Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1862-03-09

| FROM the Santa F- Gazette, February 3.
! Military movements in this department have
! been active for some time past. During the last
/ two weeks, however an unusual degree Of sctiv-
! ty has been mauiiested all the branches of
/ the service The militia have been organized in
large Numbers in tue several divisions! The vol
unieers have been c0ncentsting in the southern
I part Of the Territory, and the regulars are upon
a war footing that cannot be mistaken.
Col Candy has been at and in the neighboT-
/ hood Of Fort Craig, for about six weeks, giving
I his immediate personal attention 10 affairs ia
that !orality. The confidence which the people
have in him as a general is almost unb0unded.
( They know him to be cautious, discreet and
brave. Into his hands they hesitate not TO place
their fate in the hour Of uial.> In almost every
instance when ne has expressed a wish for more
soldiers the citizens have responded with a.acri-
ty 20 bis calls. aud il Ell up companies with an
astonishing degree OF rapidity Tor g sparsely
populated country Ike ours. This has been
done, too, 81 time when savage trib of In
dams intess the territory and daily commit out
RACES upon the settlements The confidence
thus reposed ia Col Candy IS we'll founded, and
should be continued.
II it caauot oa exactly understood by oulsid-
ers why lie makes this. that or another demon
strstiOu at one tire or does not make auv dem
Gus sTaliOu al another time, let it not b. cousi3-
NtEQ ~ ttlll u4FdLA nttdilEF IL - Att oI LiLt 10
proclaim TO the world what his designs are.
Such procedure would inevitably draw in its
train disasters without number 1t would in
fact be telling the enemy precisely what they de
slr- TO know, AMI give theu OppOrtuH ties to take
advantages on all occasions. How did they be
come possessed OF Arizona at the beginning of
the struggel How was IL hat mere handful
Of men undertook ente PRISE Of that mAgu-
Jude Simply from the fact that they knew
every thing lgst WAS gsirg On in our midst Gad
embrac. q opportunities that were favorable 10 the
accomplishment of their designs.
BY way OF counsel, then, would say 30 all,
have lain unto the end. You all know that the
heart Of your leader is in mis- cuurtry's cause
that bis energy IS directed to the success Of that
cause. NOU are with him battling for the same
country and the same cause Obedience TO his
commands IS your duty To qu st0n the Wis
dOm OF those commands is not ~iIhin your prov
luce. be acts upon information Of which you
are wholly ignorant. His education and e1pe-
uence enable ham to use that information to the
bsss advantage for yourselves and the great
SirUgg taaJis uT crossing
o. W. Nsdursday Mai Gen. Hovey set ont TO
JOIN his division Of lie militia a. Albuquerque.
b. letters from Fort Craig this week the death
Of bir. Kelly, proprietor of lie Aesiila Tunes is
announced An article appeared in that paper
In which Col Bay Tor was severely criticised, and
winch gave oifs'se to Bag lr The latter de-
manded Of Kelly Ihst he should Tpiracl the otT-n-
siye language which he refused TO do. and sand
he wouid again refer to N 10 his paper There
upon Baylor drew his revolver aud shot Kelly.
Instantly killing him. These are the facts Of
the case as related 60 US
AIr keLy was well known in New Mexico
having iur some time been engaged in the public
surveys OF the country.
Latest advices from Fort Craig say that the
Texans have again retired TO FOr Fillmore
Ihey came up as far as old Fort Thorn, at which
point portion vi them crossed the Rio Graude
AID remained a short time, when they recrossed
he river, and the whole force retIeabed, as be-
fore stated What these movements mean is
not certainly known. Some think tLst they re-
treated 0ecause Of their inability to advance
further. and osl els say that they have been or
dersd back tU Igzas 90 assist iu the defense of
that STATE All tlis is speculation however, and
tine design Of Jheir singular maneuvering has
yet to DO developed.