From The Southwest

Oxford, Miss, Di-e. 8. The cavalry un'der Col. Dickey, purfiued and attacked tho retreating" robe! army Dear CofFceville, on Friduy evening. An engagement oí' two .bours bQsued, whiob was euded by niolit. Tlio rubela vvore in forcé not less tbn five tliousai-d, with artillery and caviilry. Thero wiia two bours severo íightinpr- Tlie Foderal loes (vns about9 külc-d, í"Ü wounded, and 60 missing; rebullóse 300 killed F.nd wounded. ' Private W. II. Bevenn, company B, Thii d Mieliigao, received a íleslj wóuud in the arm. Our cavalry pursucd for fonr days, with íilmost constant skirmitthing for íiity miles, took 700 prisouecs and a largo amoiint of pronerty, aiui aro novv resting at Yockney Rivor. MomphÍ8 Dec, 0, Vast numbers oí boats aro passing this place, freiglued with soldiers. Moro than a hundred, tima loaded, have gou;; don, and others nre cen8tanlly tollowing. i ia thought ihey are bearing McCleruand's forcea, destined for Vioksburg, Of ecurse siart'jpg evonts wijl soon bo eDaated upon the tlieatre of our former failure. If the treiuündou.s array of gunboats and inortar boats and McClernand's land forcé oí probably 50,000 men or more are not enouorh to settle the íate of Vicksburg, Grant and Hovey, when Ihey get to Jaokson, wiil beonly fifty miles off, and theywill not be long i D throwing their ponderous weight iota tho acales.