The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1864-06-08
A Dangerous Place TO Live Around

Tue vicinity 0f Memphis, Tenn, seems to be
rather unii ca ithy for the advanced emigra0is Of
civilization, who are engaged in the charitable
work Of enlightening the benIshted South. A
correspondent Of the Mobile Ne,os who writes
from company OF Confederate cavalry which
few days since went 10 the cnvifons of The city,
says OF the "eXcuisi0n :"
Ia the evening We retracrh onr s,,ps, intstn,ing
thr ei.zrns On the road thai .'nnt erand had
prnvrd tfnitlcSs, aad We were gon. back lista. +"
but we didn't do any smeh foolish ihias, for after
coming ont some twelve or fifteen miles, feeding
aud resting our Wcarrd horses, In. con nHland,
s'Sahd!e up" was again heard, and Thutsday
night found u5 4 little nearer Memphis On the sam
road
Just before sunrise on Thur sday morning, as
We were silently iyl"g III anbu si, each eager
tor the tray, We heard them coming. They wcir
in great glee over something, laughing ana hal
l08ng rs they came, and We afterwards found out
they were making themselves merry pic
tiITe of the Fort fiilOw mass slere' in an films
tratct paper gotten ip by Mr. ffanS l.rSic. Ba
they came, poor fof:s, little suspccting the fate
that awaited them. When within about thi.iy
yards ot u, theif leaae about opp0 lite the left Of
our company, the signal was gwen, and--well
nine fell dead aMd on. woun.lcf, while clear aud
distinct above the of our arms rang out the
ciariOa voice Of Capt Floyd "tfharse 'en,, boys "
which WAS done in handsome style, assure sou.
There were nineteen Yanke in the inHid-nine
were killed outright, one wounded, ana three cap
tused unhtitt, while six made their escape, some
oi whom were wounded and afterwards died. As
4 matter OF cohTst we secured the horses ssne a
:Ine ipp!e gray, is especially Appropriated 10 the
use Oi your cur,cs Pundent.
The captain .ht dee med IL piui.nt 10 retire,
and started in the direction OF niAie. We came on
about twenty mics s0uth, turned east, and bivOu
ack ksd tor the night The next morning, as IA mat
ter OF course, we all expected 10 move Oa south,
hut strange to say, we lay Ia camp all day In thee
miles Of the main ilernantO and Memphis road, /
forgot to mention that Oh our return Thursday,
we captured couple Of the s'AemPbis mriish'' =
Two young men by the name oi Robertson both
raised near the north boundary line OF Mississippi
in the neighbOrbOOd OF Sold man Farrars." These
scamIis had passes which read thus "NI II IS
has leave OF absence 10 go 10 The country" etc.
This plan is adopted TO hide their iniaIny, TO Sc.
crete their names, and prevent their arrests SOL
.iier oi The Uaitcd States. These worthless denied
being soldiers, hut when Capt F0yd informed them
that they would be south and put in Bragg 4
infantry as eo"serirli, they shenp!shiy admitted
thrir connection Wi,h the 'Metisil" OF Memphis,
but said they were forced iai0 such pOsitian. -
They wenl 10 Memphis I" keep McCoy's men from
conse,ihing them, and went into the meii:h as a
matter OF preference over cur army. NY OptniOn
is, all such chaps shouIi b. hung by ,hc ptvates
when first captured, and not let the officers be ac
cOuatabe for II.
Well 10 go back. We rcmlincd in camp ill Fat
uTdly morning. when We -O1k the Il0.iyfOrd road
and started noitl, again. About hOOn we reached
Mr. -, seven hiies south Of Memphis, wt,a re
| two Yankees were getting their dinner wihaut iu-
| tending 10 pay fnz 1t. We secured them bolh with
| Presently we came To EoheoAHih Creek Eve
mites from sayos" i"aa", iust "a the hi the other
side. We were dawn up in line and the Captain
said "i.nya, we mISi break up this plantation in
the edge 81 the city, and let M m3 STOP secure
any EundcT Till get all the 0rses and negroes.
SO on we went ri fast eaiop TOR TWO mics, when
the comm lnd ''chafee' was given and rignt the
| ana there, Mr. Editor, thai Yankee farm weat up
Away went the mules, negroes, and horses bat
finally we made a clean sweep, securing every
| mule and hose. and over half the negroes alive.
| Soma died with fright, reckon. and some got in
the ushes. They lost about twenty seven cad ol
horses and mules in all Its within thyee miles
of the heart of the city, and known as .'Bail's
Fiace'---a notorious rendezvous for blockade run
ners, as Il Is just outside OF the picket post.
This farm Is going t0 be cultivated this ye az by
one Esquire Roberts, OF Illinois, who Is 10 pay Nj
Bail 81 par acre rent. tie has 459 acres in cot
ton, pays the cOntrabands 3i2 per moaih, out OF
which sum comes theis elothing, nledicine, aud
| bacon; besides, the least damage d0ne pclzl or
hoe is charged against them They were IA lousy,
dirty, ragged sci, y0u may rest assured The horse
ol aai main h0u are protected by iaTtiGc
and three Yankees were on gu tfi daty when we
rode up; hut twa Of them left, and the other one
| thrre, or theTrabonts YET. IL. looked very IN ieh
like u dead man the last tiae saw him
We gHt the "Aaaager" Ca low duag, red
eyed sc0unduei, who used t0 oversee In TMmIcl
county, In This State, before ths war cOmmenc ed.
dis name is Ferguson Seeuria. our bOety as
qaickiy Us poasibc we turned south, 9eetins to
hc pursaed by superior tofce, but, strange 10 say
hot Yankee followed us They were afraid ii
another aMhnscadc.