The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1865-01-23

osched engine 10 Escape, when an exciting Chase
toos pace the train being passed by cavalry ne,
tAcnment At full speed. The gallant company held
on Tor several miles in defiance n q tattery on .
platform car in the rear of the train which distri-
Outcd csnnistcr pretty freely among our
men. but steam at last proven 100
much for horsefiesb, and The train escaped.
IN inc meantime the attack on tx IT procecdeo,
ana sitter an engagement = two hours duration,
The place was taken and the Garrison i.slerse'.
Among tho Killed on his occasion vas Bog Ten;
bhol'on. He was shot thr tines; tae wound
which provei mortal was IN The breast several
other oihcers wore also killed, and SIX hundiel
prisoners were taken. The poor 10 pic 81 We
place W re- allowed h. hcp then selves t. necesshres
| rom mo rebel government supplies which they
| an Win great alacrity the remainder vas en-
trey destroyod. II Hs asoertoinei that The
reireauug "nemy were falling back on west
FONT A'tcr h-s victorious exploit General dr'er-
! egn TOOK a west and soutt westerly dl e,toh'
| through Houston, in Gu Enaaw, ADD Bcl O.
| ntalnc, IN Choctaw couutos- ~ tie N.ssis-
| ..lpi Central Ra lrosd, soud q Grenada OF
| N'anua From IIo iston ueuousirauons were
| made u'LeIGt towards wos' POINT, and north TO-
warts + ntploc. From 81 tDliaine dctnousira-
| TONS Nere made toward Slfkv e, IN kbbtcha
| con ~ again thrcItc1irs The VI lIo ana ONO
Railroad. These manpuvrcs confuse l and misitd
tne enemy g.v.ns opportunity g. send a det'ch-
ntnt n BankstOu, where the tci cl government
| mad cloth aud shoe factory. These we're ciec-
tUdlv estroved
| From Winuns a deta,hurut was sent h. Grenada
| at 'he junction Of the his-ihs Np and Tenuesaee
| with tie Mississippi Central Railroad. ~ thIs
point thcre was quito a large amount Of ieuei
| h'"res Alter giving The poor an opportunity to
tcpCuisn their sganty suppl cs-A ~ auaec' DrdcT
| most impi city and ohcer.l,y o. eyed these were
| ail dc truyCl. Tho short tine allowed, 81 course,
gave no otncr opportunity Tor destruction than
| that offered - acting ire To- tie buildings con-
talAug I stores. H. minute or
two the fire spread AMI some houses were thus m
| intentional ly destroyei. Grcunia has suffered &C.
yereiy ty tbs raid. The railroad between Grenada
| aud WluoIa was destroyed Another trlgadc went
southwark and uid great damage 60 the railroad IN
| that d'rtCu IA. A. Frank u, four miles west from
| Goodmau's station, this detachment cnco inferred
| the enemy ana WHIPPED tuc", killing tWeuty tive
men, HLo we're ch on the field. 1Hese Important
| operations being sl,factor u CONF re'., Gynnral
| Grrrb0u vel his uian body from W mona 10 the
| country between tne Nason AMI Big Back MYERS,
| D. way Of I1leton, Lexington anu iIcuton, t.
VIC. .urs, 1T which city he arry ed on Thursday
as, January b. covered with mud, soaked v..l
ram, losded -i.h provisions and accompanied ty
| one thousand ne rOes aud osut huuu. cd head u
| captured stock
| Tue results n this expedition are; Tho des,ruc-
ton OF forty miles o.; tue Mlhic and Ono abroad,
| including twenty tive brd.es, Argc amount Of
reste-wurk, acp0,s, switches, turntables, water
tAuks, and tie telegraph line. Turty ~ lee OF tie
Mississippi Central, including all the bridges, tres.
N'-"pTG thss, many stat houses, et'., on that
| 5laee, and tho t,lezrsp. line. Al Verona and
.thcr stat ms 300 army wagons were captured and
destroyed 5000 stands 70. Lnw urtus, { service.
hh.c 'uaomutyos, aAu 10 oi.crs under repair; ABOUT
IL" cars one ic-dr v'f 1Ld ciuu, machine S.. I,,
| acturics giving emp yncut To 300 upera..ycs "a
| uahi Dc toth and s.Ocs' ,srsc lduAty Of vol,
| cloth, cotton aud leather 80 lated hogs, yl6l
amount OF corn .ud wura,, nud com nlissRry, quar-
| termsstor's and nrua-c, stores. The eutr. loo.
oil zen. br.rr,Ou's orue "a th4- expedition ). about
| 20 lei ala. 30 ''oGudcI-mAny u The latter onis
| s ghtly 80.
between four AMI five hundred aIo. " cotton,
having 'he mars vi tie Confederate government
| Vcrg also destroyed Large q Iauutcs ct cuttor