Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1864-05-21

Prom the Petersburg Express May ItJ
LATEST FROM RICHMOND.

re heof. that tnero 1Sd Daeu AZ AEAAN6
.aonence between Gems. Leo and Grsnt sincs
UQadnaadav. On that day we were, as usual
snccaasful. and succeeded in REFUSING every
assault OF tie enemy. One portion OF cur ms
s AID 70 have acted with unsurpassed bravery,
sba man fighting with desperation unknown
IN tbs annals Of american warfare, ana driVing
the enemy back with terrible slAugnter' u
the Eagu:rer's information be correct me tsis
oraus We publish In another column sn9utu
go Tho iIth instead of the 9Th, but the tele-
1Tanhf o~nerator assures as that the latter date is
sho correct one. and we think this quite pfoDE-
hIa r. may be that the enquirer has msoe a
nTEfske in naming tho day on whicn tne 1887
The Esqtirsr states that the fighting which
had oecufred on tbs Brooke turnplko, On
"wednesday evening, st = point kno6n as 1He
yellow tavern, about six miles HON the DAcOn
0uartaY Branch tavern, was not reneWed next
r.oTning. The enemy had seven hundred OF
more cavalry, regularly enlisted United oiaies
nan and about eight hundred Infantry We
zero greatly outnumbeyed, but our men knew
nc imnortauee Of the issue, and fought with =
haToism never surpassed. Many a noble son
of the South went down. 10 the conflict, out the
obiec. attained was accomplished. The enemy
vsra checked, driven back, and Richmond WAS
saved. They are said to nave proes9leq y =
vard the scenes of the fights around Richmond,
in 1852. and crossed the ChiekAhomlny as BOT
TOMS bridge, some time on Friday. From here
thew came in the direction of Malvern hill, and
have ere this, of course, united their fortunes
w;th those of Butler at Bermuda Hundreds.
'rbego were doubtless the achievements ior
which Butter was asking az far back as sunday
The 9Th. A courier was captured near TINS cry
on Sunday, the Ssh, who had on has person ms
patches from Butter to Grant, asking tor rem,
F-orcenents. They wore doubtless dispatched
hv This route. in The hope of finding Richmond
dsstitute of defenders, IN which event they
| wonld be able to infiet great damage, II not
take and hold the place.
DEATH OF MAJOR III STUART.
we regret to hear that in the fight at Yellow
Tavern, Maiof-Gen. ]. E B Stuart, one of our
most distinguished cavalry officers, and long
known for The eminent part no has scsod in this
war in connection with the army of Northern
VIRGINIA, wss MORALLY wounded. He fingered
until Thursday morning at half psst7 O'Clock,
when death terminated the career of as gallant
a man rs ever worshiped st hberty's shrine.
Gen. Stuart, we hear, was wounded in a most
vital part, the ball entering just Sbove the MP,
passing through, and coming out near the kid
news. The spine was not touched. Gen. Stu
art was q grEduats of West Point, and not mere
than thirty yeSrs of age. he was a man Of
splendid physique-tsll, well propnTtiOned, and
had 4 face of most prep0ssesslng appearances.
He was noted for his comeliness Of form and lea
turs at the West Point military academy, and ia
miliarly called by his classmates, "Bsauty .
He was truly bTsVe-t0o much 80 for tho good
Of the Confederate esuse or his own sateiy-End
would, in spite of all TemonstTaRee, expose him
seyf unnecessarily on the battlefield. He has
followed the gifted jackson. Ashley, AoliicoHeT,
Jones, jenkins, Tilghmsny Green, MOuton, Nc
CuIloeh, Sidney Johnston, and a host OF other
heroes, whose names do not now recur to as,
but whose memory will live in the sneeti0ns Of
a grateful people, as long as liberty and indie
pendenes have q devotee. Gen. Stuart was g
native of Henry OF Patrick county, Va, 1--WE
forget which, and leaves = wife snd one OF moro
children, at present residing in LYnchburg.
FUNERAL oBsEQUIRs.
