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Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1862-06-18
RBsULTO OF BATTLES BEFORE
RICHMOND.

The msi ,Ti:y of the Federal journals have
claimed, and persist ia their pretensions, that the
recent battle on the ChicAahominy, near Rich
mond, resulted in a decided success for the Fed
eral army. Their accounts have ben spread
| before the public, and We have read all that
reached US and in none can we see that cause
for glorifealion 80 generally manifested The
reports from Richmond correspond in snnoun-
| cling = victory for the Confederate army, and
such is, we believe. the true history Of The con-
test.
Oar dispa tchos this evening give the admis-
( BIO Of tie New York TribaHs-whieh paper
would not Of course make the matter darker for
its own side than the facts would force it to do
that the Federal losss reached ten thousand.
From cur Own journals at the capital, we have 8
much mere favorable report as to our loss. The
| Richmond Examiner thinks the whole number
Of cur wounded in the battles of Williamsburg
and CLickahomiDy did not exceed lio0, and that
20C0 would cover the entire loas, killed, wound
el, aud missing. TIE Enquirer rates cur loss at
ChickahomiI y a! $500, of whom emily $50 were
killed. Perhaps the discrepancy, which is
slight, maybe Teconciled by leaving out of the
account the many WHO were but slightly wound
ell, = largo proportion Of WhOm have, we under
stand, already Ieioined their regiments. An mn
usual number we've wounded il the hand, which
crosse from their having to part the bushes as
they were advancing On the enemy.
Greeley thinks tAat while the lews from Rich
mond " ID not disastrous, it is not cheerful, and
he becomes censolious. He admits a surprise,
and says thai to " be surprised by a superior
| force, if not AZ evidence Of q want Of careful
sensrslIhip en- our side, is, at least, \ proof that
ths enemy Is ever vigilAnt, and never permits an
opportunity to escape when be may strike an sf-
lccluAl blow. To = wary general, a dark hight
or : time of a violent storm ID the moment when
lie would be most likely 10 attack an inferior
force, cut Of by . running stream and q swamp
from immediate assistance" ct was inst such
3 moment" s4ys the Tribune, &c that was chosen
for lie attack On MCCLELLan'S army on the
Cbickabominy, and the mistake seems TO have
been committed en- cur THE FEDERAL side, by
70 mears for the first time, Of SO placing our
troops as to invite such an attack" That the
result was uniavorablo for the invaders Of the
Od Dominion we have not lad tie least doubt,
and GEErLLY's depending and fault finding
tone only scIvcs 10 strengthen The opinion.
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ImpoRrANT FRom mExIC0.
zue Mexican, Drfeai- fke Frcnoa.

New YORK. June 13-The steamer British
Queen, with Havana dates TO the 9TH and Mas
sau to the Oh, arrived this evening. Among
her passengeres is Mr.. Plumb, bearer of the
ratified postal conv, ntion and extTa1i'ion treaty
with Mexico.
The news from Mexico of the Ist inst, cou-
firms the defeat Of the French troops by the
Mex:cans, 500 Of the former being killed aud
700 taken prisoners but the latter We're re-
leased, as there was not food enough to feed
them. The Mexicans are actively certifying the
capital, and the French viii march against.it
when reinforcements arrive.
The statement was current in Havana that
the French designs are not 50 much against
Mexico as against the Uuibd States. G.eat dis
affection exists among the French officers, lead
ing to appeals to Napoleon. The English min
lister has concluded a treaty with DObladO, and
it is said that Csblllos, agent Of Gen. Prim, has
also concluded a ratification tf the Almon.e
treaty.
slIagcz4 has a frsce Of l4,OGO men, ard Or
tega was expected in Mexico with 5000 more,
and recruits are c ,ming in from ali points.
Marquee is in Vera Cruz, and was about en-
forcing a forced loan on foreign merchants, and
it was supposed that the English Admiral would
protest. though some thought he would not as it
might displease the French.
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Moth, g occurred yesterday to break the m
notony of the lines on tho Chickahominy.
There was no Fl ing throughout The DAY. Un
the enemy's lin it was evidant that throwing
up ibtenohmeuts and the telling OF TIC S was
the main occupation of Mcclellan. IL is very
PLAZA that il left to the enemy, op %;rations in
this vicinity will not ber,sumed until At or The
result Of the campaign in tho Valley and
events thore will undoubtedly hasten ar retard
them here, Meanwhils, va await results.
We have received the following lgom 4 oorrt.
spondentI "All was quiet yesterday along our
lines near Richmond. An e~tectral quietus
seems to have been given to the operations Of
the enomy in cutting TIMBER and repairing roa3s
near the IS wen Pines, by the sleling they
received the day baiors from Rogers battery
aud tbs tayetts artillery. Thoig Inca yesterday
were still further Withdrawn, and the Yankees
seem 10 have come 10 the conclusion that,
though the roads there are almOst nayigable for
gunbOa's, our boys are irresistibly Supposed TO
internal improvements by the Federal govern
mont on the Chickahomiuy swamp "-Rirk
mOad Examiner, l2h.
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LATEST BY TELEGRAPH.


