Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1862-12-19

ifsf. aad 81 . msstsdY meysaent caused the enemy
3 sssasdga. having lest kn shaa thirty tnled and
gsaafsd. saiy ssgsn o. eight Killed.
Ibs sai ~fsehasat North Carolina troops suffered
nssi, having 10 about eighty killed ana wounasd
shls charging one u lhs sneuys batteries aefsss Q
rhs rsglaspt behaved gaaAnay.
A psf II General Davis Mississippi brigade was
,roushi Ga ths Gold. and behaved well
Use Yansee hospital scar the asid gays evident signs
Il numbers or novadsd among then Ampuiation
were found
Tho railroad for mnea has been torn up andtheb bridges
destroyed A0ne uaHl Boar the battlefield vas susHs
Nd rnmbsHsss acoounia of Esrder and ineendiaFism
are reported.
our entire loss In killed. wounded and missing Dies
not exceed tYo hundred.
If the Yankees had given our forces battle Today
their ehastissment would have been equal TO thsiF
It sppeas they cane only to burn, aurder and
destroy, and shsy have succeeded oniy too wen thus
Tar. Fight they dare net do.
Last EUening's Dispatched
PfketowB, Reataeky, Tnken
R1cHMosD, December ia letter read from an
officer Of General Fioyds command, conveys The graf
fvipq report Of an Important success at Plkstown, Ken
whi.h place Is said TO have bcsa taken by Col
Iarkisou. Col john Duly aud fifty men were klle&
and sixty prisoner taken. Tbs enemys whoIs force Of
four hundred and ffy, we're scattered and ninety aAi
boats taken loaded with stores
General Floyd Is reported to have cleared ont ths
home guard msraudlhg Of the enemy.
Banks ExPedlsion.
Richmond. December 1.-THE Enquirer CONSIDERS it
pretty certain that BANKS expedition has made ITS
dsbarkation at Beaufort, North Caroline near the south
east extremity Of PamUeo sound, on the railroad leadins
- ~ nv,ngfffen AGAINST kfnrgtor.
perhaps contained some OF Banks troops,
Omeial Report Of oar Loss ArOund fred
~erickseiHKEs
RrcHxoND. Deeeulber Ger Robert z. Lee, IN bis
oheisl reporto Of the battle near Fredereksburg, says
eur loss during operations since the movements Of the
enemy began, amounts to about eighteen Hundred
kIied and wounded Among the fermsr I regret to re-
port the death Of the patriotic soldier and statesman
Brig Gen. Thomas R. r, Cobb, who fell upon our left
and among the latter that bsye soldier aud accom-
plished gentleman, Bhg.Gen, Maxey Gregg, who was
morally wounded during the attack on our right wing.
About five hundred and fifty prisoners were taken
during the engagement, but the full extent Of the en-
emy's loss Is unknown.
Loss in the DiHerens DIvisions'
DR.. Hsarnden. of Gen. Lees staff furnishes the fol
lowing statement Of our loss in the recent engagement
near Fredericksburg.
Hehaw's division. Barksdals's and cObb's brissdes,
III: Kershaws aso Struggling eases 6 Apderson's
division, Wleoxs br ssde. 9 Mabone'a5 Ransoms d.
vision, Cooks brigade. 271 philips division, 600 Ear
llys aud TalIafe1os commands, about 800. D. r..
nus division. about 10. Washington artillery, "a
Plskets division, 20. Hookers command, l01 Total
II759.
Most moderate estimate Of the Yankees los, 5000,
m.a
RIcHxoED. December I7.-Dispatches from Colds
boro' TO the 18th, state that an artillery duel al White
Hal. sixteen miles from Goldsboro on the Heuse river
wss progressing. bus erased about one o'clock, ? Il
Later adyices state that this Aboitlonists have changed
their base to The south OF ne Neuse river.
