Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1861-04-26
9ailg appeal.


were attackedr or their movements interfer.,
win, force would be met BY force. and ~,
clues Or norfolk and Portsmouth would B,
sheNeo- Ihis notice, It was added. VA. siv.,
tat Opportunity might Be allowed for ~ -.
moval OF the womsn and children Il II -,
contemplated to commence tcsf5lfies NJ,
csution was rot needed, hoVTsyer. for tbe sim
pie reason that being almost wholly upnra
vided With men ard suitsble munitions 81 vrsr
there vas not The least likelihood that the com.
ordering an attack.
Untl tbe arrival OF the Petersburg bsttslia,
last night the whole force under arms be-. ~
not number two hundred men. ana eve, ~.
small force was but iadifsrenilv sr-rii.s ,,,;,t
means OF defense o. artillery. the arms mos,
needed, four riae cannon (six poundsrsl aaf
t"o elsli Poanders comprised the whole auounl
That could be rendered arsilsbls. So prse~,
was The necessity for artillery feit ii he fbs,
old cannon That have done duty at sfresf -,-.
neras ieaning pests for half a cpr.nr,y or Ir,.rs
have been oug up al over the citv- tnf bsfr,
Iouhu WoTlilfssi as any one mfsht have known
have of course been thrown aside aosin
lt seems rnaccountabls thar place 90 i'm.
portsnt a. this should have been. n tir,~s ~,
these lsii 60 utterly defenssless.
OF powder snd fixed smmunttio, fbo-,
abundant supply You have slr.s5v -
Informed By telegraph of the ssiru-e - ~.
naval magazine at Fort Norfolk lsst Friaav
night By this seizure We have rerur.l 1,-,.
ward of 5000 barrels Of powder snd fVs5
Ammunition. OF this quantity about one-fhir5
has beer sent 10 Richmond and Petersburv !
potion TO hsmp'on, and TIE balance is stored
near THIS CITY, at present under the protsrfi.r
Of TIE Petersburg City Guard, CAP. Nav. r
Is pretty safe.
Speaking Of the Petersburg conpsnies.
may mention hsre that their arrival last pIpbi
was hailed with tumultuous delight Their
march up the street was triuuphal in lis fas-
tures- shouts and cheers rent the air. ban
nsrs and handksrchisfs waved from srerv bai-
couYs women welcomed them With smiles. ana
men with hearty greetings. Al felt safer for
their presence.
RevertinE row ts the emmy. An dav Ion.
q was evident from proceedings in the tarbor.
that some unusual movement vas 1baut 10 ~
made, but its precise nature no ore could de-
terniHe. Everything, however, Indicated a
purpose On The part Of the enemy to abanasn
the navy yard, and destroy sI the urons-t,-
that could not be removed. With The - M.
quantities q broken musket stocks fost-a rast
the city, and H-oTkmen from The vsr6 rrpa-fs,l
that az the cannon had been snikea. and a rea.
ersl destruction Of property was in nrorrsss.
Later in TIE day, n was discorersd hat ne
Germantown, Aerimac, Rsritan. pfvmor.h
and Dolphin bad beer scuttlsd, sni tbsf 4 mar
Il enormous shears, assd Tor taking ia. and ort
the masts OF vessels and erected al coat of
$4,000, bad been cut down, crushing win
their weight the stern cf tie Gs-na1fo,zr
se-oss which they were thrown All these scts
sne others indicated 3 purpose TO retreat.
jest after dark, 70 The surprise Of all. ana
the dismay Of many, the PGWuss steamed u
TIE harbor end took position az the navy vara,
where she Vas received with such shruts Of
rejoicing ss could be distinctly heard IN hi,
city Her arrival put a nsw face on matters.
II was runOred that she brought large REIN
forcementE, and lasl lbe yard would now Be
defended 10 the last extremity: but The rsr.rs.
OF this was her mission. she was sent 70 de-
Etroys not 70 protect She brought with her
zoo Workmen from the Washington navy ward,
anl large quantities q turpeuti1e 70 be used
in firing the buildings. There is DO doutt that
i. was the intention q the Government 70
make the work of destruction complete. bus
panic ssized on those eurlorcd to carry tie
design into effect, and much n ti5e nest vsiu-
able property was saved. shortly after The
arrival Of The PaEnss, tie military companies
from Petersburg arrived, and as trains were
kept running until lste hour ia tie night, an
impression prevailed smoa- TIE enemy mat
Teiufcrceue1ts bT tbe ttcussl3 wsrs being
tbroWn into the city, and hat an immediate
attack might Be expected. After thar. the
only thought was bow 10 eacsne 7. vas a
cunning device o. President Malone, that
running Of the trains, and deserves great
credit FOR practising 50 successfully so shrswd
a trick.
About midnight the slsrm WIS given that
ihs navy yard was on FIRE, and sure enough
there il was. g sickiF blaze that seemed psith-
er 10 diminish nor increase for several hours
Ibiss however, was only The beginning. The
tide was not yet favorable for the escape OF
the vessels, and Woulf not BE- at food u-fiI
dsybrssk. Meanwhile men usrs ksp. bcsv
al night transferring everything q value from
the PsBnsFlvsnia and the nsVy yard 20 the
PsWDef ard the CuDbsriaHf and both vessels
---Frsfs> q Sd iis-1iasrf IoUef for.s-
At length four O'Clock came, ard vi ID it food
tide A fockst Ehot ~ from The PsuHee and
then almost in a. instant ths whole front q
the navy yard ssemed one vsst sheet q Game.
