Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-01-08

encounfers that Gen j b YYy1nan whose body Is aow
OF the Mnnehaha route tor Illinois, loss hs life. fe
fell while leading the 10 regiment te charge battery
which taken and aitergyaFss Tetsken BY he eny
The 4th Iowa 18Th Illinois and b Missouri suffered
most severely in the aght q Sunday snd Monday.
General Morgan l. Smith was severely wounded, and
his brother Colonel Smith Of he So Missouri, was
killed.
If was reported thss Banks aad Farraguts fset was
arviug but The report did not gain much credenee az
steamers could be seen arriving and departing from
! Vieksburg.
Vclsburg It is now understood is strongly fortified
for six miles around Gsnefei Shsrman according %
the latest report had eeraly adv auced to within two
nnea Of sbe city fighting over ID whole ground.
We sre assured that Geaerai Sherman ana Admiral
Porter have no doubt of their ability take Veksberg
but the confess viii undouoledi BE- q desp sate one,
and the If the enemy renorce ~ pleasure
and thsY De denied the promised oeper4 ion from be-
low Men is what now needed to make the contest
sucesssfai the result glorious,
When the Minnehsha efs on Tuesday morrng, there
were eiRhtyfVs snspor M the fazoo. and fourteen
gunboSis At the mouth q the Yazoc az the gunnoat
Csrondeet the rs Switzerland sno the ordnance anc
eoumissaTy bOsts Great W tern and SoV VeFeign
Tie troops At He.ens, Rb0nt nfleen thousand streng
together with alsge NUMBER Of transports under com
mead Of General German, are rsi orted 70 b. under
marching orderz IT not ry or proper seek
20 divine their desfiustoE.
CommsntinE upe1 sl the 10 egoing the RgElain in
dnlges in tho fofovving edltoris saecnlatioass
We & CUP togeiher 81 tbs tleings hat have reached
from the desRsrs7e eJrhi,t for the Itsses Son Of
ekshurg j. va sesn hat the rebel for7tneaii9ns
extend around e city sS miles eG that he had
sreadT got 70 point within two El'ies or the coveted
prize. The re5es avs eikiy-Eve thousaed msn te.
tFesn Grenada and Vieks sbu 8 and thy wars poaricg
them into tho latter city at ffpid rats Il s this
way thst We 10 accrunt rtte retaking Of bstte
E.es that had beeo eaolursd Up to Tuesday morning
nothing had beea heard OFFS tser BankE or Farrags
and It begsa 10 be doubted whether tsey would Ike
the ? appearance at at Iheie fsiEre to 90 opersts
four days after tbs ball lad 4ensd sigahcsnt Of
aeement, and msy Be tendes with the worst
posstle results. fhs Fpnor that Ge1 Graut had sent
Sbermau nine thlusand tooaps dcuatess mere specn
lati0n Gen Gormsn however, is Hfpor - % bs no
cor n yreang orrs rem Hsi, hs ses i i g be hotsd
his forcs viii get there before is too late Sher
70 - a1d Porter sre eoBh eat of pltiH;st7 success
ce lersl Wyniar yylase dsztli is rtport-0 tel shs
mob eadh his command in charge gou battery.
He Is wll knew1 from has eo1Heenen with ts railway
Tore. Sc was formerly Of me Connect cut RIVER rsi;-
rosd, ard sfterT ard becaue lsadag man on tte Iii
nois Central Befe tn present unhappy Struggle be
gan he had shown his IaiHary ieaFni By corsennng
to ascept the 2sit Of sspRn # the ceeb5a ed Chi
cage ht guards After fhs orgsaizstion Of she srrny
be became colonel st tle Is Illinois sioen and fr
bis distinguished sr vesy be male traaaerg n
9 a. aud comm snded vision g the stssck on FI-ks
burg The goad I'D motto ssyss {" It IS Hwest to d
for our country sn5 s the eeedsn OF the brave
man VII Sc death SORROW so have 30 rscord shows
taa he iet the whoe force II that yenerase apot ey