Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1864-05-23
TRE WAR NEWS.
SitEatios on The .Soats Ssds--LGtsa from Gen.
Les's Army, Etc.


LES Army, ETC.
From the Richmond Examiner, May 16.l
We have but little news to record this morn
ing. Saturday morning was ushered in with
tsrrific roar Of the enemy's guns on the south
side, which continued all day. Ffom that
started the ruinor of fighting at DTewry's bluti,
but il proved to be ouly the eneny's guns
Smelling cur forces. As the day sdVanced the
firs relaxed, but IN the afternoon il was renewed
with some severe skirmishing aionZ the lines,
which WAS kept up until dsgk with no very ssri-
Gus loss to either side. We had the pleasure Of
Witnessing the diminishing on Saturday, Col
Gill, the very courteous superintendent of the
Petersburg rSilread, hEVi1g extended TO US an
invitation 70 accompany hinsslf and party on
a reconnaissance over the road Proceeding
cautiously, we found skirmishing actively go
ing on, with Cur army in line Of battle. In 8
lEsls while the FIRE increased, and about O'clock
i grew quite warn, tha enemy, IN tha mean
time, having placed additional pieces ef srtii-
lery IN pasin6n. Here tbs scene becaTse quite
exciting sud snarp artillery dasl onsued, our
srsillsry occupying the right and the enemy's
tho lslt Of the railroad with their administers
advancing from each side. Oar men delivered
their fire with great spirit, and cheer after cheer
broke forth from them. Occasionally 3 cheer
would come ftom the Yankees, bus il Was very
faint and tame.
Al one time We hssrd very loud and long
continued cheer on our left, aud learned after
wards from some Of our wounded, who were
brought in, that 1t was from our skifmsbers on
the extreme left, who had driven back the enc
my's line of hatfie-s feat unparalleled in its
daring csGrsge. The fire grew spirised-she air
rssounded with the FIRE Of infantry and artillery
and at one time it vas thought that gsnsral
action would be brought on. 0or iins OF battle
was in full sight Of the eneHly, who Was also IN
line OF battle. The spectacle was grand and
sublime. Within siFhs Of each other stood the
two armies, calmly and deliberately awaiting
the shock Of battle. On one side, steady il
nerve and firm IL their footsteps, stood our Dat
tle-hardened veisrans-thoSe who have under
gone again and again the fiery sacrament OF
baptism on the hstlls feld. On the other were
drawn up the cosTse and brutal Tufnsns, the
drunken hordes, whose craven and cowaEaiy
spirits, We know fall well, viii not wi hs.and
the hot blast Of battle. II the reader could have
drank in the scene IS we did. he would have
bean as confident as We arc inat gress victory
awaits Us on The Southsids whenever regulsr
battle is Joined. AmOTe rssolute, confident, no
BILE band of heroes never faced death on the
6sld than onr army now gathered on the South
side OF theif spirit and confidence we will
speak hereafter
The skirmishing of Saturday continued along
the lines until DARK closed IN upun the armies
when the firing of the hszYy Gaas was kept up
st intervals during the night The action was
rot decisive, but we gained decided sdvan-
tage over ths snsmy pressing oar lelt, driving
him back and Furnishing him severely. Our
less was comparatively slight.
Brig-Gen- II. W. Ransom (eFosher, We be-
lieYs, of Msj.-Gen Ransom, commanding the
department. Of Richmond was also wounded
we regret to say, during tbs diminishing on
Saturday evening. The wound is in the lefs
arm, and very p4iagul one, if having become
necessary to take out some three or four inches
of the bone. He was conveyed TO the city, and
he is now at The private residence Of friend,
where every thing IS being done fQg him.
Daring yesterday the order Of events was the
same on the south side as on Sasurjay-sharp
skiIElishing aloDg the lines, low and then inter
spsrsed with considerable artillery firing Il
hsd been expected that a general battle would
have come Of yesterday, but ne learn ihss the
operations OF both armies were confined % skir
EishiRg between the outpOsls, and the TsPid ex-
charge of shot and shell between the batteries,
without any Important results for the day. The
armies held last night the same relative position
thsy did on Saturday, sad nothing tfAnspirsd-I
beyond what we have mentioned Il
was rumoTed last night on the street that Gen.
