Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1861-08-10

MEPORTED BATTLE IN MISSOURI
We publish this morning from the st. Louis
Herald (Extra) Of the 9th inst, an account OF
a battle alleged to have been fought near
Springfield, Mo-, on last Saturday, the Sd
instant.
1t is asserted that the State troops, fifteen
thousand strong, attacked Generals LYON and
SIEGEL's command Of seven thousand, and
forced their surrender after a desperate fight.
We have no meass Of judging the truth of
the rumor, but give it for what it is worth.
Certain it is that there has been fighting some
where in Southwestern Missouri during the
past week. The silence OF the telegraphic
ageut of the associated press at st. Louis for
two days past gives some color Of truth to the
reported defeat of the Hessians.
CARRYING GOALS re NEW CASTLE.
The New York Herald asserts that two ships
are now on their way from England to the
North, laden, the one with two hundred and
the other with four hundred Aales Of cotton,
purchased for northern manufactures that
have been unable to obtain their usual supplies
from the South.
This shows more than anything else the
desperate straight in which the manufactur-
ing interest of New England is involved, and
we can see from it, despite the prOtestatiOns OF
the press to the contrary, that the blockade
shoe has commenced to pinch pretty badly
The Herald acknowledges that this anomaly
cannot long continue, as England needs aIlthe
cotton she can get for home consumption, and
to Use its own language, Gas sooR as expOrta-
lions Of this kind are brought to the notice of
Parliament, and it is convinced that the
Southern cotton supplyi is shut of for this year,
an embargo will probably be laid, prohibiting
the expectation of cotton from England TO any
port whatever. and will thus secure what she
already has for her own manufacturers"
The Herald takes a wise view of the matter,
but one which cannot avert the disasters which
it clearly foresees must follow. Yankeeland
must weather the coming winter without its
usual plethOric supply of cotton shirts and
chemisettes.
PUBLIC FEELING IN THE NORTH.
We have been permitted to make a brief ex-
tract from a private letter to a business man
in the city from one of the most distinguished
citizens of Philadelphia. It bears date July
9th:
"TbeTe is nothing new or interesting with
us. Every branch of BUSINESS is as dull as
ever, and no prospect Of r~eviving it until the
war is ever. The recruiting business is as
dull as any other, bad a sort Of spasmodic re-
vival this week, after the battle Of Bulbs Run,
but it was only a spasm. The two or three
regiments that have been recrHiting for the
last two months, have left, or will leave in a
day or two, are but little more than half full,
and Notwithstanding a great deal of drumming
up, there are but very few new recruits.
"Tbe military spirit seems to have left US,
and although the papers say the returned
three months men will most of them re-enlist,
none Of those that 1 have spoken with, have
any idea Of doing so, and l think if we could
only break up old Abe's cabinet, and break
down the influence of the abolition blood
hounds in congress, we might hope for a
speedy end Of the war"
e55~The New York Herald saddles the blame
Of the Bull run disaster upon The fifteen Re-
publican senators who offered and supported
in caucus 2 resolution censuring the president
for dilaiorinsss, and urging their advance.
These senators are Messrs. Sumner. of Mas
s~achusetts; Hale and Clark, Of New Hamp-
shire; Trumbull, Of Illinois; Chandler, Of
Michigan Wade, Of Ohio; Simmons, Of
Rhode Island; Doolittls, Of Wisconsin !;
Grimes, Of Iowa Wilkinson, of Minnesota ;
Morrill, and Fessenden, Of Maine Foot, OF
Vermont Foster, Of Connecticut, and King,
OF New York.
r. The Richmond correspondent of the
Atlanta Confeferacy, a%lluding to the federal
prisoners. writes awe have shipped GSO to