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

.hs RInhmond ET.nlnar Of the al,t IA. ~

The Richmond Examiner Of the 3lst ult., ssys:
The ns,yH this morning ia highly important Grant is
repOr ted 10 have abandoned his position Hanover
town, to be moving down the peninsula for the White
house 20 receive at that point the reinoreement But
Ter sending TO him. Is said that Butler is embark
lag large number Of his troops down the river In
Transports who, by passing up the York river, will Join
antat the White house This is to be Grant base and
IS be recsiveE all The troops that Batter
spare him he viii sdvancs from thSt point. II Is sup
pesed that But spares these troops renorcsmsnts
20 Grant by relying ths strength Of his mtrenoh
meats, which he hopes ths few men left him behind
viii be stie to hold in case Of an sttack
OF tue correctness Of tins there is thought TO be
very little doubt. 1t Is significant and deTeopes plain
ly Grant policy. He AbandOns his position at Han
ovsrtOHn, which hanked either side 6y deep
swamp and moves down to West Point, which be
lests as his bsse, where his army will remEin uatil all
the reintorosmenE Butler sends him can be gotten up
the York river
There is nothing new from the south side Il is ru-
mored that the enemya tOress have been slightly in
creased but We have no confirmation Of 1t.
City Point has been eonvered int vast hospital by
Butlsr for his sick and wounded.
The enemy were reported to have fsIlsd the woods
slong portions Of hs south hank, obtain
clearer view Of the opposite bank Of the river
About GRin's farm cavalry said to have fallen
last Saturday, upon some negro troops who the sp
pearznce Of struck and for inch Of their
Lives, and succeeded in making their escape
The Examiner Of the 1Gs nst in its war news gives
he following;
Thsre rumors yesterday Of considerably hghllng
along the lines Of Lses and Grants armies but the
riss were for tbs most part greatly exaggerated. The
army, far official authorities advised up
TO last night Ekirmish the left Of line on
the Ha1ovsrtoUn ROAD about four miles to the left Of
AechAnicsVille. The enemy commenced thsir demon.
sratOns here shout II O'clock and prepare for them
our lines were stretched out which the enemy seemed
10 mistake for retreat when tkoy commenced most
furious and noessant cAnnOnading Our forces made
reply 10 their IRE, aud In little while seeing thai
they could not provoke an assault from our men the
enemy began 70 advance. Siill our men did not fire
closely the enemy continued to advance until they were
within hundred and fifty yards Of our works, when
the order given to them TO charge, bat, nSoEd
charging they fell Hat on the ground and refused to Rd
Their officers tried every persuasion and appeal with
them but not an inch fnrtheT would they move Here
our men delivered their fire, causing a perfect
stampede to the rear. and killing large number Of
them. At the first fre from aide they leGped to
their feet, and sought refuge in the most prseipae
flight
Phis account is derived from Ofacsrs who were en-.
gagged In the fight They say there is no longer any
doubt Of the decentralization OF Grants men On ap.
prORc hing our works all accounts that the
my dslib srately fell hAt tbs ground and refused
every order and appeal of their officers charge The
appeals and expOstuations of their Officers could be
9isnoy heard Dy our men, put IL was All OF no avail
The only movement they could DO induced TO make
rapid retreat to the reari
In the whole affair & cur l ls44 4 s X s4 % ;sis %
1st Ho7itzars engaged in the fg aud had one OF
their company-John MOsey, Of POWhatsn-killed
The snemys loEs is said to have been much larger than
ours
1t was reported last night that there had been cod
ersbe skirmlshng along the ues during She afternoon
but nothing serious more than what might be ex.
peeted with the armies In their present position.
There il additional confirmation from the Southsds
Of the report Of Buffers sending off large reinforce
mens to Grant Parties from below report large
numbsr Of transports moving down the riysr lRdeue
with troops aud large quautesof artillery aud say that
before last.
seouiinE party that went out Yesterday from Chat
FMS farm report 70 have found iDdcatons Of the re-
cent movements Of large bodies Of cavalry the river
road from HRxsrs to Shrey-the latter point is i'm.
medAtey the river-Haxas l. about tSgenty miles
below the city II supposed they were making thsr
There was skirmsh yesterday on the south s,da Of
the Appomattox, nehr BED Buff, in which the enemy
was also reported yesterday that an sure linz Of
tho enemy sklrmsheTs about one hundred and TWEEN
tyye IN number, were ianked and taken prisoners by
BEitle's brigade.
The enemy continued his esnnonadnS-no doubt as
diversion.
On the I'd the Examiner had the following war news;
The people. could think Of nothing else or talk Of
nothing else yesterday than the news from Cen Lees
army. There seemed 70 be Impression that the
great battle would come of, and the booming Of he
snemy's guDs, heard at esrly hour yesterday In
creased the public anxiety for the news Rnmors con
tiDued to fly through the city and il was not until
in the evening the true situation Of affairs became 10 be
genera ly known.
There was nothing like general fight vsst,rdav
The esys operations began shout O'Clock In the morn
Ing, by reconnaissance made by portion Of Long
streets corps Of the enemys position about two miIer
rom Shady Grove church. five miles TO the rirbt ~
Aechsncsvie. The principal Sighting occurred iuEt
this side Of the ground upon which the battle Of Gala
HAEbor was fought by Gen Mcclellan In he csapS
Of 1862 and said TO have held the Identical
position occupied then by his forces The fShtinr grew
TO be quite sharp about O'Clock when the Confdste
troops charged the enemy and Eueceeded in DRIVING
them from their breAsWOTks and capturing stand AZ
oOlors
At o'clock the fighting ceased bat skirmshinr was
kept up continuously through DE day, principsiiv on
right A gentleman who left the front at O'CLOCK
yesterday evening, told that everything u TO thst
hour had progressed aVOrably for us thai we had r
pulsed the enemy 10 every advance and our army was
IN splendid trim and spirits 50 far Ne are advised
the day ended well for US.
There a rumor last evening that while this Aobt
going portion OF srmy moved on The q. |
treme right and took possession OF the ground nesr the
White HouEe-outting of GrRnts communication Win
it-but We have failed 70 get any confirmation Of the
report
The enemy we're yesterday at Ashland.
The Seztfae. Of the same date hss the following;
It wal the common impression in this city on yeste.
day that an extensive If not general engagsmsnt
in progress between she aFIniss OF Gens Lse and
Grant. This, however There was shiru.
ishing IN several quarers and parts OF the line
Il was very heavy bat line Of battle had nowhere
We bol3e Ye any Dart IN Tho ~~---''
sPeIs1ion' 1t issst up 20 -
Early in the morning there was heavy cannOnadIne
the extreme right and left Of line the former be-
yond AtlesE station, the latter Cold Harbor The
collision 5syoad Atlee's is believed TO have been be.
tween cavalry Nickhsms brigade was engaged and
with SUCCESS Near Cold Hsrbor, Gen L9ngstrsefg
skrmish limo reported to hsve driven ths enemy