Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-08-11


CmPEPsK G. H, Va, August al haze
nor wrisisa you Scr the last few days, tor the
reasen that we seemed to be on the eve of impsF
taut even Is. A usovsmeht Of no little c0nse-
sueuca he esmmsaced, when intelligence wss
received Yesterday morning thet the enemy bad
erossedfhe Rappshsnnsck at KsDy's ford, sDd
was moving en- Cnlpeper with heavy forcs Of
srtilleTy, iafantTy and eavslry It was srbse-
qpeRlIy Bscertsine3, however. to be ealy coz
siderable bedy Of cavalry, which turned eff in
ths direction o. Brandy station, and thence a5
vsree5 - within two miles Of this plscs. Cay
Hampton's brigade. commanded, in the absence
# Gen II By Col. Baker, Of North Carolina,
was sent forward @ engage ske eusmyi but being
far iBfOEior 10 numbers Col Bskerfound It nss-
essaTily to retire, thougA not without eonteshag
I he ground Aa infantry force ffc@ His
corps vas dispatched to the support Of the cav
airy late IN tbs afternoon, when tie Gaeuy vita
| dreW to the bills sTcuBd Brandy staten, where
M is reported 10 be to-day in ecnsid@Fabls
farca Col Baker lest an arm, and Col. Pierce
Yaurr Of ths Cobb (csgslry) legion, Who suc-
eeedsa to the coIumsnd Of tbs brigade, was
Wounded il the side, though not dangerously.
LiluL-Col. Rjch, Of ths PaiHips' (esvslTy) ls-
gion. bad his horse shst ia two places. Oshsr
szsualtos ccsuIred, bat q report Of them has net
5esu received Goa. Stuart was present but
5i8 not sr5sr snv other brigade into the fight
AT two o'clock this afternoon ali was quiet IN
rent.
Tss dara7nstraion Of tie enemy was 8 recon-
ns;ssanca, undertaken loT tie purpose OF Escer-
! tsiuiHr ear strength and positis8, or g fsiat 20
csvsr 8 movsmsut in the diFectisn Of FradeI-
I iekshurg Il Is reported that pohtooa sridgss
I have been lsil scrsss the Rappahannosk, AID
that bridge tirbsr has been brought 70 the point
v7hsTe the Oaenge sna AlexandFia railway
crosses tbs river. We bssr, also, tssl the rail-
Rad bss been put IN running oTdsr 10 Cstiett's
station. q few miles beyond tke river. Il may
Be that these ElOveneBts are prslininsry 20 4
zeaeIsl advance If 50, thea Grn. Meade Is
victim 10 she dslusiou which seems to Rave taken
possession Of the Northern mind in regard to
Tie condition Of this sruny, or hs has adopted
ths policy that il ia bsltsT 70 fght rs, even
though he should be beaten, than to remain idle,
since ear supply Of men is limited and cannot
be renlscaa He surely cannot heps 70 whip
General Les upsn Virgins soil, and ga his own
ehasaa groHrd.
The rest here has been Of much service to
men and animals We come oat OF Maryland
Eyith nearly ten thoussnd bsTsfoetFd map, and
an hsd Suffered more er less ia the wear ard
! t7ar OF ciassing. These wants have been pretty
/ vel Supplied By THE qusrtermssters, who hays
displayed c8maisRisbls zeal ia the NJ st.ey, and
| by soas q tbs Sssss Euibaritiss. Tse GsTEsan
sleas furnished the men jast before they started
/ 70 PsHusyl lvsnia were ef q very inferior de-
I scriatisn. ThaY were leH-quaTteysd russets,
I Fght and tsis, and TIE lasihsr very poor. Sach
shOss weu3 answer the paFPsso Of vine
/ dTesssF s gardner sr gn artisan, who had bat
little waking TO d, but ara tsiaiiy uRds fer
solder, ws5se marches sre leag and frequently
( ever rougA IosSs aad through drsnehiug raias.
I Thsy less from tkree days to six weeks. general
I y net longer than a week or two, especially Il
I tha weathnr Is wet an Tivsf is fsEded for the
leather beiRg iaisTior, tbs soles spread whom they
/ get vet, aud slUu bscou8 part Of the ugpers, is
& were, from which they separate when they get
/ Ky agEin.
We hsnss5 poutoon boats frsm Ffsdegicks-
hury Is tlia 8heRaud0ah. G0d thsnee 90 tae b0-
I t.m-c, an3 bsciE sgain 70 The ShsRansaEh sao
vri ths e7rlV flIasa boihT rivers IS we n8arcEed
ucrth, sn5 a e8n7i2 srsbls portion Of It did the
sane thing ca cur Te,arn. Y0U ara ready to in.
Z ssira, Wty Is this | can enlg reply that it is
Z owing &C tAs vast Of siaG efhcsrs educated IN
the.E duties, and especially to the want OF a
/ cssps es PRACTICAL sDgiEesTs. i remsias to be
4 sd6ed ia this ecnzsetiou that the Esglish shoes
issa.d totls ues since ear return ta YirgjEia,
lsrs vel zlsia, and shst tae leather Is exeslest
The only defect in them il tBs naFr0wAess sf the
4 balioas--a defect which 81 saae dealers have
nosead in boots bnd Shoes of English mara
fLctzYe. Il Is { hsle Femsrksbis thassnr agents
ia Europe, INSTEAD Of making their selections
from the stock On hand, 90 not have shoes made
to ordeu--that is, a strong, Substantial army
shoe, suited b Che general shape and sizs Of the
I feaB Of S1utlsrn men. To march well or to fight
i ygall, q aoldiar must be well shoi. Wido-bot-
tornea. rsamy shoes, which can be secaTsiy tie6
on tbs ieet, End which e. snuFly srsuad the
ankle are tie best sRch Is We have, rs sup
NV has uot beas efficient to Elset he demand;
shers ia stlll a considsrr5le number Of msn who
~, harsfOufsd
sozEERynLE FoRD. RtPrpAy Rrynl
August 4ih-
had written thus much when orders case
Coz tho army % fall back sons sen miles 70 tbs
Hre Of the Rspidsn. Whistler Gen. Mssde is
really advancing, or merely Nsling Of our lines
via his esVsiry, or Whstksr Gez. Lee, bailey
lirg IS wil adTanes, prefers to await bis ASlsek
4 Il tha Rapidsa, L is imp0ssible yet ts says Ahs
csvslrv ,Esra left behind 10 Obssrvs aud report
ths sa5vemsnis ef the saemy. Oar present 20.
4 sitson. as is vel kn0Wn 30 Gen. Msaae, q al
tbaB ean Be desired.
i The aEairs 81 Manassas Cap N which pos-
tion Of Z wells forces and Gensral BsEEing 8
bYifsds were said to be engaged, were lsss i'm
nor ant fhsn was a. hTst supposed. Wright s
brigade. On the contrary, wss hotly engaged
fer soma ho,lrs, and lost about 200 killed snd
wounded The badly wounded bsa 10 be len
behind GeneEsl Wright having been placed
under arrest By GensFsi ANDERSEN for some
alleged oifsnss e0nnoctsd wilh-a wagon. he