Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1864-05-31

/ hero, Gen. BeauIegard, commanded IN she 6sld
| He did his w5Tk well There was q firxFard
pressure on al sides. Il vas cur lot D, be ID
the centre, on the turnpike, where shs heavy
work was done Whilst the san was c1stend-
! ing with heavy mist, SO did our lrooEs Sith
/ those OF the enemy, and as nay By ray cid Sol
Dsde himself brighter, 80 beeAus brighter ihs
iEurels Of or sturdy soldiers.
Scarcely had The gun been bat an hour with
US ere the enemy was faI beyond orr Outef
brsas.WoTkS. The tide of battle being gFith rs,
cur generals pushed flrRaFd till it was almost
/ inpossible TO keep up with the vaadsls 1t
was here that our artillery did good service. and
among them the Washington artillery, ef New
| Orleans. did nobly. The Ist company, under
Capt. Owen, WAS early in action, and dii mueh
toward demoTalizing the ensmy with canister.
Twice did the enemy make an attempt to stand,
but each time Tell directed shots from the gal
lsnt Lieut. GslbTaith's section thFeR than inlo
disorder. Also, did Lieut.. Bsoan 90 glod ser
viee-he Cred til nearly all OF his man we're
disabled. They ell did veil, and the general
commanding spoke of them in high tenn &c
also the President, she Nas q tbe-4sll. The
ao.aa bsssEs ba}teiy .wes here csptUied and
presented to the 1st companyof the Washington
artillery battalion, for mefitoTious conduct on
Monday, The 18th. They are 20pound 5arrotts
Of very good maks, and are beipg used with
sivantsge sgainst their former owEsEs
After the enemy was ingloIiOusly driven from
eur works, they resisted but little till lhsy got
under shelter Of taeir gGnbosts on tho james
river. Here they ensIsnehsd themselves yysu.
sud With tbs assistance Of their monisoTs and
gan5oSts Of every "husn and dye, they rnansge
80 kssp Up appearances. Their share Of terri
tory oyer which t0roan is irnaIl, and my opin-
ion IS that they will not long remain, as, daily,
cur lines are being advanced. Should they ia.
tend tsuyiEg long, they viii scarcely have space
enough Tor dFeas psTaces, Of which they seen,
great lovers, for their drums and buglss can be
heSTd on All sides. Their gunhosss are more i'm
pertinensi they come close, and throw their Aour
barrels and hardware shops, IS the boys term
their shells, with impanity. But this III decided
ly one-sided game. We have 40 heavy guns
hero, nor are our gunboats disposed 10 give US a
lift; hence they can have their own way But
the IGmeE noR floats pYomiseaously shst they
will not be left alone in this hfair, and probably
ere this resehes you, s naval battle, assisted bY
some heavy guns, viii be heard. OF late the
Yankee feet remains IN line of battle beth night
and day. No doubt "they smell q mice and wish
to be prepared The place whers the engage
ment will take place is unfortunately very small
scarcely room enough for 3 boat to turn iu-
hence Tams will be Of but very little uBs Heavy
artillery will be the main dependence, of which
We have Sufficient to place the Yankee Aset hers
do combat
r tes tha lass two days heavy columns of
smoke were seen issuing lron the Yankee
camps, and the impression hers is, thai they are
destroy ing their heavy and surplus stores OF
every description, preparatory to enbarking on
their transports. From our post, their gunbosss
can be seen very distinctly. TheiG transports
they wisely keep under cover Of 8 bend in the
river. Occasionally great stir is percepsible
among thsm Whether they imagine that our
feet is doubling the upper bend, or whether
they sIe moving about and making noise, as
did the boy in the woods, to keep up courage,
we sTe unable TO tell. That they are gicl and
tired of their late raid in force IS evidsnt for
they never move, unless disturbed BY us, and |
then they manage to get little nearer to their |
boats. Deaurtg:-sd E iz coming the naTallsloeram
dodge on them, which is I very good plsn, for |
We both saws Qua men By thst means, and NOR
tify the enemy-often capture large squads by |
this HsOdzS opsraHdi. How long We viii remain |
thus Uis Dls with the enemy, before general |
attack we are unable TO tell; but if camp ru-
mors are of any Yeraeity, it win nos be long ere
an engagement cometh 10 pass.
The weather Is rather warm, though an oees-
sional shower, together with ths hardware shops |
that We are crested With fTom the monitors,
make things quite agreeable. No monOtony,
and anything eiss in preference to ii.