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Results of the campaign in the Southwest.
important official Statements.

Chattanooga, Jan. 9.
--The Rebel publishes the following dispatch, from an official scarce, dated Winchester, Tenn., Jan. 9:

General Morgan's report of his expedition shows two thousand paroled prisoners and several hundred of the enemy killed and wounded and an immense quantity of arms and property destroyed.

’ Fortress report shows 1,500 prisoners, 1,000 of the enemy killed and wounded, and an immense quantity of arms ammunition and stores destroyed, and his whole command splendidly equipped from the captures.

Our operations at Murfreesboro', including the capture of 5,000 prisoners besides 2,000 captured at Bartsvills and around Nashville, sum up 10,000 indeed than a month. We have slap captured and sent to the rear thirty cannon, 6,000 small arms and 2,000 more in the hands of our troops and 1,000 wagons destroyed and the mules and harness secured.

The enemy's loss in killed and wounded is self mated at 50,000 including seven Generals.

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