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Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1862-12-20

We heard enc Of General McCown's officer
tell a hard story on yesterday. It seems thai
when MeCswR was in West Tennessee this
officer was sent int a neighborhood where be
was well known. He was riding in buggy,
and overlook an old acquaintance and friend,
named Robert Bond. Bond WAS On foot. The
officer, after the usual sslutations and inquiry
for the news. asked Bond to take the buggy sud
drive on 70 the next house and await bis coming,
that he asJ tired Of riding, and wished to walk
the intervening half mile. When the officer
came up to the house the buggy was standing
there and the horse tied 70 the gste.
The officer asked the ladies at the house what
had become of Mr.. Bond. They, amazed, an
swered that Bond hid been killed in Q skirmish
near Corinth and that his body had been
brought home and buried on the day before the
officer arrived.
He asked the ladies who had brought The
buggy to the gate. They answered that there
was NO driver, that The horse came quietly to
the enclosure and that one of their number had
gone out and tied him.
1t is needless to state that the officer who
made this statement discredits mig own senses,
but bo is confident that he could net have mis-
taken Bond for another man, that his personal
peculiaritDes were known to him, but how be
could have disappeared, and how q dead man
could have driven of a horse aud buggy, and
then vanished, OF how his disembodied spirit
could have appeared to him whea hs did not
even know that Bend was dead, are questions
often asked by the officer referred to. He is
evidently sorely puzzled by the occurrence, as
were his auditors by its usrrstion-KHOLyiHe
Register.
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Fiehuns mt RIackwater.

We have information direct from the line oil
the Blackwater river, through a gentleman who
came up last evening on The Norfolk railroad.
Tho entire Yankee army is supposed TO have
marched Ous from Suffolk Thursday afternoon,
but the column observed by our scouts num-
bered only 1 500, consisting of sbou! 1000 In
fsntry and $50 cavalry. This column moved
off in the direction Of Isle of Wight Court House,
but at dusk suddenly diyerged and bore toward
Zuni and Joiner's Ford, bivouacking for the
night at the farm Of Robert d. Marshall, ESQ.
Zuni and Joiner's Ford are GEAR the sources Of
the Blackwster Tiver, and bat four miles distant
from each other.
At day dawn yesterday morning the enemy
made q simultaneous attack upon our troops at
Zuni and Joiner's ford, there being oAe company
Of Col. Ciaibornes rangers at each place. The
rangers were dismOunted, and fought CALAMITY,
Tepulsing the enemy at each place, and driving
him from the opposite bank Of the narrow stream.
About eight o'clock the enemy's cavalry, hav-
ing succeeded in fording or swimming the river
betweez Zuni and Joyner's ford, suddenly made
their appearance in the rear of Captain Sykes
company ct Joyner's ford, charging upon them
with g yell, which was distinctly heard at Ivor,
three miles distant. There was no alternative
left but to surrender, and Captain Sykes and dis
t~hirty-fvs men were taken prisoners.
We are pleased to learn that Capt. Sykes had
dispatched three OF bis men to General PryOr's
headquarters for reinforeements, who were also
instructed to remove all the horses and other
Taiuables from the camp. This was accom-
plisaed, and the enemy got nO.hisg but the men
aud tLeir arms, who were defending the ford.
About nine O'Clock endorsements came I'D
to JOinsr's Ford, and the cavalry recrossed
but took their prisoners along with them. The
MANY body Of our forces were stationed at the
more prominent positions, known as Blackwater
bridge and Franklin, where it is thought the
enemy viii attack in force this morning.
When the cars left Ivor yesterday sternoon, a
fight was progressing at Zuni, but up to q late
hour last night we were unable to obtain any Of
the particulars. And here va would mention a
fact which shows that there are black hearted
traitors in our midst. During Thursday night
the telegraph wires on the Norfolk line were
cut at some point between Ivor and Petersburg.
and no Communication could be had yesterday
with headquarters in this place.
We learn from the gentleman who gives us
the above particulars, that the Abolition army
at SuffJlk was supposed to nunber about thirty
thousand on Tuesday last. Il Is believed. in
fact known, that this entire army has marched
out, and the universal impression is, that a
general attack, and in force, will be made to-day
along the whole line of the B!aekwater river,
from Zuui to Franklin.-PctsTS5urg Express
I2gL
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Important to Absent Soldiers
ADJUTAET AND IEsPZeTANT GESRRALs OFFICE. ,
Richmond, November q 1902

