Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-10-17

Frcua the hichmond Examiner, 18th
AL we hear fron Northern Virginia only
tends to convince rs that tho respective posi-
ti0Hs Of the hostile armies ia that quarter is lit
tie understood here.
/ One rspuTtis thai thsra ere no Yankees this
side Of tie Rappsbaazcck esBt Of Culpopsg
Ceurt Heuse; thst they have ali Withdrawn to
ward WaueLton, aEd csnnoDsding Is said t.
have been heard yesterday in thai direction. A
continuation Of tiis TeFoCt represents that HlPs
| corps has attacked and beaten tie enemy, and
tex n Frc,s numbsr Of prisoners.
UD q the time Of writing, r0thing had been
received 8 the War Ollics 20 justify ths baiiei
/ that any battle has yet taken place There is,
40 doubt continual sEirmlshiBg, especially Of
/ cavalry.
A esvsiry fgbt is said to bz7e taken place
/ yesteTday u EaeeOon ford, in which we defeat
ed the enemy. Captain WIliism Newton, Of the
! Hanover troop, and Captain Williams, of the
Prince William cavalry, srs reported killed.
| Spears. with his three Thousand cavalry, who
| vseTa at Gieaeestsr Court House, are reported 90
have been g. Per. Royal, AID 70 have captured
/ there bost belonging 20 the signal c~rps. H
is, il is thought, on ghe look our tor our marine
parties that Of is.e have bean Cpersting against
| he Yankee gun5oat.; but II msy be certainly
| counted that Be viii not neglect an Opp0r;u-
! mtg 70 make : dive a. Lees railroad c0mmuui-
! cations He burnt the South Anna bridge be
fore with little trouble that he will be apt to
attempt It sgsin.
People st Hanover Court Hsuse reported yes-
| serdsy 8 body Of Yankee cavalry in King vii
liam, I've or SIX miles from the Central railroad
This account lacks confirmation The people
saw al unusual number Of fires beyond the
Psmuukey, and concluded they we're Yankee
camp 6res.
The RUMORED EVACUATION OF NORFOLK.
We copied, some days ago, from Pstsrsburg
paper, ysTsgTspl stizg that Norfolk bad beer
eEasuated by the Yankees. We have since
learned that 80 sr ffsm this bsicg the case, that
ss additional New Yosk) regiment hiss been
sent ~ thai piCcs. The movement Of Spears
and hiE cavalry doub Jess gave rise to the report
Of the evacuation.
A horrible state Of stairs is said to exist in
/ Norfolk The negroes load it over the eiEizsns
] ip most insult rable manner, and are backed
/ in their lnsoIaEce by their Yankee friends and
any resistance 10 a negro Is severely punished
| BY the military authorities. White men are al
lowed 70 ight out, without any interruption, any
little differences tls. may srlse; but ii a white
mao, from any cause, or under any provocation,
no mater now & osg, ventures to strike q negro,
he is Immediately arrested aud thrown INTO
prison.
OoussPoudsrcs OF the Redmond Wh'gl
! GOKDcNsYILLE, Va, October JI-Ysstsrday
! -AaAAE Igt4sA Q NAHelAN lANfo n TIC olcEAf
pieksts eH Robertson TlveI, who iell back 20
IheiT CAMP, Lear ThUToegh.ars mCaatsin whore
they were supported BY an iaisHTy guard Tbs
quad wsIs taken by surprise while cooking
their breaA fast, and after some resistance, were
yearly ali captured With hsir camp. Some NOR,
OF the prisoners were brought in to-day, number
lipg thls tar OHs hundred aud twenty-thirtJ
, cavalry, snd the rest infantry mostly of q,
l30sh New York, Sicki6s' corps. Ii is TeporleC
, m0fs were taken
! Our forces appear TO have been fseling tn,
enemy's lines during the day. Firing wa
heard about eighg miles this side Of Culpepe
Court House. Il is reported the enemy bal
. evseutsd Culpepsr Court House, and it il
, thooght h0 has islisn back beyond the Kappa
hREE6ck.
Our fsTees now hold ThoToughfaTe mountain
! ( 1Ihis Is fuller account OF The affair referrst
/, 10 yesiorday-ED. Wing.
GeRDONsvILLE, Oct. - -Eitz Lees eavalr!
! had 8 light yesterday with Ysnkee cavalry 5
: Morton and Germsna lords. We drove then
4 back as far as StephsHsDurg. Capt. Newton
commanding Oh Virginia cavalry, was killed
and some 80 wounded. s