Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1862-10-07

was kept in irons after his attempt TO eseape.
Colonel Beige, who went from this city during
the first war excitement, in command of th'
6ogh regiment, was examined by the Judge ad
vocate on Tuesday. When be went oUt be wa,
very popular with his men, but his regiment he,
not been prosperous. His statement was that hC
obtained leave of absence to ceme to New Yorb
to recruit for a brigade, lie brought with him
two horses that be had obtained at private ex.
pense, the two horses purchased for him for gov.
erEmeDt service having been lost--one shot and
the other captured by the enemy. After be had
begun his recruiting operations in New York, il
is stated some one LODGED information that be
had stolen two government horses. On being
told By the judge advocate that this YVES the
charge against hin, he At ones explained the cir
Gums aces, as above. He remenbefed that be
had advised some Of his German fliends who
were on the point Of enlisting to wait until he
should commence recruiting, and had conjec-
tured that this was the cause of his arrest. He
has been in the fort about three weeks
There is at the fort a quiet respectable look
ing old gentleman, working man from this
city, who states that his arrest was caused in
| the following manner: He went into bar
/. room to drink with person who owed him q
sum Of money, and while there, they csme to
hard words about the claim. Finally, the
debtor struck the old gentleman violently in
the face and knocked him down. Fearing that
| the latter would procure a warrant against him
for assault, he lodged information against him
to the effect that he used reasonable language,
I calculated TO discourage enlistments, and the
/ Old gentleman has been in the fort for three or
/ four weeks. The judge advocate will investi-
/ gate the truth of bis statement, and probably
| effect his release. He says he has given money
/ TO aid the Metropolitan Guard, and the day pre-
| vious to his arrest had taken thiee volunteers
to recruiting Office to be sworn in. He ap-
| peers to be honest and truthful.
/ On Saturday last there was brought to the
/ fort prisoner who has furnished the inmates
! with food for r7irth ever since. The comic pa
( Pers never did anything that would equal las
carte de 5iSlte correctly taken. He is a blunder-
/ ing ITishman, uucivilizsd, unenlightened unedu-
/ Gated. Where be was notragged be was patched,
AID where the moulding of nature was visible
| he was unspssksbly dirty. He was brougn5
/ here by scnlg marshal away in the western part
0! Pennsy iVsnIa, Tor utterng tressonabie s6nti-
meats against fhe government of the United
States lie has farm there, and leaves behind
q wife and (0f cOur5e) several children. The
secessionists at the fort have provided him wiki
a gray suit Of clothes in place Of ms old ones.
Judge Advocate Turner was much amused ct
his case
There are quite a number Of people from the
border States who ara sufferers by the accidents
of war. They are willing to lake the oath Of
allegiance, but dare not for fear that their prop
| erly viii be confscsted or, if they return to
their homes themselves be seized and imprison-
ed or ill-tTeatsd By the rebels. There is a man
from Frederick, Maryland, of which place the
rebels have possession at present. There is
young man from Baltimore who is engaged to
young lady living at the South. It appears that
ne loves the young lady more than he does his
country, and SO he viii not take the oath Of al
legiauce. There ere others. Most Of them say
2at they would be willing to give their parole
and security that they will not take part in the
wsr, or thar they viii stay in New York, or 90 to
soma foreign Untry till the war is over.
The hattie of s-u-ER-Federai Account.
From the Cincinnati CONNIE eiaLl
We are indebted to a gentleman who arrived
nom JaclDto, Mississippi, yesterday, for an &c
count of the battle Of l-u-ks which soldiers viii
appreciate. Il is plain and concise, showing
that, however ably waTlike enterprise may bs
planned, it cannot be successfully executed when
officers in responsible command fail to co-ope-
rate with the respective corps engaged. The
history of the battle follows, TO wit:
On the 18Th Of September the army Of the
Mississippi was concentrated at Jacinto, Aissis-
spp, under Major General RosencraDz, with the
understanding that his army would
ward Iu-ks on the 18Th, to engage the rebels
under General Price. The movement was msde
accordingly, General R3senerauz, on the evening
of the ISsh, notifying General Grant, who was
in command at BIrnsviile, that he would reach
uks at haf-past two O'Clock on the l9.h-tbe
object of General r. being to cut off Prices re-
treat by the south and east while Grant should
attack on the northwest side. II had been sUg-
gestod to General Grant, who asssuted, that to
accomplish this plan it would be necessary for
him (Grant) to attract Pfice's attention by at
tscking his flank and rear with his forces lying
near BurnsviIe-a point four to six miles north
of I-u-ka.
1t was Judged that tho enemy expected an at
tack in front, because the ground admitted Of q
prolonged fight, and this fact would divert his
attention, while General Rosencrauz, moving
up the l H-ka road, and fling to the right on
cross roads, one and a half milss from Iu-ka,
would occupy the nights southeast Of the town
with his Faain force, and thus command the
town end Prices line of retreat.
Eight miles from Iu-ks General Rosencran's
column came in contact with the rebel pickets
and drove them in, and approached within a
half mile of the forks of the road, mile and
half from I U ka, at four o'clock P ii, the col
umn having marched eighteen miles that day.
No attack having been made upon General
Price in the west by General Grant, as had
been agreed, the former was enabled to con6en-
trate almost bis entire force on stretch of open
ridges which commanded rugged and bUshy
point up which the Union forces were obliged to
meve TO reach the forks Of the road. The enemy
having formed with this advantage, our troops
were formed while the enemy, at half-psst
o'clock, commenced furious attack upon them.
The Ilth Ohio battery occupied the only open
space on our side of The field, where it had
neither space to maneuyer or to shelter its horses
The battle ragged here with terrific fury until
night separated the complaints Our troops
slept upon their arms, expecting to renew the
conflict at daybTeal1 next morning in full force
The movements of the enemy were closely
scrutniz5d during the night, but darkness and
the nature Of the country befriended them.
Their movements were heard, but it was Inferred
that they wace taking new positions for renewal
of the battle next day. But in this we were de-
ceiYed. The enemy had retired during the
night At daylight our skiTmishers were thrown
forward when the evacuation was discovered.
General Stanley was Immediately sent ia pur-
suit of the enemy, and followed them all day,
(maychiug fifteen miles,) but did not Overtsks
them. The cavalry vanguard fell upon por
ton Of the enemy's rear guard and scattered
them, taking some four hundred muskets
The enemy left in our hands two hundred and
s;xty-three of their dead including General
Little and General Whitfield, with many other
olicers, besides seven hundred or eight hundred
stand Of arms, = large number OF sick and
wounded in the hospital st I-u-ka, many tents,
and a large quantity of hospital aad comrnssary
stores The iIth Ohio battery, which changed
hands four times during the conflict finally fell
into the hands of its friends, where it nog re-
mains We lost one hundred and fifty killed,
about six hundred woEadsd--many of them
very slightlY-and about fifty missing The
rebel loss In killed and wounded was one thou
sand two hundred and 6fty Of whom over four
hundred fell into our hands.
The Sighting, which was desperate on both
sides, was done on cur side by General Hamil-
toms command, numbering three thousand men,
the nature of the ground being such as to pre-
veut the active cooperation of the remainder Of
the troops that evonlng. Prices srrny was ten
thousand strong. Had General Grant cooper
ated with General Rosencranz according to pre-
vious arrangement, thereis no doubt tbst Prices
,p bola Gorca vor,ld hava baan Cantnrp3 Grants