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Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1862-05-21

From the New York Jouraal Of Commsre,

From the New York Journal Of Commerce we
copy the following:
Among the dssth-dealiDg inventions OF the
day, re ar& apt to los sight Of h.e-sayiHg 6isc3y-
cries Here is one which demands the gratitude
OF tho soldier and his friends. Il is a small, com
pact toUruiquet. on elastic principles, which may
be carried i'll the pocket in IT'S small tin csss NOT
much lsTgsr than tobacco box, and yes is Gg-
proved by our most eminent surgeons Us fully
adequate to all the appliances Of such an ius ,rU
rnent In the course OF var thousands die on
the battlefield from mere less of blood. which
this instrument VIII Instantly arrest. Or No
CleliaD, father IF the gsIerei. remarks in MS
" Principles and PrGcdce OF Surgery thst
more lives are lost from IT, (heuOTrhSge)
either directly or indirectly tnan from all o5 er
circumstances combined" The field toUniquas
so called, is simply handkerchief, OF cord, ami
stick.
The process is 70 tie the handkerchief around
the arm or leg above the wound, and twist itwi;h
the stick till the fow of blood is stopped in tho
main artery This numbs the whole limb as
indeed do most tourniquets Various substitutes
have been invented devised usually t0 sustain
pads Immediately over the artery, end produce
strong compression at that point The eiastic
tourniquet the invention of DR.. Lambert, is the
final discovery, and sUpersedes ell others b. q
simple adjustment of two plates with IN elastic
band, the compression on the artery IS maoe and
gently increased, stopping the fow Of blood
snd yet leaving open the other paris Of the arm
for a sufficient supply through the minor vessels
to sustain life and prevent painful Dumbness. aud
not unfrequent modification. When 1t is coz
sidered that q large majority Of wounds are
found TO be in the eItremlties and not or the
body the Importance of such an invention -
this cannot be over estimsted.
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Occupation Of Norfolk by she Federais.

Occupation OF norfolk Dy sne ScIersass'
We have important intelligence from Norfolk
The evacuation of that city by our forces has
now been completed; but it appears that al
though the work Of evacuation has been in prog
ress fer week, the city was at last surprised by
the Federals.
On Saturday morning it was announced that
the enemy had landed in large force (it was said
100000 at Ocean View, and that their advance
was already near the suburbs of the city. The
whole population Of the city was thrown into a
state Of the greatest confusion and 6smsy. 1t IS
said that an attempt was made to hold the enemy
in check by small portion Of cur artillery, while
the last of the stores were being removed and
the navy yard was being fred
As the last train, filed with frightened women
and children, passed over the Elizabeth rveI, the
bridge over that stream was blown up
When our informant left Norfolk, which " -
in one of the last railroad trains conveying
stores, etc, the navy yard according 60 L.z
statement had besn fred aud Al the dissaucs OF
some miles on the TslLIOai he head laTIihc a
plosions, which were supposed 10 denote the
dry dock
II is supposed that tEs ViIEi1lG lieuimzl has
gone up the river Ii Is SAID thai she CaA ascend
it some five or six miles above Newport News
where she may be OF use III cyEtlibutius tJ The
blockade Of the river.
1t is not known 70 what point our forces lately
| evacuating Norfolk have fallen back; bur il is
supposed thst the bulk of them will be with,
drawn from the south side OF the James and
that immediate measures will be taken t0r tbf
destruction Of the S5abCaTd and Roanoke Iait
road, which, being Duilt u ths extent u many
miles on lines Of p:les through msrshy districts
may be destroyed II such way that lie enemy
cannot repair its connections. - Richmond Ia
dBEiHsT 18th,
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AGatrs nt NorCoIE npd Fortsusout,,.
rom the Petersburg Express, l3thI


We have intelligence from Portsmouth as late as
Sunday, 10 A. n Up to that hour our informant
states that Confederate flags we're flying all over
the city, but that { grldircn banner was 10
where to be seen All the cotton and naval
stores of every description were burnt, and the
tobacco was placed beyond the reach of the in
vaders, by knocking the ends from the boxes,
and pitching them into the Elizabeth The peo-
pie generally submitted TO this execution Of the
governments orders without murmur. We
heard Of but one or two instances where obiec-
ton was interpOsed.
