Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1864-02-23
TELEGR APHIC.
Reports Of fhe Frsss Associatioa.

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Reports Of the Press Associatioz
EEtered according % aoi Il Congress b he Yesr lsss
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BRILLIANT VECTOaK IN ELOREDA
! The Esemy DrfYes frouz the anttge Yield.
CHARLEsToS, February I5.-Tbs following
Official dispatch hss heen rsceived here:
LAKE CRY, Fla, February 20. 1864.
"To BRIG GEE. JobDAS: met The enemy
in foTes to-day, under Gen. Seymour. aud de-
feated him with great slaughter. 1 captured
five pieces Of artillery, and large number Of
small arms, and hold possession Of Tho battle
field, and killed and wounded Of lie enemy.
Ny cavalry are in pursuit. do not know ihs
precise number Of prisoners, as they are being
brought in constantly.
Ny total loss win not exceed two hundred
in killed and wounded, but smong them I
mourn the loss Of many bsavs eficsrs and men,
"Gsn. COlqaht aud Col Harris, and tie OH
GERS and men Of tho GesrgiR and Florida troops
engaged, behaved with great gallantry. and de-
serve my thsllss and the thanks Of the com
manding gensral. JAMES FIENEGAN"
AaaIr- ia Hlissiszippi.
DEMOPoLIs, February 81 The main column
Of lhs enemy is stin at Meridian A dsiaeh-
ment occupied Laudsrdale, on the Mobile snd
Ohio railroad, and a pOrtioa Of the column Of
mounted infantry has occupied aberdeen. Mis-
sissippi
Forests command is supposed to bsnear
West Point, Mississippi
siege oE CharIcnton.
CHARLESToE, February 20. Two more
wooden gunboass have joined the hset inside the
bar. In other respects the feet remains un-
changed
The bloeksding vessel that was sunk during
the heavy gale last week was heavy draft and
thrss-mastsd propeller. SIZE appears to be sunk
IN FIVE iathoms of wafer, al d lays eff tie Cam
mipgs point buoy
The smbrasuTes Of sbs Yankee batteries on
Norris island shave been enlarged, .afEordiDg
greater facilities for their guns 70 assist in
defense against an attack from our sido.
Eighty eight shells we're iseI a. ths city On
Saturday, and twenty four to-day.
Five Yankees who came into our line on Sat-
uTdsy were brought here this evening
Additional from CharIesfOu.
CHARLESTON, February The enemy Gel
sbratsd Washington's birthday with all their
colors flying on the aset, and national salute
was arsd st sunrise, noon snd sunses. The Iron
sides participated.
Our batteries opened fire and silenesi athiriy
p8under parTott in Gregg.
shelling Of tho city continues slightly.
LRse Texas zslcIlFEesces
HeUsToH, via MOBILE, February % The
Yankees have fortified Brownsville with = cir
Gle Of redoubts, extending quito around tie
town, from the river above to tho liver below,
Tbsy have also built siEeag works at Point Iss-
bel snd BIas0s Santiago. At t~ese lattsr points
they have mounted heavy guns, They evi-
dently expect to 6ght somebody besides Conied-
crates ihsEo.
The Yankees have ealisted about thousand
/ Mexicars since they have been on the Rio
Grands. Most Of them have enlisted with the
hops of booty.
On ths 23d ult. about three hundfed Of them
attacked Kings rancho, ransseked the place
snd carried of the couaty records Of Nuseos
county, which had bsen taken there for safety.
The present Yankee forcs at Brownsville ls
about five thousand men. They have also about
sevsn thousand men q. IndiAnols, to which
point She force on Msiagoda peninsula has
mostly been removed. They had visiiel La
vaes once, and remained there few hourg.
The only damage done was completely cutting
the house Of that sterling patriot, Captain D.
Bradbury.
They seem to havO abandoned the On to Houa-
ton idea by way Of the beach, and now threaten
to move on San Antonio.
The Lavaca aud Victoria railroad has beef
destroyed by Gen. Msgruder.
The Hon, Solon Borland, Of Arkansas, die
near this city a few days ago.
Gen. Whitfield left here yesterday, en- rOut
70 Mississippi.
The report of tie sscre' ary Of The Navy o
the capture of the HaTrisi Lane, excisos much in
diguaiien that 80 gaIlaa: an affair should be s.
misTepTeseHted.
Sen. Msgrader Is hero and in ino spirits.
Nothing hss transpired along the lines worthy
of special note.
For the last zen days the enemy have shelsC
the beach every day, trying to disperse parties
Of COnfsderates Who arc fOrtiiying At vsriOu
places
It's pretty well ssceriained that tho large
part Of two army corps Of Yankees will ore loBi
be on our coast.
Late aad fmportaBf from BEezlco-En
tr1gaes Of the WashinEtsn AdrainistFH
tfOH.
HoUsToE, VIA MOBILE, February 22.-Ad
vices from Mexico state that the sneute that wa
commenced in Matamoros by Cobos and Cor
anas, On the arrival Of Banks at Blownsvills
is still fourishing.
After CobOs WAS killed Ssrpa was invited !
be governor. He accepted and CoFsinEs st
holds the reins a. the power behind the thron,
Ruesse is outside Of MAtamoros, occasional
attacking the insurrsetionsry ranks. Severn
skiImishes, executions, etc, has taken pIae,
but shey are Of bat little importance.
On the 23d ScrnA made a forced loan
SOC, 200 on tho merchants Of Matamoros. Gsl
Dams, who had command Of the Federal trooy
at Browns7ille notified him at once 20 ioree
his levy so far as it concerned loyal America
merchants. Dana al once seized she fsrris
and turned his guns towards Mssamoros. Sc
ns yielded, and Dana nofisisd him that if thei
: was any more trouble be would take pOssessio
c Of Maianoros and maintain erder.
The northern States Of Mexico are filed wi.
I ! Ysnhes agents, who are charged by Mr. SeT
ard arst--to fomsnt disturbances With the Coz
7 fedsra.es, snd seeOnd-to persuade the Mex
z cans to unite in the Northern States, Tanaal
pas to ssvOlda against the French. They of
. them any amount Of sEus thsy may nssd, 81