Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1862-04-01
Surrender Of ss. AuEustiae 50 tle F7ederaIs.

Surrender Of SO. AuEUstEae 10 tEle q eOeTsiis'
We conver5ed with gentleman yesterday
who passed the Federal pickets at St. Augustine,
going in and coming out, Unobserved. BE gives
the following information:
The Yankees, leaving their gunbOat outside
the bar, approached the city in a barge, about
forty in number, with flag Of truce and the
American ensign flying. The surrender OF the
city and the keys of the fort were demanded,
with the notice that in the event of refusal the
vessels outside would proceed 10 shell them, The
city council was Immediately convened, and,
after deliberation, the keys delivered to the
Federal officer IN command of the barge.
The collector of the port, Mr. P. Arnou, was
arrested and kept on board the Wabash four
days, when, giving up the custom house books
and papers, and disclosing where the apparatus
OF the st. Augustine light house and the Cape
CanaveIil were concealed, ne was released.
John Capo, a pilot Of ST. Augustine, was
pressed into the Federal service, on information
given them Of his vocation and whereabouts, by
the traitors, who seem to be by no means few in
the ancient city. He was used to bring in one
of their gunbOats, which now lies in ths stream
opposite the city. She mounts two guns on each
side and pivot gun-mskiDg five in all.
No country resident Is allowed TO leave the city
to return TO bis place without q pass, which was
granted upon his taking an oath that should be
:
his home; and no citizen is allowed to leave
without swearing that he will return.
On Monday last the Catholic priest and the
Episcopal minister were notified that unless tAsy
desisted from praying for JEFF Davis and the
Southern COntederacy, they should be sent to
Fort Lafayette.
Some Of the ladies who appeared on the streets
wore miniature Confederate flags il their bOs0ms.
One Of them confronted Federal officer, telling
aim that though there were no men left in the
town who had the Spiut or maniness to defy
them, thare were women VINO wouid
The Fedorals appeared to know all the move
ments Of our people about ST. Augustine pre-
vious to their arrival And with the information
given by traitors, they knew Of the TWO com
palie5 having left that plscs but a short iua
before for New Smyrna, also WHARF a small
schooner that had run the blockade was con-
csaied, and where the sails could be found.
The Yankees are in fuIl possession Of ths st.
johns river their yuaDOats having gone up as
far as Palstka. The steamer Darlington is used
by them as q transport. There were about 250O
Federals at jacksonville. They Gr- tearing uP
the jacksonville railroad, aud are using the Ton
rail in the erection OF detenses of the town
against aItack-SGUGHH0h Republican, 26th.
LIBERTY OF THE Press IN NASHVILLE
Andy johnson, Lincola's Military Governor -
of Nashville, has begun ais reign by suppress
ing littIe independent news sheet called tue
Times. That paper announces the fact in tae
following words:
On yesterday, Gov. johnson, who had re-
quested an interview with the publishers Of the
city papers, stated to the representatives OF the
Times and fhe Patriot, the terms and conditions
upon which the publication OF the papers in this
city would be permitted These terms aud con
ditions ere such that it viii be impossible to
comply with them and make an independent
Journal such as the Times was intended TO be,
and We therefore submit to the military ne-
cessity" which terminates its existence with
this issue.
The Times was established in connection with
one of the publishers of the UaiOa and imsri-
eaa, in order to furnish employment and a means
Of subsistence % the former employees on thai
paper. II had no other connection with the
UrSOR md AmeTjcaR-it sought only the paLh
of independent journalism, and for this it mas
fallen under the ban Of the Military Governor,
who seems not to coincide with Thomas JelIer-
son, that error ceases to be dangerous when
truth is left free 20 combat il and " down il
goes" until such time, if ever, as we can print
Z free, independent journal