Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1862-11-17

return aid narration of the story qsieted the
alarm and exposed the folly Of the packets pro
/ cedure.
an not at liberty to state our entire force
| here, but it embraces The main portion OF the
! troops st Bolivar, jackson aud Corinth.
The secsssionists here af5ct to believe that
| Gen. Grants defeat is certsin, though claiming
! lis force gre2sly superior 10 Gen. Prices in
numbers. Il is prebsble they know but little
of the strength Of either army. l am inclined
to think Price hss not nearly 90 many troops As
represented, and 70 expect certain II not an
essy victory. IL is also asserted here that Gen.
Bragg is basteung TO Prices assistance by way
Of Montgomery, Alabama, by railroad. OF this
! you probably know more than
ENTIRE Nous
| Special Dispatch to the Chicago T1mesl
LAGRANGE, Tenn. Nov. 7.
The force dispatched to SomerviIle yesterday
to intercept the rebel cavalry said to be stationed
/ there, returned unsuccessful late last night
! The birds had flown No rebel forces are now
north Of the Memphis and Charleston railroad,
At any point in Tennessee, whilst our forces
have within two days crossed to the south Of 1t,
and are lterslly carrying the war into Africa.
Gen Hsmiit0n's division lies about two miles
! Southwest of Grand Junction, and viii probs-
bly, not advance farther for several days. re-
connoisssnce IN force was made to-day, several
miles south of here, aud slight skirmishiBg en-
sued at two or three points, bat the rebels re
tired whenever pressed by Our troops. The de-
tachment sent oct was compJgad Of the Sd iowa
and the 4lst, 53l aud 1Q3d Iljuois infantry,
with = suitable artillery and cavalry force.
/ In the afternoon, our cavalry picke5s on the
Holly Springs rosd, three miles south of here,
we're driven in by a company of dismounted
cavalry, acting IS infantry, aud four Of our men
wounded-au Of Captain Sollaubargers com
psuy, d Illinois cavalry. Charles Stevens, Of
Waterford township. Fulton county, Illinois, is
morally wounded by shot ia the AbdumaD,
and cannot possibly recover Levi Somers,
bugier, was shot IN the mouth, aud three of his
teeth knocked yut He coolly sPit the ball and
his teeth out together, continued in the fight,
aud received no further ipjury. Thomas Aobley,
from Hacon county, Illinois, I7as struck bya
ball, which Glanced IF Of The top of his skull,
stunaing him considerably, and, before recover
ing from the shock his horse fell, bruising him
severely. H win recover IN week or two;
Sergeant Lsyi Wilcox received an ugly com
pound fracture Of the right leg, by 3 musket
ball, and SLIGHT wound in The left side His
leg may have to be smputst.d, Ia addition to
this, ono horse was killed and three wounded
Infantry was sent to their support, bat the at
tscking party had retired
Four prisoners were taken today, belonging
to Colonel SlemIner's cavslry but are not very
communicative as TO tue strength or position Of
their forces ii cur troat .
Rumors continue to reach Us here of reinfOres-
ments 10 Prices army At Holly Springs; but
they must be taken with great Allowance. My
own opinion is, that it will be found much
weaker than supposed and that if hotly pressed,
that wary chief will evscEste, instead of fight
Most persons here think differently, and nothing
but time can determine.
