Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1864-02-15

Tmz SITUATION I'm mIssHsszPPE.
It's extremely difficult to obtain any certain
knowledge OF she situation in MISSISSIPPI. For
8 day OF two after the enemy arrived hi norton
nothing could be heard Of them, and the most
generally FscsiYed opinion was that they had
taken q southeasterly route, intending to avoid
cur foTcss ST CuuDkey river and leaving Nerd
ian 10 their loft, reach tie Mobile aud ONO Tall
Tosd some distance below. Nobody can tel
ss.p o.y5 he Mobile Register, where the en-
smy is, which is 4 little singular, considering
ths respaosEhls numbers in which he wss 70
ported We do not see bow $4,000 men could
be 50 completely hidden away for three OF iouf
dsys; for. be it remembered that since they
we're visible to our tToops who offered them 0sl-
tls a. Morton, on Mordsy, which hey Declined
We have not hesrd Of them"
The Mobile snd Selma PspsTs Of the l3th,
however, contain paragraphs that clear up shs
mystery. On the IIth the eaOay was in tbs
vicinity of Decatur, advancing slowly, aod
there is no doubt he Is in fo1es. The Register
says; The enemy. seems to have been found
at lasi, sad has turned up near DseatuT, thirty
miles west Of Meridian" The same journal ip
smother srficla, sppsrently written at later
hOur, says:
FROM "UP THE ROAD. Reports iIom
sbove sTe IN some respects coDtlstng' ana arc
ss yet, too indefinite 10 base satisfactory uaG-
FneRt upon. Major Fleming, OF the Mobile and
Ohio railroad, who returned 20 tbe city at lsts
hoHr lsst night from Meridian, states that the
enemy divided thsir forces a. or near Morton,
The main body deAsctDg 70 the right, ard TAX
ing the direction OF Mobile, tie other col unn
bearing 20 the lett, and pursuing the route OF
the retiring forces OF Gen. Polk.
There had been no Sighting Of moment as Jet
de Yankees appearing desirous 70 2void light
but Lss and Forrest were busy II ths rear.
Thsy woTe marching rapidly, with their trent
and rear protected By their cavalry, and N ar.
Flsmminr Judgment would strike the Mobile
ard Ohio road IN She vicinity Of Shubuis, Or
nsYhsps Enferpriss. which point they might
leach by this evening or 10 night
Gen. P0ik, with FoTney s sad Ffench's dITis-
ion. was vest of Meridisa, near the Chunky
river, 30 dispute thsir progress "a that quarter,
while large force is being TspidlY transported
d0Fn this road to msst any threatened move
mant IN this diTee.ieR.
Soussof she prisoners captured from the enc
ny have On their bats the prOfsns motto, g No
bic or He'll"
Ons acooUnt says ths Yankees we're st Bsnton
yes:sgdsy, while another reports the place in our
possession.
The TEmor Of their Appearance ct Psuldng
sn5 GsrlszdgviIle is pronounced incorrect.
A. the time OF going 70 press the telegraph
was working Un;nteTrGptedly 10 Meridian and
81 points on the Mobile aBd Ohio rsilIoad,
but we could learn nothing later than tho reports
above given.
In addition to the Confsdersss forces men
toned sboTe, as concentrating ie font Of the
enemy, Gen. LoriDg's division had arrived in
The vicinity Of Asridisn. He is reported smODg
tbs hills Of the Chuukey in font of the enemy's
column advancing fron Deca'ET
TIE Register has dispatch from Meridian,
which says as follows:
MERIDIAN, Feb. 10 The ofice Of the Clarion
has been closed here. to 20 to Dsmopolis. Tas
enemy is s'TePoFted advancing fT0m towards De-
eatur on this place. We bear Of 10 Ysnkses
south Of tie Southern road. S.
Reports reached Solms on The right Of the
I2.b, brought by passengers from Meridian, thst
Gen. Polk bad fghs ard whipped thu enemy.
The Reporter, OF tho 1850, says: " We know
not how much rslisnes should be placed in the
report, but sTe Of opinion, from circumstances,
that fighting has been Eoing On for the last two
days. An order was received hsrs yesterday to
prepare hospital accommodations for thrse hun-
dTed wounded. This proves thst there hrs been
Sighting" The Disgsteh ssys; " Passengers
By !be Alsbama and Mississippi trsin last night
rspOTt fighting going on al Enterprise and near
Meridian. These reports are not credited Gen
Polk has very properly closed his lines foT hs
present"
If the report taken TO Mobile by MAJOR Flam-
ing mentioned in the article from tie Register,
that the snemy divided his forces at Morton, be
true, it is probable they would be INST by Gen
Polk, who vas mHneuvering to protect Tie Nc
bile and Ohio road. A6ghlmsy have occurred
IS the enemy had time to reach Enterprise OF
Shubuta. The column north of the Southern
road EEs probably aizaing for Marion and Ne
-idisn, Ct beth of which places, if undisturbed.
hey would be able to dc vast amount Of dam
lgs to the railroads and stock. Geas. Laring
'ad L-s ought to be sbls to lake cara Of this
ores.