Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1861-08-06


Departure Of General Lee to The N,T hccst-FUfure
Policy Of the CGnpsign, aggress.Ue or 0fierieise-
Arriuol OF the Wounded and Prisoners-MeSSrs
McGrGlo and Hdrris-HaAging Of Confederate
Scouts al AIerandr5a-T'ae Tai1ty thousand Hand-
cuFs-Erec,aion Of TTaitors By General BsaEre-
gard.
Gen. Lee left Richmond yesterday morning
for the camp at Monterey. he has been long
wishing to take the saddle, but it is understood
that President Davis has opposed bis doing so,
because Of the immense value OF his services to
the Confederate States in the marshaling and
disposition os troops at this important rem
dtzyous. The southern people lave heard but
little of Gen. Lee during the past three months
but it may be said with truth that the successes
which have attended our arms thus far could
never have been accomplished without his
silent but vigorous and uncsasing exertion in
the Cause. His life, since be assumed the chief
command of the Virginia forces, has been a
Model Of solierly patience and energy and
watchfulness. Six O'Clock in the morning has
seen him regularly en5er bis Office, which, with
rare exceptions, be has not left, save at meal
times, till eleven at night. A man Of few words,
Of uuvaryi.g courtesy, but of a singulaTly
cold and distant manner, be has kept
his own counseIs with more than the impene-
tTatle secrecy of Louis Napoleon, and no
one has dared to trifs with his time upon un-
Important OF frivolous missions. If the visitor
had business, he was requested 10 state it in
the briefest and most direct way; il be came
through sheer curiosity to see the man, OF con-
verse with him idly about public affairs, Gen.
Lee excused himself so promptly and coolly
that be never ventured to call again. Without
the least badge Of his rank, and with nothing
whatever but bis lofty bearing to denote bis
military character, bis movements on the
streets CT al church have attracted 10 great
share Of the diglto m0EStrGri. Yet it is said
By those who wers his eompanion-in-sTms in
Mexico, that no one who ever saw him in the
rage Of battle could fail to be impressed with
him as ona man in a thousand, and that even
the enemy would ask when the f -ht was over,
who that iron man could be. No one seems
10 be apprised Of the real object of Gen Lees
visit to the west. More than six weeks ago
be made flying trips TO Yorktown, to Norfolk
and to Manassas, inspected every company,
examined every gun in position, made himself
acquainted with every cross road and came
bark to resume bis arduous labors at head
quarters.
Itmey be bis journey TO Monterey is under
taken only to reorgahizs the force there, and
TO become familiar with the peculiar. necessi-
ties Of the men arising out of the nature Of
the country, and that be will shortly return TO
his former post, as the President desires. But
there are those who believe that more is in
tended by this step than meets the eve, or than
it would be proper to put upon paper for the
eye Of the enemy II the war from this mo-
ment is to be made aggressive, as seems to
your correspondent to be the true policy of the
Confs !erate Government, AID the Northern
people are to be made to feel i's burdens, not
merely ia increased taxation, 10 commercial
ruin, and the topping down Of the gigantic
fortunes which have been reared upon the
monetary vassalage Of The South, but in the
nameless evils that attend the carrying on Of
hostilities attheir own door, th-n there will be
grand role for Gen. Lee to play. Three col.
umns marching noTthward under command Of
such men as Lee, Johnston and Beauregard,
would Immediately inspire q sslutary terror
in t.e hearts Of The foe, and there could be
little doubt that by uniting It some point pre-
wously agreed upon, they woull be able to
dictate the terms Of peace upon United States
soil. What that pint viii be, whether Wash
inston, or Philadelphia, OF New York, time
alone shall decide.
The trains every day for a week past have
been crowded with the wounded and Or sOneTs
Oar own brave felIoEs, who were stricken
down in tie fray, have been carried, many Of
them, 10 private houses, OF to improvissd hos
pitfalls, fitted up with every comfort and luxury
By private benefcence. The wounded Of the
enemy, left uncarsd for by the inhuuanity Of
McDogell upon the field Of battle, have been
taken to the public hospitals, and will be
properly attended to by skillfui physicians
Tee prisoners promise to become burdensome.
Already more than two thousand have beer
brought h.re, and a Pennsylvania regiment
surprised few days ago at FaIl's Church
" Il swell the numbeT 10 nearly three thousand.
You know the old story Of the man that wor
the eienhant in a rails. We are indeed no
in quite 50 great perpiexity ss be, for we car
prevent our elephant from getiEg out an'
.rampling things under his feet, but the beas
dsvours a vast deal Of rrovant, and the prisi
Iege Of keeping him is expensive. I think
mentioned to ven in a former letter, iha
Messrs. Harvey, McGrsw and Arnold Harri
were held here IN most unpleasant duress, an
that the efforts Of their friends for their en-
largement had not svsiled with the President
Learn that these unfortunate gentlemen, fo
whom such lively sympathy has been express
ed, gave a very elegant dinner the other day
and enioyed themselves there8t, as the philo
saphfc Pickwick in The Fleet, WREN he ha
escspcd the society OF Miyins and snanglo
was wen: 20 enjoy his symposia with the mem
bers Of his immortal club.
Some excitement has been produced in tow
today BIZ the Information from Alexandra
thattbe federal commander there had haEge
two Of our scouts. and that Beauregard ha
sent hsg Of trucs 10 demand a true state
msnt Of the facts. This and an inquiry int
the intended use CT the 80, 600 handouts foun
upoa the field Of Manassas, will probably
matters for Congress to act upon to morrow
The Ier faIi0ais is ne doubt a dreadful thin!
bat If il should turn out that cur pickets hay
been hanged in violation Of all usage and righ
tas Hon. Wm. Ely and Col. CoTcoran ms
possibly have to answer for the outrage.
We hear also that Gen. Bsauregsrd has il
h.cttd summary execution on one Jacob
Atlec, a former r. sident Of this city, who wa
found some weeks ego with papers of Butls
and Seward upon bis person, and on the cor
ductcr OF the train on the Manassas Ga
road who received a bribe Of $500 for runuin
the locomotive at slow rate in oider TO dC
IsytL arrival Of Teinfoi csmeuts at the baitl
Of be 2lst Jelly. Served ZEN rishll
Dixie.
Correspondence Of M appeal
CAMPtrCNE FRIDGE. resr Esasfas JprctioD;
Juy q 1851. :
Sick ess, produced by incessabt fatigue an
hardship, has been the only reason why haV
not written before, bu. should Irstain strength
! viii eadsavor to give you my aecustOms
letter, bopi ng that you will excuse inaecr
racies, To-, believe me, an now lying in II
ten. Z" al tosm,o with bad ink, i" awfdl " pei
and til plate for a deski Convenisnces
all kindl are bad, bat since Jdly 16.h. we nav
been ksE in high marching order, (carryin
nougatbt! 9 market, forty rounds Of csrtridg
caateea. one blanket and haversaek y o.
general believing as old Napoleon did, mol
nafsna ora yyor nv Iea g than By bayonets