Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-08-13


ARNT NORTHERN VIRGINIA,
August s, 1853
The promise Of The enemy lhef the fighting Of
this m0nth shah be mainlg confined 70 tha cav
airy arm of the service, seems likely % be Tea.-
ICED Indeed il is hardly p0ssib.e that She enc
ny CsR recruit or supply bis iniantry forces for
anything decisive during the usxt thirty days.
Il appears more probable thst the eomir g month
viii 5a devoted 10 propositions for she oiooeles'
campaign Of this war during the ensuing fall
Meade will. perhaps, zEsit achievements 30 be
dawn tom the new lsYiss Of ths North, aud, It
NAV be. from Grants army also Thus over
whelmiugly Strengthened by Teiut0Tcsmeuts,
he army Of Northern Yirgiuis viii have to sum
mon al its numbers for the coming battle, iR
which the przs a. stake viii be nothing less
than the CoDtsdersts capital
To make "a sure thing Of ~ in tia next
fght, ths sTsgslers, deseTtsrs and Bbssutses
without lsave must retHra to their pests a.
Gree, or else the cause which we all bold dear
viii Be seriously jsopaTdizsd, if not altogether
lost
Let net each man say an net missed %
but lst 81 Hhs are away TetRn - their posts At
once. and tbus EFell cur ranks IS rapidly ss
possibis Msn are new nssded; supplies can
be mad. Let ths csBscriPbou sad the laws
sgsinst dessrtion be enforced. These, aHd not
Engiand aHd France, must Prove cur main
stays
Il is not proper that I SHOULD speak Of army
movements EOw On foot, u0T DO ] know any
thing Of the enemy. except that their infantry
and artillery ara ssill beyond the Rappahaunqck
river, snd report has il to-day thEt they are
moving toward Fredericksburg.
I Itssgrsphed to yoa yesterday in regard to
the csvsIry fight Of Tuesdsy evening, near
BfaH6g Ststiou Il was brought on by Stuart
4 d. Il
dy Station, where the eremy we're sncamped
TIE enemy quickly replied, and a sharp Sight,
testing several hoBTs. at ones sprung Up between
Stuart, with " H. ( Lse's jenkins and
Hamptou's hrigades Of cavalry, assisted by
TIE hslse artillery (eight piscss) under Major
Bsckhsm, snd three brigades of She enemy, with
twelve pieces Of artillery. The enemy were
esmpeIled 90 strike tents and 70 fall back 10
Tithis q mile Of the RaFpahsnnsek river, whsTe
they became 5trosFly reinforced and forced us
70 give back. The fight lasted for three or f0Er
hours, and cur cavalry behaved well-Stuart
iB perseu-
Our less was SIX kiHsd and eighteen wounded
The less Of the enemy [ a. unaaie 10 ascertain,
thoUrh Il Is believed 20 bsva bssn heavier thsH
surs. have akeari (aut it is not cou6rmad)
that We eaptured some =f tho sH=my's wounded.
In the fight Of Saturday evening last the 0ni7
Infantry eI gzg-d wss q ius of skirmi-hsrs from
Pcsey's and Mahuns's brigsdes. Of AudersoB's s
division These quickly put ths cavalry Of the
ensmy 70 fight, though they bad, by superior
uuuabsrs, driven our cavalry back Oar infantry
line Of battle wss not engaged st any time.
The health Of the army is rxcerlru Fall -
noHs are issued to the army, and have been for
tome time back, aid shoes have been provided
for the sb0el-ss The whole army is now sbod
am ted TIE spirit Of The srmy is equal TO
hat exhibited before ths invasi0H ald ell that
Is necessary 90 ensars victory il tss rext battle
Is q return ef tta sb-autaes TO the sr8y Let
them ceHe back at 0ucs. and not delay. Tko
President and Gen. Lee Hsve both called. sni q
sui ring country seconds t1s deHzas for the
services of thoss who should Be in the f-ld-
ard not nt home
Gen. Lee is i1 excellent health, AID is quite
active. So are -sch of his valuable lietsnsuts.
LouFsuest, Evel and Hun. 10 maintzining the
discipline health and sficieucy Of the army iH
every respect