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Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1861-10-25

7p3thA W9PditA To lht CAlc8Gd Tines
WASHINGTON, October 20.-This morning.
heavy detachmehts from Cen. Smiths division,
accompanied by cavalry, the Fourth and Fifth
cavalry regiments. regulars, and sections of
Mott and Ayres batteries, advanced iu the ui-
rcction OF tairaA court house, on % r|ccouuoitur-
ing expedition.
They approached as far as Fliuts Hin. one
mile AMI a half this side of Fairfax court house.
Overlooking the bill, at tho court house, they
saw rebel Piclcts of such strength as 90 rive rise
10 the suggestion that ihe reserve Of thr rebel
army La stationed there.
Generals Mcclellan, Porter. Smith. and Ham
cock accompanied the expedition.
Byron A. Barton. u soldier of the Fifth ctgaL
~ regiment, was shot by "a Tebel picket beyond
Flint's Hill, he hayizg gone beyond our lines.
Foreign adyiccs received By the last steamer
at the State Department. are more than usually
satisfactory but there is great activity Ia
schemes TO violate the blockade, and o. intro
duce contraband goods.
Lord Lyons has addressed "a circular TO the
British consuls in the South, i~uclosiug the law
of blockade, which does not allow a vessel Ia @
blockaded port TO take Ou cargo after the am
nOUuCCmeut of blockade. Lord Lyons i~ustTUCts
all cousuLs to take this law for their guidance.
The report that the rebels had stretched "a
chain across the Potomac, proves untrue.
Since last Tuesday over fifty vessels have az
rived up the river, In spite of the rebels. The
tug Murray came up last night, with SIX schoon.
ers in tow. She escaped uuhuTt, though fired
upon.
New YORK, October O.-Th Hcraid's special
Washington, l9th, says: Official intelligence
from gentlemen Just from the South says tina.
our squadron below New Orleans had an engage.
ment with tine rebel squadron under IIoiLus
Two of our vessels got aground and suffered
considerably, but none were captured, and
but few lives We're lost.
Yesterday Gen. Heiutzelman made a recon
noissance in force toward Occoquan river The
long roll was distinctly heard in the rebel camps
across Acotink creek. It appears there is DO
rebel force between the telegraph road and th.
river, above Occoquan, and no rebels for a con
siderable distance beyond Vienna.
\ coutraband reports three rebel regiments at
LeesbuTg, ready to retreat ON Manassas if at
tackled.
Full accounts Of the firing on the Besolute ar,
received. They state that She was delayed hre,
quarters Of an hour By a chain stretched acr0s.
the river, during which $50 shots were fired al
her. The schooner Fairfax, being nearest to thl
battery, received at least - shots, when the rop.
connecting her TO the ResoIutc parted. Sb,
drilted near the shore, and was captured. ~
one was hurt on board the Resolute. The firing
continued from five rebel batteries for a distance
Of two miles but they have fifteen miles o
batteries nearly continuous.
One shot from Shipping Point reached tn.
Maryland shore, four miles distant.
IL is believed that vessels drawing not nor,
than eight feet can hug the shore and escap
harm. Several vessels nave already run by.
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MARCHING n CAMPING N WESTERN VIR-
GTNIA-The editor OF the Lynchburg Tirgiuian
writes'from Gen Foyd's camp, ON the Sswel,
on the Ilth inst:
Tn roads in these mountains are terible-to
wagons almost mpaSsablc-occasiOned by the
drenching rains which we have about every other
day. All yoU movements, therefore, are obliged
TO be very slow. 1t took rs % day and a half
TO march from the Bluffs to this place. We en-
camped ON Monday night six miles distant, and
as our wagons did not get up with us until late,
We had to turn Our horses loose to craze, and
throwing a few armsful of hay into an old de-
serted shed by the Wayside fCT our beds, and
taking our blankets for covering, the general
and his staff spent the night supperless. We
had marching uIders for five o'clock i'm the morn
ing, and LETT without breakfast, though I~abelieve
the most of our men We're more fortunate Gen.
fFlOydmakes it aTule never % fare better than
his men, andby doing SO, gains their undivided
confidence and affection, and inures them to all
the hardsfips af the service. Though he may
pitch his headquarters by a palace, he iuvariable
lAlakes his quarters in his tent. When he IT,
sticts the baggage of his men, he does the same
with himself and all his officers. When we left
Tie Butts be made them all leave their trunks,
andshe did the same himself. The order did not
iucOEmodatem me III 1.-THE least, as had already lost
nine, aud had nothing 10 do but TO amuse my
seifat Ahe evident reluctance with which my
culnpauions parted with this luxury.
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ELECTION OF SUPREME JUDGE.-The Nash
vile Banner says that the returns come in very
slowly, aud the vote is meager, not exceeding,
probably, 10000 or 5000 in the State. An but
thirteen counties have been beard from, with the
following result: Cooper, 1919; Guild, 55e7;
Ridley, 54II; aud Marcbbanks, 4025. Mr..
Cooper is doubtless tie successful candidate.
He win honor the supreme bench Of The State as
much as any nan in the STATE would do. lie is
a young man, Of remarkable physical vigor, and
ae a LAWYER, a student, and an energetic, Untiring
worker. has no superior.
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From Else Mobile TriIauc. 22iI
The Steamer Wliteuan arrived from New Or
leans yesterday at II O'Clock, and reports as fol-
lows:
The j. D. Swain, Capt. Saunders, broke a
shaft about forty miles this side of New Orleans,
On her way to Montgomery, with a heavy
freight.
The Whitoman turned back from New Or
leans, without waiting for any freight, 10 relieve
the Swain. When alongside OF the Swain on
Saturday evening. about Is o'clock, the war
steamer Florida came to anchor about half 81
mile oil. Lieut.. Hays sent his boat alongside
the Whiteman, with his compliments, to know
if ne could be of any assistance, and was in
formed he could not, that the Swain had only
broke o shaft.
The gentlemen in the boat informed US that
about noon on yesterday Saturday as the
Florida uesred Ship Island, bound west, q large
steamer, supposed to be the Massachusetts, put
of her anchorage to intercept the Florida. The
two vessels, au hearing each other. exchanged
about twenty shots. The vessels being in
range, the shot few over and around both YES
sells, but neither being hurt, the Massachusetts
hauled OF 70. her anchorage, where she was
lying at - O'Clock last night, when we passed
the island. Three vessels In sight exchanged
lights ls we were passing.
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ELECTION OF II

