Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1864-06-17

l.sS.Ha nomiose was q considerable eight
until GU = - -, 10 give back before the enc
myis comblnsSl ~ q Infantry, artillery. and cavalry.
The sremy arc also reported moving on the river
road as well as tho Charles City road Our scouts also
say that Grant is II landing troops aud supplies from bis
gunbosts rear Malvern bill, and il ls supposed that he
Is IN possession Of these heighta This aceords viii the
| Information previously received, and now confirmed.
that the enemy have been tearing up and destroying
the York River railroad.
Up to this hour, there has been no collision Of the
| two armies, bit h is not Improbable that one I'll occur
late this evening or early in the morning. Our troops
are marching rapidly to thwart and check the enemy.
Grant may inte1d TO go 70 the south side, but Sc is
more likely that he will make another effort t5s sids Of
the James end the Chckahomiuy.
Our men captured a few prisoners this morning. They
were prInelpaiy from The oh Ead ISlh corps.
Grant is not SO near Richmond IS when be was south
Of the Chiekshomiuy, but he has certainly nsT made
across that river.
The enenY, when they abandoned their bresstHorks
this morning, left them guarded by q line OF skirInishsr.,
same1 $50 Of WON fell into our handSs among them a
mall carrier attached to the 9Th corps. x.
SUNDAY EyEsIse, June 12-Ou the left Of our lines
nothing a. this time Is occurring OF either an exciting or
important character, Scouts to-day were down the
| Chickahominy river road, below HAYES shop. The
only Yankees seen were piekeis on the ToPotomy river,
| Two mi rs below HAYES shop have learned from
White House that he enemy Rrs dest oying the YORK
RIVER rairaad, snd moving towards James river, carry
ing the railroad iron with thsm-
The section OF the enemy passed through has been
diiehed aud fortified extensively. Whenever thsy
halted an hsur they ioirenehed themselvsL Feathers
broken isrs, crooks, bottles, etc, traIled thsir tracks
I aGAAA a ny $50 4NNE
their thisyish and brutal pTopalEites.
Yesterday several s~qusdrons Of their cavalry thought
they would test the strength Of our pickets some miiel
out from the Meadow bridge. They trotted up and
were cred upon by our piekets, We killing three, cap
turing two, and, IT IS thought, v~sounding avs times .hAi
number. Their horses are unusually poor. . a
Nsl5s from ShsrisaR's RGidiHg PGstg.
We have the following information from a perfectly
rslisSls so1ree 4 deiscsmsnt Of shsrdanis forces
about hge hundred in number, entered Louisa Oourr
House on Saturday, and bad e skirmish with a portion
Of Gen. Hzmptons command with no important result
They destroyed so property a. the Court House, bu
left in apparent haste.
On Sunday Gen, Hampton met Sheridan At IreVn
ian's depot nine m1iss this side Of Gordo1sville, wher
al engagement took place, resulting in the complete
rout Of the enemy, who left fix hundred IN killed
wounded and prisosers in our hands. The Yankees re
treated Ia mach confusion by the route over which they
came, through Caroline county. This is the latest inf9r
nation we have Of the movements OF Sheridan, WhS
seems 20 have suddenly adopted the "dou5iequiek
We are peculiarly gratifsd to record this evidence oil
the gallsntTy OF our cavalry.
AGass in PstsTsbKrg.
There were seven Funerals in PsterSburg. Saturday
and Sunday. Of the gallant dead who fell in the locA
~acfanEe. Among the deaths not before announced are
those Of VIM II. Hsrdee, a prominent merchant. and
John Crowdsr, a young mau, WHOSE ia her is believed
10 be a prisoner. The brother Of the young man, VIM
Growder, was killed in ths fight and John was thought
to be . prisoner, but his dead body was fouad within
the Qualifications.
and citizens who participated In the fight. in which be
highly compliments the militia, snd Says that "B 'aure-
/ gard nimsalLh ad thanked Archer ana Ms Comrades on
the very spot OF their devotion, Gen. Wtsesays 9 peo
gle who on thus fight for their atlas must be aided,
supported, guarded, by every arm whiea can bs out
stretched for iheiF defence"
So far twelve Of the miitis have died Of their wounds.
From The VALLEY.
The entrance Of the enemy into Lexington was re-
sisted by = force under General AeCauslsnd, who
fought them until his TANKS we're turned, whsn he was
compelled 10 give way. That MeCRuslsnd did not suf-
fer much dsmags, Is proved by Intelligence received
yesterday, that he was still in font Of the forces OF
Crook sud Averdi who were reported to be moving
from Lexington In The direction Of buchanan and So
lem, Roanoke county. Thsse foress were estimated a.
six ihousmd
that party Of five hundred were detached at Lsxing.
ton and sent across the country ts break tbs railroad
bstween Lypehburg and ChRriottsvlle. A depot agent
who arrived here yesterday. having left Amherst Court
House on Sunday sftsrnoOa, States that the enemy en-
Tered that plsee st two oeoek, but up 70 the Tine OF
his leaving had destroyed no property, Pr did they
| burn anything at ArTiugtOn's except a depot building
The railroad bridge at Tye river, according TO tbs In
From thashs-e s5dress we have arsport that Gen.
nrocSinrEsge Has moving rapidly after the ensmy. and
nation that Lyneh5urg is abundsntly defended and
perfectly safe. Our forces there are under the Immedi.
ats command Of Gen Nichols, though it Is reported that
Sen Harry Hays, as the ranking officer, has assumed
the command.
We have other accounts which throw diseredit upon
the report that the enemy occupied Amherst Court
House on Sunday evening A dispatch from our sps-
cial correspondent at Lyuehburg, received yesterday.
pronouacss the report premature, bus says they we're
A0NlA8 tveuN cautiously IL mat Vicinity AGu IN me Gi-
rection Of Lynehburg. Our troops were In line Of bat
lie, and ready 70 give the enemy q warm reception
Whenever he might make bis appearance.
It was slso reported last evening that an official dis
| patch had been received from Gan Nichols, stat ng that
the rGmor Of the occupation Of Amherst Court House
was prema' urs snd that he wss mlsled by information
received from scourier.
LYNCHBURs, june Is, A. s.-Ths report of the en-.
envy being at Amherst Court House yesterday evening
was premature. They are now In that vicinity, moving
cautiously In this direction. They will probably At
tempt to form q junction with AvsriiL who is sasd to be
making his way from Lexington.
Our force is N ineOf battle and ready for the enemy.
b.
LTnCHBURG, June l3-F. M.-The enemy burned the
Virginia Military Institute, at Lexington, On Saturday
siso, Jordan's Point mil property aad other improve
msnfs Of less Importance. A sharp artillery duel &C.
CURED before the enemy entered Lexington, In which
some buildings were fred by shell. The ensmys forces
that effected the capture are reported at 600 strong.
No material change IN the situation b.