Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1861-09-27

vi Ac0bf4NrAAt VI lut - LUIS rNpltl'A
PADUcAH, September 1.-THE ZluaEes this
morning received their wages for the PasttbTee
months, and with trem, IS with others, when
pockets grow hesvy hearts gef light, Owing
90 the heavy exodus lateiy Of citizens houses
are not at all troubled vita applicants, and IN
blocks, especially along tEc .cyee you will of.
ten see 2 half dozen IN succession deserted, A
telegraph line will soon be established in
working order between P-duCsh and Cairo. A
statement got into several papers that Saith
land, a town twelve miles above here. had been
occupied by United States troops. This is not
correct. a little below toe principal landing
lies the guH00at COnestoga, is cannon com
handing en- OF the main entrances to the town.
IN event Of an attack, is guns could pour q
most destructive IRE upon Inc a~ssaiiing force.
Close TO the C0uestoga lie two prizes, aud
thereby hangs a tale. Through the kindness
Of Lieu s. L. PHELPS, commanding tbe gun
boat CoIestogs, I accompanied The expedition
up The Cumberland. This boat, which has al
really Won s!mIs- as extensive, aid a much
m1Te honorable fame than the irats Sumter,
for taxing Prizes, is the smallest ct the three
composing TIE Mississippi hltrlla. % mounts
four guns, al thirty tTo Founders, ard TIE ones
that did such execution IN the tIz Yankee and
the shore batteries a few DAYS ago. Il crew
IS composed Of enc huncFed and ere men,
dressed IN regular marine costume, and who
Ntttttm tuL 7 "N-aH e II LAr same E1atrA ~ Du
board a hrst-cisss man of-war. Lieut. Pheifs
is d regular officer OF the United Slatrs navy,
and has been in the service since 1888 tie -
considered one Of the most efficient command
ers in the West.
EsrIy Sunday morning the CoHsstoga left
her mornings and steamed up the Ooio 60 the
mouth OF the Cumberland TIVc7, twelve mics
above Paducab. Here ths beat stepped and q
guard Of marines were sent On shuTa TO in
n~u1= a lii g. EL. --r 81 unrrL lHFAT -
rbe much nesdsd individual, hsEever, had
been gone two days. Where, and for wuaf
object, was os-t-aatKPeetadiy developed a ht
he later ia the day. A. tuIs n0Iat the Vtii7ge
Of SmIthi5nd lies, having the Onto rn cas- side
and the Cumberland on the othsc Command
ing entirely The navigation Of be latter Q Wdi
probably soon be occupied by United states
troops. The iBhabiten.s scen TO be Union,
with the exception Of a nervous nait doZeu5
vino, ss the FsWi approached shore, started
rapidly eff, stopping, If at all, when out OF
sight ~ the bushes. a Few minutes and the
guH5Odt wEs again uEdsF way, d45hiug D.d-
IV by The beautiful banks 0f Tue iit,ie liver
Cultivated farms reached DO q TO the EatrI's
edge, aud orchards laden with fruit stretched
along tbs baRks. In other places rocky 5iuif5l
resembling, although much s~maller, those Il
the Upper Mississippi, gave variety to the
scenery.
In order chat tie otisct of Inc expedition
may be properly understood, L should be known
that ever since tho present var broke ont
steamers have been plying from roiats IN I'm
lucky to others 10 Tennessee, carrying heavy
loads Of c0ntrabaEd goods. To seize some If
these crafts was he oEiect OF Lieu PHELPS.
EyksSbUrg, lying Gf eeu miles a50ve'ne mcu' -
vas soon reached. Here a crowd collected On
the shore, and az the iit is steamer landed gave
three hearty cheers. responded 60 and TetuTr54
v-srn f-Aew-=f kr tho nr~fr4s on irlFf Che
American flag was waved By the Pc pc and
soon after Tun from the roof OF one Of the
stores. i VS. learned here tta- only q fe6
days before the su.a!ivuE Gaze ie t-d passedlhe
place with a barge containing $4,000 worth
OF goods for EcCsssiOndCm. T. vas also DIS
covered hat at this point existed IT, sH MS per-
PrctieU one cf The Illustrations" OF keltgckv
"a rink called ''pes-h sHd honey and the
folIowiug il he manner IN which a crowd Of
thirsty bacsw7o5smen made Il couple of gov
eminent servants gueGrb their longing Enter
the two intent on The delicious, ar once follow
ed BY their rev friends. As the coveted bot
ties poar forth their contents, a siy-f3otsF In
slouched bas, plunses biz band into a very
dsep pocket and fnds nothing there, causing
lCud iament1tion, as lie wishes 10 drink 70 the
health Of the "rouaer at the icvse ard eoysTE-
ment." an The rest have the same wish, but
no money. ard, Of course, those uat have
svmrataize and furnish Tie means scrt the eoE-
p'imeHt.
