Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1864-05-13

from the Rome Courier.
DAEroE. Ga, May l0.--rha expsegsd battle
opened here on Sunday p. NJ, and victory hEa
fsr crowned our arms ia the series Of en-.
aagemenfs which have ensued. as weainiormsd
Won ia cur last letter sf Sunday a. n the two
armies were IN line Of battle IN front Of R5eky
Fscs ridge, oar forcos distant : mile in 'front.' OF
their line Of iof6hesfions on the ridge About
9 o'clock P. 81. of that day the enemy line ad
vanced, aud we gradually fell back to the ridge,
while q strong force Of the enamys osyaiEy,
under command Of Kilpssrck. moved rapidly
down D5g8ood valley, aud charged 2 regiment
Of Kentucky cavalry which were holding Dug
gap, three miles southwest OF Dalton; the enemy
here made two assaults upon our position,
which were handsomely rspulsed byoar cavalry.
We were timely Teinfogced by a brigade Of in
fsntsv, and. repulsed Eve other assaults Of the
auaniv. which were made late in ths evening
In the seven assaults made uponour position al
he pap. we succeeded ia killing aud wouoding
about four hundred Of the enemys occurred Sow
eral prisoners, and compelled he snemYt to re-
tire. Our loss in killed, wounded and missing,
was bstween twenty and thirty men.
On Monday morning brisk skirmishiDg and
c~sanonsdiDg vas Kept up along the entiTe
front, but the enemy vera extremely cautious
and contented themselves with simply feint
movements, uutil evening, they finally charged
our confer and were 1sDuiBed with considerable
loss. n the meantime Wheeler had q eight
with The enemy near Varnsll's station, regnlsed
them n fne style and securing Seversl hundred
prisoners; We understand that be is now moving
towards the eneny s rear,
About dusk Inc snemy ma5o 3 Desperate eff
fort to get possession of a high hill on tbs right
Of BuEzkr5 Rsost gsp (s0mstimes called Mil
Creek gap,) which was Immediately in front of
our man line on The ridge, and waich would
have furnished q hne position for Smelling onr
forces At the gap; they msds several assaults
anon this hill, and only retired when darkness
compelled hem to do SO, AleI suff ring q heavy
loss ia killed, wounded aud prisoners.
IN he meantime, Fitzpatrick and his cavalry
pushed down DogWood valley towards Rasacs,
followed By q large force OF infantry said to be
in commsnd OF Hooker. Daring shs evening =
detachment Of caVzlry dssho1 into Rasses, cut
the telegraph wires, aud wore proceeding "a
tear up the railroad, when they were Interrupted
by the timely Arrival of forces from Dslon, who
soon put them 70 aght, driving them beyond
Snake Creek gap, six miles west Of Rsssc2.
The enemy opene1 ig-daY w4h : brisk esu-
nonAding, mainly directed against our left, and
a. present writing, il IS Thought that they will
make another effort 70 secure tho hill mentioned
above, and viii also sttenpt TO get possession
of MiIl Creek gap. Forces have been sen
down 10 RssacA, and We learn that fighting il
now going on there, the 5nemy endeavorIng x
gain possession Of Snake Greek gap.
The above is = brief statement of events thai
have trauspirsd since Sunday morning Tht
enemy may make other efforts to secure thC
| gaps below US, in order to flank as, or comps
US 10 fsll back IRON our present strong p%ositiOa
failing in this, they may offer a general battll
at Rocky Face ridge Our casualties thus fa
hsvs been small. Prisoners ackno Wedge tina
Grant has been va pped in Virginia, but dc
clara that Thomas will be in DAlton by Sunday
next; Judging from appearances We aTe inclined
to think that he viii be sadly disappointed. De-
vendice. IHo.