The next minute stresEs of hams dashed along
the rigging Of the PeunsylTsnia and the other
doomed sniPs, snd soon they were oompistsly
wrapped iI the deFQurirg g element 1be hsT-
Dor was now one blaze ot light Tie Tcmotest
offsets were distinctly visible. The surginE
hsmes lesped and reared with mad violence,
making their hosrse wrata heard a. THE dis
tance Of several niles. TIE people of Hsmp-
ton ana even thoEe who iiged beyond saw tue
red light and thought @ Norfolk was on FIRE
L vas certainly grand .hCugh terrible spec
tacls TO witness, ssch one ss it is lot given
to msn more thsn uScs in a lifetime o behold.
To The micst Of the hriilisrce Of ihe scene, lhe
pswuee with the CumterlaEd in tow. ct0is
like a guilty thing throach the hsT5or, fleeing
from the desduction ls5s bad been sent TO se-
eomplish.
But the work Of vandalism was only hsif
performed. The most vslusble portions Of tbe
ward are Etili unioueh-a, and are nos the prop
erty Of The STATE Of Kirginis. Ihs only BALD
InEs destroyed are two snip houses, The Off
Gers quarters sail loft fiied with their sheds
All tie valuable workshops, With their ma
ehinery, the boat houses, spsr hoEsss, timber
houses, with their costly contents are al now
In our possession
The dry dock, constructed 81 90 much ex-
nenEa. and fhe finest 10 The world, Was doom
Cd, but not destroyed Forty barrels Of pow
der were iBtr5dured into its chambers AID a
slow match suulisd. But. a. it would seem
bT the interpos.tion Of Providence, uls mag
siGce1t work vas spared Ihe Gre after burn
ing fsa FEET, went cut, and id not ignite the
powder. The dry dock is ours 10 perfect con
citizen. The machinery in the shops is also
perfect: the cutting o. q few bel being tie
extent of TIE damage inflicted on it. TIE
stores o. costly timbers that it has been the
work Of wears 70 sccumuiaie, are al safe.
Fifteen hundred pieces Of The finest ordnance
fn the world, are comparatively unhurt. i is
true that the greater number Of them were
sulkrd. but then the work vas 90 clumslT per-
fsrmsd. that the spikes FOR the most part
can Be removed without the least difficulty.
some Of them esu be picked cut with the fng-
ers- Forty-tso were unsp-ked yesterday in
tie course OF an hour.
he shippinx destroyed, except the Mer-
rfuac-Wbich was frst-eiass steam frigate
nesrly ns0-wzs Of no great vslue. The
PenrrV Vauia is no loss ss everybody knows.
TIE Plymouth, Puritan aud Dolphin had been
condemned a. ullseawortfF. lhe German
town though Cd sTss fus frigate. she can,
however, Be easily raised, as can az the others
without any great cEpsnse- Ihs Psnnsyl-
vsnis is utterly destroyed The others were
burnt only 10 the waters edge, having been
prsyiousy sunk The Plymouth was not burnt
ct all
Two ofhsers were msdc prisoners this morn
fng, Com. Rogers, of the RsTy, aad Captain
Wright, q the engineering eerps Of TIE army
They were much frightened when brought
ssbSre. fearing ,he violence o. TIE mob which
fns.sntIv suffou1ded them. Bot being Plsced
undsr the pTotsetioB o. company Of soldiers
tbev we're isken to TIE generals headquarters
~ fbis hotsl-the AtlsnGe-withoni any dem
ourfrstion Of violence or insult on tse part Ok
fhe citizens. Tley row have The privilege Of
The hotel on their parole they denounes ths
Sesfruetion If the properly ss barbarous ard
,-sn5sT but say they were obliged 10 obey The
. dsrs q their Govsrnment- They declare
fbst fhe utter demolition 0f every thing that
rouId not be removed was in tlaif ORDERS ana
mi for the spurebeus of IN immediate az
fsrk bv az oFerpoW Wering foFces ne colllldL-
,rouid have bsen carried cut - TIE letter Il
- 4, coutenplation 20 ruin the dry-dock t1e
r,srbine sbeps nd other structures, and 7heim
evervthing In one common ruin b-l llll Fiah
~orI1 not Be- carrie5 out Tor want 81 hlns-
A-eilent nrecipitated msttsrs sometEh3ti too'
a sergeant Of lhe marines named Myers,
Irowi1g uhat was 70 take place. and not
vrisbiag 70 Be- carried IF with bis company,
~ fire TO the barracks before tbe appointed
fiv,s. and endeavore9 TO escape IN TOE confu-
sIon he suceeedsd, but was shot - seFefal
ffr,.s vbfie scslinr TIE walls. This eireum-
sfapce "a creatine lack 0f confidence ~ ,aeil
- ~ and fearing an attack from withou'
fbev siscoutiHned the prsparasions ior nftts
~ buiIdines bat msrched the men aooara tha
sbios snd waited sor the tide Ilis vas pro
,,.r+v "a the value o. several millions shfea.
0Ec.rs Rodgera aud Wright were SEPARATED
go. tbsir ~orausnds when tbe coRhsgration
wss sfsrt.8. and rushing 10 TIE landing found
eosnvniraifon cut Of. Thes ten made a.
f.sst.fo ffs main entrance way wbish, Wnei
80 resrbsa. they found envsioPsa On names
fbrouob which they had 70 make their way a
a. ri-- of fbsir lives Going do~h 70 %
rivsr thev saiged q boat I'd started in puIahi
n fbs rstr.stIng ships Bot patsing ine teHl
is,Sine IL psrismou b, they were headea o.
IN. host from shcre which tred 90 theD5 az
f6.~ fhen r1sds for Ferry Point where u
-. .snf,,reg Tne ltomst colinsions
ses,,, nrevsiied ip ths VaEt an gag ytsteia1l
a,i 80 -ight Tha frutl & ever l9dy Y d
nFrraatr. Tie con-