Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1864-05-24
awe WAR YIRGrNIA.
Reports frO~. TIE .sSs".ses Press.


Reporss 1ross Ire sgboHsies Press.
Compiled By the Petersburg ExprezEl
through prisoners captured in our front yes
taFdaY, few miles from the city, near PoTi
Walthall junction, Chesterfield c5uasy, our au
thoTitieE have secured late NsW York and PhiIg
dalphia papers We have been permitted e
make few extracts from tbs New York TiBtsl
Of Wednesday, May ftth. It will be seen thai
the ensmy acknowledge unprecedented losses
up to that time. The 75zss contains lengthy
list Of killed and wounded officers, from msjor.
generals down to captains. The Herald says
Grants losses foot up swentY-seyen thousand
thai Grants provisions were growing very short
and that unless something be done very soen
4 thers was some doubt about Grants getting to
Richmond at all Butler, however, had greatly
cheered up the Lincoln dynasty by announcing
that he had whipped Beauregard, held the rail-
road between Richmond and Petersburg, and Il
Grant did not get to Richmond, he would.
! It viii be seen that The Beast made narrow
escape on Saturday week lsst, and that his or
deEly was captured when within sixty yards Of
him.
The YANKEES wounded at Fredericksburg on
the night of Sunday. Msy 5lh, amounted to
Gfisen thousa1d, and Yankee letter Wrifsrs s1Y
that the poor creatures were actually lying in
the streets 50 thiekly thst il was with difficulty
men and horses could pass without trAmpling
upon them.
Butler had ssIegr1phed to Gen. Grant to be Of
good cheer that be had whipped Hs3arsgard
1 st the hesd of s lsrge body Of rebeIg, nsar Ps-
| tersbnrg, on Saturday, the 7th, and that if the
army Of the Potomac did not take Richmsx ;,
he would.
The following is the s.situaiion' article of
the New York Times, in its issue OF Wednes-
day, May llth:
THE SITUATION.
The latest news from Gen Grants army in
Virginia, is up to Monday, at neon, at which
time Gen. Grant sent q dispatch 10 Secretary
Stanton that the rebels were making stand at
SpettsylVRnia Court House, and that though
there had been some hard fighting, no general
engagement had been fought. Gen. SsdgWick
had been killed By ball through the hssd from
d rebel sharpshooteF, while IN q skiuniah Gen
Grant wrote that be was replsnshiDg the pro-
visions Of his army from the supply trains He
coald not advance without it. Ths wounded
were being received and carried forward to
Fredericksburg.
The news from Gen. Buffers army is highly
important He fought a severe battle with
BsauTegRTd's forces on Monday, drove them
through them three miles, occupied the railroad
between Richmond and Petersburg, and cap
tursd many prisoners.
he could not find time to telegraph that he
fell back that very night from Swift creek, leav-
ilag many Valuablss behind in his hurry. and
all from night attack made 1pon him By our
troops, and fearful foreboding of what was IN
store for him the next dsy.-Ed E1yrsss
Gen. KAa!z's cavalry expedition had cut the
railroad at Stony creek, south of Petersburg,
and Bsauregsrd's forces had thus been cut ia
two. Gen. Butler tslegTHphs that his position
is impregnasle, and that Gea. Grant need not
fear that Lse can be reinforced by BaAuregard
Advices also come from Gan. Sherman's army
indicating that the corps aRder Gems Thomas
and Hooker, ere attacking Joe Johnston's posi-
ton near Dalton in front, whilst Schofsld at
tscks on the flank aud McPherson Is operEting
ia the rear. At very latest sdvicss, everything
was gsing very well.
Another report comes from Newbern, N c.,
that that place is again threatsned By the rebels
Railroad communication with Bssuiort is report
cd Interrupted and rebel cavalry had appeared
on the south bank of the river, bat they were
soon driven eff by the gunb0ats. After ali, it
was perbsps but cavalry dash.