ADJUfANT AND lEsPEeTANT Generals OFFICE, !
Richmond November q 1902
General Order No %.
| OOMMANDANTs of eonscripts win cause the fol
loving order TO be published for At leas. seven
times in q sufficient number Of newspapers IN each
State OF TIE Confederaeyi 70 insure its reaching ever
part Of the country
l. All commissioned officers ard enlisted men. WIZ
are now absent from their commands fr0m any Other
cause than actual disability. or under orders rom ths
Secretary u War or from their department. command
ers, viii return TO their commands Immediately.
II Commissioned officers falling to comply with the
PROVISIONS Of the foregoing paragraph, within a reRsona.
bic length of time, in no case to exceed twenty davs
after the publication of this order, shall be dropDed from
the rslis Of TIE army in digrsee. and their names viii be
furnished 10 .he commandaut Of conscripts for enroll
ment IN the ranks.
III All enlisted men who shall fan to comply with
tue provis ons Of paragraph one Of this srder within a
reasonable length OF time shall be considered as desert
eTs, and treated accordingly their names 20 Be iuru-
ished to the commsudsnt Of couscripts in their State.
for publication, or such other action as may be deemed
most eficscious.
". In order to insure the efficient cooperation Of all
eoncered, TO carry this order into immediats efret, de-
partment commuters are directed to Hequire from the
commanding officer Of each seperate command IN their
department, a prompt report Of the names Of ali absent
from thek commando These reports must state in
each case the esu-s Of absence and any regimentaL
battalion or company commanders, who shall know
ingiy be gut y Of coneealiEg any case Of unauthorized
missed
V. Under the provisions Of thesseond clause Of para.
graph II, Of general order No. -. commissioned officers
and prtvates, who are incapable Of bearing arms IN con
sequence Of wounds received IN battle, Int who are
otherwise st FOR service, ara required. Ii not otherwise
assigned, to report to the nearest ccmmandant Of cor
script Ia their respective States, who viii, If they are
fitted for sueh duty, assign them to the collection Of
~strsgglers, and the enforcement Of the provisions Of this
order with full powers to call upon the nearest military
authorities for such assistance az may be necessary
thereto.
VI Officers OF the q~uartermasters department,
charged With payment Of Troops, are hereby directednot
70 pay any commissioned officer, FOR commissioned
officer or private who does not furnish satisfactory evi-
denes that be is not liable TO the penalties described in
the foregoing order. ANY discussing oihcer who shall
make payment in violation Of this order, shall be liable
on his bond for the smount Of such payment, BY order
Of S. COOPER.
Adlutant and Inspector General, c. s. A.
fOdiciaI1 81 r. CLARK.
Major aud A. A General Chief Commsndant Of Con
scripts, State Of Miss ssippl dsc-20-7t
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Later from RTexieo.

Through the Northern pspers we have some
interesting sdYiees from Mexico:
No engagement has taken place between the French
and Mexican troops.
The Msxicans were occupied ia the defense Of Puebla
and the road from thence 10 the capital The road viii
be disputed inch by inch
There Wss more unity and enthuslasm displayed by
the Mexicans than ever before. Even ladies' were work.
ing in the defense Of Puebla.
Riutr0u and Marrequin have disbaaded their guer.
Has, aud given in their allegiance to the Jusrez govern
ment
General Seyra had routed the euernlas under Gslyan
in Btizilez, and captured all their arms and ammunition.
killing many, and taking g considerable number Of pris-
OnerA. Among the latter were several officers, who were
shot, as ordained by the late law.
The Mexican papers are full Of a diplomatic dsputs
between the Prussian minister and the Mexican ministe
Of foreign affairs in regard TO the tax Of one per cent.
In the COZ respOndence, PTussis comes out Nersted.
Military rule has been declared in the States Of Pue-
bla, HOzeala, and Vera Cruz.
Sickness continued TO exis n the French feet to a
fearful extent Several deaths had occurred on board
the iron clad friaate NOrmandie, from yellow fever. aud
among them three officers. Northerly winds, however
had set in, and a decrsa in the number of deaths was
expected
Afurious gale had caused great damage 10 the ship.
ping at Vera Cruz aud S~acriicios A large number Of
vessels had been lost, including The American bark
Sheridan; the American bark Justice s. Long, and the
American sch Oner Mary Emma also, several French,
Spanish, English, Mexican and Hanoverian vessels.
persisted, and of twelve persons on board the French
bark Noutit, only one was saved
Gen. Lorency was TO start soon for France.
Alm0nte Will be obliged to leave the country. as he
Bil no longer be recognized and protected by the French
sFmy.
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--4ae uaFo the Following
9 grand ball at the palace in Havana %
the 29th ult., on the occasion of the baptism Of the sOu
Of the captain general The atiendaacs was very large
and there was a fine s~prinkling Of gold lace and srasa
buttons from naval vessels In port-SPanish, American
and French.
Acting Admiral Wilkes. OF the Yankee navy. was
among the guests. but "a be retired before ten o'clock II
Is presumed that he did not eBjoy himself.
hr. Shufeidt the American consul, was also present
A grand dinner was given on board the Bio Bio, on
the 18th inst. The number Of invited guests was very
large, and cordiahty, wit and pleasure rsigned supreme.
The following toasts we're drank with the greatest en-
thusiasm
The onion
To Peace aud the Prosperity Of the United States "
One Of the Yankee naval officers replied 70 the toast
Of "ts peace and the prosperity Of the United States
Several small vessels bad arrived out at Havana With
cotton. -Four Of these vessels belonged to the COnfed-
crates, and two were from st. Marks and two from
Mobile. All the vessels Here schOoners.
Il is stated that the steamers Caroline and Edward
Hawkins, which left Havana with csrgOes Of clothing,
medicines, arms aud ammunition for the rebels, had been
caufurad
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From ,he NORTH.
A special dispatch to the Mobile Ereu
dated Murfreesboro'. the I6th, SAYS:

