Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-12-09

papers Of aho ~ Inst. " make Qp t1e follow
ing sHnaaEy Of tke news contained IN thsElI
THE POSITION or 4IEApa es THs RAPDAH-
40 BxPLAEATIoE OF Els BACKWARD MOVE
J NgHT
The New York papsra Of Wednesday eyi
IDENTIFY expected battle on thst dsy, and y
headed their fsning tsleg.anas from Nssde'
army. a eorresPoRdenf Of he New York Tn
bEas, writing asout Fridey's hghk in which III
Ysnksss were driven back about two Esiles
gives the following version Of the sffsig;
Gsu WzTTsn's corps reached RobsTtsos's tET
err az IL e'elsck A. n, meeting the snezy'
skirrnishers several miles ssSt sf that piace, AND
drivizE the12 forward hall mile beyond th'
tavern, where our troops were formed IN hns @
I battle, and brisk Akirnishiag commenced. 4
vista Of read FOX twa miles toward Orange s0Hrt
hoass opened to visw, ia whi b groups 81
rsbels were gathered, watching onr movements
o. iha Tigbt aHa els their s5iFnishsTs EeIe esn-
seslsd, sud occasionally sent 3 sh0i inls OFT
line, until TIRE sring became cutie sharp on bolh
! sides. Col Smith, eotafnaGdiag brigade OF the
| ID division, INST With q nsEnsW escape whils
TiSirg with bis stan sL9rt distsEca 70 the right
! Of he tavern. He bsd made sB izspseGsu Of the
/ Wosda to tie right ef his brigade, and vas juss
returning, when be received = vollsy from line
/ Of sEirniEherB concealed behind feBes, which
killed a. oIdeIly's horse snd slightly wounded
/ another belonging 10 8 member or his staff
IAsut.-Cel HssGey. Of tke 72d Pssasy EYzuis.
/ forneEly Bakers ZouaVss, was killed sosn
AFTER the formation Of Sgr skirmish line. The
/ eolor-bssrsr WIS Wss II advances IF the lzs,
| was ordered 70 pressed mere eaatioasly, and
| Col. Hssssr bad savsnesd t. tie foRt fsr tks
pErFo5e Of seeing ts The exeestisa Of tsa order,
/ whsR ka vas shot twice, Oas bah passing
/ thTsugs tho head and the othsF through Ehs leg
! Bis regiment Immediately charged and TeesV-
cred his body. Gel HssseE wss AZ cid HoldisT,
having served thrsEgh The Mexican wsE.
Darisg tie skirRizh IN the eeRtIe, at Robert
| ssz's tavern, heavy es7nO ssdiHg Vas heard on
| the riEhI and lsft-the 9TH corps beisg eA The
eft, in the vicinity of Hope shuIeh, and tie Sd
I supported By the 9th, On tie right. greyg's
/ caT2lry division, sH the leit, kad ceae uP vita
| the easnys AkiERisboTs, several miles to tAs
1 ssst Of Hope church, sna drove thsn kand-
I ssuieiy to that peint, where 8 poTtisl Of Hills
/ csrps was statiSEed. Here ihTse regiments Of
/ GTsgg's division dismsURtsd, and gsllsRty held
the enemy IN ehssk UBt the aErivsl Of the 5.h
/ esFps, When our troops, after sharp zkrElish
! dIsvs the sBsIny fsoR his lins, szd sacess9sd
I il forming janstion with oar centre, 81 kob-
syisoa's tavern, ez the nigfs Of Fddsy, Esvsn-
bsr p.
Oar less On the lsft has net been fully asss1-
! tSlued up to this time, (SSturdsy morning,
| 2s.h,) bat il is supposed to be hght On the
right, Ger. FrsnGh, supported BY GeR. Rasssll'5
( ed brigade, Of she 6,h c0Tps, had met the en-
/ say iO6r miles to TIE night Of the Orange Court
House read, Aad sharp ensagsnsHs easusa,
which lasted hl dark, WheH oar troops, oVsT-
powered BY greatly superior numbsrs, gFadH-
/ ally fell bsck a short distance. Ths troops ey-
pcssd 70 the 80 corps were those Of EWsil, n5w
Of Early, whose sirsHF;h is sstimssed ct q, 600
Our less IN the Sd corps is variOaEly given ffem
! SEQ 70 900 in killed and wounded.
~ -.-.Ea -
I Of 3 isTzs RumbsT Of prisoners b. kbs snsRy,
but nothing entirely authentic. Il IS PFsbssle,
however, Cur loss in prisoners is considerable.
Sen Custer, esu8Rnding The cavalry divis-
ios cf Kilpatrisk, crossed the river yesisIday g.
I Rsesoop and hsTfons tsr3s, end had sevBTsl
uninsporfsnt Ekirr1ishss with the eremy. Ne
Ysntrss B sye vet aesn received st Gen. sssan-
fos's headossrters. Some Of SiuaFi5 msn
made 5ssh On the rear Of the Oh coFps lrsiRs,
destroying aboat twenty oi our 'TsgeEs.