The British brig Mary, from Rio Grande,
March oh, had arrived at New York Tuesday
She reports that on April the 21st, she was
boarded st midnight by the rebel steamer Flori-
ds, whose officers reported that three weeks pre-.
viousiy. she had burned the America ship
Avon, from China for Boston.
FROM GEN CRAMPS ARMY TERRIFIC FIGRT-
IEG-FEARFUL LOSSES, ETC.
The following, which, says the Times, is from
az officer of Gen. Sedgwick's staff, and is ad-
dressed to friend in Washington, tells arfal
tale; =
HEADQUARTERS Sixth ARMY CORPS, In
the Field May 81 avail myself of the oppOr-
tuniiy of an escort going to Washington from
General Grant TO send you few records. Gen.
Sedgwick ard staff, have so far had truly q
terrible time.
We have been fighting three days continually
| in an inpenezable wilderness, bat so far, with
rather favorable results TO rs.
am sorry to say that the Vermont brigade is
terribly cut up. In the An Colonel Foster is
seriously wounded; Adjutant French. is badly
wounded; CaptEin's Fsrr and Carpenter, and
Lieulensants Ainsworth Putnam, Foster and
Worcester, and several other officers are killed.
Companies 4 and + have been taken pris-
oners.
/ Captains Fisher and Lily and Lieut.. Martin
and many others are wounded.
Capt. Pratt Is all right, and in commsnd of
| the regiment.
Col siene, of the 2iVermont, is killed. Maj
| Tyler, severely wounded; Col Lewis, Of ths
5sh, has had bis arm Ampu.ated at ths shoulder
| Col. Rsney, of the 6th, Is n10TtAlly wounded
Several o. Gen Giants STAFF officers are killed
and wepaded.
Gen. Getty, eomnaAadi0g de 2d division, is
wounded. Also Lent Fox, cf bis staff
0aly ninety men and i've officers Of ths 4lh
/ Vermont are left.
One staff officer had six horses killed.
Gen Seymour, just from Florida, is 8 priso-
nsr. HIS brigade was oaifAnksd last evening
! and broke.
The wounded have all been brought off the
battlefield to fredericksburg, except those who
fell st Spotssyiyania Couri House.
The wounded at FredsrieksbUrg number from
twelve thousand to fifteen thousand.
General Robinson and General Morris are
wounded.
TIE ATTACK NOT TO BE RENEWED TUESDAY
WAsHNGToN, May 10-Secretasy Stanton
telegrsphs that Gen. Grant did not design to re
new the attack Tuesday, but stopped 70 replsn
ish supplies, the army having started on this eL
psdition with only four days cooked rations.
/ REBEL PRISONERS REPORTS.
The rebel prisoners report Gen L9Dgstreel .,
dead. Oilers report Ge1s Lee and Longstree
both severely wounded, and At Richmond.
LINCOLN sERENADED.
Abraham Lincoln was seFensded Monds
night He said IN substance, that he WBs o.
, ceediogly gratifsd to know that Gen. Giant hai
net been jostled from bis plans. Wale, hoT
ever, continued old Abe, we might rejoice s
what had already been accomplished, muel
uore remained to be Done In view Of The gres
> obstacles with which Gea. Grant had been con
PEELED to contsnd thst there had been no CON
! mA1der Of the army of the Potomac before hiG
3 who would not have recrossed the RapidRn ats
. such reception as the rebels gave him 0
Thursday and Friday.
MARROW ESCAPE OF BUTLER.
A bearer of dispAtchss to Washington froI
Mai Gen. Batter, ststes that On the 7sh insi
: BssuregSrd, with 1000 men, made surprise q
j. tack upon Gen. Butler, about ten miles fro
/ Richmond.
: So sudden and unexpected was the encounte
j that Cen Butler himself narrowly escaped ca
: fGre. Iadeed, bis orderly wss captured with
= 90 yards Of him.