Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-05-11

eiti0n would hEvos at that time, vas impcssi-
bic to tell how soon Colonel H1teh would 30
seen again. Il was rot hia foTturs ts hAya any
father eonnsciisa With the sx7fdition IAe
renaining force csntinEed On q Sterkviils
Here another mail vas captured. az ~ miles
ont, 3 halt was MADE ct 4 dismal sEap
Hall af Tho command Wss iof hers, d Che
rest vent ga four miles to The south, fordiRe q q
msreus streams Within tsas distances, part sfthe
kime almost swimming, the water was 20 deep
Six miles beyond St2rkvills, q tanaery wa
destroyed, having s lsrgs stock Of -absl afay
boots aAd sh0et, saddles brides, End the Ike
also 4 large qyautiiy Of leather. Use ansuui
Of properly destroyed IL tkis baildisg end cen
tests did not fzll short Of twenty-five thoasaad
dollars
A march Of twenty,six and half miles on
the POD insf, Brought the cavalry within e nile
and a half Of Louisville. Nest Of shs routa was
througha dense swamp, Che hoTsas being fre-
queatly bsly deep IN water The mad and
water we're 80 deep bs5ord the last named
point that several animals were drowned,
their ridsz5 narrowly ascaping the sans fate
With unexsIsPEea fortitude sNd perseverance,,
the march WAS eoatiausd until 10 e'clock on the
nsxt aoraiDg. After q short rest, taey csms to
Ph.ladelphia. just before reaching this place,
tbs troops creased p bridge over Pearl river. A
PARTY of rebels had attempted ss destroy the
bridge, but their hearts failed them uDsn lssrH-
ing of the adVGncs Of eur troops, and acc rd-
inglY the bridge was left, ard cur t1scpr sssssd
ever il safety. In Philadelphia as in many
other places slong the route Of CIR trocps, .
mail was taken from she psEsofica.
a the aftsTResR Of the 23d last, & h~sttalion
was sent ost 70 Decatur to proceed tkance to
Newton en- tie railroad. Tie main foacs imns-
diatsly followed toe advance Yeaehiag Newton
soon after daylight, esPsgrinz TIVE trains Of
49, 81 EaraakAGn- 49, -
TIE othsr Of thirteen cars loaded VITA quarter
masters AID canmissary stores, %ausnaniion
ead boabshels. All were Destroyed, and alse
G bridge half . mile EAST sf the tsWa, and three
bsayy bridges with tressls work, from Eve to ten
miles east. At GsrlandYilla su incident occur
red, which Is 9 fair Hlustration ef msaysimilar
ONES wkieh occurred 81 along tks road.
As the advance sesrss the place about twenty
old grsy-hesdsd meR gttharsd together snd
fred upoR them IS they eszs up. A few msn
! charged at once uPsn then, ard tsok several
prisoners, slso Wounding oae Of the psriy. They
dselsTed shey would shed their last drop o.
bleed for Che Cenfosoracy, sad to ssys thail
keaTtbstoaes from p~ollutioa sy ba7d Of sloTci-
less robbers and nurdsrers. A few words dis.
abused them Of this idea, and thsy seemed
amazed when assured that oar msz did not CONS
70 destroy, but would Frstsct private property
soaking only 10 de5trsy he leaders Of sis infa
nous rebellion. Without "a exception tks Who'll,
party had The sealas drop rem shsir eyes, sn6
they confessed their former biiadsssE-oRs o
tho worst aeksoe lsigiDg ais srrsg, Prsfsred ii.
services as . guide. sad remarked that be ksd
son in the rebel army, and he shoaId try = con
7iEcs him Of bis grand mistake il fgsting fol
, cause sastsised BY lying Pretensss.
Ga the 25th, tha force rssehsd Er. Eliza
Nichols plsntasion, ssvsn miles west Of Non
trcse. Alter Eoving il a southwest direction
on the 26!a, q kslt was asda ct Raleigh for tai
Highs. From this stsppisE place 3 single scou
vas seat out TO eus the Vsres on tka SsataaEE
railroad, bsswssz JscxF0a and the Lake station
He arrived within seven miles Of the railrosd
Whsn he nat e regiment Of seeash cavsbg from
Brandea in SEARCH Of car fsross. Thoy wer
81 the road leading directly 70 TIA Gasp Of or
Rsn, ~fosrtasR miles distant Hs gays diFsc
items which misls9 than and inmsdissely rs
treated 70 camp, giviag Information Of ths sze
hny's sppreaek.
At 6 o'clock thu msTs YVES made svsr Lea
rivo. fridge, and the bridge was destroyed afts
the nea had crossed, cGttpg OF the enemT'
ehaaca to SURPRISE thez il thu rear. PassiR.
thsRce thr9sgh Raleigh and WsstFills, tss fore
crossed the Pearl river. tsa miles distant fau
WestVille, fsrryisg AID sTisning The hsrse
across.
