Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-04-23
VIcIssburg Efen,s.

/ From ibe Whig, April p
Three large ires were visible in Madison par
I ish, on Monday night, aud it is thought there
as on Deer creek, the Yankees arc laying every
thing waste as they move forward.
Tho river is falling quite fast, and from
Northern reports OF the state Of the upper rivers
there will be 90 change for some tims. All the
upper streams are said TO be receding.
The Yankee battery scross the river remained
silent yesterday Not single shot was fired
during the day. Whether the Yankees have
got discouraged at the small amount of damage
done, or arss snly taking little rest, remains to
be sssn
IRE eanouneement that sbe monitor feet
which was recently defeated at Charleston, is to
come to the Mississippi is no doubt correct. A
desperate 8tTugele viii yet be made for the
Mississippi and when these "turroled mon
stsTs" arrive eff Port Hudson, the strength Of
that place win receive severe test.
Firing was beard yesterday sppsrently about
New Carthage, caused no doubt by the appear
snce Of MsjoT Harrison, who seems TO Be a
source Of considerable annoyance TO the Yankees
in tins. quarter. The boats have not made any
move yet They are all lying about Carthage,
where it Is said RATS are being built 70 be used
some way IN the next 'on to VieAsburg.
Two OF three nights $50 the tailoring estab
Ns
was broken open and some three thousand dol
lars worth Of clothing stolen therefrom Capt
Hatch, Of the city pusrd, who, by the way, is q
most excellent officer, Immediately set cut to
hunt no the burglars. So far he has been quite
successful. Like Capt. MsnlOve's sugar, he
clothing was sold by the thieves to parties IN
this city in whose possession considerable OF it
has been found Captain Hatch is in fair
way to catch al the parties implicated. While
searching for the clothing, some eighteen sacks
and sb9ut sa eqnal number Of barrels Of Gour
were found which had been stolen from the gov
ernsnsnt Stealing seems to be carried on here
on q pretty extensive scale, but Captain Hatch
is likely to strike it a telling blow.
Our city was all agog yesterday morning
on account Of soma musketry firing that 'Rss
heard eeross the river on AIondsy night Yes
ter lay bout noon our men returned from the
other side, when we learned the Cause and the
result. On Monday General Les sent an expsdi-
tioh over to watch the Yankee movements it
being reported a battery was ia course Of con-
siructi0n directly opposite the city. About II
o'clock that night a skif c0ntsining eve men
was observed coming up 70 where. the, rsilroad
crosses the public road running out from Se0ls's
old house Oar men were al arranged 10 a
position 20 Ere but out of sight of the men in
the boat, and with specific instructions not 10
Ere until the officer in command gave the word.
The Yspkees landed and started on down the
road, and had got within about twenty yards of
our men when one disoheysd orders and fired.
after which Of course ell followed Oae Of ths
Yankees fell, bat was Immediately picked up
BIZ his four comrades aud carried TO the slziff
ia haste. where al embarked and fed. One of
the Yaakees on leaving fred pistol but with
out effect. Had not one Of our man fred con
trary to orders, the whole squad could have
been captured without firing gun.
Il has for some time been puzzing tho quid
nuncs here 10 know what became Of the steam-
er Era, captured By tho Yankees some Tins ago
in Red river, aud brought up to Brown &
JohBston's by Col EHett. She disappeared
very suddenly ore night, aud 10 one could tell
what The Yankees did with her. The woman
who was captured from the Henry Clay, ssys
thai one very dark night the Yankees ran her
I'D past our batteries, and that she is in the
Federal service above. If this is so 1t Is strange
we saw no mention of it in the Northern papers.
They are not very spt to let thing like that
pass unnoiiced.