Gen. Bcaurexard en- roEte for Richmond
specia' to the DAILY Appeal
MONTGOMERY, June I7-Gsn. Beauregard
md staff passed through here this morning en-
route for Richmond. Preparations are being
made for rapidly transferring a large portion Of
his army in the same direction This fact have
from a source entitled to the highest authority
I. II. B.
Movements of Gen. BeaurrgHrd'
Press Dispatched
MomLE, June IA special to the Mobile
press, from Montgomery, dated the l7Ih says;
Gen. Boauregard and staff are on their way to
Richmond. We hear that q large portion OF the
army of the Mississippi will soon follow the
general. A suAisient force will be LETT with the
invincible Bragg to check any step toward the
interior by the VandalS under Halleek.
From Richmond.
RICHMOND. June I6.-We have had coca
.ional como nading and picket skirmis hing
along the lines to-day, snj al engagement at an
early day is deemed no improbable.
No news from the valley.
The weather is clear and cool.
Mcclellan Loss near RIchHfOnd'
RicUyoNp. june 1.-THE Fortress Monroe
correspondent Of the New York Tribune says
he has been assured by a gentleman connected
with the medical depot of McClellan's army
,bat the Federal loss in the battle on the Chick
shominy, in killed, wounded and missing was
not less than ten thousand. lie also writes: Il
have the name of a gentleman, whose veraeity
cannot bo disputed, that Gen. MeClcilal sad
. Oar loss in the actions of the two days, vii
no! be less than ten thousand"
Results near charleston.
The Charleston Mercury of the 18th says, the
Con federale loss at Secessionville, yesterday,
vas forty killed and one hundred wounded We
buried ON the.isld one hundred and forty dead
Foderals, aud took seventy prisoners.
ATLANTA, June 17.-Special dispatches TO
the Augusta papers, dated Charleston, june TO-,
say A severe battle took place this morning
on James Island, four miles from the city.
Five regiments of Federals, reinforced by artil-
Iery. attacked the batteries at Secesslonville.
Col. LAMAR commanded the Confederates, and
with a few hundred troops repulsed the enemy
three times, with great slaughter. The enemy
fought bravely, but were defeated. Our victory
is complete.
The enemy's loss is supposed to be about four
hundred, including thirty Or mole prisoners.
Our loss is e.tima.el at from fifty to one
hundred.
Col. Lamar was wounded, and Captains Reed
and King, and Lieut.. Edwards killed.
1t is expected the attack will soon be rencwed-
The CoDfedorates woro much exhausted by
previous Smelling of the enemy, day and night,
for q week.
A dispatch to the Savannah Republican says
the troops engaged were the Eutaw regiment,
Charleston battalion, 47th Georgia, Iiagood's
regiment, Lamar's battery, and a detachment OF
the Chatham artillery of Savannah, with Gen.
Evans in command.
Gems. P, mberton and Evans complimented
Lamar on the lid
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vIoKsnUnC IxrRLLseENOE.

From the Wing June III
Ten of Com. Porter's mortar feet arrived at
New Orleans on the oh. The rest were coming
up. The hotillG. comprises twenty mortar boats
and eight steamers.
The Federal I" advance diyision" arrived in IFS
old position below the city on Saturday evening.
None of the vessels were mOlested on the route,
that we could hear Of. This, we are credibly in
formed, was owing to Gen. Lovells refusing TO
allow our light artillery to pO TO Ellis Cliffs.
We suppose it is all right, as Gen, Lowell is a
military man!
We hear that Gen. Lowell, with staff ard fam
lily, has moved his headquarters to Meridian.
We hope that he willnOt find it Recessary TO visit
our city again. for thus far he has proved fetsaa
imbo{e Sinc ietH.
The enemy's vessels below fired some half
dozen shots at our lower batteries on Sunday
evening. All was quiet yesterday
Numerous rumors were afoat yesterday in re-
gard to the arrival Of the Federal fleet at differ
ent points on the river above our city, but so far
as we could learn they were without foundaf
ton.
From the Citizen, l7.h-l
The remainder of the lower feet is now join
ing the advance squadron below this city. Com.
P0rter's mortar feet comprising twenty mortar
boats aud eight steamers, is also on the way up.
We are informed that the work of burning.
cotton is still going on in this county, III such
PLACES as m ght be exposed to the enemy.
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CENERAL ORDERS No. I.
IFEATQ fARTERS SPi CAL D~EPAETM9NT.
GRESsDa Nj s JUn- 10. is.2

