Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1862-11-19
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an Of The Reeoanoissanee-Hs Rssplts- The
lifbels 6s; Ready to Retreat. Bat tbe Order IS
q CoHHteraanded- - Trade F0ilgIriHg he Flag
DePTrdatioHs 70 b St0rPed-Ljst Of CoHJsaey-
ate Prisoners Taken, ste
sorrespondenee OF the CfncinnatI Couaurrel-IJ
Lagrange, TEsN, November l0--The reeounois-
sa-oa out day before yesterday has returned 1t
consisted Of very heavy force from the armies Of Gen
sra MePherson ard Hamilton, bOh q whom sccoupa-
E'ed the expedition The movement was thnk, pred
ed upon the arrival Of news from the neuy lines 10
e effect that Van 5born was failing back toward Ok
ord. sissssippi-s considerable ulporta1ce on
lbr tiszssppi Ceutra. Rsir0ad, about fftv miles
l-aGranFe aud rPre.;v-fve from Holly Splinrs A de-
arer and prisouer tsen within few days uuitsd in
te statement that Van Doru was acusv on ts retreat
had been the oririoa IN our lines i f rebels would
BAKE stand at Cld Water, and BE- sring that they had
Anged The tactics, We supposed they hsd done in
fensequenee OF General ShsTmans advance from Mem
when the expedition started from this place. there
vas no certainty IN the mind Of it, commander,
vhether it Should return Immediately take and hold
Po,i-on 10 IloA OF N enemy I az enemy shouia De
toand near at hand They advanced slowly within
Fe Niles of Cod aier creek where ihey met the = Del
PleAets ald skirlnishea win tLen The result q ths
rscounoisznce that they ound tLs rebels Ia force
Estimated at $1,000, between Cold Water aud Holly
Springs
A Ci irs who arrived within our lines yesterday from
i11oly Springs iufoTlLs that Gene al Van Dom
ersd Of the army from THAT piacs several days
ths packed, ard Iong tram Of ioaced General
emberion srrved few hours after The commencement
ia The backward movement and counsermanded the
der his wOuS indica thA' neither Price nor
Van Dorm In oommsud, but thar PembertOn Is high
suboritv think bp story highly prob able Il
quite certain that the rebels ab0uE leave Holly
DFit's sld i equally certain thai thsy al there
~ This being TIE case, % q of qu0ted expres
on 70 which The pub ic have become rretty vel aceus
tnT1ed. battle D. imuinsHL An advance OF army
Il looked for within very few days and we cannot
7r1ske more than days march without meeting the
knemy.
!. TRADE FOLLOWS THE FLAG.
The manner in which military matters have been
fondueisl NerrPhis for months past has been de-
tiddy favorable O. The G. niederaes mean with re
ard 70 facilities afforded the rebels for obtsninz IN
Formation. Cizens have been allowed 10 pas freely
41 ana sui of aeIphl 90 purchafe 81 they wanted and
Ireu-n their home in MisEip pi elsewhere. thro-h
She rrte. lnes be Confederate pic1sts along the
road leading TO memphis have been In constant receipt
q the latest Northern newspapers but they have
eessuy block aded the ntr duction # Southern papers
into Memphis converted vita lssiss ppisn ye ter
dsy who IN Genphis week sgo. de seknowt
edged having purchased ntv copies Of rte chicago
7i-s end Cincinnati o-e-ol Il the c t,r snd given
them Confederate SOLDIERS belonging Prices
usnd asked nm why be did not get The Cincinnati
Eagaivsr iutead Of the C0msreal for the rebels "Oh,
there's nothing 10 toe id thirg only Pofties What
he soldiers want il the Northern war news We hk.
ths ErgtfrrTs oitcs, bur there aint any in II
Il msy very huIu risn pr5jCct permit the
eut rlr a. citizens Of Mississippi 10 enter Memphis fr
trading purposes but whsa they mskp of this priv
nege 70 the det-ent Of the Federal arms they should
be denied IT, employment
Van Dorm permits 10 cotton 70 50 70 the Federal /
lines i be help g. tben why should permnt
20 trade Wit1in lines, TO purchase, for ought we
know articles fo- the Of the Confederate army
When thar long heralded and much ishsdtor vigorous
prosecuti ofthe war CONNIE noes. perhaps We ELal
have Different state Of things
DEPEEDAIoNs TO BE sroFFED.
Gsn Grant has al last resolved tlst vii
have tendency 81 least 90 stop tie oFgaceful dspre
daticus Of army. He issued order dHv b fore
yrstrfdsv that when robbaTles are mmit ed 4 the
guilty individuals cannot Be found shall
b. made upon the company. D. gime1t brigade or
vision TO which tte depredator- belong Then Il the
nan cannot Be- found, their company shzl be
,s.sa5- ff rbe r4sr,onsbi.ifv canrot - rrh.frfv
he au-fl s---fTT ~
Insde share rhe loss il the gm-nt cannot be point
ed our, the brigade VII suffer- Il she ine cannot be
punished by the assessment Of the damage done and
fh- levy of Gne upon every map and officer in IL II
this way tho government al least reap pecuHiary
eneht IN the lrsnsacon But the object Of the order
give Individual interest Ia tile
veutau of the crime and he exposure Of the guilty par
y when committed iie eurft o the stem o. whole
sale robbery hat has bs-n carried by the my late
ly, the dtmor zafHu sud deg addition Of the men, is
more serious than Peoe oi the Norih VINO on look at
i asa carrying ont Of the provisions u ths cOu-caou
ar' 10 i1nsgine. Young men who, WREN they eD-
listed. bore unmpeFHhHbe claractars for honesty and
INT gritty have ben drawn gradually 10 the vicious
the unauthorized carrying of # rails for
hewood ui they have become sueh adopts in the art
- stealing to pifr q seeping comrades pocket
baaE Il s invaTiabls ruie, that who VIII steal
from the ho2ses Of ezens, cauHo De trusted in their
bsual thieves and viii read yicire their friends
thsir enemies.
