Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-11-12


serlous Less in Northern Virginia.
The Richmond EnFRirsr Of Monday morning
lest says
gundsy, at all imes fertile in Tumors, was par
t~ieularly SO on yesterday. Bat we fear that the
runners Of yesterday are too true, and uafoftu-
natelY, toe disgnscsfaHg true. Il was reported
that GeR. Echols had been disssirsuSly defeated
near LsWisbsrg, Virginia bat more thar defeat,
= shameful, unraifgsted 3isgTacs was permitted
70 bsfsll our arms ia the beasiea army of North.
ern VirsiRia Tso uh0ls brigGdes Of the array
of Eorthsrn Virginia were captured sR Saturday.
We leaned this not IS TumoT, but as q fact,
from such q source that we cannot question its
accuracy. We could not learn whose brigsdss
they were, net even whether they were cavalry
or i~niaHtry. But it matters net Wko the bTgs-
disrs are, net whether their cosamaBds se IN
fsutrv or cavalry, The honor Of the army, the
interest Of the cause, the safety Of the country,
All mite 70 demand their Dismissal from the
army upon which their negligence has brought
sach inepsrable disgraes. At present writing
we are not able 70 give any other particulars
The rumor of this disgrace comes 10 rs from .
seurce that demands our eTodence, and its sen
sus sEs shauaafHl character Tsqsires thas all
publicity should be given to it.
TIE rumor On the street was 70 the following
efeat-we hope it may be no worse than the tll-
lowiBg-but we fear It is:
Pssseppsrs by ths train from Fredericksburg,
Yesterday evening, state thss<s large fOTcs OF
Yankees crossed the R~appahannosk, on Satsr-
dew evening, 1t Kelly's ford, dreYei in thoCenlsd-
crate Bieksis stationed there, and captured a few
prisoners. At last accounts heavy frsg was
said to be going on.
The War Department received intelligence
Yesterday that a large YsRkso isree bad landed
at Winston, On the ChoWaD, shout forty miles
frsR Weldon.
The WAig Of Monday gives rs tho following
details relative 10 this AFFAIR:
Absut three or four o'cleek on suRdsy sven
ing. c ferce Of Yankees, s psrtisB Of hsade's
stray, vsriously estimated at from 1900 te 90
coo, advEnss5 on HEys' Louisiana, sRd Heks's
North Carolius bigsdas, wh8 were pickatng OF
the nsrth side Of the Rs~PPahannsck, near ksi-
ley's ford. The enemy being in overwhelming
| force, the two brigades ware cut of and over
DowsTed, and most Of them taksR prisoHeTs. a
| small number was killed and wounded. Gen.
| Hsys. w. understand, saved SEINE SIX kuBdrea
/ men, while a small number Of the EoTih Caro-
! Inns brigade escaped. We also lost IeOr piecel
of artillery, but saved the horses aad eqaiP-
/ meuts.-
-Our Lose in prisoners Is estimated by some al
| nine hundred or one thousand, and by osheTs al
8 much larger number. The RuRaeTiesi strength
/ of the two bTigzdss will scarcely exceed threo
/ ihsus,Hd men. We learn that General Hays
/ himself vas captured st or time, but suisse
| 0uently escaped. General HoEe is sn detached
| daty in North Carolina, snd his brigade ws'
commanded by the senior colonel, whose BANS
/ we have been unable 20 learn. Although en-
| sssatsring an overwhelming fsTes, our msE arc
| represented to have fought most gallautly, and
| pilsd tho ground with large numbers Of killed
! ans wousded Yankees.
The foregoing are substantially tho facts Is
correctly IS we saald as~ssrtais thsR iron eli
GERS and msa vhs left the symy yes!arsay. We
/ nay add that ne Official information has yel
/ bsau received that We have lssTnsd IN relation
ts tao sfair, and netting through the Associated
Press. We hope that further information viii
ahsw the sEair Il be less serious than at present
reported.
1t is believed that tie greater PortieR Of
Meade's army has crossed the R~speshanneek,
and is probably advancing, in which event a
general engagement Of the i've armies may
sccur st ssy time soon. OF our oWz movements
it Hsy net yst DO alvisable 10 speak. Suffice it
70 say, Gen. Lee is as well prepared now for :
fght Is When no lately chssei Meade 70 Bdstoe
s~tstiOn, and that he viii fight him, if It is Reces-
sary to fight, in q petition of his owa choosing.
l. will be seen from the Esus fTem The Herald Of
the lth, ia snetber column, that Meade has been
preparing for an immediate advance.