Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-01-31

SIehsbHrg Etensa,
From ne Wais Jaauary al
The Yankees attempted 70 run the .srg--boat
down the uTer early yesterday morning. bus Q
few shots from p couple 0i auT guns near War
ranion, satisfied them thas thsF could NOS 20
pssL The boat returned to her m5oung, but
kept up steam and Wss moving about as inter-
walls during the day.
The enemyfhaFe at lass got q boas into tire
canal, d~eshoying the progaosHcat.00s Of tie
wise acres" who Lass WINNER daelaTed lie
canal could never Be- made la7iCable, and that
it was useless 10 fiji Is az. 4 steamer supposed
70 BE- q dredgs boot was seen yesterday plying
20 and down Che canal. aud Ws suppose INST 8
leEd days more uiHl suffice o. make It BaVigsb.e
for The onemys gan ooeis.
Tie Yankees visited DsS9to yesterday IN
large numbers. Squads % Gasni were WsEug
about tne r7er bank ell dag. We Hoaeed cns
on the bank opposite The bayou. with Q book
hand, taking sketches FOR Some Hlusiratsd r
ing survey but were disturbed BY q visitor
rom Whistiing DioE, which shattered a lsrrs
tree where they were Ct HoEk- One nan ap-
psaTed on the leTes On horseback, but the sound
Of Whlstang Dick caused him 10 cut fr the
woods. tie came cut again et ths old ueea.ue
shop Of the Shreveport raiiroe3 end rode down
to Sseaies, where he dFm5H ed examined
cur ely With q glas, ailsr which ia zct Oh BIS
steed again ald rode of t0aau1 DE-. HTailats
nthe meantime, a nan d1csed iaa broRu
SUI (ah VIC have hecetofare sean Wers dressed
in bluc,1 cauo up rom Slsla'5 h5uss, where
scme Twenty uVe c82ts we're iollgl e. vida
a small white flag attached TO p POLE. He came
as far as tGe house formerly occupied Fry Ar.
Qugg, and stuck TIE pole II lhe gr8uaj OF the
-evee opposite the door, WheTeupoc tTC men
one carrying a kin1 e table wh thrze les, sui
I HhA- HLa L
lefee from Steaie's house Is seen IS hey g5s
TO Quiggs, the hsg vas taken do~n, tie three
legged arrangement SCI d5HE ca fhs lsves. aa3
the compass placed on top ofiE A -b.ue-coa
worked win She lnsruniGIt abou en- hour.
when he took mp Stakes a1d started back
through the woods toward t1s easays csnrs.
Cannot we prevent these scaun3rsls from CON
ing to the bank Of tao river AID making sun
veyst Some morning soon We may ez7ee .o
be awakened By the belchug Of cannon from
to opposite slie OF sAe uFeT, u5lsss we prevent
the enemy from maainr surveys ans 5@e.esing
eligible positions for batteries.
From he Dsly CIazen.l
This morning ii was reported aere shaE q r5od
deal Ofhriug vas heard last night on s Yaz-o,
but up TO going to press we have not learned
thst any gGnboat had cot up tna way When
ever they pet ready TO make q trip IL hat jTsc-
ton they VIII find everything in realess3 fr
them.
4 HEAVE LOss-8lr. john Po1arfsli, a
butcher Of this city having gone to Norib Lon
isiana to purchase lot Of stock fr orr u5rset.
was on his way LoL13 Q feW days ago wish q I5t
OF beof cattle, hogs and sheep, a~laoun " 10
some ten thousand d@eiisTs, whsnhs uaezpec
u came up to the Yankees, who robbed lin Of
his whole stock, aud himself barely escaping
capture by che skin q bis teeth. Oar market
viii feel this loss severely.
Some heavy fd8g was heard early this nom
ing down the river, which was ascsr.siUed TO be
trom cur lover batteries. They were GTinr 20 2
boat which The IsnAees neG on iLe other side.
supposed to be Tho fsgryboa-.
THE srFUAFIoy-Wisb bs exception Of nsr
arrivals Of transports from aasTe, there hss besn
no other movement em9ng the Yankees since
/ yesterday. There s-s noH some twenty boats
Ia the bend above, and the number IS e. slant y
increasing. Until within g Day orlw0 moat IF.
the transports ths5 e5ald be- seen were merely
! stoTsships, bu5 new lhaT number IS being con
si3sTably augmented BY The arrival of talsD0ls
bringing troops.
Yesterday they were engaged in taking ob-
se1yations OF the strength OF orr batteries and
the lay Of the ground opposite Tie city, no
doubt for the purpose Of obtaining an eligible
site to erect some bs~lleTies oocosis the city
During their Reconnaissance tloy could uae re-
sst theT neutral pro9e9s y rr stealing, ard
accordingly went 90 killing hcgs. I'm sg1. of Cur
batteries, but q few shells sent oveF ia aat 5i
rect0n had the effect of driving sbs pillsgers
into The woods.
Yesterday evening and ihis m3rnioe it bas
bseu observed that aiarea fet yvas f1 theriysr
above, aud the smoke Of the boats could be
seen extending Up tbe river CD e ersa5 distance.
1t was alsa supposed TIA. sons Of th3 euaJoass
had goueu up the Xazoo river, bri wa have no
Jews from that qla-sr JET though firing IS re-
ported to have been heard during the night IN
that direction.
This morning everything was apparenly
quiet along the lines e the eaeuy. The az
pea-snces now indieas that General Grants
army hes arrived, or IS very near 1t band. and
We may lock for active hosthlies ia q g Days.
The river is almos. bank fui, and tbe Yankees
cannot stsy in the swamp much logger.