A special dispatch to the Mobile EreaiHg Ne,0i
dated HurfreesborO', the I6:h, says:
Northern papers received here state that Mr.
! V~allandigham. of Ohio. has introduced q rese-
luton in the Federal House declaring it to b,
treason to interfere by any Federal military au-
thority with the State institutions or the civil
authorities Of the land.
The Governor Of Michigan has issued a proc.
lamatiOn declaring that if by the first of Jan.
uary no armistice shall rave been made, he will
recall the State troops from fhe field.
Nothing new from the frODt.
Another dispatch from the same place, Of the
18th, gives the following items of intelligence:
On Friday last the A5olitiouists drove in the
piekets at Franklin, killing 4 and wounding %.
They left after partially destroying the dour
mills.
From the Cincinnati Enquirer of the 10th we
learn that on the 9th a bill was introduced in
the house Of representatives at Washington au-
thOrizing Lincoln to organize negro regiments
to serve for the term of teven years.
The abolition attorney general is preparing a
decision an opinion ? affirming negroes to be
citizens, the Dred Scott decision to the contrary
notwithstanding.
The New jersey members of Congress are
preparing q resolution proposing an armistice
for six months, on Napoleon's plan.
Oh the tFlEl OF mctAtnsUys Iem0nLS quarter
master, Lincaln and Csneron wers proved to
be implicated in the frauds committed in his de-
pGrtment.
The Albany Argus buries4ues Lincoln's mes
sage.
The Abolition party insists on LineOin's right
to make arrests.
A dispatch from Fayetteville, Arkansas,
states that Herroa's and Blunt's foress engaged
the enemy, 24,00O strong, under Hindmsn. The
a rebels hanked Blunt at Cave Hill, and sud
denly sttacked Heron to prezent q junction OF
the forces. The battle ragged from 10 o'clock on
the morning of the 9Th until dark. when the
" rebels r~etrestsd. Their loss was 800, among
whom was Colonel Stein. The Federal loss was
400, among whom was Lieutensnt-C Colonel Nc
Farlane killed.
The New York HeTstd, of the 9Th, considers
danger ahead, from NapoleOn's policy toward
the United States.
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Pr - 0aeA
,aaOnal rule was suspended aud the bill read $
second time By its title, and laid upon the table
This was followed by +" Al Act to authorize the
impressment of slaves and other personal prop
sIty for military purposes" with which the same
course was taken, and Qua hundred copies or
dered to be printed for the use of the house.
The chairman of the committee appointed tc
wait upon President DAVIS and General JOHN
sToN, reported verbally that both gentlemen
had been waited upon. The President informed
the committee that on his return from Vick.s-
burg on Monday, he would appoint an hour to
meet aud address the Legislature. Gen. J. also
engaged to meet the house.
This morning. a quorum was obtained in the
senate, and its organization wss completed,
Gov. PETTUs' message was read and ordered TO
be printed. We Tegrst that the late hour al
which it was delivered prevents its appearance
this afternoon.
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10 Northern Conaress.