The destruction Of the navy yard and ell the
buildings including stores, timber, etc, wss
complete. The officers quarters in the ysrd
were spared, for two or three Teasons-the most
potent ebeiDg the dangerous proximity of the
buildings nesg. owned by private citizens There
are conflicting reports relative 70 the burning OF
the elegant naval hospital just below Ports
mouth
We nave no later reliable Information from
Norfolk tbaa that already given; there ore many
umors. One is tEat th5 Atlantic AID National
hotels Norfolk have been burnt Another is,
that the Confederate flags we're huttcring 10 the
| breeze there more proiuSely than III Portsmouth
We sre again assured by those likely to know,
that nothing of velue in cit er the qusrtermas-
ter or cemmissary's department at Norfolk was
left to the invaders. Here, rs in Portsmouth. the
cotton, etc, was all burnt It is stated by g
hundred OF more persons that a man In Norfolk
a well known dealer in West India fruit, before
the blockade, was hung By order Of the military
authorities toT his outspoksn sympathy with thE
Lincoln cause; and that a man recently EN-
ployed in the navy yard, named Malone, was
shot through the head for a similar ofepse.
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The Visit Of ,hc Frencb Minister TO Rich.
suOud.

Tb2 Savannah Republican Of tee 18th hss the
following. which agrees with previous rumors E;
Various and conflicting ere the speculetions
with regard to the object of the French minister
to the United States. in his recent visit to the
Confederate capital. From a source higher per
haps than any rom wEich the various rumOrs
afoat have been drawn, we learn the following:
The visit Of Mr.. Mercier 10 Richmond was at
the instance Of the French Emperor, and its OBJ
ject was 70 bring about psci6cation between
the Confederate States and the United States.
The French Emperor proposed, through his min
lister, NJ. Mercier, to refer the solution of our
troubles to the ballot, as was done in Italy some
years ago.
The North contends, as 2l excuse for the war,
that q majority Of the people Of the Confederate
States are still loyal to the Union; the South
denies it. Under this state of facts, says the
French Emperor, let each State represented in
the Confederacy, decide for itself, freely and
without compulsion, with which nation It viii
cast its lot for the future
So far as at present advised, the overture for
reace will probably saii. Our government is
ready to agree TO the mode Of settlement, but it
IS understood that the Lincoln administration
declines intervention on the terms specified.
Mercer's dispatch was forwarded Immediately
to France By a steamer in waiting, and it is not
improbable that Napoleon viii take some decided
step with regard to the war as soon as the result
shall have reached him
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The following letter, explaining some OF the
provisions Of the conscription law, has been
communicated TO tHe North Carolina Convention
b. GJre,u1, s.l-
o0gFFUEraL- ,TalF5 OF AMERlC. liI5
WAR UEPsETalza d. RICaUOND April 80, le6%
Ms EzceaacJ G5v Henry T. C,arh Raieign, y g.:
SIR: Your letter If the 24Jn inst wss received
on yesterday. In reply, have lne nonor TO say
shat the effect Of the cOnscnpJOu act : to sus-
pend calls on the States fOr quotas. The mum
Der of men between the ages Of IL and 80 IS
assumed to be precisely in the ratio OF Populs;
ton.
