Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1862-08-28
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know where anybody is. l saw yesterday s
n,av,ber Of Gen. Bongstreets staf, justrecOvered
rom a wound received at Mechanicsville, and
anxious to return to his post Of duty in the field,
!, whom che ouartermaster bad given a ticket
for transportation to Gordonsyile RIA FarmVlle'
Ivnebburg and Charlottesville. No trains have
baen running on the Central road for several
d.vs rss met General stuart's ordnance Off
cer an hour ago. When he came to town Inc
general was near Hanover Court HOuse-no"'
he knows not where to look for headquarters
The Stuart cavalry is anywhere between Swift
Ron Gap in the Blue Ridge, and the White
uopse on the Pamunkey river, or between the
Tnnctiou. in Hanover, and Culpeper Court
House. McClensn's object in leaving Harri-
sons Landing is supposed to be the throwing 8
Isrge force between G~ordonsville sud Richmond,
s,om the direction of Fredericksburg. and thus
s.nking Lee and Jackson before they know it.
R,t this movement, if attempted by the young
Napoieon. will be quickly discovered Our gen
erals are not to be caught in q trap of this sort
Lee always sleeps with one eye open, and there
is a popular superstition that, upon the march
and during a campaign, jackson never sleeps at
sill. Stuart takes eAt-nsps in the saddle. TINS
vigilance will not be relaxed in this critical juno
tuTe If affairs. But there would be a GER
tain salts lection in hearing something from the
lines daily. 1 am satisfied that the first news
wa shall receive of a definite character viii De
tidings of the grestcondict that must be fought
soon. 1t is no undue confidence in the steady
valor of our troops that makes me look forward
for a complete and glorious victory.
When Gen. Stuart was in town last week, he
saw and conversed with several of the Yankee
officers. exchanged prisoners of war, who were
among his old acquaintance of the United
States army in times gone by. Dicusslng the
engagement at Cedar Run, the Yankees admit
ted that Pope had been signally defeated, The
general remarked that Pope's official report
would be less fair and candid, that the Yankee
commander, indeed, would claim the victory fr
himself. Whereupon a wager upon this point
was offered and accepted, of a basket Of cham
payne. The official report is out. Pope DEM
onstrates that jackson was badly whipped
Halleck writes atonce to congratulate Pope upon
his brilliant success, so that Stuart has won the
champagne. Let us hope that it will not be
paid in Newark cider. Such a trick would be
altogether in keeping with the Punic faith Of our
generous and highly civilized enemy.
There was q spirited debate in the House Of
Representatives this morning on the subject Of
the pay of our troops in actual service. The
proposition before the House was for an increase
of pay Of four dollars a month for all privates
and non-commissioned officers. Three gentle
men addressed the House upon this matter with
great animation. Mr.. Gartren, of Georgia, urged
the immediate passage of such a bill as an act
Of tardy justice to the brave defenders Of the
country. who had barred their breasts to the foe,
leaving all private interests uncared for to pro-
tect the republic. Mr.. Chambers, of Missis-
sippi, who, during the last session of Congress,
established for himself an enviable reputation
as a ready and accomplished debater, deprecated
undue haste in adopting a measure Of SO much
importance. He was in favor of an increase OF
pay 10 the private soldier, and had voted for il
On a former occasion, but he preferred discrim-
mating, Ia making the increase, between The
married and unmarried conscript or volunteer,
giving the additional four dollars q month to
him who had left a wife and children behind
him. AIr. Dupre, of Louisiana, was opposed TO
the measure altogether. He thought it would
be productive of no good result and that the
money would be thrown away. This is Mr..
Dupre's first appearance as q debater on the
floor His appearance Is very striking. His
seant hair and grizzled beard convey the idea Of
fifty, but he must be at the least ten year.
youngsrS as the FIRE CT his bright eye aud the
elasticity of his movements sufficiently indicate
He expresses himself with great force and clear,
ness in eopious and excellent English, but with
a decided French accent that reminds one of Mr.
Soule, and with excessive Gallo gesticulation
and emphasis. Very certainly Mr.. Dupre viii
have the ear Of the House whenever hereafter
he rises to address it. We may say, too, from
the debate of this morning, with something o
confident assurance, that Congress will not b
dull in open session.
For ten days past there has been 10 rain il
this vicinity. The streets of Richmond are Ike
an ash-heap with dust, and the drought is unfa
vorable for the Virginia corn crcp. As 1 write
the sky is overcast with clouds which give
promise, not of shower, but of a steady rsil o
some days continuance.
Large numbers Of Maryland refugees, driver
across the Potomac by the enforcement of tn
Yankee CONSUMPTION law or militia law, are ar
irving daily in this city. meeting has beer
called for tonight with the view of ~effectinG
some military organization OF Msrylsnders.
Dixie.