, 1863-01-22
GENERAL HAhIlLT0N'S NEW
| COMMAND.
REBELS DESTROY A::RIVER
STEAMER. =
Affairs in Northern Mississippi.
COL. MURPHY DISMISSED THE
SERVICE. Il
The Rebe1s.- Threatenh1g::' .Corinth.
ATESTFROM MOBILE

LATEST FROM MQB1hE = :
Ispeclal Dispatch to tue Chicago Trioune.l
MExpms, Jan. II, via CA1Ro, Jan. q, 1873.
Gen. Hamilton was yesterday assigned to
The command Of the District Of Vest Tennes
sec, comprising the territory heretofore
knownas the District Of Memphis, Columbus.
Corinth and Jackson, with headquarters at
AIcmphis, subject to be removed to any other |
most required by the cxigencies OF the service.
Gen, Hamilton will soon visit each post and
place affairs upon satisfactory footing. t;
Certain changes will soon be made in rail
road operations, not properly mentioned in
dispatches.
Matters in and around Memphis. are vastly
improved since the advent Of Gen. Vcatch.
The trading boat Forrest Queen was cap
turcd and burned bJ gteri11as at Commerce,
Miss, on Wednesday: evening. Her officers
/ and crew we're Paro1cd and released.
Aay1ces from below are TINT Gen. Gorman,
With most Of his forces. moved In some dlree-
tion unknown, and that good news Is cx-
| pectcd.
Thursday last a detachment Of the I'd Wis
consin, carrying dispatches from Helena to |
| Clarendon. was set upon BY the rebels and |
seventeen Of the men were captured, and . !
t rebel lieutenant and six men killed and |
wounded.
| Last Monday tho Confederates made raid
into Holly Springs committing numerous
depredations.
A large number Of negroes that were left
behind blythe Federals when they retired,
were attacked, and several killed and wound
cd. and tic balance were sent South.
Col. R. c. Murphy, by order Of General
Grant, dated Holly Springs, January 5, is dis
missed the service for coWardice and imbe~
cility. Dr. E. P. Buel, A1jutant J. E. Philli~
: not, and Lieuts. Hill and Tannor Of the s0th
Ohio, captured from Gen. Quimby's division
while cscorting a provision train from Holly
Springs to Memphis by guerillas belonging to
Richardson's command, arrived Inst evening
on parole. They will probably be dismissed
the service. =,
: Dr. Martin Of the 7th Kansas cavalry, cap
1 | turcd. at Sommeryillc, also returned last eve
, ming. He was brutal]y treated By the rebels
because he was a iayhawkcr. "
8 Last Sunday the Sd Michigan cavalry akir:
> mIshcd with Richardson, near BroHnsVale,
= and dro;e lin south Of the Hatchfc, with the
| ]oss Of six men. There wns no loss on oal1
3 side.
c Daily ek;fmishcs take place in the vicinity
e Of Corinth, and IN attack is looked for. d
F. cavalry demonstration was made on the It'll
i1,st.. Oh the railroad near Germantown, bu
r. nothing is known Of the cause Of it.
~ ~ A gentleman recently from :nopl'e n: lnlosn
~ me that the troops ha'e an oecn teAo'I' !.
~ thence, except 5,ooo, no" gua'olnS tne 1ot1
- Gaines and Morgan. Inefc arc IN 1ae nto
- four wooden gunboats ana an lron'csao - lan' =,
~ buekner threatens 10 put" tuo e1's - =
-: nnototherW'se prevent lis capta'e'
% To this tile citizens op}ect strcnaous's, u"
~ heavy batteries Oh Plnta's foi'ar ana Luz ole'
~ road, which, With the gunooats ma fan'' ~ ~
~, " relied upon as sufficient protee@ion 10 u
city. The heet Is ander Inc coin.'Auu ~ eo4'
Randolph, the troops anu 1oft'acat1ol1s osip
~ in charge OF zen: buckhc''
~ There are a'uU teosl lrools =. ts4 .@ah:
I nh;o .,;,~oo5.
kin 1ofr D,via addressed $50 citizens at Mobi
1eu pas's aua4 cav ~ s. e,.,,,..,asr
ck- on inc ='ln inst. 1ne'e s "a1 ea.,,.h r ronsr
Fer, 1ae CAsnsn' S4enen ...s ~
A1et4EoE1u 4A 'sAN'A.5 ~. !,
conhous' Nlss'' ins @ oeru .,... s'uas.1 .:T y; : :.
tale rebel forces, except wv mlntia' "no "ili
ybo -. ~ 1xo,,a;or 1rn}+;nc +ronsnor
~ arms are no" az Me1'alan' "''"s 'laa'p't
llon " an'o"aA. a,
90 ~ conf,acrote scrin hcinr the standa
rely cof1cc * vorth s4oo DER pound. and otl
ave, th;ncs IN nronortion.
hrec N;rbt hosorc Inst Adiutant Bacon, Of I
one 7oa illinois fist Board Of Trade. regimen
the ~, - oror+or Tosn,.a1.- under circu
s.ssoos o~c;t;nr considerable remark, It
,urh s@u-.s, - 49,. = ,rescr;nt,on was Impropc
4se .,eS,soa and odminjstered to him. Fl
tsn aoacts ~ which Lieut. Bacon died.
w .,..;,,.5on ,x,u In h
poss M "u."M a1e,',ar ~hon the f,cts i,
.A1s ,ora1onea Tbcrc ;s
] aoun.'s@s o'.,. ,,nt Ia va neglected. a
s@. ] tha noar w,s n1,ced in The dead house
1 re- IN @ n ant;ra,r ~ unattended. Before mornin
Hef, l.s = ,.al.;,1r .nr.;,atsa and disfrnred bv +
'eoca s-o %ss - .,roo+ c|c;tement n The regimen
u ms 'uels - sa' s;t,, .~ho1o aa,ntant Racon
into Fsus, eonse4asn e,rorsto "s An ;nresttcotion
aua. ~ uaa ana a.. H. Mi a,n,ite n,rtics nroperly
con- ..sna " na1' "n' NDo 1852