Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-10-27

P7a5 6FiQenAly eHgAges Qid net ltlh Alaig Il
thoHgh gave my letter Of iRtTsaueEoR to one
Ct his stsE Shortly afterwards ISTesentsd ny
self to Mr. LaHlsy, With whoa became inms-
diatsly great frisBis he introduced ne to Gen
CkiltsR, the sdia.aRt-geusral Of tbs army, ta
Colopsl Cole, ths qasrtsrnsste general, 70 Capt
Fsnsbie, sad ether effissTs Of Gen. Lees stsf
aEd he suggested, as the keadqzsrteTs WsTe 90
busy and crowded, that be aRa I should ride to
1 Winchester a. esse, AID altsrvsF5s ask fer hos
Pitslity from the less Busy STAG Of eo1. LozE-
street was alss iHhosueea ts Capt. 6shEie-
bert, Of ihs PrsssiaR array, wko is guest SEINE
tinss Of Gsa Les, and s5Eetnes OF eeseTsl
EtEart, Of the esvsry. He had bsca present
oEs Of the lsts seTsTo cavalry skirmisaes, which
hsye been ef constant essurrenee siscs the sud
Ssu advance of tkis Rrssy. Ikis advance hSs
| be9a g admirably tined a. 70 allow Of tie cap
t1re of Winchester, witA its Tankse gsrTisea
/ and stores, and at the same time Of the seizure
Of tho gaps Of the Blue Ridge Tsngo. All The
Eicers were spsskiRg with regret Of ths severe
wound received II tsis skirnish By Major Fcr
! B3Tke, another Prussian, bat now n The C n
/ fs5erate States service, ssd .id-de-sAmF 10 Jsb
/ Stuart
After eating Eouas breakfast, L-wley aud
raSs tsR miles inte Winchester. Ny horss, nj
ms kis fore shoes, skewe3 signs of great f.
/ hgus bat We struggled iate Wiaebsstsr at P.
NJ, where / was f0TsRuets esoUgh to Proeurs
shees for ths horse, and, sy LaUley's iHtr1due-
tioR, admirable ssarters for both Of rs at the
hsuss Of the hospitEkla Ms. -, with whom
he had ledFsd Esvsa months bsfsrs, aRd who
was charmed % ses bin. Her tive Hiaes5, Ehe
are as agreeable Is they sre gssd looking, gave
rs miseTsbls pielNTe Of the shTse ezssiviliss
| they have experienced Hnisr the Federal cen
raae5ers BS1Ss, Shields sad 1U.roT.
Tha EnfaTtEsGte teWa Of Winchester ssens TO
have bees ussde regular shattesok Of by the
con,sEiinE aEDies. ssohsEsl Jackson raac1ss
it ozcs, and last Sunday week bis saesessor,
I Sen EHell, droys Sc; 4ilroy Tee B6zzs t4
AilrOy is always associated wits that of Batter,
/ aRd kis Ynls in Winchester yasus ts hsvs been
soHawhat similar 70 that Of his iliussTioss rival
| Il NsT Odeans Should eithar Of ;hass t=Ee IL
dividusE fall alive into tbs hands Of ths C0Eed-
crates, I izaagiRe that jeff Davis himself wcaid
bs unable to save tssir lives, even if he were
disposed to Do 50.
Before leaving Richmond heard every sne
expressing regret t5ss AlrOy sheeld have es-
eaped, as tas gsssptUIe 81 WiReGestsr seemed
to Be iHccTa plste Titkest him. Mere than fOBT
thousand Of his men wsFe tsEsn IN the two forts
which overlook the tovs, and whies vsrs car
ried By assault by LouisiAEs Brigade with
tTiA ng loss.
Tks icy Of the uRfsriuBa.s iRhsbissai5 msy
he easily conceived at tLIs sudden REd aHs1pes
I'D re!ief fran their last captivity, which bad
lasted six zsztss Daring tbs whole ef this
tirss tksy sauid Rot legally bay article Of pro
visions without taking ths eata of hllsgiszee,
which thsF zaFnazIROusly refused 20 do.
Thsy WsTs anabis to hear word Of their Rals
rslstionF or friends, who were al q ths South
erR AMY; thsy were shut 10 Ia thsir hOases af-
tsr P. n, sRd sometimes deprived of light
Part of our kind enteTtaiEeT's kosss was f0fei-
by oseGpisd By q vslgsT, iguorsat and lew
bsTa Fe5eral ofsssr, ci-1svaut driver Of = street
csr; sad thsy were constantly subjected 70 The
Hest huRiiistisg Insults, en- srstence Of search
ise the house f.r arms, Documents, etc.
Ts mF surprise, however, tsese ladies' spoke
ef tie enemy with less violence ard rsneor than
alncst say other ladies hsd met with during
ny travels throzEh the whOls Southern Confs6-
eracy. When / old them 50, they replied thst
thaF whs had seen 1apy men shot down ia
the streets before their swn eyes, knew what
they we're taking about, Which other and mere
excited Sos lhorG wOzGn Gid net.
