Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1861-10-05

Fron I9 llEpafch, Oct. M
The city was full of mmoTs ysslorIav. many
of them, as usual being entirely destitute Of
Iruth- ten. Wise arrived from the army Of the
Kanawha on Saturday evening. and bronobt
highly interesting inteIigenee from the trs9os
lately under his command at Big Seweu noun
tain. The enemy attacked him on MONDAY in
heavy force, numbering, It IS supposed. 5000
men, and Gen. W. with bur Ice, made sueb a
gallant defense Of his position, that the enemv
was repulsed. Heavy skirmishing continued
throughout the two succeeding DAYS, tue Hes
slams fighting under cover Of trees and bushes.
and endeaYOTing 10 ascertain the position Of our
guns. Meanwhile, Gen. Lee arrived with four
regiments Of Gen. FlOyds brigade, thus swelling
the force at Big Sewel to 1000 men. Our less
in the three days skimishing, was two killed
and three wounded. zen. Wise states that tho
shot, shell, and rifle balls which his troops poured
in upon the position occupied by the enemy must
have had a disastrous effect, though the actual
facts could not be obtained, since the forest
screened them from view.
Gen. Floyd was ordered forward from Meadow
Bluff to Join Gen. Lee with the remainder Of his
command, and it IS probable that, with other re-
Inducements, we have now 5000 men az Bio
Sewel mountain. There is a report that ROsen-
cram had gone back to Cheat Mountain; but
whether ROsencTauz or Cox b. in command. Gen.
Wise is sanguiue that Gen. Lee win whip the
enemy and drive him back. The position at Bio
Sewell Is a very strong one. and seems 70 hove
been well chosen by Gen. Wise as q stand point.
The most intense anxiety prevails 10 hear add
tional news from the West, but the bridges on tbe
two railroads, beyond Lynchburg and Stanton.
having been damaged by the heavy rains, some
delay must BE- oecasi0ned in the transmission Of
dispatches. Gen Henuingsen. who has been
attached to Gen. Wise's si1T. also arrived IN
Richmond on Saturday.
Nest exaggerated minors were in circulation
Yesterday respecting affairs on the Potomac. We
have reliable information that our forces have
fallen back 70 Fairfax Court House from Falls
Church, the object Of which viii doubtless b.
made apparent hereafter. With the exception Of
the ordinary picket skirmishing. no fght has
lately taken place in Ihat vicinity. The enemy
viii not show himself IN force this side 81 rs
strOngholds.
It was reported at Winchester a few DAYS ACC.
I land the report reached this city,) thar Melon
AIDS cavalry had been captured by the enemy
while on q accommodating expedition; bat this
turned ont to be entirely false. and. al last &C.
counts, Col Mcdonald was on the l0okout for the
Hessians. The Central train, yesterday. brought
down iour prisoners, late Of Inc 4th and 9Th Ohio
regiments who were captured az New Creek in
Hampshire county. The officer in CHARGE e.; te5
thar there was a Federal force at that place. 5uf
at no other point on this side Of the upper P,t0-
mae.
lt was positively stated yesterday that the
War Department received an official dispatch
from Gen. Price on the previous evening. giving
a statement Of the result Of his great fght a.
Lexington, Missouri, as follows 1000 FedeIsls
killed and 1000 taken prisoners; from 5000 10
4,0OO horses aptuTed, and S350,e00iu gold; Con-
tolerate loss, 800 killed. On inquiry. we ascar-
tanned that no such dispatch had been received
Inc Department received a telegram from MEM
phis, based upon the northern account OF the
battle, which admits q decisive victory for
the Confederate arms. We have no d3ubt
thai the entire force under Nuligau was either
killed OF captured. and that our troops succeeded
IN Obtaining q very large amount Of gold {ihs
Federals say S25G,O00) which they had buried
inside their fortihcations.