Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1862-08-13

THE ENEMY's MOVEMENTS ON JAMES RIVER.
The Petersburg Express, OF the 9th instant,
says;
We have information, which leaves no room
for doubt, thatthe enemy are advancing from the
south side Of James river. One column is said
to be coming toward Petersburg, by way of Ga
Tysville, and the other on the river road. The
latter was near Merchants Hope Church, Prince
George county. yesterday at midday, about
fourteen miles from Petersburg.
A letter from a well-known citizen of Surry
county, whose residence near the river, furnishes
fine facilities for obtaining information, gives it
ss his opinion, that the enemy landed 10000 on
Saturday and Sunday at "Maycock's," and par
ties from Prince George, state that a number, es-
timated at 5000, was landed yes erday at Cog
gins Point. Coggin's Point is the name of the
farm Of Edmund Rufhn, Jr, Esq, and is d.
rectly opposite Berkeley. Il is also stated that
the enemy are throwing q pont0Cn bridge across
the river at Coggin's Point.
Pickets of the enemy were captured by our
videttes on Monday night, and again yesterday.
The two captured yesterday are members of the
4th Pennsylvania cavalry, and had dismounted
and gone into a gentleman's orchard, near Mer-
chants Hope Church, to gather pears. While
thus RECALLING themselves, they were surprised by
our pickets and captured without resistance.
They state that they landed at Coggin's Point
Monday night. They expressed no regret at
their capture, but seemed to be rather gratifed
than otherwise. They state that they have never
been in q battle, anu never expected to be that
they are opposed to the war, and hope that it
will soon be brought to a termination.
Our opinion is, that the numbers OF the en-
envy have been greatly exaggerated, but there is
no doubt that they are on the southern bank in
force, and may contemplate a forward move
ment in the hope Of occupying Petersburg. On
the other hand, many think that they are only
making q feint toward Petersburg, while their
real object is only to gain time to secure a safe
position on such portions of the south bank of
the river as will enable them to prevent another
night attack upon their feet and camps.
Heavy firing is said 70 have been heard in the
direction Of James river yesterday, above City
Point. It no doubt proceeded from the enemy's
gunboats, the commRndsnt Of which practice
daily in shelling the shores.
BURNING Oh A FEDERAL GUNBoAT-Two
OTHERS AGROUND.
From the same paper we get the following:
The Federal gunboat which got aground near
.he mouth of the A~ppomsttox, Sunday, and into
which a Confederate field battery threw twenty
me shot, was fred yesterday afternoon by the
tederals, and, when our informant left the vi
entity, was in full blaze from stem to stern. All
lay MONDAY ana yesterday forenoon the enemy
we're engaged in endeavoring to tighten her,
put their efforts proved unsVailing, and they
we're compelled to cOnsign her to the flames.
During Monday night TO other gunboats,
which had been sent to the relief of the first,
rot aground, and were stuck fast yesterday az
ernoon at 5 o'clock, when the tide was food
md unusually high. The chances are that these
wo will have to be disposed of in the usual
Yankee mode, viz by applying the torch, BY
he way, the wreck Of the gunbost which got {
ground in the A~ppomstOx, near the Point of
Socks, about fur weeks ago, and which the &
were compelled to burn, after vainly b
ndesvoring to get her Of, is still to be seen. 4 '
Ian is now on foot which will probably secure Q
be whole of her valuable machinery TO the
government.