Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1864-05-20

from de NObDe Trihuue.l
Wa have rscsived New Orleans papers as lase
A the 13h inst. They contain ne housion
Teeggaphs account Of the batus II Mensnslo'
~ tIseir own concerning the militia
..o-.snaass In Louisiana. The Era OF sse
"a ststez that Generals Banks, McClernaiid
80 aauiral Porter were 81 Alexandria. Sen.
Hrnser had arrived al New Orlesns. BanEg
wa stFuck by : piece Of shell in tho battie Of
Monssts Bluff.
The Era Of ths 18Th inst, has news Of llae
contest IA Virginia. We copy The following.
We are enabled to give mere dsiinase lnicrnlA-
ten than previously published n regsro 70 ne
dispatches csptnrsd By OR scouts IN he Ficsaa-
tt ofNstchez.
The first of these was from Johnston 70 Wit
Adams, and the second was from tho Telegraph
~epsrator ii Mobile. and they agrsc II the nnln
statements Of facts
Tns announced that be had met the enemy on
Sc 5ih, and nby Ehe blessings Of Gcd had
enccssdsd ia ehacking his advance
Heaiso announced that on tho 7th The Oaille
,ssa rsasrsd. xnd acknowledges the most ter
rAle slaughter Of the wsr.n The Mobile dit-
a.feb4s state that Grant m8cbs5ed ia getting
bsteseB Lisa aud Richmond, that IN every
atssnspt 10 rstRievs bis fortunes Gan. Leo nau
Tb;s corresponds With the following dispatch
winch srss seat to the Chiesgo TsHes from Gin
! einoad.
r~rcFENaTL May5-Tha grsstest battles OK
the campaign conamencsd shis morning, beth on
tte Rapidsn and ia Georges Meade had crossed
{ tie Rsoidan, aud tie lighting to-day was OF the
r.eat terrific charactar. Heavy skismisbing on
the RsDidsn bss been going on for several days,
+, and Cur loss in killed, wounded and taken pris-
! oners. up to Tuesday night, wss 5000.
3 The results of so-day's bsttle are not given,
although there is considerable uneasinesS at
Washington.
] R-saursgsrd is combating Glmore'saHd other
/, corps on the pcninsuls; g~unboats are ascending
: the James river to attack Fort Darling. Sigeiil
moviup down the valley of Western VTginin
and viii be met by Longstrset; and Lee anC
Grant ara meeting each ether with imnensi
armies.
Several surgeons lave here tonight fol
q Washington.
BV request, / cannot send you more. I
would be declared coutrabAnd.
CULPEPER, Nay I've are prohibited from
b ssnding anything concerning army movements
. b II az the prohibition does not extend TO thl
! eaemy's movements, we are enabled to 81.
: fhst there is good evidence for supPosing TIA
: General Lse is retrsating towards Richmon'
= with al possible speed. Government does DO
expect any news from General Grant for tire
or four Days. Runners pointing to an attack D,
Lse uDon Gen. Smiths forcas are grouRdiess.
Ouinions here are still divided IS to the prob
. abilities of Lse'B aTrivai at Richmond in season
: That be has found it necessary to syacusts n
in-trenchments which he has occupied for 8
4. many months, and to march toward the reb'
capital at bis utmost speed, Is not doubted, bu
whether we started IN time 70 draw q battle o
Z ground not Of his choosing is q question whic
no one in Washington IS now, or likely to be 70
sons time 10 come, in 8 poaition 70 answer
Gsn. Grants dispatches of Wednesday, morr
+, ing. the latest received from him, indicate thi
Be has before this solved the problem
ITEMS VIA NEW YORK.
, New York, May 6-No draft has yet bee
Z ordered in this city.
Aivices from Mexico, via Havana, report thl
II Alvarez has openly declared for JaureE, fOrtfJ
/. ing himself ia Acspulco, which is biockaded b
8 French ships. The forsifeAtions at MszAtls
had bssn bonbArded by = French fTigate.
n The French are reported 20 have bean deteale
in Oajacs and GuzdElsjsTa, losing At the latt'
lplace 5000 men.
> Report also says JAlapa will soon be sttscke
+, and taken BIZ tbs Mexicans. The GasdRlAjSl
story looks ike q canard.
Cotton in New 0rlesns on the I2th vas gu
ted a Sc cents for 'middling. Gold went up
Il 20I and 202 was asked.