New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-02-18
TEE WAR I'm NORTHERN MAs''
aIpPp AND ALABAMA
Wigh,fui Atrocities ON Union Me"-" -.
Down by Dloodbounds - h'i"S
Ro,k, and Caves-Two Union "'''
.;yui REGIMENTS Forming
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..aod N no 81 END around OAolons. inSy arc 80,
ns,ring The railroad destroyed by zen. Hrsno, n,,
the ineeneney Of me mS5 from Meidsn to SELMA,
Al Z. co,nnleted and traius are daily running Ge-
tme.a lbs points which Are very use ~ 10 We
Rebels enabling them W WIN
The Ia.ri n, established by The Rebels al luks
ny III 90 he ahard ,ned. Only 20 Confederate
are in the hospitals. The others have re-
.overed. and been exchanged or paroled.
When jeff Davis undertook to eniorcs cohscrip,
,;o i; East Tennessee about four-ifihs OF the loyal
-, mon of that section escaped through the
monptaius to Kentucky, where they joined the
T,i"r army. Similar attempts III North Alabama
and Mississippi now driving Union men awpy
from their families, and forcing them TO take up
arms against the Kingdom Of Jefferson. There is q
peTfect leign OF terror in North Alabama AID North
Nseissi2, aud dsilv the Union armies aie receiving
recruits who gladly enlist to support the Union ana
the COusituiiOn.
Advces from Mis- issipp and Alahamg are to ia,'
Friday. Tue news IL Interesting. Van Dorhi WIN
q cavalry force Of 5000, crossed TIE tennessee
River at Eastport about week ago and WIS sai,
posed 10 he moving on TO get con'enisei,. ,o
to cut off koseeranss COMMUNICATIONS. liz 'S, hIs
tiou Is unknown but II il not 'nptopa'ie t'l' i''
movements will be closely watched, ana 'h"' NC
will moi find another Murphy to sleep al Ills posi- T"
permit him TO Triumph -, t.,
Gen. Forrest WAS not IN the recent hRn' "' Vi'
Donelson nor has he been in tennessee since zen.
J.remiah C. sullivan, the Union hero, in command
At Jackson gave him such forging near the len
nsssee River. Gen. Forrest came TO Tennessee with
100 men and IL pieces of cannon, but after circu-
ist, around between Columbus and jackson, Sn.ll-
van fell upon him and hrashed him well, driving
him before bin with much slaughter, capturing
ei,ht 81 his guns This misadventure brought For
r., down with the Rebels, who denounced him for
remaining in Tennessee long enough get whipped,
hence ne has been ordered 30 Rchn ond, aud IS dis
srsced 20 answer for his failure.
Information comes by way Of Tuscumbia, Ala,
which may bs relied upon. that Dawson's guerrilla
band who have had their Headquarters IL Dyers-
burg for some time past, Inst Thursday were re-
ported demonstrating toward our railroad. Capt
Gone,'s sus force were sent 10 meet them. mat
night they came upon them near the stream, and
After brief contest, in which we've killed and 10
wounded, they captured the remainder WIN arn,s,
equipments. &c. Dawson's Lieut.. Colonel, who
msnaved 10 escape, III charge OF the entire Rebel
force ia that Tars IF Tennessee
Roddy another Rebel operator AT TuHcuInhia,
with command estimated RI about 900, the ienain-
der having been sent 10 reinforce Bragg, is com
hitting the urual amount Of depredations. The
most perfect reign O! terror the world ever saw lie
now experienced by the unfortunate residents oi
Northern Alabama aud Mississippi. In the latter
State the Legislature recently enacted law en-
bracing eli conscript not included IN the act OF
JEFF DAVIS First: 1t includes all from Is 10 ~
years of age ard that recently passed takes all from
40 70 60 years Of age. The territory OF Mississippi
has been kid of Into districts twenty miles equaie
and recruiting Colonel appointed for each district
A thousand Colonies appointed TO enforce the
conscript and militia acts.
In Nor bern Alabama il is even worse. There
are MANY Union men in that section Of the State
and the miuions of JEFF. Davis arc busy in their
efforts 70 force them into the Confederate ranks
The Union men have lsil bid out in woods and
cave rather than he taken as conscripts. THIS III
duced novel hunt for them, aud guerrilas aud
blood-bouuds have been put upon their track, and
many poor victim has been smelhd out IN this
way. Not long SINCE, Young girl, carrying food 10
her father who was hiding in a cave, va. attacked
by ole Of these blood hounds and torn TO pieces.
II s estimated that not less than !, 900 Union men
from Mississippi and Alabama have made their way
to Corin,b, where Gen. Dodge made all possible
provision for them.
Gen. Dodge sent ont and brought in the families
Of rereecu,ed aud dOwntrodden JniOn men, and has
,hns established sort of encsnpment or home for
all their families at Purdy where they are likely TO
be free from prosecutions
AT Corinth Il regiment 10 forming Of Union men
from Alabama and Mississippi. Already there are
ak full companies. Capt. j. C.. Cameron, Provost
Msfshsl OF tie district OF C0Iinth, In 10 be Colonel
Of this regiment.
Among those who recently suffered perseeutions
are the following: Abraham Kennedy and j. A.
Mitchell of HacketbOro Settlement, IN Monroe
county Ala. have been hung by the Rebels for IN.
duiging in Union procliviiies. Mr.. Hall wife and
daughter OF the same county, haSe been shot, and
the latter killed. Peter Lewis, who was by bis m
mediate neighbors suspected OF Union prochviiirs,
The houses Of J. A. Palmer, Wesley Williams aud
other Union men, were burned over their fan'i!ies
heads and the people in The neighborhOod notified
that il they barbOred them their own houses would
be burned. Mr.. PeteIron living at the head Of Bull
Mountain, was killed for union sentiments. TWO
women 10 iawimbia county were torn TO pieces by
boOdhouuds.
IL addition TO the foregoing hundreds OF families
havebeeh driven out Of Alabama, and have reached
Corinth on foot, without food or clothing Some oi
.olt ~
The rieid enforcement Of the CONSUMPTION act viii
PROBABLY induce TO return TO Memphis many old cit
ksns who went away under Order No. l, but who,
when called upon 10 fight in the war OF their own
making, skulk away to Memphis 70 seek the protec-
ton Of the guns Of the very msn against whom they
have all along vented their undying hatred
Thomas w. Knox Of The n. Y. Hcrad is con-
fined on the steamboat Warsaw. TIE charges
against bin involve eight correspondents now az
eompaIying the army. The question may DC 10
cided finally by Secretary Stanton.
The Port Commandment at Jackson made haul ON
6ecesh citizens recently collecting lOO,GOO ponds
Of salt meat, 100000 pounds OF sugar, 300 bales OF
cotton 30 barrels Of noasses, and 6o barrels oi ta.
Gen. sullivan put inssn uDaer arrest Tor ten Gays
for circulating the report that jackson wac TO be
evacuated.
Orders were given that no dispatches TO TIE
Ch'cago Tim0 are 10 DC transmitted over ne mill
sary Telegraph. -. c.uon,
appoint an agent 70 buy all the cotton and sell IT ut
public auction. IL thinks the Government veil
realize million dollars per month.
Notwithstanding the stringent orders prohibiting
gold and other articles con,rabsnd from being sent
eouth, violations have been far from unUequent,
and in consequence more rigorous measures will be
res oried 10 prevent Illicit traffic. All downward
bound steamers are stopped at leland No. 10, and
passengers and baggage searched for everything
that comes under the heading OF contrabaId. In
several late irrances gold, medicines, &c., have
been seized.