The Northern papers Of the sth inst contain very
little of the doihgs Of the Yankee Congress at washing
ton:
The resolution of Mr. YsllandighaH. proposing a con
vention Of The States, and which is pending from the
last sessi n, will soon come up for consideration in the
house.
Representative Stevens has introduced a resolution
depoInclng az guilty Of q high crime, any person ID the
executive or legislative branch of the government who
shsIl propose TO make peace, or shall aeeept or advise
the acceptance Of any such proposition, on any other
basis than the integrity and entire unitg Of the United
States and the Territories Gs they existed at the time Of
the rebellion. The resolution viii probably be fully dis.
cussed, as several members sre already preparing 10
speak upon the subject.
Ex-senator Wilson. of Massachusetts, has prepared, and
williIamsdistely introduces, a bill Ia aid Of emancipation
10 Missouri InssmEck IS the Constitution Of that State
forbias emancipation without compensation. Il IS pro
posed 10 give the Immediate peeuniary aid Of the gov.
eminent toward emancipation as a military measure.
the biz will offer e first instsilraent Of $40 c08,O0O for
this purpose, with suitable provisions 10 ensure the &C
compllslment Of its purpose.
Among the important business on The calendar Of the
house Of representatives left over from last session, IL
senate bill admitting Western Virginia as 8 State into the
Union. This bill is made The special order for next
Tuesday.
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VEcksburg I,en,..

From the wing Of this morning
Nothing was heard yesterday from the gun
boats. RumOr says a company of abolition
light artillery has been landed somewhere below
Milliken's bend, but the report needs confrma-
ton.
An oUrRAGE.-0n Thursday afternoon some
soldiers said to belong TO the 9th Louisiana
regiment, entered the tailor shop of w. Wine
ger, a very quiet and unofsnding man, and
raised a quarrel with him, during which one of
them stabbed him with a bowie-knile, indictine
q very severe and dangerous wound. We hope
those connected with the outrageous affair viii
be severely dealt with.
The Iberis salt works seem to be now pretty
secure. Distinctions have been placed in Bayou
Tsehe, ct Cernsy's bridge, twelve miles below
Franklin, to pTevent the gunboats from going
above. Stspng Notifications have also been
erected, and long range guns placed in position.
The gunboat Cotton IS also in the neighborhood,
and viii render good service whenever the enc
my come sgain. The works are situated eight
miles from New Iberia, on Petite AZURE island.
Salt is selling there ct four and & half cents per
pound.
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Latest from North Carolina.
FRANCE AND THE CoNFRDERAOx.


The Mobile Ereaing Nst7s is permitted to
make the following extract from a letter CT a
gentleman in Paris, who possesses unusual fsoii-
ties for obtaining correct information as to the
views Of the Emperor Napoleon. 1t will be seen
that Re foreshadOwed the important step taken
by Napoleon, and the news of which has been
anticipated in the note ofM. Droyun de rHuys.
The letter is dated
PARIS, NoYember6, I662-"Whilst this hor-
rid war lasts, there is an end TO all commercial
correspondence. There has been, in fact, moth
ing for me to say, except TO expresses every
Ole here dOes-admiration and sympathy with
the South. Certainly, = new nation now com
mences with q history bzilt on glory, herOism
and devotion unexampled. Not man do you
meet Englishman or Frenchman, whose
heart does not warm toward the sunny South.
Even the leaders of the Abolition party, like
Lord Salisbury, good men, but fanatics like
the people of New England, are now ranged on
the side Of the South-their idea also being
that the negro will be better cared for if the
South be let alone. / was sorry myself TO see
the Union &c, but 1 am now sorry to see this
outrageous war and the Yindictive spirit with
which it has been wsged, and which has dis
gusfed the whole civilized world. / could not
have believed that my e0untHymen the writer
is a Northern msn-E3 would have acted as
they have. First, to let the Union perish through
mere folly, and second, to have seandslized
Christianity!
81 believe, however, all this is coming to a
close. | know that NJ. Sidell saw the Emperor
q few days ago, and had q long conversation
with him on the whole subject. His Majesty
was particularly in admiration of Stuart's raid,
aud brought out his maps TO trace out the route
(every one here has q map Of the seat Of war;.
The French government has now invited Eng
land and Russia, officially, to Join in mediating,
with a view to negotiation. This is authentic,
and is a step which will doubtless result in con-
GLIDING the war. Lord Palmerston can scarcely
refuse il aud face Parliament"
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500 REWARDf

