davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The New York herald., 1862-03-28
Oar Mississippi Correspondence.
ON BOARD GUNBoAr CARoNpnr,
4 NEAR ISLAND No. 10,
NsHsshPr Rvm, March 20, 1852.


Rebel kovsments-NigM Signals, dc.
During the last forty eight hours there has been but
little Of interest ansprns here. and, aside from the
appearance Of nee the river and occasional
port from one Of ortars sends Oh s spherical
ove letters" there nothing that would tend 70 show
that "No. 10" was under siege What We are waiting
for no one save the Flag Ocer knows hereabouts but
presume that there are good reasons for inacon
There talk towards night, the day before yestsr-
day, Of running the rebel blockade with part of our
guboats 10 attack the rebel batteries from below
but that project was given up.
The rebel steam transports were flying around down
the river like mad all day yesterday, and II was
missed that the rebels had forced Popes troops back from
tho river at New Madrid, and abdcating the
island; but more inclined 10 the belief that the
movement was only russo to deceive about new
man9uvre Of their own.
All last night bright signal lights were blazing upon
the island and at the main shore batteries
thousand surmsee TO their meaning. do not think
that the signals amounted to anything especially
tokenpg ovements OF the enemy though many OF the
nav1 oGsrs seemed TO consider that the lights wcre
Significant enough 10 warrant them in changing their
positions somewhat changing the orders Of the night,
and melting them TO renewed vigilance, lest night
attack by the enemy in force deprves Of the Of
few Of mortars and transports.
The weather this morning s 1ne Not breath stirs
tho air cloud obscures the sunlight This is the
first fair day have had since Tuesday and hope that
Commodore FOote will take advantage OF to give the
forts another taste Of his metal Anything to dspe this
ennui.
The New York herald., 1862-03-28

BRooEiyS ACADEMY OF Music-" "lasancllo" was given,
last night this establhment to house large at
tho performance Of the "rravata" Whether II was the
opera or the ballet that attracted the saints in such
crowds cannct take upon ourselves to say, but Ger
tainy hcro they were in fcrcc We arc afraid that the
prs ne Gniaa,oa of the beautiful Cubas will make
much coinmoton among tie elect OF tho city or Churches
as did hat OF Lola Moncz in the court Of Ring Ludwig
BivagiI
The New York herald., 1862-03-28
rf,vcments of Iarson Brovniow.

LOUISVILLE, Ky, March q 1862
rarson Browaow has nrriycd here and lcavcs for Gin
cinnati at noon 10. day.
The New York herald., 1862-03-28
Movements Of the Rebel Steamboats, ON
the Mississippi.


The Clarke Dolsen, Cotton Plant, Mears and Mary
usage at Point Pleasant the former fred q eighteen
times coming down, and had shot put clear through
her kitchen and cabin. The principal damage done
among the crockery The Keenc has great number or
MIME ball marks about her. shot probably twelve
FOUNDER passed through the mates and pilots In
the Texas but hurt nobody Wesuspsct Captain Corioran
to be rather proud Of the honorable that
The New York herald., 1862-03-28
NEWS FROM TENNESSEE.

Columbia Occupied by Union Troops
Rebel Cavalry Captured-No Cotton to
be Planted This Year, &C., &c.
LOUISVILLE, March 27, 1852.
Colonel Aillicks Thrty-sscond Indiana regiment
pics Columbia, Tenn.
Memphis papers contain Richmond despatch OF the
10TH stating that Friday 1000 federas passed Cum
berlsnd Mountains and captured companies of rebs
cavalry.
courier arriving at Knoxville, reported that the
fsdsrals from 5000 70 5000 strong, were twenty i've
miles from Knoxville and advancing.
Both houses Of the rebel Congress have passed resou
sions advising that cotton be planted this year.
CHICAGO, March 27, 1862.
The Chicago Nmes says that . steamer has arrived
from the Tennessee river with q number Of prisoners
taken near Pittsburg, Tenn.
A gentleman who has been some time connected with
ths Mobile and Ohio Rairoad arrived to-day, reports
that Generals Chssthsm and Polk have left Humboldt
with their forces to join Beauregard whois concentrating
his forces at Corinth. Their pcksts extend within
Gig htesn miles Of our forces.
The New York herald., 1862-03-28

rr,,t Tair-Ths United states steam revenue cutter
lady Marchant left the city at COR O'Clock yesterday
opds canned down 10 he Nairos ard after finding her
TO b. lufcct Success ctusntd al anchored on the Bat
tory The speed obtaaed was thirteen knots rer hour
She most oil Stuuy Gt ed cat, aud les four ms.
Tho following list of her OacTs:-Captan, Dot gas
Ottnren FIRST cgtcrot, W Laws; Second Lioutctau'
A. Cay Third Ii1t ttcnant. W. w. Holloway TITO enginco
dcuartmen was condu ocd b. t SC who Cited her cut
The New York herald., 1862-03-28
Arrival OF the Steamship saxenia.
PERIL0Us VOYAGE FROM HAMBURG TO NEW YORK.
FoU1 DAYS DETENTION IN AN ICE PACK.

