoners taken by Col Wilder say Gen
Morgan has moved towards Kentucky, pro
| posing to cross the Cumberland above Car
thage.
! day, but it is not credited.
| J Gen Wood returns to the command Of hi
; | old division, instead Of retaining the CON
nlaud of Nashville, bis old troops protestin
| agaipit Ills retirement from active conman6
! The Mobile Register, Of the 5th, say
| General Buckner has been assigned t
the command Of East Tennessee, vic
Davis. There Is also story in circalt
5 ton that he has been attemptl1,
G to cross the Cumberland Fork. 1t is prt
sumed that forces hare been lately throw
> into East Tennessee. Gen. bnckner's ran
e throws him into command Of division. an
:. presumes the retirement Of Davis. Thel
n was only the 7th Georgia brigade in the
; partment.
u 4 dispatch in the Atlanta {nteUigeueer
Nav 18th, says fight had taken place at Ra
q | mond, Mississippi, On the Eth, In which Ii
rebels under Gen. Gregg had been beatt
with heavy loss Among the killed Was Go
l. 3fc(iaycnlck Of the 10th Tennessee.
& The newspaper correspondents captured
!. Vickshurg On the Sd, we're in Richmond {
| he fifth