Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1864-06-17
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ABEflDERE, june 70 III had raInsd 90 much and 20
thst I had becorle completely tired fit, and having
nothing spselsl on hand. ] concluded to take q little
trip up to Aberdeen, and on. Of the rain Youthink L.
dtdnit iolew me. 0EeF;ook me on the road jas; as L
hal er,sssd Teuahlgbse AZ BGrtol, sad came DOWN with
a zeal and ~yepgesnee that would have washed away
! or deh.gsd the whole of tue country from Barton to
Mobile, II It had only continued long enough. But for
r1nstely, all violence, except that Of the universal
Ysnkss nation and its Tycoon, Is sh9rt.ivsd, aud the
| storm soou pssssd over. aEd I crept out from nay shelter
and cline on, s,d here 1 am
found on Colonel Folks bulletin board, on my ar
rival, : dis9steh which he had Just received by c urisr
line, coatsining the gratifying intelligence tbat Forrest
and tie raiders had met, snd that the nesting was quite
an expensive one to the latter. The fight Was not a
long one, and Forests numbers were inferior to those
Of the enemy, but the latter could not stand the impst-
| uodty Of Buf9rd and bis men, aud were soon rOpu-sed,
/ whipped and routed. One report says Forrest captured
all their artillery, and the dispatch to Colonel Polk says
he captured eight pieces, two hundred wagons and i've
bundled prisoners, and WAS still In pursuit Of them
when ths courier left, with every prospect OF bsgsing
the whole party, except such of the mounted men IS
have heet horses and travel on the meek or nothing"
principle, and 10 doubt many a one viii rival yohu Gil
pin. hoped, before closing this letter, to gAther add
tonal particulars, but al / an not disposed 10 speculate
ON ftcts, or 70 guess st history, 1 will only give you
| whst comes 10 an authentic shape.
This important Information l hope to be able through
the cyurtesy Of Col. Polk, to send y0u BY telegraph
from some pOiut on the railroad during the day. re-
| gr-t [ cannot do so from here. Aberdeen is 4 handsome
place, Gains 10 be a city, and one would infer dat IL
| was 4 place Of sufficient importance TO have a railroad
/ Eud 4 telegraph line, eSoecialiY Is It is only eight miles
to Prairie station, on the Mobile and Ohio FAilrOsd. In
deed, from the number of handsome residences and fae
! carriages ore sees here, 1t would be quite a natural en-
ror TO suppose 1t 10 be a place Of considerable wealth,
but sigat miiss Of graded railroad ftarough q beautiful,
level country snd which I ssw ~ far back gs October,
/ 1850. and see 20 day, without a solitary bar Of iron on
/ II. tells a different story. / an glad TO learn however,
that the ladies' with a com nendabls spirit Of patriotism,
have determined that Aberdeen shsll be connected with
the rest Of the world by Telegraph, At least, and intsad
/ giving a fair for the purpose of raising the Necessary
mesna. Heaven bless tie womeni What wouid the
void be without them, and especially Aoerdeent
/ mentioned in q formsr letter from Columbus that
| Aberdeen was considerably stirred mp by the raid, snd
on he road yesterday 1 met Major Siranse, tGen. For
rests zdIutant general who WAS wounded Al Bolivar
aus on arriv.n here found Major Beck and Capt Cor
dor. the post a1d ti!ho qusrteTmasters. packed up and
ready 70 take a little trip aeregs the river, 10 some point
| or points not laid down oa the mspa They sre fsitbful
and energetic eaieers, determined TO save Rl their stores
from the enemy Il he should straggse off down thi- way
But Forrest hIving clipped the Hons Claws 500 -
hs 3sslhz aud once fsors ali is 0uset aong IL
romhigbse. Flow on, classic stresml thy hmpid wa.
ters. Il seems, are doomed not 10 be disturbed This time,
either by the plumb line of the Yankee or the booming
Of cannon. The quiet which res s upon thy bosom Is
nos unlike that which reigns oYes the heart OF the
miiden who has never felt or dreamed Of love Of such
"a one ever lived. Beautifully, sWeally, quietly
through thy green braes' sad p%rseipitous banks. "AsT
on thcu shinirg river" and let thy bright waters impsrt
to The den zsils OF brick and mortar At Mobile the cheer
ina inteligense that sill il quiet along the ToD5igbee.
