Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1862-05-06
Federal Intelligence from memphis.

We find the following in the Cincinnati Com
pIereiaI of the 29th uIt., telegraphic dispatch
from Cairo, purporting to give late aud correct
intelligence from Memphis The dispatch is
dated the 27th. We extract as follows:
The steamer Bee arrived from Fort Pillow AT
| , O'Clock this morning. No material change of
affairs at the fort. Some occasional firing By
mortars, and some occasional reply by the enc
my's batteries. Probably the intelligence OF the
| fall of New Orleans, which was last evening
sent by steamer to Com. FoOte, may hasten
| matters below. The Bee brought 10 Cairo Tetu-
! gees from Memphis, from which city they de-
| parted a week ago yesterday. They had Sc
| cured through the cOnnivance of a Union IneT-
| chant their passports to Humboldt but instead
| of going in that direction they procured a skltt
| and crossed the Mississippi to the Arkansas
shore, about six miles below Randolph, and
taking TO swamp and cotton lands, which are
! here OverhOwed for an immense distance, they
Towed back six miles or more from the Tiver,
and after severe trials. and sufferings, reached
! Oscsola.
! From here they rOwed to the feet, and reported
| to Com. FOOte They say the majority Of the
people Of Memphis are Union, but compelled to
advocate dsuniOu sentiments to preserve their
| property. There are several secret Union sOci-
eties, which assist their members who emigrate,
the Federal authority. Five men are known to
be on their way to the North by the same route
taken by these
Gems Price and Van Dom recently passed
through Memphis on their way to COrinth, leav-
ing about six thousand troops to overawe the
city and enforce the cOnscription act.
jeff, Thompson is in Memphis, and has quar-
tcrs al the GayOso House.
There are 5000 bales Of cotton, 1000 hhds
sugar and 20. 900 bbls mclasses, now lying
upon the levee, of which the cotton will be
burned, and the sugar and mOlasses rolled into
the river on the approach OF the Federal forces
The citizens and newspapers are opposed to
burning the city, but soldiers and country people
favor It
The Legislature passed late military laws
without quorum. The more violent rebels of
the country consider Memphis Union hole, and
threaten to wipe it out
On Wednesday succeeding the battle OF Pitts
burg, Gen. Prentiss and two thousand three
hundred and eighty-six Union prisoners passed
through Memphis. The men were in good
spirits and kindly treated by the inhabitants,
particularly the Irish and German women. The
citizens COnteuted themselves with waving hand
kerchiefs and looking the interest they dare not
express.
Prentiss made Union speech 70 his men, and
the citizens cheered him. Provost Marshal L.
ID. MckIsslck bsde him remain silent. Prentlss
told him that he had four 10 one more friends in
Memphis than he, (McKissick) aud said to the
citizens, keep quiet for few weeks and you
will have an opportunity to cheer the old flag
to your hearts content. Our soldiers sang THE
Star Spangled Banner" "Red White and Blue
Happy Land OF Canaan" and "Old John
Brown as they were starting on the cars for
Tuscaloosa, Ala where they are at present con
fined. There were one hundred and fourteen
Union officers among the prisoners. Beaure-
gard claims to have taken 5000 prisoners.
The Memphis and Ohio, and Memphis and
Charleston, and Mississippi and Tennessee rail- |
roads, are connected by union track to give
greater facilities for moving rolling stock and
prisoners in case Of a Federal attack. All the
old iron and brass was being collected and for
warded below. The citizens think Fort Pillow
will be taken by the fotila. Soldiers and news.
papers consider it impregnable. The Confeder-
ate loss, all told, at Pittsburg Landing, was
about four thousand. One thousand two hun
dred are in Memphis. Government machinery,
commits sry and qusrtermasteTs stores are re-
moved. II IS thought the fate of the COnfeder-
scy hangs upon the Corinth battle. If beaten
they have Resource lett but the organization
Of guerilla bands and predatory warfare.