Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-09-17
RWom HHNGG0LD, Ga.

NEAR E4NGaOLDt bAs oaElrlHeI ID An1s
EDITORS ArrEAL: Our army has at length come to
a stand stlIL" Aud what an arnyi The most gallant
tbs world ever bebsld. As to pomp and pagean ~ We
have nothing to boast Of but confidence Of winning
the victory when the hour Of battle comes, was never
Mora prevalent. an uab7unded spirit Of enthusiasm
and aazgrnsss for action is p~rsdoniHent The ysrsat
b.sepIv had a tendency 10 grouse thslstent patriotism,
and be assured Nspolson's guard or ao7e aneientY
a.4skiaR. Eeouidss wirb his boasied three hundred Spar
tans. never did more chIvalrols lighting han tbs grand
armv under the rersseuted Bragg win DO. This esger'
ne fr action Is not prompted from smsleious feeling,
but from a high ssuss Of their couutry's iniuries-her
wounded pride and paldotam-
More than once has Gen. Bragg offered the enemy
battle and as often rejected. They seem more DESTROYS
Of whipping Us By tank movements and exhausting our
supplies than by meeting rs in open combat
Rossersns seems 80 pretent falling back in the direc'
ton Of Chattanooga. The main portion % his army
Is masssd on his right Crttsuden's corps moved down
on the RlngEold aud Dalton road a few days since.
This was done for the purpose Of protecting Immense
wagon trains, which were Immediately sent TO the vi
efnitv Of Pea ridge. This being contaminated, one
division followed the trains while the remainder OF the
corps went down the LsFaystt road to Leaks SpTings
Here they met Gen. Pegrsm, who. with the 9th Georgia,
Gel Hart and Racksr's Legion, Col RuCksr command
AhH EANU A4NA AtAnaa LA- -HLH 49,
hours. The casualties were small in Gen. PegraHla
command-fsm killed and ten wounded. Capt. George
J. Use, Of Ger. P.s stsT, was slightly wounded. Of
the Yankees, twelve we're killed and lwsnty wounded
Oar forces fell back a few hundred yards, when the
Yankees lock fright ard retrsatsd ia confusion. They
pressed citizens to guide hem cut to the nights o. Pea
ridge. They scattered through The e~orndslds like
pauidgas-0dicers aud al-in confusion, remsrkiDg az
every step that "ihe rebels had them surrounded" I
omitted to speak Of the engagement that Col Scots
cavalry brigade lad wish the ssme force on the Ring.
gold and Dalton road.
On The morning Of the I0sb, Gen Forrest with Col
SIS brigade, went 70 RioFgolL Ga the way thhher
evidence Of Infautry having passed into the town was
visible. Had not been in town more than a half hour
before scouts reported he enemy on the Grsysvile
road. In a few miuutes more, signal guns were fred
from all the nights adjacent the town. Simultaneous
with this firing our picEets we're forced in on all he
roads north Of Rjngrold. The artillery VAS soon hur-
ried back on the Dalton road with portions Of the cav
airy. In a few minutes The enemy began 10 shell thu
town. In the meantins their shsrpshooters had cut of
any further retreat on he Dalton road. one hundred
and forty men, under Bieut-CoL Montgomery Of the
9th Tennessee, we're thus en- OF, and were forced to
Climb The mountain south Of Rnggold- The enemy
followed, with much spirit, Two miles on the Dalton
road. where our artillery, beisg put IN position, opened
on them. After en- hours dusling, the enemy began to
turn eur dsuks by tloir superior forces. Gen. Forrest
retired to Tunnel Hill On the road several smbus-
cadss were formed for the Yankees. winch resulted in
checking their advance considerably, and The killing Of
some twenty Of the enemy.
At Tunnel hill an ample force WAS concentrated to
give them a good fight, but they dill 10 hing more than
throw forward their line Of administers. It was here
that Ger. Forrest charged the enemy's line and vss
--aa n.-,Ir- gb9r-rssNaz nrau~ eIu3oat
daily.
Rumor REPORTS Barnside's advanes at Cleveland /
have no doubt but what this Is true. II So. we shall
have warm times on GEN Brsgg's right Lot refugee
-Tennesseeans aud invaded G~eorgians be Of good cheer
4" ali things are working together for good BuTnsides
tyrsnnicl hand hiss been felt ia Knoxville, All known
70 sympsihize with cur cause have been arrested. This
has been done revsrdls of age. Negroes have been torn
from their owners. Notwithstanding the formers pro-
t-sstatious against leaving their homes. This was done
in East Tennessee. Their advsnt into Georgia has
been marked with the same hendiah eondaeL. At
GRANVILLE hey tore the bucket aud eanseen ssetory 10
atoms Al Riaggold aud vicinity they destroyed every
thiag they could lay their hand on.
This is only a f~oretaste Of what Is In store for the pro-
pie Of the South. wherever the federal horde msy gain
a foothold.
Nashville papers Of he IOtb report great excitement
at Washington city, ia consequence Of growing troubles
between the United States, England and France. The
Daily Nsns says, that war is i~aevitsbe, no longer to bs
That EnglSpds neutrality Is al bush - and
that France IS MESSING troops on toe frontiers Of the
ConfsIeracy ana Msxioo. for no other purpose than
intsrvsutioa. Hol N the future. God grant
that such dHcultes msy arise.
Thess papers state that Mason and Siidel have con-
s1mmstsd the object tor which Davis sent them TO Fu'
rope. Mere anon BIRD.