The two houses of the General Assembly went
into convention yesterday for the purpose OF
electing two Senators to represent Tennessee in
the Congress of the Confederate States. On
the first ballot, LANDoN c. HAYNES, Of Wash
ington county, was elected. After six incfcct-
ual ballots for a second, the convention adj
journed. The vote upon the final ballot was
about equally divided betwosn Mcssrs. Henry
Ewing and CARUTHERs.
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TREATY WITH RUsSn.-We learn from
Europe that a new treaty has Just been conclud
ed between Russia aud the United States, which
should by this time have reached Washington
with the signatures Of Prince GortschakOf and
Mr.. Clay. According to our Information the
treaty r~eatffuls te convention of Paris of less
knOwn TO tho diplomatic worla as the Marcy
amendment, according to which private property
is always to b, respected in maritime warfare,
is altogether ignored and omitted. The omission
is the more striking from the fact that Russia
was perfectly ready TO accept that amendment,
and would willingly have incorporated it i'll the
new treaty had MI. Clay desired it to be DONE
n. y Tribune.
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Me War i'm Missouri.
The Alabama scuaIOrship--Leffer from
the Non. VIM. l.. AnncaN.

The Montgomerr Bdrcniser, Of the 22d, pub
fishes a letter from Hon Wm. /. Yancey on the
subject of the election of Confederate States
Senators from Alabama. we give the letter
below, from switch It win BE- seen that Mr.. Y.
will return about the FIRST O , ausry, and that
he has submitted his name t.. consideration
of the Legislature as IS candid Tor senator:
LoEDoN, Is 90, 1861.
5. G. REID, Eso-n- ST.. Yours of 22d
July received. / feel s-Ioiced @ lecci ag even
so brief a note from y0u ant lea iae tuou YOU
so generally sat lHcto an 8 france Us 70
political complexion O.. affair ua4 ~a.te.
You say that my entIuit leny ls an O.
didatn. What right har my nt 10 SIP. b
for me or to know my vi Yen 1ishpr
give my friends AUTHORITY over ur owIsf
to speak for me. Wei ~ says lis
that public opinion is9t p. wbcu u, e
who have 10 choose. ell 'sdsOse
avowed candidates IEs YEA can say 81 ur,
that if the Legislature elcc, me, 1 sial consider
it an honor to sePvc the Stale, and wIl! gIale ny
accept of Dhepo>t.
Ny views as 70 the Senatorship were luwu
to tile last general assembly. They have under
gone no change.
If l cannot finish my mission here, or shall
not be honorably recalled before the list JANUARY,
l shall ask the President to recall me. l came
here reluctantly, at his rcquest-at great per
sonal and pecUniary sacrihce-which | cannot
continue longer than then, as long as the country
has so many able men who can supply the va
caucv to be made by my retirement.
You understand me, l hope. ! do not mean
to press myself on unwilling friends; but l 10
consider l have a right to their support.
Yours truly, W. /. lANCEY.
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The SINEws OF WAR-The Charleston MeY-
cRry, Of October 10, says: A committee from
some of the city banks started for Richmond, on
the 18th, with one million Of dollars for the gov
eminent Another committee, representing the
remaining banks, will leave to-day with a SINH.
lar amount in their charge.
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OFFICIAL CORRESPONDENT correspond
ence is reported by the northern press to have
taken place between Lord Lyons and Seward
on the Inatter of the arrest of two British sub
iects. The British minister demonstrates against
such irregular proceedings, and says that the
authority of Congress is necessary to justify such
procedures. Seward, in reply, says that all class
es Of society must cheerfuIly acquiesce in the
measures demanded for the safety Of the whole
people; and that, while the learning of the legal
advisers of the British crown is not questioned,
the British government can hardly expect that
the President viii accept their explanations O.
