Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1862-10-21


made 1t His mon stopped an hour on On
Maryland side OF the Potomac to feed tbei
horses in The corn fields.
Pleassntons cavalry arrived at the river al
hour beforehand, but having ridden seventy
sirht miles, were too much exhausted 10 ettec
anything. Infantry in the meantinie were cross
ing from PsolesY.lie, SIX miles away, but befor'
thsy arrived, Stuart was gone. He sent ban
tpTing message to General Seth Williams, Nc
Cleilan's aejutant general, and other old friends
and is reported 10 have told the people ct the
ferry tbat he had fooled the whole party, but had
net succeeded IN doing al he desired-not hav
ing eaR t1red or GssiEOyad AhS ssvaTn@aat stores
o. Frederick, or bsyAt - Rsnceasy bridge.
| It Is believed thAs tbs rebsls kavs been rein
forced 50 the sxssAt Of Is lsass TRezty-hve thou
ssnd men since they crossed the Potomac
making their present effective force as large as
when they iny aded Maryland.
The overture Of which Stnart's raid is sup
posed to Be the preluds is not Jet played. We
ago awaiting SO know whstAsE Lee nsaA5 to a.
/ tempt to turn McCiellan's right hRnk or 10 march
on SiEsl, or 10 reIsSt. 0sRIons vary.
1 Il IS believed here that the Union ticket will
CARY in Philadelphia, but il is doubEul in the
State and i. is feared that SOE1e Of the con
/ gTsssionsi dis triais, in which three candidates
are running, the Union peace Democrats and
1 C0wan Republicans will be elected.
4 TIE trisl Of General MArtindale is progressing.
Several officers and General Morrill, himself,
swesrs that General Martindale proposed after
the battle Of Malvern Hal TO General Morrill, to
surrender their comm s1ds, and that General
M0uin Indignantly refused. General Butter
field particularly confirms this testimony.
7 Ia response to 5 letter from Judge Bond and
0f4ar citizens from Baltimore, deprecsting the
assig ignulent Of the rebel wounded to separate
hos gissls, assistant Secretary of War Watson
el,sAF
strucaions 70 put stop 50 the practice.
: General Hsll6ck isTapidly arriving at the
points sushorizing generals TO use black men
for ruiliisyy purposes
The rebel Hns Of pickets in front Of the Rich
mond army is veTy eloss, go that refugees, white
or black, csnnot get through
The renewed rumors Of military and Cabinet
changes are usfounded.
To Associated Pressl
WAsHNGE8z, October IS.-Ialorma6on re-
celYsd up % ons o'clock this afternoon, shows
the tidng yesterday on the upper Potomac be-
tween General P-eassnton and Stuart, was with
cut any mstsrisl results
SeeretArysChase is seriously III. BE has srsns-
sctcd 30 business At the Treasury Department
for Wesk
General MoClsrasBd, Of Illinois will soon
leave 70 aEsuTns q asH eoAmsud.
Governor Evans, of Colorado, having &c
comphthsd his mission with reference 10 the
military pBsssedoa Of lhas Territory, sbould it
be disturbed by LsAiAR kosslEss, lss WAshEE-
soa to-day on bis rssRlR AAzs. Tis Territories
81 CalsTsdo ssd NsbTEEAR are to be included in
the Department Of Missouri.
Fssqsszt oSzslAina haviag reached tbs post
siics dspztgsszl Of tie instaSisacy of The Poss
nsstsE IS OsiIt, IL, lie postmaster gsRsgAl
has suspended Am, AID plsesd Ihs cfics in the
hands Of a special sga1t, who, il is believed,
will imPaTt vitality and energy to lis opera.
tions.
Among Iquad Of eonscripss, Confederate
soldiers, and sthers seat IA last night, was a
ma asEstd Henry Logan, fcrmsTly Of Ham
ilton, Ohio he FIST joined rebel regiment in
New Orleans, than TIE % VHgiRis cavalry aad
now proposes 10 take she oath Of allegiance He
says he Virginia cOnseripts win not fight, but
will desert al the FIRST opportunity.
Fice-FTcgideut Hamlin reached town to-day
and viii leave tomorrow. His business is OF q
private nature.
