Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1862-01-02
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RICHMOND, January Private dispatches re-
ceived in this city state that the Federal feet was land
ing troops at Biloxi, one hundred miles from Mobile aud
eighty miles from Orleans.
Meeting Of British Subjects.
The Norfolk Day Book Of this morning publishes the
proceedings of a meeting of the British residents at Nor
folk. held at the Office OF the British consul. The reso-
Iulons adopted express great regret at the death Of Prince
Albert
Navigation ON she Hudson Closed.
A New York Dispatch reports that the Hudson river is
frozen from Hudson 70 New York.
Large Arrival Of Lead.
One hundred and sixty thousand pounds Of lead was
noelved at New York last week, principally from Ger
man ports
The British Commercial Marine In New
York.
There were about two hundred English vessels in the
harbor Of New York, all Of which displayed their hags
at halfmast IN consequence Of the death Of Prince
Albert
The Federal Tariff.
The reoent FEDERAL tariff act is causing greet commo-
ton among the importers Of sugar and coffee.
Release of Prisoners.
A flag Of truce which reached Norfolk on Monday night
brought a dispatch from Gen. Wool to the government
making inquiries IN relation 70 the mode of conveying
two hundred and Ahy Yankee prisoners to the North.
/ The mode determined upon was 70 transport the prison
srs down james river
The Con federate Congress.
Nothing was transacted 10 public session by Congress
to-day.
Cotton receipts have been light st Petersburg, anee
the first Of September, owing to the press upon the rsl-
ways for government transportation The market de
cllned reoenay-Sorth Carolina fair IL rated equivalent
to strict middIns southern classification ten cents per
pound.
The War Becoming BurdensOme.
gentleman who has just arrived from Baltimore, says
the people there, Is welAE at the North, are becoming
tined of the war. Those Ouly favor II who are contrac-
tOa under the government
Monetary.
Gold in New York Is quoted at sG per cent premium.
The banks generally have suspended
Hostile Demonstrations AT Pensacola.
NEW ORLEANS. January IA Confederate steamer
% route TO Pensacola navy yard, IVES fired upon by tbs
guns in Fort P1ckens. Gen Brasgs batteries replied al
once, and the firing was continuing at last scoOunts
Election ga Kentucky.
NASHVILLE. January Gov. johnson, Of the proyls-
lonsl government OF kentucky, has Issued his Procisma
don for the election on the 22d inst, Of eleven rePresen
tAtives to the Confederate Congress under The permanent
( CcnHt!tutlOI. Inc oAcSlAoh WI AAr PAAN " bNAN-
uckeL.
The Kentucky Legislature.
The House Of Representatives at Frankfort hs eE
PEELED Messrs Elliott Matthewson, slyertooth, Long,
Boone, Merritt, Ewing and Glber, for aiding the rebel
| lion.
The Trent ARair--maSOn and sIideII TO be
Surrendered
The Louisville Courier Of to-day h9s received the
Journal Of the Both, which says that the Federal admin
strs5on has agreed to the unconditional surrender OF
Mason aud slideu TO the British government and vii
place them under the protection Of the Britsh Gag. Tbs
Cabinet Is reported as having unanimously arrived 81
this cone usion. Some excitement was created at the
North BY this announcement, but it Is reported as sub
siding. The Journal expresses no oPlaion about The
matter.
C-OnaseatiOns by the FEDERAL Authorities
Under the eonascaton act OF the Kentucky Legsla
r rare, at Frankfort, the authorities have attached th'
property Of General Buckner, Wm. Preston. and Ed
Crutchheld. each for twenty thousand doliars-