Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-09-25
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I Ftom tue army Of Northern Virginia. there ia
/ no 5nng new. Oar troops are drawn up in line
OF battle on this side Of the Rapiian, while the
enemy occupies his old position beyond that
stream, ana msnitests no disposition 10 advance
The Central train last evening brought down
s6enty-four Yankee prisoners, captured IN CuL-
| pepar county.
Oar special telegram gives an account of
dash Of the enemy upon the town Of Bristol. At
The JuactUrs Of the Virginia and Tennessee and
East Tennessee and Virgins railroads, on SAT.
a6dsY last. L was doubtless mere raid. de-
signed to divert the attention Of Cen Jones'
troops nom ths front, but in this respect il was
failure. They left without burning the dsBot
OF destroying the telegraph wire, which passes
thr0agh it, and on yesterday the War Depart
Dens received q Dispatch from Gen Jones, az
Z0llicofer, eleven ralies beyond Bristol, giving
az account Of the repulss Of the enemy as thsE
point.
Special Dispatch to the ExsmiuerI
ATTACK At KINGsPoRT-FHE ENEMY rRrvEv
BACK.
ABISGD0E, vs., SsBtembar 2I.-Oa Friday.
Col. Foster, eOEaEs1diug Gitean hundred Yen
kse cavalry, attacked Col Carter, Of the Ist
Tennessee cavslry, with Eve hundred men, at
kingsport, twenty. Eve miles west Of Bristol
Carter fell back Egaing, snd sent q courier to
Gen. jones for rsinf5rcsmonts. None wsrs
sent On Saturday morning At ten o'clock
Carter retreatsd slowly through Bristo firing
upon his pursuing enemy, who, with Vslis dash
ed iatU Bristol Oas-hslf followed Cur men TO-
ward the place, bat rstarUel The Yankees de-
stToysd one Conf55ersts States ssorehouss, with
stores, worth twenty thousand dollars The
straggieFs gutsed some OF the private stores and
residences.
There vas heavy cannoaading st Z5liicofer
this morning.
The Yankees LEFT Bristol at Ave O'Clock Sat
uTGay evening.
REPORTS From NORTHERN VIRGINIA.
From tie Enquiior Sept 81
The trains conveyed no information from
OfsGgs On yessardsy, beyond the mere supDo-
sition that battle between Meade and Gs6s7al
Lee was imminent On Sunday both armies
Wsre drawn up 10 line of battle, from q half to
quarter Of q mile apart, snd at soms pofatg.
we understand, IN full view Of eash other This
pOsisiOn Wss maintained yesterday, sad, under
these circumstances, If our informants are not
mistaken it Is almost impossible to see how the
two armies can keep from fighting
II was also reported that force Of the enc
my's cavalry were at NewtOwn, King and
Queen, medilatiag a raid upon the railroad /
Tais remains 70 b confirmed
The Central trsin brought down twenty. Ave /
Yaskee prisoners, taksa GA the Rapidzn.
Correspondence Of the EBquirerI
ABMT OF NoRTHERs VIR7IN1A [
Septsmber 90 1903.
There has been no battle yet, and all is quiet /
along the lines this beautiful Sabbath morning /
sEcugb the two hostile srniss Bre confronting 4
each other, on the Rapidan, and thsir pickets I
sre Ia Railing distance Of each other Meade (
has brought bis whole army from Fsuqufsr and /
has it now Ell on this side OF the RappahsahGck /
IN CuiPeper county. Where LaEgsuees, Hill, /
and Ewal are. Of course, I am not ct liberty TO |
ssy bas this I viii say, thss General LIE win /
bs prepared for Masda uhansvar the IA tax shaII [
snasunee his Fes3 3iness for battle.
A runner was circulated yesterday that the en- (
eRT had captured our pickstB on the Robinson {
run, which is the north fork of the Rapidaa. At I
one time it was reported thab whole company /
Of cavalry had been captured But is viii lGrn /
out, / Think, that not more shau ons or two pTis-
oners were taken on that river.
Desertsrs and captured Yankees al concur /
IN representing Meade as sbUu5 TO make gen
srsl advance, and thgs he has only been re-
strained by .hs rise in TIE Ragi5zn. caused BY [
the equinocsisl gales. The river, however Is /
now f0rdable, sad If he means 10 come, let hih /
come along.
Il is said BY 8 gentleman of character inst |
rom Culpeper, that two ladies' were wounded /
during the shellinE last SJudsy-one a Miss !
Hill, and the other Mira. Stone, wife Of the |
hasai11aIy oy EnA6 name. II Is $50 gwen cut. /
with q good dsgTee Of couslenc5 in It's truth ]
tuinssg, that a number of persons were killed /
n tns house Of Mr.. Jusheep at the foot Of Ms. /
Pny. These persons t4us alleged 10 have been I
killed were citizens of tie nsighb0ThO0d who
had assembled there for safety.
have failed heretofore TO notice Hampbon's
cavalry in the dghs of last Sunday. They met
ahe enemy near SsevsnsbuTg, and engaged them
CALAMITY, though compelled to give back before
superior forces Of the enemy, and finally fell
back, with 5at slight loss, to Raec9on ford.
There are numerous reports Of the strength Of
the Isokee army. l am disposed'to bslieve,
from al that I can pick up, that their effective
force IN al arms of the sszvice is about 10000
men. Their cavalry is uodeT PleasO1ton, snd
is the best arm Of the service.
Many days surely canaot elspse without
general battle somewhere on tee line of the Rap
idan., Y.