Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1861-11-23

P~OCAHDNTAs, Ark, Nov. X, lrOl.
EDITORS APPRAL During the week past, this
department has been in a WONDERED hubbub
The militia have been coming by hundreds 70
tie protection Of the frontier. Report aud ru-
nor have had long tongues, and such tales as
we hear-doubtlsss, ere they reached Memphis
the news was decidedly exciting. Gen. Phil
lips is here at present, organizing and dis2osing
he militia, as they report. They are TO be kept
in service sixty days, 20 reads the order. Thu
makes several times they have been called to
Po~cahoutas, Until its name has become g house
bold word throughout The Stale.
The last news. from TIA Fals. report them
about DoniphanAnd Poplar BluT, in cousiderable
force, ranging from seveny-fve OF 4 hundred TO
seven thousand. Doubtless there has been con-
siderable force about Greeu7ijle, and the por-
ton Of the Cape GiraIdeau army which followed
Gen. Thompson, has been doing mischief about
those places, but we cannot believe they intend
cd 10 visit Pocahontas. The Federal cavalry
haze been making raids on the people some few
miles north Of our lines, and succeeded IN dri-
wing of nortbwarl, numerous fat steers, sud
carrying much corn to their g-suaries.
When the news Of their advance Oh US, was
first reported, every one who could, got a clean
shirt aud new clothes, tina. they nigh. at least
meet the enemy Ike gentlemen, and be closed
out in good habits.
If the black knights do come, they viii get a
grand whipping Ere this we hope Gems. Price
and McCulloch have given the enemy their due.
Fremont's army Of sixty thousand men is a
pretty good sized thing. but 4; is probable that
the ravinez Of the Oznrks are large enough to
become trenches for his dead.
II we had Gen. Hardse with Us now, we think
it IS probable we might worry the enemy into a
fight at some point above, for it Is only by over
hauling them we will ever succeed, it being my
firm belief they viii never come 10 fight us.
Their proposition seems to be the occupation OF
Jacksonport, hence their manouvefs about Pop
lar Bluff and the country south Of that place
They viii fail in the attempt.
Occasionally we have a good joke occur for
instance, there IS an artillery company here, on
their way TO the commaus in Kentucky They
are under the discipline Of Capt +. Roberts,
and are wonderfully profcient in drill One
evening. wiF "a the week, when all was excite
ment and expectation, It was proposed to the
captaia that be should take our battery here,
and drill with oxen, sixty yokes or which were
placed at his command. He excused himself
on the plea that a flying artillery battery, drawn
bv oxen. would be- too slow an institution for
advance or retreat. and furthermore, his men did
not understand the science Of driving oxen
Thus ended a brilliant idea, over which we have
epioyed many q hearty laugh.
There has been very little money distributed
In this neighborhood, and an occasional
hit At this broken condition Of finances
Is well got of. Yesterday I saw a pair Of boots
with numerous holes in aud about them the
Door fellow who owned them, had carefully
hung them on nails, and labeled them, with
largo letters. Dead broke Thus we amuse
ourselves with our own distress aud discomiorts.
Tonight we have rumors Of our Pickets hav-
ing had some skimishing, bat 80 unreliable are
all these reports, that we will belieAe nothing
until we see for ourselves. n