Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-08-21

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Correspondence RiclmoBd Dispatch
ARMY NORTHERN FWGuyA Z
g August l7th. 1853 S
J A report from q scGnin2ly vel au.heaticats,
source, prevailed yesterday, that the Yankee
we're aiTanciug Few gave it any credence
Later and official information states that they
have al wIttdraWs to the other side Of the river
leaving Gen Suart and his cavalry in undis
f putsd possession and master Of the situation,
on the hither side.
This movement, news Of which comes in 3,
authentic form, indicates no present intention
on the part Of Gen Meade 20 sdvanca. but tbs
reverse; tha' his army is badly crippled and 10
noralz95; that he Is IN no condition for Ctfsn.
siVs operations. Such IL the sequel Of bi,
bossted victory 1t Gettysburg, which has beer
the source Of much desp0ndsncY 90 the timid
and wsak-aja3ed In certain portions Of the Con.
fedeT.cT- All accounts frsm tiat direction con-
cur ss 10 tla weak and dsul0TaIzed condition Ol
the Yankee srny.
am satisfied from the statement Of q respect
abe gents nan recently ESCAPED from the vi
entity Of the Yankees that Meade has been re.
inflrced 30 the extent Of several regiments Of
"contrsbs1d5" "
The ubiquitous and daring Mosby has made
another daSH, and penetrated with his men 90
within 6ve miles of Alezandris, capturing near
thirty prisoners, aud wagons and horses in pre-
portion. De could have gone ave mIles further
with impu1It7
a day OF 5=7 since portion ef the Yankee
signal corps were operating At Water mountain
Capt. Randolph with less than half dozen
men, came uPoE thsm sud captured the whole
party. All but one, however subsequently,
made their escape
It is believed that the valley is now free from
! the presence Of Yankees The raidlng party
Ebst went lately down 70 Brooks gap was the
I same t5as entered Winchester and were driven
/ ou5 short tine baf1rs. They will probably
{ kscp a small force in the lover valley TO pre-
/ vent raids on the Baltimore snd Ohio road
/ which The HaDkees, 1t is understood, have re-
/ rsirei and pus iu running order.
{ General Iub9Tdsn has been made major
/ raHe-al ard Col Jackson. who has oDeyated 50
successfully in Western Virginia, resenaly, has
{ been promoted 70 the rank Of brigadier- general
Tbs promotion Of General Wilism Smith.
governor elect, 20 msior general, was doubtless
[ for the purpose of assigning him 70 the com
msndenE of the Department Of Heurice, vics
General Elzey, relieved at his own request.
The latter viii probably be returned TO
active duty in the field and assigned to the
command Of a division Of the army, in one or
more Of which there ore vacancies to be filed
The change would be appropriate, and doubt
less mu' 'UslF agreeable 60 GenE Smith and
Z zay to the former on account of his present
ra.stlans to The people as thsir Governor elect;
70 the latter on Hec1unt or bis removal 20 3
more ccnrsBial fed. where few officers stai
rs fsvoCably, and where be has displayed great
gslanEy slLes the beginning Of this war Gen
EFeiI, 5aau whom there Is no more competent
Judge Is ssi1 to entertain high appreciation
OF Gr=a Z zsy aa aa ull-sr.
Co-respo pondeuga 1f the Sentinel
Eeurrr,--rs rgrr-..r-r---
two O'clock yesterday she Yankee cavaly an
pearel 10 view on the nights Opposite thia town.
and near the l1H ar Jerry NsE more thar. two
sq1a1IUus were iu sight There was some firing
between them sud our picEets, but no damage
was d1Us Part Of then went into Falmouth
and zrrsstei tEe citizens F0u, only Of the
number living there sascaViug. They broke into /
many Of the houses, and robbed several stores
I was informed last night, by an off Ger. that our
men captursd one Yankee, and lost SIX of the 4
IS ir who we've scouting north Of the Kappa 4
hammock. On Wednesday evening lass, the I
YeEkees evzcus-ad their camp at Staff lrd /
Court House, burning their QusrteTazster's and /
c0mmissacs5' stores. A division of Federal cav
airy were encsmped On Thursday night a5ou.
three mi'es nom Hsrswood church, and seven 4
.Iom Stall-rd Court House. They sppesr to be 4
constantly changing 8 cir position Last night
there was a Yankee picket St Banks dam.
