Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1864-05-23
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RrcHkoE0, May u, 1s0i
Special Oorrsspondsnes Memphis Appeal.l
The operations of the post ofaes having been sas.
psafed IN lks manner win ali other business during
The week, your correspondent has thouskt Il hardly
worth while 70 write bis usual letters to the APPEAL
seeing that tAsy would lie here in tie reception baskets
without much as sven getting into the mail bags
but evidence having been given this morning Of
partial resumption OF the ordinary postal routine be
at once resumes his own duties now fallen greatly lat,
srresr.
There Is occasion 10 paaE IN rsvhw what has beer
done by the army of Gen Lee up to cur last AdviOes
OF the passage Of the RapdE BY Grants forces Of The
bsitIssn the Wilderness the splendid work of ErelII
corps the handsome novement (and ugly wOund) Of
nobls LOngseet GordOn hsnk attack and the retreat
Of Grant in the direction of ksbursibsse mat
srs have been communicated to you by the telegraph
Your readers have alrsady been informed also make
no doubt of the landing at Bermuda Hundreds under
Butler Of the desperate efforts made by the enemy tc
cut OF the communication By rail between Richmond
and Petersburg Of the utter destruction Of Of the
ensmys gunboats by torpedo, and the capture and
burning Of AnOthsr by the Elliott battalion Of this city,
msterisIy aided by battery under command Of the
gallant Major starke; and Of the arrival Of Besure
gard at Petersburg assume the direction of all MILL
tsry operstionS the Soufhsids.
wiz, therefore eonns myself In this letter to the
stirring in the immediate neighbofh0Od of ths
city few miles north Of u.s. since the day before yea
terdsy. The ChiekAhoniny has again besoms stream
Of great interest," snd may prove dOsful the Yam
KEGS IN May, 1864 was IN May, 1862 But the end
is not yet.
when Grant moved towards spottEylvauIa C. h, the
larger portion Of the eavsy of his army, which had
but small part in the heavy lighting in the Wilderness
turned of to make arsd on the Central railroad Etruek
this road At Beaver Dam, destroying soma very valua
bic trains there, and then gsoped In the diree ion
Of Ashland, hoping TO escape By way Of the Peninsula
or else make their way through Caroline back again to
the main body. At Ashland yesterday morning they
were met by body of General Fitz Lees advance m
der command of Col Tom Nunford and badly whipped
whersuPOn they endeAvorsd the country to the
Chekahomlny. General Jeb Stuart intercepted them in
at the yellow tavern six miles from town. and
sanguinArY conflict sns1ed in which the Yankees were
severely rspulsed, and compelled sbsndon the road
held BY Stusrrs colunn- In this fight regret very
much 10 say that General Stuart himself was very dan
serouslY wounded Fooled in their effort to cut through
cavalry and knowing the roads before them to be
socksded by infantry the passed night on
the Brooks turnpike but with hs gray of dawn appear
ed at Meadow bridge where combat took place at that
early hour in which GrAeey brigade and some OF the
ter The esnnOnading vas continuous from A N,
I'll 10 O'Clock and every d,sh &c was distinctly heard
IN every part Of the city The whole force, sstl
mated to be 1000 in number. L hemmsd in is said
" h no avenue Of escape left .hem in Trenehsrg
woods, dense thekst OF forest. i've miles from
Richmond where they must sven,uA y surrender. Let
US hope ths may be the anlsh OF the cavalry raid Bu
he end is not yet
The appearance Of ths city 70 day il exceedingly i'm
pressiye. 1t is whOy dsnuded Of its msl- population
Th- streets silent the streets Of K,r aek No
business Of any kind is going Absolutely every
man, capable Of bearing arms Of whatsoever sge has
been marched confront the masses that menace us
rom all sides few clerks and ambulance committee
nsn may be about the capitol and around the De.
'ois. This cullen Of artillery at q distances, aud
be rattle Of army wagon over the stones are the
nly sounds that break upon the There il solsln.
ity everywhere brOoding the town which far ex-
eeds ythlng that has bsen witnessed since the be-
inning Of the The condition Of Gen. Stuart i'm
arts general sadness TO people, He has bean re-
loved to the house Of bis brothsrnAw in the uppsr
an Of the city, where he Is dying. His death was in
act announced to day in Congress by Mr. FOOte. Of
'snnessee- and Congress thererpoa Immediately ad-
burned The announcement was premature, but will
OF have preceded the actual occurrence we fear by
-~%N /
lOud our serious apprehsn.ons be realized viii cause
thrill Of sorrow throughout ihs land To-day Is the
nnivGsaFy Of the funeral obsequies Of torsp Jack
an IA Rishzsnt- "a looked apoa That sad process.
on had hoped net again to 80 m0nrnfal spec.
ele' 80 sfrieksnheared community, while tbs war
aoud last But the 18th May solemn now as then
cd Is subseting trials ere BE blesEes US
lib The elsdness Of peace and Independence.
During the last twsnty-four hours, we have had
ccesson Of violent hurriesnes accompanied by vivid
ghinng. hail aad torrents OF rain Trees have been
RI up by the reois Houses have been unroofsd Ths
wer and spire q St. John'ss Episeop1l Church on d
lureh Aill well known the venerable building in 9
hch Patrick Henry made his immortal speech azains.
sorge III, were lsveled with the ground II it be an
aeD, letus accept It. The tower and spire are Of
Odern sreetunOf the last thirty years. Not shin.
: nor plank ofihe ancient revolutionary building
zs injured. z
Congress s doing little Inter silent egslsiores
any other time than the present the striking speech
hr. wisfsI In the Senate on Monday last. would !,
We furnished the material for grave discussion in the a
ess and Politicei circles. DIXIE. n