The first effect of the act is to retain in the ser:
vice all soldiers who were there on the 10th or
April The next, to Gil up the regiments and
companies with men liable to military duty under
the act by replacing those men on service VIVA
viii be exempt from age, with those not now on
service, not so exempt. and thus TO Ill ana keeP
full the existing corps to the maximum allowed
by law. If any States have not enough Iegl-
ments in the service, ss heretofore authorized by
the department to he raised. to absorb the mate
rial between the ages Of Is and 80, the excess
will be collected in camps of instruction, dlscl-
plined and brought into service, pursuant to sec
ton 9th of the act
will accept the State troops IN their present
organization. 70 be received on the same footing
with other regiments already in the Confederate
service, the men over 35 and under Is to be dis
charged within go DAYS from the 10th of April,
and their place supplied from the euEolled con
scripts. The right of reorganization, by cleo
ton. belongs only to y months men. Those
whose enlistment is Tor P longer or shorter Pc
Rod, remain in the service on their existing or
gauizations. These general remarks are sup
posed 70 answer several of your specific lnquI-
RES The enrolment of cCnscTipts will be made
as soon as the requisite regulations can be pre-
pared in order 70 relieve the men now IN service
who are over p years Of age.
> The State troops will be received as stated
above
3 Men over 50 years Of age now in service
viii be discharged within ninety days. They or
others not now In service will be at liberty to
serve by voluntary enlistment, but not in lieu of
the conscripts exempt as substitutes.
4. Volunteering is not topped by the cOnscript
bill. By section l3 persons liable as conscripts
may volunteer in any company now in service. |
You are referred specially TO regulations to ii
inclusive. The ect approved December 1lth, |
1861, providing for the payment Of bounty to
volunteers for the war continues in force.
s Military officers between eighteen and thir- |
-y-ive are embraced by the conscription act.
The quota of each State, under existing laws.
will be all liable to military duty under act Of
April 10Th
I inclose 2 copy Of tee act and regulations
for carrying it into eject
Very respectfully, your obedient servant,
GEORGE w. RANDOLPH
Secretary OF War.
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tends building q steamer for the Cincinnati and New
Orleans trade siIaiar the feet Louisville Atlantic
Capt Hasett has sold HE steamer Estse to srts
In ST. LCul We understand the price paid yTas $50 ggg
She is new boat and Is considered wei wor'L 51-
money.
We viii have abundance Of new low stss "a
ers sfoat tie Ohio rv=r the coming summer bsI. g
the twenty more building Et Pittsburgh. several VII
be built here. The daubieiOus are 10 turn out = new
boat for Ov7uers of he Allen Collier, Cap
Frazer for the Jacob Poes machinery and smother f-r
Capt. Frank Davidson Intended for The St Louis trade
The arins railway ID work Captain Mason OEE
Clipper, for the Wheeling trade. style the Nri8E
Anderson Lithe-uury Is 70 5uid large steamer Tor
the ST Louis and New Orleans trade, something Ike
the Prince of wales
The Nashville left Saturday having in tow two bsrEss
loaded with bridge timber destined for Nashville and BE-
yOnd We iu Hazel Dei's manifesto, from Nashville
fifteen hogshesds sugar. supposed TO be new crop The
Mars appear be retted for the use OF tbe army
and not the navy ss first cont tsmplated She has
not yet been t0wed mp from Island No. lJ. Captain
Reeder we understand viii take charge OF tle Mars
when she i5 ready for business.
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The Conflicts below Rirhmoua.

nv ASHaAGAN bNAo" AeAGuhN"thaHH
We extract from the Richmond Eraminer Of
the 18th:
The last twenty-four hours have been eventful
The fate of the ConfedeTscy perhaps the fate of
Virginia certainly, depends upon the conse-
quences of the acts that have been and are now
in performance.
Norfolk has been evacuated, the navy gard
burnt and its stores, we hope, have been effect
usly destroyed Gen Johnston has completed
his escape from the rat-trap Of the Peninsula, is
now in line Of battle, and the enemy are cer-
tainly advancing upon him, determined to try
the last appeal Of arms. The great battle of the
Peninsula is about to be fought-is now, in all
human probability, being actually fought.
