Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1862-04-26
LATE NORTHERN INrELLIGHNUE.
Dispatches to the Associated Press, North
FROM CALIFORNIA.


LATE NORTHERN INTELLIGENCE.
Dispatches to the Associated Press, North
FROM CALIFORNIA.
SAN Francesca. April lI.-Auived-Bark
Lucy Ann, Newport bark Constance, New lea
land.
~SaiIed-Steamer St. Louis, Panama, with a
few passengers S6l5,000 in treasure sos,
600 for England.
SAN FRASCIsco, April I2-The Mexican
mill on a part of the Comstock silver lead, in
WashOe, was burned yesterday. Loss about
$3.50, 0OO.
ANOTHER BATTLE IN NEW MEXICO.
KANSAS CITY, No, April l4-The mail from
Fort Union has arrived, and brings confirmation
of the battle at Apache Pass. Our forces num-
bered 1880, the Texans 1900. Oar loss in killed,
wounded and missing, was $50. The enemy
acknowledged their loss to be from $50 to 400 in
killed.
MISSOURI TENS.
ST. LOUIS, April l5-POrt Royal Sherman,
on his arrival in the West, will be given the 10
cal command in this city, now filled by General
KeJchum.
An escort of thirteen State troops, while guard
ing a train from Shelbina TO S~helbyville, were
fired ON by the rebels in ambush and three killed
and two wounded. The rebels fed, but were
pursued, and Tenn Stacey, their leader, was
wounded
A small party of Federals, while building a
telegraph line near Cape GirsrdeaU, were also
fired upon, and three of them wounded by con-
cealed a~ssassins.
ANOTHER MONSTER.
BALTIMORE, April 10, I562-Reiable aeces-
sion information here says the rebels have an
other iron steamer equal 10 the Merrimac COM
pleted at Richmond, and ready to sail down
James river in a few days.
PROM FORTRESS MONROE.
FORTRESS MONROE, April I5-This alter
noon the Gazeudi, the French steamer, went up
to Norfolk with the French minister on board.
The Union and Lincoln guns were each
fred today to try their range. The shot from
the former fell z short distance off Sewal's Point.
Alag of truce from Norfolk to-day brought
down ten bodies, and also the sword Of the cap
tain of the French war vessel PrOney, which
was wrecked on the North Carolina coast.
A umOr WAS brought from Norfolk, which
was current there, that Gen. Buell. had been
killed.
FORTRESS MONROE, April 10, $40 p. VI
Nothing has occurred since my dispatch of this
morning to disturb the quiet then represented.
The fine weather is very favorable to the opera
| tons at Yorktown, and it is probable that Gen.
| Mcclellan will soon be able to open his batteries
at the Notifications of the enemy.
The French minister honored me with a visit
this morning. He has gone to Norfolk, and will
90 to Richmond. On entering the fort | gave
| him a salute of thirteen guns.
LSignedl JOHN L. Wool, Maj Gen.
FROM WASHINGTON.
WASHINGTON, April l5.-In The House to-
day, Mr.. Porter called up the bill reported by
him from the committee on the Judiciary, amen
! 49, - Al, ont .g+obliebfnr a .,r,r+ Co. Al.
investigation of claims against the Uaited States.
The bill passed.
Brigadier-G General Mitchell was nominated to-
day for major general, on the recommendation
OF the Secretary of War, for gallant services in
the capture Of Huntsville, Decatur and Steven.
son junction.
Count Caveinitz Grain, late aid-de-camp to
the Arch Duke Macmillan, Governor of Venice,
has been rendered an appointments aid -de-camp
upon Gen. Fremont's staff.
The correspondent Of the New York Tunes
states that an officer who left the national army
before Yorktown, reports that he left General
Mcclellan in the best of spirits, and sanguine OF
his ability to drive the rebels out of Yorktown
and Virginia. The same officer says that when
he left the rebels were burning their barracks
an evidence Of a preparation to e~vacuate, or al
expectation to be speedily driven out.
CUTTING WIRES.
New YORK, April l6-The New York tn.
buHs's western dispatch says the absence Of "hi
cial news from Pittsburg Landing is in couse
quence of the want of Geographic communics
ton, the wires having been cut at several points
in Tennessee by persons in the employ Of tht
rebels. This Secretary of war has ordered tina
any one caught in this act of barbaIism shall
be shot on the spot.
MASSACHUSETTS, PAYING UP.
BOsTON, April IA bill WAS reported in Tia
Legislature to-day, for the payment Of SlOl,O OU
to the general government, being the portion
due from Massachusetts, Of the twenty miiiOl
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