Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1862-10-30
LATE NORTuRRN ENrELLIeRNCR.
Dsap~fcae, to tie BlacA EEepubIiea,. Pres
sIGEL REINFORCED.

DfsPafches 20 HIe Black FEepHbHccss Press.
REINFORCED.
PHILADELPHIA, October 22-The following
regiments have just Joined Sigel's ommand
Tee 10th, 134th, l36lh, I54th sud 18th New
York 33d Massachusetts and Doth Wisconsin.
The SD Illinois is on the way. and will prob
ably join him to-day. Such facts as these are
sufficient answers to the fault finding, that Sigel
has not been properly reinforced. Sigel yesier-
day moved his command to the neizhborhood Of
CenterVille, and established his headquarters
there.
AFFAIRS ON II UPPER POTOMAC.
New YORK, October 23-The specials con
t=in very little new. A Sharpsburg special to
the Times says a prisoner captured during the
late reconnaissance, states the enemy have not
over 20 900 troops st any one point in Virginia
Ga account Of our extended line, he is neces-
sariiy obliged to scatter bis forces and keep q
vigilzut watch ell along the river. The army Is
daily expecting a supply Of clothing, shoes, etc.
The force of the extreme right Of the line, IN
the vicinity of Hancock, has been grestly
strengthened within the past two days. This
has caused a movement of two or thTa5 divls-
ions further up the river.
Various runners aTe ahOat in reference to The
future disposition of the army. The men are
DESTROYS either to of5r battle or 60 int winter
quarters.
Nearly three hundred soldiers having been
found in ShsrPsburg withOuta proper pass, have
been sent 20 Harper's Ferry 70 work on the
roads and bridges.
BURNSIDE COMMANDING AT HARPER's FERRY.
Nav YORK, October 23-A special to the
Times, from HsTper's Ferry, states that General
Burnside has been assigned to The general charge
Of the deteHses of Hsrpsr's Ferry, and the sec
ond and twelfth army corps are placed under his
orders for the present.
The nights ere exceedingly cold. and the SOL
diers, in their listIe shelter tents, are really suf-
tsring. Very many are without blankets or
OveTcOats.
BRILLIANT CAVALRY D~AsH-REBzLs RETREAT
FROM -MARTINsBURG.
HEADQUARTERS ARaT or The Potomac
October ., 1862.
On Saturday, Captain Duncan made a recon
noissance to Hedgesyille, with two squadrons Of
the 4th Pennsylvania cavalry, numbering 40
men,
HedResvile is seven miles northeast Of Mar
tinsbuIg, and one mile from North Mountain, on
the Baltimore and Ohio rsiToad. Captain Dun
can drove the rebel pickels into the town, aud
then charged the main body of the rebels. taking
nineteen prisoners, iHclu1ing three officers.
They all belonged TO the IOth Virginia cav
airy, except q lieutenant from the 81 South Car
Oliua regiment. None Of Captain Duncan's
men were hurt.
Refugees state thst the rebels left Marliusburg.
On Tuesday. L is believed that ? portion of
them went to Willismsp0rt and a part to S5eD-
herdsio3D. The destruction IF the properly BE-
longing TO the Baltimore and Ohio railroad has,
within the past few days, been made complete.
MECHANICS MAKISG FOR DIXIE,
FORTRESS MONROE, Va, October 22-AI
the mscbiuists at Portsmouth. Virginia. have
suddenly disappeared, with ell their tools. l. is
understood that they EsYs skedaddled off to
rebsldom.
FROM H UPPER POTOMAC
BALTIMORE, October 23-The Amsricaa's
special correspondence, from HarDar's Ferry,
says our troops ara in great glee over the success
of the exception which returned Yesterday from
a visit to London county, having driven out all
guerrlllas between HsrpeT's Ferry and Leesburg, |
capturing fifty prisoners and thirty horses.
RumoTs from Washington that the rebels are
leaving Winchester are known 10 be unfOuuded.
and fresh troops are sent daily from Richmond
there.
The rebels are massing troops in the Shepsn-
doeh Valley, and have occupied the whole lie
OF tue Baltimore and Ohio railroad from Harper's
Ferry to PaxtoD's Cut.
1t is evident the lew water IN the Potomac
operatcs on the movements of both armies
The rebels feel safe between Esrtiusburg and
Winchester so long as the Potomac is every
v here foTdable.
Mcclellan is thus compelled to keep his army
scattered along the river a distance Of thirty
It is evidently impossible for him to
move on the enemy in force. Should he at
tempt 70 Ess5 his army, the rebels would cross
sEaIu into Nasy land sDoTs, and return to Viz
ginia by the time he reached them. So soon as
va have rain enough 30 rsise the river, no doubt
the commanders of both armies will act.
Governor Letcber'S recommendation 10 de-
s!rey the Baltimore and Ohio railroad, As far as
is known, has been carried out 20 the tull ex-
tent, from Harpers Ferry to ten miles beyond
Marans5uTg, by burning cross ties, water
stations aad bridges, filing up cuts, and cary
ing eff rails.