DykasJury SEEMS The dividing roint on The
river between Secession and UlciI. Below &c
the Inhabitants on ihs banks Frequently cheer
et, and sometimes tlIew open ia II arms e.
express 20 warm q welcome as pgs7 bic. Above
The place these "sy npt9ms" amos entirely
ceased, and wo8-r, consider ~ themselves
privileged By right Of sex, and teo sp1Usy 70
care for The t1rgateTjrg cannon, shock their
tTsgicaHv cl- ncrrd hauc8 and buTraAgt for
JEFF DAVIS. Crowds OF 1ee-cs5 frequently
cheersd, but sesmsi 20 do ga GHder TIE i'm
preston the affair was a passing msnsgerie
and bound for some paiut abaya 20 show OF
After leaving DVkHsbufg, ard shea Turning q
bend five niles above, a small steamer was dis
covered spFToscLilg- I1e gong at once beat
to quarters, and IN an ia i2Ht El5 guns were
manned AID every one at bis past. The die
covered steamer at irst JuraaG 10 e55aP pc tut
seeing the att6mls useless run asaoTs, 70
which a man iurs ped with a CaTpe5-b3g in
band, aHd hastily climbing toe b4uk, escaped
On tae boat was found be Pi0t searched Ter
below, sHd q boy WHO managed tbs nsiHs
TIE steamer Itself proved lobe he notorious
G7zslls, and vas taking c short uiD for plea
sure, the most Of BE crew berg absent zEd
spending their Sunday at home. Ca beard was
a bale Of domestc marked Haslgisia, EeaB
Lieutenant Sebastian at once uCa possession.
and after raising TIE s'srs auu syir-s cropped
down tbs river WIKI the pEL ~hie re Con
estoga proceeded en- Der vOFsEa. At TWO
o'clock the town Of EdIysVii.p, C.RtajBipg
some fifteen hundred iraabr ants, sld De-UI
ful m location and sFpsaIaGcr Game fn sight.
As the place vas strongly secession, and han
Threatened, With a ce4Eca % t3gfs pas-sssiCu,
to blow a suH b5at, and especially -ae oeaoX
ioIs CaB -,toEa, sou. Of uztei Qr=rters were
again beat, and every prePaFstign made 60
punish such an attempt. although e large
crowd was gathered On tle -la.e, ard be-
lrayed through tie glzss a IemarksbiJ sr3al-
ing lot Of eJgnts sIces, no csgresslcn, e,thHr
pro or con, occurred.
Passing up three a@.ii-s, and jU-t below soJn-
shoals that would have barred f'g-they pro-
gross, a s.ea ner gss discovered lyiE st tho
shore. Abou. fly individuals 30 t-e,r slif-
s~iesYes, and many minus tl5l. paste, wcTe
seen to spring eli and SCRABBLE Up the steep
bank, the 5caEty garment OF tie latter class
streaming OuJ ike flags OF distress &c they dis
appeared in he woods, The steamer -ss
found to DE- The Stevenson, having on board ons
Luudred tuus Of pig iron, shipped 80 her pa
peTs showed, fer Tennessee. she bad lone been
in the cOutra5aCd trade. q shcFt distance
back from the river were the mauugta iron
works, add on the shore several hundred tGas
Of tie metal waiting shipment. TLe state
rooms OF the boat were fail % bedding, and on
a stove some viclEai5 were cookiIg. a table
was covered EitG bottles OF liquor, while some
Of the beds had been iIst Tid oi th+iT occa-
pants, WHO were evidently recovering fcom
their previous nights CebzUll when obhged TO
1y. As the CIo,hiag they sscap=d in was rath-
er scanty and taey U Te said 90 live "a Fen
nsssee, their pilgrimage hence viii probably
be disagrecable. The Stevenson was ak . III
0w, and about ten O'Clock iE the evening" tle
CoHsst5ga passed from the CUMBERLAND iLto
the Olio, having ascssded the former Fissr
about sixty miles. Tie gun boat arrived aud
anchored opposite Paducah gust in time to
hear the alarms that reused tbe army on shore,
and point her guns 50 IS TO aid them if neces-
saTy. W.
FrRE AT NATcHEs, MIss.-Tbe VicksburE
SRa, OF the 2jts inst, says:
We learn from Capt. Iull that disastrous
fire occurred at EatCaez OF last Monday morn
ing about ? O'Clock. Some Ege CT six bald
iEgs were consumed, among Wbc h we are
al 80 IT, .