Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1861-11-17


Some account Of the steamer Fingal,
which is reported TO have arrived On the south
eru coast last week, freightcI with arms and
ammunition for the Confederate States, may be
gathered from the following:
Correspondence OF the Nav York Eimes.
LoyDoy, October ig.-The steamer Bermu-
ia. with a cargo OF arms and ammunition has
run the blockade and reached Savannah iusalety.
So we are told from America, and the seces-
siouists here are exutlut They say that this
will. IN the first place, show the European gov
enmeuts how weak the blockade Is, and Ell
courage them 20 break Il; and they say, besides,
that there was powder and clothing enough on
board uf har to place their army On an effective
footing In short, soc no reason to doubt what
have stated, that this success is as good to them
as ten thousand lives.
Ii is likely to cost us at leas. that With all
our fleet It seems strange that we could not catch
.h.s vessel, FOR Tucoliact that as early as the
2fh of August, I mentioned the rumJrheTe that
such d vessel had sailed, and that our authori-
ties here knew of it. i could have been no
other than this same vessel, and OF course the
navy department must have had still earlier
knowledge than that, and yet the Bermuda
seems 10 have gone straight In, without trouble,
To say the least il is annoying, 4nd what are
! fba consequence. We have hardly heard this
news 3, neh Nr sea it announced in al the pa
u.rs that a steamer called the EIngal, treighted
with an enormous quantity Of munitions of war
/ of every sort has left the Clyde uomiualiy Tor
/ Madeira and the west coast oi Africa bat Ct
course really for America
Tmgutloaad IN luv letter a fortnight since that
/ there was q story in Liverpool that such vessel
was getting ready and now here she is. These
tbinSs trouble us l0yaiists here excessively, for
| every cartridge on board of this vessel may be
/ the lite of some of our friends and relations;
/ every pound of powder represents terrible loss
! IN our side every rag of clothing represents So
! much LONGER continuance o. lEls War E0r does
/ .as ss1n a,s4mel, OF Two such, end the matter.
/ gbe short stay i made IN Liverpool and GlUs-
| qov convinced me that things were worse OF tor
| Ms than l had supposed. The Secessionists there
! are exceedingly numerous, and, what IS worse,
/ they are in no want Of money
! / stated some time ago that their principal
source ol supply was the FUNDS which the south
am banks had transferred to England on the
/ breaking ont Of the war but l underestimate
! fine sum Besides this, there are large private
resources which arc hard 80 estimate at ALL as
t..y al, deposIiaJ ia many different places, and
are liable 10 fluctuations, particularly IN the
matter of cotton, which has nearly doubled in
urice. and 10 its southern owners, of course If
there are any, UungS continually increasing
wealth / do not believe that there Is any fear
of an over estimate when I say that there must
lie al isasE ultepn million dollars southern prop
ertv here in England
This accounts foT the fact that they have been
| able TO buy the monopoly Of the manufacture OF
arms In the English market, that they have
feighted two steamers with caIgUea, when, N
case Of she Iingal is stated at S5JUUUG aud
in thst of the bermuda could hardly have been
less: that they have bought the steamers them
! selves. as it seems to be supposed they have
and that if rumOr is TO be believed, they are
/ nreparinr to continue the progress as soon as
lbev hear of the fate of the last adventure. In
decd they must do so, tol their purchase Of arhs
| and munitions OF war in England are enormous
and amount, in Birmingham alone, II the news
naners are to be believed, to 100000 a month
II stands to reason that all these arms and ac
rountrements must hs sent Of somehow, and
-be,s Is only onl way. 1t stands to reason, also
tlat every such cargo run in represents an army
10 Them, and TO us the lives of thousands fmen
and. perhaps, the loss Of the contest, and tn,
final destruction of the Union. Is il possible
that the Fingal will be allowed to find port
Another curious fact is connected with this il
an Indirect way. l was told about a fortUigh
since. in Liverpool, that there was a man theT
whose name / was told, who was intriguin.
among the merchants and newspapers and en-
deavorug 10 organize a party in favor Of tn
breaking of our blockade
You may rely upon it that, as matters nov