From the Examiner of the l3th,l
If credit may be given to the universal state
mept of the officers and soldiers who came from
the Peninsula to Richmond on yesterday, the
affair below Williamsburg, which Gen. JonR-
ston' dispatch briefly qualified as handsome,
was an important and bloody battle 1t was a
determined attack on our army while in the act
of retreating from Yorktown by the advance OF
the Federal army 1t ended in their repUlse and
defeat and the result was the check Of the enc
my aud the successful completion of the move
| ment ordered by the Confederate commander
| The loss to our side may be found &C. reach
| twelve hundred that Of the enemy was not less
than two thousand. Tie ConfedeTates took a
| general, (wounded) colonel, six other officers
and three hundred and fifty prisoners, who were
| yesterday brought to town by troop of cavalry
They were Yankees of the genuine blue, runts
in stature, mean and vile in physIognomy, and
as a specimen of the material TO be encountered
in the Peninsula, were very encouraging tC
southern observers.
Little is known about subsequent engage
ment which took place on Wednesday, near Bar
ham, in the neghborhood of West Point, wher
the enemy have landed forces for a flank move
ment 1t seems to have been a complete repuls
to them. They are said to have been twic
driven under shelter of their gunbosts, bot
times with terrible slaughter. Two hundred an
forty prisoners taken in this fght we're last even
ing close to the city, and have by this time prob
ably taken lodgings with their brethren.
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The Federal Victories y in EurOpe-'Ehs
denomination Of the Union.

England grows weary of the war. She does
not share the elation OF the Yankees at their
victories, and can see in thcseibarren successes
es no hope of the triumph of the Yankee cause
On the contrary, the English papers regard these
very 9" successes.' of which the Yaukees boast
so much, new and hopeless obstacle TO tho re-
construction Of the Union. Tha London TtIc-
graph even. in sympathy with The Federal gov
eminent, SAYS:
These very successes, 50 ardeutly desired by
the Federals, seem 20 Us likely to prove lust the
last aud most hopeless obstacle to q reconstruc-
ton Of the Union. VIII the South, which would
not return for fair mems. return for foul Can
the Senators ct Washington dream that southern
citizens will coma back and sit again beside
them with The mutual memories Of Ball Run
and Roanoke Thf thought Is Idle The South
may be conquered. subdUai, annexed even. but
not again federated Il -I never, ike Priar.
kiss the hands tCat rc0E -itE rEe blood Of its
children Itw1u EEEt, re dg not doubt, in the
ccRv1 1ntIonaI phrase < - PiHsIdelI-' 30 the
last man and the last DOLLAR and, when these
ultimate expenses eIs expended, it viii oppose g
dOgged spirit which lie engines Of republican
government caLLos master DespOtic govern
ueUts might, but wg suppose tne Norm, in its
most aXcit d moments. coutemplaJes the ballot
for recon5tTEctEE tEe Union and though the
spirit Of tLa South g~s might be broken, treir
interest prompts r5rs.-eTGGCs la 5sgassign.
This --gg- which I-- ~, d. tga7Tsis Two
hundred millions ri z.aG. f. 5sslz 20 laTa Desn
--G-oi 0I tEc 1.de- s..- i0- Ial,5 .t hI.T. IEs
North Is fu-t .7Gu,oz / G5J0CG0GJ C., su---vsI
Hhlo P.Tar-.E5 seotG Ea- 10 floating d-ht "
The Now EG-E --7--E.1.s az llIsliaE Et tE3
resolve CT Congress 30 eAa,. import AID export
duties IN specie, while the Richmond planters
are meeting TO discuss the best way Of burning
their crops for the good Of tie State. Such
patriotism Is there is II the business from be-
ginning 70 end seems, therefore, to be on the
side OF the South, whose financial position Is
also better, end partly on that very account. Is
it likely, then the COnfedeIacy wiz r'Turn 70
pay half share of the war expenditure2 VIII
the South submit to perpetual taxation 70 defrsy
the losses of Mr.. Camcr1n's contracts, or to
Tecoup the cost Of those stoneships which shut
it cut Of the Atlantic We should say not.
