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Holly Springs occupied — another Cavalry Exploit. Grenada, Miss. July 2. --Yesterday the Pederals, seven thousand strong, advanced to and occupied Holly Springs. Jackson's cavalry ambuscaded them three miles from the city and poured into their ranks a heavy fire, killing and wounding one hundred. Jackson scampered off with the loss of one man wounded. The Federals are also in the neighborhood of Mintville. Holly Springs occupied — another Cavalry Exploit. Grenada, Miss. July 2. --Yesterday the Pederals, seven thousand strong, advanced to and occupied Holly Springs. Jackson's cavalry ambuscaded them three miles from the city and poured into their ranks a heavy fire, killing and wounding one hundred. Jackson scampered off with the loss of one man wounded. The Federals are also in the neighborhood of Mintvill
now to be correct: Winfield Scott Featherstone is a native of Virginia. He is about 12 or 13 years of age. When he left Virginia, he settled in Chickasaw county, Miss., for the practice of the law. He was elected to Congress in 1817, and served until 1851, when being an ardent Secessionist at that time, he was defeated, along with our present illustrious Chief Magistrate, who was in the same year candidate for Governor of Mississippi. Since that time he has been practicing law in Holly Springs, justly regarded as one of the brightest intellects, and as recent events have shown, one of the bravest and most daring of the gallant sons of the Magnolia State. His Adjutant General, Capt. Geo. P. Foote, a most estimable gentlemen, was killed in the fight of Friday evening.--The remainder of his staff, Major J. M. Part ridge, (for the Vicksburg Whig.) Major W. R. Barksdale, Lieuts. Parker and Sykes, escaped unhurt. We hear that the mortality in this brigade was fearful. Every field