Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1862-09-03
RICHMoSD, August %. Msjor-General.
From our special Correspondent 1T.

From our Special Correspondent 1T.
ID. W.
From the Atlanta (Ga.) Southern CoBfedsracy.I
MOBRIsTOwE, Tenn, August 26-In my
last told you that the enemy were leaving
Cumberland Gap by squads. This is the only
plan that can relieve them from their peTilous
predcsment But the question is, where can
they rendezvous, and what are their prospects
for food and other necessaTies of life Their
present strougholds are almost completely in
vested by our troops In their front Gen.
Stevenson with q force sufficient 70 cope with
them on the plain, while in their rear we have
Gen Smith with still larger body, with his
headquarters iR or near Barb, urSviiio, Ky. Sup
plies are cut of from iha Yankees completely.
When last heard from, they had only three days
rations on hand, and 10 prospect of relief. On
their flank, stretching toward Virginia, we have
Gen. Marshall with a considerable force, aud if
they attempt an escape by that route, he opens
his arms as it were, and they fall into them.
1t they are leaving, then, by small detscb-
ments, " here viii be their final stopping place
OF what use, then, is the army that defeated
Zollicoffer, to its government Unless some
mysterious agency Of which we are not c0gni-
zant, and which armies are not generally blessed
with, should interpose what viii be their fate
but unconditional surrender, starvation or ami
hilatiOnl The western army Of LincOln-the
bossted supremacy to be exercised in Virginia
and East Tennessee, are, We may say, among
the things that were. We can see no impedi-
ment to our march onward to the Ohio, and
nothing but miracle can prevent the present
campaign Of the West from being a success
The news has already reached here that our
forces have captured an entire regiment, and
that more prisoners are constantly being brought
in.
The word skedaddle 1 see frequently used
but it never was SO well put in, as in a smart
little brush that four companies Of the 81 GeOr-
gis battalion had vita the enemy last week II
| seems that some few Of the Federals were guard
| ing some stock in the vicinity Of tho gap, when
a movement was made to capture them. On ap-
| preaching them from two sides the Federsls
smelled a rat, but to pat on q bold face in the
sight of our boys, they halloed out, " say, you
internal rebels, come down-come down you
cowardly rsscals" Crack went rife in front
crack went one on the h1nk-cTack, crack,
crack" skedadd.s, you Internal Tankees-ske-
daddle, you cowardiy rsscals," and away went
| the FederslS our boys after them yelling " ske-
jaddle skedaddlei" :" They put out for a large
/ body of their cavalry, and / am told the boys
wanted 20 charge the cavalry, but such things
not being in the line Of military etiquette, the
! Feds escaped with the loss Of several killed and
wounded. Such adventures as these serve to
| keep up the spirits Of the men, and are good ex
| erc;se before breakfast
If your readers will get their maps and lool
| fOT Cumberland Gap, BarbOursville, OF London
! then observe the locality of Gen Marshall, they
will see at a glance how completely these fel
lows are enuapped.
hope you will eall the attention of all to The
fact that winter is approaching, aud that ouI
soldiers are not blessed with any overplus OF
clothing. Keep it before the people, TIA. sol
diers 10 fight. must he clothed with warm appa
rel in winter The ladies, know, have not for
gotten this fact, but the men should aid them by
their purse. Now il q good time to do q goot
deed for the soldieTs-BuenOs HOctss