IFEATQ AFTER s D~EpAETNnNTT
GRENADA ri s. JUu- IT, f-s4
N GO Z rmsty VI b iuaiu=li0ns from he -3Hr--
! . teE Derfrtueuf o. The W-st. b. con ulaUaT
OF e rs Of IL % Is q pots and salon Slrs-aus u
rha g OF Al hospital aud b, Provost M.r.tIsa d
meaaur-s n net stras 6 --s hou iIs army su1 cod. O.
fham ia . tcirut numbers 70 ftrTaId tud r C0l-G-
stoned IN es, q their rss etfiv- Cou II nd
H. All 0uHlz G MS vii b. fOss4rred from @ srE
=, stai ous AID EeiglLOsh0oCs urd-r cGars- % "a
medical fl -er q. r non c1Ei-ifi0 ed C1icer. Q heir De-
Epett v@ regiments At The IT a quar- sus Cf D. Depsr.-
me- # tHe Wet in tie Fl ID
Ill. AL C mmsn en- and TTO7Cs MIsta's ~u sarG
prop ? scou;f faft ~ "a hu to Ir respective d
and eoavai-sesn MS, aid isryvsrd thrE, ruItr rruTr
gna-ds. to fh-ir TORS " ID the amy
" The evil ~ Ito il e. and msei trEt s. and al re.
70 Ie si;iL Is % evsrF c rumulfty 10 te Star- % l
s. sipyi an Alabama, ar= 70 pec-tuHY ali urE-utTv r.
cue I'D & al IN th- tu-0rc+U Hlt Il lEe-s order arf
in Ttqu firg ih { AT enrolled "a u - u DE- % report 4-
once O. tn e3WmErii1g iii ref lha Le-rzst pos. u-
s.aicn. 20 BE- Forwarded to the army.
V. t. cni0TCe abe q o dsTs md 60 Luperri-s
iVE Ofic,rs fu4 Pryrt EsrsIa's sill regu re sl-h sm.t
foxes ss may be Itcs saTy 20 gusII Tie FG4 erg-r slH
irrigh trtu& and ,Xsuu- tie ps = rs e -uTsiI 60
pacing IS on al routes IN comm CO i1l with Oh
army.
VI The e order il c5Ii melton EvstE Geurrz U-5e
No. 9, Of he 20.h M-y -mzrs ng from fhesz r-s#
Gupt-r- as ~ II Is re cICu a-Gt tie z7lh Nag. tsu..
by the Chief surgeon. aad al other cTl-rs isrvI E.-
ing in view the rc IRA Of enrolled lcea - RE a-7v. as.
be promptly ara siri. ly JbHT i, a dECssa.ts taken
fer their enforcement
b. order OF BTi~gsIe-GeErrl RUGaLFs CfUla-J
ing Tegar u ut. X. 81 EDEH-
jHl- 81 Ash ia1t A0i-tst t& u-rai.
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The report, rec wed several days ago, of a Sc
we're battle between the French and Mexicans
before Puebla, resulting in the defeat AMI rout
of the French army, is fully confirmed by sew
eral sources, aud most recently by the news via
Havana, given else 6here in our columns this
evening. The battle was fought on the 5.h of
May, and from lack Of movements since that
time, it is reasonable to conclude that the French
were 50 badly whipped that they had no stomach
to renew the fight. The Mexican general, Berio-
label, says in his report:
All the commanders and officers in The brigade
under my command conducted themselves IN the
most brilliant manner. For this reason / do not
make special e~ulogles, bucause-I repeat it-all
lave perfectly doHe their duty. l. S only thus
thai one can explain the rout of an enemy ac-
custOmcd TO Conquer everywhere, Gas is at
tested by the decorations which the soldiers bear
on lheir Breasts and lis flight beiOTc our troops
iu the midst of the cOnbat
We have taken some prisoners, who have
been sent to the fortress, and have collected more
than three hundred dead belonging to the
enemy"
Goa. Bricz4bcIs report closes il this strain
o. generalization
The corps which compose the brigade which
bears my name have comprehendcd, in doing
their duty, that on their conduct IN the first en-
counter with the foreign enemy depended the
safety of their country or the loss Of It's Jude
pendcnce. The proul French soldier has been
Inundated on the anniversary Of the dca'h ct
Napoleon | and for the first time, as say the
prisoners, he has been obliged to dy before his
enemies. carrying his flag do poi ed ofthe glory
which it ha oonqueicd in a thousand battles.
In communicating what has occurred in the
brilliant passage eff arms 0, this day, | cJngratu-
late you on the brilliant result which We have
obtained, fer il will do honor to Mexico whatever
may lie the ult.riOr evrn's.
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FuE SPIRIT AND PURPOSES OE
THE WAR.

