Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-06-27

A Yankee officer, from Massachusetts, taken
prisoner st the battle ef Chsncellorsville, esa-
muniestes to the New York World his views as
to the cause Of Hooker's defeat in that engage
msnt. He was, ne doubt, prompted te this by
a remembrance of the maxim that an open
confession is good for the SOUL He says:
Doubtless a great many reasons are given for
our most disgraeeful and disastrous defeat a!
Cnsncell0rsviile, There is only one real reason,
and that the simplest possible. Oar army didn't
fight IS well as that Of our enemies. WeNkad
every possible advantage. Our numbers more
than doubled theirs, till Bongstree.s reinforce
ments came up which then did not bring their
forces up 10 one hundred thousand to oppose
our one huudred and thirty thousand In.
deed, it would now seem that Longstreet did
not come ND at all We had the advan-
tsge Of position, and no iueonsidersble
amount Of ofihtTsnehments. Gen. Hooksrs plan
was admirably arranged sua eKcelleutly carried
cut, until the fighting took place. He exposed
himself in tde hottest place of danger and set an
electrifyisg example Of heroism TO the whole
eFmy. TAe terrible less Of life s1sng cur gen
erals shows that en- the whole they were not
found wanting at their posts of duty. We had
men enough, veil enough equipped and well
enough posted, to have devoured ths ragged
imPsrfoetly armed sRd eqaiPPed host Of cur enc
mics from the face of the earth.
Their artillery horses are poar, starved francs
Of beasts tisd on TO their carriages and csissons
with odds and ends Of rope and strips Of raw
hide Thnir supply aud Ammunition trains lsOk
ike congregation Of all the crippled CaIifOC-
MIA emigrant trains thst ever oscspsd off the
desert 0us Of the clutches Of the rampaqing
Car7aia Inlianz Tho mea- ars il-3rosssd
il-squippsd and i-prsvi8ed, ssl of Tog4
muthss thas q man is ashamed to b seen
ancag, eVca when Be is prisoner and c1a't
ise p It, And yet they have Beaten us fairly,
beaten us al to pieces, beaten us SO easily that
we are objects Of contempt even to thsiF com
menest private soldiers, with no shirts TO hang
out Of the holes Of their psntaloons, and car
fridge boxes tied around their waists vita
strands Of ropes. ] say they beat us easily, for
thsro hasn't been much Of a fgAt up here on
the RapPshsnnoek after all the newspapers TO
the contrary notwithstanding. There WAS an
awful noise, for heard it. There was a tre-
maHdous amount ef powder exploded, for / saw
the gmsko OF it asosRd no to heaven. There
was vast amount Of running done faced by
the rear raHs," but / cannot learn that there
was in any part OF the field very much real
fighting.
Tke same oacer, says the New York Wsrla,
has q good deal Hore 10 say to tho same effect,
and we hope bis statement win be rspubdshed
IN every New Ensland J0urnal. Inc 2nsolersole
conceit Of that section Of the Union, sad the
teachings Of lis Abolition pulpit prsss and ora
tors, havs led it's people to dospiss the South as
seai-5arbsrious and degenerate because CT
slavery. Statements Ike the above by Massa-
chasetts men in Massachusetts, newspapers will
ruaeiy dispel ihe illusions Of years IS to the Ia
ferionty Of the Southern people and the superior
morale Of the sons Of New England
~ The enemy, on tbs retrcat from Fredor-
ieks5urg, left tho railroad track to Aqua Greek
in perfect condition. The oficsrs Of She Rich
mend and Fredericksburg railroad company are
diligently removing tie rsils, for which they
feel very much obliged On Monday night, cur
people set Ere to and Consumed tho Wharves
and warehouses left by the Yankees al Aqua