Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1861-06-22

EDaeuae0n Of Hnsrs Ferry-Erpianahoa o tAe
cause aoremsaa Of General M~agraia-Aeuanes
uPoa AIsrand1atbg General Beauregurd-A BafAs
zpeetes-CoHfseacs iH Soufbra Troops-NeTfhsTn
Pres On Bethel Basas.
RICHMOND, June II 1861.
TIE eracua5i ion Of Harper's Ferry BY the
Confederats fsress has been the absorbing
topic for nl past two days. In military cir
clss the n oTem-ntw was not altogether unlocked
for, and did not ersals any great sensation.
among thoso who compose the more numer-
GUS. aid equally respectable class Of ths com
muniey, known as ouisidsrs, the news OF the
evacuation created a feeling Of profound NOR
tacation and regret, arising, I have no doubt
in a great measure from the idea, as ground
less az it was generally accepted, that the
movement vas 10 the nature OF . retreat, to
avoid an attack from the enemy, whereas on
the contrary it was for a dismstrlcally opTo-
site purpose. General JOhnston's position at
Harpsr's Ferry was regarded aH well nigh in
pregnsbls, and nohlng was more unlikely
than that the enemy, in however great force
would sitter the lessen taught him at Bethel
church, venture an assault upon such disaa-
v~antagous terms. Their plans seem to have
been 10 invest our position BY an overwhelming
force, cut off supplies from the garrison
and thus finally TO compel cur brave troops 10
choose the alternative, either to surrender, or
TO cut their wsy out, through the line OF the
ensmv's entre-ehmsnts. Had Gen. Johnston
remained at the Ferry, nothing would have
been easier, owing to the vast numerical su-
psriorffv Of the Zoe which enables them 70 con-
c~entrate a very large force at any given point,
within a short time. Such was doubtless the
. enemv's plan, TO the execution Of which be
was proceeding With an diligence, columns
for this purpose being n motion and advancing
from several different points. This unsx-
peeled movement BIZ Gen. Johnston viii com
plstely Illustrate bis plans, and &c viii be very
fortunate for him If the confederate general
does not fan upon some Of those advancing
columns, and cut them of in detail, before
they shall haze concentrated their forces in
the neigbborhood Of Hsrper's Ferry. News
to this effect would surprise no one here.
But whether We hear Of such 4 result or not,
Of this I feel assured, the evacuation Of
HarPsr's Ferry was a strstegeticsl move, and
while w surrender a position no longer OF
great importance to us, care has been taken
to render its possession almost y~aluelsss to
the enemy.
It is very likely that before this letter meets
the gaze of your readers the telegraph will
have conveyed to you the news Of conflicts
with the enemy, in comparison with which the
affair a. Bethel church, glorious as it was, will
sink into comparative insignifcanee. We live
in the midst OF the most exciting runners ahost
or every side, and it requires the exercise Of
much caution and judgment to separate the
truth from the falsehood which is The chief in
e%Tsdient OF their composition. No battle has
occurred since that at Bethel church, unless it
took place at Newport News Point today.
RAINY has occurred to-day, We viii know It
here o-morrOw Afternoon, and the readers Of
The Wednesday mornings APPEAL will find
te~legrspbic iHtelligsDce OF the result in its
columns.
We have intslis e. OF the advance, yes
terdsy, towarI Newport News, Of force,
under command OF Gen. hsgr1dsr, fully equal
in numbers to thar which the,ansmy is believed
70 have at that point. Gen. 2'agruder-N
call him General, because there ls q gsaera'
conviction that be has fairly earned The title,
and ought to be, IL he is not already, one)-is
not one Of the officers whose exploits consist,
like those Of the liking Of France with full ten
thousand men," in marching and counter
marching cup the hill, then down again." He
is a bold, blunt, outspoksn, hard-swsaring,
squsre-fghting man, and what Gen. Picsynne
Butler, in the cant phrase Of bis own section
would, I dare say, call "a hard hitter" So
when it chine to be runored in the city that
Gen. Magruder bad marched in the direction
Of the foe, public expectation was forthwith
en- tiptse for news Of a fight.
Almost simultaneously with the Intelligence
o. the movements Of Gen. Msgruder, came the
snnouneemsnttha Gen. BsaursgaTd has made
a forward movement in the direction Of Wash
irgt0D, bis advance guard now occupying a
position within three miles Of Alexandra.
The impression thus obtained, that our forces,
in three separate columns, under ~Beauregard,
Magrudsr and Johnston, are pressing upon the
enemy, has, aHmay well be imagined, produced
in the public mind q state OF lively excitement,
and news from the army will be sought after
with more than usual svidity.
It Is a singular and noteworthy elrcum-
stance connected with this excitement that, in
no event, does the possibility Of a defeat Of
the confederate arms seem to occur to the mind
OF any one. TIE prevailing feeling appears
to be one Of entire confidence in The justice Of
our cause, and unfaltering trust, under the
blessing Of heaven, in the stslwart arms and
brave hearts Of cur gallant sol5iery, than whom
no truer nor uobler band Of men ever laid upon
the altar Of their country the Impoverished Of
fsring Of a devoted patriotism. Before the re-
s~istless valor Of such an army, the hireling
hordes Of tyranny and usurpation viii fly as
leaves before the tempest.
The northern papers, with accounts Of
Bethel battle, are Just reaching US; and their
psrusal affords the most str king combination
Of unblushinE mendseify and venomous malig-
nifty Ihsvs ever seen. While their variant and
contradictory statements throw no additional
light upon the question Of the ensmy's loss,
they concur in denuncistions Of the officers
who had charge Of the expedition, to whom
they imTp e cowsrdiee, incsRacity, and bad
conduct generally. The satanic press is sspe
eislly lavish OF its vocabulary Of vitupsration
against the unfortunate leaders Of this unfor-
tunsts expedition, for whom the worst terms Of
abuse are too mild, while the sslve OF gentle
words OF pity and even approval are
applied to the cowardly cattle who com
posed the mass Of the Yankee army. The
truth as stteHtatsd by our men, is that
with the exception Of the officers, Of whose
death / gave your readers an account, ana
which, By The way; The northern papers seen
to have wholly overlooked, the entire force,
men and officers alike, svinced but little sp-
petite for the work set before them. And so
il viii prove in every encounter, where the
scum gathered from the purlisus Of q free soci-
ETY." about the northern cities, shall be op-
posed to the stern metal which composes the
army Of Southern independence. And here I
venture to record the prediction, that whenever
the few regiments who comprise the regulars Of
the federal army shall havs been disposed Of,
and the contest is reduced 10 one betv cen The
volunteers Of the South and those OF the North,
the contest is virtually ended. Then the Yam
KEGS. unless the odds are overwhelming, will
asrT gaia aHolher giet0Ty.
VTRGINlUS.
CT The Atlanta Inteliigeaeer learns that II
is The intention Of the members Of congress
and the cabinet OF The provisional government
to initiate the example OF Mr.. Ysneey, and
pay into the common treasury the amount Of
their salaries during the war. It is said that
toe principal Office %holders, who can afford It,
intend to receive only half Of their salaries,
paying the other half for the benefit of the