FKRlL0US VOYAGE FROM HAMBURG TO NEW YORK
FoU1 DAYS DETENTION IN AN ICE PACK.
The Hamburg steamship saxonia, Captain Ehlsrs,
arrived at this port last evening from Hamburg and
Southampton, and makes the following rsport:-Lsft
Southampton Wednesday, March IL; had fine weather
and light winds up che 10th, which day, in lati
tuds ~ s. longitude 40 "a, passed several large
bsrgs. On the following day (2oth) came between
some drift ce stopped the engine; but having discover
ed that they were only email streaks and not very
heavy, ventured In IT, later In the same day the ice
became packed, that could only proceed At
the rate OF four miles per hour all night Often found
free ater and hoped TO be clear Of the ce On
the 2Ist, however, the ice became so compact that
the ship could proceed but very slowly. Saw a
brig under sail ahead, about six miles distant,
apparently in clearer water attempted to get up to her
but the heavily packed ice prevented, and at nghtfal
was compelled stop tho engines. On the 22d started
the engines but could make but very little headway and
was obliged often stop the engines in order 10 keep
the screw clear Of the large leo blocks About the
.amO day, man from the above mentioned brig came
10 the the ice and reported that his vessel
Grace Newfoundland, with cargo Of salt, and that she
had been the ice for eight weeks, and getting
short OF provisions. Tho then about three
miles southeast from tho brig; but 1t impossible
to get TO her as the Ice wns so heavy and we could only
We ma than three miles that day and night
had stop the engines again strong southeast breeze
sprung up during the night, and the next morning
(23d) six O'Clock, discovered the ice Open and
could proceed dense fog then prevailing and the
brig could not be ssen We then proceeded
aud gradually into clearer water the speed Of the
engine was, however, sackened during tho night. Az
four O'Clock the morning OF the 2ih got entirely out
OF tho cc after having been detained in II four days and
three hours, during which time distance Of about two
hundred miles only made. The last part Of tho pas
sage had strong westerly winds.
The Saxonia behav cd extremely well in the ice and the
only real danger In breaking the propeller which
only avoided by paying The strctest attention TO the
engine aud stopping It IN time to keep II clear Of the
largo blocks
The sailor from the brig in tho leo reported that
they had thrco four moro vessels in the ice
Iur ilo qip Qrpa
regret at not being able to supply tho brig render
bcm any assistance, II impossible to approach
The New York herald., 1862-03-28

CHCAGO, MSICh II IooZ.
special to the Chicago Tribune contains the follow
ing
gentleman arrived on the Consstoga this morning,
with intelligence from Island No 10 up TO two O'Clock
Wednesday afternoon Colonel Buford sent force TO
make reconnaissance the Kentucky shore, Tues
day night which succeeded in capturing six prisoners
belonging to Tennessee cavalry regiment They report
the strength Of the rebels the island at Is 00o
General Bragg in command Fifteen hundred reinforce
msnts reached there from Humboldt, having come by
railroad point only fifteen miles distant. Still larger
reinforccmsnts expected BY the route last
night.
Measures have been taken to intercept this means
Of communication.
special despatch TO the Chicago Journal from Cairo
says-Aemphis papers Of the 22d state that only one
man was killed In the nrss four days bombardment At
Island No. 10. He was citizen Of Nemphia. 4
The New York herald., 1862-03-28
THE FIGHT AT ISLAND NO. 10.
Reconnaissance Down the Missouri shore
Capture Of SeeessionIsts- ts-Their Reports
Relative to the Movements and strength Of
the Enemy-The Loss Of the Rebels During
the Bombardment,
&o., &c, &c.