We think the passions and the interest of he
Southern States proper are so profoundly enlisted
against = return 20 the Union tina, the idea has
become Ctopian
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The river is still falling rapidly. The weather
was rainy yesterday, with q heavy storm during the
night There was no movement Of interest at the land
ing yesterday The few boats running are very irregu
lar in their movements The following extracts are
from northern papers
ST. LoUIs-We clip the following from the Missouri
Democrat Of gsy 9th
We understand that there will appear in the papers
to-day or tomorrow an advertisement by Col Parsons
asking fol offers for tha entire government tTausportG
zion Ly ih@ rivers % New Orleans and other ports
l. viii Da interesting re ,he friends OF Capt YIN
Newell ~ know tlet Le has returned 70 TIE civ sfe7 N
absence lf nearly yrsI aai has established nirsef IL
tn ssnb1s' ag'uey sod .or'Sar artin5 and o5zmlssi2
business
Fron lLe BepuoASzl of Say l5.
Tie rlvss az this point falling steadily 10 Sc hours
ending II 10 O'clock a. y yesterday, ia" fell =
inches zHd was then d 6l inches ssJve low
Il8rs December 1850 10 feet 81 nCEss below high
yvst-t mari ~ l-II and feet 81 ccLes D5,ov tie cy
dlrec-rL-. he uppel,Ey-fa are al reported ,ag
The ulluo, liver i ,-Hlr4wins into ,s 5z1Fa sEsa
The PIPER Alssspyi Il r5iorted falling from st. Pan,
Gown Tho Last arrival from th- Missouri sPorlz thsf
sire fEL-.ls from Lea enw0Eth down, with feet iu
ths channel
Bus ue4s on guz l-g,s Is toleraby brizk sud aFgs
uul0@f Il buata the landing Government Zs1s
portation IL vong brsky forward and the lsree IcOk
.oraeli1g like old times excepting in tue W1rliS= cAET
seter OF ih- Iurrvhsudiss sometimes Displayed tnsr5.
phe JOHN J. Eoe s-iived from PluEJaTg Landing
She hundred barrels of beef tzheC ttCs- he
CJhfads a. Island 40.
CISlIyyAH -Tfa4n LIE Commercial OF Asy 10:
Thz river continues 90 rre-dr slowly az The rsss - -
inches "a tTeny -four hours Al PttsburE Il e falling
si5wiy slsO AZ tie side reported low EEd
fsHnE From hsre Cairo there l. still good beating
stage With ILe exception OF The canal Lsl.5gils
Bass lrz7yIs 44a feet nave pull through RS
mud. Capt ChGs- DIavO las disposed Cl tEs sls CANT
steHLua. ST cloud % CAPT FenOn s1d tCs Gam o.
AuTST4. The price paid was SlIGg0 Capt DrETo il
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TIE Petersburg Express, Of the 18th inst has
lengthy account Of the destruction of the Viz
ginis. obtained from prominent officers who
were On board Of her. 1t appears that her ofii-
GERS had TO orders foT her destruction, but after
the evacuation Of Norfolk they held q council on
b0sri and determined 20 carry her into James
river, # possible, which could be done. the pilots
said, ~ eighteen feeJ 6rcfJ The ship WIS ghen
dTa"iag twenty-five feet. out all hands were set
TO work ghIening her by throwing overheard
coal ballast. etc. By midnight she was light
eued 20 elgh cen feet, but it was then found that
hos woodeu hull, below the 2 ating, was exposed,
AID that the westerly wind prevailing had so
lowered the water in james river that eigEte en-
iees could not be taken up far beyond Newport
News Thus daylight would ind her under
the guns Of the iron clads Gsens and Monitor,
which could easily capture or destroy her by
firing into her below the armoT.