CoEse's brigade made night assault on the en-
smy on Saturday night, charging him with
yress fury, and forcing him back with great
daughter, but we failed to get any ofiicisl con-
irmAsion Of this report. The situation on the
outh side is this she two armies confrynt each
'theT in line Of bsttls; skirmshing is rspidly |
soiRg on, and all indications point to an eary |
Each srInY Is pOisiag Itself for |
he great struggle that cannot be deferred many |
lays longer.
THE LATEST FROM GENERAL LEES ARMY
The only information Nc have from General /
Ase's army is tee following dispatch fror Gene.
Al Lee 20 the PsesldenFs private se9etarys
SPOTrsYLvARIA, C. H MAY II, fvis) oaiuea |
.stlon, I0-Ihs enemy assaulted Wile0x's /
nes this morning and was handsomely Tspnls-
Aahone's and Lanes bTigAdes attacked bis
1T. capturing three hundred prisoners and four
tsnd Of eolors
Light skirmishipg along The whole lirs during
fs53Ay.
10 cnsIny seems to be moving towards our
gat. In the afternoon Wdghss and Harris
,lgades assaulted his left, and captured some
-isoners and 8 stand Of celors.
R.E.LEE.
THE RAID. ON THE DANyILLE RAILROAD.
We have Some particulars Of the raid on the
awhile railroad, nom gentleman who was
cough that country at the time, and who pass
sver the road after the Yankees had left
After leaving Coalfeld, the Yankees started
} the road for Msiteax, with the design of de- ..
'oyiug the bridge at that point. They sue.
sded In getting within sight Of shat station.
I our artillery posted there opened on them, =
q shetled thsm so effectively thss the column
ossed Beverly bridge and passed around 10 1
lula, sheFt distance SboTs. About a hslf Z .
le Of Chafais the Fla. Creek bridge, aad this
Yankees e:em5ted 70 lake. We had force y
Ar Chu a-l7sh Virginia infsatry. Cal Huh.
Id-and on tie eDemy's approach 4 sharp
ht ensued. Oar men reserved their Ere untii OF
Yankees were within few hundred yards, e
en they opened on them, driving them back Al
confusion, and saving the bri1ge Tie Ysn- q
ss lost twenty-ssvsn killed and g number \
unded. Oar loss MAS one killed and SONS 10
J or three wounded %
The damage done the Dauville railroad nav 3
summed up as follsws The Yankees struck pt
road at three poinss-Coalfsld, Powhstsn 70
Eion and Chula. At Coslfsid they burnt the ne
'ct, station house, water tank aud SONS Eve =,
six cars loaded with shell, and tore up the a "a
* for several hundred yards At Powhassn vi
ion ihsy burnt the station house, aud sone W
teen or fourteen ears loaded with corr and lal
up about four hundred ysrds Of .hs track. 81
Chula they burnt the depot and station tn
re, tore up the trsek, and destroyed the loco an
i've Wyemoke.
long their lins Of march the Yankees robbad up
plRndered after their ususl fashion. and th'
pt the country Of every horse and mule that ad
ID be ssen. Some Of tho houses wore an AZ
q scd rob bed, aud mary asrToes were car. AZ
of--ihs Yankees, however, not running the
a of BY force, bus giving ihona The choice of an
aiming u OF going OF wish ihsm. An along TIE
track Of this raid may be seer. the marks 81 ali
and pillsgs, and, sk Powhstan sssiion. the ant
airy, for miles, is staewn with corn tsEsn g /.
the ears captured there on
be foree Of the Yankees On tbis road Is nut. W.
he most reliable accounts, at shout twenty
bundled. They haye six pieces OF artillery wol
Napoleoa gun sad I'VE small pieces The Wis,
: seen q them they were moving In the AZ ~
ton Of Clover Hill pits. casi
e damage done the road can be easily re- g,. aga