ST LOUIS, March ~, lSoZ
special despatch TO the Republican, dated Island
No TO- evening Of the Goth rays that only three shells
thrown by the mortars oday TO which response
was made by tho rebels
This morning Col Buford sent reconnotering party
Of twenty mon, Of the Twenty Illinois regiment
down the Missouri shore. They arrested three premi-
nsnt residents who report that two thousand negroes
employed the island and at the batteries along
the shore; that sxtyfve rebel troops, including two
lieutenants, and forty negroes have been killed
by our Shells that the upper shore battery
k abandoned but the others being strengthened that
the enemy fifteen thousand strong, and that their
campmen has been moved entirely out Of the range o.
our guns.
The rebels confident Of success say they
good road TO Trenton and other points, by which they
escape whenever they choose They have plenty Of
provisions.
Three rebel steamers, loaded with troops, were seen
watching the shore, to prevent communication from
here The total number Of the enemys transports Is
eleven.
Two or three balloon ascsnsions have been made by
Captain Steiner, but the weather was too thick for fa
vorabe observation.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1862-07-09
THE ARMY DETERIORATION BILL.


The New York Tribune earns from Washing
ton that a gentleman of high social position
abroad, in speaking of the policy of the Empe.
ror toward this country and Mexico, writes as
follows
The policy Of Louis Napoleon is tortuous aud
mysterious, and is not to be trusted. He has
set himself up as the arbiter of Europe, aud his
ambition would lead him to play the same rule
IN America. There are many signs which au-
thorise tie belief that he would like to mediate
in our domestic question, or, failing in that, TO
intervene. Tn movements Of his minister, NJ.
Mercier, have been anything but satisfactory.
snd have it from pretty good authority that
since bis visit to Richmond be regards the restor-
alton of the Union as imprsctieable.
France has no interest in the American CONT
nent Of her own, and no question with Mexico
which required the extraordinary course that has
recently been adopted. Consequently, in break
ing the terms to which those pOwers agreed at
London, some special object must be eOntempla-
ted. 1t is easy to understand that with the bey-
erage Of Mexico, Louis Napoleon might, If so
disposed, threaten us with an alliance Of that
country to the Cotton States, unless we adopted
his counsel and accepted terms of separation.
He is quite capable Of that or any other policy
by which the interest or glory Of his dynasty
could be augmented Aud you may rely upon
it there is some such object in view.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1862-07-09
FRorI

The Federal organ at Memphis has infoma
ton from Yieksburg, received by one of the
Federal steamers. 1t is stated that the tow
and batteries are being played upon by twenty
mortar boats from below, and six Of the Missis-
sippi hotilla from above. a portion of Farra-
CUTS Heet, seven vessels, are above the town
the remainder below. The irOn gunbOats Benton,
C~arOndelet, Louisville and Cincinnati are also
above.
It is admitted that " the city has been far less
seriously damaged . than was expected, and also
that the defenses are far stronger. 1t is stated
that " the batteries are found to extend along the
shore some three miles, completely covering the
river in trout of the town, and believed to num-
Der from seventy to eighty well mounted guns.
These batteries reply ~irregularly to the boats"
The additional fact is mentioned that the " city
is now occupied by Gen. Lowell, with from 1900
to 2000 troops, besides which that general has
quite a corps d'armes some miles inward, and
their proximity continues to be the sole bar to
the immediate occupation of the position the
naval armament being unaccOmpanied By any
land force adequate to the holding of the posi-
ton. The canal is in rapid progression"
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1862-07-09
Flood Ian the missouri,

The river here has commenced falling a little,
but it cannot continue long so TO do, to judge
from the accounts we have from the upper Mis-
souri,. The officers of the Sam Gaty, from Flor
ence yesterday, statez that the upper Missouri is
rising as it was never known to do before. It's
flooding the whole country from Sioux City TO
ST. Joseph. The Platte river was never known
to he SO high by any of the residents on its
borders. Several of the towns between Florence
and St. Joseph are inundated, among them
Union City, all the inhabitants of that town
having left, and carried their effects with them.
They have even taken so much of their houses
with them as could be torn down and carried
off. The people all along the river have fed in
terror from the rising waters. The river is in
this state so far W as heard from, and the swell
is likely to be very rapid and considerable at
this point. The Sam Gaty ran past the rise at
st. Joseph. The residents of the town of Ell
wood have also gone with their effects, and the
hotel at that place has been torn down and car
ried back into the country. This rise viii rescf
this port in aday or two at farthest-St Louis
Republican, June I'd.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1862-07-09
STEAM RAM SWITZERLAND, above Yicksburg,
Juns p, via Memphis, July 2.

