Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1861-11-13
REPORT or A SCOUT DOWN THE
HTSSESSAPPI.

rom Tie ST. Louis Republican, Of the lth
We find the following letter dater Caro-, Octo-
Der 29th, in the Chicago Post The letter is
signed CHAs Mixes" :"
Agreeable TO instructions, left Cairo on the
morning of Friday, October 10Th and reached
Columbus at P. NJ, OF the same day Having
met with several acquaintauces, was taken to
headquarters and met there Gems Polk John
ston and Pillow. There is an order existing in
Columbus that every person coming within
their lines, report at once to headquarters AZ
ter being introduced, l was asked by General
Polk by what means had entered his lines
told him / had gotten away from Paducah and
run the Cairo blockade in the night; at which
General Polk laughed and said There is many
a man in the North who would like to be with
Us in arms, as they are with us in heart" AL
ter obtaining from me my limited amount of in
formation, l was at liberty to 90 anywhere with
in their lines, and invited to inspect their works
did so.
The Notifications at Columbus consists of two
batteries Of long y-twos-eight or ten in
each battery. Work, however, is being prose
cuted night and day upon the batteries above
the town, and guns are being brought up from
Memphis and other points daily. Some very
heavy guns are being received, many of them
rtied. pass over that portion of events IT,
hting 20 my betrayal by the Union man in
troduced to you by Gov. Yates
Randolph, formerly occupied by Coniederates,
is evacuated, the guns being removed ten miles
above, and placed in batteries at point called
Fort Pillow. Fort Pillow occupies the former
site of Bragg's saw-mill, and is on the Tennes-
see shore, about five miles below the town of
Osceola, Arkansas. Anchors and chain cable
were landed at Fort Pillow on Sunday two
weeks ago yesterday. The number of troops
at this point is SMALL many of them were Sick
and came to Memphis by the steamer Ten
miles above Pillow and at the head of Island
No. 10 is a masked battery-the number Of guns
/ could not ascertain The next battery below
is eight miles above Memphis nearly opposite
Mound City, Arkansas It is called Fort Har-
ris, and mounts eight guns. Not over fifteen
men are at that point. No more guns below un-
I'll Memphis Is reached. At the mouth Of
Wolf river a battery of five or six thirty-tJyos
command the channel; also at the foot of JET
ferson street is another battery Of thrty-twos.
The toundries at Memphis are running day
and night, turning ont large cannon, solid shot
and shell The navy yard works are also man
ufachring gun-carTiages, caissons, wagons, sa-
bers, etc. The machine shop of Hungerford &
Co, was destroyed by fire not long since, but
is being rebuilt as speedily as possible The
manufacture of brass pieces, however, is about
stopped the supply Of tin is nearly exhaust
ed. Very few troops are in Memphis, mostly
on tIulough.
At Helena, Arkansas the battery of two
thirty-twos has been removed, and the guns
taken up the river. The only pieces at this
point are two six-pounders (iron.) At Napo-
leon, Arkansas, there is no battery. The Home
Guards number eighty-siX men, and have flint
muskets and about ten rounds to each man
No powder in the town
Njcksburg, two hundred miles below, is de-
fCuded by battery of eight thiTty-twos situa
ted about ten miles above the wharfbOat Il Is
the intention to put 5000 troops into winter
quarters at this place. Several Texans have
already arrived. There are no batteries between
EicksbuTg and New Orleans.
At New Orleans there is nothing Of much in
terest. The city is under a sort of martial law,
the passport system being in full force The
5I0vPs In TIC city are Home Guards entirety.
some works ha1- been thr0Wutun al CarIOlltOn
and other points, but 1 did NOS see them. Two
OF the large dry dock, -It,,ys-oe mounted by
eighty-tours, and towed down below the city.
chain composed OF logs linked together
at the ends by chains, has been thrown across
about midway between Jackson Square and the
battle field. No further items Of real moment to
you at New Orleans. On the 10th Of October,
the stock of pork in New Orleans was six thou
sand barrels, of which the government pur-
chased 1900 barrels at $40 per barrel Flour is
s. 10 $40 per barrel; lard a cents per pound
potatoes any price asSed-none in market ba-
con thirty-tye and forty cents per pound.
left New Orleans on Friday, A. NJ. came
to Vicksburg by rail, and thence to Memphis bv
steamer. Left Memphis on the evening Of Tues
day, 22d of October, reached the State line
about O'Clock Wednesday, A NJ; walked to
HOpkinsyille, where Gen Alcorn, of Mississippi
has command of d Confederate camp | had
obtained a letter OF introduction to Cen Alcom,
from Mr.. Paxton, of Nickshurg. Gen. A. stated
that he had 23OO troops, OF whom 300 were sick
with measles and mumps. He also stated that
he had sem a force of $50 cavalry under Viii
cox, in the direction OF Eddyville, to capture
the Federal troops, in case of another landing
from the gunboat Conestoga. lie also stated
that an advance ON Louisville would take place
within four or five days The commanders at
Bowling Green being Johnston, Buclner and
Hardee Some idea Of the forces sent from Co
lumbus 10 Bowling Green may be formed by the
fact that for five days the Nashville railroad was
closed entirely to passenger traffic.