Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1862-03-26

The Greenvilie Banner relates a funny incident
Of the war, which happened lately in one of the
border counties of Tenuessee, as follows.
A company Of some thirty or forty Union men
were trying to make thejT escape 10 keuiUcky,t 10
ION the northern army they came to creek
which they were compelled to wade. Not wish
ing to get their clothes wet, shelled Oft, ell 10
then shirts, and while la this condition, they
were surprised 5y a company Of JetTs cavalry
boys, who were iu hot pursuit of them. Being
somewhat frightened, they fed in double quick,
making 3 straight shirt tail up hill and down
hill, leaving their clothing in the possession Of
our boys, who, OF course took possession and
appropriated the same. What became of tle to-
res, we are unable TO say buI rather suppose
they are in a poor condition for the cold weather.
DDN'T KNOW CUHPEEs.
A correspondent Of a Georgia paper writing
from G0ung's mill, ON the Peninsula, relates the
following, which pc haps has a iooql interest:
We were very much amused the other day on
hearing the following incident, which occurred
ia a neighb0riug regiment There is a ieusen-
ant Of Teutouic extraction, and also of Falstaf
dimensions, celebrated Tor his good nature. The
couutersigu C0Wpeus for the night happened
% be out, and he having occasion for 1t inquired
what it was. "Cowpens, % responded bis friend.
Giving 2 most doubtful lock he replied, " O, you
must be- Sh0kiHg' Tine gentleman must have
forgotten the memorable battie. or probably our
German friend had not been acquainted with IT,.
GEN. NcCLELLAE-The Washington core
spoulent Of the Chicago Jouyrot coutradicts the
report tia. Mcclellan was to be superseded in
the following emphatic paragraph:
AcCiellau's position as commandments Is
to-day just exactly what 1t was since the retire
ment Of Gen. Scott all statements TO the con-
trsry are foul falsehOods, coined by the extrem-
lists 90 iuJme his standing, TO blast his military
character, and are as offensive to Edwin NJ
Stanton as they are unjust to Mcclellan himself
The war now progress according 10 a chart
prepared months since IN Washington, by Gems.
Mcclellan and Halleck, acting on suggestions
made by Gen Fremont, sanctioned and Endorsed
by Winfield Scott, and every movement made,
every victory achieved, is precisely according 70
that plan, that chart, now in the war Office. No
man in this Union has more of tie confidence,
the good viii of the new Secretary of War, than
George B.. Mcclellan, c0mmauder-iu-chisf Of
the army Of the Union Stanton was his coun-
Sci aud advisor until he became Secretary of
War, and hc was made Secretary of War
through the earnest ensreaty and on the earnest
recommendation of Gen. George B Mcclellan
All This we know, from sources admitting Of no
earthly doubt.
SPUFuoUs MONEK.-The Richmond Ezamuer
says There is in the city and in the army, par
t~icularly that rot the Potomac. = large amount
Of money Oh the Bank of Whitfield" at DaL
ton Georgia. We have been informed, upon re-
liable authority. that tine money is not worth a
cent in the vicinity of Dalton. The bank has,
under the same charter ii now holds, repudiated
is issue three successive times. One instance
occurred several years ago, when a great guam
thy of its currency was taken TO the west and
invested IN snds. When returned 10 the bank
they utterly refused 70 redeem it, but finally
made a compromise and redeemed a very small
portion of it. The bank has Of late gone into
the hands Of certain parties Ia Selma, Alabama.
The agent of the Bank IN Richmond at ihis
time is D. r THONGS, another is Henry Fitzger-
aid, whOl Is now m prison, charged with diglOy-
ally, in consequence Of . suspicious letter writ
ten TO him by one Nat. Atkinson, Of Cleveland,
Tennessee. Fitzgerald denies knowing Themes
at al, but the latter declares that he Is a partner.
This money has no doubt been with evil design
put I'm circulation, especially among the soldiers,
who, nonplussed by the multiplicity of banks.
DO not Know good from bad; and, after thou
sands of it has been placed in their hands, it
was a glorious harvest Of gain,
hon. W II Tibbs, of Tennessee, weitkuOwn
throughout the South as one Of the best coun-
teTleit detectives, has been engaged with General
WindeT IN following up the parties concerned,
aud terretIug Out the CIrculators of the money.
THE VANDALs at WORK-From inlorma-
ton deemed perfectly reliable, we. learn that the
Yankee Nandals IN the valley Of Virginia are
prosecuting their Outfages with great spirit. In
the town Of Winchester, the elegant residences
Of Senator Mason aud Col. Angus W. Mellon
aid have been burned to the ground, together
with their valuable contents, including Libraries
and furniture. In the county of Clarke, besides
e~uticIng hundreds O. negroes away from their
homes, the mcendlares have laid in ashes the
Sine mansion, stabilug, etc. Of MAJOR Oliver b.
Funston, of Ashby's cavalry regiment Other
outTage5, equally disgTscelul TO civilization. have
bean reported but it is needless to detail them.
: htchHtond Bisyalch.