The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-04-29
srRczAL ooRKzsPospyacs OF THa EspAToz
MEnPHla. TAxH Apr. Is. 1899.

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MEMPHIS, TAxB Apr! 10, 1899.
/ AKiirs here looI nr pleeaaDtiy b:ua The
| enemy are doubtless besiegins Fort Pillow,
| ard with the fall Of tina. stronghold the fate
| OF Memphis is likewise decided. Ye: there
| sesns TO be no Excitement, DO panic, = alarm
| such rs has oeen exp psrisneed in every oiheT
| c!iy Threatened with Federal occu pation, and
th pis are gI!m!y awaiting their "oorn.
| rhe rai Of Donslson ard Nashville hos
| nude them cailous, aud not IN ii The volcano
! nas yawne beneath their feet will they be
ar oused to tie critical character Of their coz.
di .lon. I. Is ct TO be Inferred from thess re-
| maj ks that the Ten nesseoans are not loya. 20
| toe Southern Cause. Tn the contrary, 20
| hearts Are warmer or trusr In she devotion
to the Conf,deracy. Sixty companies have
| gone from the little city already. AM Z, da y
! even ,he old Iaen are in arms I'm. there e
F.; large com. ste igteFasts a. sake
/; Much vsluabie private property Is in tae
| balance, and rs long as tae Facsrais respect
this, tie owners reason tna. is ea.tsr to re-
| m sin ana pro tee: 1t han to remove w!;n shsir
ia miles from the Sta:s and give up ali TO cone
| fell bio "
| A thousand absurd rumors are In ci-cula-
| enemy and 1t is conceded that, with their
| ir3n plated gunboats, thsy can ST any time
! pass Fort Pillow and descend 10 Eeu,uhis
| One o. these statements E is that y ord has b.en
seq: here to the ehec, tina. If tns stores OF 81.
| gar ard cotton are burned, the city Will be
| also barned. EIo.her IS, tia. the Federals,
! il permitted 10 occupy Memphis, will make
| 40 lurtkeI demonssTatIons. and so on All of
! Il fl. rir ftF1
! % ouEd aGd fury, AID sigEIfYi3g ucthirg "
! T!0@Is escaped Z III Island .. 10 sti.i
| Continue TO arrive here, and or.nz exci,ir =
| GCcJuu{s II their adventures by the waY -
| So ne Of them waded for miles 20 their arm
| p.ts in wa;eI; some have been drovvLed a. d
ttsts anI al The survivors are thoTouably
| worn DOWN and exhausted hy their eIrib; 9
| Grney. The IL mes OF some Of the olncsrs
! captured gre; Cot Hsgcers9a, L!eo. Col
| T. Avery, (oImeriy mem"er OF Congress
7 nom his = e. Col Baker, col. mith I'd
| Lieut. X ID. baugh, icrnerly Mayor OF i. EN- =
/: phis.
| & Surgeon C ore Ct ,ie Alabama regiments,
/! no remained uut. Wedu ssday night, I'd
I! lien mad. his escape ID 1hs lisRuisa OF IL
I fsrmer, IL formed me- that he had iong in
| e view with Gems. Pope aI4o Payne. ia the
J course CT which 1hs former s'a;ea jhR. he
. sti1 u ID be Ia Memphis within Ten days =
/ de said also .has lie ccult have taken 2nd
| 10 10 several ID or re tuf hat re re-
! l;-rdod tue hcmeartm snt Tor he puTr bee { (
| rroi2nsins tie confess, nud Thereby prevent
| .ns rsinforcenents from beiGG sent 10 oria tn
1 tne ioTos OF Lhs Etdsrkis new on the NaT
] M-drid .eniIs0iG Is sixteen thouseLd tfcops
| consist OF cavalry, infantry, ard ar.i;-
| cry. Gar guns on the Island wsYe b. lag uu-
! spiked, but the tederal Genera claim they
4 ave- 10 use for them. as They have xaLs
! snCu2h, The SHELLS throw, by me 81 INV t..
| nii oy instal ces weighed two Eunure Az
! EI-FF-iouf pounds Upwards o. ten tiou san 4
N al 'sS W-f: Il ed ST lis 3arna h rou1 lrQ
| meat lhe ~ i:e result OF when yqis uue IL :.
| Etiled ana : f. y sl!gh-y wouu cd The gal
! i"bs Isrt 2uckec j sale Ia this sttc
! - soon IS Ene Feis'al army ian ded, they
1 com Hiepcsi LVsS atious ~ ti;e iog d ~ OF
tHe inhab. .nn.s. all who we're nspecttd o.
