Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1862-05-15
LETTERS FROM CoRINTH,
.gFF.fIEs o.s- TRB TE.'NEsSEE.
Ln,ss, Repor,, Of Pri.opsr- aud seOn,s.


Special Correspondence Of the AppeaLi
CoRNTR. Wednesday, May a. 1862
Two more Federal prisoners ere captured
last night on tba road leading TO Fsrmiogton
They belonged to tao aval5y, we've 0.ell mountsd,
and on outpost duty At the time. They repeat
the usual story of disgust with the service
" glad they were taken always had a natural
sympathy with eur uaase; if they had lived in
the South, would have been original secession
lists Of sffairs on The other side, thew also
have the same CID story to repeat. Haliech
has an immense army numbers anywhere be
tween hundred and two hundred and fifty
thousand men all well and admirably drilled
and viii be IN Ccrinth within two or three
days That same old two or three days
still, For i've weeks, now, that has been the
story, and yet, for some unaccountable reason
or other, Halleck stll clings to the river and to
his gunboats
In the meantime the nver is rapidly going
out, promising soon to leave the boats high and
dry. At latest accounts it had fallen twenty
five feet, and stli the heat and drought continue
Guerrilla bands, also. continue to annoy the
enemy and disturb his quiet passage up and
down the river, much to his displeasure What
a pity IT'S our people viii lot allow the Yankees
to enjoy their trips when On such a hospitable
visit a. n Is, they have TO keep pickets out
al along the shoT5, and then they hardly feel
themselves secure
Our new prisoners also have large stories to
tell about the artillery which Hslleck is bringing
up against US. de intends" they say, to
preoeds the attack by heavy mortars, which are
to shell our works all around aud thus open the
way for hs infantry. In this way, also, he ex-
poets to demoralizs our men to such a degree
that when the two armies come together ne will
have an easy time Of t." He forgets that our
men have already some experience in this kind
Of work, aud know how little damage shell
ing usually does In the midst Of all the she'll
ing from the guuboats IL the Tennessee, the day
of the first days battle at Shiloh It is doubtful if
a single man was killed or huJt Shells make
a huge noise, well calculated to scare horses and
old weIncn, out rot men. In all the long and
furious sheilng Of Island 10, Fort Pillow, and
the forts below, NY Orleans, it is doubtful if a
dozen men have hseu killed.
There IS ne doubt, however, that this is Hal
leck's intention, He knows very well that we
have al amy hal. nearly equal to his own IN
numbers, and every way superior to it in per
sonal bravery ana thc cause for which It fights
DE knows, also, that " e hold one OF the strong
est positions in ihs Coniederacy, surrounded on
every side by gdmirable natural lines of de.
fense, which have been Strengthened by every
art known ,rmiE.sry science. He is therefore
vel aware ilat d. viii be- unable 10 bring up
his army iaiIiy ard -quarely against Us He
makes great mistake however, aud enc arguing
g zingusr -uorance Of the ground, if be- thinks
to smell ur out Of this place, or safely bring
up moItars 10 attempt It. II less than two
hours after the work is done, he VIII lind every
piece taken Our hoys swear they viii do II,
and they viii
Since writing tls above, learn the two prs
oners brought in this morning belonged to the
1st United States dragons, formerly corn-
Inauded by G,n HayIee They had become
members Of IL, however, after the general left it
and he had NO acquaintance with them They
viii be sent 90 Memphis, and their horses given
TO troopers OF a different stripe HIP