Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1861-08-02
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RUSSELL TO TIE LONDON TIMES

RUSSELL TO TIE LONDON TIMES
FROM vIoKsRURe TO CAIRO.
We attach that portion of Mr.. Russei's let
ter to the London Times descriptive Of bis visit
to Tennessee. j. is written in the most exsg-
ee-stei styIe Of tie author, and could only be
squslrd BY the penny-a-liner who for luere is
deslrous, at all times, of "msking the most out
of a little" Mr.. Russell IS q whale only in
bis s9outing capacities, yet his notes by the
wavNiI be read with interest. We give his
version Of the the Journey from Vicksburg un-
tn after bis departure from Memphis:
CAIRo, June 90-My last letter was from
Es'chez, irom which placeI went to Vicksburg
On TIE l4a inst.
Here lives man who has been the pioneer Of
hotels in the West, and who has now esta B.
l.shsd himself in a big caravsnserai, which be
rules 10 = curious fashion. The large dining
room IL Gled with small tables covered With
psrti-eolo ed csoths. At the end is a long
deal .ahie, heavy with dlshea OF meat and veg
etab.es, presided over by negI esses and gentle
men Of uncertain hue Ia the center OF the
room stood my host, shouting out at he top Of
voice the names Of the Joints, and recon-
ueu6.HE bls guests to particular dishes, very
Of be taverners IN old London. MANY little
negroes ran about in attendance, driven hi ber
and JhuheT bV tie commands Of tbeir white
SoiCUCEo- - white-teetEed, PcHsive-eYedl but
sat as meuoTY care YOU happy here ?''
asked Z, CT one uf them who stood by my chair.
Ee locked uneasy and frightened. Why
d0n't Yo8 sUswsT?1 "'se feared TO tell dst o
usssa - Sc Why, yOyr master is kind TO you?2
"BefF good man, sir, when be not angry wild
mtH And the lIiile fellows eyes filled with
tears st some rece lection which panied him.
1 asked no more. VIcksbuTg is secessionist.
There gyeTe hundreds of soldiers in the streets,
rsauy 10 tie hotel, and my host said some bun
dreds of Irish had gone CT to the wars, to 6g 1t
fer the COED cause. II Mr.. O'ConRell were
alive, be would surely be panied to sec the
couIse taken by so many Of bis countTymen On
this question.
at JscEson I called on Mr.. Petlus, the gov
error cf Tie State Of Mississippi, according to
Invitation, and found hin in the State house in
a very poor room, with broken windows and
r. gged carpets ard dsispidsted furniture. He
is grim, silent nan, tobacco ruminsnt, sbTup
sPeecbed, fTuiJ believing that tue state Of So
,Iefy ia which Ae exists, wherein there are
monthly foul murders perPetrated at The very
seat OF government, is the most free and civil
lied iH the world. he Is easy OF access 20 81,
and men Sc unteIed in and out Of bis Office Just
they would walk IRto public house. Once
on a tiue, indeed, the governor was a deer
hunter IN the forest, and lived FAR away from
the hauuts Of men, and be is proud OF tie fact
He 8 g strenuous sces5sr, and has done high
Eevded things in has way-sinFlo auparen ly,
honest probably. fierce certeIEly-and he lives,
8hiie he is governor, on bis salary Of $1,000 a
F5zF, in the house provided for hin BY the
Safe There was not much to say on either
side. I can answer Tor enc. Next daV being
Sunday, I remained at rest in the house Of a
iTieGd, listeaing to lo,sl stoTies-not c0iegr De
rose, but a deeper tint-bi00d red: how such
man shot another, and was afterwsrd stabbed
by a third; how bis fellow and his friends
hunted lcwn iH broad day and murdered one
obnoxious TO tbsm-tale after tale such as
have heard through the South and seen daily
narratives OF 10 the papers. Aceldama No
security for iiiei Property is quite safe. It's
proprietor is in imminent danger, were it only
from stray bullets when he turns q corner.
Tie "bsr,' tie "driak," The savage practice Of
walking about with pistol and Poinard-uhgov-
eTEab.e passions uBgOverned because there is
DO law t0 punish tie deeds to which they lead
these are The causes Of acts WI ,cu would not
be tolerated in tue worst days ef COrsican
Bsndsiie, aad WEIGH must be put down, or the
countries IL which they are unpunished win
become ss barbarOcs as juntles Of wild beasts.
Taking the train for Memphis, among our
passengers were gentlemen from Texas going
70 L cbuon3 10 offer service % hr. Davis.
They declared the feeling 10 their Stale was
aimCs. without exception in favor Of secession.
