Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1862-11-06

Special Dispatch TO the Cincinnati Gazetss.l
WAsBIsGTON, October 3o-Geueral Wool
defends his recent arrest in Baltimore on the
ground that the arrested were circulating pei-
ton for his removal among the soldiers under
him, proceeding contrary to all military rule
The Assistant Secretary OF The Treasury states
/ that the principal of the loan of 1862, due in
December next. win probably be paid in legal
currency. The interest accrued to that time
will be paid in gold. Under the impression that
the principal was to be paid in gold, there has
been quito 8 speculation in the eighteen hundred
and sixty-two (IS52) skies.
A dispatch from Louisville states that the
| rebels occupy Snicksr's Gap in feTce; General
Pleasant0n, with his cavalry occupies Purcells-
vile; and Stoneman, with his cavalry, Lees
/ burg. 10 Plessanton'S skirmish at Snicke1's
Gap yesterday, he lost one killed and two
wounded of the Oh New York aud captured ten
! prisoners, including a lieutenant of the rebel
| signal corps.
There are misapprehensions on the public
mind touching the use of stamps before the st
| of January. l learn from the Commissioner Of
Internal Revenue, that it is the intention 10 en-
force the penalties for the non uss Of those furn
ished after Reasonable tins Tor their distribu-
/ ton.
| General Asboth has received private letters
| from Paris, confrmstory of the reports that Ma
! pOeon means to send troops enough to Mckee
/ to bring his whole number up to one hundred
! thousand, and then make that country base Of
operations against the United States, if peace be
| net made with the rebels
! Other private authorities are of the same gen
eral tenor, but they are not confirmed by official
! information. 49,
Secretary Chase told number of gentlemen
| who called upon him this morning, that his only
/ spprehensiOns touching the finances were born
/ oF n Eaar fhok Ia
ted with vigOr, and that on this point he had
much more hope Of late. Had the war been
! waged according TO his wishes two objects very
dear to the Western people would have been &C
complished before now -r
No official reports are yet received Of Mitch
els unsuccessful expedition to cut the Charles
! ton railroad.
Bids for mules for the army were opened to-
day. Fifteen hundred were awarded to a bid
der here at $97 to $95, and 500 to Brown s. Co ,
4 of Louisville, at S95
All is quiet in front of Centerville. Our cav
airy are pstrollng the country about NJ Msnassas
Junction and GAINESVILLE, aud as fGr as Chan
tiAy, in the direction of Aldie Col. P0rgss
cavalry had driven in the rebel pickets two
miles from UppeTville. They learned from per-
sons in that vicinity that most Of Gen. Walkers
force had been Withdrawn from Upperville,
leaving about one thousand cavalry there 1t
was said that their destination was Snicker-
vile. Bayard's cavalry had communicated
with the picksts Of the Rhode Island esvalry,
BuTnside's, on the Aldie and SnickeTville turn
pike three or four miles from Aldie. The Rhode
Island cavalry also occupy Leesburg. Scouts
from Dumffies and Stafford Springs report no
enemy there or at BristOw. At Brentsvills she
inha ,ltants expected train az The former place,
and company of cavalry at the latter. Sixty
men were at Buckland Mlis4 cavalry regi-
ment was at New Baltimore This is signi6-
cant sign, in fact that a detachment sent to
Thoroughfare Gap picked up many straggers
in the vicinity.
II found picket at the gap too strong for oar
men, who retired.
Intelligent officers st Cenierville, from Up
peryille, report that General w Walker with II ,00Q