Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1864-06-27

From the Richmond Eaquirer, 225l
r.nr1Ne or rHz EHREIY AT DEEP .BoTTt


lss. Monday night, ct Deep Bottom, ami pro-
eesdsd 70 foStify al Mrs. Groves, near the Kings
ton fosd. Daring the night seventeen vessels
pssssa uD the TiTer. by CurPs Neck. u i
doubtless the intention Of tho enemy to throw
ponioon bridge aer0ss the James, and thus hold
heir lines from he north Of the james, ct Deep
Retson., 10 Petersburg. This is known 20 have
70 reach in his retreat from Riehmand, snd was
prevented by the battle At Malvern hill. The
Iinss Of the enemy frem Dsep Bottom across
BnmudA Hundreds 70 Petersburg would be
Essut ten miles, while around, the distance
xeuia Be nearer twenty. Grant lAboTs under
the difficulty Of having 80 cross two poatoon
bridges, but, With his short line5 his power OF
concentration is very great.
FROM PETERSBURG.
We copy the following from the Express of
yesterday;
An ordinarily iataIligent TeutOn, who fell into
our hands Saturday night, gave ihe brave Cen
fedetstes who captured him, statement OF
Grants forces, which is believed to be in the
main correct. he says Grants army now on
the south side Of James river is composed Of the
q, 5.h, Oh, ,10sh, 18Th and 20th corps. The I'd,
commanded By Hancock, the 5Lh by Warren,
ana the Oh by BaTnsids, are ali operating i'm
medistsly around Petersburg. The 18Th, com
msnde5 BIZ Badly Smith, Is at end near Bsr-
muda Hundreds. The 10th and 20ih have SO
reeulas commanders, and are held near City
| Point ss : reserve. All these army corps havs
been fsarfully reduced since the commencement
of the present campaign, and many oi the regi-
nents composing them do not new muster two
hundred men.
Dispatches rsesivad last evsuing state that all
was quiet ct Petersburg on yesterday.
FROM TIE JAMES.
| Risk skirnishiag and srtillery firing csm-
peuecj on the line of the James yesterday
uorniHr. The enemy is making q demonstra-
ton below Chsfia's farm and from the direction
| of the White House. The troops from the lstter
plscs weYe Yesterday endesvsriBg apparently to
apite with the force from Deep Bottom, in its
ususuvers below Chsfin's. C3asidersbie skiKm-
ishinR is said 10 have occurred in the vicinity Of
! Tunstalrs The enemy below Chsfin's were
last evening mAueuvering for New Market hill.
TIE FIGHT EEAR THE WHITE HOUSE.
The prisoners and horses reported to have
been taken by Hampton in this affair, were
enptared in the pursuit Of Sheridan while en-
route for the White House; and the cannon said
70 have besn taken in tho Ectisn, il will be q
sad disappointment TO our exnbsTsntly cemmu-
nicatirs friends froE Tanssalrs 70 learn, were
the identical cannon captured aome days ago.
The 6ght near White House was between
Hampton aad two brigadss Of Yankees, who
rsera thsTe 20 guar1 the place; Sheridan had
lodged the track, so h9t was HsEpton's pur-
suit; and the latter was disappointed in not fnd-
ing rim thera.When he pitched in
The 6ght was very severe, artillery and dis
nsanted cavalry being engaged against the jim
fantry sud artillery Of ths eneny Tor consider
sble tins. The Yankees we're punished severe
y. and fusliy driven under cover. During the
night Sheridan, who bad slid into the woods on
Hsmpton's left, crossed the Mstiapony at ST.
Stephens Ferry, and was supposed to have
resched West Point Yesterday morning. The
eou5instion5 IF the enemy elsewhere diverted
Gen. Hampton attention into moro important
channel.
HUNTER's MOVEMENTS.
We tsks the. following items, concerning the
progress Of Hunters rsIding army through the
valley aud Piedmont, from the LynchbuTg Re
psblicaE.
The Yankees IN their advance through Bed
ford, burned sli the bridges on the Virginia and
Tennessee railroad. Among others, those across
Big and Little Ottsr rivers, and Elk creek. The
two former are considerable structures
BURNING OF GOV LETCHER's HOUSE
when the enemy burned Gov. Letcher's
house in Lexington. they refused to allow bis
VITA to retain sven change Of clothes for hsr-
self or children. Everything was given to the
deYouriDE element BY these brutes. The house
Of Gen Z. Fl. Smith. suporinisnt of the Viz
ginia Military Institute, was also ordered by
Hsnter to be burned, but be was told that the
generals daughter was so extremely i'll that her
life would ne ths forfeit Of her removal, and
even then, this wOTso than barbarian reiterated
his orders until reconstructed with By seme Of
his ofieeys, when he conEe1ted to spHre the
heuss, though with marked TelactaDcs.
YANKEE ATROCITIES.
we have the information ia such manner
az 70 make it undoubtedly tTus, that the Yankee
TsidIng party which passed by MeIvoT's, com
mitted rapes on three respectable lsdies in that
neighborhood ons Of them msrried and the
other two single ladies. We have the nsmes of
these ladies', bat Of course cannot make them
public. 1t is only necessary TO ssy thst the
vaBdsls now threatening LynchbuTg, from Bod
ferd, ere 4 part of Che same hellish cTeg, and
these eutTagss viii nerve the arm of every col
der with us to strike sssdlier blow when the
hour for their punishment GENES, IS cene It
win. ,..,,,,-,,,-,,-
The RspuBliean, Of yesterday, says, that IN
the seht near Lynchburg on Saturday the en-
esny left about 100 dead, aud $50 wounded on
the field. Averil informed gentleman resid-
ing near the scsne of the battle that his entire
loss was about 500 in killed. wounded and |
missing. Tbs RspzSlieaH gives the following |
summary Of the operations OF Saturday:
No sooner, however, did he feel eur lines on |
the morning of Saturday, than be discovered |
that they were defended by something more |
than militia and hospital rats and after day of /
diminishing and combat be concluded that it /
wss the better part Of vEloT to beat an ingeri- |
pas retreat This he did as soon IS niehtfall /
hrasz a uarii-l- aavarines over s-1--q-ezzezts.
The resress Was discovered By our foEees about /
10 s'cleek st night, whsa immediate prepare
ions were made for an active pursuit., which
commenced by l2 o'clock
The sneEy, therefore, had some hours the
tart, snd have no doubt, made much better
ime il going tbsn they did in coming. Though
Iur preparations for pursuit were as complste
g they could be under the circumstances, we
,eTy much fear that the greater part of Hunters
;Onmsnd viii 8uccsed IN making their escape,
lulsss co1TieIs have bssn sent to Buchanan and !
to have the roads blockaded SO as to
elsy the retresnng fec.
In sny event, however, the failure of the ex-
,editinu il ccr1nlPta