The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1865-01-12
1.-The Latest News.

The Vicksburg Hsraldoof tho 5th
extra, has. full account Of the recen,
raid Of General Grierson and command
They left Memphis on the 2 lst ultimo
5000 strong! The expedition sturck
the Mobile and Ohio Railroad near Boon
vile, andprooeoded down along the: line
of the road as far ds Egypt Station, en-
tirely destroying the road. At Verona,
Colonel Karge's brigade, consisting of
The I'd New Jersey, 4th Missouri, 7th
Indiana cavalry and 1st Mississi ppi
mounted rifles, captured q company of
ten dismounted men belonging to For.
rests command. They also captured and
destroyed 800 wagons, two railroad
trains, al immense amount of ammuni.
ton, 1000 new carbines, aud large guam.
titles of commissary and quartermas .er's
stores. d. AT Egypt the command encoun
tered tho enemy in considerable force,
and had sharp fight, killing and wound
ing many, and capturing 500 prisoners.
The. rebel Brigadier General Gholson,
commanding, was killed. From Egypt I
the command struck of west, crossing
the Mississippi Central Railroad below
Grenada, and destroyed about thirty
miles of the road. A party Of about 800
sent to Grenada, under command of COL
onel Noble, captured aud destroyed sew.
eral locomotives and about fifty cars
Another party captured Rankston aud
destroyed the extensive cloth and sheet
factories which employed about 500 op.
eratives. Our loss was less than 200
men killed, wounded and missing.
A portion of the command came up
the river with the prisoners on the steam.
ers Fairchild and White cloud The
expedition brought in about 800 horses
and mules and the Same number of con-
trabauds fist - .. ... sd.
Among the prisoners captured are one
Colonel, one Lieutenant Colonel, and
twenty i've line officers There arc also
o number of our men who had been i'm.
prisoned at AndsrsonviiIe, Ga, and to
escape illtreatment had joined the rebel
army; The appearance of the prisoners
is represented as squalid in tho extreme
- some without shoes, bareb eaded, and
S'Su "'ehoo0 paoto.
The Leavenwor.h Conservative Of the
18th inst says: "The report that Fort
Smith and Van Duron are to be evacuated
on the 18th of January appears to be re.
liably confirmed The Government is
supposed to know its business, but We
are inclined to think that the evacuation
of the Arkansas river is bad policy"
The Secretary of War has gone to
Fortress Monroe, Hilton Head. and Sa.
-"..-h, TO vo1-s's rish <sv~e-~1v <ss~..,
Foster and Sherman on important mat.
tiers connected with the service The
supplies and exchange'of prisoners, the
organization Of colored troops, raising
the blockade Of Savannah, and opening
it to free trade, the seizure of rebel pro-
perry and products, will be among the
subjects Of consideration
The Tribunes Army Of the James
special Of the Sd says the pirate Semmes
has arrived in Richmond. Great suffer
ing exists iu Richmond on account of
the scarcity of wood and fuel Owing
to the bad condition of tho roads, Lees
army is now receiving reduced rations.
A dispatch from Huntsville, Ala, says:
The Tennessee campaign is ended. The
last of Hoods army crossed the Tennes-
see on the 10th ult., with s pieces of
artillery and about $4,000 men. He left
Macon with $4,000, was reinforced s.
600, and had 10 pieces OF artillery
After the battle at Nashville, both armies
tioundered in the mud ten days, when
Hoods remnant of infantry crawled of:
at night. His cavalry stubbornly resist
ed our pursuit during the day. 1t is be-
lieved Gen. Hood has buried or thrown
into the river at least 80 gus. He
abandoned large number Of wagons and
ambulances. Our official list of prisoners
numbers 900, net including 500 cap.
tured from Roddy on the 9th. Over
900 dcserters have also reported. 1t is
said Hood is going to Meridian, Miss
to attempt reorganization.
Resolutions were introduced into both
houses of the Kentucky Legislature, on
the 9th inst, declaring for the immedi.
ate abolition Of slavery. Gov. Bramlette,
IN MS message, recommends gradual
emancipation snd ultimate removal Of
slaves, rejoieos over and thanks Sherman
and Thomas for their victories, denoun.
ces tie arrest Ct Col. Welford and Lieut..
Governor Jacobs, says his object in at
tempting to regulate the enlistment Of
slaves was not to save the institution out
the people Of Kentucky from unnecessa-
ry burden in its accomplishment.
The exchange of prisoners has again
been resumed.
The Canadian Court decided, on tho
7th inst, that it had jurisdiction in case
of the St. Abaus raiders, and the case
will proceed.
The receipts from internal revenue for
the week ending Jan. eth were about
s10,000,000
A dispatch says it is rumored tina.
Gen. Sherman has communicated to the
President that the Georgia State author.