Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1862-11-06
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WASHINGTON, October 3O-Dispatches from
the army to-day represent that everything ID
! progressing most satisfactorily. The troops aTG
/ being properly disposed Of The weather il
especially fine.
| The location of the enemy is still in the
! Shenandoah Valley, and there is not the slight
est signs of his retreat.
| The Baltimore Sun to-day incorrectly says
that the authorities have decided to sustain Gen.
/ Wool; for an order has been issued for the
release of the Union men now in confinement
! per Wools orders
Secretary Chase has written 3 letter saying
thgt he never entertained the thought Of refusing
! the payment of five and four per cent. tempo
| rary deposits in anything but five twenty bonds.
He also reiterates the statement that the national
| debt is but six hundred and forty millions of
dollars,
A reconnaissance made by General Sigel in
| front shows no signs Of the enemy's retreat.
Persons direct from the army express the opinion
that the rebels will give or take battle in the
Shenandoah Valley All ideas that they were to
| retreat were yesterday abandoned. though some
held to the opinion that the enemy's bold demon
stTatons are feints TO cover q retreat which he is
making down the Valley of Virginia and be
yOnd SigePs reach.
The friends of General Wool attribute his late
arrests of loyal citizens in Baltimore to the
alleged facts that they have been guilty of cir
culating among the soldiers of his department.,
for their signature, petition for his removal,
| both abusive and insulting. ..s
On the llth inst, the United States bsrk
Restless and schooner Flag captured the
schooner Elmirs Cornelius for an attempt to vio-
late the blockade of Bulls Bay. The United
States schooner America, on the l5sh inst cap
tured the schooner David Crockett for attempt
ing to run the blockade at Charleston. The
cargo consisted Of terDentins and rOsin.
Those Journals in New York, who are repre-
senting General S.ckles as having changed his
politics, are in error. He disclaims having done
any such thing.
Vincent Jackson, the Washington city post
ofice letter-carrier, now under arrest by the
military authorities, is soon to be tried before a
court-martiel for treason, under the proclamation
| lately issued.
Officers of the Potomac hotilla report today
that many Msrylanders are now crossing into
D;xie to escape the draft, notwithstanding that
vescels of the fotills are paying especial atten-
ton % them. Nothing, il seems, can prevent
their crossing, but much larger number of
boats, 50 that every point may be watched The
Time chosen for crossing is generally at night,
and, by watching the course of our sentry
boats, they aIe enabled to get over without mo
lestsJion.
gentleman who left Richmond about a
week ago, and who hsd, while there, opportuni-
ties for free intercourse with leading rebels, says
| it was their AvoWed policy to avoid any further
! serious fighting on the line Of the Potomac, and
TO draw our forces into the interior by retreats
as on the Peninsula and Pope's campaign.
Government is determined to prosecute most
/ active and vigorous warfare with the South
/ during the coming winter. The naval expedi-
/ ton is probably but the beginning, and will be
| followed by many others, The first one will be
/ under General Banks.
/ General Hooker, today very narrowly es-
capped being killed, at Willards Hotel The
/ general had come in town to communicate with
/ the War Department, and was in the room oi
/ Senator McDougall, when g gentleman who was
/ also present, exhibiting to them an improved
| carbine, fred it accidentally; the charge pass
ing between the two gentlemen, shattered the
| wall behind them.
NEW YORK, October 3O.-A Washington
1 special says
The President is busily engaged in the pre-
paraton of his annual message, and declines
receiving al visitors, except such as call on i'm
portsnt business.
A special to the Times, from Hsrper's Ferry
yesterday, says:
The movements Of thu enemy are very mysts
| rious, aud reports sre conflicting. A eontTaband
escaped yesterday morning from ChsrlestOwn
says Hills and Jackson's whole force has moved
from Buuker's Hill to Charlestown, occupying
| the whole Of the town and a mile this side o
Chsrlestown, and his remaining force on th'
! other side between Chsrlestown and Mrs
! Fleming's farm, three miles off
A special dispatch to the Times from Wash
ingtOD, says:
QGartermsster General Meigs has resolved
not to purchase any more Sibley tents, on &C
count OF the expense, but to use the common
Iuna ko1,k A. I,.kA
facilities for providing the warmth necessary du
ring winter, this is regarded as equivalent to
declaration that the army will not 60 into winte
quarters