Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1861-12-17


The following is the statement published in
the New Orleans True Delta, of Sunday, regard
ing the landingof troops on Ship Island. of which
our readers were advised by a special telegraphic
dispatch, published on day bdore yesterday.
The gentleman who handed lt II the True Ddta
v0ucLes tur the correctness 0ffha narrative:
DEgENBER "a, l~6I.
Ny DEAR FRIEND: ] haye Just seen Captain
Legarde, Of the tishiug-smarE Wild Duck. He
was captured lst December on the west end of
Cat Island. He has been a prisoner on the
twelve other fishermen were released, their yes
sells being cOniscat-d, in retaliation for the Lin
coin ishing-smacks the Couteierlles have cap
tuged off Cedar Keys, belonging TO key West
Capt. Logarie reports that q large number Of
troops arrived q. Ship Island ON the 9Th. The
steamship Constitution arrived with the 18th and
2jth Massachusetts regiments, and q regiment
from C0uuerlCUt-2jJJ men in all, and ON the
day hc left, the transport ships Great Republic,
King Fisher and New World. arrived with 1000
more, and general caTgoes of army supplies /;
also, the steam transports Connecticut and At
iautic. with two regiments from Massachusetts
and one Maine. The forces on the island. when
he left, were about 5000 men, and 10000 more
troops were expected iu q few days. Those now
ON Ship Island are under command of Colonel
Phelps, be being the senior colonel, and is said
90 De 90 rank ab0liti0uist The quartermastpr-
general is Col Butler, brother 90 Gen. Butler.
VINO Is the commander OF tine expedition, and
who is looked for daily. Col. Phelps (bef0re
Capt LegaTde left the islsui) had g proclama-
zion ready to send on shore. II was SO rabidIY
abolition that tine commander ofth- feet lad re
fused 90 allow any of the boats from the fleet TO
90 ashore with it, and orders mad been given if
any Of the army boats attempted TO 20 ashore
with a view OF distributing the proclamation. to
sink the boats. Copies Of 10 had been sent north
for the northern papers, and a steamer had been
dispatched TO overhaul tie vessel that had the
copies on board. As sola as Gen. Picavune
Butter arrives, he VIII, It is said, issue q procIa-
nation much more moderate i'm tone The ex-
petition is to be about I'll. 1000 strong and it is to
be well supported by l-ht-daught guuboats OF
the most approved kind, drawing from six to
eleven feet water. It is supposed .lat the object
of the expedition is 80 attack New Orleans or
Mobile. Ii Mobile, lhe army expects 70 land
near Pascag0u.a and March through to Mobile,
when the feet VIII attack Fort Morgan.
The Liucolu.tes arc anxious 90 get lake pilots,
and bad offered tie writer Of this high wages if
lie would act in that capacity. They boast Of
having cut che telegraph cable at Bay St Louis,
and say they were pil1teJ ia by a man from
B1ioX. named JobH-.he same fellow that the
vigilance committee had ordered away from
BOioAi iastspuug. As soon they get theiI
! light-lraugh. guub0stslu- .a-y intend that none
OF our g~unb0ss shall pass Fort Pike. The New
London is very anxious 10 have a fght with the
Florida, or she viii fight the Florida and PamlicC
together, if they will only come ,u.1 twelve feet
{ water