ESO+PED out Of the parish jill OF East Felieiana
II n tbs State of Leu sans q RUNAWAY NEGRO,
Who Gals himself MADISON. and says be belongs to g
NJ. Josesh O. Wade, who re lies IN Austin county.
near Pittsville, T=xss. sad Negro is about tRenty
four or twenty-five yesrs Of age, gdf c mplexion
stoat male, Eve feeteigbt OF nine h ches In hight, with
hree light seaa, one opposite his RICH; eye. one lens
g ar u der his Il eye, aud ore scsr on t1s Btt'e hager
Of tie eff hand
] VIII pay the shoYs reward 20 any ons who viii give
me 8 " Information or l15Re said N g o ID Jail, aad I'd
drsss me a. Cl,htou, East Feuciana LOaisians, or J. C.
Wsd. P,ttsyilles TexsS W D. AYLE
dsl6-stt Sheriff.
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l-1la-s loFy' and 4 most DealT7
.psnlng wedge It Is for a magnificent series Of Ado
lib0n lies.
The Abolaonsts reoccupisd Hstsville on The morn.
Ing Of the 10th Instant. with five thousand troops Wa
sent 8 Tag Of trucs asking to ~excAsngs psroled prison.
ers for cur wounded who we're left behind. but were in
humanity refused With Characteristic mesuness they
also refused 70 allow Us TO remove cur dead from the
field for burial Smarting under the severe chaEtiso
ment Of Sunday, these craven Yankees try 70 revenge
themselves upon the dead and wounded.
They acknowledge to a loss Of sixty dead on the field
IN Sundays engagement, and estimate our force engaged
st flour thousand.
The regiments which surrendered are accused Of ar
rant cowardico. and will be placed ia the !" Nightcsp
brigade when they reach Nashville.
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SATURDAY EVENING, DEcEMBER q
CHANGR OF

Having removed the publication Office of the
kPPEAL from evensds to jackson, we have to
request that all letters and communications, as
well as the exchange fs3ors of our editorial Co
tsmporssss, be hereAhsr directed to the latter
instead Of the former place.
The interval o. fwo weeks, lost in the removal
Of the OEcs, will he made up to all subscribers
a h,,ks
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COmPRNsArKD EMANCIPATION.

LINCOLN, in his message, appears to have be-
come ct least e f-satisfed with the idea that be
can buy not only peace, bat a reconstruction
under bis rule. With true Yankee love for the
almighty dsllsr," he fsncies the instincts of
his associates pervade the breasts Of all men,
and that he esn " dicker so as to secure that
which be has so far been unable to conquer with
his arms. He has become convinced ct last that
we are a united S~Juth--thst there is not even
the nucleus of q reconstruction party among
us-snd despairing Of success by force Of arms,
he would barter with US, aud accordingly pro-
poses to Us the abandonment Of our birthright
for what is worse than a mess of pottage. Hence
his darling scheme of " compensated smaueipa-
ton"
That the South, even in the border States,
now OveIrun with Federal troops, will, as
States, unanimously spurn the bride of the
tempter, be viii soon discover. We would
have no objection 70 such a proposition being
submitted to the people. Even Missouri,
abandoned TO her fate as she has been for the
present By the Confederate arms, would render
up a verdict Of thousands against the scheme,
could she have a fair vote. This was demoH-
stTsted by an article in the New York Forld,
Published by Us q day or two since. The voice
Of the South, if expressed, would serve a two
fold purpose. 1t would convince the North
that we can neither be csjoled or conquered
that we are united and determined, and uudt-
eeivs that section as TO its hopes of recons1uc-
ton. And The effect in Europe would be bene-
fetal. Foreign powers would be taught the
falsity of all SEwARD's s'atezents. They
would be convinced of our purpose beyond
question. They would find US with but one
mind.
But there is no need Of either the North, or
Europe, being deceived asto the true attitude of
the South They ought to know by this time
that the eyes of our people have become opened
to the true character of our old political assoei-
Ates. LINCOLN, however, seems to have misun-
derstoOd US, and to regard US IS being aetuated
by msrcenary motives. But honor and self re-
spect foiled any consideration Of his scheme,
even for interest. Reconstruction, or even
peace, upon his terms, is impossible. In this
determination, come veal OF woe, the people Of
The South arc as one man, irevocably fixed.
The sooner LINCOLN and his kindred politicians
sTa convinced of this incontroYertibls truth,
the better it win be for the people of both sec
lions, and for the cause of humanity.