Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1864-05-18

MT bayinr any force at hand 70 drive them il,
ca. Whalord employed three men n leading
thsir 1ieees, while be discharged ibenl and thus
he engaged ths enemy until be conld call fer
ward Tie shzrpsh0OtsTa Of bis eonmand- These
advanced 20 The number Of swenty, at double
Quick, under the command Of Lisut. John Onion
Oa raaehiDg their position, they diEehsFged
F0liey int3 the enemy linss, when the lafser q
once internationally took 70 fight and no es1di-
data for governor ever vent teariug" down the
road with more fury, than they did before the
listle squad d sharpsho0tsr5 who hu1g upon
their tracks. The enemy numbered sbout sixty
OF mere; bat although bUs one 70 three, Leu.
GErioa, with tis squsd, gsge chase and ran them
Eila ihsir works At Rocky THn- The affair was
zziislltiy conducted BY this young officer and
bis sha1pshoe.ers.
On the ether road We frat saw the enemy a
his WoEks a. Evans MIL. where be hsd block
house supported By 8 Fsdoubs mounting one
piece or an elevated point, veil suited 70 enable
3 small bsnd 70 hold in check large foTcs f9T
all purposes Of delay We rode Up With Gen.
Hoks and bis staff to reeonnoitsr. wien the
group Of ofEeers attracted the enemy stssntiaa.
and very coon psf Of smoke announced tho
salute intsndsd for us, and almost instEntsns-
ously a solid shot rieochetsd in front st few
feet above Cur heads, 10 seek the earth Soma dis
t1nee IN the rear
Col Baker was ordered imnadi.tsly to dis
mount skirmisher5 and deploy them through the
woods. with = view 20 flank TIA work, If deemed
sivissbls, or to prevent the stssmps By sharp
eheetsIs to pick of our zTtilierynen Rapidly
Capt. Cummings, Of Col STAIRS battalion,
brought two Napoleons into action, in en open
fold few bundled yards Ia front Of ths ensmy's
works. The latter Immediately fred, without
eject, and the dual began. The battery Of two
- frI
FIRE, pTedueed eo0siaTnati0n in the ranks, and AZ
this moment, Col Bakers skismishers having
worked their way through the almost impassa-
bic bog, made their appearance. Tbs vas more
than the Yankees eeald staEd, and these Like
their fellows, took to theE heels.
a bridge was soon placed seross Brycs's
creek, snd the troops passed over; cur advanced
sairmishsTs having in the mean time occupied
and rEnsscked The Yankee premises and pos
sesssd them OF the ssofes Of Tsluabiss left By
the enemy BY reasen Of his h>sty fight Here
q considerable sEaount Of conmissary supplies
for immediate Use we're found and the fortunate
dise0zeTers regsled themselves accordingly; 3
large Do tion Of them wsrs found buried in
pzsehes Of ground sro1hd the works. II The
Yankees hope 20 eiude our boys in thst way,
they never msde gFesteT mistake; for knowing
their underground dealings. these were the very
places to which cur search would be directed.
While these events were going on, General
DssTiug, with other portions Of his brigade con-
slsling Of Folks North Cgrolins regiment and
others, approached the railroad and commenced
the work of destruction. Il is unnecessary to
say how much Of this wss accomplished. At
Cros.sn stssion Gen. DesFing came upon body
OF Yankees, numbering about sixty, in block
house, with one pisce Of artillery. He imme-
diaEely dismouuted his msn and surrounded the
d L =,
| ing only cavalry, and the house Wss perforated
for muskets. He, therefore, summoned y
gsEriloa TO surrender, which after 3 litjl -
ey, it cid, zud the prisoners were tnsrebed tn
the rear.
