Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1861-08-04
From yvcetern y-Irr,nle

From western Virginia.
The following is a pen picture Of the eondi-
tion Of Western Virginia since It has been over
run by the vsndai boTdss Of the northern
power We copy from the Cincinnati Gazette:
The following extract from letter to one Of
our merchants from bis brother in the Guthrie
Gray regiment, will be read with Interest 1t
is dated
BEvEELY, Va, July "a Our camp is sits-
ated five miles from Rich Mountain, where
Gen. Mcclellan had the battle. Over 2IO dead
rebels have besd found since the battle was
fought. They tried hard to conceal their dead
and wounded from our forces. One mile pack
OF their fort We found thirty bodies they had
thrown do FD ? precipiCe. Our army dug
large holes and buried from forty to fftv at q
time The stencil is So horrible that you can't
90 within quarter Of a mile--it is awful.
A scene happened that was hard. Before
the battle Of Rich Mountain there WAS fell
low around Gen. McCle'lan's camp peddiiug
tobacco AT last they arrested him as a spy
be protested. and ssid be Wss Union, and was
then made to take the oath Of allegiance.
This being done, they let bin 90. After the
battle he was found on the Eald wounded, and
had on an officers suit-a rsbel-and our
general left hin as be found him. to die where
be laid. All the other wounded were taken
care Of.
W. bltr eau itudBlut llte GDuQiL1n OF ILis
country unless they travel through it--feld
after field filled with weeds higher than the
fence-whest and oats rotting on the ground.
In three months there vii! be . famine here.
Every place We stop 10 camp the iphsb sbitants
for miles around rOme with onions, apples and
bread, but will take 10 money; they exchange
for coffee, sugar, rice, pork and mOlasses
Communication having been stopped for about
five months. they have none OF these articles,
and are glad OF the opportunity to make the
exchange. Yours truly, ToM
Remarkable Denomination of GER
man WOrkmen.
A mass meeting CT German workmen, to the
number of two thousand, took place In New
York on Wednesday OF last week, called there
BY committee OF gentlemen whose intention
IA to effect general organic stion Of working
men Of every description Oh a socialistic ba-
sis. The Express says:
The president OF the meeting, in a speech, ,
submitted plan Of organization, in which he
defended socialism, maintaining that the work
ing classes, IN 4 crisis like the present, have a
right to claim the support OF the community.
IT was the duty of the latter to afford subsist-
ence to the poor BY providing them with en-
ployment, in commencing the building Of
bridges, streets, avenues, water works and
parks, where the l8boTers could be adV8n-
tsgeously employed. The speaker suggested
the organization OF WorEingmen's associations
in all the wards OF the city, and ell
the towns Of the State and country,
each society 70 be composed OF "sectionsD
Including the different trades, the whole to be
toYerned by a central organization. Various
, addresses we're made on the subject By more
r han dozen speakers. The debates were &C.
} Easionslly carried on in very excited man.
: Der, and at times grew violent. Much con-
Iusi0n and noise was the result, until finally
lhe assembly came to the following conclusion:
, That committee be appointed to effect the
r organization Of working men in every ward,
Ind to make arrangement 8 for procession Of
] lhe working men to the city hall, and to pres
bare resolutions to presented to the common
} ouncil. The committee were also instructed
d o call upon the wOTkmeH generally with re-
= quest to join this new organization
- The Firing into the macIay.
: The Chicago TIases Of Wednesday has the
following in reference to the 80 called outrage
VI firing into the steamer w. l.. Meclsy,
which we published Yesterday. 1t appears
that it wa another blunder OF the federaIs
trying to kill each o'her:
I Quite large number Of discharged soldiers
went home on Saturday on the steamer Ma.
clay. When nearing Cape Girardeau, where
| Colonel Marsh's regiment is stationed the
| boat was fired at, and instead OF going in
made every exeTtion 10 reach the Ilinsll
| shore. Our men at the Cape, supposing from
that movement that they were secession.
ists, fred a voiley at the beat, kiliiny siS
Of the men. Now, Colonel Marsh had nc
1 right to fire at the boa, as she was aboys
the blockade, and the captain Of the boat was
a blockbead for attempting to get away. II
| boats get past Cairo. they are supposed to be
! all right. How did Marsh know but what the
boat was government boat, ana on govern.
msnt business? The captain Of the boat Gun.
| posed probably that tina town had been taken
! by the enemy, and thought his only chance
was to run. The bunder cost the lives Of siy
| brave men, Whs were going home to see faith
| sr5 and mothers, perhaps wives and children
who were anxiously looking for their return
! We will keep on blunderng, until JEFF. DAVIS
/ takes possession of the government.
G15p We find the following in the Cincin.
natl Gazette, clearly Indicating The psogrss.
of events. It is foregone conclueien thai
! three years volunteers cannot be raised any.
where in the North. The people are awaken
! ing, and the black republicans will soon hav,
to de the fighting, OF back out. They RAISED
one army by lying, and will have to rely upor
! each other for the next:
SHORTENING THE TERN OF ENLISTMENT 70,
THE NAVY.
The New York Evening Peat advises re
duclng the term OF enlistment for the navy
from three years to one, in order to fll up to-
number wanted. Merchant sailors are read,
to enlist, but they want an opening to rstrri
10 the merchant service when commerce re
wives at the close of the war. The BeTaL
also says it will be necessary
The same reasons operate on three wear en-
lis'ments In the volunteer service The gov
ernment has put q heavy load on enlistment
BY its long term, for which there does no
se91l 70 be any necessity, If this is going to b
fighting war. 4.