There are few vessels at Aquis creek. but a
number were lying of the old battereB st the
mouth of Qlsntic0 (5oth gun5oats and trans
BCrtsl last Wednesday.
There had beeu no Yankees az D1mfrieg as
late as the I3th inst Msssrs. Waller sud Settle
aud d.. Ssous have been released upon parole.
as well as a large uumser Of other eitizsns ar
rested in Stafford and Prince William; sll. we
understand, were asked to take ihs oath, which
Ess sia0st unanimously declined
a "a rla4gaH fo 1aerrs fr,r- ,-,-sT.--.-- 3
who came through 90 Thursday, that the state.
ment that John Kn0rweIs houss had beau
burned by the Yankees is incorrect. as the houss
was standing as be passed.
The citizens complain more Of ths Psnnsylvg-
lia cavalry 5nau any others. Most of she csv-
airy in The division eucsmPed on the HARDWOOD
church road ars from Michigan.
Ll Is said Mzais has gwen orders for the ar
rest Ol al cit.zsns between the Potomac and
RspPahannOck AFRAID 70 stack Lee be is
-easIug his vengeance upon nqH -combatants,
sua warrlng upon the aged, the sick and the
MANNED.
FaEDERICKsBUBG, Aug Il, 1863.
The Yankees were pckeung yesterday mile
BACK Of falmouth. Last night, A. & O'Clock, as ,
small psIty oi0ur msa were crossing az Scouts ,
cry, Immediately opposite Fredsrcksbure,
hey discovered uum0ec of mounted aud dis
mounted Yankees, yIug in ambush on the river
,anki but cur boys we're too smart fer them Z
OF as ths Yankees deployed right and left to sur
ouud lh=m, they discovered their movements :
nd very quietly returned 70 this side.
Oa yesterday morning q large transport, 4 }
rowced ssIth troops, passed down the P5t0mac
lver. They ars sending troops both up and J
own the nvsr, though 1t is believed the great-
81 number pass down.
The prisoners arrested in Falmouth are At
taTtwcod church, aud the enemy say they viii J
sep theu until they " take the oath !" Messrs
)uH Green and Monroe Kelly are among those
Irsstsd.
AL was quiet to day, when the cars left for !,
IL
TueIs ere some things connected with our
svalIy 5ngsdes that require attention. was 4
} Tie camp si the u brigade fsw days since, :
I'd 10 enc company / was visiting, composed :
over ons hauafed nsa. there was enc camp ?
ettle aud two frying pans lor the use Of the
hole company The adjoining company had q
no iryiug-Pans aud ons skillet for the use Of v
LO meh. The commissary issues t0O days "
.tIons Of fresh beef, at enc time sad q very Ii
nall supply Of SAT- The consequence Is. that
lore beet has 90 be thrown away shen the men a
H. As is vii uoi keep this excessively warn 81
ealhsTi and certainly the ration is not large "
Z any meaas Everything that can be done N
7 the comfort OF the 9ravs men in front Of the
lemy ought to ho done, IS eleven dollars per
0utn VIII nos buy many dinners, az three dol th
r. p8r meal "
an Informed on reliable authority that the W
seSuons fTum Msade's army are very great sE
be Grzitsd men are going nome daily and IN tn
usds- q
al
CHARLESTON. - Private accounts from
laflss.ou, oy letter and otherwise, give rather ns
more 0nlavofa0e Isg5Tt CT afAi taan that we Mi
u 5hr01g p the newspapers The IRE on sum 81
during the ghgls OF M,u.4a, ,yss terrific ne Z be
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