Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1861-11-15
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from Charleston to Nassqu-Tbe attack a
Beaufort, s. C-GioriOus Neirs from Ken
tucEg.
Gen. Beauregard's letter to the editors of the
Richmond Hing, published in that journal O.
yesterday. is an efectusl extinguisher upon TIT
rumors aaoat some days ago concerning his res
ignation. As stated in my last letter, he ha'
no idea of Withdrawing from his command, anC
his highest ambition is to give theenemy another
repulse as decided and disastrous as that OF the
2Ist of July. As the news from Washington
runs to the effect that Mcclellan (who has not
been superseded altogether, as was reported, only
elevated to the position of old Scott, where he
can be useless and ornamental) and Lincoln
have decided on another forward movement 10
Richmond, the chances are that Beauregard viii
soon have the golden opportunity, and we may
rest assured that he viii not tail TO improve it.
There is another chance of an early engage
ment on the line of the Potomac. The Yankees, as
you know, have taken possession Of Romney,
the county seat Of Hampshire, in considerable
force, and the general in command, one Kelly,
has issued MS proclamation TO the loyal citizens
Of the region round about, calling upon them to
respect the Lincoln government, etc, etc, and
promising them the usual Yankee protection OF
pilage and violence which they have extended
to the people in other portions Of the State. To
entertain these strangers, Gen. Thos. !. Jackson
has been sent forward from Centeryile with his
iar-iamed "St0ne Wall Brigade the same
which occupied the line OF crisis and saved the
day at the battle Of Manassas. Ger. Jackson
had, just q few days previous TO his re-
cent order, Deen assigned 10 q urw depart
ment Of the service. known as the
army of the Shenandoah, and hai taken leave Of
his brigade in speech that moisrened with tears
cheeks which the most deadly FIRE OF the enemy
could not blanch. but when the special duty
was assigned him of driving the Yankee invader
across the Potomac, he asked as q special favor
Of The Secretary of War, that he might take with
him his old compauions-in-arms Col j. T. L.
Preston. his aid, arrived in Richmond night he.
fore last 10 prefer this request, and lcft yesterday
morning to carry backth be secretary sd cquiescenet
and the Official orders for the transfer. The brig.
ade has accordingly moved forward from Ten.
te1lIlr toward Romuev, and ia a tty days VI
may expect 70 hear it has engaged the all-con.
quering Kelly. The Yankees win have Jhc
choice OF Withdrawing quietly and in good oraer
scross he Poromac, or Of going pel nell. as Cd
Stones command at Edwards Ferry, with the
honor Of a Confederate escort and salute iu'-dc
rear.
Private lr.ters have been received in this city
whirh give a most interesting account Of lht
voyage Of tle Theodore from Charleston &c
Nassau. running the blockade, with TIE Conie3-
ers.e commissioners 20 France and Erg'snd on
board. The wife and daughters Of Mr.. SideI
accompanied him. and yet anothes lady was O.
the party, Mrs. Eustis. t~daugtter Of ". W. Cor
coran, the Washington banker whose husbans
is Mr.. Slide}rs secretary. A very large nunhe
of friends attended the little baud OF adventures
to the wharf, WHERE they waved sdeu Is 10,
steamer moved away, fading into the u0Onight
as 20 passed Fort Sumpter, And now rs they
neared the outer bar, and began dimly 70 discern
the bioc5sdsng Squadron, rising and Sailing
wish thei1 coIored Lights upon the gently swell
inc wave. tie raee began to be- exciting. Every
lsnteru on the Theodo-a was extincuishsd every
aperture closed through which a gov from the
furnace Sees could stream out upoa the night,
and The little vessel moved on uoiselessiy and
inyisibly toward the line OF the enemy's ships.
Soon the huge form Of a war steamer was seen
within easy cannon range, and as at any moment
the red flash might be expected from its side,
there eas a solemn hush IN the saloon
Aus zoe boidrst nsia bis breath
Tor atlBe'
Just s. this maaient a sw~ii-ccm.n- haze from
the s-a euyelcpe3 tlr Theodore, and q Hshtr rain
fell upon her decks, and so, crapped in the
timely and benignant darha-,s she PASSED quite
out OF soundings and beyond The reach Of harm,
s. len the elerl. psre5. so win .La moon ID
ing ,.5enely in the sky and making their wake
a ua,S Of silver, they sped onward to Nassau
Thr s.6-y IS almost TIT s-Uau,-, me pfo9iJ,a.
tiai alerpos. ion OF the pillar of cloud 70 e%neirc'e
mem which would seem 20 have been brought
down by
The sweet hide cherub hat sits mn 1lott
To Egatch 0sr The DO. al p"or JaaE
The private letters 10 which l refer were written
from Havana, and state that passage had been
secured for The party OF the English steamer to
sail from Havana on The OH inst. Tomorrow !
The city has been ieyerishly excl ed ali day
with the adverse news Of the abandonment Of our
forts IN the harhor Of Beaufer,, 5 Z. II j. Do
great performance for the grandest armament Of
modern times to take two small and fortifca-
lions with scarce a ffieth part Of the opposing
weight Of ordnance, and If may be thatthe only ad-
vantage gained after all, viii be the occupation
Of an island, thus rendering the victory as bar
rem IS that o. Hatte-as. But if a force is TO be
landed with the view cooperating upon Cherries
or Savannah, and the Hessians leave their
big guns and big ships behind them, then let
them bid goodbye, s long farewell, 10 Yankee
land, Tor never win they see il more. The South
asks nothing but a fair field, and If they came
in myriads like the forces OF Nrryes into Greece,
they would perish Ike the Persians, and give TO
history another memorable example Of the
worthlessness Of mere numbers in s contest with
a free, a brave and a united people. Sin it can
not be denied that we should have much prefer
red to hear that the forts had repealed the as
sanlt, and sent the Yankee ships 10 The bottom.
This mwelcome intelligence from the South
has been somewhat relieved by the glorious news
we have from Kentucky and the rout of the
Yankees opposite Columbus. Memphis reioices
in this, IS in a great part her own work, and we
with her. DIXIE.
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