Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-09-21

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The infoTuistien given US by the Rchmou,
papers Of tho 16.h and I7th, leaves US no roou
to doubt but that the Federal forces in Virgins
srs moving in strength. They had rumors q
Washington that Lees army had been dspletej
somewhat, and we suppose they deem this
favorable opportunity for another " On to Rich
mOnd." We make the following extracts from
the papers Of tho I6:h:
FROM GEN LEES ARMY.
Passengers by last evenings Central iraiu
| brought intelligence Of active movements in
| Gen. Lee's army, and also in that Of the enemy,
,syho were in force beyond the Rspi3an- Gen
Lees fOEeos- were IN line of battle the whole Of
yesterday, between Orange Court House and
the RapidAn, and uisHeuvering to bTiog on 81
engagement. Tbs enemy were reluctant to taha
mp the gauntlet and fell bsek uDen every iudi-
cation Of All advance Of the Confederate troops.
lite sprinkle Of Gring along the front picket
lines was fhs only Indication they gave Of a
Willingness TO fight. II Meade was in com
maud, II was plainly his object not 70 bring on
q geEegal battle, bat by setting our corps. in
motion, to sscoTtsin shs number Of eur lIoegs
and their positions.
The enemy had made no determined effort to
cross the river up TO noon.
By scouts, who went within the snsav'B lines
and returned, It has bsen nsceFtsined that the
Yankees had cooked Ave days rstions. showing
that the movement was one that contemplated
either march or battle.
A dispstch received at the War Department
during yesterday, confirms The f0Tczing IS far as
regards the readiness Of Gen Lee to meot the
advance Of Mesds's forces EIamiHoT
We lesTn that General Lees army, or p0g-
ton Of it. was in line OF battle near the Rapid an
yesterday, the enemy having advanced TO the
Rapidan 10 force. There was some sEirmishiag
between the pickets; bat, tho enemy having
suspended MS forward movement, there was no
serious. collision between the opposing forses-
The Yankees crossed the Rzpgshsnu0ck On
the night Of tbs I2.h Instant in strong force,
with three corps Of Infantry, i've bnzades Of
cavalry, and six OF eight batteries Of artillery
in al about 6iteeH or twenty thousand men.
Their advance was very rapid bat not unsx-
pscted. They have taken about City or seven. s.
i've prisoners and tETes pieces OF artillery. Our
men fought gallsHtly, dispatiBg every inch OF
ground 70 MtchsA's station, on the Orange and
AlaxandTi& railroad, four miles this side of Gul-
pspsr. Oar loss is represented to be about one
hundred ans fifty killed, wounded and missing
A spirited fght took placs on Monday at Rae
coon ford, in which ths 6.h Virginia cavalry To-
pestedly charged and drove the Yankees back
Dheir less was fifty OF sixty killed and wOunds6
Our loss Wss only four or FIVE. TIE repeated
oaarts OF the enemy to gain the river were foilsd
and We now hold possession Of the ford
Among the TumoIs by tbs tTsin yesterday was
one to the effect that psrt of StuaTt's 0rdnsnce
tErin had been captured between Robertson
and Rapidan rivers.
l. is believed that the demonstration on the
upper Rsppshanuock is merely fsiut 10 cover
other movemeuts-probsbly sn advance vis
FTedeTcksbuTg--tO meet which ample prepaTa-
tions have been made; but it is moro probable
that this movement 10 only e Reconnaissance
in force, to ascertain the position and probable
strength Of Gen. Less armY.-Hhig.
Tho Examiner Of the l7lh ssys
The intelligence from the scene Of military
operations in tho army OF northern Virginia. re-
ceived by the Central train last evening, did not
materially. change affsirs in thst quarter Our
mmy is still in line Of battle on this side the
Rspidsn resdy 10 receive ths enemy, should
Mss3e make mp his mind and Baggage TO ad-
vance. This it was pretty cGrtaiu he would not
do at present, thence some OF the pssss ngeTs
expressed the opinion that battle would come
OF this week. The two armies lie almost with
in sbelliug distance with long range guns.
Ve5y few officers OF soldiers came down on The
train, fact which we take indicates business in
the army, in which sll viii have e duty 70 per
form.
Capt BIcEeal, Of the Partisan Rangers oper-
adug in the Valley, came down on the trsin,
in charge of one hundred and forty-seyeu pris-
oners captured by his command in conjunction
with Msior Whte's st Moorefeld, Hardy coun-
tv. On Friday night last with one hundred
AVID seventy men, the two officers crswled into
the camp of Yankees at midnight, through
double iias of pickets, fred into, and cut
down the tents upon the sleeping rob
bers, who FBshsd out Of the tents hslf
naked crying I'VE surrender, we surrender"
Besides the prisoners, cur men took ff.y-
four horses, gathered Up one hundred and forty
four pistols, all the wagons, tents, and camp
equipags Amsng the prisoners are a half dozen
commissioned officers Ono Of the officers, who
was psroled, afterwards ran away The Yam.
KEGS numbered about two hundred men. Sew
eral Of then were killed and wouaded in their
tents Our loss was two msn wounded subse-
quently, while carrying "a the wagon train.
The Yankees who escaped we're reinforced, and
followed, ambuscsaing them ia the road once,
and shooting seventeen Of the captured horEes
a charge to their rear dispersed them, ard all
the booty was gotten safely into the mountains.
MOsRY's MEN IN HARDY
From Captsiu c. s. White, Of Nosby's com
mand we have the particulars Of a recent gal
liant aud successful performance sf two e011pa-
MES of the same. On Friday msrning lsst,
Captain Mcneil H0bson, with esghty-tVe men,
and Captain Neil with dity, attacked n camp sf
two hundred Yankee infsntry At Mo0TeEeld,
Hardy county, killing twenty, capturing one
hundred and iorty-seYen prisoners, and scatter
ing the balance through the woods. The Yan-
kes colonel escaped capture by BFeeipjtste
flight through MooTe6eld IN bis s.2iTt tail Ciii-
ssus of H0ereheld, IS they saw the aspiration
pass like the wind down the main street. ia the
uncertain grey Of the morning thought at firsi
they had csBght glimpse Of tie bslated ghost
returning 70 his tomb.
Returning frOm the expedition cur rson was
anabuscaded by another aud very superior fOrcs
Of tho enemy, bat being used to such incidents
tbs men were lttls diaCOncertsd and managed
10 gain splendid victory ous OF what would
hsvs seemed desperate circumstances. Tbs
Yankees had permitted Capt HObsOn, who was
in advance, 10 pass tneTa, aud nsds thar on
slaughi IN lie center Of the line with the design
Of separating our two companies and libaratiDg
the prisoners. Hobson, however, on ths instant
Of the enemy 8 attack, instead ct tanning short
round rode On q short distance, and then max
ing a rapid detouT fell upon his rear with great
fury The enemy believed himself surrounded,
broke and fed i8 great confusion.
Wa ra0Iel TO learn that Yankee MAJOR es-
oanod durine the 6Ist attack Of the sReay. In
both stFsirs We ha1 none killsd-only three O.
fouF gounded.-Rieh. EIGMiHsr, i4ta,
EsurHsiao IA Vast Penaessse-ss0 Eesigus'
spssial Dispatch 20 the New York TribuneI
CNuNEATI, September ll.-Gsn. Burnside,