, 1864-01-14
LEFT VINO, SIXTEENTH Army CoRPs,

4GIAth4t IEAAs. 00Hs - 4SHAs
Military operations, though not remarkably
stationary. Gen. Crooks cavalry division,
which has been one Of the most active bodies
Of troops In the army Of the Cumberland in
their late operations, is now at this place.
They arc to be assigned to the important da-
ty Of clearing Middle Tennessee Of rebels.
Roddy Is continually sending out s'thicy-
ing detachmcnte,n and It has been deemed
necessary to let loose among them some SUCH
men as Wildcr's, just to remind them that
though their actions give unmtstallab1c cvi-
dence Of the existence Of devil, there is
also " God In Israeli
Roddy's main force Is still at Tu6cumbia,
and 1t is probable that he prefers warm qunr-
tcrs within the town to camping In the field
tlIs cold weather.
The work of 1e-cnlistment is still progress
ing. The 7th, 50th and 57th Illinois .regi-
ments haye gone in again, and are now fight
ing over tho mastering officer, or each Is
anxious to be mustered in first, and start
home on fnrlougl.
Col. Chctlain, formerly in command Of the
18Th Illinois infantry, has been appointed Brig
adler General ofnegro troops, and ordered to
report to Adj't Gen. Thomas, at Ficksburg.
Ills old regiment, the l2th Illinois, nTe pre-
pa1ing TO re-epiist-
The rebel Capt. Cooper, with an iudepen-
dent company Of upwards Of hundred men,
has been taking possession Of the country
between this place and the Tennessee river,
and It vas probably his force that Lieut..
Roberts encountered while carrying dis
patches to Eastport, some ten daya ago.
Capt Kirk, who has been making ms hcad'
cum ters about eight miles from Lawrence.
burg, made descent upon that place few
i1nys ago, and burned thirty bales Of cotton.
pnrt OF Col Mizcner'6 command from Go.
iumbia was engaged in hauling cotton from
Lavrenceburg, but the Trbcls watched thetr
chance and burned thirty bales while the
tcaIus were returning to Columbia
Hrir. Gen. Smith, Coief cf Cavalry on Gen.
Grants Statt, Is at Columbia getting horsee
for new cavalry command Gen. Roddy,
fI,ourh Ills headquarters is In Tuscuinb1a, de-
neIfis entirely on this side Of the river fol
hu1Diics. BE has four fiat boats ut Brnin'
b,idge, and one at the mouth Of the Blue
Water.
Thc rebel G en-, Forrest has been making sun
arv and yarfous demonstrations in the vicini
trof Jncteon. Tenn. He ll&s a considerable
force. md is able to do much damage. It Ii
not unlikely that the cavalry force under Gen
Crook will he 6cnt against him. Col Chalin
t1HE cDEEp0CEQ Ul1ibEA QA AAE 1AAANA(*
Hotto.n i from which he Issues forth occa
sionally to cut the rsilroad betwcenacotintl
Memphis Sens asesr ms af bpt 0 the ner
t,oops or at tliat place taught him lessor
wl;ich it might be well for Lin to remember
yiz:-.s that Niggcrs will fight" :,
TIC success which everywhere attends tn
e.ncrimcpt Of 1e-enlistmcnt, las occasionei
Hid enforcement Of thu Conscription law
In lie eonth, md all between the age Of i
forced to bear e5ms x5 1f a peo a,t
dread Of fhc merci1css conEcript otilccra
whose presence among them Is looked upo1
with more horror than an epidemic; ~ :.
Ing opened up, cotttn is still rolling IN b
quantities, and the Pike road leading to Nasi1
vile ia lined With cotton wagons. Good
Of all descriptions arg being brought here
and all other posts held By our forces. an
strange as It may sound, the families Of rebe
soldiers, arc mutually benefited By the Pre-
eencc Of the Union army among them.