Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1862-04-02
Northern TnieIIigence.

We find in the Philadelphia Inquirer Of the
22d the following summary of items from this
section The information as to affairs in Mem
phis viii be news:
CHICAGO, March 2O-Special dispatches from
Cairo to the Tribune state that it is reported
from Sykeson that JEFF. Thompson is marching
upon Cape GirardeaU, and pressing men and
horses into the rebel service. A skiTmish has
taken place between the Union forces and bis ad-
vance, in which three of 10 enemy were killed
and wounded Reinforeements have been sent
TO Cape GiFardeaU.
A gentleman whe has been q contractor IN
Memphis, and left there ON Thursday, arrived at
Cairo last evening, and reports that Governor
Harris disappeared from the Legislature, and has
not been heard from since He is supposed to
be at Corinth, Mississippi. The Legislature had
adjourned and gone no one knows whither.
The subject of burning the city in case an
evacuation is necessary is still openly discussed.
There had been no impressment of Union men
into the rebel service TO any extent except for
guard duty, until since the fail of Donelson.
Since Gov. Harris proclamation the impressment
has become general Hundreds have been picked
mp in the streets, and taken from their stores and
dwellin s, and marched off to the camp Of in
sIuciion at the point of the bayOnet.
A floating battery SO Constructed as to be sunk
to the waters edge leaving nothing exposed tx
cept the armament, which consists OF nine Dahl
gren guns, built for the protection of Memphis,
has been towed to Island 10, and Helms steam
feet has also been sent there.
The Union men are leaving Memphis In great
numbers, abandoning their property to be cOntis-
Gated and only glad to escape with their lives.
QuarTes in the streets are Of frequent occurrence
between Union men and SeceSsi0nists and shots
were hourly exchanged
The rebels greatly need iron. They have
offered S25 900 to any artist for the discovery OF
the process of making maleabe iron.
They have ammunition in plenty, and the
manufactures are kept in operation day and
night in the vicinity of Memphis.
There are no mail facilities except along the
railroad routes Letters and nspers are carried
from town to town by private enterprise.
Another correspondent at Cairo telegraphs
that be left Island No. 10 yesterday at noon
The firing was only moderate from the Benton
and Mound City, at intervals OF fifteen minutes
each, the object being TO reduce the upper bat
teries Five guns had been dismOunted, and
there were two from which occasional shots were
fred, coming very near our gunboats.
The works on both the main land and Island
are far more extensive than was generally sup
posed.
There is at least eighty guns, many of then
OF Luc ldt gtbL SIZE duu SCNoAdL A4AioN.
l saw at one time ten regiments in a dres:
parade on the main land Their quarters art
out Of the reach Of the mortaTs. The island Is
! pretty well covered with tents, but our shell
reach al parts of the island and the works oI
! the island.
It is evident that al the rebel batteries have
/ bomb proof casemates, as the men can be seeI
to disappear when the shells fall into the bat
4 teries. As soon as the upper force is reduced
/ the gunboats viii advance on the others il
detail
On Tuesday night the Mound City kept VI. {
steady fire on the upper fort, preventing th'
| rebels from making their usual nightly repairs
The result was that early in the morning they
| commenced removing their dead and wounded
/ from the casemates of the fort. Large numbers
were carried out and taken back into th'
/ works.
On Monday 900 shots were fred from th'
gunboats, mostly shell, besides 300 shell fren
/ the mortars.