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

Important frsEl Lees army.
GoRBoSsvILLE, October ia severe battle is re-
ported TO have taken place last Wednesday near Cat
lettis station. The enemy ret eated tswa.d the Occo-
qaaa, where ten thoasa d Of Sedgwieks corps were
suddsaly attacked by Gen Blank, who, it L. reported,
captured 5000 prisoners. Further particulars are not
yet received.
sevsuty6ys more prisoners were brought last night
from Stephen springs, captured in the affair at Jefferson
last Sunday.
Small squads OF men are constantly picked mp in the
country recently oeeuPiod ~ them
Eve Yankee couscripts hailed the cars from tbs Rsp-
pahannoek last Wednesday, and got abogrd Voluntarily.
E~oEthern News Ieetisns-ProBabie DeTz-
ocFatic sucCesass.
PETERSBURG, October I6-Ths New YORK DEIy
News Of the r4th has been received.
The Osio and PsnasyIvauis elections are in doubt,
but the News believes that both have gene Democratic,
the Isitsr By seventy thousand.
The Washington S a,es says: On Saturday SsaaIt
crossed Robinson river and captured EoaFiy all Of TIE
IOh New York The 5.h Michigan made a charge aud
rs-ssBtsIed ninety. AL Kirkpatrick lost was oHs hun
d-ed and fifty in Suntsy's dght."
The reports that Ms4de vss compelled to destroy 9
large amount OF eonnissary stores On Sunday, are u
true.
The States says: "Ths idss held cut BY sensation re-
ports that Meade was retrsatrg prselpi,stely on wash
ington under pressure from Lee, VIE was FLOWING
with az Immense army, 5 erroneous, a. 81 know, wbo
are aware how elberstely Meade is changing front 10
guard against any pos ible surprise from Lee, should be
attempt q flank mIvsmeut"
Neads's srmy has faIzn back 70 this side ofthe Rap
pshsnnoek, followed By Lee, who in great force was
half = nile from the Southern bank Of TIE river.
Five hundred wounded In The fight on Saturday
a
would start on Saturday evening
The latest says; @Ths skilful m=nsuvre by which
Meade c~heekmsted bis astule adversary, Without loss
Of aiy sort to any appreciate extent and plsssd
himself on the other side Of Jordan. and in position
where be preferred to accept battle, seems to have coz
siderably DO hered the rebis The change Of position
made by the Federal army was effected without tie
slightest confusion Au destroyed or left behind would
not make a car load"
At Chsttanoess things are unchanged, except that
Bragg has renewed his artillery from Lookout, where
be had ten pieces, and withdrawn a portion Of his
forces.
On the 5h Bragg threw aftsen shslls, wognding ,hrse
men and killing 8 horse.
Wheeler had destroyed between Two and three hur-
dred wagons in the sequstehis valley, thirty Of which
were loaded with ammunition, and the remainder with
clothing and supplies. seversl hundred uulss were run
of and many shot At tie las. account Wheeler was
rstreatius to the interior. with . heavy loss Of artillery
With he ssslstsses Of achievements already ST.
rived, movements will soon be made to drise he
enemy from the froas Of Chattanooga. R~osecEans
il we'll supplied with everything but clotbing AID
blankets. The weather wss ccId ard caused great SUI
fe ing smong tbs hoeps.
Roidy crossed tho Tennessee RIVER on TbursdaJ with
1000 men, and made in the direction Of WineheE;er.
Hooker hs= sent forward troops 20 meet him.
The rebels hadH great Sight among themselves on
8snday, iu front OF Chattanooga, 600 were killed ana
wounded Dszertsrs confirm this.
A. Charleston, on The nigh OF he 9th, the rebo's sx-
ploded q torpedo under she bows Of the I~ronEacs.
throwing a great voIums of va er on bosrd, putting out
al the fires, killing engineer How ard and wounding
two men. No damage WIS done to the vessel. The
person who had charge Of taetorpedo was captured
News ION New Or cans the 81, states that in the
hsht in Morgauzs, on the Mississippi On The afternoon
Of the 10Th. the rebels were repulssd ard driven to tie
river. with a loss reported at from 800 to 20OO.
Frankie had gone to New I5eria % Ysrmllio1vitle
With the lslh a4d 18Th army corps. Bloody work was
expected.
CAIRO, October 13.-Fis hting was reported on tie
railroad east Of Memphis On the lIth. The result is IN
known.
TIE stock msrkst on Tuesday wss grestly excited
Cod opened at 1871 tssn touched l56. sna sfsrward
fell to 1874.
Additional ffon the North.
BICHMoND, Oitobsr lT-Dispstches 20 he Bait more
American dated the l4th, ?. Il says; Ctrtiu is rsslse-
ted governor OF Pennsylvania, bY wsnty ave thousand
majority, and YalsndighAn Is defeated BY a very large
msjority. Ths gain Is ten thousand on the vote Of 1s6O.
Cincinnati gives Brous h i've thousand majority.
The Baltimore American Of the ll.h, learns that the
rebels are IN quits a threatening position in the valley
Of Virginia sFain, and 1t was thought they contemplate
A attack On Msrtinsburg The movements q the
rebels below Washington Indicate the advance Of Gen.
Lee to the valley.
Advises from Charleston to the 9Th represent the Iron
sides not materially injured, but g correspondent Of the
Times ssys she viii probably be sent No th for repairs