Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-02-10

pany. They also get in among the Abs occa
sioDslly Last Friday they captured eleven O
forsging party, near Grand Junction, getting
four wagons and teams, which thsy brought of
and several negroes. The wagons were loaded
with cotton, eighteen bales,) which was
burned. One wagon and team and two Of the
negroes belonged to Frank Cassitt, Of La
Grange, who, it is said, is cotton buyer for the
enemy. Capt. Street and his men are brave
and daring fellows, and North Mississippi owes
them heavy debt of gratitude. The Abs fesl
them as much as do the tory companies. They
srs in the saddle day and night l ssw them
near Ripley, Sunday morning, bearing off their
captured wagons and negroes Monday morn.
ing, at sunrise, heard of them in HaTdeman
county, near Saul36ury, lowering around the
camp Of the enemy. On Tuesday morning
some Of them came into Ripley and reported
that the night before Monday night they heard
the drums of the enemy, near Middleton, on the
Memphis and Charleston railroad. From this it
was inferred that portion of Grants army
were making their way to Corinth. Ii every
man in Mississippi was made Of the same ma
tsrial as Street aud bis men, the rule Of the
Abolitionists would be short in Mississippi.
I learn from several gentlemen who nave
passed through Holly Springs that the last Of
the GRAND army" evacuated that place Mon
day night laying in ashes the remainder Of the
north side Of the square, and many dwelling
houses, before doing SO. the large and new
hotel, so much needed at the tins of its erec-
ten, is numbered with the things that were.
The citizens Of the place were fearing return
of the enemy. Persons who crossed the rail-
road at Scales depot, eight miles north of Holly
Springs, on Tuesday, inform me that they saw
houses burning in that neighborhood as they
passed, fred by those who are determined to
make us love them.
From several persons who have just returned
from Memphis, / am informed that trains sIe
running regularly between LAGrsnge and Mem
phis Troops are stationed every half mile to
protect the road, and every camp is surrounded
by works Of some kind to prevent our cavalry
from charging in upon aud surprising them. At
one place q stOckade, at another poles are laid
horizontally, end then another camp is sur
rounded by plain old fashioned rail fence.
They are in constant dread of Van Dorm, and
have heard that be is north Of the Tallshatehie.
They were in battle array on Tuesday st Scales
depot expecting him to pounce down upon
them. On Sunday, when my informant left
Memphis, there were two steamers at the wharf
filed with troops. They said their destination
was NicksbuTg, and that they were determined
to take it. The Memphis Bulletin Of the 9th
has long account of the late attack on Vieks-
burg It tells how the rebel batteries were
anu AtttAtAif AlsU 4iOf ttlo AcD6AH lNAuvA
them with great slaughter. ! hopo you vii
get that paper, as you will be as much amused
at il as some Of us here who are better informed.
1 viii try aud send it with this.
When I commenced writing did not expect
to write call as much as | have written, and
now leave out many things I could write. l
promised to give you facts; have done So
Idle Tumors have been discarded. do not feel
in the humor to moralize, lecture or advise, but
pardon me if I say few words to the people of
Southern Mississippi. Could each one Of them
ride through the country as have done, and see
and hear what have seeR and heard, every
man able to do so, would arm himself TO defend
the soil Of his State from further pollution by
the band Of thieves that are now moving out of
it, to invade it at another point. Mississippi has
enough men to drive back the invasion. Il is
easier and less expensive to do 50 thsa to be
running of property to save It. This county
has not enough horses aud mules left IN it 10
make a crop this year, and the people have been
robbed of their money and have none left to
buy more with. Marshall county has suffered
more than Tippsh has. Let Southern Mississip-
plans take warning and emu'at Street and bis
determined followers -