EHei,s dfViSis1 is il front asd soTsss tie Pc
tsruae, ssd bsfsTs left headquarters this norE-
iug ssw Lougstreet's corps beginning ts follow
IN tks saEle dir5ctieH.
.Ts,Hs % [ Tuesday .-LswleY sRd I vest 20
iusnsst tks sita Of Mr.. MssoR's (tas Southern
ccHa misFionsr in LsEden) epes pretty hsus=-s
Hiclaseholy scene. u hsd hesn sharHinsly sit-
aEtsd rear tie outskirts Of the toW8, 6sd by sli
aoesusis must have bssE deligsttal little place.
when LaWisy saw il seven months sgo, it was
tksp snlv ruin: but since that time Northern
vsrEeanea (ss directed by Ssn, AilIoy) has sa-
listed it5sls By e0sIsying almost tho very foand-
atians sf the keass sf this Areh-sTsitST, IS they
call him Literally net oHe stone remains
standing vpss another, AID the debris seems t.
have ssen csrtsd swsy, for there is new Big
hole where ths principal psrt OF thS house stood.
TTcops have evidently bsea encamped upon the
eresnd which zas stJeTed with fragments of
Yankee GsIbiBE, acc0zssTDsRts, etc.
I understand that Winchester used TO be q
NEST sEreeabls little town, Rhd It's society ex-
tTerely pleasant AsRy ef its houses are now
destroyed or converted ints hospitals the rest
ls>k niserable sR5 diiSpidR.sd Its fsmals Ia
hsbitsuss ffer the abls-sodied males are ali Ab-
sent IL the srlsy,1 ere familiar with the bloOdy
realizes Of war As many ss Eve thousand
wounded have bean accommodated hsTe at 0se
line. All the ladies are aecas-sRed to the
bvYstirg Of shells sRd the sigh5 CT Sighting, and
all arc iuraSa iatO hospital nurses or cooks.
Frsua the uttsr in8sssibili5y cf procuring
eerB, was flresd to take the horses cat graz
iRe q mile beyond the town, for four hsurs iH
The morning snd TIVE in tie altsTEoon. As oRe
uausts't less sight OF thsm fer = moment, this
oeeapisa me AL day, VI bile Lswiey Trete IN the
heuss,
.Jzas "a (W,dHssSsy) )-Lswley beiRg weak
in health, we determined 90 sPezd another day
with eur kind frisads ia Winchester.
/ took the heTsss cat again for six hours to
gIszs, AKA alsGe acquaintance with t#o Irish
sea, Wk9 gave Hae s0usa cut grass and salt fer
he horses Oae OF these mes had lerved and
had been wounded in the Southern army. 1
remarked 30 him .hat hs-Eust nave killsd lots
Of bis 0wA esuuiryEsSa, 70 which he replied
'Oa, yes, bat fax, aty mast 81 taks it as II
eaa0es" I have a-TaYs observed that South
- : alv-.fta1A - Enhn - and he
ne sort Of scrasie in killing - maay ct their
Nsrlas7r bI6.hra8 a5 they possibly csG.
I Observed to-day EsRy rev Ysnkse graves.
which Tie deaths sn5Ug the esFilvss arc csn-
stsrtly Increasing. Wooden mead pests are pat
uB e. eaeh grave, os which is written, " Aa al
knsTn soisier, u S. A Died OF wounds re-
ssivsd upon tbe Aeid OF bsttle, June 2i, p Or
%, 1882
A sentry stopped as today, IS / waa going
cat of toJTa, and ghsR / showed hia ny pass
from Sea Chiitsn, be replied, with great hrm-
ness, bat with PsTfec. courtesy, e Ina extfemaly
ssrry, sir, suf, if yen were the Secretary Of
War, or Jef Davis hiEaseif, yea e01ldR'f pass
without . passport ir0m tbs provest marshal."
.Jsiss 25, ( ThuTsdsy) We took leave ot Afs.
- and htr hospusbe family, su3 5tsTtsd aI 10
A n TO overiake Gems Lse and LOngstrset, who
a.e supposed 20 30 crossing tse Po,omae a. VII
HsmsBors. Before We had got more thaa isw
miles on our way, We began e meet horses ana
oxep. the frst fraits Of Ewel's advance isso
PenasvlysulA. The weather was cool and
sbowsTy. and all went swimmingy ieT ths f1st
fearteea miles, when we esugAt up vita Nc
Laws division, which beloags to Lsngsireet's
corps.
a. my hsrss about this time began 70 show
aigns ct fatigue, and SIS Lawley's plekaXed msst
al6rmIEgly, We tarzed them into some clover to
gIazs, Whils we wateaed two bfigases passing
Siopg the road Tnoy are commanded, think,
by Semmas and BArksdsle, and are 60 imposed
Of GssrziAns, Mississippiaus aid South Caro-
lniAns They marched very well, and there
was ne attempt at Smuggling quite different
slato CT lhmgs trsm JoRnsson's men il 81 ssls
siSsi. All wearing ia their hats the red badges