the Constitution Of the United States.
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PRESIDENTIAL ELECToRs-Thero is no in
compatibility, says the Richmond Hbig, in the
discharge Of the duty Of "a presidential y~loctol,
by a person holding a State Office. The sup
posed Inconsistency arises from the mistaken
idea that a presidential eIector holds a Confeder-
ate office, and is therefore by the State Law. inter
dicted from holding a State office at the same
tine. But a presidential eIector is both APP
pointed and paid by the State to cast the vote of
the State for President and Vice President. The
Confederate government has no control overhim
in any respect.
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NOTICE

ON WEDNESDAY. the 9th day Of November 1851,
~ wiIl sell, uu Ter au order ef che t1ufedf-ltE Judge
for tine District Of Teuuss-re, the srraubaat p.
CHENFY.~
TERMS or ~SA1E-Onef9ur b cash. the balance on
six and twelve months time. with sa isflr-yry pgr-nuai
security. sale Co take place between IU A. II and 2 ?.
d., 90 Tide Eclipse Whanboat
HOWELL z JACKSON.
1ra[tFs Poet I'D 4,~ we q s..r4. SOC
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DAMAGE To Il CROPS IN I~LLINOIS.-Thc
damage to the crops in Illinois, from the late
rains, is reported serious. The Chicago Times
states that in various localities most of the stacks
are as green on the outside as a June clover field,
and the worst Of it is, the wheat, in many cases,
in the sheais is injured all through and through.
Some had Just commenced threshing when the
rain came on, an2 the stacks being left open, or
poorly put up, it is nearly or quite ruined. The
rain, too, has kept the corn green and prevented
it from ripening as it should, and it would not
be strange if this crop, too, was poor.
The Galena Courier, of the 18th inst, SAYS:
We are sorry to learn that the late heavy rains
have injured wheat in the stack, in this county,
and other parts of Northern Illinois and Western
Wisconsin. The grain has sprouted badly, so
that the stacks are green with verdure.
Of the corn harvest the same paper says:
The farmers are now busy through the county
emitting ND the corn. The crop, we are glad to
learn. received no injury from the frost, and it is
said will rive a very good average yield.
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RECEPTION OF GEN. LOWELL At NEW OR
LEANs-The New Orleans Crescent of Wednes-
day chronicles the arrival Gen. Mansfield Low
ell, the new commander-in-chief Of the Louis
lana department, aud says that on the previous
day he received a visit from Major-General
Lewis. Brigadier-Gcncra Trudeau, and all the
officers of the first division. They called to pay
their respects, and were received most cordially
by the general. After making this call, they
started to the residence of Gen. Twiggs, with an
intention of paying their respects to him; but
were informed that the gallant old veteran was
too unweu to receive his friends. This visit
was therefore postponed until Gen. Twiggs is
well enough to undergo the fatigue. The Off
GERS all express themselves as being highly
pleased with Gen. Loyelrs appearance and sol
dierly bearing, and seem anxious to have a
brush with the enemy, so as to get a chance Of
showing him that all the good soldiers have not
left the State yet"
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A HAPPY REPLI.-An incident is related as
having occurred between the officials engaged
in the exchange of prisoners at Columbus, the
other day. After the preliminaries We're az
ranged, a repast was partaken Of, during which
one Of the Federal officers, rising, proposed The
memory Of George Washington" The com
pany instantly rose, when Gen. Polk responded,
The memory Of George Washington, The first
rs5aL.'' The toast, our informant says, was drank
in ominous silence by the Federal officers who
were present. The story is too good not to be
true, or 10 be lost.
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Aews.
NnnaaIi.m in EScntmck,.

