Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1864-02-12

Lse His lota is greatly 6eploTsd. he Uss 70
gsrded as enc Of tie most efficient, dsshing
daring. steel points Of the srmy. Twelve PMS
oHsrs were captured and sent in to jackson.
! Early Fddsy morning, ths roar Of the guns
could be distinctly heard in jackson, as coming
from the different points where the enemy were
known to be advancing. There was seazcely
any iuteImission in the artillery Ere throughout
the day while Il gradually nesrsd By 10
O'Clock The FedefAis hsd reached Clinton This
fact getting abroad produced great deal of ex.
ciiement, AID took many by surprise. IS it was
not supposed that the enemy would DO upon
/ them 80 socn. Gea. French had arrived and
assumed command, sud military matters pro
essded with due regUl4Tiiy. Loriug was ex-
psosed down from Canton by night, and with
/ those two divisions il was expected that the
enemy could be kept out of jackson until our
reinfoFeements came up, when i was believed
we would bo sbie to drive the enemy back.
The pr mot advance Of Gen. Sherman prevented
Lcring getting down il time, ard be was COM
PEELED to cross Pearl river above Jackson.
FIoreh did not cross Pearl river but remained
on this side, aud the moment that the head Of
Loriug's column would have reached The north
ern limits Of the city, FIeneh's column would
have entered from the east, Rnd thus have
formed junction in the city and manned the
breAstWorhs L9Eing could net well ieaye Can
ton until the intended point OF attack By the
FedeTsls had been first sseertGibed, snd / shink
il more than probable that be was hsmpersd in
his movements by superior orders.
The Federsls entered Jackson abou. sunset
Gen. Lee moved of on the Canton road, having
gsllsntly contested every inch of groand from
Big Back 10 Pearl river
did not learn our loss on Friday, but believe
il to have been severe, as the fighting was Ges-
peTate, quick snd sharp. The enemy had his
forces mnssed and forced his way By brute force
BE must have suffered terribly. About 10
O'Clock Friday, learn that FsTkuson's brigade
joined Gen. Lee, and gallantly contributed TO
the defense made against lhs ederal advance.
During the day large volumes OF smoks were
seen rising in the west the line Of the euemy's
advance. Il was supp0sed to be cotton burned
by our cavalry. Some supposed that the town
Of Clinton was burned By the FsdeTals.
OF the operations Of R IS, ON the YaE1o, on
Friday, learned nothing definite Il was said
that he sgain beat back the Federal advance,
and sunk two Of their transports. ] believe the
report TO be true.
Tue Federal forces are commanded By Gems.
SleTmsu, Mcpherson and Huri5urt and num-
Der, as well ss 1 can learn, about IS 600 msn-
il may not be so great l am inclined TO think
it from 35, 900 to 40, coo Of all arms
Everything that csald be naoyed having been
brought to this side OF the river and placed on
the trains, eur forces Immediately took up the
liue Of March for Morton, thirty miles east Of
Jackson, where our army Is being msssei just
before leaving, some two hundred bsles & cot
ton, mcst all Of which was the property Of The
Government, wss buried, As well a. what few
things that ihAy have remained that could not
be brought away. As the lsss trains ware lesY-
irg The Yankees had reached th9 vest bank Of
the river and planted a battery, while their
vented the complete destruction of the pontoon
bridge over Pearl river. In attempting its de-
stIuetioB, we lost one man killed and two
wounded.
The FedeTslsts proclaim their iEGsntion to
inaugWaio at Jackson a Governor and ell ne
cessaIy cffesrs for the civil government for the
State Of Mississippi. CLINT.