Gen. Hoks, being thus in possession of .ba
enemy's line o Communication with Morebead
/ City, commenced to Epproaea-himself lesd-
| IAg--Wlt1 view 20 thorough reconnaissance.
| DrrIng Thursday afternoon he was engaged in
thIs sad IN advancing his lines which the enemy
I discovering, bis gHnhoats descended the river
and commenced 4 furious shellisg; firing r.
| pea.cd b-oadsides rom their one and te hun
| died poU7dsrs. The total inef6ciencv Of thsss
monsters was Devsr more thoroughly demon
| stTsted than thsn; for with an exposed line e
fire upon, and opportunity for both cross and
enhiade ire, kept up for several hours, they only
| succeeded IN killing, out Of several thousand
/ -7S 4ueAf ha4sMDulQluE klLELeeu.
On Thursday night Gen. HOks had rnatursd
his plans, and had ensirely succeeded 10 perfect
ing every arrangement, and by Sunday morn.
ing lookad with confidence to ths occupation o.
Neabefn, with the capture Of the enemy's gar
Tison. But during the night the necessity for ita
| Withdrawal presented itself, Rad the coveted
pixie Wss withheld from his hands
| Ihs public is aware of the cause Of he situ-
I asion OF the "Albemsrie,' and how her WORTHY
| commander struggled against his host Of sssail
ants. Ike heavy firing in the Sound was dis
| tineilY heard by Us, and many Al eager eye
watched the water fer tho approach of our ally
i AftsT as commenced 50 move of, Gen. HokG
played one round foT the game" which cams
near being a success: He demanded q snrren
der Of Gen. Palmer. accompanied with peTemp
tory conditions. The startled garrison tooE
three houTs Of deiberstion in council Of war be
fore giving sn answer. In tie meantime thsf
cavalry rstuEaed 10 TseoanoiteT, and discovered
thet 0ar forces were Withdrawing. WheTeupol
The "pale and depressed" council declined f
surrender, alleging that they thought Gen. Hok
: 7Tas only pfaelicing " ruse."
81 TIE fact il, there Fas 10 fehs in tham. Thei
teTIoT vas apparent, and We have not G dOub
sbG foTiy-eight hours would have given Us th
place, with but little loas Mrs p the wife G
Gen. Palmer, was the only person we beard c
whogas undaunled. We underatsHd, from
reliable source that SIZE refused to leave the city
declaring shas she wished to see stOrvs, Al
ihat she felt 40 alarm that the rebels would q
| her any harm even if they toOkE.hs place.
We had the pleasure Of meeting With Gsners
Ransom, whose splendid operation at Plymouth
has contributed 81 Eaach 20 the success Of "a
movement Cen e has earned 3 brilliant rspu
taGlou, and his brigade includes ss Gns speci
mems Of trus soldiers as our army boasts. NortI
Carolina viii not ssil 70 cherish the rsmsm
brsnce of as invaluable sffVices in the protee
ton OF our oHiposls, and history will rsprodue
in fitting representation, the desperate and da
ring charge Of bis troops, which swept tie 10
st Plymouth from street to street.. shr0zEh hi
abandoned forsi6cations,
Il We were under great Obligations to Col Bs
keT for his, 48d tee coUrsesies extended to II b
hiz command. We retain a lively reeolleesia
of the pleasant acquaintance there msds, sn
we are hsppylto be able to chronicle with ear
dora the efficiency and good discinliae OF hi
troops and TIE deVoiiea Of tsa nen 20 their CON
manding officer,
u may sa proper 30 state that The enemy
strength ct AeWbern has been greatly oysfsstin
ated. We have it from reliable, Wsl-informs
authority, that il does not exceed four reg
mepss.
F Sixty one prisoners captured by the pet
/ pie OF Fredericksburg, Va, on The 7sh and 81
were sent 70 Richmond on The 9sh. The m.
Jority Of shsm struggled into the town. The
Represented twenty regiments Of Infantry an
esyalry.
DEAR.-The Register of yesterday evenin
states that Lisutenaus A. W. Bal, Of Gsnsr
Reynolds staF, wounded St Rssaea. died ys
terday IN ths cars coming down.
YANKEE PRIsoEERs.-AbOHs ons thousAu
Yankee oficsrs arrived at Charlotte, North Ca
Olina, on the 18Th, from Danvills, Virgins, v
the Central railroad, on their route to eva
! down South in Dixie
GREAT NEAT TTHE-Fhe NEST 1.-THE ec
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