Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-10-17

sneeial oorrsspoudsncs Memphis Appeal
October 70, 1856

sn,,,,l oorrsspoudsncs Memphis Appeal
RICHMOND, October u, 1864
"a, a bright and besutfal day, with q gorgeous sun
r;-bt ovsr spirs and tree-top, aud a clear blue SKY ABOVE
~ Oc,oberi in ali is glory Never since the beginning
~ tbe var have I seen Richmond In more complies re-
as, The stresis are unusually devoid Of snimsnon
- ., ,ol,. The q~usrterm.sters dangerous wagons
,.k. less Than their accustomed sound, and, as Shelley
= b~.antfylly said OF Naples IN ths distance
aTbs clfv's voice itseH is soft ike sohsuies."
rY,on the general Stiffness, however, there break rumors
~ the uprosr and fumult OF battle. I. is stated on the
..rs,s that a general Engagement was begun yesterday
aftorpo5n in Culpeper, between his armies Of lee and
r.ade. Ibave tried in vain to End say trustworthy
authority for TIE vague aud lndehnito statement ans
a, write before the arrival Of the Central cars ! have
no means # Verifying or discredihng # by the &C cunts
n pa-sr geu. Ian disposed to give I, oredeuoe from
the un6eubtsa fact that Lee, with his whole Army
crossed the Rsppshsnuook several days ago. thse
-. a cavalry szht On Robertson's river on Saturday
IN which the enemy was rsPulsed, after 8 somewhat Cd
,,,,s,s conflict with considerable lcss. Our own casu-
slBss are not accurately g ven. bat one noble spirit was
sacrificed. whose death VII Be deeply iamen'ed through
ont vrviBia-oolone WIN. b Newton, Of the county
NJ Hanover a son OF he Hen. WIloughby Newton.
Tais young rHiesr was brave. even 70 rasnnesS carry
ing his life always At the point Of bis saoer' which "ss
mt more bright fh6H us Hthintrrs rN' ~ 10 ~ Va
bsf,rs ,bs var In the Virginia Legislature, where be
gained universal confidence for tho .lneeriiy Of bis pc
u.ic,l character. and Inspired = large respect for the ma
tnr,v Of biz cultivated Intellect. Hsd he lived he
would undoubtedly have risen to eminsnes in the eouu-
ol. Of the State. but he has fallen IN defense of her
rights. and he VII not be forgotten Yet tia very Ead
tc gee the best api braves, Of the land thus, one by one,
tsk-sf from rs in this hendiEb war.
Won will have perceived that there is an apparently
r-eeolcaable dimealty in the execution Of TIE cartel
for TIE sxohangs Of prisoners between Iudg- Ould and
/ the new Y nkee commissioner, Meredith TIE CORE
s~po1dsrcs between the paris will show to any reasons
be mind tbat The right OF he matter is with Us The
whole amount oil ia hattie Yankee thought he could
-vf7dIs the Judge sud fo0ud hi self egresiouzly mis-
tst.7 Sow far { is Enthusiastically will interfere
with suv flture surrender Of prisoners held on ether
/ side Il an Dot advised, but accumulation Of Yam
KEGS n Redmond is becoming a ser Gus AFFAIR in the
rrszapt asrto OF provisions and f-el The obligation 10
ira, these scamps with humanity cannot and viii not
be ignored BY the CoDfedera e Government but If
sav,-a su4sri 2 il insvitable In the winter that 50 rap.
ID v approaches. Ct is t. be hoped that this class Of 50
iorrus will he ths ar-i 20 fseIit
We had : grand review of the LEGAL troops on saur
d-v. vhle5 passed of plss'sutly enough Tss setting
b f-sdisr Is s.id to hzvs made ore or two little mistakes
j b. dis % Gers DaL u. hAlW 20 FF-g ~ NA @- -1
ard the troops looked aud moved -Encommonly well
Tee vrg ia Legislature ID still in session, tinkerinE
At va ious matters. more especially at extortion. which
thew hope TO cure by a maximum Of prices Some Of the
cl.vsrest men in the body ars Of opinion-sirange 70
.av--bat a law rsrulafirg the prices which shall Be
lid for articles Of prime necessity, vii 81 at once
work q reform in the present. straits to which We hsve
be II reduced, forgetting altogether that while the
currency is continually gsttiag down lower and low
or. he prices which might work well this Month
wouid not answer for the next. The Legislature
f. aso concerned with a measure for the suppression Of
fAe faro banks, which has passed he Sc ate but viii
probably fan IN the house fer the reason thst 50 many
Of The members nightly Indulge in the g-aruitous srP-
rer- spread by the sporting fraternity at their luxurious
bells.
An Invitation has been extended to Mr.. Souls TO
make an a1dFsss in this CRY on the state Of public
( affairs. a-d Ct Is thought that Be viii acc@ptit
Rev Iii. Hoge, who has been msny months in Eng
,ssd a. the agent OF the Bible Society, has returned
/ home. DLAlE'