Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1862-04-04
LAE4 NORTHERN ENTELLIGENCE.
C~OSTEDEEhTE PRISONERS 10 BE RELEASED
ON PAROLE.

CONFEDERATE ~RIS0EEE TO BE RELEASED
ON PAROLE.
ISDIayaroLIs. March 23-CoL Cults. Major
Key and Capt. Caniield. of Gen Halleck's staff,
arrived here yesterday Rom Camp Douglas, Chi
cago, to examine the Kentucky and Tennessee
prisoners Of war i'm Camp Morton, and release
those who desire Il on parole; provided they
give a bond in the sum Of one thousand dollars,
for the faithful observance of the same.
Over four thousand viii be relessed from Camp
Douglas, and twenty-five hundred from camp
Norton.
~RETBUGRADE MOVEMENT OF THE FEDERAL
ARNY IN ARKANSAS.
Correspondence of the ST. Louis Democrat
Cross TINBERS. Arkansas, March 2O.-The
supplies of forage and provisions having become
exhausted in the region sbou Sugar creek, the
army made q retT0gra5s movement of thirteen
miles yesterday 90 this place. The enemy are
recUperatng, and gre probably being reinforced
by fresh troops. We have information that a
large body r~acrossel Boston mountains with the
intention Of attacking us again but this may
be only a strong -TecouuO,tarIug party.
Our troops are in fine spirits, and are anxious
to again gTapp!a with the foe.
The WOUNDED have mostly been removed to
Carrsvile and are doing well.
FROM MEMPHIS AND NEW ORLEANS.
CAIRO, March 24-The steamer Thomas, lust
from Crimp's landing, On the Tennessee river,
says a large Union force is concentrated at that
point. - men, under Gen. Wallace, on Tues
day night visited AdamSyiile, eight miles from
the landing, where q large body of secesh were
reported 10 be concentrated. Arriving, they
oUnd the binds had flown. The Contederates
We're impressIug every ab.-b0died man into the
service, and citizens were fleeing to the forest TO
avoid impressment. 4 strong Union sentiment
prevailed mtha- region, and a TegiUout com
posed OF loyal Ieunesseeaus exclusively was Of
iered to Gen. Grant
a resident Of Pa3u-al has Just returned from
New Orleans, which place he let. a week ago
last Tuesday. His loyalty being undoubted. be
was passed 10 Jackson, Tennessee G, BY the Con
ieoeTa-o authorities whence he escaped to the
Federal lines. and marched to his home IN safe
~. lie reports that the rebels are constructing
at New Orleans thirteen large IrOn-clad gun
boats, one OF which Is intended for sea service
and the Test for the river. The largest is built
by Marry and is armed with 30 guns. The
protector is confident that with it alone he viii
be- able to drive the Lircoin feet from the Mis-
sIssippL They ae finished by this time, and
ara probably now on their way to Island No. 10.
Iney are eHcased with railroad iron, and consid
cred IuvUluerable.
Armed troops are concentrating at Corinth.
Mississippi where a stand is to be made, but
unsrmed recruits are being sent to Decaf ur.
st Memphis, my informant states, Confed-
crate stores are being removed to a place of safe
ty, IN the event OF an attack by the Union
forces. But little was known Of movements at
Island No TO outside Of military circ es. The
superintendent of the Mobile and Ohio railroad
had placed thirteen locomotives and two hundred
cars at the disposition of Gen. Polk, for trans
p~oTtaton Of troops to Coriuth. Bsaur-gard was
at Jackson, Tennessee, on Tuesday week. Gen.
Folks headquarters were at Lagrange.
Our boys are in the highest spirits at the pros
pect Of an advance. The health of the army is
good, there being but two hundred in the
hospital.
The bridge across Turkey creek, on the Mo
bile and Ohio railroad, has been burned by the
Union forces.