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Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1861-09-08

CAMP NEAR I-U-KA, MISS, Sept. o, 1861.
EDrroRs APPEAL: Thinking that it may be
interesting to some Of your readers, l give you
a synopsis Of the military proceedings in and
about I-u-ka. The two regiments composii 2
Gen. AIcorn's brigade are now ia camp here )
besides several Of artillery and cavalry com
panies. Reynolds Tishomingo regiment, not
yet fun, and several companies "ior the war;"
making in all about 4. 900 soldiers. Eight reg
iments have been ordered into GAM Of in
s~truclion by Gov. Pettus. in accordance with
an ordiT anee passed by the State convention.
These regiments are under the superintcn-
dence Of Major Gen. Reuben Davir, and are
divided into four brigades, each Of which has
its place of rendezvous. The hrst brigade
under Gen. AlcoTn is now ped here, IN
dergoing a thorough drill propa ;atory to a
transfer to the Confederate Stat 3 army. An
| election for field officers of tie ID regiment
was held yesterday, T~isulting in the choice OF
! Thos. J. Davidson, of Ripley, as colonel Rev.
and Capt. Joseph Wells, Of TishOmingO, ! cut.
colonel, and Captain Duvall, OF POntotoc,
major. The 81 regiment Is composed Of
seven companies from Tippah - making
eleven companies in the field from Tippah-
Two from TishouingO and one from Pom
tosoc. The troops will be transferred as soon
as arms can be procured and we were told by
! Gen. AlcorH that they would be here very soon.
This place is much superior to Cor1nth, as a
place Of encampment. The soldiers have the
use Of chalybeate water which seems to have
a satisfa ctorY effect upon them, as there is 40
sickn So. The soldiers arc generally young
men, who will sustain the c%hivalrtc form OF
Mississippi upon the battlefield. Tbs APPEAL
is the paper there is scarcely a mess upon the
camp grounds than has not made arrange
meHIs TO procure a copy OF the daily APPEAL.
You shall hear from ne again when awning
"turns up.D
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The HIcnmond Armory.

Inc ErdEl5eT OF the 4tn inst. says:
Since the commencement Of the present
hostilities, two hundred pieces CT artillery, &
and 12-poundeIs, have been rebored, so as to
equal the best Of modern cannon. With good
carriages, c]aizs0ns and carefully prepared am
munition, they have been promptly thrown into
be field, and have done good service there.
Besides these, 40 brass field pieces, The
States quota received during the last ten years
from the Federal government, have been
mounted complete, and have been in the field
in every fight.
Since the frat of April, there have been
issued frcm the Richmond armory and the
Military Institute at Lexington 1854 arms,
and $50 pieces of cannon.
The small arms seized at Harper's Ferry
arsenal have not been accounted for to the
State. About three thousand Of them were
seized. They were probably exchanged for
the Indifferent arms in their hands.
The armoTy has proved itself Of the most
timely assistance in the suddenness Of the
present war, through its fundamentally in the
supply OF arms, or in the holding them in
readiness to defend the integrity and honor OF
the Commonwealth.
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SEE FIRST Ago FOURTH PAGES.
ADVANCES OF SOUgHEsEN Forces
UPON CULEMnUS, Ky.

General PILLow, having returned from
Missouri, took charge Of the Confederate forces
at Union City, and being joined by d portion
Of his command from Missouri, on yesterday
advanced upon Columbus, KY, which place he
occupied without resistance. The Federal
troops had taken their stand opposite, on the
west bank of the river, a few days since, aPPa-
rently with the design of fortifying themselves
there, but are understood to have moved higher
up in the direction OF Norfolk, No.
The number Of troops under Gen. Pillow
we, OF course, do not deem it prudent to men
ton; bat the mere fact Of his advance, We
think proper to publish now, instead Of copy
ing be same intelligence from The Cincinnati
or St. Louis papers, which we may receive on
tomorrow.
Hickman is also in possession Of our forces
"A sufficiently large command being there for
all practical purposes. We presume these
two places will be speedily fortified with the
view Of holding them until the termination OF
the war, or until they cease ts be points OF
strategic importance.
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rewbern. North carolina.

