Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1861-12-03
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from the Enquire, NoN. -tI
Notwithstanding the bombastc aad eNlgger-
atel reports of their success ~ Fort loyal
with WHICH the Yankee pcess haYe tickled thelr
credul0us readers. 40 have reason TO DelieVe
that the amount Of pluudcr which they haze
been able to secure has been SINAI indeed. a
private letter. received yesterday from q gentle
man residing in Columbia, South Carolina, and
who occupies a higl official position, states that
arrangements have been made to burn all the
Cotton and every article on the island OF Port
ROYAL which could be useful 20 fle enemy. Inc
writer saws, la conclusion, "tAe Yankees VIII
| get very little cotton D..
A few DAYS since Major Henry Boyle brought
70 This lity the following named prisoners Of
! war, and being handed over 10 Gen. ihosl,
thew were placed in the Confederate States
prison until a further disposition is made OF them;
! Lieut.. 5. u. Gammann, company IL litn New
York regiment pTiyaiss A5Canley. y A. sud
4 den. L. Rich, Msth. Lyon end ~. II. Caa@0eii.
/ of the same regiment also, Samuel lrutz and
II Olden. two disloyal citizens of Virginia who
| we're found giving g cid apg comfort TO the
enemv. These prisoners were captured'a is"
days since, by Confederate troops, about tYO
/ miles this sideO Falls Church. They were IN a
marty Of about 800 Yankees, ana on being mel
by about - Of Col. Stewards cavalry, the whole
Yankee force took TO tie woods only two stood
! ina TIE NA alE AtANNAA.AeAN-- 49,
cavalry dismounted and followed the Yankees
into the woods, killing seven OF them aud taking
tan pYisoueIs-seYen Of whom above named
were brought to Richmond, Ind tue other tnToe
being badly wounded, were lett al Ccnieivllle'
From the Dispatch, November e7
The General Assembly meets in this city OF
I Monday next, by which time the convention
will have to nuish Up the work before IT, apd 90
iourn sine die or divide the hail with tue people
Representative. We hopeit win adjourn.
The gross receipts Of the Virginia Contra
railroad company for the fiscal year ending sep
TENDER 80, i56i, are So56, 446 SO, as follows
From Dassen0ers, S366.U3i GS; from freight
S2i5552 %; from express freight, Sl7, 467 .!
i from mail transportation, S2j,777 l2; non
other sources, $3,4g7 %. The expenses TOR al
ministrgtion during the year, are S2L5'95| ~
leaving a net revenue OF f5l',209 - IA
( earnings 0f Che road are s23,3A5 % more ina
= the previous year, while tine expenses have II
E creased 1852 %.
One or two hundred Of the Yankee prisoner
are exnected otake their departure from ia
military prisons today, bound Tor SALISBURY
North Carolina. five hundred are TO be ca
r. ried tbither. and then the exodus VIII cease III
less similar stocks shall unduly multiply.
From the Examiner Of nov. q
A few months since Rev. Richard W. Ban
n wei. and other gentlemen from South Caroln
established a depot at Richmond for the pnIIPo..
Of distributing contributions, received troAl sou1
a Carolina, 10 Ire sick and disabled soldiers OF Il
. whole Confederacy. Up 10 Monday last inc
had received Si2,O00 in clothing and S7VUO
A money, which, under the j~udicious manageme'
of the gsntlDmen assoolated IA IN pataoi.c .
n terprise, had been mostly distributed as Design,
= 10 he DIVERS. and in a way which would do Z
myost GOOD. They are still receiving contrib
If tions and doing much good in amehorating t
snaerings Of our soldiers by timely ala VIII
~ tbey ans enabled to render efficient by the nun
.. fcent gifts Of the patriotic sons and daughters
nj the South.
The crews Of the schooners Betsey Ames' a