Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1862-11-11

sggerated A single vessel, the Amazon, wa
Abandoned by her crew ia consequence Of tn
epidemic; the others were barely visited by To
scourge. The French officers say that the tOta
loss experienced by the French on account 0
the vomito does not exceed eight hundred men
Late Washington GsOsaip.
Special to the Missouri Democrat
/ WAsHEGToN, November At is not be
lieved here that the rebels mesu to fight, or tina
they can be successfully flanked at tbe presen
rate Of progress which our main amy is sup
/ posed to have made.
There is much exaggerstiOn about reported
fights. Dispatches from Sigsl represent Schurt1
in possession of Ihoroughfare Gap Stah enC
Steinwher within supporting distance, and Bay
ard at Aldie.
j There will be a fght at Warrenton if any.
where, but it isl6ubtful.
IuformatiDn has been received by government
that 200 or 800 of Stuarts cavalry were still
concealed at P0olesville in the woods, having
laid thtre since the raid
ThsniHtsry cemmissior.s - - d the Hsrpers
\ Ferry Investigation yeste9a Ps' They met to-
/ day, but adjourned over till Thursday, when
| Fitz John Porter win be taken up.
Capt. Gaines, lately of Sigers staff, is to act
as Judge advocate McDowel's case is still
| adjourned from day to day. Probably new
! court will be constituted as two members of the
court are engaged on the military commission.
An investigation of certain masters in the
! quartermaster's bureau has disclosed several
| frauds, and caused arrests. In one instance the
government is found to be charged with double
| the amount OF grain received, the brother OF the
contractor being in the depsrtment.
Col Ingals, chief quaTtermaster of the Poto-
mac, drives $1,000 pair of horses, which, with
an elegant carriage, were presented to him BY a
contractor.
Senator Bsyard addressed meeting at VIII
mington Delaware, last night, at which many
ladies were present Some patriot put sulphur
and asssfoetda in the stove, which soon cleared
the room, squelchiDg sratoTsRs well as audience.
Miss Buchner, OF the quiniue hustle, is still
in the old Capitol prison, bat viii be released
tomorrow if she takes the osth of allegiance, as
promised
The disposition Of Morris Buck Bailey is not
determined upon.
The military commission engaged in inspect
ing the works around Washington will make an
elaborate report covering the whole subject, and
discussing the many points of interest They
have already made considerable progress The
C commission have concluded that the selection of
sites for the various Notifications, which form
periphery of thirty-fve miles, are well selected
and that the forts are well constructed, but that
more artillery and gsrrisons are required to rem
der them absolutely impFegnabls, and that the
interval between the larger works ought to be
strengthened by rife pits, Tedoubts and sbattis.
The commission was formed at the request Of
General Barnard, who is considered one Of the
most accomplished engineer officers in the world
His recommendations, 50 far as their indorse
ment by the commission, will be laid before
Congress at its approaching session, and small
appropriation asked for
Major General Schuyler Hamilton has reported
which attacked him in the South He has al
ready been assigned to duty in the 6eld.
To the Associated Press North.l
WASHINGTON, November "A dispatch from
Fairfax Court House, dated November 4th, says
the ebeis attempted TO drive in our pickets at
Bucklsnd Mills, bat were repulsed.
All quiet along the front.
Scouting parties report 10 force Of the enemy
| IN sight OF White Plains
Detective officer Bakers special force did
| good service on the departure of the troops
from Fairfax. Eight persons were arrested by
| them, several Of the rebel mail carriers, horse
| thieves, and large amount of government prop
erty secured.
Our troops took possession of Thorouekfsre
Gap yesterday with some fighting.
The appointment of brigsdier-g general has
been conferred upon Col Alfred w Ellet, who
distinguished himself in the operations Of the
ram fleet, and he has been authorized to raise 8
volunteer brigade to serve with the ram fleet in
| eoDjuetion with the gunboats on the WesteTn
waters.
The son of the late Col. Charles Eiet, who
was wounded in the engagement at Memphis,
| has been appointed colonel ia the brigade.
The Secretary of War has ordered military
commission TO be organized to inquire into the
conduct of Major General Buell. ia reference to
his permitting the invasion Of Kentucky BY
| General Bragg, his failure to relieve Munfords-
vile and allowing its capture by the enemy; his
conduct during tie battle of PeTyvile; his
allowing the forces of General Bragg to escape
from Kentucky without capture or loss in at
tacking them; also his operations in Tennessee
aud Kentucky. The court is to be held in Gin
cinnati
The Monitor leaves on Saturday for service.
No one is allowed on board to see the nature Of
her repairs.
Surgeons were appointed to-day to examine
the drafted men in Pennsylvania.
The recent stringent orders from headquarters,
requiring all parties In Baltimore who ship goods
to any point in Washington or government de-
pots to take the oath of allegiance, and men
who purchase such goods, or whom they are
Shipped to, to give proof Of their loyalty by
| taking an oath, has worked aud is working q
wonderful revolution.
The commissioner of internal revenue decides
that the making up of bedding and mattresses
is considered manufacture, on which tax of
| 3 per cent. ad DaiOrem must be paid.
The rumor, taken from Southern papers, that
Mobile has been taken, is not credited here. We
ought to know.
General Banks declares that the present win
ter is Dos to be lost in inaction The govern
ment, he says, is determined to put forth its
strength, for numerous expeditions are on foot
that cannot, if vigorously pressed, but be fatal
to the revolted States. General Banks has con-
ferred with the governors of all the New England
States on his new expedition, which is to be en-
tirely under his command.
The case of Mcdowell was to haze been
reached today BY the court of inquiry now in
session here.
The Hsrper's Ferry case, however, dTags its
length along 50 slowly that il may be sone days
before it shall have been finally disposed Of
Msjor General Schuyler Hamilton has been
ordered to duty under General Rosecrsns.
The proceedings of the military commission
in the case of a citizen named Seeley Lewis, are
now made public. He was tried At Memphis,
charged with smuggling goods through the
lines against the order cf the commander and
also with passing through them with the inten-
ton of visiting the enemy, giving them informa-
ton. The commission found hun guilty, being
convinced the prisoner was a spy, and unsni-
mOusy condemned that be be hanged. The
order Of the President of the United States upon
| the proceedings is as follows
So far as the sentence of the case relates to
the accused as spy, it is disapproved, the com
mission not having jurisdiction OF the ofense.
The sentence of death is mitigsted to imprison-
ment for six months, commencing this day, Oct
25th, 1862. a. LINCOLN.
The 9th Vermont regiment, now at Chicago,
is to be exchanged az soon as possible
The 7Lh Vermont is to be brought from New
Orleans to Fortress Monroe, or some healtbful
locations and recruited to its full strength. Dis-
ease and hsttle have reduced it to Two hundred
or three hundred. 8.
CAPTURE OF A TRAIN AND NINETY PRIs-
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