The Memphis union appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1862-1862, 1862-07-17

LOUISVILLE July AzI Aoo1-
HIS Honor, Mayor Hatch:
"Send artillery, and as many men as posi-
bic, to Lexington, KY without delay.
J. T. BOYLE,
Brigadier-G General.
The Mayor Immediately summoned his as
sistants, and after brief conference it was de-
cided to call a mass meeting of citizens at once,
in Fifth street Market space. Messengers
were dispatched in different directions, and at
Lalf past nine o'clock a concourse of several
th ousand persons were assembled at the east
end of the Market House.
In the meantime the Mayor communicated
with his aid General Bates, ex-senator Pugh,
Judge Satin and others, and a brief consulta-
ton was held which resulted in further cor
respondence by telegraph, with Gen. Boyle,
Governor Tod, Secretary Stanton and others
From Camp Dennison the answer came that
two hundred troops, fully armed, would ar
rive in the city at 1890 P. n. Judge Satin
went to the meeting in advance of the Mayor,
ard briefly stated the purport of the dispatch
from General Boyle, and the danger which
threatened Cincinnati. He thought the cit
liens had been too enactive; and now that the
rebels are al our doors, we were called upon to
defend our city, and if necessary he was in ia
vor of going to Lexington, only one hundred
and ten miles distant, and wipiDs the enemy
out of existenc9.
Mayor Hatch arrived end stated he had re-
ceived dispatches from General Boyle that the
most urgent action was necessary-that the
Morgan party, with 5000 men and artillery,
were marching on Lexington, and would cap
ture it and march TO the Ohio, unless prompt
measures were taken 20 arrest its progress
He would 90 in person and shoulder mus
ket, and felt assured that the people would re-
spond promptly in driving the enemy from
the soil of Kentucky.
The Mayor continued in very enthusiastic
strains denunciatory of the rebellion and its
consequences, and urged the citizens to act
promptly in furnishing their own services and
means. He pledged his untiring energy in
any movement that they would adopt, and
suggested the appointment of a committee Of
good. honest, sound citizens to devise plans,
etc, aud report at a called meeting, to be held
| IN Fifth street market space, the next (Sun-
day. morning at nine o'clock.
The meeting then appointed the following
!, committee: Hon. George Hatch, Mayor Hon.
George L. Pugh, General Joshua Bates, Thoa.
| j. Gallagher, Esq, Miles Greenwood, !. d.
| Hartwell, Peter Gibson and Judge j. b.
| Stallo.
! Hereupon the meeting adjourned, and the
committee repaired to the Gibson House for
| consultation. The first action taken was to
provide supper for 286 troops, to arrive from
! Camp Dennison. Mr. 7. p Saunders of the
Burnet House, with characteristic patriotism
and liberality, responded at once. The troops
arrived at eleven o'clock, and after partaking
of lunch, left for Covington, where they en-
barked about one o'clock in the morning on a
special train for Lexington.
These troops were convalescent soldiers out
of the hospitals, and belonging to different
regiments. They are in charge of Lieutenantf
Brown and Swift. Two hundred men belong.
ing to the Fifty second Ohio regiment arrived
at one o'clock, under command of Major
Winters and Capt. Cllbertson. These also
left yesterday morning at an early hour.
While the committee were in session, the
following answers to dispatches were received
COLUMBUS, o., July IL, 1862.
MAYOR HATCH-Have ordered force from
Camp Chase and from Camp Dennison, alsC
sent forward /, 900 stand of arms TO Cincinnati
DAVID TOD, Governor
LOUISVILLE, July II, 1862.
MAYOR HATcU-A regiment from Indians
will arrive here on Sunday morning. W.
will have to defend this city, and. Cincinnati
must defend Lexington. Morgan, with ffteel
, hundred men, has burned Perryville and
msrchiug on Danville.
j. 7. BOYLE, Brig General.
The Committee then adjourned to issue
call for a mass meeting Of citizens, to meet oil
S Sunday morning, at o'clock, in Fifth stree
market space.
The excitement awakened in the city b
dispatches from Louisville and Lexington,
| reference to the approach of the rebel maraI
r der, Morgan, continued throughout the da,
n yesterday, and 70 the hour of midnight. Se'
eral disturbances took place, created by tt
!. ll.timed remarks of some barefaced and aud
o cious secession sympathizers, who had not Il
n sense to keep their mouths shut.