Daily union appeal. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1862-186?, 1862-08-12
LATE FROM RICHMOND.
500 900 Western Troops Ready
for the Field.
Order Of the President Concerning Per-
sons Disc0uragiRg Enlistmenfs.
MICHIGAN's QUOTA FULL.
The Guerrilla Porter Defeated,

tured at Front Royal some time since. and for
merly employed IL the House of Representa-
tiyes here, reached Washington to-day via
Fredericksburg, having left Richmond on Fri
Gay last, where he has been abo6t the city on
parole for one or two weeks. He is not able
to communicate much because of his parole
but declares that Richmond has not been evac-
uated, and that there has been no signs of pes.
thence there, though there is a vast amount of
sickness.
The rebel army lies east of the city, and he
is confident, from what he has learned, that its
effectiveness has been greatly exaggerated.
NASHVILLE, August by direction of the
President Lient. AlOnzo Miller, of the 6Ist
Ohio, and ID Lieut.. w. c. Hatchins, of the
18th Wisconsin, are dismissed from the service
of the United States.
Among the wounded at Malvern Hill is Col.
Gamble, Of the Sth Illinois cavalry.
BALTIMORE, Aug. 7-Qaite a stampede is in
progress from this city OF parties eager to es-
cape the draft. Some are going to Europe,
many to Canada, and some to various North
ern States.
Many leading secesh are leaving for parts
unknown.
Feom tho n. T. Tribunel
WAsHINGToE, Aug. 7.-Riehard Basted of
New York is appointed Brigadier General of
volunteers, and ordered to report to Governor
Morgan.
The ARRIVAL of Cassius M. CLAY is now
| hourly expected by the government. His
friends claim that he aud Gen. Fremont are to
have fall military control OF the territory west
Of the Mississippi ... ..
From the \. Y. Herald
| FREDERICKSBURG, Va, Aug. THE expe-
dition sent out under Gen. Gibbon last Tues
| day has returned. A portion of the com
mand under Col. Cutler dashed off to the right
and made descen. upon Frederick Hall sta
tion, twelve miles from Gordonsville, on the
| Virginia Central railroad, destroying the
/ buildings stores, and about half a mile Of the
track. GIbbon, with the main body, had a
/ sharp skirmish with the enemy on the Rich
mond telegraph road, twelve miles from Fred
| ericksbnrg. Several prisoners were taken.
/ We lost one man killed and several taken
/ prisoners. But two of Gen. Gibbons column
| were wounded.
The enemy had been apprised Of our ad-
| vance, and came around upon our rear from
Bowling Green.
The loss sustained by the rebels is unknown
WASHINGTON, Aug. S.-From intelligence
received at the War Department it was acser-
tanned that 100000 Western troops of the new
| levy, will be ready to go into the field this
| week. This report delights the President as
much as it would loyal people who are anx-
iously waiting his efforts to hurry up the end
Of the rebellion.
/ SPRlNGFIELD, Mo, Aug. 7.-At daylight on
the morning of the I'd, Col. Lowther, with a
band of one hundred and twenty-five, attack
ed Captain Birch's command, of seventy
five Federals at Ozark. Capt. Birch having
been apprised of the meditated attack fired and
abandoned his tents aud withdrew into the
! brush, soon after which, the enemy made into
: the burning camp, and called upon our men to
j A. i
ley of musket balls, emptied seN eral saddles,
when the rebels broke and rua. loosing most OF
their arms, and portfolio containing muster
rolls and correspondence. The enemy had two
killed and several wounded. After retreating
forty miles from Forsythe, on White river,
| where Birch attacked them at daylight, on
the morning of the 4th, and killed three OF
them, wounded seven, and captured twenty
five horses, seventy guns, most of the clothing
, and saddles of the men, with two hundred let
ters, and original authority from the War De.
partment of the Confederate States, authoriz-
ing Col. Lowther to organize a regiment OF
partisan ranger for service in Missouri, Kan.
aas, Iowa. and Illinois. Gotten, Hughes and
Tracy are making a strong effort to get a foot.
ing in the State, hut the activity of our troops
hsVe so far prevented it. The citizens are be-
ing enrolled in the State MALTA. Thirty-foul
companies have already been organized, fifteen
of which have been armed and are now chas.
: ing guerrillas and assisting our troops to main.
, tain quiet. There is excited state Of feel
!, ing, and death to guerrillas is the motto. Sew
! en- guerrillas were hung in one day, by par.
ty of citizens who joined together for fox
chase. The time for resorting to law or wait.
ing for Government troops has gone by, and
loyal citizens are determined to take matters
in their own haRds, and rid the country ot
lawless merrauders and guerrillas.
lWAsHINGToN, August 7.-Cassius NJ. Clay
! is talked of as likly to be sent to Cincinnati
to assume command Of the department O
Ohio, Indiana, and Kentucky. Prominent
I Kentuekians have assumed that troops shal
! ! be crowded into Kentucky, rs fast as RAISED
. in Ohio and Indiana. They ask also that th'
! property of rebels shall be seized at once, anC
all refusing to take the oath of allegiance shal
be driven South.
WAsHINaToS, August s. The followin.
order authorizing the arrest OF persons dis
I cou1aging enlistments, has been issued 81
= WAR DEPARTMENT, !
WASHINGTON, d. c., Aug. 8.
Ordered, First That all United States mar
: shals, superintendent or chiefs of police il
! any town, city or district may be, and the
s | are hereby authorized and directed to arres
I and imprison any person or persons who ma,
|. be engaged by acts, or speech, or writing i
! discouraging volunteer enlistments, or in an
: way giving aid and comfort to the enemy,or i
: any other disloyal practice against the Unite
!. States,
Second, That immediate report be made !
{ Gen. s. G. Turner, Judge Advocate, in orde
: : that such persons may be tried before mill
J tary commission.
= Third, The expenses of arrest and imprii
$ onment viii be certified to by the chief cler
!, of the War Department for settlement an
payment.
. [Signed] EDWIN M. STANTON,
= Secretary of War.
DETROIT, August s.-Mic6igan has nearl
filed her quota under the first call for 10000
men, and will finish her quota under the la
" call without resorting to draft if a short e1
tension of time is allowed eight regimen