The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1862-04-25
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A special 70 tks Ckicaf : rl;bane from
Cairo, says that a gentleman has Just ar.
rived from Memphis with copy Of the
Memphis Appeal Of the 18th inst, from
which am allowed to extract the follow
ing from an editorial, devoted u, he
Needs Of the Mississippi Valley. While
&C acknowledging danger Of success Of The
Federal aotilla, it advises employment Of
every one, black and white, to the extent
Of his ability, for the defense Of that en-
dangered stronghold and advocates the
construction Of most approved descrip-
ton of gunboats. Whatever can be done
with wood and iron and nusele, must be
done and done expeditionsly.
The fearful mortality Of Confederate
officers in the recent battle 81 the West.
is explained BY the fact that the enemy
have organized bodies Of sharp-shooters.
whose assigned duty it is to pick off m
men appearing on the field with plumes
and epaulets. The Appeal, advises the
organizing Of similar bodies in rebeldom
The Federais had made no demonstra-
tons on the line Of the Memphis 4 Ohio
Railroad between Memphis and Union
City. This road is operated 70 Trenton.
only about ten miles from Humboldt.
Capt. Boukhead, commanding Bouk-
heads Confederate battery, went into the
Shiloh battle with six pieces and brought
out twelve.
A report was current at Memphis, by
way Of Corinth, that the Federals had
abandoned the Tennessee.
General Prentiss surrendered himself
personally to private Simons OF Captain
Bethefs company of the 22d Tennessee
regiment, who conducted him to Colonel
freeman. The Colonel receiving his
sword, turned and introduced him to his
regiment. When the regiment discover
ed the quality Of their captive they yocif-
erOusly cheered him. Gen. Prentiss ora.
ciously acknowledged the compliment BY
doing his hat, and 10 the poiitest man
ner possible said, "boys you have right
to shout for you have fought like IT,
gers" sa
The Appeal says that the Confederate
losses are enormously exaggerated. The
killed win not exceed one thousAnd, their
wounded Eve hundred, and their prison
ers eight hundred, and ascribes their do
feat TO whisky found in the Federal en-
oampment on Sunday night. Beaure-
gard was not wounded As reported BY
the Federal press.
The remains Of Gen. "A. s. johnson,
after lying in state two days ia the City
Hall were, on Monday the 18th instant,
placed in the vault oflhe St Louis Gene
terry Of Nsw Orleans.a
Our informant left Memphis the 18th,
and on pass managed 70 reach Hum
Loldt. when he reached safe conduct "a
Trenton, the presents terminus of the
Memphis d Ohio Railroad. From here
he walked to Union City ard Hickman
There are no forces Of either belliper.
ents 1t Union City. From Hickman be
came to this city on the Desoto. He
represents that the existence Of Union
sentiment 1t Memphis 10 oil boshs Since
the passage Of the conscription bill By
the Confederate Congress, Ill males be.
tween the ages Of eighteen and thirty.
Eve have joined the army. There is nc
impressment. The people enter upon
this service with real, aAd ordinary busi
ness h almost entirely suspended, sxcep
in that Glass Of goods needed for the ar
my. Confederate money u current anc
readily taken It par In exchange fol
goods. There is no other money afloat
Three gunboats we're being CONSTRUCTED
at Memphis, two of which, the Arkan
saw and Beaupegard, would BE- finished
in week The other would require
month to complete it. The ArkAnsaw i
plated with two thieknessesof B. r. iron
placed transversely and 10 alone consid
cred more than . match for the combiaoe
Federal aotilla. The Bsauregard 10 !.
wooden boat with thirty inches Of com
pre- ssed cotton placed between heavy
wooden timbers eighteen inches thick
making resistance to our shot Of owe
five feet Of wood and cotton. This the,
also consider improbable. Rebels ar,
thoroughly informedas TO the constructio,
Of our hosts, and think they have discov
cred and averted their weak points. The,
are built upon different models, sre loni
and narrow. finished with sngines Q
enormous power, with M the modcrn i'm
proxcments, and provided with the prov
Ia Merrimac. He reports $4,000 in
| fanty in the rear of Chickasaw Bluffs
and the daily throwing up Of entrench
msnts to provide agaiDst an anticipated
attack in the rear. The country back o
| the bluff is now inundated.
General Bragg i It Corinth. Genera
Price is TO take command Of Fort PILLOW
1t Memphis. The burning Of the city
still discussed. The general i'm prelsiol
seems TO be that It will not be attsm ptsd
Cotton, tobacco, molasses and sugar ar
gathered iu enormous piles upon th
Isyes and will be Consigned 70 the flame
i unon the appearance OF the Federal 6ef