Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-05-07
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Fro1 Visss-barz aaa ssraH.'s srnsy.
VIcKsBuRa, Asy IL is reported t1at Ccl Fer,
glsoR has destroyed tTo transport ana i've ia-ees,
crippled another, aul driven oR gauooa GEAR Gssa-
vile.
We have soothing Of imp0rtasos from tse aruy be.
law. The enemy had not advanced across lie be
Black, Al last accom- t.
Bat one boat hs been In sght across s liver 70 Ss
The company Of IA SO Nissl spDl captarsd es
Port Gibson, sahss lueutly made thsr escape s The
aHeay. and are now win their regiment
Lisztsuant- -Ca'OneI Pe,tas CT the 2o,h Al,bsas
taken a. Port Gibson. made as essPs and ri aed his
regiment yesterday.
Forresi's Priasners.
/ ATLAETA Aprn 5-'eves h,ud-ed pri1,asu erp.
t9Fed Hear Rome. arrived here ,is evening Trey s7s
stalwsr. mes. CoaAoxwsAlr lrE.
The Federal Raid into vT-=i~su.
packet boat arrived this morning from Ly-r.a. r.
The passengers report but very tts dansrs done 10
the canal by the Yankees several braas over the
canal were destroyed, and on ek s'o dssrr55a5
The late BaItir.
Two trains with wounded arrived this ulorn;n7 On
tbs Fredericksburg railroad Dirsc' conmusisitson
with ths army being again establ sasd saue liable
de'a5 Of the recent battles win probably be rsesissd
during The day from The eorr-sran'eut Of lie press.
Z E7ar-
saeeriog News fron= the East sna tha'
From the New York Herald
The grand campaign. upon which ire rsbal-
lion has siaked It's strepgsd. its rsseuress, its
I fortunes and its destiny, o0ens chearinzy lor
tba Uaiou cause, Z ,st and West
The CO operative Hlovem nts Of G-n Cant
and Admiral Porter, General Banks and Aimi-
rai FsTagut, in Louisiana, lead rs to sntc'oats
very soon the ti5iDgs, not Of one, hur Of q
series OF great successes il that u1ertsr 4
powerful feet Of Porter's gnnboats bsd run tho
gauntlet IF the EieksburR batteries in safety.
ths rebels were caught mapping. drubti-ss uu-
der the impression that our gHnbozt, haf cons
up the Mississippi on some distant expedition.
Toe reader viii readily comprehend the inOors
, 7cc Of this movement, in eOnuecii0n with the
\ eisl news from Nav Orleans which W. rub.
is bis morning. and the accompanying Hlls.
train map.
Soma seventy-f7s niles west If Nsv o..
leans, among the lakes and bsy1us whieh,
through the Achafssya Tivs-, ere Conpscled
with ths Gulf OF M=uco the ebels BAD
strongly fortified position at pla,a called ca
teTVilie This position they V7aFe eVscgstEg on
the appT08Cn or The UHi0n forces. but would
probably be captured in the iump. 87 tsev vera
enclosed between G5n Gr0v-r'i ooium1 ~ tia
one side and those Of Gems. 2 nory snl Wafz-l
on the other That The rehe Is were irtsnl rni7
up5n escaping is evident from the fac iha, sh-7
were leaving their guns and amuun'ton bahini
them. The guObost Diana. IL was also exsso'sd,
would bo speedily r4eeP.ursd. aiihengh. as
last resort she msy be daet-oye3 by as -asuy,
The ram Q1een of the Wsss had alfasd7 baan-
recovered, aud her rebel csp's'n aad crew wers
prisoners OF wax Ct Berwick bay
This item Ct news is eEcea iiusly f~prTiarf
considering the locality in which the @ ssl ~
the West was feeA Aptursd; fer is suvgrsrs 3 rsFi.
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against Port Haisuu and Yicks0urz, ia eidi-
ton to the eomplets clearing ca. Of ali Ire
country between the M.ssss ppi river and
Texas Doubtless Porlar's eunboats. wf.h a
strong cooperating land force, will spa dHy.
procaad ND the Red river 70 look after thst
enemy's dsfsuess and dspois Of provisions alllF
that stream. aud intended for the snssistaucs Of
PembertOn'S army 1t Vcksbwg. Alr-a p thsss
supplies from Western L MS ara
snd Texas are completely eat cf frem 2 cks-
bRrg, and thus ths enormous batteries fho-s and
sc Port H1dson, erected expressly 20 c7v8- a-d
2rotscJ their Red river e1mmunieations with
Texas, have ceased 30 be Of any p.asi1sl uss
.oslo aneny.
Now, therefore, Fhe IDS may De en'srtsinsd
.hat the EEK move Of the rebels wiii 90 20 shzn-
1ou Ficksburg and-Pur HR is0n--as thay have
oesn tUrned-and 70 hurry up their forces ron
hose two points to jlnciln with Bragg fJra
crushing attack upOn Gsssrsl Bosac-aas in
Fenuessee. We would acc9Tdiugy yes one8
more cali tAe attention Of iha ravernuiauE % tho
.avag prscausi0n Of holding thu amy Of @ u.
Grant within supporting distance Of Rl7-crsnq
pr al this Tins hs holds tho position OF the
greatest Importance of al our principe. generals,
because It Is the position OF iss greatest dan
yer, the most tempti0g to ihs enemy, aud ths
particular point a. which they eslcGipts unnn
urning the ti1s CT The war against us We
ave now the opportunity speedily o. & ush ~
he war in the Southwesii bat oar m9iets
uccess in that quarter maiaiy depends upon
securing success 70 Cen. R9serrnrs