We learn that on Friday the women and
children abandoned NewberD, az it was the
opinion Of military men that the city had
ceased to be a place of safety since the cap
ture Of Hatteras. Quite a number of prizes
were at Nswbern, captured by our privateers
during the last few weeks, which the Yankees
would naturally desire to ~recaptuTe, and the
way is open to them.
These facts are derived from the wife of
Mr.. j., of this city, who, with her chill
dren, have arrived in Richmond-this being
the second or third time this family have been
compelled to abandon their homes. She says
one Of the wounded soldiers, who escaped from
Hatteras after its surrender, left Newbern
when she did, and reports that it was not for
want of ammunition that the garrison surreu-
dered, but for want Of guns Of long range.
The enemy lay of two miles, and fired riaed
cannon at our men, which did consider BILE
execution, while not one of our projectiles
reached them.
THIS lady reports that the men Of NewbeTn
had resolved to remain and defend the city to
the last extremity, and that proving u~navail-
ing, they will burn the prizes, the cotton the
.tuTpentine, and then their own dwellings /! In
the language OF Gnv PIckens, "If the Yam
KEGS should conquer the city, hey will ind it
not worth conquering." Certainly, they will
find no aid or comfort there.-Ricbmond Whig,
Sd inst.
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From virginia.

Special to the Knoxville Reglster.l
LyNcHBURG. Sept. Sour force ia still
pushing forward in the direction Of Washing
ton.
Halps Hill, a very important position, was
occupied by our troops yesterday, after a sharp
fight, in which upward Of twenty Hessians
were killed, with but s light loss On our side.
Our position on HalPs hill is said TO COM
mand Arlington Nights, and is three miles
nearer Washington than we have yet been.
Our posts and flag are now in full sight
Of the camp, and court, and Capitol of the Lin
coin government.
Nc other news sf interest.
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~ Mr.. Lowe saw yesterday, from his bal
loon. he enomy's iBtrenchments on MunsoL's
HIS. two and a bali miles beyond BalPs cross
roads. About 1000 men were at work upon
them, and a couple Of guns were in position.
The machinery Of Mr.. loves asccnsi,B rs con-
sist of 1000 feet of rope, a Pully made fas,to
a tree, a down pulling power Of thirty men,
and a guard Of Tihemea scouting the woods
near his operations. He had the honor Of
being fred on yesterday with shells and Tifed
shot Washington [sitsr.
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ra-The NASHVILLE Union Of Friday sars

We saw yesterday a new percussion cap ma
chine, invented by Mr.. W. W. johnson, Of
Rockville, in this state, which is capable Of
turning out about 10000 neatly formed caps
per gay. This machine appears to us to be
the very thing for which it was designed. It
can be worked either by hand or steam. Mr..
Johnson has sold the machine be has with him
to a company in Memphis, who are going into
the mandatory of caps. We understand he
has applied for a patent for bis inysntLOn.
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u The Freeman's Journal, Of New York,
suspended last week, re-apDears as FreemaH's
appeal The editor, Mr. Ne Masters, says
In ceasing the publication Of the FrsemGE's
Journal we protest against the lawless vio-
lence to which we YIELD and here publicly, as
we have done specially to the responsible OH
| Gals, we give notice hat we " y seek damages
Of them personally, at the earliest moment that
liberty and order viii be restored 10 the land
| in which we live.
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EETp Preminms.

DE it ordained b the Board Of Mayer and Aldermen
ID OF ths City u Melp1is.
That Section three OF article :v0 on paEa 22i. Of
B4nkhead's Ccdided Chart T and Ordinances, entitled
" OF Fire Companies" be and the same is hereby rs
peslc'.
Approved September It'll 1851
JOHN PARK, Mayor.
Attest-L R HICHARDs. City Register.
"a rn4
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OCCUPATION uF PsDUCAa BX THE
ENEMY.

Tie news Of Psducah being occupied by the
enemy was cOnfrneI by The disPatchesreceivec
from Louisville on yesterday evening. PREM
TIss' successor, Gen. GRANT, has slgnaIzeo
the commencement Of his career, as a militia
" man. By making a raid upon the citizens Of
that unprotected community, among whom De
has CHARTERED his msrcenaries, and initiated
tie example Of the t~win-tyrants, LINCOLN and
FREzsEr. in issuing a proclamation. Idii
movement is, Of course, in keeping with the
ureeoace.vod designs Of the LIEcoLN Admin
is.ration 10 keep Kentucky under the abolition
woke al all hazards, and will at once carry the
war upon her soil.
L is vel, perhaps, that she has been dragged
from her unnatural position Of non-committal'
ism, G3d il the future should BE- made to take
sides in a conflict which none can skulk with
out dish0noT.
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THE Union IL Dissoived.''

