The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-01-26


battery Of thntytwo FOUNDERS Is 10 pc erected on
the banks OF the Mississippi Memphis order g. stop
passing vessels The river craft will therefore be
PEELED to lie to at that point, well a. Ncksburg.
The Tennessee Minute Men To be the orgnaors OF
this new outrage We quote the following from the
Memphis ludionche Of Monday
The Minute Men have ha. tender to them sixteen
thirty two pound BY Major A. " Douglass, who
became the purchaser when the federal poyeru ent ds
posed OF the Navy Yard OF the city These guns are
We learn, in good condition will mmediat ly be pat
in working order A ccnra .ttec conssti. az Canaan
James Hamilton, Colonel William r. Hunt ID b. s..Iloy
Anthony Street and e. beloaeh have been appointed to
take the business in charge ara proceed at curry
out the purposes Of TIE ASSOCIATION.
II is the purpose Of the Fommltee learn to apply
TO the city Council or the privilege Of erecting bat
iery ~ such points as BE- selected, wen an
appi opriatioA commensurate with the pnn proposed
ihe presence OF these cannon seems almost providen-
tai, and il bchooscs Us occupying the position thai
Memphis does, TO avail ourselves Of every repe
the attack and insure safety should actual bpsttes
whch now there seems little doubt occur Let US by MI
means Strengthen ourselves every avaahc manner
10 DC prepared Any and every Contingency wo
trust that our patriotic and public SPIRITED will
au the committee N ids work which NAV ey.ntnalv
1yc our savater, AM show to aboiti0nists aud thor
federal alice If they should ATTEMPT coercn that here
~ Tennessee they viii be welcomed with the
q
III Louisville Coufir uas the foloying:--
There IS no longer any room to doubt the report tina,
1itry has been erected at Vicksburg the orlact of
Nnch V 10 enioi re The orfor compelling al eesooad"
team boats to land at that port submit IN N
sp'e'nh ~ we CONSTITUTIONAL authorities Steamboat
n'n who arrived tn tha' ont on Sundtg md yester
dpy ooium the y Il y The rumor, ana have furnish.
uf N aames OF several boas Who have thus con
PEELED 70 and and undergo formal searrh We
assured that such boats required To pay the
Wharfage rates although their business engagements
iot require Them to lam at vicksburg
The Cinclnrati Clmnl -rctct says
The Aississippans ''uead earnest" in making
81 fofeipn" boats stop and give au accoun, OF them
Selves, The A. o. TyGr aisobey ed the Gfsi i,iac,1a
elvored by six pound shot, and a twcnty -four
founoer rs loaded with chain shot, and aimed
boat Fortunately or unfortunately, the may
b, The gul missed fire md 20. beyoni range Il
the battery. he Tyior landed at Buffers wharf boat
WINS b. uded by detachment OF military, and made 70
80 va " the enc 'mrment where she was thoroughly
dverhrl'i nd then Permitted ~ 90 ON her way All
On ch'nat boats will be stopped by the soldiers Of the
new republic
IN, ticksburg vhio { the 10Th says
The n ston Of The military companies having been
changed 10 below the steamboat landing dowu stream
boats will not b. required 10 stop above the c.y Cap
ains fhouid bear III niad that they will be permitted
TO pass down withou. making landing here and q 20,
beew The wharf taat with their before indicating
their intention Of stopping SELDOM iss here
without and.ng The! wi ind no trouble in complying
with the sbcve
Aspc, from oscrnor rctus OF Miss's sppi
sent to the legislature the 18th instant makes
following announcement
Being al, s,d by Governor Louisiana that Q had
reason 70 believe That expedition would be
the sstssipp river g. reinforce The garrisons ~
forts ana arsenals OF That State Captain Kerr WITH
si'eei OF the jackson artillery Company aid OF iar.
Can't IL w. Miller 10 call out the volunteer coinpanirs Of
NAshurg and take such position would enane him to
prevent any hostile spedt from the No there states
resce9dps the aTnGs that '@s s TO- : 40
II II. M'ller u withdraw bis forces from Tho position
they han taken.
According TO the Cairo Gasoe there s a vac, .cciuu
lation OF II sht At Cairo, awaiting shipment down the
yer. u remains TO be seen how far tho hostile demon
STATIONS Of the scc,=son,s,; II II affect commerce.
ALABAMA.
Intel gence received Fort Morgan, at tho mouth
OF Mobile bav, under date Of tho 18th, saysstort Mor
gen has b,en much improved in comfort france and
military preparation. The guns completely command
the channel and bear effectively for two miles The
rsop 200 strong. Col Ieadbeatcr, assistN
by Capt Ierneur and - Douglas, is pushing forward
the engineer department vigorously. Nothing but
bombs ,ort do any damage 70 tho FORT and they could
do little. Now and then bomb nigh Kill
men, but ,ha covcr,s fos them worry
Tho magazines almost beyond the possibility o.
damage by a bomb.
LOUISIANA.
FoRTIFrCATroSs an THE STATE.
Tho New Orleans p,fu of a receut date, speaking 1T
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