Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1861-10-31
LATEST FROM LINCOLNDOm.

HIGHLY IMPORTANT FROM EIROPE-RECGG-
EITIoN OF THE SOUTHERN CONFEDERACY
Tie NeN York papers. of the 23d instant,
have Jhe following dispatch from Il. Johns,
brought from Europe by the steamer Africa,
which le.t Liverpool ON the 18th instant:
Itis reported that the principal chambers of
commerce in France have memOrialized the En-
peror TO recognize the Southern Coniederacy,
and raise the blockade OF the southern ports,
1t is again reported that the Emperor Napoleon
contrmplstes a recognition OF the Southern Con
federacy
The London Daig Mars says that the reports
that the Emperor Napoleon contempiaJes re-
coguition of the Southern Confederacy are from
trustworthy sources, the want of cotton being
severely felt.
The London Shipping Ga-cge says France
and England must act together, and argues that
the recognition of the Southern CUniedeEacy
would carry au amount OF weight and moral III
tluence which would set up the ConlederIcy.
NoETlTERN ACCol ut OF THE ENTrlE or LEES-
BtRG.
The northern papers are full Of accounts of
the recent battle at Lecsbug. We take the fol-
lowing from the account given by the Wash
ingtou Star:
The OBJECT of the movement (crossing the
river) of Gen Stone was 10 secure the command
of the Virginia shore, that his division and that
of Gen. Banks could be safely transferred to the
soil of Virginia
After crossing his advance, he sent out Col.
raJ.r ,,f-I norfiops of tl,re. repiments-bis
own The Massachusetts 18Th and the New York
TsIT1,,or,r- r..qin,aut-nuupberipo i'm all. abont
iSa ,-,, so-7,,, his ria-j,+ ,i-,to reronnof.
Ter In force iu the direction of lecSbarg.
But lis. ,,-inos--bis rirbt and rof-y-ere At
+..llaj as csrIZ,.as at q a n bp+ rsnuIsed the
,,,err,- ,,b Grover he annaarad About ! p NJ the
,rIt VIM found its4lf confronted nv near 1000
- ,,,,5or Con- F,.a,,. ,rtb arr;lI,rv
I.,,- s,oL.l Pol-or,s lo,,,y,a,,d in front and
ioI, 5s,I 'l Poler ,siianti, ssssyej
oi.rro n, ,aI-in,. ,boI, h.. was Lfllod and his
cn'T,aJ l,', sn.ra5 considerable loss The officer
i.G IN co1,r,q,5 of II nv his desfb then very
-,rrIy 7ae tbc order ~ fan bacl 10 nosi,io1
"a tl. rI.ar banl whore he eonld he srnnortal
~ t,sr S. ami fla ,,tbar y,rtio,, of ~ q-r,,,
-f,t hal b,, tbat fine efTactad crossing of the
-;,,s-
This order WAS obaved IN GOOD order. and he
,.s+rieJ With him ali his wounded and dead
rl r,~s,rojl tba coD7n,aDder of Tho Ns,,
YoTlz T9-5many REGIMENT lCspt. Coosv,ell. of
.ba ofc,!,,b inftntrv / : A < a5oongr the
,-fss;,,55.
;aa} -C,ol Ward of tbs 18th Massachusetts
- ,,,,-,l,,l ~, -I ~, Iasi,,,- :, I.,-
0n ,.acbin,, tb5 7,,si.i,, .siectad7 tl,a riobt
vino t1,rred. and b6tb vines held their own
- ;t +I.n,,rI p13s- tIa f,o of +ba opapy
,,1;.I ,-raI,5II,, sIociy.,,.I mil n,;1pi5I,f 6v
,,.b;.b t5Zna il rs,sed bsvino I'm. some bo1rs he
f,-s beCona IittIe rnore tbsn nickel SHOOTING. as
it were.
Throughout the night the balance OF Gen
stone IOi'' Jlo'syu 'i1 w, gnu 'l.o" Up
i,i,', Ii5., ~ -. .',;,,,
v'"V, a"u In - j (, -
'"e "a SIN VI '0''' '''''
nv ~ iiii- -. 80 e. a.. r.-...
O =, o, ~ i'.' -lIio ITlvIoUu' y ''.l'
Gen I''l.As u,i an, gu al .ne l''iy
i1'uL l'L0i.6 - ~, 1I loa' ~ li'' 'i'
i.'3 - ''''' alil' "oJ
81 p,-,1.- 3; -, -, H.. VII, ii,
"a I. oT, A., 80 ,,,,l -
-.', - IN. r-.I;.
~ ~ s - IN ~. ii,-a 1,,..u y.
We nav ii'' u i'''lileo ll.11 '7 enemy IaNe
80 Sr5,oiI, l;i.;.Ii % -, % -
~ = "a -'.ili'iii9 - 'l.o
Po'.'oli &c 'I I'li ''.'9 ~ u'3
F"''' N'"J 'P'i"t1 y 4" aI'J
- ~ ','''-Cv me- W 2 .'
Stone and Ranks NOT baviDo been necessary. as
theresut proved.
z. S.-Our total killed. wounded and missing
IN ,It Inc course oi lie uoy was :, ABOUT ZVV.
-,-Iss5 m tbo ,.o,,t--, = ~. 80
sL,i,o,,ti,. sT,oe,.ssf7I. 90, Sto1e ba,.ino, Of.
f.c.e3 Lis ob;act tbor,b y,itb sorne loss i,7 his
r;it ,,f,r. ,.lilo aDcra7-ad II, rc.o,,,oi,or. il,
l,vanes of his main 9r,tration
'H1 DI' NJ" ot '"''' D'f'AN'
Ot Col Baker he Washington Star says
The announcement Of the death of this eal-
laut officer has tausea tie dosnost sorrow In This
city where 10 WAS so ,gta known and was held
in such general esteem. At the White House
the intelligence had additional PoiEuance from
.he VAN pe.sol-'l iegelo ,Ai9,uS DelMeeh lle
! 4es'lii' ana 'i.o "'e49eu. 4estue1' L!ucOiil'
in lIel' sens 90 nave ''u 't'e loss as II oi q
.t 3ai'eo use ooi % M room I'ousu
''e hsH. ~ 'us greatest slieI' Mts- 44.heoln ls
nor Iocel'li'S 'l7''oi' TINS morning nom tle
7alI-e elu'e.
MN . V's'.5 VI tHS '1,stGen1 anu SAis'
!il''i'i l'j' 'iiy -oI5 ~ No I'SiIe sn9uu pc
fs ''ii;. lieoeu III .l .ile
hands nj ne r71bolsterers that conrse was not
practicable, and the body win be brought TO the
Iezidence of Major J W. Webb, in this city
sruT rtgruFB n.pTIr,7I.u
ri
me I'"I' lli us seei'o e,uon' mas me 'ole"'
'iis ''-'''si
TIE IMPORTANT srCcEsSFCL MOVEMENT.
The success of Generals Stone and Banks in
throwing their respective commands across the
Potomac yesterday and to-dav, in the face of q
heavy force of the enemy. and TINS formipo a
junction with the right of the grand Union army
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