Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-08-05

Hrsu East Tezneasee.
Oorrsrpoasenes 81 The Enszvilo Chroni r.
TAZEWELL, TENN July 30-Oa Che E7th
Inst, I was egt eG fr5El my Command, and 1Ht
fer tia opBsrtHns arrival Of a courier, ] should
haze been on my way ts Camp Chase, or sleep
iup IL he dust Of Kentucky. In csmBiarce
with Gel Ssstt's orders, in ease his Yssr sboul5
be attacked before the tins spccssd fer ne 90
leave nay pest, I returned 10 Tennessee, BY way
Of CnahodaHd Gap. Some difficulties attended
sy rsturH tsrsugh The "Eesthsu laEd"-that Is
fsam Lsudsa 70 Cumberland Gap. I vas net
aslastsd untl after I got 30 B2rboursviIio.
There I found, by tbs excitement nauissfed
that an enemy in fares could rot be fsr distant,
haace cur 9olsy wss short. After lsaviEg tbs
"AbaliHsn dea'' ] faHud that the enemy was in
my front, ct Flat Lick, and that BY oaly sitter
patiVo for safety was TO oress Cumberland river.
This I wsHla have t. wiz At first tte iasa-
leeHcs Of the enoay's Rsarnsss was douhtad-
as tao f0Eee was said % consist Of a regiment.
This intelligence has basn confirmed since my
aYTivsi IN this Sssts- Coulias, WAC Caas cat
frem Gel. Scott, were shot 6swn on the rosd,
soH1e escaped. The frat enss dispatched were
captured By those ssE1timonious Eams rutlds
It Basbsusvilla, ard the dispatches sent aTGy
isT tie benefit Of their Ab0litioa hsrdss.
Net e gun was fired e. our e0umsHd from
he line Ne left Big Creek gap uatI We caue
il eeRtscs with the eHemF's pickets. These
weraai Williamsburg, c0Dsisting Of . c5npazy
Of the 44th Ohio. They rs;Teated in The di-ec-
aisz Of Loaden, on tia evening Of the 25th.
BY 9 s'cloek the next day we came n cost act
With thsEa the see0za time At Lu5msH's
bridge. On tie approach Of cur sharpshO0.ers
they fell back to London, which p.aes va rn-
tare5 Al 4 o'clock Ga Tie evening Of tie 26'h.
Thsle were bat few ef he ensEY about The
town; what fsa remained reiterated or Che Crs5
Orckard and Richmond road.
TksTs was EsthiHg wsrth mentioning lsfs By
sbe sEsny.
By 3 s'sIoek on the norDisg 8f thu 9Th, or
eatiIs csmmsRd had passed hou L5adoa @ the
Rlctnoad rsg3
It wss near that Place that I had The misf0r-
tuue t. ba cut eff hom ny c0mnaHd and forced
% return.
The eomsan3 was ia ass health aid spirits,
ell sExisus fer The raid.
As to he foEes that attsekad hin at Eslaon's
cross roads, no'hiHx dsdsi.s is known. Citizsns,
kasWa By eEr sol5iery, reported 8 heavy foyca
Of HsssRies infantry g. Widest, and that they
weUla attack Scott ai TIE time they eli.
SoEe heavy artillery shets were 6fed hy Col.
Scots command. The citizens rem Williams.
bETg ts Lsndsn and back 30 Cumberland gan.
hsvs PlsAty Of every thing they cosld wish for
gsnfsrt and are IS strongly imbued with abo-
~litisHisn as any Of TIE " creamv-syed Dslch 70
They rsad.zsih hing hHt the Cincinnati Com
mcreizl, which goa know is bat RE person -
ten eff The beast, abeid9nism. They are avs-ss
to any Association with the rebel5. Weuld that
these citizens il East Tennessee wh8 rrof-ss to
BE loyal te the South woUl5 BE- So stubborn end
determined il thsir dsvosi5s 10 their Government
as tie citizens Of Southern Kentucky are 70 he
GsVeTHmsst of LiECoia. TbeTe is no 5issh1c-
ton among them. A 4ilistTV dea5afi7m has
abHteratos every iTncs ef liberty and in]euan5-
snc3 from their minds, and any sntidctp, how
svsr odiGus ID NAY 6Fsaa Gt first. se0p become Q
nature 70 then, willingly o5eyIug without evcn
AZ inquiry az 20 its iUstics q. constfutionalitv .
Bat PrsPoriy speaking they csA't be censgrs5
for their erreT. TIE maReer in which East
Tennessee Was governed ia the beginning Of
tbe .sFOlutioz is the case Of thsss blunlers.
East TsnRssseans sn3 East Eenressae as7e
bssR cursed for any conceivable amount Of dis
BUt The oaisla sheuld rest on a few,
"A tiuiS few,
Who ss5 net The psrrs.
To sxacuts Pc law,
As liberty bada.n
In ny nsIt I shol speak more Of this SUB
jsct
1 PTesuns that yea received the dispstsh
sent from Tie gap en- tho evening ef the 2stk
l1ftahss al 4attt &t9lE Lle IIRUafl4uG range.
with the exception Of 3 few peer sslg5e5 Jim
Lasitss" Whe are causing tbe energetic Csisncl
Carter aud bis boys to ri3a over the msuafains
IaeTe thar they wish. However, jim Lane IS
dsRs recruiting in East Tanuessee. He has de-
ztr0yea TIE hGppiuess aad qajatHess Of his last
6resi5e. aud is rsaping tie rewards Of his tres-
Tbs Colonel is doiEg coed work ia West
srn Virginia. This he will d. wherever he nav
he assigned 70 duty, AID well may the usble
be preud that be belongs to his COM
ms4d.
All the prominent UsioR man ia Claiborne
aoEnty ere making for Abrsham's bosom. SEINE
hse bssR allowed the privilege to visit our sTmy
At Chattanooga, ard then. 50 ssSa as they re-
turn, they are eli fer KeBtRcby, carving with
haG 81 tie hsrsss they can seal. Col Land
ford, the commander Of The forces and p7st az
Cumberland gsp, whom we had The pleasure of
meeting, is UsIBg his Etmost enorgy 70 thwsrf
their Gchenaes OF q general emigration TO Ken
lucky. Ire eolfael is q gentleman and well
suited ts the distinguished position entrusted 20
bis militery talents.
We fms In this once AoUrisEisg isle town.
,Iszswel) which wa visited with sueh o De-
5Iuellve IRE the past year. tho ssna generosity
ana HshInchlng devotion to TIE South as whea
100 war h-ss began. The citizsns Of this place
deserved much praise, If loyalty 5hould be
consistency.
Capt. ~. Blackburn, in accordsnos with the
toVersefs call, hiss organized a splendid CEN
OF m.n. He is an able officer.
Yours. etc, BIRD.
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