Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-09-28


Special correspondence OF the Appeal
RIcHHosD, September ., 1866.
Combined 20 mybed BY sudden and severe ~indisposi-
ion. since the dsts or my last letter, have found the
kilograms from Gen Bragg Far more seviyiag siimuiauts
taaa any administered By ny physician. snd II is de-
/ IehtfuI 10 the c1uvalescent on goiRg cut to exchange
c5ugrslulatious with friends on She glorious success in
tennessee There was a manifest uuwiilingness here
/ A. 6rst. TO give fuu crsdsnce 20 the ststemsnt OF 4 com
plste victory not from any want Of confidence in Gen.
! Bragg, but bscsuse We have 90 ofsn been deluded with
I imaginary triuuphs 10 TIE West which turned out after.
ward 70 have been defeats or, at least drawn battles
/ D-nsls1u. Shiloh, Hur'ressboro' Vioksburg-al thess
were reported TO ms As Confederate victories and so we
hsd come 70 regard with real distrust al accounts
Of Western success But since there is no longer
room to doubt that Rossersns has been whipped, the Joy
IN Richmond is fun Not ma13festing itself, indeed,
sitter the Yankee fashion, In boHfrea ana torch light
PROFESSIONS, but seen upon every ooun-eusnoe in the
glow n hope and satisfaction. The time for hlsrity
and noisy demonstration will come VIXEN sl the fruits
thst we bsvs right 10 ex9ec: from lie defeat Of Rose.
Grams shah have been Estbered-wben the hated Ysu-
KEGS sHsI haze beer driven from Tennessee and Ken
t1cky, and every foot Of Wssten SCH has been rescued
fom their grasp. This Is the mizhty stskel the glorious
euerI5n FOR which Gen Bragg has been Sighting, and
We Do not believe that he wiz pauseiu his work until
be has accomplished TO- Short OF this, the battles
af RneFold and ChloksmAaga viii have been
f5uEGt ia vain, and thousands more Of precious lives
VIII have been thrown away like water for naught. II
on ths other hsud. he carries through tie noble pur-
poses Or bis campaign, BE- will not only entitls himszH
90 the lasting gratitude o. BIS C-uutrymeu, but be will
pretty coon bring on the blessed Of the
beginning of the end" o. the ~2r. Another army NE
That Of Bosscrsns' cannot be gathered together in Yam
Ess and. Thurl0w Weed, in 3 recent letter upon pub
lie aE-lrs sdmis tbas Yankee conseriptiou is sfsilurs,
sud they VIII never Be able 10 recruit their shEttersd
regiments with the required rapidly from the recruit
ing stations OF I1slsud and 5eTmsny. The effect ofths
rtter expulsion Of the Yankees from Teu5esss and Ken
,leky would be ia the highest s=grse ssUtsry upon
public continent At che North. The election Of vallsn-
5igham IN Ohio would be secured beyond q doubt, and
such a peace party would spring up at once ss has
never before vsatured to speak outon the state Of ar
fdrs. Let us hope that We may witness this result sRd
fHst all may haH Gen. Bragg a. the deiverer Of the
West and the 6nishrr Of the war.
The Indications are strong that 9 great battle viii be
fought before many days between the armies Of Mssds
an dee. Areconnoissance in heavy force was msdson
Monday last b. the Yankee Generals Bufcrd and Fftz-
pstries ia command Of four thousand Federal
csvslryf which Ts-ulted in q spirited combat
with the cavalry Of General Stuart numbering
shout eiFbtssn hundred men a. Liberty mills some SIX
miles shove Orange Courhouse. The fight was obsti-
uatsiy mzintslned for several bsursi when Gen. Stuart
Hu bach upon Gordoasvlls with a loss Of one hundred
aud dhy in killed wounded sBd missing. The Es7utrs
% tbs morning slaias that the advantages wa ours-
and all sccaunts sgrva that the Yankees rscrosssd the
Rspidan, sitter burning Liberty mills, instead Of contin-
Jung theIr march to Chzrlattesvile, as it was supposed
vas their design. II hey have Tsiolned the main body
o. Meade's arny, We may reasonably expect that an
advance upon Gen. Lae win speedily be made. The
n-my will possibly be encouraged 20 make this advance
iron theft knowledge 81 the fact that Gen. Lees army
has been weakened by the rein orosmsnts sent 10 Gen.
Bragg We hsve every assurance tbsi Gen. Lee will
p, folly ab's 10 meet and repel the enemy, IN whstsvsr
force they may come, but we cannot but look forward
riih the deepest concern to the loss Of valuable lives
hat must be incident to such az encounter.
General Esmps-, exchanged for the Yankee General
Graham. hiss arrived in this city, and Is in an improving
a1ndHiou. He hopss soon TO take the command Of his
brigade 10 the dv.d
R1uors o, recognition by the Emperor Of The French
have been prevalent Tor several days and the bslefis
General ia ths North that such recognition Is imminent
81 thsir pap-rs d-oi.rsng ibst a war with France ard
England is a p0ssTbIs event before the close Of the year.
[ have reason to believe that 10 news Of French rceog
7laon has been received BY the Coufsdsrats authorities
The visit OF the Coaat de St. Roman, who Is nov in
Gown. had nothing whatsvsr b do with such a move.
nsnt s~upposIng It to be on foot ss this utled gentle
zan came on business connected WITH the Erango loan.
The weathsris clesr cool aud braeing. DIXIE
news from the ssblae River.
We have neas Tau New Orleans up to last
sunday, which reports tbas the Yankee eEpedi-
ion az ths Sabine river vas totally Tepulsed BY
Msior-Gen. MsgrndeT and the forces uncor his
command. Two Of the enemy's g~uaboats were
captured, and tie Mobile steamer Bzgaley, used
as a transport, was in 8 severe gale driven
ashore a complete wreck also tie steamer La1-
rel Hill, laden with horses, artillery and NUM-
items Of war, had 20 throw her cargo overheard.
she returned to New Orleans badly crippled.
The expedition i0g The Rio Grandc had been
abandoned, g. tlo French forces would not a.
'ow It 10 land on neutral territory.
TINS news had he ed,a Of raising The value
If Confederate currency 10 tho Cresusns city. Ii
had advanced 90 80 cents On the dolEr-Mobtis
TribuaC.
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