The Whole Amy is this noruinE advsneiBE in
liua sf bstis; aad ssEFp skiIRsisaiug h gsiDg sn
il front. Thso1emy withdrew ;heir skiTmish
lire tw5 miles toward O.suge Courl House lsst
night, AID it ia supposed that Lees array viii
make a stand in tse vicinity Of ths Csurs Hsuss.
SATURDAYS OPERATIONS.
A. Ssybresk Gea. Mssds aavanso5 to sha
fgoRs Picket GriBg seen eonmsnsod, and con
I aEIue1 ~ lnbeIFst4 ~ % lCoa- Inc enemy A4G
fsllen back sems tive niles, and the csavigtisz
prevails tha. he is retrsstinz. As i las bseR
raiuisR hard since 8 A. n It Is net eXpsessd st
hesagaaEters th7s any general engagement can
be brought en- -day.
Oar line Of battle AZ the present tinao mast eX-
tend shout nias miles, in the term Of q triangle
The Whals army is ready and impatient ioT &
/ Desperate and decisive victsEy.
The latest kilograms give 8 different Geeount Of
d ~ 2 Il H.. Z Al
| lon Of Meade's army ~ the lSst RerthaT1 se-
/ soEnts, whish are to the Ist insts
! The followiEg additional particulars Of the
| engagement on Friday have been furnished.
The number Of prisoners taken BY tEo 81
seTss has beea greatly exaggerated. Only sIxty
hEvs as yss been rsPsrted to the provost mar
shal.
Aneng tse ,veunssd are Coloasl keClsl-
land and CoIsnel Higgins, of tho Ssh Penn
sylysHis, also tws captains, wAoss nAnss srs
sukn0wn.
TIE medical dirssial Of the ssTps estimates
car less ct thIee hundred and twenty-five
wounded and about ons huEared killed.
Tee enemy TsiTsstsd from the fToBt Of the %
esrss dgriRg the HigAs, leaving theiT dead and
wounded on the dsld.
Owing 70 the eneay's change Of pssitisB It
became necessary fer ls 70 leave them tseya;
their nRmbsT Ersstly excaeaea ouTs-
A n0ts dated ea sEnday says
Yesterday slsssj clear VITA lhs tEe armies y
iug IN Inc on the opposite sidos Of tbs Mine TuR
valley On examination il was fssR9 that tho
! ground sR both sides OF the river, excepting
! 1hea crossed By ihe turnpike, was impsssahle
/ BY sur troops, eTing 20 1t bogZy and gNs2Py
condition. AL was qsiet II tbs froRt Sunday.
| On Mandsy meEning, a! s o'clock, all eur bat
tories which coUld be placed In position to bear
upon the Rappshsnsoek, were srdeEsd to open
| upoz the enemy. The siege train was plscsa in
neaitisn in froni ef Ssdgwick's command. Afar
! half an houE's slow eaanOnsdicg, 70 which ne
| enemy feebly responded, an stack was ordered
/ The LETT WiHg, under Gen. WATTea, came upon
tho oRemy wbo was found . be ia stronger
| numbers RBd position thaR Eas kaieipA.ed, Aaa
further Instructions were Consequently ssksd
/ fer TasroBpon the fsrWsr6 movement was
sheeks5, and all further firing ceased,
THE BATTLE AT LOOKOUT NOUErATE.
The latest Federal sees1nis claim 10 have
captsre3 fsrty-eight pieces Of eaRHeH, thirty
Ave huadred prisoners, E7d seven Thousand
/ staad Of arms The Yankee less is sssiaatsd-ss
fsur theasand- A dizPsish- tEom CkatlsRossa
There has been no Sighting IN this army since
| Rockers attack on BTsEgs rear At Ringgeld,
on he 26.h. Bragg was forced to marah On,
/ ssiug badly whipped, ans iRfishng eoHsiasTs
Aolo t0s7 q ~ AASe->~A' ~ 4so- = NHSN- -
! 70 six hundrodi the enemy's uiask larger The
army's movements nsW gong on are net for The
public At present.
Tbs following Is a lisE Of the m0re pFonineHi
casualties published n the papers:
Bng.- Gen John T. smith, Big. Gen. CeTEe,
/ Bds-Gea. Matthias, Brig.-Gsn. Giles A. Smith
Brig Ben. W s. Smith, wounded; Col Phalps
2 3ssh Ohio, commanding 3 ! bdgsds, WsGads1
HAjor Irwin, 9th Ohio, killed; MsjsT BuEeh, sSd
Ohio, killed. Asj8T BRttsTfeld, l7sh 0ai0
weusdsd; Lisut-Col BeyntsH, ssh Osic
wounded; Col P1tnsn, g3a Illinsis, killed
Lieut. Gel StusFt, 90sk uiiaois, weundsdi Gel
Raaa and Msjor Walsh ssh Ilinsis, woundeo
Lieut. Col. GiiPin, E6sh uliuais, WeHnasd; Col
Mazks1slA, "a h IlliRoiF, wonndedi n H. Town,
aer, ehief Of artillery, Sen. Smiths sisf
woundsd; Major - 32i IBdisna, killed. Css
Espy, 6Ssa Indiana, l0Bdsd; Col II. Hssth
Z 1nfltb fnaisua r1erteflv- syvenn4e5. Msisr Car