Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1862-08-14
LETTER FRomRrUHmoND.
RIcnMoFD, August 6, 1862.

slender stamina Of the FEDERAL army, than the
reluctance with which a Urge proportion Of the
prisoners, held by us, submit to the recently in
auguGated system of exchinge. You have been
already advised of the departure hence Of be-
tween two and three thousand of the sick and
wounded, captured in the hte Richmond battles.
With yesterday began the exodus of the re-
naming prisoners, sound in body, and, until
now, apparently pretty wei contented with their
lot, quartered, as they hare been, on a pleasant
island in the rapids Of the James, which COM
mands a fine view Of the city, courts the breezes
from every quarter, and S entirely relieved from
| the onfuemen and Influences of brick and
stone environment.
The number let loose was three thousand and
sixteen, and their destination, for shipment home,
.'Verina,' the beautiful country residence Of
Robert Akin, Esq, situated on the james,
about twelve miles from the city. Their route
was by the old "river roai" and their mode of
conveyance on the Independent principle, every
man being his own horse. The day was Excess
siyely hot, and before the captive legion had
progressed three miles from the city scores Of
them fell sick, and hundreds more, yexed with
the heat and disappointed IN their expectations,
made an Intellectual show Of revolt, cursing the
"~cartel," and heapinE,ny quantity of anathma
upon the imam what got it up" Their desire
was to be p~arOIed-not freed to fight again, and
they made no hesitation in saying that they had
had enough Of that.
During the trip, they met on the road large
bodies of Coufederates, who had Just arrive at
Verina from Northern prisons. TIE usual %jocose
salutalions were passed between them, such as
"How are youi-gOod-bye-see you again."
GLOW do you like our house?' "You left before
the season was up" etc. Our ~unfOrtunates have
been coming into the city all day long, resem-
bling the return of parties of exploration, all Ia
den with something, from a carpet-beg to ahick-
DRY stick, and covered with dust, sick, well,
tired, lame and tagged out generally. Our eff
GERS, for the most part, arrived in private con-
veyances.
General Petigrew, who fell at tho battle of
the Seven Pines, and was left for dead on the
field, but afterwards turned up at Fortress Mon
severely wounded, was, as advised in my
telegram, among the distinguished prisoners who
reached here to-day. He is now lying at the
Spottswood Hotel, quite weak from the effects
Of bis wound, Lut expects to be able to travel
homo or mOuntainwards in the course Of a few
lays. Generals Lloyd Tilghman and S. B.
Buckner, arrived on the same day, are stopping
1t the same hotel, and will in a short time re-
iume their duties in the field.
Unpleasant news ome from our extreme out
posts below the city. Malvern Hin, tie last and
strongest natural position held By the enemy in
heir grand retreat from which they were
whipped after a disastrous conflict, has again
allen into their possession. Two weeks ego,
hey advanced upon the position il considerable
o1ce, but were driven back by a mere handful
# men. A week previous to that repulse, they
.ad made another assault upon the hill, with
lie same result. On Monday last, the hill
cling defended by only a portion Of General
brigade and one battery Of artillery,
he enemy advanced with three complete divis-
1ns, were repulSed in the onset with severe loss,
ut returning to the assault in the afternoon,
ought with a determination which could only
been excited by the consciousness Of su-
of numbers, until, at length, our little
nearly all Gifts ammunition expended,
nd every man burning with heat and fatigue,
stired, leaving some twenty-five dead and
.ounded on the field.
By this achievement" the enemy regain
of thousands of acres of excellent
Sufficient for two months supply to
cattle AID horses. Fortunately, The most
,luable supplies of forage from the sun und-
10 country, consisting CT immense quantities
grain, had been removed by our own troops
on after the locality fell into cur possession.
q military point of view, Malvern Hill would
!, important, from its commanding position,
ere it really essential to the protection Of the
ty. Being, however, upwards Of twenty miles
nee, and not particularly threatening from its
ntiguiiy, the Yankees who have it might as
ell be in Jericho. ,
Ia the meantime, military operations in Caro- {
IA are progressing encouragiugly. Every day
ings US q cheering bulletin from that quarter, {
dashing cavalry assaults upon the enemy's ,
and occasionally an artillery episode, all
which tend to keep up the round of city ex-
cement, and prevent the popular taste from !
Hing upon the rumination of one thing too t
ng. The movements of Jackson are still sub v
ga. That distinguished eccentric has once S
ore lspsed into a myth, aud Lis whereabouts =
3 No better known to the people here than to Il
9 enemy. A rumor has actually been started b
at he has gone to New Orleans ! {
in the Rappahannock region remain D
StatH gao. Occasional skirmishes occur along 0
> lines, with various insignificant results. In
.ecent little affair, one of Pope's captains was <
ptured, and brought to the city. lie will be "
ID as a hostage for one of the prominent cil- d
Is whom it may please Gen. Pope to blow in o.
in the absence of a "bushwhacker." -
The present aspect of military affairs in Vir- "
ia is exceedingly complicated, but indicates a n
porous movement by the enemy to get in the :,
r OF Richmond, at no late day. Ills opera, "
rs immediately in front are scarcely anything b
re than feints. He has extended his wings "
mat they HOW Iesch from the biue hdCge 10 :;
Roanoke, and with them be will probably HI
smpt to close in upon the metropolis, by cut W
g off our two principal steam thorOughfares,
either drive our army into the Southwest, n
shut it up forever. The idea is a s~tupendous &C
), ard its contamination viii necegsitate g &c
more s%tupendous effort. DIXIE.
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,T~RAGGLERs.-A number Of stragglers from j.
army have been arrested Of late. A reward tn
dollars is usually offered for their apq hI
henslon, which, we are informed, is subse- W. "
.ntly deducted from their pay. Some stray ia
RS are not aware of this, the impression being an
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