Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1862-09-02
Federal Operations ia Northern Missis-
EIppt,
Corrcspondenee OF the Chicaeo Tribupel

lUkAt MISS, August IO.-IheTe IS q mos
cheering change in the Anmus of the army here
ne less than in the spirit at home. Six weeks
ago. at the headquarters Of Gen. JEFF. G. Davis
might be seen some soldier tied by the thumbs
Or otherwise disgraced and paiRed, because he
had avsiled himself of an onion or potato, or
some native chicken, otherwise than through the
commlSssry department, reminding those of US
who were familiar with the Missouri campaign
of the time when men were tied, six to a log
chain, and made to march all day thus eucum-
bered, because, in the forced march from Bates
vile to Cape Grsrdeau, 200 miles, made III ten
days, they had appropriated rebel bacon, not ac-
cordlng to the army regulations
Travelled with the army along this same
route two months ago, when Gen Buslls men
guarded every hen ToOst, every bee hive, and,
moreover, distributed with a lavish hand -four,
and bacon, and coffee to the wives aud children
of secesh soldiers and yet l found the animls
oil the natives in no degree placated by tuese
acts Of kindness, but they then as now took sy-
cry opportunity to betray Us, and not d few of
cur brave men were shot in the blackberry patch
es, or when tagging behind their regiments,
overcome by fatigue.
Thsre is change of policy. The Presilsnts
order is somewhat observed, though yesterday
the officers of tho 27th Illinois drove away lot
Of negroes who had sought protection in the
camp, and many Of them were retaken By taeir
masters, to be shot, no doubt for that's now the
common fate OF all slaves who have given indi-
cations of uneasiness. / have not been at his
quarters for some weeks, and cannot speak for
his immediate command, but | cen testify that
Gen. Mitchell, who commands the brigade now
stopping here, part of the division commanded
by Gen. DAVIS, has quite a different mode Of
proceeding. His men have roasting ears, aud
whatever else the country affords.
II Al - Z 4 l. T-T-a
gazing notoriety, but Robert B. Mitchell of Kan
sas, formerly OF Mount Vernon, Ohio. Nature
has given ham corpus Of no mean magnitude,
and mind in which common sense predOmi-
mates Before he left Ohio, he had studied and
prsctieed Law enough TO sharpen his wits and
ne learned military tactics i'll the fields Of
Kansas On his return from the battle of Bay
Springs, the other night he concluded to tost
the loyalty of an old planter, who had often Wis
tied tue camp at Jacinto, as peddler OF onions
and other luxuries. 4 part of his staff were
sent forward to procure lodging for Gen. Price,
who, they were to aliege, had been reconnoter-
ing around with an army, and after short eu-
gagemsnt, had whipped the UHionists, and had
taken large lot of prisoners. The old planter
was delighted TO see Gen Price, and to hear Of
his success and his prospects, and Gen. Fr-es
was equally delighted with the important intJr-
nation his host gave him - to the number and
localities of the Uuion forces, all Of which the
planter assured him h5 had obtained from pCr-
sonal observation IN the gulse Of psddler.
His two sons and & nephew cOrrOborated these
statements, Gud volunteered to lead IN. Price
to the Union army in the morning. The gene
raj, grateful! for this information, asked for the
true friends of the Confederacy in the nsighbor-
hood, and for things which they had done TO
prove their fidelity, 30 that before morning he
had lot of vsbn h..4
merous things worthy of mention, aud who
were beyond question loyal TO tho South under
all emergencies, most of whom had, like the
host and his family, visited the Union camps.
At late hour the planter and his guests went
TO bed, to wake up in the morning and tud the
yard full of blue pants with musEeis, guarding
some twenty or msre disarmed butteruuts ana
guarding, at the same time the house and its IN
mates How Gen. Mitchell managed to apollo
giz. suitably for the mistake he had made, I am
not informed. / only know that old s=cesh
found himself sold without price, and that be
and his SONS and nephew, in no very amisble
mood accompanied Gen. Mitchell to his quar-
ters, where they are now prisoners OF war.
A wealthy planter living some twenty miles
south of this place, not knowing the change
which had come over the spirit OF our dreams,
came into camp the other day, for two Of bis
boys" who, in all ungrste!ul fit, had gone u
work on our Notifications, here Iu tao true
spirit of a tyrant he demanded their surrender
And why mott Had we rot always obeyed or
ders7 When the colonel of the 9th Illinois told
him that be could not give them up, secesh got
mad. Indeed, he felt insu!ted, and chose to say
that be would be revsngod that be would. ole
was rich man-able to support guerrilla band
for year, and he'd be id if he didn't do it. -
After no little Of such stuff he was permitted to
depart. Bat in a short lime eiter, detail Of true
men, with q lot Of wagons and cavalry We're IN
hot pursuit OF him, who reached his plantation
before morning, and gave him most pressing
! invitation to dance attendance upon Gen. Mitch
ell. They invited his darkies, at leest fifty o
them, to work for the Union, and the wagon:
hauled off some fifty bales of cotton, which now
lie on the platform here waiting shipment North
Another expedition, almost identical in its de
tails and results came off last night, the sur
prised victim being one of the loyal men whoR
General Prices host gave information about
The astonishment of the old planter at hearing
his history read from manuscript bOok-sht
hofss he gave to guerrilla, and how he charged
nothing for him the number of men he hat
hsrbored and how long the number OF negToe,
he was about to send south, and other things, al
of which he supposed were known only il
heaven and in the Confederacy lie and his no
groes are now for the Union, and his cotton also
This is only tbs beginning of the good time
coming. But the people are verify mad about 1t
C0sMOPOLITAN.