Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1862-04-08

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Northern Press.
We have The Louisville Democrat, of the 3lst,
rom which we make up the following summary
/ of dispatches to tho Associated Press Nertb:
FROM MEMPHIS AND THE RIVER
CAIRO March 29.-After a lull, the lombard
meut of Island No 10 was renewed lUuOusIy
/ yesterday. The rebels appear 10 have received
and put in position new guns Of a long range.
! Nothing important from the Tennessee river.
AU arrival from Memphis to-day reports gen
cra- desp0udeucY, and but h5t.e confidence is
felt even with the large force concentrating at
ColLth.
SEWARD IN VIRGINIA
WINCHESTER. March 29-secretary Seward,
with q party of friends, arrived here last night
at nlUC o'clock, and was escorted from the cars
to Gen. Shields headquarters by the ID lh Penn
sgiVaUa regiment, the Goth Ohio, and a troop of
cavalry. This morning the party inc.udiug
Gen Shields, A. Adjutaut-(Ten. Strong and Col.
CLARK, of Gen Banks staff, visited the battle
field AiT Seward and his friends leave to-day.
All quiet.
ANOTHER MILITARY DEPARTMENT.
WASHINGTON, March 20-A military depart
maur 10 be called tine middle department and to
consist of the States of New jersey, Penusyl-
vauia, Delaware, and the eastern shore Of Mary
land and Virginia and the counties Of Cecil,
Hartford Bu-ternut and Ann Arundel. has been
created AlalorGen. DIX, U. $ v, Is assigned
10 the cOmmaud-headquarter at Baltimore.
FROM WASHINGTON.
WASHINGTON, March 29.-Tdo commission
ers appointed by the War Department to audit
the claims OF contractors have made many I'M
por.auJ reductions ia tine final settlement of
some bills. The commissioners will save the
I treasury millions Oi dollars.
IHe committee on the bankrupt law had
long session last evening, and agreed 60 report
lif COlck.lns Bib, with some amendments
The Times core sPondeut, writing tfom W ar
renton Junction, says, for TWO days past the
rebels have been crowded steadily toward the
happ&hauuyck. t0ur OF the New YORK SIXTY
siA, Col. Piazney, were captured night before
Iast while on picket duty. Shots were ex-
changed constantly with the rebels. During
yesterday, two bnBades OF tie rebels beng
closely pursued, FeIeated across the h4ppahan-
mock, towards GoraonsVllie, ana blew up Inc
railroad bridge. The rebels are now north OF
the haPpaHaunOck.
FEDERAL REPORTS FROM RoIIA.
P,rr, NJ, sTsr,l, 90 -E,,Iisbla parsors inst
o,rs-,5 f, H., -, =, ,l. so-Ir.zosf gsv, tbo
r.b,r. s.,ns .t-og sil,-,-- l.,lar Va, H., and
5-i.a Isva rstr.gte3 entirely scross Roero,
sro-,.l,..-- .,7 ,,, 49, - W T9,,r.,, .7 T-,,t
t -, @ ,, g,,,o- f"r, NJ Hia1-5s and
Ti-t,a TP,.I- "a A-Ilsnsss -i-gr -rIirt is bieb
i7.a Tsvqg t-oons are rriiar Ffsnfrft.d at 5aa
3as.rb of Cen RErlruIIor5 and Ar,ansss fro9ns
Tel the lass of Gao Nf2Tntasb ve-v severely
The rsba1s are ba.iIy- off tor ciofhinrr and shoes
Pii-a,s T-7isns bsy,s mostly ratr,Tped +o the
I,-.isa1 Vatig1 Tbsy --er, mot f-yn7.,7al,la in
bg+-ls has,q narie s.ricl-.n of ths ofIar+ Of onr
ar-fil,rv Prie. received a GENERALS com
mission IN +lI. C,aDfsdarste geryics an the I6t5
o. ro--;,,,.--t If T,v,s +r,r,s ls..b.5 W., F}5,
rem ny, 7- 15-rl to rafnfarca Van Dam and more
were evnac+ad from 7 .,,isi7nq The whole ~rhal
rirf,rce,,,a,,fs viii not sv,lad r0G0 n, the nj
sffy weeks.
Tieut Col HoIoonb of the 9th Iou-a who