Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-02-13
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soecisl Corsrpmasnce Of the Memphis AppesLl
vFcKsRuRs, February Il, 1903
F-,r n-esest appearances one Is led to infer that the
snemv nesrthis city Is about p~erfssiing bis arrange
MANS for an offensive move, AID that the shock q bat
&c Cannot be mach longer delayed, For several dayh
psst hi.lnogemsnts have been Of a character ndiestns
seine a3tempt Ct throwing = force scrcas the peninsula
20 a po.1t below, with q view Of crossing the river 70
approach the city from below. These movements hsYe
no yet been sufficiently developed to spPrfse Us Of their
zeal purpose. add the programme may ct be eaaneso'
50 that ne viii tuEn up In quite a different qaAr'eF H0--
what is n present exported.
Bv dsserters from the Yankee csmp, Who srnVea mere
sav before Yesterday. we are Informed thar q ~a' IN
.-m,,msadon by the enemy on Monday night last to
mn Two Or more Of the gunbosts b. n BE- tene' % se'
ssev town The affair was pretty generally known
..nong tbs troop, several Of whom mansged to escape
f,om ne 4 and crossed the river on a log When
49, .rivss here they Impaired this information 70 the
,ras.r Authorities upon which fan snd perfect strange
,-nt. vsre made on tie part Of our bstteriea 70 hus
trats he success Of such an attempt, II it should be
made. Il i believed that the fear ofthe batteries having
poWlear Of the affair. and that they had well Pre-
bsrsd Tor il. kept them from undertaking the voyage.
Nothing debate could be made out Of he work tss
enemy has b en- engaged A. since Saturday up to Tues
dav evening. BY soueiis argued that they are building
sisvss to keep from being washed ont, while Others in
sfs,has bait ries are being erected By them with the
view Of shell ng the town, It appears almost certain
now that a battery IS being planted In the timber at q
,oiut a little below the city, 30 as ts be within good
range Of our lower batteries. A work Of this Kind Of
course would be intended more for the purpose Of an
psvsncs than a~ssistancs IN an assault upon the city,
while it might operate as an s~u1iIiary to the feet
Several sunboais were In iight yesterday, and the
whole feet appeared to be remarkably quiet AL day.
No new move was apparent and everything looked
very much ike a weather bound feet, unable TO nSv'
either way. Upon what business the transports were
engaged for The past few days in carrying troops up th'
liver has not vet transpirsd but the suppeEtoa thai
thsv were ia search Of higher land fer a camping
ground. has s. yet found ne eonusdeioR- The only
evidence Of The presence Of the vshdss up the river, 81
far. was 3 coDfsErafon on Sunday night which 70
minded one very painfully Of the fact that the inssndi
Sriss we're engaged At heir work
runsr prevails here that a large portion Of the
troops had been placed on the transports and taken uI
20 e~resnriis 20 attack a force Of Confsderaaes In thai
vicinity, bu- this report re quires confirmation, sndi s no
likely 10 be correct, as most Of the hosts have been il
SIGHT every day sines Saturday The probabilities arr
thst an effort viii be made to get seross ths river by th'
troops s aaoned below the mouth Of the canal, and thz
the ferry beat and such Of the captured steamers a
they may have on hand viii be used for this purpose
If such 8 move was being made [ would not blame th'
Yankee troops much for being disshseted At the pros
peet Of being marched into a slaughter pen
It viii be nching less than wilful murder on the par
Of the Yankee general to attempt 70 land bis troop
anywhere on this aide Of the river The gallant Con
fsderate soldiers are snxiously Visiting for him to d.
this. but It viii be the most unhssrd Of recklsssness o
human life, sud the Lower Mississippi wiz be red viii
the blood Of Abolition victimE sacrificed to the rashueE
Of iacOnpeteut aud inhuuasn officers. Nc doubt NOR
gunbosts viii attempt 20 set below before this attsmP
Is made, butt viii avail him nothing, and the create
the force be brings the greater viii be the slaughter Q
bis troops. No wonder they are dissatisfied and escaP
from ths camp at every favorable opportunity.
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