Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1862-06-21
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I r m he Ca rlesi Il c = rier. 70 int
Two yourg gentlemen, from this city, aTriys
home IN this city Tuesday morning from Phila
drlphia, Penusy ylvania. which place they lei
about three weeks ago They travelled iron
! Philadelphia 10 baltimore, and from thrncs I;
| Frederick City, Maryland, crossed the Potomse
aud were guided through the lines by way o
the Manassas rsilroad, by a country guide Tn
guide eLdeavOred TO dissuade them from tLei
purpose, stating the whole lire was very strictly
| guarded, aad pickets sometimes shot ct passeTs
! by without even haiiing. They determined tt
/ ppsh on, however and passed through safely
Having once passed Ihe Federal lines, they founl
numerous friends, who gladly assisted them Oh
/ their way to Richmond
These yOung gentlemen were passengers Oh
board the Eng ish iron steamer Bermuda, at tie
| time of her esp,u IL Nassau.
The Bermuda WAS abOu: sixty miles Fl the
coas' Of Nassau wien she WAS fired AT twice b,
tue Uui'ed States gunbOst MeTcedita, cJmmai.-
der Stillwaggon. fist with q blank carir1g
and s,terward with a round shot. The board
ing fl ;er examined the papers, declared them
all right and said she could proceed on Lrr
voyage Commsi dr. S,ilwaggen, however.
stopped the vesS, l. put prize crew aboard an,.
ordered her to Philadelphia The Cficeis of the
Msrcediia coucurIed in opinion that the vessel
was not leg al prz-, hut by takining her TO a
Northern pUr: the object Of the capture would
be rtf-ctrd. This vas to try the case as to the
legality Of tie seizure, detaiu the vessel perhaps
Tor months, and thus the arms and ammunition
aboard. supp SD intended for the South, by thai
time perhap- w,u'd be rendered u.e!rss-
Commander StillWaggon 81 'atcd that he Lad a
last of some twenty seven sselS, which were
supposed to have arms, etc, on board for the
South. These he was ordered to capture and se
cure whenever and wherever LIE found them
liz d.sclaimed any resp,rsibiliy in the matter
aad was only I'd yiug the orders u bis govern
meut.
The Bsrmuda had on board a valuable cargz
Of arms aud ammunition, seven T.a can
non etc
The b rmuda IS an iron-cla1 screw steam'T 7,
about eight hundred tors bu'tEen Sversl
other vessels were at Ma sIa and BE: muia, wait
il g favorable opportunity.
On the sTIivzl Ui the vessel at PLi!sdelphlA
lhe passengers were detained by The pr r. com
missionsrs to give their evidence in tie ease.
Finding they had no Interest in the cA'go, thry
were released The baggage OF the passengers
had been searched previous to tn, ir arrival IN
port. Thsir arms were taken away on the pas
sage, but ziterw sIds returned
The gentleman from whom we obtain this in
formation, wss il Phadelphia VIXEN the news
Of Bank deirat reached t! ere. The cly Of
"W ashinP ton Ia danger rais' d, and new
call iOT y0lm GERS msde and pub ished. Ia
b lltimore the mlb proceeded 10 the residence
OF every suspected SUutLein Sympath zrr, aud
reed them to exhibit the United S:at fsg.
Aft it became apparent that the capital was
in To douger, the government still to. advan-
tage Of the cry AID urgrd forward Eoofs A
uuubsr ct volunteer compsri' from the vali liOus-
cit es pa. sed through Baltimore They had en-
gagged 20 serve tor three months. SeveIal Ol
them, however, on being ordered acr, IS tie Pc
tOmac, mu.inied aud turned back stating that
they did not come to cross the Potomac merely
10 be shot. but had come to defend Washington
Oar informant says there is = large peace par
~ in the North, bnt they are complete y hept
rnjeT by tie perfect drpotism now il power.
Every man " hJ Izisss lis voice for peace is at
once AncS.ed.
la says that it is a well understood feet that
the port Of Nassau is even better blncks Ted than
The port Of Charleston. Had the Bermuda not
been taken by the MeIcedita, tEey were liable
10 seizure by The De Soto, sailing under the
same order, and about lhges miles nearer the
port than the Mercedita-
The 10 : Of she aIi.sisrippB.
From The Richmond Ez miner JuEe Il
Ihc Northern people ,Nult over WLat they are
Pleased 10 call the rsopening of the Mississippi.
That tfey virtually possess the river, and can
use i tuI purposes OF war; is III qIestiOn
bot that the river is open to their commerce, oT
Of other service to them than a u road tor non
tlsE EEesssis, is unt:us Until ihe S u1htrn G n
'eierscy is Destroyed the Mississippi capnot be-
come again a channel for commerce While
single point upon its vast extent ON either bank
IS accessible to hostile parties, it can convey
armed vessels My and although they have
New Orleans AT d the principal strategic posi-
ions shove il, they have not driven tie Coutrde-
rates from mGuy hundred miles Of is shores,
whence they can stop trade and passage as com
Dletely as by the guns Of Fort Pillow OF Colum
1us.
The f.ll OF New 0 leans, and the c -nseQuont
conquest uf the Mississippi v as a heavy blow
70 the Coniedrra Y, and dminishss its re-
source for supplies. BU; it is far from being ir-
tri,Vsble. The recovery of that river viii lie |
IS cay as its lss. Vi tories in the \ nth will |
compel the United States TO recall its troops /
wen if the yellow fever do6s ret DO lis work in /
he next sixty days 50 tifec'ually to leave /
none to recall New armrs will be formed il /
he Safes which border that n.y. which viii /
-etake New Orleans. No treaty of peace
possible which would leave the river in the /
lauds o. the North
An fort will be made to render the gr at city /
It its mouth a free town, like H1nJurg and ]
enen but it will be an iDdscisive war, and
dawn battle only, which will render the pro
ct possible The people of the Mississippi, /
70 ntTy and town, are entirely Southern, bit
erly hlstile 70 the Uuied States, and, without
III exception, resolved forever to be constituent
parts OF the Confederaey. II the Coui,doracJ
ives it nil be impossible to give that river aud
IS valley any political connection other than
nature ordains tor it. Il yond the separation
rom Texas and Arkansas, aud the loss OF the
att supply we might obtain from that source,
IS pres NJ possession by the enemy is Of no zeal
Importance IN the sctual war OF IN the future
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