Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-09-29
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From the Riohmond Dispatch, g hl
FROM NORTHERN YIRGIHIA
The passengers by both the Central and Fred
eFicksburg trsins last evening brought az en-
coursging explanation of the firing heard in the
direction Of Raec0oa ford on Thursday. They
state that the fring resulted from a fight in
whirh We captured some seven hundred Of the
euemy's cavalry, with their horses snd equip.
ments. Tho report, coming AZ il does frsm two
distinct sources, would seem 70 be entitled TO
some cgedit, but If sueh a capture has been
made II IS little singular that no official intsDi-
geucs Of it has reached the city. We hardly
think thai a fght Of such proportions, tnd re-
sulting IN such decided success, occurring on
Thursday, Would have been unaunouRced Off
ejaBy up to 8 o'clock on Friday night. We
therefore pet the report down as entirely with
out foundation, or is greatly exaggerated.
Heavy fnBg wEs Sgsia heard yesterday at
GordOnsviile, In the direction Of Orange Court
House. Tbs csuse Of it vas not known.
From the RlchAond Sentinel a6ih
FROM THE RAPDAN.
We had The pleasure Of seeing at the War
Department, last evening, a large and splendid
United States Gag, captured on Wednesday BY
Lieut. Smith aud Msssrs. Lewis and SnOot, Of
the Block Horse troop, An Virginia cavalry,
from close proximity to M5ade's headquarters.
Gen. Stuart compliments the young soldiers in
high forms for their gsil=ntry.
In = slight skirmish yesterday, our cavalry
captured six Yankees.
We mentioned yesterday that heavy cannon
aiding was heard above fredericksburg. It was
reported al Hsmiiton's crossing, os the cars
were leaving yesterday, That We had captured
seven hundred Yankee cavalry. The news IS
50 good we are afraid to give too much credit
to il.
The deserters from MeEds's army are so M.
merous on the banks Of the Potomac that the
Federal gunboats daily shell the woods, to pre-.
vent them from building RATS.
From the WING, 26h-l
FROM THE RAPDEE.
A report obtained currency yesterday after
| noon that seven hundred Ysnkes cavalry hRc
been captured at one of the lower fords Of th'
| RappAhsnnock. As the phrase goes, 1T lackI
| cor 6rmation." and is most probably untrue.
By the Genital train, last evening, We haC
| nothing Of interest. Thirteen prisoners, mostly
| PennsylvgniRus, arrived yesterday morning
| They were shen IN the rear Of MsAde's army II
Gu pepper county. Ten of them claim 70 be dc
s~erters. Il is stated that all Of Mea1e's army i
on this side Of the R~sppshEnnock. Tbs Rapi
dan is again fordsble, and there is nothing t
prevent a general engagement except an adhe
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Correspondence Richmond E~nqairerI
ARMY OF NORTHERN VIRGINIA,
Sep smJeT q ls63. 5
CAVALRY FIGHT on TUEsDAy
] wrote you on yesterday as full an eecouu
Of the cavalry engSgemsut in Madison as / wa
able 90 obtain. The Yankees, / an happy +
say, were well whipped, and have fallen haci
through Madison Court House on toward Cul
peper Court House, closely pursued by our cav
slTy. I am told that Just before TecrOsSing To
Robinson river, that they burned = number o
ambulances and wagons, and shot q number o
horses, showing that they must have been
little. panic stricken. The fact is, they OK
Dacfed to effect q surprise, and doubtless t
make q raid on ChaTlottesvills or G5rjons
Vile, but they were doubtless very much SUI
prised themselves to fad = force not on.
prepared 10 dispute their passage, but read,
to attack them, as Stuart did, and RdmiBiste
10 them a sound castigatiOn. Stuart attacked
them in front, ard was getting the better Of Bu
ford fast, when KilDstrick tried to get IN hl
rear. Stuart quickly observed this, aud, cAus
ing one Of his regiments 10 about face" h
readily disposed Of the party in his rear, cap
turing a number of prisoners, which were sen
to Richmond yesterday.
OUR LOSS.
Frouo the very best information, / think the
we lost about ten killed and some forty wound
ed, and perhaps 81 many IS thirty prisoners.
PRISONERS TAKEN.
Thirtv-sight prisoners have been receive
Stree Yesterday. This makes a total Of one bur
drsd and twelve Yankees captured, inciVdin
Eve commissioned officers.
VANDALISM or the YANKEES.
II Is reported here that The ensny, true to the.
british igstincts, committed numerous exeesse.
That they stole corn, horses, and ran Of nt
i groes. l am verv ~csItsin; bat whether it be true
As stated, Chat they perpetratsd rape, l Am no
80 clear. Their brutal instincts are not Sbov
such acts, but theig discipline nav ave Il
strained shem Il is said that the Yankees, i
this attempted raid, bad started ahead Of ther
I certain Of their number dressed Is citizens, Wh
would run up to houses, and, affecting to 3
refugees, would obtain information as to PROF
hv the pr5prietors, and so, when 90
Yankees. cane, be better eRabIed to di,
cover whore properly might be concealed
THE SITUATION.
With The exception of this cavalry dash, all
quiet along tho liues. The enemy's -~infsntr
u,cksts extend from thoiiucti0u Of the Rspida
and Robinson rivers some distance below Rs,
coon ford. Tho pieksts are now, however, o
good terms on most of the line, thought az
told that one Of our mgj5r generals, in MS ehai
s~ctarialic style, told bis piekels to shoot the dog
(meaning the Yankee pickeis) wherever the
sec them. Before the Inauguration Of this qua.
truce, q party Of our picksts happened in a corr
field, on neutral ground, and here they met til
enemy's pickess. Neither had arms, yet bot
seemed-in a belligsrent mood. Tbs result wa.
thai our boys pitched into the Yankees fist an
skull fashion, and soon compelled them to bes
& retreat.
4 ~DEsEBTER's history.
Among the deserters who have recently com
into our lines from the enemy IS one F. I. B4IC
whose history is as follows he is 3 u native {
Missouri, snd served in PGcs's amy st the be
ginning Of the Wsr, for some sixteen months
and was taken prisoner at WarTeusbUrg, JOIN
son county, Missouri, snd forced to take tho cat
OF be shot wss sgain taken prisoner ct Fayettc
vile, Arkansas, and tried by c9urt-marsha
bauishad to Vermont, and recently zane out a
s zconserpt. He was in the 2 Vermont Whe
he deserted to US at Ssmsrvjle ford. Hs-nO'
seeks employment as q haruesssmaker; for TO g
back into our service would ensure his death
caught
Ehs Siege sf ChzrIestoH.
Frsm the Mercury. %
THE siege.
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