Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1864-05-18

hOutb tney i0ib--tnoH cavalry suAuAuk u IN tis~
direction Of Clover Hill mills. q point about
twenty five miles in westerly direction from
Chester. The last OF their foFce in that section
LEFT HAlt Way station yesterday about half-psat
- O'Clock.
The Yankees did no daEnsgs at Chester. They
may have done some slight damage to the rail-
road, but as far as could be seen, the read has
suffered comparatively ne injury-st least on
this side of Chester.
Our informant also reported heavy firing in
the objection Of Port WalthsII at the time of his
leaving; Chester. he was very positive Of ihis;
and said the report of artillery and musketry
could he distinctly heard there. But on inquiry
at headquarters, several hours Efser this, all was
reported quiet, and no information had been re-
ceiVed of any fighting in that direction.
FROsI THE PENINSULA.
An offsial dispatch recaivsd yesterday, dated
al Old Church, st O'Clock A. M, reported that
there were no Yankees nearer than Diascund
bridge and the Forge mills. The Yankees had
made no demonstration In that section.
We heard last night that cur pickets at New
Kent Court House bad been driven in by the
Yankees on Sunday night
A DASH ON THE BALTIMORE AID OHIO RAIL
ROAD,
A telegram (uncfieial) from HsrrisSnbuTg,
says that McNesl struck the Baltimore and Ohio
railroad st Piedmont on Last Saturday, burning
the bEidge and machine shops, destroying nins
locomotives, and inhicting other damage 10 the
extent of several millions Of dollars. No further
particulars ara given.
twill be seen that the Northern papers, re-
csivse last night, confirm this news:
THE YAEKEEs KILL Two OF Qua MEN AND
NAIL THEIR BODIES TO TREES.
-;kk ~,
tells ni of G most fisndish stFoeity committed
by the Yaukees at Bermuda Hundreds. It ap-
pears that day OF two ego, the Yankees espied
small party Of our men engaged in laying tor
pedoessin the river, near !CuTl's Neck, and i'm
mediSieiy started il hot pursuit Of them: Oar
men, to elude the chase, took to o swamp near
by, wllere they attempted to conceal themselves;
but two Of them were soon found and captured
By the Yankees. On getting possession of them,
the Yankees proceeded to put them ts death on
the spot in the most horrible manner. They
bayonsted them to death, thrusting it through
them, but this seemed even not to sssiate their
hellisb passion; they took then dead bodies and
nailed them through the flesh to the trees This
was d,ne out Of revenge tor the blowing up oi
one of their gunbosEs on last Friday by tor
pedo.
The two unfortunate men who suffered this
terrible fate were boa!swain named Gundiyt
and boatswain's mate, named Smith There
are two others of the party unsccounted for
and ii is feared that they, too, may have fallen
| into tlls hands of the Yankees.
A YANKEE RAIDING PARTY.
The report reached the city last night that
/ Yankee rRiding party, sent ont from Grant:
army. suddenly appeared at Beaver Dam depot
on the Virginia Central railroad, yesterday after
noon At the time they reached the station
| there were four trains stopping there, heavily
| ladsn with bacon and other supplies INTENDED
for Lees army. One of these trans succeeded
in getting off in time to save Itself but the othe
three fell into the hands of the Yankees, and, j
is supposed, may have been burned.
It appears but little notice was given Of tht
apprusch of the Yankee raiders. The telegraph
operator reported, ''the Yankees are couing;'
but this had hardly passed over the wires befori
came message number two-"They are here
The operator fell into the hands of the Yankees
the third time be has shared that fate. Repor
given the strength of the party at about thou
sand. It is thought they have been sent out b,
Grant to cut Lees lines OF communication, snt
CAUSE diversion Of his army if possible.
Beaver Dam is about forty miles above Rich
moni, and she depot there is very sabstsntis
brieE; building-Amoug the finest on the road
Itis favorite point of attack for the Ysnke
raiders and this is the third or fourth time the
have dashed upon it.
On inquiry at the War Department last nigh
at III o'clock, we learned that they had recei7e
information substantially the same as what
STATED above. OF the amount of stores desIoye
and damage done, nothing sposilive Is u
known.
THE VERY LATEST FROM THE SOUTH SIDE
ANoTHER GUNBokT. BLOWN UP.
A dispatch was received last night about ]
O'Clock from Gen. Bushrod johnson, at SWI
creek, stating that gunboas on the Appoma
tox was destroyed yesterday by artillery hi
. from Fort Clifton. She was disabled, and Ii
enemy burnt her to prevent car forces getsin
her
The other gunboat engaged in the attack O
! Fort Clifton retired from the conflict.
EIsygood's lSouth Carolina) brigade met wit
| heavy loss, enemy outnumbsri them grestl
i and were forced back into works.
The enemy advancing On City Point in col
siderable force.