STEAM RAM SWITZERLAND above Nicks5urg, Z
June p, via Memphis, July . )
To Hon. E n. Stanton, Secretary Of War:
Since my last dispatch, informing you hat
had communicated with Flsg-0dicer FaHsgut
1 have been able to maintain constant inter
course with his haet through the active energy
of Gen. Williams.
On Wednesday, the 26th inst, l went up the
Yazoo river with two rams, the Monarch and
Lancaster, tie latter under command of Medical
Cadet Chas. r EIlet. I proceeded about sixty
five miles to APPOINT where the river was obstruct-
ed by a raft built by the enemy and protected
by four guns in a battery. Ny object was
to capture or destroy three of the enemy's gun
boats that / vas informed were lying before
the raft-the Van Dom, Polk, and Livingston.
l ran up close to the battery, and was mortified
to see the enemy set FIRE to the boat and start
them adriff down he river upon US. Twas OBJ
liged to leave the river to escape the conaagra-
ton. The boats were both destroyed The
enemy did not fire upon rs.
1t is with great pleasure that I announce the
arrival of Flag-Ofhcer Fsrr&gut with nine YES
sells Of his feet above VicksbuTg. They passed
up this A. NJ, about 5 o'clock, through a severe
fire from some thirty or forty of the enemy's
guns. Their loss, as far as reported, was four
men killed and thirteen wounded.
(Signed) LIEUT-CoL. ALFRED ELLET.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1862-07-09

Under the pretense of a%ffording change facili
ties, We observe mum erous attempts to food tb,
country with individual issues of mail notes o.
every description and denomination. Under til,
laws Of Mississippi this is grave misdemeanOr
and, as we profess to be a law-abiding people,
the crime should be stopped at once. We call
attention to the following provisions on this
subject, articles q and 3, section 10, of the
Revised Code OF Mississippi:
ARTICLE 81. No person, without express
authority by law to DO 80, shall keep any office
for issuing anynOtes, bills, certificates of deposit,
or evidences Of debt, 10 be loaned or put in cir
c~ulation as money, and every person offending
against the provisions Of this article shall be
liable 70 Indictment, and on conviction, shall be
lined IN a sum not exceeding one thousand
dollars.
ART, % No person, without express authority
BY law, shall issue any note, bill, certificate Of
deposit, or other security, payable to order or
bearer, with intent to put the same in circulation
as money, OF as q substitute for money and no
person shall pass, or circulate. any such note,
OH, certificate Or deposit or other security. 40
issued without authority Of Law, and any person
chending against the provisions Of this article,
snail be liable 70 Indictment, and on conviction
may be lined not exceeding two hundred dol
lars.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1862-07-09
ANEW

The raids Of the p~srtissns in the vicinity o.
Memphis have resulted so disastriously to the
enemy, that Gen. GRANT has become irate. TIE
prevent further operations he has adopted asys-
TEN OF retaliation certainly contrary to the rules
Of civilized warfare, and which will be con-
demned by all. In a recent order he directs
" that wherever loss IS sustained by the govern.
ment, collections shall be made, by seizure OF
a sufficient amount Of personal property, from
persons in the immediate neighborhoOd sympa-
thizing with the rebellion, to remunerate the
government for all loss and expense" His sol
diers not being able to defend the property, he
calls upon the people to do it, and says, " it is
within the power Of the community to do So"
If he attempts to enforce this order his minions
who attempt to execute it should be treated as
thieves and shot upon the spot.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1862-07-09

The Richmond Waig, of the lst inst, says:
Mr.. William II. Wilson, Of 23th Virginia reg
iment, a native of Botetourt county, called at
our Office yesterday. He was captured by the
Yankees at the battle of Williamsburg, on the
9th of May, taken to Governors Island, New
York and confined in Castle Williams. On the 22d
of June he escaped from prison, made his way
to New York, reached Baltimore on the 23d, and
after a short %sojourn, continued his journey to
Richmond, arriving here Saturday night. He
stated that one thousand and fifty Confederate
prisoners are now in the prison, and that they
are harshly treated by the guards. Soon after
his capture, he overheard the provost marshal of
Williamsburg admit that thiry-eight hundred
Yankees were killed in the battles Of Williams
burg and West Point. In Baltimore, on his re-
turn to Virginia, he heard from persons whose
statements could be relied on, that arrangements
had been made for transporting 5000 troops per
day from Halleck's army, over the Baltimore
and Ohio railroad, to reinforce Mcclellan.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1862-07-09
LATEST BY TELEGRAPH.
BATON ROUGE ETAKEN!
FIFTEEN HUNDRED FEDERALS CAP.
TURED
Damage to FederaI FIeet

