Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1861-10-25
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VIRGINIA. ON the very snot yyber. # ,y,s made at
Uarper', Ferry b,.a ds.rf,r ,nso with ,5o
mrp. 200 of whom wen. rav- vf~~in;o militia
upon a superfor force Of Yankees killing ffrv
or sixty of them. and taking q few nrfsoners
But for the want of field artillery. the entire
body of the enemy would Lav, been cut topicces.
Ashby had but one light gun. and a twenty
four poundef mounted on wagon wheels. How
he managed to use the latter at all. will be puz-
cling to ordnance officers; indeed, his efficiency
in the employment Of IL is a marvel when
we consider that his accustomed mode of WAY
fare is that Of the cavalry charge. Though a
volunteer, he is surpassed by none OF the bril-
liant dragoou officers of the old service in the
effective disposition and management of light
horse, and his name is already a terror to the
Hessians along the border. The affair at Har-
per's Ferry, showing his capacity TO deal with
other sorts of troops, and even to bring heavy
guns into service, will not tend to lessen the
wholesome dread with which he has inspired the
northern heart.
Speaking of the cavalry, a very full and SPLEEN
did regiment of horse arrived here yesterday
from North Carolina. t was nearly a thousand
strong, with a hundred horses in excess Of the
number required for the men. As the regiment
passed up Main street, the line Of march, iuclud-
ing the long baggage train which accompanied
it, must have stretched for two-thirds of a mile.
The horses were magnificent, and their riders
sat in their saddles with an easy audacity that
was the admiration Of the crowds that lined the
sidewalks. Like all the troops that North Caro-
lima has sent into the field, they were well armed
and well clothed. In addition to the Saber, sew.
eral of the companies bore the revolving rid,
and Colts navy pistol. These line fellows ought
before winter to ride into Baltimore and Phila.
delphia; but, perhaps, they viii get no farther
than Manassas, whittier they are to 90 without
Clay. If this be the farthest point they are tC
reach, it seems a waste Of muscle and energy tC
send them forward but they know best abOu.
all this at the War Department, Of course.
From AQUA Creek VIC learn that there are
L.. Jess nan sixty sail lying off in the stream al
ltr.. point. being unable TO proceed further uT
Il fve in consequence of tie blockade effected
b, battery at Eyausport. These vessels ar
OF al sizes and descriptions, and are laden with
plies of various kinds for the government
NAV Judge Of the immense Hotilla which has
rmpJoved in keeping M the Yankee com.
,aris.. when tell You that this accumulation
of TRANSPORTS has been the result of only two OF
three DAVIS stoppace of the NAVIGATION. The
whole lowerpart of the Potomac for a hundred
md twenty miles will be wAf.cuad with the can
vas of Yankee barks. schoouers. and sIoops in
the course Of a fortnight. unless the government
gives the thing ND and advises the down east
CAPTAINS not to attempt coinr I'D to Washington.
Some six or eight armed steamers are now kept
at Aqua Creek to protect the trading vessels
collected there. but there is a strong probability
| that unless. they clear out verv speedily, they
will be taken as prizes by some adventurous
rebels on the river. In any event the shutting
ND of the Potomac will soon be felt as a serious
embarrassment to the Lincoln administration
and il is sunposad that a Grand effort will be