Another council was held and It wIs resolved
tn destroy the great ship Her decks sHd rs.'
were sErlra,ed with oil. her cs-r Ct ,uTez uun
i.ed mi tirtg men d.s-s'rzIi,, T. -u4H beats.
trans ~ yosTdsr ar-- is,d ri-G -..A t,.5IHot-
d. iiI-5.H ~ parts or g.- vessel, aui li-aa- var-
fghtai s' given -.srai Sia.0s...i.e-''s- ,na
hip ~ Ei5 IN i-aus .~rjs. sDd amer rufa
uc --.a,s t.G,, she tFIH,a cached the nsga-
Ems -.a,,, I9u, u .j5rE ,l the G,Villug hen iur
|Gglut, Vas blown up .,i,i az piDsloH heard
f..-.Y -. mics ,il-Jaat Il would h47= Been
i.,y.5 EI.T.i.s T-je though rn5L.r uT is. sf a.'-
a5sa L,..... ,.. >5a."s Gnt-G ~ gaus D.. Solre-s
Ni0-i b.. ~ York Iiv-., e,-..au1~d 5J --,nLa.l
-guaJlous ar size enemy sGfprug.
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TFzou aur EVENING rDruoa or ygr-ausE-
The Defense Of James River aEd Ric!=-
lloud.

The Defense Of james River ard RicE-
lBOud.
The Richmond EIansincr Of the 10Th says:
It is time that all parties were returning 30
their senses on the gunboat question. These
dreadful vessels may be kept at bay in two ways.
The channels of the streams they threaten TO as
cend may be bockaded; and where the opposite
banks Of the stream are high, and present a con-
tour that enables them TO be defended by guns
that cannot be fired upon until they are aP-
preached within a short distance guns Of large
poweAand calibeT may be used effectively to sink
the boats.
There never was river so susceptible Of de
tense as the James For the first fifty or more
miles below Richmond it is narrow. tortuOus, en-
closed between high bluffs, and presents almost
everywhere the best possible facilities for OBJ
structiOn and defense. Below City Point. where
the river is very wide and shallev, tho defense
against gUnbosts is not so practicable; but above
that point both Petersburg and Richmond can
be rendered inappToachable, if not already so. as
we believe it to be, with proper energy and skill,
in a few days, or even hours
As years work has been spent on the James,
there is rational ground tor sUpposing that the
access Of these vessels has been long since ron
dered impossible. Whether it be so at this mo
ment or not we do not know, or would say if We
did. But if there is a gap it Is certain that it
could be filled by energetic officers in a very
brief space Of time. The stories Of batteries
silenced, battles, ETC. which agitated the city
yesterday, turn ont to be only sensation rumoTs.
But they will do good if the smallest portions Of
our deienses are unfinished.
The actual presence of gUnbOsts in James
river if they should not come Immediately up to
the vicinity of the two cities, would produce in
finite advantage TO our cause. 1t would awaken
city, State and Confederate authorities to the
necessity Of qua ding against the least possibi-
ity of their approach.
Nothing Is more feasible than to complete the
protection of both Richmond and Petersburg
from the close presence of these vessels and the
| actual menace Of a visit will have insured the
execution Of the proper precautions. The only
requisite, now that the authorities have at last
been walked up to the necessity Of the crisis, is a
little energy 1t would be an Infamous disgrace
to the government, and all men in authority, if,
after a warning of ninety days against these
gunbOats, and after menace Of twenty four
hours from their presence in the lower James,
the channel Of this river and Of the Appomattox,
were not closed with effectual obstructions.
It's TO be hoped that the cry Of gunboats has
not set everybody, government included, in
a phTenzy Of impotent excitement; and that the
few simple and practical precautions demanded
by the occasion will be soberly and edsctually
| taken to keep of the danger.