Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1862-09-29


The loss in missing will be considerably re-
ducsd by the return Of strsggleTs.
The rebels in their hasty retreat from Mary
land, LETT between ll00 and 1900 wounded be-
tween ShaIpsburg and the river. They are be-
ing paroled.
Twenty six stands Of colors were taken during
the battle of Antietsm, aud have been received
a. headquarters. Seven more are known to
have been captured and are in the hands Of the
different regiments which captured them.
BALTIMORE, September 23.-The correspon-
dent of the American states that at ShaypsbuTg,
On Friday, Mcclellan met the guide who con
Quoted the cavalry from HsTper's EeIy, aud en-
sbled thsm to escape and capture LJngstreel' S
train. He compimented him for his service,
and remarked, that if Gel. Miles had held out
twenty four hours longer he would have been
able TO have captured d large portion Of therebel
army
A special Washingt gtoH6ispztch 70 the HOria
says StTagylers captured end refugees who
nave lust come in all agree that the main body
Of the rebel army Is moving toward Winches-
ter, all having disappeared from the Potomac
except skirmishing companies The aband0n-
meut Of the .ine Of the Potomac seems to bt
moro a mater Of necessity than Of choice 30 the
rebels, and the retreat into the valley immedisie
ly followed their crossing the Potomac.
A Washington special 20 the Herald says Il
is stated on good authority thar Burnside was
offered the command OF th5 army Of the PJtO
mae, but, in declining the honor, he asserted
! the pre-enineut fitness Of Mcclellan Tor the pO-
sition.
It's supposed that the wound received By Gen
Richardson through the shoulder and breast
will prove fatal The would Of Gen. Dana i:
| below the knee and from musket ball. Gen
| W II French and his son William, reported
wouadcd, are well, unirjured and on duty.
PHILADELPHIA, September 23-The follow
( fpg ia q special dispatch to an afternoon paper
/ HARRIsBURG, Pa, Sept. % We have som,
stirring news from our army in Maryland anl
| Virginia, received through 3 gentleman whit
reached here last night, and who left the Union
army on Saturday
He says the Union army IS rapidly crossing
/ into Virginia at WiIliamsport Keuly's bngad
| is in the advance, and went over the river OF
Sunday night. Couch's division crossed Mon
day Franklin's corps was to follow immedi
ately.
Mcclellan and staff are at Wlliamsport, act
lively engaged in crossing the troops.
An impression prevailed il the army that tn
corps Of Hsintzelman and Sigel are now in Vir
| GINA, and that their mission was to stop the re
treat of the rebels.
WAsHINGroN. Sept. 22-The Postofice De
l paILucUb uAb GAQGIC4 Lnb GNAtAAlA6IIG u klN
| Pacific mail on the overland route, having re
ceived reliable information that there is no dan
ger 10 be spprehen1ed from their being tampere,
with by the IndiaDs. It is positively asserted
that since the removal Of the Cherokee tribe, a
| no time has there been any necessity for tn
mails being discontinued. The great oveTlau,
mail route now passes daily through Denver
| Passengers are constantly travelling on thi
route
According to an army order just issued tn
prisoners OF war, except commissioned officers
delivered at Aiken's landing, James river, o.
the l4ih and 18th inst, are declared to be ex
changed
New YORK, Sept ga Washington speeia
to the New York Tribune says;
a accommodating party, under command o
Msior Deems, Of Sige's staff, was pushed be
yond Chantily yesterday. Thirty-niue strag
glers were taken prisoners and psroled. n,
pickets of the enemy were TO be seen. A guam
tity of rebel knapsacks and camp equipsge, snl
a large silk rebel flag, which bore evidence o
service, belonging to the Beauregsrd Rifles, wer
also captured
Twelve hundred of our wounded from th
battle field Of Aniietam, arrived here by railroad
from Frederick to day. There are now fully
two thousand in the city, the capital and new
hospitals being crowded. Room viii be mad
for at least two thousand.
Yesterday one hundred wagon loads of ssni
tary stores and provisions were sent TO Frederick
for the relief of the wounded.
| -WAsHINGToB, September 23.-Lieutenant
Colonel Ludlow, Aid-de-camp to General Dix
effected an exchange Of ten thousand rank an,
1 file and three hundred cfieers at Harrison
Landing. Pope's officers are not included il
these, bat it is understood they will be ex
changed during this week.
Ia the third district Of Iowa, Levi Fuller, o
West Union, has been appointed collector unde
the direct tax and excise law, in place Of Joe
Lake, declined.