Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1864-01-01


gslrsa in maklsg e Disposition eff cur trseps,
darirg which the Yankees were skIlfully, azd
slswly falIisg back in line Of battle, pressed
nors BY sEo CT TIVE Of err batteries snssr Col
Alexander, chief Of artillery, iASe By or trsegs
BsfsTe arrangements cesh be mads to capture
the eaiire Federal ieTee, they haa rstzsstsd 10
a pcias which nsat ths sitsHpf inprseticsbis,
and sadsr he soyor Of 10 aight, they escaped,
made their way te KEsxvills, twelve miles dis
TAFT, and arrived 81 fsar o'clock in the msraiag
1t was a golden opportunity lest frem the laIs-
ness sf tho hsar, and the diAeslses Incident to
the plssizg Of ear army IN proper Eosiaon fer
the purpose. Oar !rseps advanced tkst night,
and sass=psa on the erssnd evacuated by the
enemy.
Oar Iots In tks divisisa was net lar frem TIVE
hundred killed aad wsuadea. In Jsnkiss' bri-
gsls, which held tie hsnf, The casualties
amounisd to enc kusdrsa ara twenty-five.
We learned hero fkat the force 81 ths Fsdsr-
ais, constituting tks rear guard, was csnYsscd
Of TIVE brislass ualsr gsR. Eslrsrs, = dsseisg
Master rem Kew York BzrRslds wEs srssszt
dEhaz TIE affair, ssd I cad The pleasure Of sit
tag st G1s safe table at dinner which, il lks
nidils Of his breakfast, sAly a few hsun before,
he had hastily svassassd.
TAs zs1t aay-Tsssssy, T7!S-HsLsrs,
villa his s~ivisisR, soak Ia fsat, and fsllswsd
s!sssly sEon TIE kssls ef tke refreshing Hs2y
aasil be reached ths gstss ef KRoxvills. We
halted within three miles ss hs tenn, fcrHos
Ina Of battle, iseAlss hssYsals a=4 prepared fer
wAFH work. TAs city is s1czgly lAtTsschsd
aaS defended. Ga every bin, esAnsndlng is
approaches, sfs ssbslznsisl fsriasaasaI, esr,
nssisd By riffs pits, Of whisk there sfs tive or
three lisss. Tie rear Of the isHE Is likewise
heavily fortified. Isssea, he place is h.:ls
slss has ssesnd C~haslanssgs.
Wednesday,, the 1s.L, vas sessPis& ia skir-
rishIsg SD ssIsiss PssitisRs. In TIA aasrseen
a brief srlilsTy dzsl .ssk place, uzdsr e4vsr sf
EkisA q gallant asvszsnt was nssts to ties
frons By ia. seatA CaIslisa brigade ef asnefal
Ksnhaw. Tie Fedsrsls eecsHls3 a hill, across
which shsy hs4 ruz 8 tins of iatrsrclzenss :
AID ss aislssgs iAsn frsa this sLrong FsiHi, It
bssans necessary to CAirgs n tho fses Of. y
hesvy srs up The A0la ssesas, without 50 zach
ss q tree CT 8 shraA fer q asvsF.
Throwing eat frsi, a heavy slsad sf skirnisa-
sFs, undsr LisRt-Csl. R;ss, Of he 15ih, sns
Nsjsr Wallace, and tAsa m,glsz or with his
liao Of baths, Esrskas, step By step, cleared
ks f-snt uztil hs esE,s Es the bsss Of De smi-
Hsase, 1asa the Sd South 6aroliRs, Csl Esase,
Hhs hsld the left q or LIE, dashed fsrwsSd
aEd up. The FedsTals stood fIm until eur
zisn arrived within zen or fifteen PAGES, pouring
the while, destructive vellies int5 sur ranks
tksn q portion of Eksm threw down their sIns
aad cried, we Surrender" The surrender
was z~eesptsd, sRa the GriEg PsrtisllJ ceased,
when a Federal sEcsr on TIE left 81 the easEay
erasfaG the baIsls to be resumed. TAis ezrngei
eur bays, szi re-spaziEg thsit ewn iusillado,
the wsfks were quieLy cleared, SD 4 eonsid-
ersbls number Of prisoners so'ssd ard held.