F: s'ceesIo9 prtcitvitles were III n 'ci .tsly 81
! is 81, afu tbsif ljr per y siv-n az - lie SOL
I dlers. oy whC m 1t WIS ei hei app opriat d or
| destroyed AL others y-re kid y t.e,;-G
h>or hern accoGnts OF the r-cent - -;le ~ Sh /.
| iGh havs Jeen received h-re rom bo Ii II sn
| VILE %nd 81 Louis. The Feder-is thers,a S..
| K oW Sc.e total defs8L or S49 ~, and u
| @raEn battle on Monday, with e lJss oI ea-
| - tA0usald 10 Inem ana th.r.y thousand 10
| as. Tney confess also to "A characterization o:
| ae teieIai army, ana LAsit A ioag time L, -
| possibly eiapse before enoihsr hsnL c,Au tnS
/ g.E:r
cur Federal prisoners wh here made
| siniIIr atene Is. and PreE.iss hImsslf IL
| ms EGj n ATTACK b3en 1910 ", G ii II =
day lght. We might nave cep.lt-u The sn ire
| fJfce. Hatlre, iowoVer, cUusEirhd aEaiust
| enc = rnoHt tmsDr, Guu aLd "" ware Obnssd
| 10 forego b es idtnt advan tasss which wouio
| nave accl ed fr. IN the de mo4s non. 'Ehese
| p i&oneIs were ali In the bss: OF s,iIits,
| saouhne and yelling with perfect delight, as
| II they Eeveiiec in ;hs ioea If exchangiI &
| the!r Northern serVitu6e fer u 5~OGtna4 L
/ prison Many OF rhem were from Ind i. i
| ano Illinois. and tne general sentiment K
| lieasPd IVES III if the L;Ycoin (}overGraE..
] attempted to rry out The scheme CT smsnc.-
| Dalon thas mad been proi III -Ded. u ieas
| hTee-h h OF the Western msn VCud l4y
I down .h,ir arms ana refuse IL s.rve. They
contenosd that they Were Dc = lag 10 reo .ors
q and S,xtv
! overthrow tue1r ius't utions. - m, OF h
| Fsderals lTr:e j: fi5,s, suaa :s nave aeta
| adopted IN lbs SCu titrn army; cut il G
| heavy sro~ta OF sm &iI woods which covered
| the NED, ttey Wa fund 10 b, utter use
less Untii OF late, coptrsry 20 taa g-nerb
oeiie', the Yar kee amy has not been wa.
| supplied with effectivs inns. They have u,ed
! TIE old guns that have iain n the ao4d IL
| rower since 1915; but now they sly taay are
full ullytqu.rred !. this respect, anc ire sistihle
| Pfev,ous % The fight On Nond many o.
| our men - ere enx."ns TO ho:st tn oinck flag
1 aud make II q dssperst ta d"r's WORK, bat th-y
| were re2traineh ny tne cfiorTs As i, wa
| several took OF their red -ir s, aud tJL2ni
! nnder them IS saL culinary representatives q!
| tne baG:i. flag.
Greet surp ,se was manifesto by tie pri.
! sol. efs at The mum her OF .,oys at d sma.l
| meg ia our army, End one Il nem rem ii Ell
| that. "for little fei.ers, they foug6tiiEs the
| d-l" Somebody asked him what ne tn uE .
OF The battle generally. well" SAID he, al
| you'd stuck to us three h3nre II ore s oe i4r .
| cola NIGH have caiied his r5.i III A--II, aud
! ne wouldn't have found oue Of misiag."
Speaking OF Doys 1t IL not ieSS true lhlln
| roin nal1lbIs tha: a large Ir crtion OF ;oe
| army 5 com ossd Of such IN teiiaI. and ,h ay
/ MAX. tns bes soldiers. They d9h. with ria
. nd q ring, and, what IL bs ter stiii, HeyeI
] know when they are whipped. On ycCuE
| ksntucsV lad OF ftt sr, whom ! rem 10 b. +,
| IJUghs al day Ia adv nee f his IN sn ?,
apo ever rat, eitad. T8slpg b y siL!o,. be
| hI@a res, ana CIeepi 1rCm Jush busia
| ns k-pI ~ stsaiy fico ffoM bis ria >, untii
| 40 mad expended Iartv cartridges, Iii ,hal
| -oDls tue body OF 7 nsee .0r u fr sh 50 y.
ply Els clothes Wsre Hbsoluie ca: 10
pa css, and YET, with TIE e1ca}.1i.n of & ell ga;
/ s3ratsa On sahs erm, lie escaped xi;nLu. Z
! woaLd
Coz Preston Saith, who foue b. - ga. Ian: :iy
81 rne head Ct thS ----- Tennessee regimen T.
I mas been evetjed ii Diigaoier. On II pre
J motions wera mads IN tbs Rad by BE ure-
gsid; aud there has beer, 81 Is is s1td, 4 sys-
! an If sdyar Cement aVorts,& w2ecsoy The
| huin hlsss so,Girr may, by mef!t9rtGn8 CON
duct, rise frl II the er.-.Gs 20 the higaet office.
I This fs rs 1t saoutt te. Prom otion ElIJs tas
I FTencG army,gAro poroI nali his To q b
| and sue esses, ana tts mr. the rui- 10 ap.
| Ciled here The is.tar Il WI be f1r III ooui =
| N on cBrse.
The wonGda. are generally d,ipg we'll .--
| Ssvsra sunured ire Ia Tn hosp, ais .iere un
| der the c.st OF m -aioai c.rs, 4, a!t@. DID by
| Inc Lanes of thu si:y. QrsL QC'uS.