Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1864-04-22

Aetiss Movements BsIOt0-The EHsrsy appear
at Seeerat POINTS.

BY The arrival of the train on the Norfolk and Peters
burg railroad, last night, we havs some stirring intsll
genes from below. kslishle statements inform Us that
1t an early hour on Thursday morning a regiment o.
Yankee infantry landed ct Holidays point, on the
Nsussmond river, ten miIeE below Suffolk. At the
same hour another regiment, accompanied BY six
pieces Of artillery and seventy. Eve cavalry, landed a
Cherry Grove, on the James river, distant from HollN
day 8 point about ten miles.
The forces which landed at Holidays point imme
diately marched for Chuckstuek, hoping no doubt 10
capture a party Of Confederate signal corps, scouts and
others, which had been operating in that vicinity. But
the scheme signalIy failed. as cur msn received early
information OF the movements Of the enemy al both
points, and were thus enabled 70 avoid the trap set for
them.
But Notwithstanding the overwhelming odds Of the
enemy. eighteen of Gen Picksttfs provost guard. under
Lieut. GOBsett, who was on scouting duty in that diree-
lion, u men Of the 3lst North Carolina, under command
Of Lieut. Biggs, 7of the signal corps, under Lieutenant
| Noteworthy, and the same number Of scouts from the
lIth Virginia, under Lieut. Roy, ~ In all, formed a
Junction, and gave the enemy a running hght, which
Ia ted from SR to Eocook, resulting In the escape Of
our force, with the loss Of one man wounded and cap
tured, Of the 3lst North Carolina. The fight was CON
tnaed for several miles, snd our gallant fortv-seyen
were not annsyei after they saw their chances OF
escape eertsln-the enemy, instead Of pursuing further,
moving of in snortherly direction toward Smithheld.
The two forces Or the enemy mentioned above. form.
cd a Junction near Cherry Grove, whore Gen. Graham
assumed command. They aueceeded in capturing d. K.
DaF6en, Of the 10Th Virginia, who was OF hons on fur
loogh ia Nsnsemond county. They also captured young
BodgdeD, q mere youth, whose parents reside At Cherry
Grove. This Lad HAs suspected Of carrying information
Of the eDsmy's movements 70 our scouts, and signal men.
The vsndAls alss visited in their march The residences Of
a. l.. Tynes, DR.. Tynes, Willis Bunkloy, Mrs. Q. Hal
James Jordan and hrH. Minton, from whom they sook
all the horses and negroes which they could And.
AZ an early hour Thursdsy morning, also, a regiment
Of one Col Love, landed at Rock Isndmg, on Jhmes
river, near Bacon1s castle, surry county. They were
met In the field OF Charles Wren, Esq.,, between BacOn's
castle and the landing, by a squad Of the lower slgnal
corps, under Major MiIigan, and Capt Caussy's scouts,
who immediately gave the Vandals battle. We have
not heard the result Of this engagement, hut at last &C.
counts our men were annoying the invaders e~Ousidera.
bly,, and Capt Noises company of the 18th Confederate
cavalry, had gone to their s~ssistsnee. We bad wounded
and captured one man. who sisted that the regiment
was the 23d Massachusetts. -Four deserters, who
claimed 70 belong to the sh New York, came IN and
surrendered. These dssertsTs, we hear, gave very con
hicang accounts Of BurDsides movements, stating posi-.
tEsiy on Thursday that Burnside WAS preparing 70
move mp the Peninsula, and yesterday declaring that
they knew nothing about Burnside. They we're brought
up to Petersburg yesteaasy. The conflicting accounts
they give Of Burnside would indicate that they are spea,
ADD have dsasrtsd 1or tho sole purpose OF deeeivins our
ofosFs as 20 Burnsides movements.
erma ion from a gentleman eminenuy worthy Of
oonhdsnee, who was within i've mics OF Portsmouth
"Wednesday night, states that BnFnsides forces ~sus
LANDING 10 large Numbers At Portsmouth all day
The enemy hold Suffolk and have pent out forces in
every dlrecuon- They now occupy every road leading
A large force, estimated By some 70 number 6st,zeen
three ana four thousand quartered al Phillips mill
Thursday night, nine miles this side OF Suffolk; one
Thousand stayed AZ Harry 0hapmsn's, one mile from
zuni, on the Norfolk and PETERSBURG road. ihs Eams
AA[N4L NLAHA AAANH
Day night in the direction Of Franklin.
Franklin
The scattering Of these forces vould argue against
the theory that Burnslde's plaA il TO move 10 force
against FeterA1arg, pat there Ia no saying now what his
Intentions are. Il 10 not At sll improbable that the oe-
cupAtoa Of all the country bstseen the Blaek~Eter
snd snfotk. is for the purpose OF preventing any infor-
nln1ion OF ais Doyemsnts reaching oar military suihorl
lies here. II be designs coming in tbs direction, his
nov widely scattered foEcss can soon concearais It
B0me named point, and join the main command /. has
been suggested that be would probably Rim for Wsldon,
in order 70 destroy the rsllroad Il that point but that
would be 200 long q march, when he can strike the rail.
road 81 = much nearer point TO Petersburg
Oilers have suggested that all this marching TO and
fire., and landiRg AZ different points bsiNeea BlaokHs1er
s1d Suffolk, and at P0rtsmonth, iB for thu purpose OF
deceying the ConfedeFatss, while elsrgcr force is ABOUT
TO proceed up the peninsula, which can be rapidly rein
forced by Withdrawing Burasides men from their prsa
ent localities and sending them 70 tho psninsuls. As
the enemy holds the lower James. and bis unusual "a.
cihues toT transportation BY water, he cAa accomplish a
ya1t deal IN very short period Of tina Be his inten-
tons what they may, our readers may rest assured be ia
ustchad ~ yigilAnt ofhoefs and mea; and thai all viii /
DO done within the power Of the Confederate authorities
10 rstard bis movements and bring bis plans 70 RIfsfl
and ailure.-lPeterzburg Express, 1s.