Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-05-09
Hate Northern Intelligence.
I,e Associated Press. North.

| To the Associated Press, North
CAIRO, April 80 Cen. EIees marine brig
ade, on their return from an expedition up the
| Tennessee river, were fred upon by rebels under
Major White. The FIRE was returned by the
eunboats. when the rebels fed with = loss of ten
| killed and twenty woands1-Msjor White NOR.
| tally Our loss was two killed and four wound.
ed Gen. Ellet has destroyed every grist mill
saw mill and disiilery on the upper Tennessee,
besides half a million feet of lumber. The towns
Of Hamburg and EsstpOrt were also destroyed.
| A special dispatch from Memphis says ad-
vices had been received from Young's point IN
| to Sunday Gan GRAFT was at Carthage. It was
thought that the rebol rams up the Yazoo were
ready to come ont. A raft had been cut to
| pieces, it having Aoated out
Il is doubtful whether any Of the six trans.
ports which attempted to run by the batteries st
! Vicksburg on the night of the 23l, succeeded in
passing. -Four Of them are known to be sunk ;
and the othor two, if they get b.. srs bztIy
damaged The ti-ing on the transports was ter
rife, commencing at midnight and continued
until daylight.
A dispatch from BIilliken's bend, dated the
Oath, says orders were issued on the 23d for the
whole army to march, with six days rations
PHILADELPHIA, April 30.-A gentleman who
has just returned frt IA the army of the Potomac
brings the following report OF the proceedings
blGb AiicGttuiis luo pJAAsJDAa Gtd SSH 10
been laid On Tuesday night and Wednesday
morning across the river at Port Royal. Yester-
day morning, at daylight, the troops began to
cross, snd by ten o'clock our four corps d'armee
are said to have crossed in safety Cannon
aiding and severe firing have been heard on this
side of the river. The suffers have been order
ed away from Aqua creek.
MURFREEsBoRo, April 30-The near ap-
proach of rebsl forces has afforded opportuni.
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firm the report of the rebel advance TO a point
north Of Duck river Some say Folks corps
has moved eight miles north of Shelbyville, on
the road to Wsrtace, with his advance st Bell
Buckle.
They say it is Bre6. -idge who is at Man
chester, aud speak of a.. ss commanding a
corps. Rumors ofrenforcemsnts are confirmed,
but statements, generally, look like exsggera.
lions.
Dsserters say that the rebel commanders talk
loudly and boldly of their intention to drive
Rssecrans out Of Tennessee. These men say
that the rebels get bat quarter TatiOns Of bacon,
but plenty of meal.
FORTRESS MONROE, April 23.-The propeller
Commerce arrived this morning from Suffolk,
where she left ct four o'clock A. NJ, having run
by the rebel batteries on the Nansemond, three
in number, under their heavy fire. but fortu-
nstely she WAS not disabled
HE boat was rdded by Sharp5hooter5, who
lined the banks Of the Nanssmond for nine
miles, and kept up q continuous fire upon the
boat while she passed that distance.
The Steamboat Swan also left Suff5lk at the
same time, and came down the Nansemond in
company with the Commerce bHt efter passing
below the range of tbs rebel guns, got aground.
Tugs were Immediately sent to her relief
The Swan received foaF selid shot through hsr
light wood work. but is not disabled.
It is UNDERSTOOD that the rebel forces have dis
appeared from in front ofsWilliamsburg
No casualties are reported from Suffolk or tie
Nansemoud sincs the oath
Few York, April 30 The TorId says thst
yesterday the army under Hooker prosecuted
with energy the movement thus begun Troops
were crossing throughout the day, near Port
Royal, twelve OF thirteen miles below Fred
erickshurg. Port Royal will be recollected
as the scene Of the recent raid across the
Rappahsnnock, in pontoons, by two Fed
ersl regiments, who took the place by
surprise on foggy morning, cap
turing large numbers cf horses and a quantity
of stores We are in possession of other and
highly important information, respecting the
movement now progressing, the publication of
which we defer for the obvious reason that the
publication might dersDge the plans Of the gen
eral in command, and jeopardizo the auecess Of
the advance The sequel will be what is now
hoped for, and will stsrtle the entire country