Take q grcupe Of Yankee prisoners and ask
them for what purpose they are wsging q war
against The South, and you willreceive probably
as many as half a dozen reasons. Some are
Sighting for the Constitution and laws, some for
tho integrity Of ths Union, some for the free
navigation of she Mississippi river, while others
are stimulated by the hope of plumber and the
promise of q snug little. Southern home after the
war shall have been concluded. But nOtWith-
standing all these spee;ous p~rstexts, W. are in
clined to believe that the great moving cause Of
the war upon the South-thAt which gives it its
vitality and ssIength-wil be found embodied
the speech Of JIM LANE, delivered not long
since in the city Of New York, and which we
publish this evening. Iii the emaneipA ton OF
tie negro, and The consequent desolsiiOn OF our
Southern homes. LAM himself asserts, and
We have no doubt asserts truly, that the only
reason why ABB LINCOLN modIisd the procla-
nations Of FREMONT and HUNTER, was, that
" hs. wished to white The slaves all freS in his
own homely style." Ths only question with
Mr.. LINCOLN i! whether she time is proPiious
or whether The scheme Is at present practicable.
There csn be no doubt but that he has the
animus to do the thing, and the time will have
cons when the South shall have been subjugated
and the Union reestablished. Give the Federal
powers at Washington once moro authority and
dominion over tho South, and a fow years will
serve to carry ca. the diabolical endS for which
ibis war is chiefly waged. These ends, in fact
have already been accomplished in some OF those
sections of the South where the Federal aushori-
ties hold sway. in Illustration of which
we call attention to the Port Royal
letter Of the New York TribERe. which We
publish in another column. There the negroes
were freed by the mere proclamation Of the COM
handing general, and organized into a brigace.
1t is true, this proclamation was annulled by Mr.,
LINCOLN, but it was done, as JM LANE says,
because old Abe wished to write the negroes free
himself. or because of the mutterings Of the
white soldieTy, who refused to go into The ranks
with the negroes. Let his motives for having
done so, however, be what they may, Of one
thing our people may rest well assured, and that
rs that the restoration Of the Union will speedily
be followed by the emsncipatiOn,Of slavery, and
hence the only seiety Of The South consists in
fighting the war 70 a successful termination.
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YANKEE DOINCs IN LOWER CEOR-

The Savannah NctJs publishes the following
extract from g. letter dated Woodstock Mills,
Georgia, June 2: " Scmo time since The Yan-
k-es made another raid al st. Mary's, where they
desecrated all the ebuTchoe, particularly tie
Catholic church they stolc The chaliee, and de-
slroyed everything they could lsy their hands
on. When they were asked by a lady if they
were not asAsmed Of themselves for. such out
RACES, they answered that they we're rebel
churches. From the town they went to North
river, q branch Of ST. Mays, aud stole ten
thousand feet Of lumber from tie LaGrange
mil. Some Of the enemy went to Mr.. SEALS
place, and took the old gentleman prisoner, but
sfer carrying him down to the steamer DAZZLING
ton, they discharged him. Since then they have
visited the mill agsin and stole more lumber.
The FederaIs have visited 81. Mary's thrSe times
since they evEcusted It, and each time they carry
N furniture, or anything e!ss they can lay their
hand4 on. They allow the negroes to do as
tLey please, and take anything thay want. Al
S.. M.ry's tley destroyed a large number Of
Bibles belonging to tie Bb'e Society, and scat
tered lie leaves all over The place"
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1862-06-18