By the way, Is Is said he Yankees sent word to our
boys some d4Fs before they met above, thst they in
te3ded to show no quarter. / don't yet know thst this
is certain, aud now that the boot has gotten upon IN
other loot, l think it more than likely 1t will be dsnisd,
e7en If perfectly true. If IL is true, however, don't You
talnk they wire In = crest hurry 70 leave this world
Of troubles and tria's here below r. Somebody no in
P,ntotoe or 17ppss VIII have a rich field if Forest
Col. Polk has Just reesived full confirmation Of yes
terasy'sinteilissnc given Rbove, and Will probably re.
esive further particulars during the day.
Gen. Lee went up from Meridian a week ago. and Is
still shove.
had the pleasure Of nesting the Rev. Bishop Paine
on the stfeetvesierasy, Hell locking remarkably well,
A1tNlALhE A1llur the Yankees mt THAR herds ~aa.v /
aeep'y lalo rs pockets. and Interfering very materially
with hs secular matters.
4 have made mention In another plaea of tba A.
eirrisges neri: There sra a great many also in Colum- |
b1s-indeed I have never seen nnsr anywhere; but
there - one thing in connection with than that you will
noIce N oot1 eilics-the one where there is a telegraph
Eld railroad, as well az the oce where there 4 moi a |
telegraph and raiirosd-and that Is the fact that most of
them are Grann ~ mules. Nearly all the horses Ia the /
country thatsre worth having srs 10 the artillery. and
II h said that those thai remain will be called for soon
- that muiei viii be all the 60. What Is the dlFsrsnca
4. mule Is Is good a. = horse, and some Of them look far /
better than E.sny horses 1 hsve seen, aud stand servics
much better, and the fact Is, 1 don't see, and can't. wbv
ulsy Tiu noi answer equally Is well for artillery. II
tae war goes on 3 year longer, they viii have 10 bs i
TIED, Unless we can capture better horses from the Van.
ices ihAn We nave done, and more Of them. Alady
A9iana suggests mat mules are too slow, bat 1 guess she
neyF rods che with a pair Of spurs. Whether anopey
makes the mare go,n or not, L am sure q good psir Il
spurs viii put 3 mule to his trunpG
Sincs the foregoing was written 1 have ssep an On
eisi announcement that Gen Forrest eaptured an ~
soemys artAIeIy' Two hundred wagons loaded with
. thyAIH hHU EtdIV nfIa- I
plste rout.
viii add, laiso-as a report is in circulation 10 ths
eheet that the smallpox is raging here-thst / have
made very dligent Inquiry and learn that there are. and
nave besn out few cases, aud they are all coufned 10
the family IA which 1t made Its appearance
Three TINES, gssrn, the snall-pox has bsen intro.
ducsd here fy female blockade runners, WAC brought il
from Memphis Fortunately, 1t ala not spresa ~
any great extent In either instance.
p S1rt-opsn this letter 10 say 1 have Just seen a
later dispatch from Mki Gen. Lee to Ms. Ger. Forrgaf
IN substance that Gen. Forrest says be had, Tor
The numbers. engaged, one OF tbs most bloody battles OF
the war, 3 I'd calling on the citizens Of Columbus snd
Aberdeen to send convsyanees and asdSt In takjog c.rs
the wounded II is represented as the most com.
victory OF the war. r v w /
ABERDEsN, Lats Sunday Evening, June I2-SInea
ICY letter in the post Office 1 have been ena.
to obtain the following additional ana reliable
The enelnyshGd = force varying from dig 10 ten
OF all arms, and having proclaimed Ehoir in I
ennon to HhoW no quarter, Of course expected none.
ten. Forreif met them with half the number, Tor say
our thnussadl, and before the Rght Il was considersd
y one Of Tiry doubtful issue, In consequences OF the
AeaVy oddai and hence everything Ia the shaps of stores a
md other property was moved to The rear By General y
Forrest 5 dry or two before The battle.