Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-01-30

have al Bzel Grimes 3 work on the canal. Tbs ope.
raponsef tm aest above continue AZ before. ia bringing
down as5oasl troops. a nnmhsF OF ira sports sre
seen 20 arrive dsfy and by this sine the greater per
aon e. Gen. Grsnts army must be here. But no an
n-euucement ef his accession to their forces has yet
bssn made 20 persons who have been among them
naas besn assertaiped that some Of the mortar boats
nave been towed down by Transports and IL is further
rssorled nat some Of the former have been placed in
position, ana ere row ready to commence the Smelling
ofSss city. Bat this raaor is Incorrect as aone Of the
aoulN has yet yeutursd TO come near enough to be
within range If ne city, and as long As they keep out
ofreaoh there is no probability Of their being in a posi-
ton to accomplish much by Smelling it may be likely
though that any dark night viii be taken advantage Of
to bring them close enoagh for shat purpose.
FROM The appearance Of the river yesterday evening
thare we're unmistakable evidences that monster feet
Wis near the city. From Youngs point up the river to
a distance s. lac rs b seys could reach, there was one
continued ana 1nbroksn cloud Of smoke and steam,
whites a7nonizhed = hat hswhoIe feet IS not far of.
Il Hvery likely hat we are now On the eve Of an at
tack ana that tie arrival Of Grants army corps may be
dm signal FOX q general onslaught The enemy "a evi
DENLY preparing and laying his plans 50 as 10 be in
readiness t. move as soon Is the whole force is At hand.
Yes erdsy morning The Fedsral troops were very in
soleut and tantaizing on The opposite shore Of the river.
Nuubers cf them were seen Immediately opposite town,
takinga general reconnaissance of the once famous city
Of DeSofo. Assome Of them appeared to be without
armi the option obtained prevalence that they were
d~eserter4 and desrvd to be brought over to our lines,
but l. was soon discovered that there We officers Of
hgd grades among them, whose swords gittersd and
cleaned IN the san enough 10 dispa The Illusion about
being Hugrmed.
It was sooa discovered shat 6ese adventurous Yam
a- 49, E---e-- g. 49,
anumoe3 Of hogs one Of these freebooters was Oh
service tope engaged in killing and q~uafteriug a hog,
when one Of our guns let loose a shell, which exploded
near the spot, and Mr.. Yankee dcopped TO the ground
10 dodge the piecss-after the danger was over he arose,
took his pork oths back and gneaked of. Stealing
counais anceo our ba-ieres and the eligibility Of the
ievee in De soto Tor the enemy to plant his batteries
opposite fhe city
II will not be surprising If by to morrow morning we
End q GORDON of artillery extending along the levee op.
poite the river, ths whole length Of the city. This
ton OF the grounds yesterday was certainly made with
a riqH of this kind. In day time this work could not
be accomplished on account Of being in fu1 view OF
our batteries, but during The mightit may al be done
without being discovered. They c0uld not affect our
batteries much but it might do considerable injury to
toe city.
It IS now reiiabIy aseertained that the DeSoto ferry
crew aboard. She was engaged wooding on the Lou
isiana side when the Federals came up and fired two
rife shots at her, when the captain sung out to them
not to shoot as the boat was already tied upi init
mating that she had been tied up on purpose. The cap
lain and engineer, whose names have not learned, are
tained their loyalty, and denounce the former IS traitors
NEsTOR.