Tire excitement relative to tie rebel invasion
into PennsylFaDiA has to some extent subsided.
From tlis latest accounts they suceesdsd ia re-
crossing lhs Potomac with thar Tsarguard a.
our advance came -, ana. soue sligAt fighting
ensHsd, with no material damage to either
party. The movement is generally conceded
the most sUdacous sffair Of the war On the part
of she rsbs.s, exceeding the White House raid
Ihs Star SAYS that there is no truth in the
cuTrent story that Governor Curtin has tels-
gIsphed thar q rebel column, thirty thousand
strong, hsd made its appearance On the Penn
sylvauia Central Taiirosd, between Miifin and
LsWistoWn, having struck directly scross the
mountsins from the other side of the Potomac,
opposite Hancock.
A man who arrived here this afternoon from
near Conrsd's Ferry, states that he vas in shs
presence Of General Stuart q few minesas be-
fore he crossed the river with his nsyaudiDg
fcrces 10 his retreat from his lsts loray in Penn
sylvanis. General Stuart informed him. in
sarcastic msHDer, that be had f0iled the whole
party, but regretted that be had not accomplish
ed what was intended when ho started 90 be
was expected to resch Frederick AGrylazd
asd Gsstroy the roPsFnmsnG asores ss 1hss placs
sRd thss easFOy the bridgs over sAat rivsE; bat
al thiRgS taken int eonaid@a6en, he he'd
carried out ais programme With much success.
Stuart's men and horses looked extrsmsly worn,
but ths fermsr were in high glse, and from the
looks Of the clothing on their persons and that
which thsy had tad on their SxHs stolen horses,
which sumbared ebout one thousand, they ex-
pected and said the change would be very &C.
ospta5le especially The shoes and boots, Of which
they had args quantity.
General Stuart sent bis compliments" to . /
number Of United States officers with whom he |
q
Relative to the responsibility Of the invasion !
Of Pannsy yaniS, it is, the one hand, believed
shat it is chsrgeabls 70 neglect 90 the part ofouT
generals, and, on the other, that no commander |
can be held accountable for affairs whose origin
is simply bravado and sudacity, and whose |
effects are not important beyond their morals.
There is a TUmoT tonight, which is probably |
untrue, that the COnfederatss, in considerable |
force, have reeTossed the Potomac at two points |
sN- 1--E L.. -,
SAart s movements were simply a feint 20 cover
the operations Of the main body Of the rsbsl
army, which is thought TO be g retreat in the
direction Of Richnond. Large bodies OF shsm
were seen yesterday pushing south, in the viciR-
ity Of Ashby and Th0roughfaTe Gap.
Special to the Chicago Times
WAsHINTON, Octobar I5.-The Star states
that it has positive information from Cs:letts I
station up 30 yesterday forenoon v hich satisfies
It that there is no rebel force, except the usual
picket guard on the RsppshsnnOek, nearer to US
on that line than Culpepper court house, where
there may be enc or two small regiments; in
other words. that there is REASON tor believing
the rumoT that Joe johnson is advancing on
Manassas with a considerable force, that yesteT-
day Illustrated some persoBs on TIRE frons, and ct
nigh! hHsteTed more OF less ia Washington. If
it is JEFF Davis design 70 make demonstration
along The line Of the Orange and Alexandria
railroad, it IS clear that he has yet made no dis
sarnible movement, great or small, in that
quarter.
The returned prisoners state thst the fortifea-
tions ebous Richmsnd are Of the most extreme
and formidable character, s3d perfectly impreg-
nsble to assault
The spirit rations in the navy haviag been
abolished, all the whisky remaining on hasd
prsbsbly 5000 barrels, is to be sold at auction
on its sTFiYai At the different naval stations and
distant vessels and naval depots.
The following decision has been made by the
Commissioner Of Internal Revenue:
Distilledspirits may be removed from the place
Of manufacture for the purpose of being exported
or Te-disdled for export, aud refined coal oil may
be removed for the purpose of being exported,
after the Quantity Of oil or spirits so removed
shah have bsen asesriainsd by ms 2ectioH, ac-
eording TO the provisions Of the excise law, upon
and with the written permission Of the collector
lsee blank Ne 81 of the district), without pay