Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1862-11-18

those brilliant affairs which shed luster upon oul
volunteer cavalry, occurred on Sunday morning
at Fredericksburg. Captain Z DahlgIen, ol
General Sigel's staff, with sixty of the Jst Iedi-
| ana and a small detachment of the 9th Ohio
cavalry, dashed into Fredericksburg early in the
morning, where they found eight companies OF
Virginia cavalry. Without giving the enemy
time to FORM Captain Dahlgren fell upon them
with sixty OF his men, when desperate hand
tOhand fight ensuod, lasting for three hours,
/ when the rebels were routed. Captain d Dlhlgren
lost ouly one killed and three missing Our men
returned safely on Sunday night, bringing thir
tynine prisoners, with their horses and accoutre-
! ments, and three wagons loaded with army
cloth.
Heavy firing was heard on Sunday 81
SigePs headquarters, in the direction of the
RappahSDnock, which leads to tho belief that
Piessanton aad Stuart were at it again. At night
there was rumor that Pleasanton had driven
the rebes eff ,"
ST, LOUIS, November 1.-THE E0sHiag
Ne'os has seen a private letter from Springfield,
which says that General Schof0d Is moving
baek TO that point Scarcity of forage in Ar
kansas is said TO be the cause.
FORTRESS MONROE, November I0-Thp
msii steamer Rlode Island arrived from the Gulf
to-day, and reports ell quiet at New Orleans,
Mobile, and Hilton Head. She brings a large
mail, but no news
The Monitor came up Hampton Roads at
noon
SAN FRANCIsCo, November il Thirty thou
sand dollars was sent by tO-day's steamer for the
national sanitary fund
The $4,000 appropriation toward fitting out
cavalry company from this city TO 90 in the
Massachusetts regiment was indeG uitely post
poned by the board of supervisors last evening.
congressman Phelps leaves to-day, by the
overland stage, for Washington.
BALTIMORE, November IA letter from e
son of Mr.. Fulton, editor Of the Baltimore
AmcrteaH, dated Pensacola on beard the Hart
ford, Oct 29.b, says:
The United States steamer Montgomery came
in this morning with a fue side-wheel steamer
ss prize, loaded with munitions of war, which
she caught sb0ut htty miles off Mobile, after a
chase OF soven hours She was originally called
the Arizona, bat her name was changed 10 the
Caroline. She was commanded by Captain
Forbes, of New Orleans, formerly of Arnboy.
New jersey. She halls from Havana When
overhauled, her crew commenced te threw over
board the srms on board, ste, but they did not
succeed in making away with the money!
NEW YORK, November Il.-Lord LYONS the |
English minister, is still at the Brevoort House.
de has received 8 large number Of distinguished
vsitOrs since his arrival last Saturday. His
Lordship paid Gen. Scott a very lengthy visit
yesterday afternoon.
NEW YORK, November l1-Sailed this morn.
ing from quarantine, the United States trans
ports CAbawbs, Mstsnzas, Pocahontas, Connec
ticut and United States, for Fortress Monroe.
with CorcOrsn's brigade.
About l2 o'clock last night Ere broke eut
in the basement Of the store 537 Broadway, oc-
copied by Firth, Pond & Co.. music dealers
The damage to the stock and fixtures is Sl5- |
coo; insured for $50 900
The Secretary Of the Treasury is borrowing
money to-day Of the city banks to pay the army
OF the Potomac. The money viii be replaced
by the ssle of 3-lOs just advertised.
Gen Fremont arrived here yesterday. The
Post says be is about 10 visit Washington, and
adds; I'VE are not able to say the runor is
true thas he has been called there By the Presi-
dent"
HARTFORD, CT, November 1I-Yssterday,
at noon, thirty-four guns were fred here, by or
der OF Governor buckingham, of this State, in
honor Of the appointments Of General Burnside
to the command of the Army OF The Potomac
BOSTON, November lI-An ergo= has been
discovered II the first count of votes of the 81
Congressional district, which elects Hon. A. II.
Rice to Congress, in place of Mr.. Sleeper, by
twelve majority
NEW YORK, November 1l.-At a democratic
meeting last evening, John Van BuTan nomin-
ated General Mcclellan for President in 1854.