From the New York Journal Of COmmeree.l
King George III. assumed the same in this
regpect 70 our rebel cClOnists. So cautious
was he, lest be might By implication admit the
contrary, that be would not T~ecegBize their
commissioners, or hold communication with
rebels. They were required first Of all to con
fes=, then seek bis royal ciemency.
Our great CommaHdeT-in-chief Washington,
was only recognized as the rebel, George
Washington.
King George, too, threatened the most con-
dign punishment upon the rebel pirates and
muTdereTs.
Washington insisted that the king should
address him as commander Of be American
forces; and in a telling manner demOGstfat. d
TO him the dire results sure to flow from an
execution OF his bloody threats.
The King in due time recognized Washing
ton as such commander, and the c%Olonists as
bslligeren.s, exchanging prisoners with them,
etc, aud hDally acknowledged them TO be SOW
ereign aad independent States.
At the close Of that war for separation, the
King called in the archbishop to prepare a
proper ascription Of thanksgiving and praise,
TO be read 10 all the churches throughout his
realm. The bishop inquired for whstthe King
felt thankful; whether 1T was for the large
debt contracted for the war, or the loss of many
of his best troops, or millions of valuable sub
itGLSg VI III lbHG u NrASAAA-S Nhi'H VIZ NNN
most precious Jewels in his crown.
The King answered, "for neither; but | am
devoutly thankful to Almighty God that the
result is not worse"
History, properly appreciated, affords valu-
able instruction. l. reaches the relations Of
cause and effect, and certain immutsble laws
as applicable to human society and govern
men s. Our history, particularly that from
1770 to 1900, should be carefully and cOnsid-
erately studied.
We should inquire as to all analogies be-
tween the present and the psst, and whether
there is aay parallel between the policy and
acts o. the king and Of the pgesident-indeed,
whether there IS not thus far d most remaTka-
bic siIDilitude between the two sdministra-
lions
Certain it is that the king purposed TO main
tain the territorial integrity Of bis kingdom
to permit no sece5sioR-to take, hold and pos
sess all governmental property-to enforce all
ldws-tO hang or extermiuale all Tebals-and
by all the ways aud means particularly speCi-
fed in the Declaration Of July Alb, l776, to
prove that bis was a strong government.
YANKEE.
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Entcrcstsng rom PensacoIa.

Correspondence Of The Columbus sun
Pensacola, August 30-Martial law is
being put in force. TO day instructions were
given to baT-keepsrs to sell no liquor to So
dieTs.
The vessel fred at By the Lincolnites, men
toned in my last, was lacking and came to
near P,ckens. 4 warning shot was fred at
her.
There was quite an excitement a. the navy
yard on Wednesday afternoon. OfdeTs were
given a few Gays ago, By Gen. Bragg to Capt.
Lowell, Of the barber police, TO raise The dry
dock, lately sunk in the channel, and take Il
to some point out Of baTm's way. according
" Capt. Lowell proceeded to perform the duty
assigned him. While engaged II attaching a
hawser 20 the dock, whiz cane a ball from the
battery near PIckeI5, which fell a short dis
lance from bis b5atEeaT the stern OF the gun
boat W. II judah. This rather surprised the
party; but they continued their work.
While attaching aDO her hswseT to The deck
the Lincoln h~ireliugs sent "A shell flying over
towards them, which passed over the head Of
/ one Of his men. Nothing dSUnte1, Capt Low
ell gave orders to his men to look ont, and te
| terminiBg to accomplish the securing Ct tie
hawser, before quitting work, IL being about
shutdown, he still continued.
Having finished, he left the dock and came
over to the yard. That nigas be received OF
deIs to cease, tor the present, the work on the
dry dock. Various are tie remark, and sX-
pressiCLs OF toe soldiers and citizens on the
| subject. No TutaiIa,iug shot having been hEeC
| from cur side, COniectures arc rife. Genera
/ Bragg has his orders from President Davis
and he Cannet DO a ythI1g without authority
IL President Davis has ordered him not 10 oVeT
the fight here, he cannot DO b.. Many bl3m.
/ Gen Bragg, but the authorities at Rcbm0nC
are the ones to be cersursd. Il is d shame
that we should be neglected here.
Various reports are IN circulation here.
Among them is one that Gen. Br Cg has been
ordered TO the Potomac. A statement to that
effect / notice in several papers. l 30 mol
think there is much truth In it, although | be.
lieve Gen. Bragg wouli prefer g5i1g where be
vii! be allowed to fight. Some say that tbt
troo7s hsre now, are to be transferred to Mis-
souri,, and new raw oue3 will take the 7 places
and that this station will be made a school II
INSTRUCTION, as there is to be no attack made
( on P.ckens.
Gen. Anderson, Of South Carolina, arrived
here last night and went down 10 the navy yard
I this morning. This officer being ordered here
has confirmed the belief Of many that Gen
Bragg is to be superseded By him but Gen.
| Anderson is likely to take the place OF Gen.
Walker, lately ordered to Virginia. This post
having three brigades, is entitled to three
brigadief-generals Gems. Bragg and Adder
son are here, and Gen Rugglss, Of Georgia,
is expected.
The soldier (Robinson) who was sentences
TO be shot, to-day, for sleeping on his post,
was paTdJned on Wednesday last. am glad
to hear IT,
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9lgM advertisements
Dnnes Of civ Engineer

