Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1861-07-17
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TIE WAR NEWsI

WARRINGTON, July 16-SeRats.-The bill
increasing the military establishment, to b,
reduced at the option Of congress-, has passed
HouSc.-The bill defining and providing pen,
alties against conspiracy has passed.
ST. LOUIS, July 16.-Ofcers from Springfield
on The 18th report ali quiet.
BALTIMORE, July 16-TBere are severa.
newspaper reporters in Patterson's guard
house.
WASHINGTON, July Eastward has issued
a reclamation to the Spanish govern
ment for the surrender of the Sumter's prizes.
Lord Lyons has called the attention Of the
government 10 the fact that private parties
were allowed to run the Chesapeake blockade.
4 dispatch read at the Mexican legation
announces the death Of Occomp and Gen. De-
gallado.
CINCINNATI, July ia special dispatch
to the Gazette reports that Laurel Hill was
evacuated on the 11-h. The retreating south
erners were oveTtakcn by the advanced guard
Of the fedeTalists on the 10Th. Their rear
guard bowed battle, 70 cover retreat.
At the next ford Gen. Garrett was killed,
and was succeeded by Col. Ramsey, of Ga.
The pursuit ceased.
The result Of the whole affair is the taking
Of Laurel Hill by the fedeTaliats, with all Tie
equippage, forty baggage wagons, the field
chest, two regimental banners, four Georgia
captains and lieufenants.
Besides Gen. Garnet, twenty Of his men
were killed. Gsrnett's body is at headGuar-
tiers, waiting orders from Richmond.
LOUISVILLE, July 16.-Two of Gen Ros-
seaus captains bad a TenContre to-day; one re-
ceived a trifing wound on the head, the other
was put in the penitentiary at Jacksonville
The cause of the quarrel was stealing each
others recruits.
Joshua A. Jewett Of this city is dead.
A trunk containing books and buttons was
seized at the railroad depot here. Pistols
were drawn but net used-the owner of the
trunk being advised that there was a masked
battery" of forty muskcts bearing on him.
JEFFERSON CITY, July 10000 Missouri
ans are gathered at Georgetown, with three
pieces Of artillery. The people are focking
to the State standard.
FORTRESS MONROE, July 16.-RusseI, of the
London Times, is here /; he says the American
camps are worse than the Crimean.
LOUISVILLE, July 16.-Gen. Garnett's force
numbered 5000; McClellan's some % 1900, in
three columns. Gen. Morris had hanked the
patriots on ihs north, Mcclellan on the south.
witt Roseucrsnz approaching in front. The
patriots stood their GROUND to the last possible
moment Of safety. The retreat must have been
admirably managed, as the PHrsuers had nc
opportunity Of using their small arms, so vel
was the rear guarded. Though IN the retreat
they were twice outaanked by Convergent col
umns, but twenty were killed. At the last ac-
coun's the confedeTates were retTeating toward
ST. George. The federalists hone that Gen.
Hill, now at Oakland, will harrass the confed,
crates in their retreat toward Hardy county.
It must be remembered that these troops have
kept McClelian's columns in check for weeks
WASHINGTON, July 16.-HoWse.-A bill was
passed calling out the militia to suppress re
bsllioD, the militia to be discharged 90 days
after the meeting Of the next congress-, unless
congress otherwise directs. The 100000 mill
tary bill, with the senate amendments, was
passed, and an additional amendment that the
president select the brigadier and major gene.
rails from the regular army to command the
volunteers, who assume their present rank al
the close Of the war.
SeRate.-Mr. Breckenridge, Of Kentucky, Is
speaking to day on The bill iustifying the acts
Of the president.
New YoRK, July 16.-The schooner Elba
from Liverpool to New York, was captured of
New Orleans.