The E9ouirsT states that Gen. SsuaTt's funeral
took place at ST. James church, Richmond, on
Friday. The attendance was immense, and ali
the high officers of the Government, in both the
civil aud military branches Isre present. The
rector of 81. james, Rev Ec. Psterkin, o%fisiat-
cd, and among he pkll bearers, was Gen.
Brsxson Bragg. The remains were deposited st
Hollywood for the present.
We regret 10 hear thas the EHgKiTsr states,
that in the fight at Yellow tavern, forty foreign
ers, who weFo in our ranks, throw down theif
arms in the face Of she enemy: They all fell
into our hands, however, and were safely secured
in Castle Thunder.
FIGHT AT DREwRY's BLUFF.
Our informant also states the Enquirer asosr-
tsins through reliabla sources, that the enemy'5
Iosses in the fight near DrswTy's Bluff last
Tuesday, amounted to 1000 men. A horrible
incident is related in connection with khis fight.
The enemy left macy of theiT wounded on a
portion of the battle fstd, where the woods sub
sequsntly took FIRE, and the unfortunate cras-
| f,-~ro uraro hurfnod sIsro nur vouoHa9 maze n
removed to places of safety, as fast as they fell,
and from thence taken to the hospitals in Rich
mond.
ENCOURAGING.
The tone of The EaqHirsr's editorials are cheer
full, hopeful-express a fine confidence in Gen.
Lees ability TO maintain his position, and alti.
mately to inaict upon the foe : blow which will
send him back to bis Northern hsanis SO utterly
psrslyzsd and Frustrated, as to prevent another
invasion of the South.
Our informant read tae EsgsiTef under en-
bsrrassing circumstsnces-it being after night
fall, but for 3 brief period, and by the light Of q
weak candle, buthe thinks be has given us al
that it contained of Importance, sad which We
have ondsAvored to give from memory only, in
the foregoing.
THE LATEST SEsEs AT PETERSBURG.
Our city was greatly .Iejoiced last evening
with intelligence that purported to be oficiAl,
and just from Richmond. TINS intelligence
represented that Gen. Lee had again eneoun-
tered G54ut, and inflicted upon him the mosf
we're ~druhhing ever given any general since tins
bloody wET was commenced. We heard il fT0m
= dozen different sources, all unofficial, aud de-
termided to inquire Of headquarters, if any such
Information had bean received there. We were
informed that it had not The latest received at
headquarters from Gen. Lee was up to Thursday
evening He had had another fight on That day,
and held his own, inhicting severe loss upon The
enemy but nothing was said Of victory either
great or small. We trust that it may yesbe er
pleasure to announce 3 great and glorious vic.
tory over Grant by Gen. Lse.
Ii was reported yesterday, and this we are in
elIned TO thin correct, that the enemy assaulted
our outer line of Qualifications at Drswry's blnff
Saturday night st II O'Clock, and in over
whelming numbers, bat were repulsed with
great slaughter. The enemyls loss was es-
tlmAied At 1000, ours 200. We regret to hear
that Gen. Matt. W. Ramon was slightly
wounded In the arm. Il is stated by persons
residing near the city, that heavy firing was
heard Yesterday in the direction Of DTswry's
bluH, but we presume that there was nothing
like = general engagement in that quarter.
IL was reported here yesterday that our
forces encountered = large body of the Yankee
who tonight orr troops at the Yellow
Tavern "Wednesday afternoon, on Saturday
near Malvern Hill, below Richmond, and
them badly. It il said that We can.
1000 prisoners on this occasion, all
Of whom had been taken 30 Richmond This
comes from an apparently reliable source, and
We trust that il may be confirmed to-day.
All is quiet in our immediate vicinity.
REPORTED LEAVING.
It is reported by persons residing nssr tho
liver, that the enemy arc evscaaling the Der
nudR Hundreds section. One man, VIC hear,
,sserts very positively. that be counted fifteen +
transports and two monitors going down SAtHT-
lay, and it is stated that other craft, supposed
N contain s.n.n. =..a- L.-!... g. -.