Special 10 the Memphis Appeal
MOBILE. July 5.-The steamer NAtchez has
just arrived with New Orleans dates Of yester-
day afternoon.
Gen. Shipley has been appointed military gov
ernOr of Louisiana, and Picayune Butler dis
placed.
Gen. Van Dorm has captured Baton Rouge
All the Yankees were taken prisoners.
The partissns in the swamps opposite the city
have driven in the pickets from CarrOlton.
A Maine regiment mutinied because they die
not want to go to Yieksburg. Two Of them
were shot.
Fifteen or twenty gunboats at Yicksburg
have been badly damaged, some Of which were
sunk.
Capture of BRGOn Rouge.
MOBILE, July 8.-Passengers by the flag o
truce steamer Natchez from New Orleans, report
that Baton Rouge has been taken by General
Van Dorm, who also captured fifteen hundred
prisoners.
Richmond QuIeI.
RICHMOND, July 8-No intelligence has
been received from the lines to-day.
The city is perfectly quiet, and the heat to-
day has been very oppressive.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1862-07-09
Northern Dissntisnction,

From the Chicago Tribune.l
Had Secretary Stanton appeared in on
streets to-day" says a private letter from New
York of the date of Monday, che would hav.
been mobbed." If such was the popular feeling
in the city of New York on Monday, what mus
have been the feeling among the soldiers of the
army of the Potomac as the deeimated divis.
ions were compelled to fall back before the on,
set of immensely superior n%umbers2
No apology can be trumped up for the non
reinforcementof Mcclellan. McDoweIRs corps
should have been sent to him long age, and
one-half of the army Of the West which drove
Beauregsrd out Of Corinth, might have reached
him days ago.
No wonder the soldiers of the army Of the
Potomac have registered vows OF vengeance
against the politicians at Washington who have
lett them to be slaughtered by The %overwhelm-
ing legions of the rebels.
Coward to Richmond must now be render
ed, Onward to Deathia
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1862-07-09

AFRICANS IN WAsHINGroN--A correspon-
dent Of a Cincinnati paper, in describing the
government African hotel at Washington, says:
The poor deviIs-ignorant and indolent-
almost without power Of thought. and no taste
for laboT-of both sexes and Of every age--are
crowded indiscrininately together, no pains
being taken to keep the males and females apart.
There is no restraint put over them They come
thrice a day, as the animals DO, for their food
government r%alions, bad meat and hard bread
and having disposed OF it retire to sleep away
the rest Of the day in incidence. Talk to them.
some f~anaiical abolitionist intrudes and en-
cages in the conversation, til one, Disguised
with both contraband and abolitionist, Teiires
from the revolving scene.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1862-07-09
PRoDIGTOUs LYING.

Adispatch from Gen. MCCLELLAN to the War
Department, from Barclay Bar, July ID, 5:30P.
NJ, states " that be had succeeded in getting bis
army to that place, on the banks Of James river
and had lost but one gun, s0hieh 0as abandoned
because It l1as broken dorm that an hour and a
half before his rear wagon train pas 1oit6jn mile
Of camp, osly OK uag5FSdeHg been abandoned;
that he had a severe battle the day before that
he beat the enemy badly, the men fighting even
better than before; that the men were in good
spirits, and that reinforcements had arrived from
Washington" He fails to give the COnfede-
rates credit for assisting him "in getting his
army to that place"
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1862-07-09
TWE TOAST.

The Federals have evidently abandoned any
idea of an Immediate attack upon Charleston
The signal repulse they me! with on James Is
land has made them fearful. Parties who have
arrived at Savannah, from Hilton HeAd-wher'
they had been confined since the 25th Of May
say that the Federals acknowledge a loss o
100 since the battle of James Island, also thai
$50 Of the wounded ara now in the hospital al
Hilton Head.
There is no doubt Of the fact that the Fede
ra's are removing their batteries from James
Island. Two regiments had arrived at Hilton
Head, which looks as if they were afraid Of
moving on Charleston as they originally in
tended.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1862-07-09

A SINGULAR SPECULKTION-The Dayton
(ohio) Empire tells a COED story about the petit
ton introduced by the Rev. Mr.. Gurley into
Congress for the expulsion of Vallandigham
The fellow who got up the petition, after get
ting twenty-five or thirty names on it, took it to
Mr.. Yallandigham and offered it to him for S25,
stating that lac thought snch a P~atition, with
the names Of Mr.. VS. most prominent enemies,
would be worth it to him politically. Mr.. Val
landigham, not feeling disposed to encourage
such mode of making money, ordered the feL
low from bis premises. he then went TO work,
got more names t. it, and put it IN the hands of
the Rev. Gurley, of Boil Run notoriety.