Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1862-01-31

II LLC DtGlA IS nAtaA 70 DE lslL ANHn1s
gusseii's Lass letter.
A letter from &r. Russell, dated Washington,
December 18Th, appears in the Times of the
2Stb ult. We subjoin a few extracts:
THE TRENT AFFAIR.
IF a United States government mail bag or a
United States official hencef0rth be carried by
any British steamer, we shall hav committed a
breach Of neutrality, and the Nashville may
prey upon the CUuardes as well as Ou the Havre
steamers which are under such conditions. l do
not know what French ilrists and statesmen
may think fthe case, bat l think may state that
the French Admiral on the North American sta
ton would have felt It is duty TO take Mason
and Slidell out of the San Jlciuto by force, had
they been taken by force cut Of q French steam
er. It is aiimed. with every reason to believe
It, that n. de Ia GIaYlare expressed himself to
that effect when he was speaking Of that trans
action but it is no reflection on an officer so
sensible, so collected, and so firm as Admiral
Milne, to observe that he did not arrive al a SINH
lar con fusion.
FINANCES.
WillMr. Chase be able to sustain the platform
on which the warriors are staudiug7 The moss
ssnguine here admit that tie finances ofthe Uni
ted States cannot endure this expenditure for au-
other sixm0nths. Much may he done in chat time
by active generals, successful expeditions, and
daring and happy enterprises. But / DO not
perceive the ingredients for these Things. II is
true Maior-Gen. Mcclellan, when he begins 10
move, may display, on a large scale, .Aa 90 =
ties which did distinguish his E-tle campaiC ii
Western Virginia, and the scheme Of operations
developed assumes colossal proportions and q
certain conference, but one failure many one part
may cause the failure of all.
As yet the unparalleled expenditure Of the
United States-an expenditure 0a Csdit and
not yet realized-has produced bat mail im-
preston Gu the enemy. TIN subscriptions to
the national loan are tUmbiing down. They
are by tens Of thousands OF dollars, where the
expenses are by hundreds of thousands of
pounds. But If "the United States viii 90 on
till they have come to their last dollar" which
is tue cry that forever meets me when the poll
dcSaus talk of finance, they wiz DO q good bal
more than they have done yet, OF evinced a dis
position 10 do. The burden of taxation has yet
to be placed on those Uuaccust5med shoulders.
Up 10 this moment the enOulOus amount of
money circulated throughout the country has
compensated for the cessation OF 5iuiuUti0n OF
ordinary trade and industry.
There has been enormous profrsi0u, without
any QUERY for economy, and waste without eff
cheney. II is probable thar this ARMY of 100000
men cost far more than an army Of J ,6UJ,0U
A4NADNCAA AtNtp1f anu NeIHat4tNr tLIGsa IfI Lt-
tachments of guerrilla duties, aa army of 10000
European troops could have settled tine question
Of actual superiority Ia che field very speedily,
by marching ON either Bichmcrd or Washing
ton, in spite 81 the long line of iu-t1euchmeDts
some time ago, though the task would not now
be so easy.
But if.the North suffer in purse, the South is
threatened with greater calaniiies. which she
can only endure on the superstition that she does
not require trade. commerce, or money to go on
with the war. The States seem to conduct their
internal government Just as Of yore, and one
must feel some admire ion for the system which,
sorely tried, has stood SO well against all exter-
nal trials mp to the present moment.
- The London Ahenaum says that Arthur
the Great and Albert the Good are uoy two of
the most prominent names in English history.
Here Is a specimen Of AlbeIt's " goodness -
When the Domestic servants patrons asked him
to take the chair AT q meeting in their behalf the
case they put to him was that the domestic ser
wants Of tie metropolis often suffer great Driva-
tons In Old age that they were making some
efforts TO help Themselves and that his appear
ance in their cause would be good for them. His
reply was: After what you tell me, I should
be wanting ia my duty If I did not take the
chair; p and he toooS it.
lily PROVIDED FoI-Reieuing to the con
dition Of the Federal troops, the Washington
correspondent Of the New York Tribune says:
Will 1t be believed that the two regiments of
Berdan's ShaTpghooters, now near Washington,
are still lying in'camp ~unsUpplied with arms 2
Such IS the case. Worse than this. it is doubt
tul if they can ever be brought to any degree of
efficiency, such havoc have idIeness, and sick
ness, and the Generalization CONSEQUENT there
upon, made among the officers and men. The
muster-rClls of the two regiments contain about
1890 men. Of these, in the last three weeks,
slxty-tour have died, about 200 are in the regi
mental hospitals and on the sick list. Hardlyis
the pretense Of discipline preserved. Officers
and men have become dishearleued, and il il
most likely that when the officers are paid off the
present week, large numbers of them win de-
sert' and this is openly canyassed in the camps.
- Philadelphia has the largest fire depart
ment in the world. It consists of 100 compa-
MES q steam engines; As hand engines; 100
hose carriages with four wheels. The estimated
value Of the property is over one million Of dol
lars. The number Of fires IN that city during
the past year was 3S2; estimated loss, 5344,2 300 {;
insured, S205,265.
e A remarkable occurrence is noted in the
Huntsville (Texas) Henl. AIr. and Mrs. En-
mons, formerly Of that place, died lately at Sum
ter within an hour of each other, and husband
and wife were borne to the grave IN the same
coffin.
IN
~ 1W governments CoAiacs investigating
committee Is smelling cut a great many hOr-
rid stenches at Washington, Immediately under
the shadow or the war Dar.
-, -. 5
o'uol I-is' my u'scoFeI'
That the same horses have been twice sold to
Inc government superintendent and inspectors
A@E5 Deeh OilDed To certly to horses-someHnes
Seiu"g tnom 70 Piltgs5 i~hllViauais mat the enor-
nous amounts Pala ny the War Department for