De It rriaiusl by the Board OF Mayor and Alderman
ID OF the city Of Memphis:
That the City Engineer is hereby Instructed 10 exau-
inc ali wG5ss Of improvement hGreaf er ordered % 10
done under c5l-r8c- from this Board. and re- Give r re-
j-ct the same; aut h~Ereafrru no vs-k done by zcT per-
son or persons shall be r-c-Lved or pad for D. thu city
until tn- said work has uLC1-EDra lh- peltIuu OF the City
Engineer, ami Is certificate Juat the UJrk IL done 10 a
GOOD, srrst4ntiai and workman Ike manner caE be pre-
duC-I By she undertaken.
Approved september 1th. 1851.
JOHN PARK, Mayor.
Attest. 2 RICHARDS, City Register.
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A Secret Gunboat FzpedItiOn--Dis1t-
Guilty between Sens. Grant and
SFenGfSE-

Correspondence o. the Cincinnati Commsrsial.l
CAIRO, September 3.-Early yesterday morn
ing The gun6oats TyIor and Lexington left sud
denly on a secret expedition down tue MIssls-
sippi. Their destination is not known, but It
is pretty certain that they will 90 very near
to New Madrid, probably right up to 1t. II IS
also thought they now have authority (Which
they had not on their last triP) to seize any
contraband goods, found on the Kentucky
shore, destined for the rebel States.
Shortly after they left, the steamer &. w.
Graham, with the 18th Illinois regiment, Col.
Macarthur, on board, went dOwn the Missis-
sippi. Aparty Of flying artillery accompanied
it learn that two companies, with two
pieces Of artillery, will be left at Norfolk,
Missouri, six miles below, and that the re-
| mainGer will be stationed nearly opposite Co
lumbus. Ky, on the Missouri side.
Last evening, Brig. Gen. Grant arrived
here from the frontier expedition per Cape
| Gir9rdeau.
A difficulty has sprung mp between Gen.
| Grant and Gen. Prentiss, which is much 20 be
regretted. The circumstances, ! believe, are
lhese: Gen. PTentiss was FIRST ordered from
here to tase command Of the expedition. Al
that tine be bad not received from Wash
ingJon his appointment for the war, but heid
over on bis three months appointment. Gen.
Grant, before Colonel, received his ap-
pointment first, and was ordered to take com
maDd. He consequently outranked Genera
Prentiss, and ordered him TO The command al
Cape Girsrdeau. Gen. PreBtiss refused to
obey, and was placed under arrest by order o!
Gen. Grant, and sent to Caps Girardeau, where
be DOW Is. Il is said General Prentiss Las
sent in bis resignation.
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q The cars upon the railroad through
this place South, have been crowded for the
past ten days with Southerners, who have
been residing in the North, but who were COM
PEELED to fee to escape being pressed into the
service Of the Lincoln dsspOtism. Quite a
Louis and other parts Of Aissousi.-C iarks-
VllIe JsferSeRiaR,
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r,,o, oovoDtton of Columbus.

CLEVELAND, September 5.-The Union con-
~ventfon al Columbus to-day was very large
and enthusiastic. Thomas Ewing presided.
David Tod, Democrat, was nominated for
Governor; BENZ. Stanton, Republican, for Ii.
Governor, Tbe balance of the State ticket
was divided between the Democrats aud Re
publicans.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1861-09-08

rYT A letter to US from Columbus, KY,
dated day before yesterday, makes the follow
ing ~allusion to the late engagement between
the gunboats above Hickman:
Two gunboats from Cairo came within four
miles of Hickman yesterday. Our gunboat,
the "Jackson," together with Hamilton's and
Jackson's batteries engaged them, and after an
exchange of twenty shots they (the Federals)
put about and left for Cairo. The guDboats
were out Of range, and in consequence, no
body was hurt"
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The Circulation Gf TIA DAILY
APPEAL rs larger TaaD that OF
the DaiEy City ESFCss combined.
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INEERESTENG FROM WASBING"
Tan

