Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1864-05-24

fseH, Johastsn,s Army.
ny the train from tts front iast evening" one Of the
Drsze reporters cams down. who reports as follows;
On Friday morning 8 column q tas enemy crossed
he Etowah river eight abggs ihs rsroad bridge.
marching on Asriotsa. MaPhsrson with aRssa shou-
sand men. creasa the night before twelve niles below
ls station, 70 flank lsh. Thoss mosensnss made
shzngs Of peastoa Necessary oar ais-to preserve
is communication. and ihe line has slowly fallen back
along TIE Iasof shs railroad.
Etorah bridge vas burusd on Friday aight
Tbs ayAncs of sa sasrgy 10 fores Is beeoHiag mOrs
slow sz he recadss from nfs bass.
ssversi days msy elapso belsrs general engage
nens can ceesr
Thsss hash ossnno s4rmishius In shs Is.s two days.
and soms Of s rosf eomrasisss thst we're n he rear
have rstarasa 70 Asastal
rMz gvAzz tn FrrkrENnn.
~s 7sstsH '-'se- Z e.et Hrein <Een. 6easl-
RICHMOND zEs5 2l.-A ielssssph fans Gen. lsszar-.
gssf, dated g asalEl t.E.aEz ihla moralne says Al
vas aaiet isst a6a4 W. rssuaia "a posssssioa 81 he
s>cis pits aaf faa roand gained IN ysslsr.Easa
hghs, NEeA qails asvsrs. anf a6Ti he pat day
eEpssiaIT Ware Rotten eharch. Irsrrss to say
Gsn. W. 8 Raiksr missing and It is feared be sslI
In the hands of the sneny Whs gallsnay sading bis
troops iRto action
AAosaer HEAVY 5ksFsnfah 81 ahs lsap1aan.
ARaH OF EoRTHERs YIasIsIA. May 90-T'p 70 3
o'clock yesterday nothing OF nsarsst ocenrrsd Abous
hat time Gen. EHeIl moved f5rwa a force on-sn
arlsd rseonASisszHea toward the sHsmys right lank
an about o'clock onr skirmishsrs engaged those of
.he enemy little west and north Of Tho railroad Had
ing from spo.tsylvana Court HoEss to Frsdsrisks-
burg. The enemy brought up large forcs. con
~ Haneoek'E % sad large Esrt Of BarHsids's
a array corps and the heavy artillery troops drawn
from tho defsnsss al Washington and armed as lnfsn-
Try considerable hght snsasd, and at one sine oHr
Ins Of skirmishers had p,sssszion Of the sasmy's
wagon train, but compelled TO rsIiuquish them
bat not however. until had sens and broug sons
of
The aght lasted until O'Clock at night, when ETsD
fell back to his original posihon. having lost he
engagement about hundred and aily wounded.
about thirty killed. and q few missing.
PrlsoneEs report the snsmys loss much hsngsr and
We captured aBsul ono hundred pris0nars.
Not sEn wss ared ts-day. Il Is supposed GRAFT Is
awaiting rsafcreemsnis ia order to renew tbs aszek
AdaE1l~aai frsIn lSorshezz gfrEzzza.
SsorTs1LVaSlA c. Il, Aay ID ChestsFizid. 8ls7
2I--Yesariay morning. about ds7, tie ensmy vita
considerable sorea Of pcess assaulted our isfs wing
Ths stsackA Tsvsr. was quite fesbls and was readily
rspulsed with light loss side bat with consider
ABis sfzasaEer % hs sHsmy. TIE tight iastsd aHcHr
rre and half hours.
Durns this engagemsEt ws captured about uizfY
prisoners and the enemy left -ovsr iva hznred de a
on the fsld.
Last night the enemy retired from our left, lsaY
ing their dead uaburiea.
They to be masslng On cur right either fog he
purpose Of attacking as sgaln, or to fall back
Afer the fighting Of yesterday on oar left. the enc
ny opened visoroas caaaonadas On eur right wing
to Whiea responded aud fierce artillery dusE was
ksPtup l0r two hOurs-Oar side, however los1s very
slightly.
Oar men are very busy collecting arms on thas psrs
Of the field sb l1dlned BY the enemy and many ssns
are bsing obtained which ws7s buried BY The enemy
Yesterday evening tbers was SONS cavalry lighting
near GuinsA siation bur IT amounted very little. To-
day matters have been quiet all day.
Yesterday Meade ssns Dag Of truce to Gsa. Lee
thanking bin or sending him warsworih's body. for
which he applied by Tag Of during tao -EYissr
nsss fight
Meade, IA the iata isunsi eougrstulatory order to
his troops. He claims that Lee has now abandoned his
last nTenched position consciously held suffering
loss Of Is guns "a eolors, and 5000 prisoners He fur
thsF says the Ggh Is no over, and tbst he expects
inforcemenisi which Lee cannot possibly get
Up to o'eIoek to-day thers has been no. Sighting
The wsashor Is and the roads fSst drying
Congregational Prscesdizss.
RIcHMosD. May 2L-In message from the Pres-
dent the Houze, yesterday IN response to rssolu-
ton ass Ing the public satisfy reguiraa The conusnes
Of the suspension Of tha hsbsas corpus he says
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no rs.os gwen n a speisi MESSAGE 70 sna aas seA
sion szat IN undniashsl force At preasnf iuncirs
and upsesll,- rso,ffrss a .1u.iBns,.. .r IA .,,g,s-
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t1a law. Ia considerable d8gfaa. re- We ini shfa Tor
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