Negroes are coming into camp IN considerable
numbers, snd, from present Indications, this
whole section will soon be relieved Of its slaves,
excepting the worthless and superanuated ones,
and few pet!ed aud privileged house-ser 'nts,
who cannot be seduced TO leave their masters,
and whose condition many white d0mestics OF
the North might well envy. Most Of the vstua-
ble.fie!d bands have been Griyeu South within
few weeks, to avoid the contingencies Of the
great battle, which AL feel is impending some
where in this region, aud which is daily beeom-
ing more imminent Many Plantations are
wholly deserted by every living thing Others
are in cbsrge Of a few old negroes In others
the families remain, but nons OF their male mem
bers can be found. The prepondsrsDce OF wo-
men and children is significant. Il closely
questioned, the women admit that the men have
'' gone to the var"
Ia my last I referred to the burning of fences,
crops, houses, &c, sioDg our line of march be-
tween this and Bolivar but the half was not
told. Even now | 6m afraid and ashamed to
state one half that came under my own observs-
ton, 70 say nothing Of what l beard from Osi
GERS aud priya'ss IN every quarter. Atraid, lest
your rezders should arouse me Of q desire TO
say uBkud things of tb5 men composing The
army, or the officers commanding iti aud
a,hame5, beyond expression, to record that
tf1g4 ha
guilty Of the vfsnses against Law and order,
and all the principles OF right. which form the
basis of civilized COverpmeutsi and ere the
foundations Of Gil law. Yet 5hese otfsnses we're
coumilsedi and, il not alluded to by me, doubt
less will be By others, aud possibly in harsher
terms.
The troops under General Hamilton committed
the most inoxclsabs dsva'tston on their march
fror Corinth to Grand junction, and it will
take a long list of valoTous dseds to atone for
the acts of these three dsys Fences were fred
maEciouslv, ana the whole line OF march lighted
by eonhagrahons Houses were entered and
pillsgsd by bands Of straggleTs, and almost
every conceivable irdignity hsspsi on the fsmi
lies without regard TO age or sex A large church,
well finished inside, was Get FIRE TO and consumed
Houses and barns shared the same fate. Prop
eTty of no oarthiy use 10 q soldier was often
tsken, and sometimes, If not taken, destroyed
through pura vindictveuess. Ia one ease a
squad of soldiers entered a house where the
matron was encjcnte, and were guilty, in addition
to other things, OF breaking open her drawers
aud trunks, and carrying away and destroying
the clothes prepared for her unboTs child. My
heart sickens at such recital' and l hsd well
nigh determined at one time 20 pass them by in
silence but the people ct home should know
that such scts are perpetrated.
Il s. ---.-~, "a, 7r,,,--.,,
quarters, stringent ord rs were issued TO prevent
nsrauding By sew rely Furnishing al soldiers
caught ergsgad in it; but the of!er cane too
late in many cases. General Grant ragged Ike a
lioR to think thai any portion of tho army Would
so eouduct itselE He vas wholly UnpTeparad to
believe the men would be guilty Of any such ex-
cesses General Hamilton looks ss though he
had lost b,ttle, and can scarcely trust himself
70 speak Of it. Officers of almost sA rsDks teel
disgrsced, but are determined 10 prevent rope
tit0n of the occurrence. All sgree That it is due
to the influence Of certain newspapers, which,
for long months, have been inculcatiIg doctrines
that must Inevitably lead 70 just such results,
and have sometimes openly advocated them.
Where they have not been guilty OF the latter
offease against humanity directly, taey have &C
compGshed the same purpose By sbUsinG and
yillifying every Commander for attempting to
restrain eKcesses until no fhcer OF any grade
who raced for his sLandiug At home among his
fellow men dared TO exercise apy authority over
bis men in this matter, How often have you
heard the snesr against G 'neral Baell, for in
stance, " that he employed bis men in protecting
rebe property, instead of 5ghaug rebel armies
Ind WAS not General Bae'l deprived of bis COM
mand on that account msinly
The elections in TIA n Irthern States may cor
rect pu0 ic opinion in this matter People at
home should know that rebel property is often
guarded for our own good as vel! as the owners
The occurrences Of the past viii not be repeated.
Our generals will unite in stopping suoh deeds,
despite all ssliss.ess eiamoIefs, iu the afmy or
out Of it, ENTRE Nous.
Special Correspondence Of The Chicago Tmes.l
CAIRO, November T. Dark and dresr No
venhar'' Is kaegino M It's. re nu alton the past