Gel Prinoo. ST the 7th mineis, having crosu
ed two batsallioEa IL advanes, proceeded, in
msdistely TO the railroad a. Hssslhurat sssaoz
where he fueessdsd in es5turiHg absus fsre
cars, fear or Eve bsing loaded wisk shell, aal
~anzrzaitieR, s=d eshsTs wiik army stores
These were all destroyed. Had the troopa Al
rived evs Minnias earlier, they would kavs ear
iuFea epothsr EaiR wick lad jEss erriFed. Ba
tha eBsizeer took the alarm, and backed Ii
train ont 81 Sma 70 save Il
Ss0n aftsr FassiaE NeWteR, Cspfaia Fsrbs.
compsny B. o. ths 7th illinois eaysry, ssTse
sF frea Che asia foreo aad ualeksd rapidly "a
ward EsisTsriEa sna kindred nilss east sffa
main eoluEn. S7Edinx Z dse Of srncs into Is
town, Capt Forbes dsesaded It's surrender
Colsnsl G0edWiR, eonaaHdisg the CsRfsdc
rate fsrcss in tbs place, nqasstsd a. kozr'
tRae to consider the Propssiisa. NsazwhiI
the eeHPazy left kin to Bic Installations
haYiag aeesrsplishsd their FRrsosa of al
verliug hs s~ttsRtiaH and of ssesrtsiniag tn
rabsl forcs at tho pest. Tha compHny procso5si
rapidly westward, strikisg tie trsil Of tha nssii
eslnDn ct Pearl river. Mar Gsilesin. a 81
Possd Parrot gHE, which vas being eozYsvs.
te Psrt Gibssn, vas captured sad spiked. Fsu
siles saas Of GAlGiin, s bst.Eiion was astseAer
ts strike tie New OrIesus. Jsek1on ard Grsa
NertkeTn rsilread sgaiA sc BAhals. This bsi
talon Destroyed TIE line Of rsilrosd, exs &
telegraph wires, and ssstroysd wassr tasks
carr aRa1r property jsst nsw of higseg
lTaigs 70 tAe Ceniss crates On tAs 29tE, ia
Advance proceeded At daylight toward Book
haTsn, dashing into ska town, esBtHring svi
I've keadrsd PrissseTs. BESIDES 3 large quaniit,
of camp equipaga alta eams eff iassrHetisr
The csnzeripta msIsly ssd. The trask Of Ia
railroad Was destroyed, wish shs Telegraph wires
ths depot, AID slHost ozs hssdTad fsst Of trsstl
wsrk. sOss after leaving Gallatin = skirnisI
was lad vita Gsriaad's c~av1lry, il which til
/ Mno~nH 11mt rarnrn1 EflN~7 anI f~Ir.
A demonstration having already been nadl
tswsrd Pert Gibson t. dscsive the snaEly. ar
ether ems was new made toward Matches By {
h~sttlai0a thrsatsaiHg the place. wkils ths maiI
body Rovea on 20 BroekbsYsn. On taa 3Gd
Colonel Griegsoa m0vad soathward along tbc
railroad, destroying all the bridges end tSssf,
work to Bogae Chists station, whore tho saDo'
sad fifteen freight cars were buried, after which
the fores pushed On rapidly to Summit, taH
miles distant, sndiBg ne Government property
except twenty-five freight ears, which war,
burned. Leaving the line Of tks railroad, nsvs
Hents were made to s point midway between
Magnolia station and Liberty. Whence, NOV
ing southwers, Z regiment Of cavalry was fsust
moving toHsrd Wassita. They we're discovered
at Wallis bridge, on The TickfaW. and, being
attacked, were routed with several killed ana
Wounded. ORe man vas killed and fra wound
ed sR our side. AnoHg TIE wsundsd was Lieut.
Col Blackburn, Of the 7th Illinois Tsgimant
he was SHOT in the high seriously bat not daa.
gsrously, also slightly in tho hsad. Re was
left At : koass witA sGTsrni Of iha wounded.
Colonel Blackburn Wss eopsPjeusEs for biz
bravery in every action duriEg. tss expedition,
and it is to be hoped win soon be restored to hi,
command.
Going sast Of the Tickfaw and then ssuth Of
Edwards bridge, asOtber regiment Of rebel cay,
airy was found posted waiting to give CsloneI
GrieTsoR 3 warm reception.
Celonel GfieIsoz attacked fhem vigorously
with q battalion Of cavalry and 2 section of e..
tillery, while tha main eelamn moved Or toWarl
GTeenssuFz. Net . man was injured on or