Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1862-10-23

From the FlcksDurS Mrl54
While al eyes have been anziously watching
the enrmy's movements on The Potomac snd IT
.KentuckT. the Yazkes navy has been engaged
in the Gulf A short time since Ssbiue Pass fell
into ihs hands Of the miniOn5 Of Lincoln, and
today we have to announce that Galveston, the
most important city Id Texas, has likewise sue
.eumbed to them Our Houston exchanges Of
the 10 D bring US the particulars Of this hUmil
atiug sfsir. The military end the mayor, and
q m~siority Of the aldermen, abandoned tha city
and on the morning Of the Oh part Of the
easmy's feet, consisting 81 four tssmers fsiset
anchor st nins O'Clock A a., cleaned slowly
and cautiously up 70 lie ciy, sndto0k positions
A. the foos Of the p~rincipsl streets, the Harriet
Lsas being in position 70 command th4 street
leading to the custom house. The dset came e.
anchor absut ten o'clock H. 4 nesting o..
the rsaaing ci6zsns hsd been held the evening
previous, 70 taks inta consideration the state O
sfAiTs IN tie city, aad Mr.. james ". Moore,
one " lhe oldest magistrates in tie county, va
appointed mayor pro tenn, clOthsd aiEa fail
soWeE and musieiPsl sad police ~Tsyuisa9ns
On ThuFsasy, ore o~'eloek- N, Commando
hsosssW fred tArss ssOa toward tie west ead
Of tie islasd, shsrsuyoa tks mayor pro tenn hc-
s~oDPanIsa 5y AssHrs T. 81 Bsagus and Cap
tAiR HAVilssd. a. hs oHa request, vest 10 the
sad Of ST. Cys wharf sad mSas = sigma 20 the
Hset, which wss snsBersf, s1d sAsrtfy q boat
vas seat TO bs wharf Rad took ths parry TO the
COMMANDER shiP. Tbs mayor requested Com
mEadsr BsnshAg 70 c8mHaaicAss > hin his N
ssaEons in regard % he city, iaformiRg him ct
toe saas inns Of tie s-oansJnneay Of the city BY
tie aIhtsEy, OF sas GhsszcS Of Ihs nsyOT snd the
e'g eeaheL aad his aPssusEzsAt IS mayor pro.
ten. By . meeting Of tie ciEzsas.
ReasAaH Tsslisd thss he Asd come to taxa
Possesaion Of the city, il being ct bis msscy, bat
nat AZ shoald nos i~RhsTfsfs vita the municipal
AnsIFs Of The city, sad that !hs Dsopse mightZe-
SUSIE business ~ heTsssfers. He said he would
not occupy fhs pace until the arrival Of A mill
beSy comaEadsE, bst that he shsuEd hoisr shs
FsdsEA Dag upon the public baildises. aad
aaEsd ths mayar - kATs is Tsssscsd. Ths
1syOr replied that be csHid net RaArantss pro
eeHoa 80 ths dag EAsTsupoa ne Yasxse a
ear sad Is Vesld wave that Boiss 10 ay1id asy
cEsalg ike tAat waIek 0ccairsd IA Hs4 Or
le4as, a4d VssB be seat. the hag ashsre hs
would send a sufficient fsrcs TO srssecs il. sns
tAst be would sos kesP the Gag fyinF for mere
ttsn q qrsrter or half an hour. EuHeisBt to
She's ire absolute possession The Gag ~ss &C
eoTdnEly soon hsistsd Up0u the custom heus.
and ksps sheTs fer hsIf an hour, when the d.
bschmsut OF msTinss took f. down sVsiu and
proceeded 5sck % the feet. Rsnshaw informed
Ihe msyOg pre- TEN that be- Should insist upon
tha rgat for any of his zen in chsrrs Of Al
] t1N-A ~ N-4A" -4 |A-AE aEA "EAA JAZZ ENLEErN N
the city, but thst be ve0l1 not permit hs msr
90 come on shsFs iadiBcUzisats,y or IN she
night, ssd that ssouli bis men insult cEEeus.
he gave the mGysr ths light - arrest sad rsoors
them to bin, when be would punish then mere
uEidly thaa 10 POSSIBLY coUid On she Other
hand ne declared tha5 should any Of b- men be
insultsd OF shot a. on The streets Of Galveston,
Or sny Of bis ships OF bsss bs shot &C from the
land or whHrvss, he voRld hold the city rsapoa-
si0ts snd open ME broadsides on The same in
SANITY, sRd thai MS guns were keps Easits6
asd double shos;sd for that psTvesa. Hs also
declared TIA; is 80 the dss-rmisEtisa Of his
gossrRneat 30 hold Galveston - al hazards
untl the snd Of the war.
The enemy returned to th-ir vasseis, and NJ
20 last sceouats 10 further Communication had
pssssd between them and he suyhortiss q
Galveston We have hssr3 another .vidsaca Of
i8co1pstsscF, im5eciity or cJEHdcs. Gal
weston, the bsaHEfuI ely Of the gulf, hss taller
Almest without raising Der arm EEaIast The Zee,
aud from Is ailt be hst-bed unto.d misrriss % IA
people Of The Staoe. TIE szRrsn vs-s renewed
from tEe place, the military aei civil authorities
fed b the interior, leaving Galveston and its
people az the mercy Of the enemy whose Tseks
are everywhere marked with blood, s-p0listion
and rspiLe. Galveston has been threatened fT
a yesr, aud yet Va al tlis -ape little OF nothing
has been dous - arrest tho blow. The example
Buder set a. Ns~ Orlsaus hal no sHsct upon the
suthentiss, ard the consequence IS that to-day
It rs IN ths hEadE If ths enemy, who viii soon
inaugurhss a reign Of terror worse than that ez-
erclsed over the Aespahtaus BY BJubz-