The Abolition cavalry msde a raid on Mount Give
d.pot. on the wilmington road. nine miles from Colds
boro'. tearing up the road and burning tbs kidge and
dspots. and cutting the telegraph wire.
The caunonading at white Hall resulted in but Sigh
loss to the Confederatss We had but two pieces er
gagged. The principal part Of the fighting was done b
infantry separated by the river.
The AboHtiOuists fed their loss Is greater thas GUS
Departure Of Ge8ernI GregE's EemaiRs
R~TCHnoSp, December i7.-Ths remains Of Genera
Gregg were escorted By the city battalion Of Pubu'
guards and d large c0ueOurss Of citizens TO the Peters
burg depot, yesterday evening.
Late Baltimore papers have been received.
In the yankee House Of Representatives on The Ith
Mr. Yeatmaa, of Kentucky, snarsd q resolution, in ef
feet that the policy Of emancipation, Is indicated in Lin
coins proclamation Of peace, Is an assumption Of pow
er dangerous to the rights Of citizens The resolution
was tabled.
Exploits 81 she Alabama.
Ths Confederate war steamer Alabama is stu opera
ting on che commerce. Of the Unitsd States. The Aga
~msmnon. which arrived 81 New York from PciasP Peter
Ibroushi back one crew Of the slip Levi Star, which
was captured and burned by the Alabamao On the 2d O
EOvembe, when Eve days out
On the sth Of November. the Alabama captured aBt
burned the ship b. waits, Of sad for Boston, frou Cal
eutta, with a valuable cssg6 of saltPstes and gunnl
cloth. The Alabama pm into Point Peter on the 17si
to laod the captains and crews Of thas, ships
On tho same aternoon the United States steamer SCI
J~aelnto. striving sud andlas The Aabama in port IN
medistely got under weigh and proceeded outside To
hArbor to wait for The Alabama bot ~ 10 clock o
, the night of the 18th, the Alabama got under weigh an
escaped, the San Jaeint9 lying stll on the harb0s, an
waiting fer her.
On the 22d, while at Point Peter, Capt scIames boas
ed tha, be had recently been within seventy miles {
New York.
The Late Battle ia Ariaasas.
Curtis telegraphs HsHeck that the Federal loss il
killed and wounded, in the recent battle IA Arksnsa
amounted to one thousand, while the Confederate lea
amounted to double that nunber
Another Yankee HEanifeaio.
Gen Dix has issned a proclamation declaring tha
! an election by ballet shail be held on he &l for men
= bers Of Congress for the 22d district Of virgins aud q
persons entitled to vo;e who % nOs vote, shall be COZ
sdered enemies to the government and trsstod accord
ingiy.
} The Federal Less az RrederfckEbnrg.
note received by Gen Cooper from Gen Lee, says
, Intelligent Federal prisoners estimate the snsmy'sl a
; $4,000; but citizens OF Fredericksburg, who wer
present say It viii not exceed 10000"
Especial to NE Mzsiszippianl
r KILLED AID WOUNDED Is THE 2isT nIssIssIFft
Company A-Kiled J. Ysrgsr. Wounded J. HOl
shoulder E. Monet, knee.
Company B-Knled; J. c. Collier J. Miller
] Company p-wOundsd; n. Maulove, leis arm, an
! company e-KlHsd. J. MurIey and Meaksr
wounded Sergeant sailer Roberts, feet a~npatsicd
b. F, Hirst, in both legs
company H-Kined Lieut.. Stone. Brysut sergt I
II. Hendrix, I. Jones.
, Company I-wounaea J, c Fiehles, SIDE h I
: store, bip.
Company K-woundsd Capt R. c e~snAsad )
P. Russell. shoulder.
N THr 18TH aTsstSsirrI
Company A-Knlet serst Gray
oompsny B-woaaasd n reaa les J oSeanel
head.
Company c~Kled Is A HsfteS q W Gs1ae,
J,P ridgsd wsnnaes 81 FINLEY is VI g %
dis haad g. d Grams ts