, 1862-04-24
LATE NEWS FROM MEMPHIS.
Preparations to Resist Attack
IR0M-PkATED GuMRoATS
BUILDING.
Gen. Bragg Commands at
Fort Pillow.

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Espccia1 Dispatch to the Chicago Ts,bune
cA1Ro, April q, 1854.
a gentleman has just arrived from Memphis
with copy Of the Memphis dppad@ of the
l7fhinst., from which am allowed to extract
the following:
In an editorial devoted to the needs Of the
Mississippi valley, while acknowledging the
danger OF the SUCCESS of the Federal fotiIa,
the Appeal advises the employment Of every
one, BLACK anu White, TO the extent OF his
ability, tor the defense OF that endangered
stronghold. and advocates the construction Of
the most approved description OF gunboats.
It says: ""hateEer can be done With wood
and iron, and brain and muscle, must be done,
and done ezpediously."
The fearful mortality Of Confederate officers
in the recent batles Of the West, is explained
by the fact that the enemy have organized
bodies OF sharp'shooters, whose assigned
duty it is to pick of all men appearing On
the heia "1tn plnncs and epauletts. The 4p-
peat therefore ADVISES the organlza-
non OF similar bodies IN rebeldom.
Inc feoefas nad naae no demonseraaons
On fhe line OF the memphis and OHIO Kali
road between Memphis and Union City.
Ihls road Is operated to Trenton, only about
ten miles from Hamoolt-
Cap1. bouKnead' commanding boukhead's
ton1cdefate Battery went INTO The Shiloh
pette Will s1x pieces and brought ont twelve.
a report was current as memphis, oy way
o. tofaneo, 1ha1 lne federals h1d abandoned
Inc Town.
aen4 ffen1iss sn1fenoered htn8eA person
ally TO frlVate simons OF Captain betheIs
GO. oi the I'd Tenn. regiment, who conducted
him to Col Freeman, the Col receiving his
sword turned to Introduce him to his regi-
ment' "hen tne regiment discovered the
quaulJ ol taelr capt17e, they Foenefousl5
cheered nm. Gen. Prentl5s gracionsly az
kno"leogeo the compliment by dohlng his
!l..' ' ano Ii tne Poll1est manner possible sald'
boys 20" nave r'9nI TO shont LOT you
nave 1ouga1 ilhc ngefs' Inc AprcA
says tnat Inc conleoefa1e losses are cnor-
h'ouslS exaggerated Inc h1lled WILL not ex-
ceea l'oo; thcir "oandcd o'oeE and their
PRISONERS so; ana 1t ascr1oes their defeat to
whisky found IN the Federal encampments On
sunday night.
beanregard WAS not wounded, as reported
BY lie fede1a press
Ihe remains OF Gen. a y. Johnston, after
| laying IN state two days IN the City Hall, were
on Monday, the l4th inst, placed in the vault
OF Inc 81. LOUIS cemetery OF New orleans.
Our Informant left Memphis on the 18th,
and on pass managed to reach Humboldt
where be received safe conduct to Trenton,
the present terminus Of the Memphis aud Ohio
| R. r. From here he walked to Union City.
| and Hickman. There are no forces of either
belligerent at Union City, From Hickman he
came to this city On the DeSoto. He repre-
sents the existence Of Union sentiments at
Memphis and says it is al bosh. Since the
| passage Of the CONSUMPTION bill by the Confed-
crate Congress all males between IS and IS
have joined The ARMY. There is NO impressment.
| The people enter upon this service with
zeal aud ardor. Business is almost entirely
suspended, except in that class Of goods need
ed for the army. Confederate money is cur
rent and readily taken at par in exchange for
goods. There is no other money ahoat.
| Three gunhoats werc being constr lcted at
| Memphis, two Of which, ,sthe Arkansas and
I 6eauregard, "e"ls be finished in week; the
oIhef would require month to complete it.
lne afkahsas IS plated with tWo thick
nesses OF Ealroad iron placed tr1nsVersely,
aud Is nlone considered more than match
1of the combined Federal Hot1ila The Beau
| regard is wooden boat with thirty Inches Of