Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-09-05

this post for reorganization under Gen. Cum
Minis.
FRem RAsr TENN ssEE.
Information, that may be relied upon, has
reached Ibis place, TO the effect that the enemy
+, what force Is not known, had advanced from
London 70 svsetwatsr and Mouse creek, come
twenty miles this side Of the first named place
There wss a a Of psroled prisoners At Sweet
water. ana the Fe5erals are reported to be csp-
turnr them sud sending them North for eE
change.
The enemy are also reported to be crossing
the Tennessee river, in hesvy force, below
BRIDGEPORT. These movements may probably
nsca.sits,e the evacuation Of Chattanooga, OF al
fssst force a rstroyrade movement Of the main
body Of our army, but we feel assured that Gen.
RRAsq win be prepared % meet the enemy on
any fsd he may select. With anything Ike
ap eousl force, We shall hsve the enemy 81 =
| 5;ss5vartsre on this side Of the river. We con
! fssnfy anticipate 8 decided victory whenever
and wherever tho conflict may occur. The
/ Chattanooga correspondent Of the Montgomery
Advertiser, writing on this subject, under date
/ oftbs 3lst u't, says:
Arparsrtv reliable rumoB say That The enemy
h-z crossed iu some force 81 She.t mound, and IS
Daking his v-sy down Willis valley. Our clm-
handing general must bavs some confidence IN
I die rro1rt. "a the 6ns brigade Of BrigadieT-Gen.
Preston Smith, commanded by 8 soldier Of tined
natal and merit was last night dispatched
across Lockout mountain TO watch the move
maalq of this l5rcs. 1t is only feared by our
-ost zrvsefcua officers that these Tum0Ts are
nd correct. OF ~ least that Gen. R0secranE
Ia tao uf'v a lzaisI 20 risk his AMY OF any large
norton Of it5n a position where bis DISTINCTION
yin b speedy and certain. Let him once cross
The Tenuessse west Of this point, and become
4ufsuvfsd fn the businesses ard passes Of tbatTc-
gion if be has lost his ProVerbisl cunning And
has heroine Riddy with his questionable success
80 He viii rus the day that be exchanged bis
feline cunning and caution for the hons sudac-
iirvt The men Of The BrGy u tennessee VISA
him TO lal into no sscuver trap tAanthls!
Orfri0us are divided as to whether lie TLl
form a junction with Burnside ia East leunes
see. OF leave The later 10 fight il ont with Buck
ner. while he an3sav0Ts 90 move in She due51ou
of Dalton. An eminent general cmcer OF tlls
smv relieves tkas he Is moving bis whole force
IA effect q junction with Burnside, thst Crtten-
dams heoFguzr5s-E are low st Dunlap, az thetOC
Of ihe mountain that be has Jeff large g~srrls0ns
al BfayrD-rt. S,sTsnsou sad Nu-ireesbOT0, and
i has AZ OgG leH wl.h which 70 reinforce Burnside
If tie view and OF TINS crnser be
correct. be Is then compelled 70 fight 8 desperate
battle. far be fails his whole army viii fsll an
a-gv prsy 90 Bragg, whose communications with
ne rear viii be leB undisturbsd, while those o.
R-=orraus will ez.snd over $50 difficult moun-
tain ridges. sparssiy settled, badly wGiered and
oasv Of ambush. Bragg can also concentrate
his entire f1rea uocn his fce-B force now grown
/ enthusiastically confident desperate and deter
mined 90 win victory or hl 10 Inc Struggle. NC
Z one iu the sgnv doubts the rsEulL 4 would
u.-r believe. With al tGe difi-uties which en-
vfr'u F.. that this IS the design Of the Federal
general. than 70 think ha viii duplicate the error
1 ri Hooker ct Charlottesville, by separating
his force on rrr two wings, s1d-t1gs giving Us
[ the rr--rturff- 60 msss the whole army Of Ten
nrszae upcn either of the opposing force tha'
we msy deem .hs most vulosr.bte
THE WAR IN VRGEA-Ths Richmond
papers Of the d, contain no information o.
army movements beyond the fac. that pssssn
gers by tho Fredericksburg esrs on tie evening
Of the d. stated that the Yankees had sppesrei
IN large force on the hills opposite Fredsricks
burg, their picksts extending down TO the river
They also report that there vas considorsbl,
commoHou ia TIE Yankee camp on Monday
AHAH a. la .a-alHH 20 eAtA-Ag @- H- -eh
ing Of troops could be distinctly heard and seer
81 au eaEly hour.
In smother column we give q detailed state
ment Of tho brilliant naval explicit by LieuteR'
ant Wood, at The mouth Of the Ra~ppahanuock
TIE ALMADES MISEs.-A recent attempt By
Abraham I, to seize, without lsw or precedent
the rich quicksilver mines IL California, known
as the "Almsden mines created much excite
msnt among the rpining population Of that
auriferous region, and csms near resulting in 8
pas de a7His between his minions and the sturdy
delivers after the precious metals. The Alnaden
miners hsvs been in ~uDlisputad possession Of
their mines for seventeen years, and are still
able to maintain their right to tie property IN
der the recognized mining laws Of the district
When Mr. Lincoln saw that force was likely to
bsSF 5f5rcs7 he-As2ePhed bis agent to
LcrE~6sh
Federal sccount 81 the Baid on Grenada,
. Corespoudsncs Of he Memphis Bulletin, 2lst ult.l
~ LAGRANGE, Tenn August 20
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