Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-05-07

, formidable point he could have selected for IL
reason that it is out Of the range of cur bat
ferries. tie distance between she hills and III
river bank being greater just there than any
where else between Fredericksburg an,
Port Royal The 10000 men may remaii
there safely and, possibly, like the 1000
men Of the famous King Of France iu1mortslizac
IA song, that marched up the bill and msrehef
down again, msy return 70 ihs other shore un
harmed, unless Gan. Lse chooses to attack them
in which event our troops would be exposed t
the cross fire of the enemy's batteries beyon'
the river on tbe Stafford nights. Crossing lust
where be did, then, as I understand it, Hooker,
unless be designs moving forward upon our po-
sitions, throws upon Gen. Lee the responsibility
of the attack, and in this view eff The ease a
general engagement may net be had for week
1 to come, although the bic expected it to-day.
/ At tina same time thst Hooker came over, it Is
/ said that Gan. Ssonenan made @ passage at
Kelly's ford or the United States ford, at no
great distance from G0rdonsville. with consid.
erable body Of cavalry and infantry, with thi'
view doubtless of attempting flnk movement.
The advance Of the Yankees was hssteDed
by their having baen made acquainted with the
fact that General Lee was constructing fire
military bridge oyer the Rapidan, and General
ssoneman's chef object may he the destruction
Of this work, which is in high state Of pro-
gress. In any event 1t Is confidently believed
tast our generals are in readiness to meet the
enemy, come in what force and at what points
tbsy may. The battle may be joined to-mor-
row-tbers is no telling. The ambulance corps
OF Richmond, al association Of gentlemen or
ganized for the removal of the wounded from
the field, went up to the sceue Of action this
morning, and applications have been numerous
st the Office Of the provost marshal sll day foT
permits to " 90 70 the front" Mr.. Lawley, the
correspondent Of the London Times, has
gone 10 ihe scene, being specially favored
b. the authorities with freedom of loco
molten within tie lines. On the other hand The
down trains have brought rs back many Fred
eTicksburg refugees, who he'd imprudently 70
turned to shair homes, and other non-combat-
tants who desired to get ont of the roar Of tie
guns. Among these is the vile Of General
stouewaI Jackson, who has found home in
the hospitable mansion Of Governor Letcher
We have the gratifying news to-dsy that Col.
Imboden, with his partisan Tsngers, has net and
iefes.sd the enemy signslly at Beverly, in the
county Of Randolph, the neighborhOod of Ne
Clsllan's frst ard only success in tie war, and
we learn ESQ chat subseqeut to the fight Col.
Tmbodeu effected junction of bis forces with
ne command of Colonel ". L. Jackson, maxi
log sn army large enough for striking some
effective bow in a quarter where the Yankees
ire not expecting it. You will hear something
'com these colonels ere long.
The seal question is settled ct lsst By the
ldopuon Of the seal sent down from the senate to
he house--deviee George Washington on horse.
osclE. after Crawfori's equestrian statue, motto
Dec Viadiee Let US ferventy hope that the
MOTTO may be justified by the signsl favor q
.be God Of battles in sbe impending conflict.
No little amusement and gossip have been
created within 8 fsw days past in social ciEcles
y the publication in she New York Herald, of
rather spTightly letter Of Mrs. Henry S. FoOse,
wife Of your Distinguished congressman, in
which, writing to a friend in Tennessee, she
peaks quite freely Of Richmond, its inhsbi.
aats and habiiudes, Oar good people have
become so entirely accustomed to iil-naturei
.riticism since the bsginng Of the war, that this
EXCELLENT lady's harmless sellies excite nothiDg
,ut mirlb, and she is only regarded as a siugu-
srly unfortunate lady in getting into the col
INNS Of BeDnest. Ths matter Of 8 want of re-
inement is sftsr ell purely question of taste, /
bout which there is no dispuHng, and which is {
0 be decided according to tho standard of ele-
auce WEIGH is set up. As to the lack of hos
italty, tho unref aed Richmonders plead guilty.
gioe out of every tan families srs in mourning
Or sons, brothers, husbands, killed in battle
Under these circumstances they regard festive q
ntertainments IS unseemly, but if they were I
yer SO much giFen to gsie:y snd
Qiks the g;dly Parisians who
ave bali at which only those
hould attend who had lost a relative +
y the guillotine) they could hardly afford to
praad many banqueis when oysters are eight
ollsrs gallon and champagne three hundred f
o'lsss basket
Congress is to adjourn tomorrow. ,
There was sad and utterly needless accident t
4 the Danville railroad evening before last By G
rhich two persons were killed and forty wound c
d. The engine run over COW. Tie speed
aade on this road averages about ten miles an T
our. c
Lieutenant w. F. Stone, of ths 1st Maine 9
svalry, the noble young fellow, who, when
risoner saved his eaptors life ct the risk of his
vn, has, since his return to Washington G
Ity. Effected the release of this efiser,
ieusonGnt F. Payne, from the old capitol q
aso6, where he was confined, having been Il
,ken by the Federal cavalry soon after his =
3scue from drowning. Lat .Lieutensnt Stone !
6 hai in honorable remembrance as brave /
nd cbiyslrous spirit, end if the Yankee chat t,
cteE, weighed down by ths infamy Of Batter
I'D lilroy, is to sink forever in The s'ough Of
liamy, this one slining set Of hsroisH, ike &
la white plume Of Edgar Of Ravenswooo, will
ngsr above the place Of its disappearance.
A violent storm, accompanied by thunieT, q,
ghining and ksil, burst ever the city yester :
~ afternoon TIE hail was as lsrge ss par n
idge eggs. To-0ev we have storm and sum n
sine By turns IA / write, the SUNSET is blight \
q the stespses and house tops Of the town.
DIXIE. 4
~ Tbs New York papers now effect 70 be- (
eve that General sill's movement into North 8
srelina was fsius to oaFer tho carrying off Of 3
Z she grain in Che count which, they Say, he q
iccee5ed in doing
l- The Federal prisoners recently coh6nei n Q
le nav camp near this city, several hundred in ( I
anbsr, havs been removed to Selma, Alsbsms,
= sals keeping. p