Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1864-06-01
rORTmERN NEWS.

Ano %Ohh u fAAAI AAoAtaf tA1A4 hAAbd1
but really fagitivss from Missouri.
There were 1000 troops in Indianapolis on
the 25.h of April
Mr.. Q. Hall announces his intention Of start
ing upon another expedition from the North
about the middle Of June next. Hs will sal
first for King Williams's sound on whsler
the Monticello, Capt. Chapel Of New London,
and will be accompanied By ths Esqaimsux
| who are Mr. Halls companions The party
viii make their frat winter quarters at Repulss
bay; ths extreme northwest Of Hudson bay.
| Early in the year 1865 they will make q land
journey By dogs and slsdges to Booths and
king Williams sound.
The Richmond press publish the following as
the substance of the news in the New York
Herald Of the 24th inss
Stanton states that "Rithin eight days after
the battle of Spefssylvania Court House, many
| thousand veteran troops have been forwarded
to Gen. Grant that the army has bsen supplied
| with subsistence, and that uyl0ard Of twenty
! thousand sick and WeCndsd have been trans
rortsd from the fsids of battle to Washington
hospitals and placed under surgical care" He
| says (whAt is not lFue) ever 5000 prisoners have
been transported from the field 10 prison depots,
and several thousand fresh cavalry horses hsye
| been foTwsTded TO she sFmy OF the Potomae,
and that large TeinioEesmeHss have bee. for
warded 30 other armies in tho hsld- Thirty
| Thousand one hundred Days volunteers bsEs
been mustered into service
Admiral PartaE teiegraphs from the msath Of
Red river, May 10, % she Navy Department,
| that toe portion of the squadron caught E5oY8
| the falls st AlsxandriA have bean rslisSed By
| building tres dan Of six hun1Fed feet across
| the river, at ihe lower falls, which enabled al
the vessels 10 pass 0vsr IL ssfsty.
! A dispatch dated mouth Of Red river, Hay
| 18th, slated that Gen. Bsnhs would probably
reach SimmspoTt, on tie Atehafalaya, On tie
| 10Th
The enemy have evacuated A.szandrias and
moved towsTds Slmmsp0Tt.
Admiral Porter's dess was greatly suuoyei
while passing out Of Red river by the Ccnieds-
rate gUeT1illas, who hnsd ihe banks ct tho Tiver
between Fort DsRussg and AlsxaudIia
The aews from Sherman IS lp 70 8 O'Clock
| Sunday evening Hs reports thss Be would be
ready BIZ the 231 70 resume his 0psTatiops- Re-
turned Yetsrens and regiments he says, have
more than replaced sll losses aud desaehmeD's
T'hs New York JsuTRal At Commerce AID
| World has heen suppressed by the military su-
thoJitieS bus the offsase for which i was
stopped is not sisted in the paper before rs.
| The HsTald has an editorial on the subject in
which. between fsar of the authorities and ha-
| ired cf his cotsmPorsTy Bennett expresses bis
eonde nnation of the act IN very mild terms. He
| intimstes, however, that ths only remedy IS the
/ defeat Of Mr.. Lineola's n0minssion for another
term.
I, is reported thst Gov. Seymour hsd ordered
/ District Attorney Hall TO institute legal pro
| ceedings against the parties directly implicated
| in the suppression Of the World GEd Journal Of
/ COmmeres and the military occupation Of those
papers.
A correspondent Of the Ciucipnati C0ulsnsT-
ciGI, writing from Ressea, Gfs, Nay I7sh, closes
CD long account Of tue epsiAhons aEouua ESs-
| sGea, a. follows:
On Sunday morning, firing commenced IS
usual though nofhing Of particular Importance
oecafFsd until about l P M Al thas f1e de-
tefsained charge was made by H0oksrs corps,
| witch now occupied cur lefs--PslrnaF, HoWkgd
sld Sehcfsld having been shifted towards the
| right 10 Gil up the gap occassoned By the with
dTEgsl OF Hooker the day before. Ihi5 charge
vss at first believed TO be successful. The en9-
nav we're driven from portion Of thsir second
lines, snd Weols brigade, Of Bu.teThsid's dlvis-
| ion, stormed 4 small f9Es and sook battery OF
i foug guns. The rebels, ,.hoTsveT hsVirg msssed
on ibis part Of the line the day before cur men
| were exposed to SO desdly q fIe rom the inner
| wsrks that they were compelled 20 withdraw.
| Part of them continued to hold toe small tort
and kept possession OF the fOurIebel gaas.
Notwithstanding this repuise, cur line was
| noey advanced 10 what had bsen Ina htst Tebsl
the center and gained substantial and permanent
savanisgs on both wings. For this, and ios
| some reason yetunknoWn, the enemy thouEhl
| bsst 70 retire, nnd Saadsy night evacuated she
| plscs with bis entire army, leaving Oaly thrse
! eunH and some stores Of meat and corn behind
Early this morning we started in pursuit., and
no doubt ice Johnston is by this time vel OF
his way acrcss the Esowsh river.
estinste our losses IN our operation n from
- Erfftad z f4l x=7orsn1en and 4Ul
missing. We have doubtless killed and wound
ed 2 600 of the enemy, aud taken l6V0 PRISON
ess. Eeur of our brigsdeF generals have beer
wounded--Hooksr, slightly; kllpst-iek, psia
fulv; Manson, ssIi Jusly; Which,. it is feared
morally. Three general offieers OF the feoeh
are known to have been billed.
Our trophies may be summed up st one stan'
. Of coIors and seven pieces Of sFtillssy5 unies
1 the eavslry has since taken more, OF Wbiel
there are some hopes.
we can doubtless pursue the enemy 70 Etc
+ wSh river with ease, IS the cars came down 3
Rss.ea to-day, the rebelF not having injured %
; railread anywhere south Of Buzard R5ost. "a
teIepraphie communication IS $50 perfect 70 ~
saes. Tbs rebels have made No attsmpls e y
;; teyfsre win our commnnieasi5nB, except o
| burning the depot ct Madisons vest q HANS
I ! vile, last nsghG snd running oh dozen prs
oners. Th5 cass run shTougs 90 NasaFiiis 3
The rebel cruiser FioriGa sss1oyed tho shi
4 Avon. Of Boston, on the 29sh Of March, IN iHl
, tude IA north, longitude "a west, a. heiore r
. ported in the Herald Capt H3wes, his taml
n ard Eve seamen hal arrived st Plymouth Q
board q vessel from Martins The Avon WI
!; | boand to OaeensioHn, with gaanO.
e Additional particulars Of the destruction
& he ship Avon By the pirsts Florida show th
Efforts were made to siRk her by firing eaelli
bat they were Intellectual, and she was hnai
,e burned. Capt Howes, family and the crew
he Avon, remained in the Florida till April As
: when they were transferred 70 the bark EfsnS
Mile b5nnd 10 London. Ten Of the Avon
= crew Joined the Florida, the captain Of Whit
n ed da.srmiued to destroy any other Anne
;csn ship ia the same vicinity.