Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-10-20

disnee and cordial co operation are essentially
necessary, and there i3 10 higher dnty lhsR thus
which requires each to render to ell what IS due
70 their station Hs who sows the seeds Of dis.
contanf and distrEst prepares for The harvest Of
slaughter and defeat,
To ssal YOU have added gsllantry TO gal
laBEry onorgy 10 energy fortituae. Crown
these with harmony, due subarGination, and
cheerful Support OF lawful authority, that the
nneaszrs Of your daty may be fall. ferventiy
heps that tks fe ocious war SO uTJastly waged
against our county may soon b ended; that
1 with the blessing of peace yen may hs restored
/ to year homes sn3 the usoai pursuits and
| pray shat oar Hasyenly Father may cover yoa
with the shield Of His protection ia the hours OF
/ hattie. and endoW yea with the virtues which
will eiose Tour tsals in victory eeuplote.
(Sirnsd) JEFFERSON DAVIS
Official; GEoReg WIN BaEST, 4. a. @.
Federal szovenlsngs In Virginia.
/ The New Ysrk Times, Of tho 13.h, says:
The startling report reschss Hs from Wash
I inpton thas the whole rebel army has crossed
ths RapidAu, sHd that GsR. Meade hss fallen
! hack 10 the Rorlh bauk of the RspPshguh0ek.
When our forces retired from Calpepsr they
I bsrned sHch stores as coRld nos be coRTan-
/ isRtly carried away, ia order 20 prevent them
/ from falling into the hands Of the enemy. Tbs
rebels are said to bsva csRmenced the passage
of the Rssidan on Thursday last, meving ia the
| direction Of Madison Courthouse, AS sisted
Yesterday, with ibs evident intention Of turning
/ Gen Aeades righs wiRg. Heavy cavalry forces
kave bean sent to cur front 20 disl5dgs the Teb-
els, wso sye said TO be holding al thel gaps in
the Bal RaR meGntsiDs.
| The WsshiEgton Star Of the ssns date gives
tie following as .'ths latest" from Mesde's army:
| Passengers who arrived here from the front
! this afternoon stata that ysstsrday reeonnoi-
tsri-g ssrty of the 9th corps crosz5d the RapPa-
/ haErock, and to q short disfAses beyond, with
| cut incident, and returned toward night 20 near
! Bealton
Another reeoDn0itering party skirted up the
I right bank of the Rsppshaanock yesterday at
ternoon, bat with what result IS nei known, and
/ returned to the vicinity OF RapPshannoek sta
/ ton last night.
/ There was some skTmissing along the lines
! yesterday, bat al was quiet through the night
/ up % an early boar this morning.
SkedaddliEg suffers are coming in hourly
/ some with their goods and others without, as is
| usual II easas0f change of position, and where
the suffers have Rst adequate means Of trRHspor-
/ tatian.
On SuHdsy night our forces crossed the Ran
/ pabannock, aud on Monday morniDg two corps
/ recrosssa aed drove tho enemy 70 Brandy Sta
tion, with severe loss ia killed, wounded snd
prisoners, en- the rebel sido. They then received
"a order to fsll back, which they did in geed or
/ der, Gsa BufoFd, wits his csvslry, on tho left,
fitzpatrick in the center, and Gregg on the right.
! Gregg and Buferd ssccseded in hslding the en-
/ emy in check on the right and left uatil nine
/ o'eieek, when, acting under orders. they fell
back upon our main body, the purpose Of the
movement having cen effected
Tse loss 10 GTsgg's division of esvslTy is said
to be severe. the 1 IA and I3ih Pennsylvania aud
| lob New York suffering most. OF ths l3-h
| Psnnsylvanis, fogr hundred went into the fght
/ AID two hundred sre reported disabled.
Meade succeeded in saving all his hansp0Tta-
ton, pol even losing a wagon.
The Washington Republicans Of the same date
says:
The situation Ia front t0-dsy is highly credisA-
bic 70 Gsn Meade, and shows that Lees demon
| strations on Friday, Saturday and Sunday were
| for some other purpose than the following up
and sttseking the army of the Potomac, fer We
learn iO-dsy that be has suddealy disappeared
AL the fighting reported yesterday was with
car accomplishing forces, beth ef which fell
back under orders, afteT having sccsmpiis he'd
ths object for which they wero sent out. When
the mAiE body Of the army of the Potcnsac wfs
reached the pursuing rebels halted and tAon re-
tirsd.
The Baltimsre ATasrieaH ef the I4th, after
neon edition, says:
We lssrR this morning that the rebels sre in
quite a threatening position in ias Valley Of Viz
/ El1la ( ehil. Va " eiAeauhy tiio cavalry lOlccs
Of Generals Imboden, J mes and Jezkins weTe
concentrated at Winchester. and It was thought
contemplated su attack on MsriRsbRrg
Extensive arrangements have been made along
the entire line OF the Baltimore and Ohi0
railroad to protect the various bridges, and the
running Of passenger trains beyond Frederick
has been suspended for the present. The loco
motives aRd cars of tho read, except those in
immediate use, have been removed to places Of
safety.
Ths movements Of the rebels below Washing
son indicated sn sdvssce of General Lee to the
Valley Of Virginia. II is net believed, however
thst he is IN sufficient fsTee to sttsmpt another
raid late Maryland, though be may be moving
inte position to sW&it reinfOreements for sueh
purPsss.