New Orleans daily crescent., 1862-04-05

,.o,,3as From the Memphis Appeal,I
AHoih@ UNFORTUNATE SURPRIsE.-Ye YestefdayF Y
morning tne snemy, who had marched from Hicf1
man, eomposeaof infantry, cavalry and artilIsry.
10 what sl force is W known, eve have heard esd
thousand surroundea pickets bapanT iTnios No.
City. 1t is stated. on az best autI,orftv thsf
portion Of those pfcketed he road by which IL
enemy approached had left fkasr posts drrfns 49,
church. They were all taken pris6usrs Mithouf -
sistance. neighboring citizen ran 10 Uniol CHY
and gave the alarm, which was im1ediAteH ~ Z
iogea " the entrance Of the enemy ! Tbs -
The Federals planted q battery within tNo RI
dfed yards pf our camp, composed of SIX pieceA.
aaaDase sssan e s alpM s aa
to form into line were unsuccessful Our forua, r.
far as we can at present gather, consisted Pek-
esss Regiment y, Of iafanry aud two
shell set fire to The hotel which was burned doMA
also to the railroad depot, which, together WI
three cars, was consumed. SSSs 49,
| About Two hundred Of our men arrived Id Hnn-
boldt last night; about one hundred, ,iincludine
thirty men captured at the church, j and thysoi
hundred cavalry horses, were taken prisoners hy
the enemy. Those ef our people who rescAsd
and infantry, had their guns and small ar ms Nitk
| them: The number killed by the enemy's hre =
stated 70 have been only three 5.1
from good sources, bnt more FL ample infofson
may possibly softan down some Of the mprs -
i agreeable portions of onr narrative. .ssis
The following Letter rom 9 eorrespon dent gtveD.
Eaans Appeal- At halEpss Il O'Clock III
consisting of three regiments of Infantry, Il batis-
lion of cavalry and battery Of artillery advanes
upou Union City from Hickman, taking our fsse
by sarprtss, Killing and csptaling quite l.sse
4 ten peraons who were present 1t the conn
msnt Of the engagement, and eacspsd by the tlfl
which left soon after he attack VA M = 3
they all agree in their statements. II was i -
plete surprise. Our troops were not aNafe hi
the enemy was advancing until they were within Z
few hundred yards Of our encampneut Or
and . battalion Of cavalry. The aring lastsd aRly
twenty to thirty minutes, and IS those from whom
j get my information came out on the cars they
cannot, tell anything abcut the killed wonndsd
our troops knew nothing of ths presence nee III ss s
4 Iemy until his cannon aronsed them 10 knQNl.
eige Of the fact and that this cfssa Of our fofGs
/ endeavored to escape E tisaE 4E aa a4S
Both engines we're brought away, and but uaisss
cars were left; Quite = number Of shot and s6sn
were fred at The refreshing train. 7ts.s
The telegraph operator did not get on thss trsin.
Il 10 said that there were no pickets On tie road
by which the enemy came. wonder If We havs
no more troops in danpeE Of . similar fate -s
have endeavored 70 give you the facts as near
g could, and, a learn anything additional .1 q
Hnd Hnd saat agsin have made Eh sEi.s
LArER.-since the above was ~ sten. ten twc
additional trains have arrived from near UniaG
City, and have been able to gain further r4l.
ticnlars. ~ ~ s$s
Nearly allof Col. Piekett's Regiment have arrived
here, bringing with them the coIera. Some OF ON
4 cavalry have also come in. f3 ~
I The cars left at Union City were burned NY ths
Federals, as also the depot building, with S6O0s
worth of government storee, the hats andsail ~
4 baggage. st s9i a. Al sfEsss
1t is supposed that very few Of our men Wers
j killed, and not more than one hundred taken psi
soners. Many of the cavalry fed on foot, conse.
l quently we lost a great many horses.
1 At 40 o'clock the enemy beat their drnms
called their men into line. and for this reason al
officer, dressed In citizens clothes cnied theJ
, were preparing to leave. More anon. G,s1S