Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-09-23
THE SVAB HN VERaENHA.
From The Richmond ExaIaiHsr, Sept l9l
PROM HORTHEEN VIRGINIA.


The Central train last evening brought No
news from Cen Lss's army, save vague ru.
NOR that kwel hsd succeeded in hankfDe Gen
Meade. Il is proper to state that This lacks con
/ firmation. The general opinion is that there has
I bssn nc change in the rolstiv8 positions of tIta
/ two armies. We have q report thata courier az
Tivod yesterday from Gen Les. snd ventilated q
statemeRt Of Yankee dgseTieIs 70 the eject Lhst
msads's army, fOrtY-seven thousand strong.
/ was advancing, in the belief that Gen Lee had
/ but fourteen ih7dsEnd men The latest Bslh.
mora papers intimate thai the press and tine pab-
/ ie If rot the officials, are in fog in regard to
the movemonts of Sen. Lee, and She belief Is
extensively indUlgsd that he is falling back
upon Richmond.
| There has been more OF less skiFrnishing slong
The hne during the week. On Monday quite &
sheTp hu. 5Yief contest occurred ct Souervil Q
ford, in which tie enemy was repUlssd Pages
battery had eight men wounded. On Wsdnes-
day another skirmigh occurred, Of trivial char
setsr. Oar wounded we're brought down last
evening aud sent 20 the hospitals
Thirty Yankees, including three commissioned
officers, captured by detachment Of Hays Lou
isiana brigade, near kacc0On ford, Culpeosr
county, on Wodneaday, were brought down by
the Central irsiH- Ia this neat Etlle affair The
Yankees were taken by surprise.
From FredorckSburg there is nothing nsw
Tie report Of the evacuation Of Stafford by
the enemy was reiterated by passengers yesisI-
day.
a gentleman, inst from Winchester. Virginia.
reports that the YANKEES cavalry come iu about
twice a week rom Martingburg TO rec0nnOiter.
remain few hours, and leave again. 5snaral
HcksYn0ljs Is in command at Martiusburr
and = much miidsr ia his rule than any Federal
commander has been known 10 BE- Hs lis 70
ported to be courteous aud gsntiemsuly-guali-
ties Of which bis predecessors wers never aUs-
peeted-
From the Enquirer. 9th
FROM CULPEPER.
On yesterday the Yankee army had made no
further demonstration GA the Rspi3su. Il was
reported that they wora foTlihiur Slaughier's
mountain. Thirty men and thTes oficsrs, cop
tuTed IN the late dash by our cavalry into tBsE
lines, aTEived last evening. In tho suemY's ad-
vance upon Culpepsr Court Houss, On Sunday
last, they shoiled he place, and, it is reported
shTso ladies were killed
From the Sentinel. Ig.I
With the exception Of considerable picket
firing along the lines, there is but little news
irom the army OF Northern Virginia.
On the 18th a party Of General HAYS com
msud crossed the Rapidsn at Racc0on ford, suI-
pIised tie enemy, killed and wounded q number,
snd esPtuIod one major, (TOuudad,) J Ons csptsin,
tTo lisuienants, and tsyen.J-seyen priva.@.
I. appears the Yankees have left ths lower
part Of Stafford. None were in sight at Fal-
mouth yesterday; and it was believed thsy had
novel toward the main body in Cglpepar.
From the Lynehburg Republican,
PROM SOUTHWESTERN VIRGINIA.
Passengers by the Western train, yesterday, /
the reports Of the di8sIpaaranco Of the
Ysnkes raiders from the line OF The Virginia and
Tennessee railroad The whole OF the South /
western country is reported 10 be thoroughly
aroused, which fact the Yankees have doubtless /
found out, and thinking discretion the better
part Of valOr, have concluded not to place them /
selves in a position whore they are likely to be /
gobbled up