From the V.cksbIrs Wh:gI
Wien it was announc d that Fort Pillow had
been evacuated aud Memphis fallen, We gave it
as cur opinion that Y.cksburg would soUn fol-
Iow-that our dtfens.s were not adequate to
i i've back the feet from below, and tbs Ia ge
iroI-clad hJtills fr,m above. This Was oar
Individual opinion, and We gave i: as such.
When two hundred aud Iiueieen guns in FUits
ia :kscn and *. Philip, and an iroE-clld feet
mounting almost al Equal numOer OF guns,
could Lot rcpel ole iisat when Columbus,
/ land No. 10, Fort Pulaski, FO t Macon and
other points gave way, each 10 a single Il e., we
were unable to see how NIck burg could coz
S accessibility with a combined fleet OF hfy or
sixty YES. oIs. Those high in authority dItis.ed
vi, h us, however, and We deferred III the mat
tor to their wiser Judgment, b ing glad to know
that they thought our city worth defending
against both lests-tLet It's mi it4Ty importance,
its commercial a1vanta, Is, the value Ct public
an, D vac property, worth tie labor and eN-
pet Q If fortidcari0ns, cutic!ent to secure It's de
fe lsr. We expected to zee iron, brain AID
m scle used freely and with alac y until our
Ia ned Kills we're dottel with pace maktTs."
We did not bell, We they could stand upon the
order of doing the " TX when t. ey undertook to
accomplish what 0 hcTs have so o.:en failed III.
But those skilled fiji scIs who Lave been placed
III charge of our de enses, STEM satisfied that no
more augmentation is loeied, and Nlcksbcrg 5
now prepared to pluck cut Ct the netlle dan
ge,, the flower, saieiy." Over confidence is the
twin-sister to panic, and tie latter not UniIe-
quently follows the foIm,r. We sincerely trust
the powers that be win never suffer the
tal5ns Of tie black eagle Of the North to iasten
in the writing flesh OF our peop'e. Bur should
our city fall we hope til &c who Supervised our
defGnets will be able TO say, Shake net thy
hoary locks at me, thou canst no; say did IT,
for we worked vigorously and necessarily,
and never relaxed CxeTtion until tho work was
thoroughly done"
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CucrriIIas on TrMn. 50 e 1SiVcT-T lc y team
er AufocruI EoirCd alto.

The steamer Autocrat arrived last evening
from Pittsburg Landing. On her way down the
Tennessee river, when passing The narrows
tweuty miles above Duck river, she as fred
into by a baud of guerrillss, and received about
nine hundred shots -Four persons were wound
of them badly, The shot striking him IN
The thigh. lie was a fireman. About Fix y
shots struck the cabin, many tf them passing
through il. Nine balls struck the pilot hou e.
some gentlemen who had been play i7g cards,
left The table standing aud went to dinner. A
moment afterwards a large minnie ball struck
the end of the card table where one Of the par
ties had been sitting. All t g passengers were
at dinner, or possibly many would have been
wounded We may look for these guerrilla at
tacks upon our steamers, and we advise our
steamboat owners and masters 10 provide with
twoo or more Parrot 6 FOUNDERS, aud a squad Of
punners to man Them. Ther, if an etJaek is
made, the marauder5 c1n be killed, as they
shouli be, or ef ctually dispersed.-LoHiSciAe
Democrat.
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Northern Sptou!uiiOms ns TO jackson.
mSveHIS nIs.
WASHINGTON, June II. 1862.

This evenings Star has the following:
We have information tina. after his battle with
Fremont on the : h inst jackson made a sud
den dash at Shields advance, which was hurry
ing up from the direction of Luray to Fremont's
assistance. lie worsied Shields adva-ce some
what III that affair. lie th-n Immediately re.
sumed his retreat, quitting the road to Siaun-
ton, and burning the Port Republic bridge in his
rear; thus, for the tine being, putting an eifec-
tusl stop to pursuit Of him, it highly probable.
lie is evidently retreating Immediately on Cha
loltesville. What his Itxt move viii be it is
hard indeed to tell. If he anticipates tina. Fro
mont viii follow him, he will probably make a
stand at Charlottesville, to save the Lyuchburg
and TenEe; see railr.ad connection made there
or he may bounce eff 10 Richmond, where the
presence Of lis force would doubtless be hailed
with delight by the besioged rebel army and
capital o again, he may strike for tie vicir-
ity Of FredeIi ksburg, in the hope Of hanging
on and annoying the flank of any Union free
that may mako for Richmond from that quarter.
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PARrlsAxs AT WoRK -TbenarGsan, in ia

PARTIsANs At Work The p~ariisans in Ess-
tim Virginia have gene 10 work, as will be seen
by the following, from 4 late Washington letter
A report has ilst reached Us here that a euer-
rill4 party, numbering one hundred and fay,
dashed into Warrentou last Monday and cap
mved t.. enty-twO sick soldiers in one hospital
and twenty-five or thity s.ragglers Small
guerrilla parties were seen to-day ia the Reign
borh Cd Of Nrentsvilc. aud Major Dufie, Of
MeDoweiis body guard, wss Seat cat 90 c-ptue
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