I've Of the Yankees who cred o. Gel. Espce
and Najsr Wallsse, after having ~sEgTezdors5,
we're subsequently slot By cur zen, ard # re-
CURED but a slight s5dtieu 10 tbo fu5i. 70 have
easssa q bloody massssrs Of tss wbcfs patty.
The lssses IN tss brigsdo during his sfsir
were ozs tusdrsd snd ts~eaiy-f7s. &c. Ksz-
Besy and Lisut.. Col. Rias ws,a beta soBsded,
aaa EajaT G!a. killed Nearly al iho wo16is
are severe, ewing to The close quarters st Bsiea
lhs agb! sook place, and sn unasual numbsr Of
ds2.5s have resulted u ssaeeqUeses.
Tss advantage ssissd By iAis brilliant sJirE-
lah nss asaTly q mis. iEelElisg ssTs-sl yalas-
blo Pesid3as.
Ca TAugsdsy, .ha 1871, zs i=FssttRs change
tssk place proper to De asntiszos. TksEa was
geze csaRsEs5isg al slEsfess perieS5 If Ste
day, and HsYsnssz's ca eu lsa, Which eazs-
peIlsS the Yankees 10 withdraw tLsir liass stli
msEs. AZ night ths FsssEslI sci Are ts several
private hssssS belonging to ssuisszR nss, for
tks psrssss Of Lighting up the s~grreuad;Eg
sseztry ana preventing a sisbs attack end sur
prise. ssvss valuable dwellings were tszs Sc
sEreysd.
o. Friday, additional hsssss we're barass,
AID mere ssREsRsding, spsszsdia IN its ekar-
ssior, tssk place. Frsa esFtzIsd sspsrs, we
learned hat snHzaiheR IL KEsxyills Il sxs.sS.
ingly seGres sns that Bzfssids had isszsd sr-
dsn thai it sAszl4 act be Fzslsa IN Diminishing
or unless va advanced.
To-day, Saturday, affairs remain IA tAsh
ussal ssRdlHon. Pisksi Ering Is e5astaas en-
ear freaL Capt. Dsan, 81 Gen. Lsngsl.sats
STAG, While sitting ca ais LoFss By tha ai5o Of
the esnaaaasr-iH-sAlef, vas sAsl in iao thigh
By a Yankee skarp-skselsr, eight or ains has
6rea ysyds lISlsat. Fho casualties generally
4lsEg shs has, hswsTsr, gro few.
Tksrs ars zaRy resllezta or refugees fem
KsszvTls with the array, saxiaHsly awsitlzg
sur n~ovszsrta, and ii Is sssdsaiag 80 lock spsn
the peer msa as hey stead en- tAo hiIlsides AID
Pssr anxiavsly iRt5 Tia town where ere wives,
children SID frisHss waisisg il equal suspense
% be restored to tie eras Of BE abseat levea
cHss. eze ef ihsso gsnlsmea last nigkt saw
his sws hssss, EIlsa vita valuable f~zrziturs
sad Pie!utss, eRvslspsd In thu James. I've
iAlrAs Of The property il Kzsxvills is kelS by
ssasssrn owners, and lhe Yankees viii Rot
Acsissss - destroy the place, while the necessity
exists fer q midnight b=zArs.
oFEEg TO The gisat distance 10 tie rsa-, and
the dhAsaliy of communicating, I have net
been nble, sad shall still be ansAle to send you
letters villa my usual regularity.
QUELQUUE.
sUBeABs sF KEexTILLg, Esy. %, 1853.
Contrary TO expectations, bat net unrassona-
BY SO, Estill date NJ letters fren the czburhs of
oar mecca" The Feserals have bsen driven
within lksir wsrks on every sIdo, ana the fall