Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1864-06-06
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Battlefield, Eight Niles wss. Of Marietta June c, |
sA M.-The enemy are still moving toward Altoona.
Hookers corps are fortiryng fhs bills between Ac-
worth and Altoona.
The heavy rains here FOR the past two days have
dsred the almost impossible for artillery and ro
tarded army movements considerably.
Some slight sklrmishiug occurred Lost mountain
yestarday.
All quiet this morning.
OmeiaI frsm Gen. Lee.
RIcHMoND Juus 5-The following has been 70.
celvsd:
HEADQUARTERS Army NoRTBERE VIRGINIA. June |
a. $50 P N-secretary Of War Last night after the
date my dispatch Generals Breekinrdss and Finne
gan ss they were preparing 10 reesiabsh their sk
m!sA line, were attacked by the enemy who
repul4ed. Immediately afterwards attack was msde
OF General Rokes 'front.' with like result. Up TO the
present writing nothing has occurred ines to-day,
except skirmshng at various points The position Of
our army Is SUBSTANTIALLY unchanged.
R. E. LEE General
CeBEresSioaaI.
RICHMOND June 5.-Ths Ssnsts lsEt night rseonsid-
sred ths House currency bl, and again pGEssd it by
snHll majority.
| Ferthern RePsris frem VirainIas
/ Specials to the Mobile Advertiser and Resisterl
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arc received.
Stanton announces Grants dispatches this morning
that the rebel army hold strong positions between
North and South Anna, and that viii require two
three days to develop their intention.
The 9th corps has been Incorporated with the army Of
the Potomac.
The HsraIds special says tins capture of TayOr's
bridge over South An was a brilliant affair.
The works were carried at the point OF the bsyo
net, under a destructive fire from the enemy. Many
rebels were killed and 10 captured.
Oar lOssss on the 23d and 2ih do not exceed 5000.
The rebel loss in killed and wounded amount to 5000 be
sides 5000 prisoners.
The TIibunes special sAys Grants grand l1nk
msnt sent from SpOttsyvania Court House beyond
South Anna such disodsT that he could not present
slid front.
FORTRESS MONROE, Msy 25 -FItEhush Lees cavalry
came ovsFpOwsring forces at Wilson's landing
but was hraly repused, leaving to three hundred
wounded on the Asld The Federal loss was forty
wounded.
The New York Times thus sums up Butsr's opera.
ions Ground lost that cam OF be recovered without
great expenditure Of blood; seYe raj thousand men
placed hors de eomba the enemy In full possession Of
Richmond Petersburg and the raireadsi two c5rps Of
as brave men as over trod eoOpsd up James river
apparently helpless. A useless movement from ths
peninsula begun auspieiously, bat a vsrisabls mis-
carriage.
WAsHNsToS, May 27.-NOsbys gusrrilIss have de-
sroyod all the block hOuses and bridges the Orange
aud Alexandra railroad from the Union Mills to the
RapidHn.
The Chicago Times. Of TIE 25th uls., says We may
hear soon that Grant has achieved brilliant successes
Lee, taking The advantage Of the small failures, has
chsaged the entire aspect Of things around Richmond
/ IA In Rfrhunond
Richmond captured without Lee would be a barren
success.
Gold closed in New York on the eth at 1854.
K enIHcEy UHiOn Democratic Convention.
LOUISVILLE, May 26-Lsst night the Democratic
Union State Convention passed resolutions expressing
abhOrencs Of pervsrtng from lis legitimate objects,
or 20 use the power Of the nation under fanatic bidding
to inhet fanatic vengeanee-that the rebel States be
held ss subjugs.ed provinces should be rsbuked ard
condemned.
The policy of snising negroes is unquAli6sdy con-
dsmued; that no people can submit to suppression Of
free discussion and remain free.
Preference expressed for McClean for President
and Brsmlette Vice President
The Voorhees, affair.
WASHINGTON, May 26-Vcorhses slapped Senator
Chambers face at the National hotel Hannsgan inter
fsring was assaulted by Chandler, and HAnnsgan
floor by the hair and caffed him about considerably
The origin Of the quarrel ChandIers dsnuneiation
Of Democrats.
A General Summary.
All the wounded and stores having been removed
from Frederieksbarg. q ponfoon bridge thrown
aeross the river at Port Royal.
Gunboats psiroliag the Rappahannoek vigiantly.
The Chicago Times Of the 9th In It's financial article,
says the people have bssn humbugged by official
dispatches from the War uspart.0nl, that everything
Lssr Is considered joke. from the Prssi.
dent down to the lowest msnial having the party in
power An Is corruption.
Secretary Chase himself and all tbs members Of Con.
gress engaged In daily speculative enterprises issu
ing favorable bnIlstns whenever steamer leaves
New York, whose contradiction next day certain.
| Nothing Of Interest from Sherman.
Memphis dates of the 2eIh say the steamers SsIlie
Llst and LOngNOrh hred into at Yellow bend By
rebel battery sr l2pOundsrs, shots srk ing the
former with damaging effect.
In New York, on the 26lh, cotton was 81 per pound
and gold ls5 and firm.
The FfshiIns During she 1enth Of Hny.
The month of May, which has Just closed