Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-11-03
A susos..f.I Dash Upsa he Eneny.

A suecesafuI Dash URsa the Enenys
From she Pstsrsburg Ezprazzl
We have eouversed With 8 gentleman Who ro-
Gently arrived from Cu-ritucE county, y. G
ana have learned nom him ths particulars Of a
successful dzsh recently made up0n the snsny
bv Msi1r E5gsr Burroughs bastalisn Of parti-
san rangers, VINO are operating IN shat section.
, Hairr Burroughs started with his Command
rom Cu-rizuek sOgnd, IN sEil beats, on tha night
Of the 18Th They sailed up N0r.s liver to Be
thscrs IN Princess AIMS county, Va, arriving
about two houf8 before day. Captain CaGea'8,
Can't Grandy's, and q d55sGhms1t Of Captain
sanderliu'a companies, were pissed in position
rear the river, 10 watch the movements 5f me
Yankee boals.
n sbgve enc b9rr tao steamer J. B. White,
having IN tow + s.as Re l-e5Ze ana three EeAtars.
was sssu csni- 2 down the uVsr. The Haa 70
manned eeresa ed until ihs siesnsr Waite eano
within nry yards Of thsn, when tssy Jumped
up. aud 7qi5h musiCs.s pointed demanded g sur
render Tns sII5r net being promptly obaysds
she vas fred into, and two men killed and the
steamer diFahlsd. The crsW, consisting Of tho
captain aud eleven men, then surrendered. Iba
captain snd aiHB OF the crew were par0lsd ald
sent 20 Norfolk, a1a tyo negroes we're seat %
Raleigh, aAd the steamer, dEedgs and lighters
bHrae3.
her way down the river, Captain arEBdy with
ais comasnd, sad a B0Ffi0n Of Captain Cafes,
we're sent Immediately &c ACEiss' ferry, EneT
concealed theEaseivls, and ere al hour had
sls1sed, along ca1aa tho EaTn, net suspeeiine
danger nigh. Az she approached the lerrv, her
hurucsne deck was discovered TO be crowded
..fsh aHfoars and HOuan- Captain 6randy
waited unil the steamer was wl-aIu thirty yards
Of aim, when be sua 3sEs.y appeared In fali view
L. a-l...- fa.a 81
car On bssrd, zurposai bo be q mzj1r-gaRHrsl
from bis uniform, cried ouk "Esr Coos SAKE
.doa't shoot Wo surEsudsr.n The boat was
stopped, and Csptaia Grza9Y allowed sAsm 70
% below, behaving they W0nld cons sshars but
IN t-us ksaDiug via the Yankee c5araessr, as
seen ss hey went below they put sn s,caza and
ran By. When Cap,sin GraudY discovered sai9
5fseeh Of faith, he ordered his maH % IRE, and
thev ravs the steamer s7To hHndrad rounds be-
fore she turned the point i was learned sltar-
wards that six or eight we're killed
AItaough tho Fswn and Der crew ard pas
seugers escaped, the object of he Expedition
VISA accomplished, viz; the stepping Of tbs
tr.nsit Of he Uuitsd S1s5es nal between Nor
folz and NswbsrB, and other points On the Car
olina coast, By this routs.
Major Burroughs command IS doine good
serVics IE ttat section. 5inea this baftzli0u was
organized the enemy have committed mucb
lever ueeEH- atieu1 10 Ell4el1t A-lld ana IiIlrt-
tuck counties, and me Htsio thisVing squads lhas
formerly roamsd through the county, havs beeR
entirely s5opped. Nov they Only move ia f0rcs.
Al the Yankee forces havs been removed rem
sosih mills, CuIritack canal bridge, E1d C1rIi-
taly court house. Can't. saEderln's company
have been very efficient il CuriEuck eoansY.
If compsnies zs theas were formed in every
section ahich h6s been oyerruu By the eneHly,
great good would be done. u Wguld show tnat
while sn armed fores may 0vsrun, they cannot
subdas determined people
Nai. Burroughs deserves much credit 6or arm
ing asi organising battalion in g section Of
county given up to sad ovazrun By the enemy,
snd We houa his noble example msY Be f0i-
lowed by others.
Why cannot VS. have such an Organization
TO operate on the Blsckwaief and ia the vicinity
of Sufolk, where the vandal TOE are daily COM
mitiing dspredations upon he citizens sld AMI.
lies Of our soldiers in he srmyl