Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1862-12-27

rom the Whlg Of this Morgingl

From the Wing Of this MOrEingl
The music of b0mbshells so familiar 20 our
ears, and the ears of many Of our citizens, was
resamed yesterday, about fifteen miles above
| this city. The enemy appeared to be shelling
the woods on the Louisiana shers about Duck
| port, some miles above Young's Point. We
presume our artillery or Pargoud's cavalry
were in the vicinity.
| Matters about VicksbuTg and on tie Yazoo
are becoming interesting. Sixty-one transports,
lsndened with troops arrived near Yeung's
/ Point on Thursday morning, and yesterday
/ boats were moving up the Yszoo all day. S0me
of the boats were at Blake's, others at John
| sons, and some moved still farther down.
| Twenty FIVE Of the transports that cams down
the Mississippi early Thursday morning are re-
ported to have discharged their troops about
| DuckpOrt That some Of them are ashore is
made certain by the fact that the telegraph wire
leading to Lake Providence has been cut
We learned late last evening that the enemy
had come down through what is known as the
wrong end Of Old river, and were landing a
pretty heavy foTcs at the plantation of Mrs. "
A. Lake. Some hEsle skirmishiug had occurred
between our troops and those Of the enemy, but
with what result was not known. There was a
fire in the vicinity Of Mrs Lakes last evening,
and it was thought the enemy had fred the
place, or our troops were burning some Of the
on the Aboitionists. The gunboats were shall
ing the woods from Col. Blake's down all day
From the Citizen, December 70
TELEGRAPH DEsTROYED-Ws learn that the
Yankees have destroyed the telegraph between
Talula and Lake Providence, on the Louisiana
side.
Five Of the Yankee gunboats were yes tsrdsy
in the Ysz0O river Their only object seemed to
be to destroy private property, such as skiffs,
dugouts, and all sorts of water craft.
Christmas was ushered in yesterday morning
amidst considerable excitsment about q reported
landing of the Yankees on the YazOo. A good
deal of activity prevailed among the military
and preparations were put on foot to check the
advance of the enemy. During the day there
was no further movement to keep up the excite
ment and everything became quiet.
The latest news from Port HuisOn is that the
Yankees have commenced shelling that place.
We have a sufficient force to protect it.
TIE SITUATION From ths near approach
of the enemy we may now expect tEst an effort
will DO made at the reduction OF this place with
in q short time It appears that the whole river
force of the enemy is now concentrating in this
vicinity, and that an early attack is in contem-
plstion. The feet has been gathering at the
mouth Of the Yszoo until now they must be in
their whole strength.
Their force consists of eighty-one boats, COM
Pri'ing gunboats, rams, tugs, and transports,
carrying force Of some sixty thousand men.
Yesterday they landed at Miliken's Band, and
it is reported that the place has BEEN destroyed
by them. They have nlde several raids into
the country, and attempted to destroy eOmmu-
nication by the railroad.
| Last evening they landed 6 force of some six
thousand at Young's point. A large feet OF
| gunboats and transports are st that point. The
/ presumption IS that attempt will be made to
/ interrupt the railroad communication between
/ this place and Monroe. They might possibly
accomplish this, but we have no great sppre-
hsnsion that they will succeed.
On the Yszoo all was quiet yesterday. Our
sharPEhOoters are reported as having done con-
siderable good work in picking off Yankees on
| both sides Of that stream.