Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1864-05-16

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WELDON. Meyl3, via RALuGH. May l4-vsrious
wild Fumors have been afoat here TO- day, one Of which
Ia thss Gen Lee driven Grants forces across the
Rspdan. with terrific slaughter, but slI that We can
gather, that is reliable is the following:
Holeombe legion resisted the enemy at Chester On
Monday last, and theSe has been no fighting anes.
The enemy stu hold he railroad.
Affairs In PesersBurE.
WELDON, n o., Nay I3.-Gsn. Bsaursgzrds head |
quarters at Petersburg He has been reinforced By
10000 recently, and still hey pour in The
stores all closed in Pstsrsburg and every one il in
the ranks. An engagement Ia expected tomorrow, the
18th.
bridges lHebuut.
WELDON n. c., May l3.--The bridge seross stony
creek Is rebuilt, sad ths aeross Nokouan river
viii be done tomorrow night.
Drewry's BIuG ThsHRht secure.
WELDON. n. c.. May ls.-Drewry's bluf has bssnEe-
hforcea TO such extent that no Gpprehsns5ns are
felt about its security
Trains trimming Through 70 Petersburg.
WELDON, N. c., May l3.-Rslroad trains viii
through to Petersburg ds after o-morrow the l5.h
Yankee GunBOais Destroyed.
WELDON, N G., May 1.-Two Federal gunboAts
were certainly blown up burned Petersburg BY
Gen Bssuregard and prtbsbly four.
&c E4ch-Ay EAeFuAHeN AZ DFeHEy'A
PETERSBURG, Va. May I5-It Is rum5rsd ihst the
enemy attacked Drswgys buff last night and
pulsed with loss Of 600 men,. Gen. Matt Ransom
was ailshty wounded in the arm No other news from
any quarter.
Yankee MOveuzeats In IIfsEfssfpPi.
NERIDIAs, Nay IA Yankee force ysTiously es.
timated from 90 to 5000 strong under Gen. Near.
thur Pickens station % on the Mississippi Cen
trsl railroad At no7n TO day, moving towards Grenada:
Five thousand Ysikses ct Big Black bridge. Gen
H. W. soSamb commands st Vieksburg
Adj isurREneat Of Ilso General Assembly 81
taAe PresbYterian GhaEez-
CHARLOTTE, Msy l3-Tbs General Assembly Of ih'
rssbyterisn church IN thu Oonfederss States after
harmonious ssssOn Of eight days adjourned this after
neon to Rsst in Macon, Ga, the 81 Tuesday in Nay
1865.
Gszz. Reaurexard Drives she EneEay fS
their GunbsaIs.
RAEusH, Nay PA letter from special press re
porter sent Weldon yesterday from this place, b
request of General 5uperIteuds ThrRshsr reach
ing that placa found the Tres down. Hence he Trot
: Us letter to this place folsws;
WELDON, May I2-Tns conductor on the Cover
ne nt train from Stony creek to CASTOR today rspor
that BssuresArd has driven the YsnkssSt0 thsir guI
b1atsaround Petersburg and that he had suak sz
the eusny's gunbosts.
He says he had read it in the Express before lesgn
: Stony creek and the conductor Of the train frOl
Petersburg to Stony creek told him such the rei
! bic facts.
! Blockade Broken at Wilmington.
! WELDON, n. c., Nay l2.-Nine blockade runns
have eomeinto Wilmington since the Raleigh iren ella
I scattered the blockade squadron sfsw days ago.
: Five Of them are entirely new vessels on their fir
, trip.
They ssy there are signs Of theFbloeksdars.
General Summary sf News.
!. WELDON, Msy l3.-Passsngers from Petersburg r
port no lighting III ChesteIhsld since the seventh.
. An attack may be expected by our faress At any N
0 msnt.
b Our forces are at Swift Creek. Au business Is 50
;, pended at Petersburg and every man in the ranks
All here and PessIsburg confident Of sueoes
L No further attack on Drswrys bluf.
Y -Four gunboats were destroyed.