Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1862-03-07
LETTER FROM THE CONFEDER-


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RICHMOND March l. 1862.
! The Presidential fast day was very becomingly
observed in this city. All business suspended
throughout the day. even the banks closed dur
ing the hours Of morning service aud the numerous
churches were througad The President himself attend
ed St. PauIs Episcopal church. where of great
power was preached by the Rector the Rev. Or Min
uegeroie from the appropriate text" BE- strong, fear
not One ofthe most earnest and i0Tcible passages in
the discourse was auguary enough almost identical in
spirit though iu expression with the remarks Of your
correspondent on the panic stricken inhabitants Of Ee
mond in bis last letter The eminent divine made h--
rsbuEe ee-oouent-tberen lay the difference In the al
teruoou there was general meeting, n which all dsnon-
nations participated at rhe First Baptist church where
prayers were offered up and addresses delivered by other
persons than the clergy. There -oiemnity p the
stiffness that pervaded the city yesterday that could not
fail 90 impress the most care es The rioters we're ed
into good behavior the drunken soldiers sIuu away into
obure corners sleep of their whisky deDauc and the
whole aspect of the town was grave ana saeILy
We were delighted this morning by the news brought
bv the tllaut Captain himself tna the Confederate
steamer Nashville had safely run the blockade ana reach
ed Morebesd City near Beaufort North Carolina The
Nashville had prosperous voyage stopping few days
AT bermuda and met with adventures t0thar than
overhau,iug and burning vessel lad with provisions
from Philade phia whose were brought i'm prsoneT
tIl she drew the southern coast Captain Plsram
had determined the event that Ee was uNt % ue l
t-rceptel by NanNCe vessel ci "a 20 a-sA INTO bsi
with full head Of steam and with his crew, cutas IN
nand TO board her snd make O desperate hgat OF H.
Fortunately the necessity for such daring attempt ad
not arise On approaching the blockade he perc ya
the p0ss bity of running past the waTseauar on t-e
lookout and this did bravely with the tontederae ga
coors vug from the mast head eudng tyeuy-oue s7Ots
which were Numbered at him in impOtent rage. The
Nashville brings cargo valued at Two and haii'll
lions of dollars cannot earn whether arms or powder
Termed any portion Of IT, but articles OF ares import
ance 10 COntederacv were brought u such as mgd
zines surgical nsPrumeuts wOolrns, etc, etc Among
other things was large supply Of po-agasups OF the
best style of execution for the Post Office De part5 nt
Captain Psgram reports the Sumter at Gibraltar hv Bg
captured snd burnt tweny-one Yankee vessels anu he
brings the further intelligence thar an order h7s been is
sued prohibiting Che Yankee steamers rom coals mere
! after at Bermuda.
The very best feeling. he Says prevails everywhere
among the people abroad, for the Confederate States
At Southampton England 10 with difficulty that the
D0puace could be restrained from offering violence 20
the officers and crew Of she Yankee steamer Tuscaror
VIII the officers of the Nashville Cheered whenever
they went ashore. At Bermuia Captain Pegram was
received with great enthusiasm and ball was given i'm
his honor every night during his stay there The sight
sf his broad handsome honest weatherb beaten face IN
Richmond where he has hos. of friends is like burst
of sunshine through the dark cloud that euveiops us
A bill is before theHouse of Representatives. which
they have been discussing i'm secret session for several
days pas and which said meet the approval Of the
President for the appointment of q ganeras-im0 OF the
armies OF the Confederate States The bill viii probably
| become a Law. The name of Gen Braxt0u Bragg was
very generally mentioned at first the probable APP
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confidently believed t4el Gen Robert O. Lee viii be the
man
Martial law has been proclaimed ar Norfolk, AID the
ike viii probably be resorted 10 in this city in
very few days This is impsratvey demanded by the
crisis which is upon u.s. well for The good order and
good government of the Confederate capital where is
hardly safe walk night, for protection
against the nunbers spies that here for the pHrpo-e
OF reporting every movement 70 the Lincoln government
Two Of these miscreau arrested here day before
yesterday, having been recognized by several ladies
rec arrived from the North, the identical couple
that were engag some weeks since the provost
sals Office in Baltimore IN the examination of baggage.
This morning went into the passport office at the
War Department and demanded passpOrtfor the county
Of Taylor, in Western Virginia, county in the pos
session OF the Yankees Upon being told that pass
port could be given him for travelling n that direction,
he iuso entity declared that heshOgd 60 there any how
Then, said the passport CLERK, 81 viii arrest yOu
The sprung Of thefronr door and attempted
make good his escape the Capitol square bat
quickly brought up standing By the passer by and
vcysd TO the 0ckup No measures be too severe Tor
the punishment Of these emissries Of Seward where
their character be known. A short shrt and d
long rOpe-this should be their doom
We hear from Europe that the pressure upon theOpera
lives of ROweu and Lyons is becoming fearful. The
New York Herald declares that Lincoln sju be able to
furnish them with two millions Of bales Of cotton from
Charleston, New Orleans and Memphis very sp -diy
Do you think he W Probably not DIXIE