Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1862-12-22

fore courtmartial on grave charges Griffin ID also
be tried it is said Bnels eondzet s subjected to rigo
GUS inquiry POpe's letter to Haleck, making Sigel
! small account, awakens the German generals wrath
and he demands court of inquiry
RumOrs have whispered that Burnside s to be super
ceded and mplicate General Meigs These, We ma
hope are not true. We shall make individual con
ments let us look at the general fact What cata
lOgue To what are such troubles due In part to th
fact that when our army sprung into being like mys
terous growth in sin le night generals sppOinte
who the uniform but most Of them needed educa
on they had 10 experiences in the great school Of con
anders they were by no means equai to the task OF
once handling great armies Due allowance ~ 10 b.
made too much should not have been e1l eeied O
them nor should there have been much preliminary
eulogy.
News from the Yankee Army before Fred.
erteksburg-TheE Eve OF the Great Battle.
The PhilAdp' eha Inquirer of the 9th inst
contains soIde interesting letters from its Fal-
mouth (Va) correspondent. We make some
extracts
The enemy still continue to work ON their
batteries with great activity. From the banks
Of the RappahanAock. with glass, one can dis
tinetly see the color of their clothes so near are
they. Every morning now batteries disclose
themselves to cur view, mounted ia RaaY
cases, we should Judge from appearapea with
heavy guns brought down from Rch-and-
very likely some Of the Columbiads est bv
them at the TIedegar Works, at the above city.
In one battery fifteen guns can be dis
tinctly seen in position, ready to throw iron hail
at our troops ii they attempt to cross at any
point within theiT range.
Our troops, in the meantime, have net been
idle, and are new Tesdy to answer the rebels the
minute they open the ball All day lsng the eu-
Fious soldiers, who are ffes from duty, are
grouped together spying tbs rebel voTkmeA and
the movements of the citizens in Fredericksburg
One OF the principal streets Of Fredericksburg
was the scene ofgresi activity all day yesterday.
Teams Of all sizes and shapes were c0ngregated
IN This street. as though twas the headquarters of
the eOmmiSsGTy. Citizens with bags on their
shoulders, as though they had been getting a
little meal for the purpose of STAYING off starva-
tic. were seen by scores passing from a lsr-e
building This building seemed to be the CEN
ter Of attraction of all; even the colored gentry
passed in and out along with the whites Late
yesterday afternoon q number of welldressed
ladies passed up and down the streets as though
they were promensdiRg, yet it is apparent to al
that the city is nearly deserted by all or ma
jority of its population There appears to be
an air of stiffness across the river a'most un-
beaTable, if il were not for the passing and re.
passing of teams, and occasionally a mounted
nan with one of our army coats on. The mass
of the horseBen that we ysrcsive in the city
have our regulation OVeTcOats on, but the infant
ry, that occasionally pass on cross street, have
the old, s4sslld, and filthy appearance, SO
characteristic of the rebel soldier
The great mass of the residents Of Fredericks-
burg are now encsmped back of the city, out of
range of our guns, as they suppose. Old blank
cts, cOunterpanes, sheets, etc have been made
up into tents; and, in this Gipsy-like camp, the
inhabitants ars like Mic3wber, waiting for
something to turn up. It must be really hard
on the women and children, as the weather, du-
ring the night, is extremely cold and damp-the
frost in the morning looking not unlike to snow.
How the bellies of Fredericksburg land The city
has always been noted for the number aud STYLE
Of them) like camping cut, is very easily guessed
st They are now paying for their treason, aud
If they escape from the diseases incidental to
camp life, they will indeed be lucky.
The weather as beginning TO tell on the hardy
soldiers of the NOTth-men who have been used
to hardships and outdoor life. If these men
are affected by the weather, how must il tell on
the fl ne ladies who have been rocked in the Lap
OF luxury and eass. As the female portion of
tbs inhabitants Of Fredericksburg are the most
violent secessionisis, we have no pity for them,
il is the poor children who are now Obliged to
suffer in common with the guilty wretchss who
are endeavoring to destroy one of the best gov
srnments that ever existed.
In Falmouth there is considerable suffering /
among the poorer citizens, and, IN fact, they are
all very poor, except one or two. How. they exc /
out an existence is an enigma D us sH AS one |
passes through the town the squaIid-looking |
men, women and children peer out of their |
houses with c0untensnees Indicating want The /
farmers, for miles around have no forage what I
aver for their horses and cattle, and many of /
hem have no provisions for their families. There
S dark future IN the prospect for then Sew !
sral that we have cOnversed with state that they /
would like to g into the State of Maryland and |
ent farm until the war is over. They would |
make the attempt if it were not for the idea of
eaving their dwellings and once they desert !
heir homes, it is al Cay with them. Struggling /
Oldiers and teAmsters make short work of unoe- /
,upied tenemeats,
Great complaint Is still made by the soldiers.
elative to provisions and forage. Yesterday |
,ver two hundred wagons were all day at Belle 1
Plains waiting for forage, yet they were COM
'elled to go back to their brigades and regiments
without any, as there was GOna to b. had til /
rery evident thsre Is screw loose ornewhers. /
From what can learn there is little or no forage
n Washington, and down here in the army, in
ome OF the camps, there is not enough for q /
lay ahead, willie in others they have, perhaps,
enough 10 last two days. The indications are
hat the horses aud mules will be short of feed
n dag or two, if hsy and oats are not hurried /
Up. The greatest drawback to our army since
IS organization has been the bad manacer7nt of
certain parties at Washington. This fss has
become so notorious that it is freely Discussed
~ all grades in the army. It is time there was
! change
The reconnaissance up the river marched .
ONE twelve miles, and met no enemy whatever
They have returned to camp. Another expedi-
ION down The river yesterday, fof business of
rery Important character, also was successful.
There are twelve hundred teams coming with
Orage and provisions. We hope they will get
lere before the roads are again impassable Our
oldiers are badly off for snti-scarvitcs, as the
curry has made its appearance This, with
be neglect of paying the troops, has caused
Ome bal feeling among the troops. They say
heir families are really in a suffering condition.