Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1864-06-19
Ersla lke valley Of VirginIa.


The Lynchburg papers Of Monday have besi
received. These papers, we presume, we're pu
70 press on Saturday night, but contain SON
additional particulars in regard 30 The move
ments Of the enemy in the Valley Of VHeSuis
The VirgiHiaB says:
This city was thrown into considerable stat
Of excitement on Saturday afternoon, By tn
news reeeived from various quarters.
Il was definitely ssesrtained that a party o
Yankee cavalry, said to bs.about one thousand
though there could be no certainty as to thsi
exact numbers, were within four miles of Az
rings0n depot, On the Ofange and Alexsndris
railroad, distant twenty-sight miles frcm tbir
city. Il was reported, also, that they had cap
tared part Of 3 wagon srEin, thoagh oven this
report was not verified. Lale in the afternoon
II was supposed that they had tapped the tsIe-
graph, and all communication EGs suspended
The afternoon train from Charlottesville 20 Ibis
city was signsllsd in time to put back aRd es-
scspe capture.
A courier arrived from Lexington about neon,
who stated th&t the enemy csmpsd within sew
en miles cf Lexington on Friday Bight supposed
to be in large force. Other parties who lef,
Lexington on Friday midnight he.rd firing on
Saturday morning, which leaves no doubt that
an attack was made On our forces
mcCausiand was in command, but va for
bear to give any idea of the number Of his
troops.
It was sPprehsnded that an effort would hs
made by the enemy to reach this city, aud ae-
eordingly the forces were collected and marched
to the dsfenses outside of the city. The detailed
men, conYalescsnt soldiers, reserve, second class
miliiis and volunteers, made large force, whose
numbers We shah not attempt e indicate, but
they gave ASSURANCE that they could effectuaHy
resist many thousand raiders. Bat little unes-
sInsss was fels for the result. During the day
intelligence Hss received 10 the effect that Shsr-
dan and bis raiders had been oYerhauled at Ire
villain depot by Gems. Hampton and FitzSurh
kses where heavy fight ensued with favorable
results On cur side. 1t WAS stated that battery
of SIX guns were taksn from Sheridan snd The
enemy pressed back al day.
The RspRbgiegR says;
At an early hour Saturday, q courier reached
the eomHsndsnt Of the post Of this city, from
Lexington, announcing that largo force OF the
enemy, estimated st several thousand. were in
eight miles Of that town ou the evening of Fri
day. Their march was stoutly contested by
Zen. MeCsuslsnd with an inferior foTcs, bat the
fear and probability is that Lexington has ere
this fallen INTO the hands of the enemy. There
is, heweveT, no positive confirmation Of this fact
Another force Of the enemy, suppssed to be
l,000 strong, was reported and believed 20 haze
crossed the Blue Ridge at Robertsons gap,
moving in the direction Of Lynchburg, with ne
pisw Of asssUlting this point. The advance Of
this force was reported TO have reached a point
near Arlington. station, in Nelson county, about
twenty-four miles fsom this city, on Saturday,
At which point they are said 70 have DESTROYED
smElr wagon train under charge Of Major
Bell, post .qusTtermastsr at Stsunton, belong
ing to the GoverRmeht, but not OF much yAiue
AT ten o'clock Saturday night the telegram
was working to Charlottesville, from which fact
il is supposed the enemy hsd not reached the
Orange rsilrosd up to that hour. It Is iuevpii-
cable to u.s. if the location Of the enauy be prom
erly reported, that the railroad should nos have
been tapped sooner. That It vas not dous
would appear TO discrsdit the entire story Of the
enemy being in Nelson But on this head we
are not prepared to speak positively, and must
leave the question fer today to determine.
The Taiding party under Sheridan is reported
to have been met by Gen. Fiis Lee On Saturday
in Louisa county, and to have been defeated
with considerable loss. Gen Lee is said to have
captured battery of six pieces of artillery, and
at the latest accounts from the field was driving
the enemy ia the direction of the Rapidan river.
The fight is reported to have occurred near Lou
lisa Court HOuss.