Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1861-08-09
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Special TO the Cincinnati Commercial
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] TO TAHE NOESEkEENN EtEESSs
Special to the Cincinnati Commercial
WAsH1NGToN, August 5.-There will be N
quorum at the meeting Of congress tomorrow
| when the final adjournment will take place.
! A bill passed to-day increasing the pay o
| all volunteers and n01-cOmmissioned officer
! in the army and marine corp The pay 70
priyates per month will be SIS instead Of $l1
Dr. Lsib, of illinois, has been rejected By
! the senate as assistant quartermaster OF th'
4 army,
| By the confseaton biz passed The senate to
| day, one thousand negroes at Fortress Mon
roe are confscated. ss we'll as others which
| may be we'll employed in the United States
| service.
| spscisI to the Cincinnati Gizstts.I
CAIRo, H., August 3, 9 P. M.-Col. Law
/ Ter, of the Nineteenth, and Col. Turchin moyeC
! from Birds Point to-day, seven or eight mile
/ into the interior ss outposts or advance guards
| of the army. The Eighteenth encamped sever
| miles on the Charleston railroad. The Nine
teenth al Norfolk, six miles below, on tn
| river. 8&
Word from Col. Marsh was RECEIVED here al
an early hour this morning that the rebel army
OF JEFF. Thompson was advancing on Cape Gi.
rardeau, and that &C II O'clock last night they
were within sixteen miles OF here. An imme-
diste attack was expected.
It is considered, however, that they art
strong enough to hold the place against
Thompson's force.
There is an intimate connection, you see
between this movement against the cape anC
the burning of the bridge on tue Cairo and
Fulton railroad on Saturday, the latter having
been destroyed to cut off a flank movement
against their force in his quarter.
Up to this hour, 9 O'Clock, nothing farther
has been heard from the cape,so it is not likely
an attack has as vet been made. A Union
man, who was confined at Union CITY for two
or three weeks, escaped and arrived here to-
day.
He says that twenty-one regiments of rebel
troops are rend,zvoused at New Madrid with
vast military stores and cannon. No news to-
day Of Pillows movements.
Special OtBs n. 7. Herald
WAsHINGToN, August 5.-Information was
received here to-day that letters are constantly
going South from Washington, and notwith-
standing the prohibition OF the postoffice de-
department, the rebels have a daily mail from
Baltimore.
For several days the city has been swarming
with Baltimore secessioRists. A Baltimore de-
tective who came here Saturday, reports that
ne has seen doggiug about our streets, 100 of
the most violent rebel sympathizsrs from Bal
timore. They come as spies or incendiaries
or with view to iiud access to the rebel lines.
e'Ihe exceeding cdrefulness and l1inuteness
of the rebel TscOnnoisances in the vicinity OF
the Chain bridge during the past week, have
induced Mcclellan to look closely after that
point. A sufficient force to guard against any
contingency has BEEN placed there.
Eighteen or twenty beautiful rifed pieces
with carriages and eaissons complete, arrived
here last night. These will more than com
70 eor fhor ~ A.
are only an iustaimens OF The field artillery Of
the most approved patterns that will be at
tsched to Gen. McClellan's column. Our va
rious foundeTies and arsenals can turn out
more OF these arms in a week than can be
built in the South in three months.
a report has come hersz&aam our Potomac
fleet that the rebels -hzEe collected a large
force Of negroes at Moseaito Point, at the
mouth Of the RappahanRskk river, apd hags
commenced the erection Of fortifcations
there.
1t is proposed by the senate military coh-
mittee to authorize the governors Of the sever
a. States to fill vacancies among the commis-
stoned officers in the volunteer regiments and
comPanies-the appointments to be approved
By an examination board.
Il appears that the rebels propose to ex-
change Messrs. Magraw and Harris for the
officers OF the privateer Savannah Harris and
Magraw were taken prisoners while proceed
ing on mission Of mercy under a flag OF
truce, and the pirates were captured in the act
OF hostility.
Special to the New York Times
Gen. Butler returned to- Fortress Monroe
this afternoon.
The monthly statement Of the United States
treasurer shows be had S7,2S2,57o subject to
his draft up to the 1st inst. This statement
includes as yet subject to draft various sums
deposited with the sub-treasureFs of various
States. It is little singular that the sub
treasurer of South Carolina paid in full, and
not cent is recorded as subjeetto draft on his
hands.
The Star and Republican of this city,continue
to publish the arrival and departure Of our
troops in this city, notwithstanding the agree
ment not to do so.
A northeTner Just arrived here from Rich
mond says, at the time Of his departure there
was great abundance Of British coin in cir
culation in the city. It was currently report
ed that large amounts of gold had been ad-
vanced by British capitalists on the new
crop.
At midnight tue senate was still in exciting
session. All the prominent army appoint.
Dents have been confirmed, including Gems
Butler and Schenck, and Col. Emory. That OF
SOHlthlosiOhei VI PUBIC DuuuIDgHs GOls w OOd
has not been acted upon.
Fifteen pound rided guns arrived here last
night.
About twenty-five Of our cavalry had :
skirmish the other side Of Falls Church with !
squad of the rebels. Several were wounded
OH each side.
We have contraband statements that twc
rebel regiments are encsmped four miles from
! Alexandra.
Special to thu New York Tribune
A person recently arrived, saws Gen. John
stoa expressed freely his contempt for wha
be styles Patterson's eowardce. The story
about sixty-eight guns at Winchester is al
fudge: They had but fifteen, all told, at any
| period.
WARRINGTON, August 6.-The following
nominations for gadier-generals, in addition
to those heretofore announced, were, it is said
confirmed last night by the senate. Harlbut
McClellsnd, Scbenck, Grant, Baker, Lyon
Cox, Prentiss, Anderson, King, Siegel anc
Conch.