Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1862-05-06


CoRTNTH, May 5,--A courier just in reports that on
cavalry forces had engaged the enemy Pulaski, Ter
nessee and after sharp conflict defeated them wit
considerable loss taking three hundred prisoners
whom were large number ct commissioned and non
commissioned officers who paToled and discharged
More Bridge Burning Attempted.
The enemy attempted to-day 20 destroy the track ALI
bridge four miles this side OF Bethel on the Mobile
Ohio road but were driven of by Col Lindssys csy
airy, with loss.
slSiTnIishing Expected.
It is expected that shall have heavy skirmisbini
tomorrow Firing heard IL tne direction Of the Ten
nessee river this afternoon supposed to b. cavalry
which greatly annoya the enemy's boats All quiet NJ
| 70 this time
Intelligence from she North,
The Louisville Journal OF the Goth contains news o
the capture Of New Orleans, and says it s matte
| of minor importance whether we make stand a
Coriuth, fall back to Grand Jun, ton Memphis w
must soon starye out Reports from Cairo of the 18th
say that preparations progressing steadily for th
coming battle.
Much sickness among the Federal, is reported, on ac
count Of exposure in unhealthy climate. SPARTA.
Retirement of our Army from, Yorktown
RICHMOND, May 5.-Ou forces have retired from
Yorktown. The movement is generally approved here
Yesterday three Of the enemys gunboa' ssoended Yor
river to West Point about thirtyfye miles from Rich
mond
One glnboat fred at the last train which left Yves
/ Point.
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The Flood at Cairo.
The damage at Cairo, from the great food, Is
evidently greater than has been stated We
take the following from a telegraphic dispatch to
the northern press:
| The river is rising moderately to-day, an inch
/ within the last tweuty-fouT hours Il is nearly
! to the top of the levee, aud high wind or any
/ considerable increase of volume will send II
over. The levee is sOfteuing, and the town
! within the embaukment is Iapidly filling up.
The pamps are quescent and useless. The
track of the Illinois Central railroad is covered
between the leyee and the ridge some distance
back, and the road bed mostly washed away
~ A few days since no less than nine sailing
vessels dashed out of Charleston harbor to run
the blockade But unfortunately they ran a foul
of the U. S. gunboat Huron, which captured
four of the nine A portion of the crews and
passengers were landed on Gibbes Island,
where one of the latter, Mr.. David Kauffer, Of
Augusta, Georgia, was killed by the Confederate
pickets, who seeing him dressed in blue took
hun for a Federal scout and fired on him.
FROM NAssAU.-Tbe Charleston Mercury, of
the 2Sth ult., has news from Nassau to the 23d.
The northern intelligence of the arrival of the
Nashville at that port, snd her change OF name
to T. l. Wragg, is confirmed, and it is further
stated that she sailed again on the 9th of April
with cargo OF arms brought ont to Nassau by
the British steamer Southwark Her capture
not having been reported by northern authorities,
we may draw our0wn inference.
n The Atlanta Coete{eracy publishes an e1-
tract from business letter, dated Cumberland
Gap, April 20th, which says: Twelve Federals
approached our pickets, on the 18th inst, under
flag Of truce. Their business was to exchange
some prisoners for the notorious Dave Fry, the
tory bridge-burner; but It was no go. Capt Fry
will pull a rope ere he is exchanged -.
SENT NORTH.-A note from Knoxville says
that on the Dist instant, Mrs. Maynard and Mrs.
Brownlow received notice to be ready in thirty
six hours to pass by escort beyond the lines of
the Confederate government.
The ELECTION. - The Petersburg Express
believes that Collier has been elected to Congress,
as the successor Of Gen. Pryor, resigned AZ
the Manchester precinct the vote resulted {:
EPes, As Sedden, % Collier, 8
Federal LIES FROM Fort PLLow.-A
Cairo dispatch to Cincinnati retails the follow
/ ing;
! -Four deserters from Fort Pillow arrived at the
/ fOtlla Sunday morning, and reported twenty
/ five more in the swsmps opposite A tug was
! sent for them. They say the Confederate army
at the fort is generally demoralized, whole con-
| pauies refusing to do ordinary military duty. A
! large number OF soldiers are in irons. Their
term Of enlistment had expired, and officers wish
! to compel them to serve two years longer. At
the fort one man had been killed and dozen
wounded by the explosion Of our shells
ANOTHER STYLE OF BREAsTPLATEs.-We
extract from the Atlanta Commonwealth:
The same gentleman also informs us that he
saw andexamined breastplate that had been
4 taken tIonfR dead Yankee Il Wss made of
very fine wire, woven closely together, and
could resist ball from the most powerful rife
| Although his breast was protected by this novel
.
I IFS very center he had received the fatal ball
! A CONFLICT.-We take the following from a
'letter to the Cincinnati COMMERCIAL from Cairo:
There was prospect yesterday Of conflict
between the civil and military authorities upon
! the eternal uigger question. The United States
marshal Of this district claimed the right to take
a cont5abaud captured at Fort Donelson, and
now employed by government a. this point, and
return him 70 his master, said TO be loyal Mis-
sourian. The provost marshal resisted, and de-
msuGed his authority. For a time there was a
prospect of a schmmage, bur the promptness OF
the provost marshal prevented it, and the United
J States marshal abandoned the claim.
THREE HUNDRED AND FIFTY BALES We
learn from Hon Allen A. Hall tiat there were
issued from his office, one day last week, per
nlils for three hrndrsd and fifty Jaies Of cotton
4 considerable quantity of rice was also ship
ped This is a most cheering and auspcious
sign. The great pulse Of commerce again be-
/ gins 20 beat hesltbfully, Rebel emmissaTies are
doing all they to tsrrify the people from haul
! ing in their cotton.-NashUitLe Union, 9Th.