Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-06-22
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From tie Richmond Ezquirsr
A gentleman who lett Winchester Tuesday
morning, arrived in this city last evening BY
the Central train. Intelligence brought by him
confirms, ard to come extent, coroboratsa the
news contained in the telegram from Harrison
burg, published Ia another column of this pa
pei. We give his sceouui
Gen. E6ell surrounded Winchester on Satur-
urdaY evening, when the-e eususd some skir-
mishing aud driving in Of picksls. On Sunday
morning Gen. Ewen formally demanded The suT-
render Of the town. Milroy replied thas he
Weuld not surrender, and threatened. if an At
tempt was made to storm the position, TO fire
every building in The town. Gen. j veil sent
him word that he would carry the placa By as
sault, and if g single house was fred he would
givs 10 quarter, and hang every Yankee he cap
tured. soon after this parley, at q given sig
nal the assault was made from several q1srtsr5
at oucs. The outer works were suesdily car
Tied, and in two hours tke Yankees capitulatal
Gun. Egel ct ance pushed on with a part of bis
force toward MsrtinsbUrg, lsaving Gen. E8rly
to take care OF the prisoners. etc Ou taking
possession Of the town, Gen. EsrlY lssrnsd that
Milroy, with six hundred cavalry, had whilst
the fighting was goiuE on, cut through z wsst
point in our lines, and ms5e his eseape. The
Yankees 6rsd no house, and made no attempt
to destroy their stores. We took between SIX
and eight thousand prisoners, much ammunition
and stores, aud a very larre number of wsgous
and fine horses.
Our less iu killed and w0uude5 In this fmpor-
tans action iE believed not 70 exceed iity-
The story Of General Smita's death is without
foundation
When cur informant left Winchester It was
reported that General EWsn had crossed ths P0
tomsc at Williemsport, and marching down the
north bank, taken possession Of the Maryland
Heights, orposite Harper's Ferry, whilst another
body Of cur forces had approached aud occupiod
the latter place By the direct road frsm Charles
town. At Hsrper's Ferry it is said we s' 80 cGD-
tu1ed imm7nss stsras, raHeh Of which ha1 ro-
Gently been sent from Winchesisr By MiIrov
Il was also said hat Johns3n's division ha3 cap
is~e3 At B-T-yTills TaiufJrC8Tusut Df two tkou-
srnd men on their wsy to AilrOy from Hsrper's
Ferry.
Itis thouFhs very doubtful whether BIilroy
wiz be abe to make good Bis escape. as the
whole country rom Wjnchester to tho PJ.omac
Is srarming with cur troops, and Jenkins, wi
a lsTge force Of cavalry, il hoveiiBg along tho
Z Tn fredericksburg, we have nothing Of i'm
poftsncs. About noon Yesterday heavy ezplo-
sions were hea-d iu iha direction az Aquia creek.
It was believed the enemy was blowing up the
wharves and buildings at that point a large
force Of our cavalry crossed into Stafford at Fal
mouth, with the design of picking up Yankee
straggleTs, several hundreds of whom are Prov
ling about the country Twanty-sevsu were
cauvht yesterday morning and sent 70 this city
by rail The poor people Of Fredericksburg ars
reapiDg q rich harvest Of s10ils from the enc
mY's deserted camps In Falmouth c0fss is
selling fer q deliar pound, and lemons five
cents apiece
The situation on the Peninsula is unchanged.
The Yankees, yariausly estimated, according 70
The fears and imagination Of toe scousi at from
eight hundred 20 tT7o thousand, occupy a posi-
tiou on the northwest hank Of Diascuad creek,
fsrty miles west Of Richmond. The pickots ere
thrown out to points ten miles nearer the city
Il is presumed they wiz siay where they are
until they eat out the subsistence Of Tia neigh
borhoos, and then proceed 10 fresh fields and
pastures nsFy. They have their owa way on
the Peninsula, and there is mono 70 make them
afraid.