Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1862-07-17


We eonveTsed on Monday afternoon with a
gentleman just from Texas, and the West Who
gives US some very interesting particulars os
tle state Of affairs on his route FTs had bea7
tlree weeks on the road, travelling by land most
OF the way and crossing Red river TWENTY-FIVE
miles below flcksbUg The latter DIace was
then Dei9g 0ombaTded and numbers Of the
houses uddied.
AT Shreveport three Yankee trading steamers
WITH tull caTgoos, come up 20 the town to trade.
The parties on board exhibited counterfeit rsss-
ports, and endeavored to pass themselves Of AZ
| Confederates- All Of them brought between
thirty and forty thousand pair Of cotton cards.
/ the baiance OF fheir caTgOes being comDGssd Of
/ boots, shoes and other much needed articles IN
I the South. The authorities, however. we're too
I quick for them, and the military commander Of
the post seized the vessels, put the parties on
board IN prison, put up the goods at auction
end turned over the proceeds TO the C0nfedersls
| treasury. Two steamers Of C. similar character
being reported below, at the mouth Of Ouachfsa
rIVeT, an expedition, consisting Of detachment
OF four hundred men, was sent off to seize these
also Our informant did Eo- learn the result at
the time he left
From the various plantations along the rivar
below FlcksDurg, the enemy have impressed
tlali Two Thousand negroes luf1 Sarrias-
besides taking al the mules, whselbaTrovg,
spades. etc, they could lay hoid OF. They stated
their object 10 be the digging of & canal for ths
purpose Of cutting of Yicksburg from The MIS-
sissippi, and thus get the command Of the whole
river, enabling them to navigate without getting
under the guns Of our batteries YicksbUrg, i
is then said, wiz be- as it were four or Eve miles
out in the country. The general impression
was, that they would succeed in this nefari0us
scheme, by the aid Of their fleets, our forces nos
being able to reach them.
Tho people are burning their cotton almost
everywhere along the river, end far back IN the
country. This feeling is universal, and they Do
not consider it any sacrifice. One widow ledy
whs had about eight hundred bales, had set fire.
to 1t. and burned every bale When told before
hand that there was no danger for her, she re-
piled that she felt anxious aud uneasy in having
i around her. Even In Texas, every man has
his cotton SO stored as TO be able 20 apply the
torch when necessary. Some mad their bales
piled on foundations Of lightwOod.
The grain ercp in Texas, from the Rio Grande
10 Red river, this year, is the largest ever known
in that State. Occasionally small patches Of
cotton are seen, and this is planted for home use
The conscrpt law was being fully enforced in
Texas, and the Governor had summoned every
man between thuty-fve and forty-fva TO organ
izs for the defense Of tho State
An order had been extended for every family
20 leave Galveston, 1t having been determined,
as in the case Of VicksbUrg, TO defend it to the
last This o-der had been complied with, ssTo
by some seven families. The parties being sUs-
pec.ed, their houses were searched, whsn the
stars and stripes were discovered, intended 70 be-
hing out should the Federal5 take the city. All
those guilty Of this treason, were taken cut i'm
medi2tely and hung.
Our informant tells good Joke played Of BY
The news boys On Picayu1e Butler, on bis land
ing in New Orleans. They colIscted together
and proceeded to the levee, where Butler was to
land. As he stepped on shore, they shouted. in
chorus, Here's your Extra Picsyune" The
boys had no papers with them, and the effect
produced was irresistible Charleston C0gTjer.