NASHVILLE, October 2L-A private dispatch
from Paris, Tenn, says that MayGeId, Ky, was
burned on tue 22d BY two thousand Federal
troops.
Tennessee Legislaturc--EIeciiOn Ex-senator
NASHVILLE, October 2f-Tho Legislature
to-day elected Landou c. Haynes Senator in the
Confederate Congress on the first ballot. For
the second, the convention balloted six times
without efecting an election.
The vote on the final ballot stood as follows:
G.. A Henry, 81: Edwin II. Ewing, 50; II. L.
laruthers. ..
Depredn;ious Of u Lincoln Gunboat.
NASHVILLE, October 2i.-One Of Lincolu'S
gunboats assembled the Cumberland river to
Lineport, twenty miles below Fort Donelson,
and carried of a barge laden with 800 barrels of
-four.
Position Of the LiHCOInites ia Kentucky
BOWLING GREEN. October 2i.-The Louis
vile Courier of to-day says the Federal pickets
are at Bacon Creek, and the main body of the
army is scattered between that point and Null
drough's Hid, TO the number of Il 900.
The War in Missouri.
ST. LOUIS, October ia dispatch to the
Republican dated Syracuse 18th, reports that
the prospects of large reinforcements has in
spired Price with new hopes.
He expects to defeat Fremont, then divide his
forces, and capture Jefferson City and s..
Louis.
The Republican learns that the work on til
fortifcstions around St. Louis has been suspend
ed. The guns wiz be mounted and everything
completed within eight days.
The same paper reports a skirmish on the Iron
Mountain railroad on the 18th. The so~utheners
are said to have been driven back with heavy
loss.
THE seabOard line, between Richmond and
New Orleans, is down Hence we are without
dispatches from sirginia.-REPORTER,l
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TIE BLOCKADEEs-A change has taken
place in The vessels biOckadiug this harbor-those
that Were here formerly having been relieved,
and the flagship now of .he bar is the steam
digate Roanoke, Capt. Narstou. She IS assisted
by several propellers of a Lighter draught, one of
which, we think, is the Flag commanded, we
believe. by an officer named Sstori She Is a
merchant craft altered into a WafTessel. bus is
Of small size, and can go into shallow water.
Whoever she may be. She moves with great
speed, and makes "a convenient blockade. We
understand t}at tbe policy of the FedeTals for
the future Will be to gradually take off all the
heavy ships and put gmboats in their place.
Our government csunut too soon meet this
policy by placing every shipW1ight in the South
at work on suitable steam vessels, to be used in
opening our ports 90 the commerce of the
world, and destroying the vessels which con-
stantly threaten the coast.
" Capt. Dupont, L. : n, who is to command
this part of the coast, has net yet arrived. but is
looked for Immediately and as be is an officer
who stands high in The old navy, active opera
-ious may be expected soon after he takes
chargc-Ch0Hrst0a MercUn Oct -
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u The St. Louis EccHiag NeIcs states that
an order has been issued for the arrest Of
the Rev. D. r. McAnally, editor Of the
St. Louis Christian Adrocate, and formerly
of Knoxville in this State. The alleged ofense
is reasonable matter contained in recent num-
bers of his paper.
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GEN. Z~OLLICOFFER's Observation-Disclosures
direct from Gen. Zollicofer's army on Rockcas-
tie report to the Knoxville Register of the 23d.
that the Lincolnite force from camp Dick Rob-
inson, have advanced to within eight miles Of
our army that there had been some skirmish-
ing between the pickets, with a loss to the enc
my Of three killed, and one taken prisoner. The
prisoner states that the Lincoln force approach
ing is only estimated at three thousand men. It
is probable however that this body viii be join
ed by other forces, and a battle of some magni.
tude may be looked for when they meet.
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SERIOUS ACCDENT.--We learn from the
GAINESVILLE JcfersoniaH that an accident occur
red in that place, a few days since, at the funer-
al of Capt. beaumont, which for a short time
produced some confusion and no little alarm.
A musket, in the hands Of Mr.. Joshua Rice
bursted, and without doing any serious injury,
inflicted sorne quite painful wounds about the
head and neck Of DR. Acree. Mr.. Bice's hands
were also somewhat injured.
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~ From the Cincinnati Enquirer, of the 18th,
we learn the result of the late Ohio gubernato-
rial election. The Democratic candidate, who
took strong ground against the war measures Of
the Lincoln administration, received one hun
dred and fifty thousand votes, while the Black
Republican candidate received a fraction oyeE
two hundred thousand.
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GEORGIA STATISTICs.-From the annual re-
port of the controller we learn that the tax valu-
atoms for 1861 amounted to Sob 20, 99S, and
for 1860, S~672,322,777. The decrease valuation
Of slaves from last year is, $3O,670,365, and the
average valuation was $3.50 50, against S672 81
last year. The decrease in the value of town
lots is S14O,7II, and the increased value of city
and town property is S371,2 S4. Merchandise
falls off S2,s56,5 So Money and solvent debts
increase S5,O25,6l9.
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NOTECE TO !

