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

FOR DEPARTURES MoNDAT SIZE STEAMBOAT COLUMN.
The river is stationary, but will soon be falling.
as il is doing 50 az New Madrid. business at the LANDING
was very dull. The weather was fine and sunny. with q
cold wind .. There are d considerable number of boats
at Ae landing but few are eaying....Tb The sam Hale
left for White river--.-The Prince Of Wales arrived
from yicksburg, and returns tomorrow The ST.
Francis arrived from White river .... The OB-tmsn
being put on other service, ca led uyon her ,bi,p.rs o.
teriay to take back their freight The KepneLv c5ns
in from New Maird with AGO sacks corn. of which q}57
sacks was for New Orleans and SEQ SACKS Of wheat
The Keu.ueky returns to-morrow. . The Bracelet Iea,es
tomorrow for white Hver--..The ST. Louis Republicsp
Of Saturday week, March T.. reports.
The river 10 this point is swelling slowly Tn che
twenty-four bou 8 ending at ten O'Clock A n va-ta-49y
the river rose half an inch, ard was then se f.st 80
inch above low water mark m December. $500 Thsrs
Is seven feet water in the channel out 20 Cairo. me-
Missouri river is open and clear Of ice 90 Arrow Poct
business ON the landing is dull excepting m Tie move
ments OF government. The tu4usplratgu -ss,9,.r.
have enough % do, and TROOPS au moving daily down
the river, destined for some pOnf unknown. Thev an.
carrying, besides troops. large amounts Of army ,fnras
and baggage. Arrivals YESTERDAY were the Cftv of Alton
from Alton, sunshine from Cilro. c.. w. Graham from
Carksville. Cumberland river, and the Empress from
: Cairo The steamers Empress and John Warner viii
leave for Cairo to-day with cargoes for the government.
The Cincinnati Commercial Of February 9th has the
following:
Al PittsbUrg the river Is falling. with seven and a half
feet in the channel Here its bank fun, but recedinz
slowly. The fails srr uayigablef1r The largest class Of
steamers. The Argyle, Sir William Wallace. Nesfmore-
land, Clara Poe, Horizon, Silver Wave, Anglo Saxon. L..
NJ. Kenuett and Commercial, from pitsburg. passed
down for below being in government service. The
Allen Collier arrived from Fort Dunelson with e~igbty-ons
sick and wounded soldiers
The funeral Of the late Henry William AydeIett a well
known steamboat CLERK, took place at Cincinnati on
Thursday morning, from the residence Of bis brother.
John II. Aydelett No. 20 West Fourth Street The
arDrr. LHea IN AH aH a. Hn
among the government steamer, al destined for the
So seat Of war"
NOTICE To VOLUNTEERs-I am authorized
by HsiorGeu. Polk 10 raise an infantry company for
twelve months or for the war ] viii pay en- extra
bounty TO all persons entering for the war, besides that
provided by the government. snd furnish them with
good unittm and subsistence until they are transported
TO the regiment now go huntsville, Ala. Come one.
come all TO No. IO3 Front Row.
william D. SNEED
81 Capt. z~oIlicsfer Avengers
SUGAR n MoLAssEs ACTIyE-Messrs.
Cayce 4 Son wish us to cal attention to their sales Mon
day morning, the 10Th. Their sales dorngthe past week
amount TO q little over $1,000, at figures from 80 TO G9.c
for sugar, aud from p to 2674e for molasses.
A DIsPUFE-WHo Is ENTITLED To THE
CREDT2-The New York Tribune has the fol-
lowing paragraph in relation to the late victory
at Fort Donelsou, gained by $4,000 Yankees
overabout 10000 Confederates, after a battle of
three days, in which their 1.-THE Yankee) loss was
about three to one /:
The plan c. the operations which have been
crowned by victory in Kentucky and Tennes-
was Gen. Haileck's. 1t did not originate
in this city. Formed ia the West, and on the
ground, it was submitted by Gen. Halleck to
president, and was approved and authorized by
the president To Mr.. Lincoln, who took the
responsibility Of ordering the movements which
have crushed the reBellion in the West, and to
Secretary Stanton, the honor and credit wholly
belong.
On the san day the following appeared in
the Washington letter of the New York Times
Gen. Mcclellan sat by tile telegraph operator
lthis headquarters, Sunday Gen. Buell. did the
same at Louisville, aud Gen. HalIeck at st.
Louis and, the circuit being made complete
between the three, they conversed uninterupt-
edly for hours on the pending battle at Fort
Donelson, and made al the orders aud DISPOSE
lions of forces to perfect the victory and pursue
the broken enemy. The battle was fought, we
may say, almost under the eye of Gen. McClel-
So remarkable an achievement has seldom
science.