J. is astonishing bow positive all these people
are that England is in absolute dependence on
cotton for bsr national existence. Tuey are
at once savage ami childish. il England does
not Tscrgnize tie Southern CoHfedsrscy pretty
quick, they will pass a resolution not to Jet
her have any cotton, except, etc. Suppose
ErgiaBd does ever recoguize confederation
based on the principles Of the South, what
guarantee is there that In beT abso!ute depend
ence. # II exists, similar c0ercive steps may
not be taken against her? "0hl we shall be
friends, You know > and so on.
Ga rbe train before us there had Just passed
4 comDsnv armed with large bowie knives,
end riaed pistols, Eho called themselves the
0Tcothpick CompanV." They carried coffin
along With them, on which was a plate with
90 be Lincoln" inscribed on it, and they
amused themselves vi b tie childisb-conceIt
Of telling the people as they went along that
.sthey were 5ouRa" 70 bring his body back in
it. At Grand Junction alton the troops got
cut and were mustered preparatory to their
transfer to tram for Richmond, Virginia. The
hrst company, about seventy s-rOng, consisted
exclusively Of iIish, who we're AIMED with
= ALfUut uch one - llE bCEGNa EtAel "a
Of fve-sixths Irish, armed mostly with mus
kets: he third were Of Americans, who werf
wei uniformed, but had 10 arms with them
TIE fourth. clad IN green, were nearly all
ErIah thev wore all sorts Of clothing, and
had DO pre'ausi0ss to be regarded as disci-
rlin, 4 FoIdieTs. ! am led 70 believe that the
great nunber Of Irish who have enlisted for
service indicates a total suspension Of all The
works on which they are ordinarily engaged
in tie South. They were not very orderly.
FIX baFOnefs" elected wonderful amount
of controversy in the ranks "Whar are yer
dhrivin t02 Sullivan, don't We hsar we're to
tx beenlts 20 "ayse the sihTsp of me baynit,
sslieH'. Jewel - "If yo prod me wild that
sgin, l5li le Gsyloiie into yeo etc. Officer,
rsading musteI-"Ro. %, James Phelan."
no rrrIv. Voice from the TsnEs-"Fatb,
pbfIsr's gone: sbure be winy a. the last
.4iDot " Old men ard boys were mixed
rCEetheT, but he mass OF the rank and he
.-are strong, luil-groTn men. 10 sne Of the
raT7iggos were soDe women dressed a. "gi-
wand ers - minus the cOQuet air and The tr0w-
sefs and boots Of those ladies' They boxed
cad. sorry, dirty, and foolish. There was great
want of water along the line, and the dust
and heat was very great aud disagreeable
when they have to narch, many Of the men
Efn bresE down, owing to bad shoes and the
weight Ct clothes and trash Of various kinds
they sling oD their shoulders.
Memphis is one Of the strategic positions oi
tie Congederates. On the edge ef the bluff is
ooes.ructed a .breastwork Of cotton bales
g-Ii.b DC infantry could get at, and which
,gouid offer 10 resistance to vertical and bu
iittfe TO horizontal FIRE. Il is placed so Gloss
10 The ed 70 Of {. bluff at various places tha
. shell and shot would kn'ck away The banE
from urder it. The river rolls below deep and
strong, and across the roads or wateTcouTsel
Leading 70 it are feeble barricades Of plank
szbicb 9 boBi'zsT could sbiver 10 pieees in q
Few rounds III her up the bank. on CON-
fDandinz plateau, there is breastwoTk and
s,srspet, within Ehich are six guns, and the
general informed ne Es in ended to mount
thirteen guns st TINS psTt Of the river, which
-nu'd certainly prove very Formidable to s9ch
yS5,srs ss they have on these waters, il any
zs-,t ses-e made to move down from Cairo.
In ths course Ct the day / was introduced to
-.,..,I- sevauteen scic2els and one captain.
AZ bs.nipess was further inlrrased by an
j-fror..ctIoo TO youth Of some t. enty three
g.srs oF age, with tender feet, IT may Judge
IRON pruneIls slippers, dressed IN a cen cut
aUsv. lean pants. and tremendous solnofero
rrith a nInme If ostrich feathers, AMI gold
f,gs,ig iloDgT al the side, who had the air and
Iook oP az apothecaTy's errsnd boy. This
vas f" General" Msggies (lst Us ssy), OF
June 13.
Thsvei 8 returned from a visit to the works
ana batteries at the entrencbed camp at Ran
dolp{,ss Point. sixty miles above Memphis, by
,sbi n il is intended to destroy any fotilla
o.....;ng down the river from Cairo, ald to op-
pose aav force coming By land to cover its
aank aud clear the left bank Of the Mississippi.
A few ridgs-poie teDts, pitched under the