, 1864-05-23
FROM EhTCdEZ,
From Our Special Correspondent

N-a1CuL<ss Glhs+. .3aJ i 15ti.
Natchez has agaln changed commanders. Co
johnson WAS fe'lcEcd ebont six weeks ago and i
now filing the Important md labo.!ous dut,c. I
tfeaiac1t Of court-marttal. Brig. Gen. Trt:,
tt1owc, now commands this district, and Eo'. 3
G. Faz7sr, o. the U. S. G. artillery orme:ly Of tt
ii Miss. artillery, i. d. commands the 1rooos l,
Fort MCPHERSON and Eidalia- Fort McPhersop i
STILL under the immediate command of Co}une 2
he1t, s9th 11linois infarrr, most efficient ami
Competent youns officer.
4 great ceal OF curiosity IVES felt BY the miiItar1
as to gLnt ceurse Gen. Tuttle stou1d pursue to
wards the citizens Of this place. as we have beer
cured for almvst year by the prescuce Of can
msudirg officers Who seemed to think r.eat iea,
more shout keeping In ths good xrsces Of the citi
zene. aud being on ytiins terms with tho 1air rrb
els htse than o suppresslDg the expression Of hos
tile demonstrations from them and stopping the
Illegal t1afhc which has been earned On hero 70
a'n'est aB great au extent as in Memphis The
N lttaIy 1ooted at Gen 1uttte,H political conuec-
uuLe AID feared that we woIl1 hare greater caues
to 2 conpla,n than eve5- @ ,.nllsd on By ,p,cs
r1n Hcadquare1e here, he TcTJ quietly told
1htm tlnt he had heard Of Kslchez for d
iotg time az rehe city, and that be intended to
L,,Lg them mp <fo11: altt, eaid he, IT hear Of
tay ,ou s1anu:Ee around town and publicly abas-
Ing the Government ns J on hsre been doing, will
1Id n 1ul OF our nlet to your trIenos the rep
hah:t OF oxntttin: the psayes for the President
whtu It wat prescribed BY their church formula be
eaiseu them Together and ordered them to read
tie prayer Tor the President OF the United
ststes. or hare their churches closed aud
be se1.t 10 Rebellion. OF cn1tse these .sloy-
sT churchm.n expostuirted, but tue
GcAeral had eaio It, and made lbe1n co1nplF. TIE
ex.sItase ssade uh,ch WAS formerly Carried on
with c1ftccns beg Old our lines has been yer& much
ctt1es:ked. No One IL now allowed to csrrJ any
1ting ontside VITO has not taken the oath ofam-
hF&t Fy1,a
nsesef, that this Is more Satter pill nan they
cau dl6eet-
As isusi, the guerllas hsve been prowlin.
:1euuu 1tundertns plantations, carrying OF horses,
i.tseer. Gu tts 4i1 inst raid wns made on tae
lsns.tioat ness Waterproof everything, WAS car
rtd oh, tvtA the nts.rous> Inauy OF whom were
Ai.;td. AE.ouI the sufferers are two weli-knpwn
cosresI cnGtlrs. ~ho have tcen particularly uu.
pl-n1at:e ns Lear ytGsla; they pru:sbiy fecl Ike
r'Lg'tg tia. teIlling n-e.ody, sllrttl, altered:
oh Lay dtwn dc ehuhbcl and de hoe,
A'G pix up de pc, 1or ,oxo1
k1uwnas GiA:spie'e, and has been hoycring oe-
thesu v l.t1Lroof aud tldslia fUr rome t1o1sas
4. Ln tie BIB inst. terrible pnnlehu,ens over
itw n:i:re Of Nlcaiia. ra,w commanded bT Nn1or
t;th. Smith, Gll q. =. c. Artillery, fney retired
10 'he .lcattr OF the ewanp. Toe A2los sent .us
notl1eu Col. uHa:, commanding the torces, of tae
lItttLcr q The 1chcs. about one hcndrpd and dfsy
s'suug. Tie Ct,loue! Immediately tupk Gfty
At1 Of The Nh Illinois cssa!ry, crossed to
AiGa:is. mud started ~ JOIN the negro tronps
M.E it lu1sI1t Ee n.cf them spout we've
niics !rtn lown. found thar they had to lowed
.i,': ri er sousc tnrane. aud bad ldea one Lieu.
tel a1t tus11:s eilyet tk1sDish Tne fe..e,s hxd
'a,l stuck &c through the swamp nnl were going
to 1!atL ldver lersy. Col L sraf uox jol.aett tae
IVY ua7sses, II vi u :men, and ze-oived to masc
camp Ers OF the rc,sl ri.lses d1sm1anted hatf or
1ic cnsEnAnd, and cautiously advaucgd towards
II. csup, the 1,s:.rces III the center. cavalry On
tGth hLE. Bur tEo enemy had discovered thrir
acEalcs. and were In linz, expecting The at-
t&tG. E,esuii; advancing to within 10 yxrt1
GA 1Itn ere stet BY I1rhe.ne trc, but thu gal
tl'ear hcad, leAd Them to within fifty yards when.
e.rsw,Dp Lis OWL revolver. and ordtr.ny lis m=u
to draw their. he gave 1hc.u the oscs 10 ea1r.e,
and dast~d forward. The men followed with
cA, err, shouts, and cries Of s. No quastcrt Be.
ne,us e. Fort Pillow" and we're anous tue eng
Nv, shooting right aEd left with terrible effect.
Fer Gsc MINUTES fierce hand to hand fight was
hrL n. hui the 1rbrls. iguo,ant uf how raany fuos
tLtJ MeIe 1ehtlnE. end ket.ing the deternin alton
Which tie troops showed, hsuke anil fed In I'LL d.
rc,ionf through tic ewamp. leaving one captain,
tool uielnits and twelve priTAiea on the field.
Iu11,x The charge Major Smith was struck over
tic hs I'd = q musket, while tending his men; mn
u.ly hit Lot CangITUus WUund. Three pGtyatea Of
tie tth wtTe wounded.
fort take rri.oSe1s. This il, believe. ths frst
act of retaliation for the b4rba1itiee or Fort P
Low aid Plymouth, the beginning OF deadly and
fixed discrimination on the part III our ot11cess and
1nsn to protect their OWL Hvea and avenRe their
murdered c1,Mradts,
But my letter r. now too long. AZ the rebels are
gn'leEpg back Of this place. there will prubab!y be
son ehtL3 10 "a rite up before long. Adjutant Gen
cal 1lonae IL still Lere engaged in his noble aud
patIiurlc wrk. When IL Ia reflected that there are
rome ,cVH uecrp troops in tho feld, and that he
has teen iustrnmtn,M in organizing alt Of them,
We can ece the great work he is doing tor the
cu1ntry. One OF 1he old echool Of otlcc1a who be
eet ASIDE wbarevt1 prejudice be might hu supposod
10 Eavt, aId IL working hard to Taiee thses new
IeglneLtS here lie 1earcs to-morroW for VickS-
burg and lhc North. QccAstoNA1