From the Richmond Examiner.
We have interesting Information Of the de
fences OF Washington, that mas reached LeIe
through private channels, and which, IL con-
nectiou with Tue present movements o. our
forces, may have some important bearings
Since the Manaa84s battle, all The energies
and resources OF the government nave peth
directed to FoTtifying Washington, WLiIe az
teuttOn has been ing6nUOusly turned from thls
circumstance by reports OF advance move
ments on the part Of Al Clellan, and by otuef
divers givings out Of The press.
We learn that the llnes Of lortifcation have
been very quje ly and efficiently completed
around Washington, especially in the northern
and eastern directions.
On the Virginia side there is a complete cir
Gle Of foTtiGcatioEs, commencing at the point
Of the bayou or creek jast above Alexandra,
and extending to Arlington Nights, and beyond
tGem to the Chain Bridge, on a line opposite
| Georgetown. Inc euemy's IntrenchmenJs eX-
tend, it is said, about two and a hatf miles
from the Chain Bridge. There were thirteen
field batteries planted in the neighborhood Of
the bridge.
Every accessible point north and east OF
the city is said to be strongly fortified, lines
OF intrenchments being THROWN cut some three
miles beyond The Columbia College, sad about
the same distance from the boundary lines on
Capitol Hill. .
The batteries on Arlington Nights number, 1t
is said, nearly 800 guns, some Of them a Of long
range. MUBsOI's Hill, which our troops nave
/ occupied with cannon, is within range o.
L" Union Works." on the nights, but at an
angle OF elevation that protects the southerly
face Of the hill, where our forces are said to
have already erected a battery OF ried cannon.
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GEN. ALRERT sYnNEY InuNsTON.

GEN ALBERT Sydney JOHNSTON
A teiegrsphic dispatch from Richmond to
the New Odsans Delta, dated the 9TH inst,
gives the following intelligence in reference
to this gallant and popular military chieftain.
We very Eueh fear that the sigas OF the times
indicate rather strongly that be will not be
sent to the Mississippi valley: "The arrival
Of Gen. ALBERT SYDNEY JOHNSTON at the
seat of the Confederate government had been
anticipated for some time with very lively in
terest among military as well as political cir
cleS. The interest was justified by the cor
dial reception given 10 Gen. JoHNsToN By Pres
ideut DAVIS and the Secretary of War, imme-
distely upon his arrival, which took place to-
day. Gen. JOHNSTON was almost al once ap-
pointed senior general Of the regular Colfed-
crate army, his seniority in the Confederate
service corresponding with the senior rank
which be held toward other officers, now
transferred, in the old Federal service. 1t is
understood that he will be assigned to duty at
the head of the army On the Potomac"
THE RUmORED TREATY WITH
MEXICO.
A cotemporary-in a]liuding to The Tumored
treaty of the LincolD government with Mexico,
which is said to guarantee to the Federal troops
the right Of passage over her territory for the
invasion Of Texas-suggests that in all proba-
5ilitv there is a counter provision to this slip
ulation on the part of Ton CoRwIN and bis
employers, promising the Mexican Republic
the restoration Of Texas at the close of the war
as a Price for this manifestation of her SYM
pathy.
There can be 10 doubt of the willingness Of
the Lincoln despotism to enter into any prac-
ticable arrangement for the purpose Of com
passing its ends, wi hout regard to its corrupt
ness, its dishonesty OF it's infany. The Wash
ington Juuta have stubboruIy set their heads on
s%ubduing the South, ana If trickery, bargain
intrigue and scoundrelism can accomplish
it, there is great possibility of their
success. They have, besides, a base
tool in the person of CoEwIN, whose destitu-
tion Of conscientious scTuPIes furnishes ample
testimony Of bis alacrity to assume the agency
Of carrying out dirty work Of any description.
Perhaps 1t may transpirs ere long that this
tempting bal, has been actually held out to
Mexico, and accepted by her, as the last hope
on earth Of retrieving her national misfortune,
or at least Of protracting a few years longer
Der national existence
This expiring and efste republic should re-
member that az er the close of this war, when
the Yankees are duly whipped into a full aPpre-
citation Of our rights as a sovereign and indie
pendent government, a day of reckoning 0iih
her may possibly come.
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n-a-rhn Richmnnd Ehir exEerda 2 nj

III The Richmond Fhtg eXteGds a polite
invitation to Gen. Hool to visit that city. It
aavs that Gems. Scott and Nc Oowell found the
route by the way of Manassas uncomfOrtably
difficult. The Norfolk route Wool may find
better. He will find Magruder keeping a toll
gate at Big Be bel, and after settling with
him, be can 60 on to the next toll gate, at the
usual distance, where be will be expected to
settle again, and go on TO the end OF bis Jour-
nsY. The gate keeper will be able TO make
change in any sort OF metal the general may
present.