Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1861-08-14
FROM H SEAT OF WAR IN WIZ

W. ~ lily lcSttAOCJ oANOAANSAs @~
c. z. Earle, of the Palmetto Guard, belong
ing to Col. SIoan's Fourth regiment Of South
Carolina volunteers, committed suicide by
throwing himself from the topmost story of The
Ballard house, a distance Of more than seventy
feet from tie ground. He Died instantly
after striking the pavement. The hour was
not long after dinner, and as usual d large
number Of persons were collected around The
entrance doors Of the building, (Which is i'm
mediately opposite the Exchange hotel and
! connected Herewith by a bridge, thrown en-
tirsiy across Franklin street, the two establish
nentg being under one prcprietorahiP,) and
many Of them witnessed the fearful leap and
the chastity spectacle which was presented
Immediately after it. The unhappy man had
been confined to bis room for some days pre-
vious with typhoid fever, though it appeared
that be bad paid bis bill in person yesterday
morning, with a view 10 departure. His mind
had wandered during the delirium of the mala-
dy, and though be left in writing on his table
a statement that be would soon Quitthe world,
it is supposed that both The manuscript
and the act itself were the result Of som sud
den alteration. The inquest held upon the
body elected nothing in addition to these
facts. The relatives of the deceased in South
Carolina were Immediately notified by tele-
graph Of the tragical event, and the body will
be kept to await their orders.
The evacuation of Newport News was fol-
lowed up last night by an act of vandalism on
the part of the federal troops, worthy Of the
spirit of ferocity which inaugurated and has
carried on the war against the South. The
ancient town of Hampton, one of the Oldest
seats Of civilization on this continent, was
burned to the ground. In the last wal with
Great Britain, the whole of tie lower end of
the peninsula, on which Fortress Monroe is
situated, was in possession ef the enemy, and
many outrages were committed by the troops
under Admiral Ceckburn, and Sir Sidney Beck
worth, which called forth, at the time, the in
dignant reprobation Of the civilized world, and
the memory Of which was only extinguished
in he minds Of surviving citizens by the far
more savage and disgraceful proceedings Of
the past three months. Butler, the Massa-
chusetts lawyer, the favori.e Of the "Nswmar-
ket races" the Bombastes Furioso Of project
ed but unexecuted charges, land attacks, coun-
tercharges, water attacks, bombardments and
himself to the lasting fame of having
ecIipsed the British Alaric in his van
ton destruction. l say Butler, because
the statement, repeated so often at Washing
ton as well as in the New York papers, that
Gen. Wool had been sent to supsTsede him, and
which l have assumed as fact in one or two re-
cent letters, is now contradicted, and we hear
that be returned to Old Point from Washington
Just in time to order the torch to be applied 20
Hampton, and to witness from the ramParts OF
the fortress the lurid glare Of the conHagration.
Hampton was a quaint and most Interesting
relic of The old time, EaBy Os lis buildings da
ting back to the seventeenth century, and the
ancient cruciforn Episcopal church ed!fce, TIE
eldest in America, having echoed with the
anthems of six generations Of worshipers. We
do not hear that even this sacred house was
exempted from the burning. What the British
invader spared has been laid low by The hand
Of the r~ufisnly Yankee. Well, the precedent
has now been established, the example has
been ret for uJ; and il in he course OF this
most unnatural ard unnecessary struggle, the
Ice ping tongue Of flame should lick and COLI
sumo the ~statelier manaioas and c~ostlisr ware
houses CT a northern city, on our foe rest The
responsibility!
A mnor is prevslens to day of a very I'M
p~ortant nature, "if trde"-and it comeB to me
from such a source tia: I am disposed TO give
it credence. L is said that Lord Dundas, com
mander of the Ecglish squadron, now cruising
for the protection of British N in
American waters, bas given notice TO Lord
Lyons, the British min igter at Washington.
that TIE Lincoln blockade is considered by him
Intellectual, and, therefore, be shall not respect
It. This notice having been deemed Of sufficient
moment by Her Maissty's diplomatic reprssen-
tstive to be communicated to the United States'
Secretary Of State, was transmitted by the
Embassy to Seward, who replied that the
blockade was not Intellectual, and must not be
disturbed BY Admiral Dandas or anybody else,
or the United States would wax exceedingly
wrothy, ETC., etc, to all which Lord Lyons re-
Joined that this was none OF his business, and
that having informed Mr. Seward Of what the
English naval commander thought Of the
blockade, be, Lord Lyons, had nothing more to
do with the matter.
Such is stated to have been the purport Of
the correspondence wrapped up, as it doubtless
was, in handsome diplomatic phrases and
abundant assurances Of distinguished con-
sideration.o II this exchange of compliments
has really taken place at Washington, we may
shortly to see the blockade for all prac-
teal purposes broken up, or else the Lincoln
government at war with England as well as
ourselves, or very possibly both. The story
hardly be a mere piece Of invention, and l
can only say that if it isn't true, it ought to be,
UiI be after awhile. At present it is ceg-
tainly very well told-si non zero, Bene ~irovato.
sm glad to say that since yesterday we
have experienced a slight diminution in the
excessive heat of the midsummer. The sub
iect of the weather may seem to you a frivo-
lous one to be SO often mentioned in this cor
respondence, but if You really knew bow in
hot it has been here, you would have
fears for the safety Of our Confederate
administration and Congress. DIXIE.
"
CAMP on BROAD Run. NzAH NANsssls,3
August ., 1871.
EDITORS APPEAL: My last letter was writ
ten from our camp on Bull Run, and was lost
or misplaced by the bearer, in taking it TO the
Office. We moved here on the 5th instant for
the purpose Of securing a more healthy loca-
ton, and I imagine also, to keep the enemy
from crossing over and getting possession of
this railroad and burning the bridges. The
Virginia line is only twsnty-one miles distant,
would be an easy days march in case of
4 desired attack at this point. We are en-