Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1862-10-22

4 little while more and -kentucky bHL DC
free. ORLEANs.
HsarIiculnrs OF Ihe .5Ouraey-uEpture and
aseiense Of CesOasl Csrsysh
We received yesterday private letter from
our sssociste, AT. Forsyth, giving some inter
cs.iug particulars Of his capture, etc, from
which We make the following extracts:
BARDSTOWS, Ky, September 25.-After
lorg chase a variety Of fortunes, aud fourteen
days Of riding, 1 overlook the sTmy day before
Yesterday. twenty-five miles from this place. l
started from Chattanooga with q party of SIX
teen cficsrs, department clerks, etc, besides
negroes OF the officers | am ths only one thai
has reached the army. Three clerks have come
ia, but rome of The negroes.
I was sick when / sJsrted from ChattsnOogs,
and for q week my journey was 50 painful thai
/ woAdeT IN locking back, how l endured It.
We travelled over two chains OF moun.sins-
Wal3ron's Ridge aud the Cum5cTlsnd-and
!hr ugh many pretty valleys, without disturb
&ucs from UniOnists or bUshWbackeTs. When
we arrived within ten miles of Giasgow-210
miles from Chatanocga-we heard that the
army had moved, and the enemy's cavalry had
possession Of that town, which was in our
route CT travel. We had to make detour to
svoid them, and We travelled long and far,
through by-ways and plantations, 10 the east
ward. Our purpose was to gain Green river
above Munfordsvle, where Bragg was, cross
and come down from above.
We were a5sut ten miles from the river, with
cur PARTY scattered along the road, the hour
three P. n the wagons ahead. l was in house
with two OF three Others, getsiDg some wateT-S0l
holding my fine black mare st the gate-when
four Con uiedeTate troopers rode up looking be-
hind them. a boy rushed in and ssid " there
viii be a iight here ia q few minutes. / went
to the door sad saw everybody running, and
heard the cry, the ensmy's cavalry :" lsezsd
10Y mare, led her through the gate and jumped
on her, intending to gam the woods in the rear.
/ ie8ped enc fence just behind the house, rode
to = ciUmp of trees aud halted 20 reconnoiteT,
sRd soon heard shots and the noise Of pursuit,
and found / had to run for it. made for
second fences il was too high TO- lesP- | alighted
70 pull dowR some Of tie rails and the mare
snd Jumped il together. just IS we cleared it
l he8Td 8 shot near me, and The words " helt
and Surrender &" and found four Yankee troop
eTs with their guns leveled upon me at dis
tanes Of twenty psces. Ny mare got away and
/ was prisoner An ugly bearded foreigner
took possession OF me, snd 81 once began to
sca.d nae Tor Odd rebel" | was marched
bacE 10 the road and found that SIX Of our party
{ thceTs) and njns negroes were taken. My
mare was recovered sud We were hurried to the
enemy's camp, ten miles Of, our eaptors fearing
me apPeaIalce Of soma Of cur troops and
rescue.
10 make long story short, at sunset we
reached the ffst post of Buers army, occupied /
By brigade Of cayalcY. Thence We were sent, /
G sduc.cd by Major Wynkoop, Of the 7th Penn
zyiv4uia cavalry, 10 General Roaeseau's head
quarters three miles distant: then four miles TO
Jhe dea1quefteTs Of Gen. Buell. From Buells
lfe " ere sent back to Rousseau, and from hiHi TO
the starting pisce--the eavalTy quarters L vas
aaaT ole q clock At night, and We had been IN
the EallIc since ssveI IL ths morning General
R3ps sesu gave w some supper, with the extra
ado vance Of q bottle OF Bourbon. S.Il there
was no sleep for ms; the resi- of tie night beiug
occupied in searching our baggage and persons
Icr ulssSicheS and contraoGnd, and IL making
cut Cur paroles
st sunrise we were started, on foot, with a
wagon 70 cary cur clothes, with : hAg OF truce,
to cur ices. Meanwhiie the Yankees hsd stolen
irany Of ear effects, and when tie time came 20
isave, three oul Of toe nine negroes were miss
lrg, and among tae three was Oar pr e0us
scTvsEt, Solomon. We walked three Iules 20
the piekes; there the remains OF cur plunder
were thrown down, and thsTs We heard thGt
Hsgan and Crawford, of Georgia, were two
miles up the road with their regiments. As
knew them b1sh, A1T. Saunders, who, as 4 suT-
EeoC, hsd saved his horse, told me 20 take il and
ldg On Go send help to gas our thlDgs forward
I rode six Fdi.es before / found Hsgan, and then
learned that BIagg's army Lad moved onward,
aud tlat tlere was not wagon this side Of Gfe5R
IlYeT / tnoa na6e arrangements TO have The
lnlDgs brought u2 By our troopers bat l had not
lett my fcieud an h0ar before the enemy attacked
.Ae pckets, aud there wss fighting al up the
road during the day, ending u a pretty sharp
cavsl.y and srti!lsry battle a. !hs river. Since
rheu nave heard nothing Of my frlends OF my
e-f-cs.
C5ionel Hagan mounted nae on one OF his
ttJJFers b5Ises aqd 7 overlook the army next
day al Hodgehgvie; 50 hereI sn, pretty mach
DegssTs buE thauks to nay mtssInales, Drs.
Mott and Ford, I ana not suffering. / an IL
good hesltl, and since get over my sickness,
1 seem able 10 eodure any amount Of fatigue.
by exchange ass aireSdy been effected, and /
am ou oU.y. Ii Is supposed thai my travelling
companions have returned, despEiring Of getting
through The eHomy's lines.
as my lotters sEe liable to lsll into the enemy's
bands, cannot write OF the plans and p7os-
poets CT General Bragg. The map will snow
.hst we ar forth Of lhe heart Of Kentucky, aud
il ksHtuckians 90 their duty, the army viii DO
able to dsiond them and hberate their State
These aIe the problems to be solved. In the
long and toilsome march, we have lost some
,ugu by sickness, and some siTagglers; but the
army Is in splendid fighting spirits, ana can
win Is weight il wildcats" The men think
they can 60 anywhere and do anything.