Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1862-09-05

From tee Rlohmond Eaqulrer, Aug 2s.l
FROM FAoUIER.

FROM FAQUlER.
The only intelligence we have from the scene
of military operations north of the Rsppshan-
mock is derived from pessengefs who reached
this city last evening by she Central train from
/ Gordonsville. They report that Gen. Jackson,
on Tuesday last, defeated the right wing Of
| Pope's army at Salem, point on the Manassas
| Gap railroad, capturing three hundred wagons
! loaded with commiss2ry stores, and eight thou
sand prisoners, among whom is Gen. Blenker
] himself; and that 4 portion Of our ST ny now
1 occupies Manassas Junction, in Pcpe's rear.
/ This is evidently modification OF the report,
mentioned in yesterdays Examiner, OF the cap
ture OF sixseea thousand men and I've hundred
wagons Not being able to obtain from the
war Office any confirmation Of these reports, we
conclude them to be unworthy OF credit. 1t IS
not reasonable to suppose that government
would withheld from the country the Inteui-
gence OF s victory as important IS would appear
10 be indicated by the number of prisoners and
plumber alleged to have boon captured.
It is elso reported that in tbs captured mail
bag was a dispatch from Pope 80 his govern
ment stating that nothing bui sudden rise IN
the R&ppshknnock river had saved his Srmy
from snnihilation, when attacked by Longstreet-
on q recent occasion.
From e gentleman who left Culpeper Court
House yesterday morning, we learu that during
the present week continual caunOnading has
been heard TO the north Of the Rappahannock
river.
Since the above was in type, we have learned
upon good authority, that body OF our cavalry,
on Tuesday visited Manassas Junction, where
they esptured eight pieces Of cannon and de-
siroyed a vast amount Of stores. This is pFoba.
bly, the origin Of the reports mentioned above.
FROM THE YORK PENINSULA
Through persons who arrived in this city last
evening from J smes City and Gloucester, we
have Intelligence of the recent movements Of
the enemy il thess counties. A considerable
force, estimated at between five hundred and
thousand, still occupy the town Of Williams
burg Ga Wednesday night, emboldsned, as it
is fhcught, by our small show Of strength in
that section, she Yankees extended their picket
lines TO BArhamsville, = point seventeen mies
on this side of Williamsburg, and distant only
twenty miles from Tunstalfs station, on the
York River railway.
The Yankee forcs still remsiniag in Glouces-
ter is about fifteen hundred They have utterly
wasted the country for miles around Gloucester
Point in many cases burning the houses end
driving off the Inhabitants. Numbers Of the
citizens h4ve arrived in King and Queen, and
some ia New Kent county, begging tGeir bread.
A dash of thousand OF our cavalry wogld at
aHy time within the past ten days have freed
this section of country of the presence Of these
vandals. If they are to be left in uninterrupted
enjoyment or the country, it IS not likely they
will ever take their departure.
A gentleman arrived in this city yesterday
from Baltimore via Fortress Monroe and Nor
folk He reports that Mcclellan was, week
sgo, at Fortress Monroe; the effective force Of
his army, amounting to twenty thousand men,
having been already sent up the Potomac. The
troops now occupying Gloucester and the Pen
insula the rift raft and inetieents OF the once
grand army.