The sITUATIoS.
An article uud-I tls aboee cap,ion ought to contain
stateent of the relative positions Of The ending
armies The position u q Gsz.'s amy ;o-cay iz
velv easily narrated The forces Il AcPherson snc
H-ntou have reiu ned and nov occHPy the ground
they left on Saturday last. LH(lrauge and Grand
Iureton Ger shelmaus column is somewhere in the
Vfriutv Trobaby between here aHd Davis Mills which
lDes distant - ouT ARMY Is now located nam
tou'. corps firms the lef McPh-rsons the enter and
shermau's the right
Uf he pos ions q be rebel forces can say nothing
bat what learn from the resuit Of the reconnoierIng
par JUST returns d. and vha citizens aud prisoners 81
us few prisoner dsy or Two ago, reported ihai
"a, Dom sTas falling back but at headqusTters Il
tuspeoied hai the rebis hal ;hr0u oct bait to draw
oEya-d Holly springs unPEepa 81 foraa engagement
IL rrouid be cbsgac eristc II Old Pap 60 do -.
OHr Advancing co-aIlns Friday aEr cane sero's
rsusd Of retel a few mics from here and, by slight
rtategic effort captured twenty o. them, whose names
folowEs
Henry HiBe private. company c. 22d Tenn infantry.
Robert L Ray, private, company X loth Mississippi
l. R wells private. company L. 18Th Tenn Infantry.
". J. Quinn, private, company A. ID Tenn. cavalry.
W. sutherland. private company d, 3st Tennes-
Robert King. private. eompanyD. 5lst Tenn infantry.
B C. Dickinson private company A, 9th Tennessee
Charles Dennis privsie, company E, 18th Tennessee
b F Hutchinson, company c. JaeksOn's esvslry.
Jane h. Moore, citizen.
John Hewy, citizen.
Charles ROwlan, citizen
x q. Wooey CITIZEN
-. B Qaiun. private, company K 9th Tenn Infantry.
J. n Huly, private. psny Hawkins cavalry.
P. H. Andrew, private, company Z, FORESTS cavalry.
". 7. Rowan, r. +. RoEyl2n, FFiyatesi company j.
l5th Tenn. infantry.
! Rowan. private, company L. Faulkser'a cav
A. MeBonsld J b Lovett ". c Holland. pr
vsass. company G., 7th Kentucky infantry.
The four citizens above named were IN the crowd,
ard had, probably. been supplying the Coptederaies
with -four or cora They must hereafter profit by the
fable q -Esop wherein the evils Of bad company are
shown
On the eth car advance consisting OF de;sebTnens Of
2d and 7h Illinois cavalry and Ksusss isyhawkers.
bad FsTmishes with regiment of rebel cavalry
With very favorable results They santed forty Prso-
in encounter and seventy in the other. About
twenty sf the rebel csptves wounded, Our loss
very smal-three four wounded and none killed,
believe. ney-two of the prisoners arrived here TO-
day, IN charge Of guard from the le3i Hinoi2 They
Al say that Ran Dor l. retreang and express their
dnbts whether the C0nfederates IN this department
intended fght u all II they eau help q lieutenant
among The party. who appears to be very intel igenf
man, considering thai be halls from kansas. ssys that
Van Dom viii accomplish al that the suhorities az
Richmond ssk Of him i be keep Grant the slert,
fIloWing hal from place 70 place. Be thinks Il very
portion of Briggs Command, II Grant had not dganocd
80 upon LaGirRnFe aud Grsbd Junction; but
ehat be uds IL eNped nj 90 retreat furhr aouth, Is
almos impossible that any Ct tie redoubable BraItOns
army should reach him.
The cavalry prisoners captured BY forces bear
toeraby decent appearance in point Of dresE None Of
them baTefooted most Of Prices have been
reported but suppose this = due 70 the fact het dney
have engHF ln number Of rslds aud piunderng ezpe
ditcns lately. They appear 70 be well supplied With
money such ID is-Confederste scrip-end quite
liberal IN the use q H. One q them offered Federal
soldier twenty do lar bill for his blankets worth about
three dollsrs another cfercd thrtyTe dollars for
pair % boots worth about dollars 81 green backs
The names Of those comprising he latest capture arr
First Tennessee Cevslry -Iieuiena, { R. B. Wlnstos.
tC0hP5Hy Lieut. i J. Livingston, Company. Phi