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


ire csraEiaad Of eavaIry, His msa made but
little opposition, quickly reirsating TO tie river,
wheze they were surrounded and captured.
At nooR. Of The d mat, c caurisr announced
u Batea Rouge hat two thousand cavaly hsd
cut shsir way through from Giants array. and
vera Eve miles oHiside tie city. Everybody
Wss inc1fdalous. But is was eFsa 90. At 4
o'clock hey came in, escorted By Captain Gsd-
ireY's cavslry.
They were met at the picket iinss By General
DHdley ard staff, and most cordially welcomed
AsGsa DHdley's suggestion, three rouEing
eaears were given te tbs gallant boys Of the
EortATest; and then ihIos more we're given for
Gen Dudley BIZ The msn.
HadtAis expedition not coma down 70 Baton
Roage, it IS not 90 certain bus what Gen. Dad
Icy woHld have haa a Ike reception abov5
Vcks5urg within tkfee weeks.
Il IS almost imPossibls % reaiiza the amount
Of u0rk this expedition has accomplished.
They have in seventeen days Travelled ever
aishs hundred miles had humorous fights.
haviug only one killed and FIVE wounded killed
. large nuuhar Of the enemy. and wounded s
large Humbsy; destroyed nearly tEo millions
dollars worth Of property taking wealth ont Of
She ConisdeTata treasury, while General Banks
has been pouring Il into our own destroyed
Iya-NaA.--aH47A WIN AAtNtLt4-a raalA1 lM Aitt
railroads captured ever ona thousand horses
and threatened The enemy Ct several important
psiHts where It Was least expected. A an e1-
ampls Of shsir activity, as one time, in thirty
hears, they marched s~sveRtg-fVs miles, had
four fights. sud for3ed G dyer, while men and
horses had nothing . eat during tie whole
tms.
Hearing . report that an atfsck vas being
made en- Yieksbury and Gsns Cali, Col GisT-
saa Is oncs decided 10 ososs Pearl river, de-
siT1y the New 0reaas, Jackson and Mississippi
Tsilroad, and gain the rear OF the enemy 20
j9ia and c0-operste with the forces attacking
these places. Phrsessuiug ssEsr Peisss -.
finding no intimstoa Of their being attacked
uDen the other side, he quietly Withdrew.
GsEsral Pembsrsoa sad Garder usad eYsry
means in their power to surround, surprise and
capture Col GriorJos's comusRd, but By in
ce5saHs vigilance, rapid Dovsment7, and tie
most Ingenious strstseezs, their efforts were
completely f0iled The mails AID coHriars q
tho cnsmy, which we're frequently captured
kept the Commanding officer well posted in re
gard to the designs Of the enemy.
Thirteen huzdrsd cavalry were sent after hin
frsn Mobile orc Thousand came svsr seuta o.
Port HadsoR, crossing PsaTl river At ColuRhia
rith ordsE5 to move toward Eussrpriss tvi
tAaassnd cans from the vicinity Of GrseEwsoJ
aad GTsasda, 70 cut eff q return to LaGrasgs
TbaY al fell 90 ia FEAR, and awaited the returl
Of Colssal Griersen, ~suPposing he Wsuld q
back 90 IsGrange.
Tho sztirs fercs Of effective men at tia essrs
vas esvsEteen Hundred. AL hut he d low
reaehed Baton Rouge in safety. This rsEimsa
returned 70 Lagrange after tksir expedition.
DR. Ranch, medical director Of Gsa. Augur'
d~ivisiaa, apaR insnec.iHg She sanitary cszditiol
ff tAs cavalry after their arrival, found oRl,
WE'VE Rsa who had need Of hospital trsatmeal
and Che major portion Of these wcTs ~saffsriR,
from eTysiPslas IN the legs, induced By ridini
for 80 long q iins.
They started with light %Tations, azd as 500
ar the frss rsiions were exhausted, the forag
AND provisions were taken hsm the country
PnFate property was iDvaTizbls respected, az
paraHtly ts tbs usnsst surprise Of the psoBl
along tAe route. They evidently expected &
have & band OF robbsrs coms and plundsr az
destroy everything they could lay hands uBas
insulting sheir wives and daughters. and abu
sing their children. An Incident viii ~iIussrat
this fact
When the train Of esrs VAS seized Ct NeTtol
crossing, while The Govsrnmsnt stores wer
bsizg fixed for burning, an old gentleman thr,'
his wallet, containing six thousand dollars i
monsy, cut Of the ear window into ths swamp
and then came and asked protection for bis proT
/, erty in the ssggaEe cars. Notwithstanding \
protested earnestly against its destruction, L
appeared perfectly smazsd when told that ever
article should be kept il safety fsT hin. Fl
frankly ACKNOWLEDGED shat he had besu sdU
Gated 70 regard NorthsrneTs a. e very difsrsU
class Of people, bat hencslorth he ahould kRo'
them only ss geptlsmsR in svery good sense q
/ tie term. Recovering bis wallet, lie wake
away = wissTau9 q better aan.
We tEks pride in printing tio full list Of "a
officers who cane through vita these regiment,
We do not wish to make them TOO prominent 3
ths neglect Of the men, for, az Gel GFisrs0R r.
marked, st was the msn, the noble hsarts
azd trussy mon as aell IS their sf6cers, wa
! gsve tho expedition such splaRdid Success.
Ezll h0pors to tha2 al-sTary maa dasarFe
tas ssnsfs Of pabic aolics. u all the danger
aad labsgs Of the expedition no enc tagged g
wsvarsd for q moment. An incident mast b
recssdsa hera in partial proof Of this. A part
5 Of fifteen cavalyy vera discovered BY fsur e
Col GritrHon's scouts, disU0Ehfed and Guistl
feeding their horses.
Ne sooner lad our scents discovered lhs part
thsn they dashed upon them, snd captured f0u
g~Tis01ars and ell the harsoB and equipments
/ gussRg the rsss to Eight, and thsH rozsatiaE /
psrfses order.
Al ore place q party on e scout dssked int
3 town 50 unexpectedly that they found 81
Telegraph operator s5oat sending q written dis
! Pa.eh to q rebsl gene-si. saying the Eaakce
= e~sEssiRiy Wass nct coming that way.
Scouts we're constantly kept in sdVsnes an
ca tie hGnks, dressed in ssessh sgits Of elsih
lag. Several instances Of heir escapes Her
mast remarkable.
Cant. Lynch, Of ths 9th Illinois, went sloz
ihie Hacoa and surveyed the place, althoHg
acre we're 1900 cavalry and several pieces Q
%artllsry il the town.
Ths pieksfs Of the susny in several instance
vsre Surprised, and captured or sasily pass0
!, BIZ Col Grisrron's scouts.
Cspsain Trafton, Of the 9TH Illinois, with Is
mea, cane up IN tde rear Of { regiment Of rs5e
cavalry which had designed stssckisg or man
aud, with bis litils band Of heroes, put .hs ThoI
Fsbsl force to fight rs he dashed among then
Getting right and left, bEt coming swsy wit
III command unhort.
Such yslor IS Godiiks. t puss 70 sham
tie Wanted rsi3s Of Staars and Morgan, bot
"a its display Of courage, AID in important re
sGlts.
Il rivals The raoat brilliant exploits reeords
in the annals Of knight errantry.
HORATIUs.
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