MEMPHIS AND CHARLESTON R.R. OFFICE
biEEIrHIS. October 9Th, 1861.
n Freight will be- received o. tde river by the Mem
~ Fhls and Charleston Railroad Company except with
the privilege Of storing ana in--rlng 90 rApense or own
es until DO can be shipped Th. demands of the Gov.
cr1inoHt upon tine Company fog r1ui g stock 20 lraus-
pCgt . OOPS and munitions OF vEr, has ret d.ItI this
course necessary w. j. ROSS.
CcEI I'm Earn~HT Nura-a- r.4-F
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how 10 DAMN TIE RLDrIs.-The Indian.

- IL IT---N"| N-|-N|-
-apols Sentinel says:
TIE Roy. J. W. 7. NcNulien is mixing
hoavy-ycry hesvy-war speeches just now.
Down IL Henry county he spoke the other day,
and an intelligent and respectable gentleman
informs US that among other things. be called
upou God AImi-biv 10 damn the rebels, and
said be. blasphemouslv. as we think, although
we aye but q publican and a sinner, If he
cannot damn them enough and quickly, let
him call upon NE and the regiment / am about
rgisiur"
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RUNAWAY,

AZ BOY, JOE, twenty one yrsrs old, weighs a.
VI ab0lt one hundred and eighty dv- pouu -
and yellow. chubby face Iwiii gi.- INVENT -uv-'
dOusrs for HE drIsery 70 M ia Memphis. pu -
chased him ct 4 Dir. Fearcei near f0rkyiIe, Gibson
county. Trunessee-
ora4 Iws W W MITCH IL.
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-NOTIGEl

on WEDNESDAY, the 9th day Of November. 1861,
- z will -eu, under an order oi the Confederate judge
for the District OF Tennessee. the new steam tuE
QUEEN or MEMPHIS
TFHNs Of SALH -Jne-fourth cash, bal4rce on a
credit Of six and twsve MONTH, wih Satisfactory per-
sola- see ri-v- Sale 20 take place st Eclipse Wharf
bear, between 10 a. ST. and I 3 81.
HOWELL =. JACKSON.
90 N. E-.-Lr for W. . TN. so
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Eg-Tbe New York Horid announces that
Gen. Sumupri is about marching with a force OF
six thousand men from California, overland, to
Texas. This cOutradictS the report that the
United States regulars in Califonia-thrce
thousand strong, were about visiting the south
erp coast by way of the Isthmus.
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DANAWAY. on Saturday, Octobe Igth. mysa
II NLGKO BOY, ALECK. lie is abou nine -
teen years Of age. q pure ulack. five feet eI|A
inches ni -h; has on when d LETT gray cloth-s a. d-[
white hat. / viii give the above reward tor his deli cry
TO nc or for any iufJrmati.n so that Z can ger BIN
JNO. #AtONE.
oc24 2wF G4ro-1 ur,s 20
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IL servicssbIe Double Barr led SHOT GUNS,
y Shapes CaIbtnes ard Maynard r fes. ITS Navy
PsJ0 = or the sing e barrel Dragon Pistol and comm,n
Rifle. Persons knowing he wh-se4b MIS- Of the above
d. scriptirn of arms are came dy requested 70 assist IGe
in collecting. Terms cash on the spot.
W.P PROUD IT.
Agent for Confederate States.
Ora4Iu3dp ~. 8%P NJ Row
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ANOTHER OUTRAGE.--Wc have announced
that an attempt was made to bum the railroad
bridge, a short distance this side Of GAINESVILLE,
last week. The JcfersoniaH gives information
Of another outrage, by which, on Saturday night
Iast, a train of twenty-five cars containing sol
diers, was thrown off the track near Budd's
Creek, and a short time since, a large log was
placed on the track. The Williams who commit
such outrages as this, should be fcrretted ont
and brought to summary punishment.