Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-01-15

Of AfGirs-S kirmisking at Night, etc Par
tat List Of HoRHded- Our Army Falling
/ Back.
From Army Correspondence Of she Mobile New
MUTFREssBoRo, SATURDAY NIeHrl
January 8 1868.
Yssterday was eloudy throughout aud after the ter
ribls slaughter Of Br-ckinidgss division. a light rain
fell, winch continued aH the morning This has bee1 a
miserable and gloomy day There was heavy Smelling
and cannonading this morning, but no general engage
ment took place. the enemy still holding bis iatrenebed
positis u on the head Of Stone ftTer. 1 have not been
enabled 70 obtain the fun particulars Of the fight Of
yesterday, and can therefore but give you an impen ct
sketch.
About 3 o'clock in Tia afternoon it was determised TO
make an effort 70 dislodge the enemy from bis strong
hold on the opposite side OF the river, where, upon an
sminence. be had concentrated the full force Of his bat
teries- Breckinridges division occupied a position ~
somo woods on Our extreme right but in order 10 aD
over an open space and cross the river TO gain the opp0.
site bank BreekinrdFe's division consisted Of The bf-
gades of Genera Hanson consisting Of Kentucky troops
and he 4lst Alabama. Psimers Tennrssean1s, jackson
and Preston, 70 which was added Adams LOuisianiaus
Hansoits brigade led the charge, aud t is said Suffered
most From the descriptions it exceeded any ebsTge
made during the war. Cr0ssingthe open h-ld, our men
rushed across the river through a literal sheet Of ire.
the earth rssouniing with the TO T Of artillery. whole
dintely closed up BY orr veteran troops. and rsiB ne
the opposite bank Of TIE river, we drove back the enemy
with equal frghtfut s~laugpteri and carried for a mo-
msnt The enemys stronghold on the emiHepce but
such were the masses heaped up0u us. that it ~as found
Impossible 10 Withstand the calling nre OF the Abolition
lists Witaopt the aid OF heavier batteries aud our troops
were forced o fall back We lost three Pieces of art-
lery belonging 10 Robertson5 battery, and Gen. Hanson
fell wounded. Major Graves and Lieut.. Dare, OF Gen.
Breckinsidge's staff, were also SLIGHTLY wouaded- our
loss ives estimated a. $500, but lam told to-day it Dc
much less
IreIterate here what I have before stated in nv Let
tiers, that IL should not be the p~roviEes of the press. or
Of any correspondent to write up or write down any
once ms revolution put 70 preserve intact that
"intrtnsicsl indifference in all cases, aud wi bout
which the truth Of history never can ba viudieafeF nor
the people permitted TO Judge .irIy. Ihave made this
my stHoious duly, soaring above al petty p%re7udfees or
disises, and have never yet prosdtutsd nv syoc4tiou
to the unjust criticism Of any man, to crafty a mi.era-
bic spleen, unworthy of The n0hlest umaiffes which
should animate the magnauitaOus and the iust
lam led to make these remarks here from The structures
Of a lztter from an officer of the army. dated sf this
place on the sd Of December iasl, aud published in
your edition a the sob ut The object Of the letter
appears 10 have been " to call your attention TO certain
forms Of expression which are frequently used il regard
70 the late Kennedy campaign, especially by your
army correspondent who writes over the Signature If
g Ora and it seems the objection taken Is in my hav-
ing distinguished between the operations Of " General
Braggs army, and General Kirby Smiths armv insfs.a
Of giving to General Bragg the credit Of commanding
the whole army. i diselsim It's having been my int-u-
ton OF ever making any petty or invidious distinction
between tho two armies, and I am surprised 81 this
subject being revived at this late dav. Fer
The sake OF describing Complementary the opg-
ratious Of the Two army corps, they hid to be deshs
mated II would not have beeuInfeiizibie 70 the peo-
pie to have said that General Braggs ARMY SURPRISED the
enemy at Richmond, Kentucky. though am ~uiIinp--
- NAH nAitlfH Autl
the three corps con-tituting the grsnd army were
" moved and controlled by one ir-tha gen. Brarr
should have al the credit for 10, Including as wen The
whole On nifty Of jeans brought cut of Kentucky, al ut
which there has been so much dispute. Bat [ a. NOT
consider the subject worthy Of extended erg,imeut. D
consider i have NJ right to crafty my private fee faas
whatever they may be. BY giving expression 10 fbomi In
my capacity Of a correspondent, having always madei 1t
a rulein such csses 20 write over my own Bams.
no kilograms for the press have been allowed 10 leave
here for the last two days This morning he "assoei-
ted press was allowed 20 take an abstract of Gso-ral
BTaggs dispatch to ihe AdiutsntGeuera Cooper at
Richmond, giving a short account OF our repulse yester-
day.
Tonight matters wear a still gloomier face, and t Is
reported that every preparation T. being made for a
hnal struggle to morrow, while pre- pairing TO fall back.
j learn that there was some heavy skirmishinc tits
morning in front, Lieut.. GriYer. Of the LIST Louisiata.
heiRg slightly wounded In The battle Of the 3lst
Lieut. Cenes, Of the same regiment, son Of Or. CeHas, Of
New 0rlesns, was also wounded, as we'll as Lieut.. Iris.
tie, as tslegrsphed g you
The loss yesterday of The Asst Alabama, IN killed and
wounded was over seventy. such T. the confusion that
has prevailed that I have found it utterly impossible to
get any reliable lists Of the wounded or killed This
evening there was also D avg skirmi hing on onr left
the enemy haYinr rel forced their pirkefs. A deg=rter
rep. rts this evening ths' the emmy is being reinforced
by some ten thousand troop bat this il NOS reliable
yet from the fsct that the enemy has nfrencbed him.
self it wouldseem that Pc is awaiting rsinforeements.
There are q thousand rumoTs prevailing which are not
worth repeating. It Is So That General Pope advised
against the removal OF any troQFs from this point, witch
would now be Of great avail to US If we retreat it viii
be Ia order to ave our srmys which we cannot afford
10 lose at this critical time.
enclose imperfect lists Of the wounded TN thsbatiIes
Of the 3lst; which Is al can obtain ND TO this moment
lam just informed by an officer from the front that
TIE skirmish this evening was very heavy, and confined
after DARK the enemy having advanced on our lines on
the left ard center, sweeping the Nashville pike with
their artillery. In he lst Louisiana. Of Wiihers d.
vision, Lient-Coionei Fafrar was seriously wounded
also Lieut. n. Reid. The A~labamians are also said
to have suffered mnch, but we succeeded In driving t6e
enemy back.
It's nov Hai6ni CAT the rain is falling liz torrents.
This day week, $ turd y asst orr tfooos G.st marehFd
ont Ia hs OF battle, and have been GA the fell ersr
since exp SD to tie most inesnsnt We iber making
esat days et pnprecedentea har 7shipt and wea y uHh
tas 8 Fuggles On tte oettie-asid Fomalr " wii be I
an eyeniful day " ID rs 5sry citizens af the tarn
hsve made preparations 20 leave to-msrr0N, and he Z
most gloomy forebedilgs prrYai. L IS 20 hs h4Dsd.
h3a-vei, thHt the eEh emens may pas array. sua hat
9 kind Providence viii save as FROM ths Frsdieed MS
fortunes If 4 ra;rea
Fronr B-lackssaser.
A gentleman. from The vicinity Of the Risorv..M
lveF' informs rs that ia s quiet in that direction. cen.
lrVor naH been wfh rufs~f-a r-f -