Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1862-03-26
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Late RumOrs from the Northern Press.
NORFOLK, Ma-ch 25.-Nor,hern papers of the 2}d
have been received By the Day Book It stated at the
North that 1Ir Yanosy had certainly been captured o
Kew West by the Naterwitchi but dispatches from
Nashville announce bis arrival at New Orleans
It was currently rumored that the Confederstes at
island 10 had been seriously damaged BY the fire from
the mortars and were preparing to evacuato.
wAsHIysToS March 2l.-Tlie tax bill still drass it's
slow length along
a whisky In~urrectiom.
The whisky iusurrec,on has kept the House occupied
all day 1t is supposed the bill cannot be crowded
through boih Houses under three weeks What d0ss
this mean j
Cseu. Fremont.
Gen Fremont leaves for the new department to which
he has been assigned day.
Additional Items
The s,eu Err Roanoke Is to Be iron clad
Nothing official has been received The movements
in the West
Senator waiss friends ere confident OF his reelection
a. Senator from Ohio.
Information has been received that large quantities Of
cotton hs been taken through Texas into Mexico, and
thence 20 Europe.
No dngs the frgate Vermont have been positively
ascsrtaiued.
Thompson was marching upon Cape uirarieau, and
pressing men and horses into the rebel service. IN a
sAirnsh with the rebels several were kdl-d and wounded
ON both sides.
Fort Calhoun is to be.cbanged 10 For, Wool
Gen Wool has established censorship the press
in his division.
large number Of Federal troops landed at For
tress Monroe and Cape Milton yesterday and to-day.
Great activity prevails at Old Point.
Federal Reports from the River.
Federal Intelligence from Islsud 10 the both says
there was heavy caunonadins from the mortar boats
all day Wednesday. The Conlgigrates were shy
posed 20 le syacu4tng tbe island The fire re-
turned sgortnsly from tle Confederate batter,z.
NOrshern Markets.
United statsa sxes Is5l, are quoted at yis.
Cotton, from low high grades sold at PhIadel-
pLia on the 18TH ., advance OF Sc.
The Battle OF Ne,vbern.
NEW ORLEANS March 25-Adyiccs receiysd j her, state
that Nsyybsrn the Confederate loss WAS 3UJ aud that
Of the FederaIs 1000.
The FederaIs raised the white flag twice during The
battle. and mad ceased firing when the Ceuied. rates
who prevented from seeing the tag by the smoke
fell back
Northern accounts say tls C0niel-rates had l0.J In
the field and hat the fight was hody contested. The
Yankees suffered much and lost many Of their best OH
GERS Five hundred Coulederstes were taken prisoners
and they also captured hly pieces Of and large
quantities Of arms aud ammunition.
The Yankee troops are now In quarters at NeSbem.
The Confsiera.es fred the town ami raiIrsl bridge
Only one hundred of The old white population remained
in the town, and bat three stores were opened.
A ROOrbacI,
Baltimore papers say that Capt Buchanan died on
SUNDAY last bus tbe bouorsd hero OF Newport News h
recovering
Deatr OF GeIegraphic Reporter.
wn H. Pritcbard news agsnt for the southern press
died last night after a few days illness.
Congregational PrOceediuss,
IICHMOND. March 24-Iu Congress the Hou-s Of Rep
ressntativss passed resolution declaring ala officer,
,hetLer hnIfine Stle or Cnnfedeta commissions ineI-