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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1862-06-12
FOREIGN NEWS.

The steamer America, from Liverpool, May
3lst, has arrived at Halifax.
Breadstuffs are frmer-wheat advanced 2
cts. and corn Cts. .....s.
In the English House Of Commons, Mi.
Lindsay gave notice that he should call atten
ton to the relations Of England with the tede
raj and Confederate States Of America On the
9th of June.
Reports from Trance say that Captain Bona
parte Patterson is s;rving in the Mexican expe
dition, IS in high favor with the Emperor, and
it is conjectured that he may prove a more ..
ceptable candidate as King Or President OF the
Mexicans than an Austrian Prince. i.
TIL English conservatives in Parliament have
collected all their force for the purpose Of
upsetting Palmerston On the retrenchment
question p s.l~
The ship Sue had arrived off Queenstown;
bound to Glasgow. with a cargo Of turpentlne'
having run the blockade off the Georgia coast
The French army in Rome, is about to bere,
duced to a single division.
- COMMUNICATED.
In the number of falsehoods started and CIR
culated on the streets, in relation to war may
ters, and poured into the ears or credulouS
people, who believe all that they hear is 1t no'
a wonder that many Of those who swallow these
tales, never recollect that the foolish stores
are frequently mere Qatizzes, to have lausl
at gulls? ~.--~.,.... V
A resolution has been adopted by the u y
House of Representatives, directing the JuuF2
ciary committee to inquire whether the hon"
Benjamin Wood, a member from New 1ofA'
has been engaged in communicating lmpof'''...
intelligence to those in arms against the s0'
eminent. .4.~5~ - - -
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1862-08-02

The Federal papers are publishing the official
report into the cause Of the Manassas defeat
Gen Scott blames Gen. Paterson for not being
quick enough for Johnston. 3lismsnagsment
in the field is also alleged. Here is q sampler
The advancing of our batteries eco yards
without adequate support, and the unfortunate
mistaking OF 4 rebel regiment for the batteries
support, was the fourth cause Of that disaster
If these guns had not been captured and turned
upon cur own troops, the strong probabilities
are that we should at least have held the field,
and that no panic would have eusuad.
Capt. Griffin, Of Grifins battery, who had
been placed in this advanced position, says:
Alter had been there about five minutes a
regiment Of ContedeTates got over fence On my
fE0nt, and some Oficer-I took it to be ths
colonel-stepped cut in front of the regiment.
between it and my battery, and commenced
making a speech to them. gave the command
to one Of my officers to fire upon them. He
loaded the cannon wish canister. and was lust
ready to FIRE On them when Major Barry rode up
10 me, and said, &" Captain, don't fire there,
those are your battery support" I said.
" They are COntedeTstes as certain as the world
they are COnfederates." He replied, " know
they are your battery support" ! sprsag to
my pieces, and told my officer not to hrs there.
BE threw down the canister, and cOmmsIced
firing again in the former direction. After the
officer who had been talking to the regiment had
got through he faced them TO the left and
marched them about fifty yards to The woods,
then faced them to the right and marched them
about forty yards toward US, and then opened
fire upon US, and that was the last Of US.
" Before this occurred 1 started TO timber up
my pieces, so thoroughly convinced was 1 that
they were CenfedsTa.es. But, as the chief Of ar
tllory told me that they were my battery sup
port, was afraid TO FIRE upon them Major
Barry said know it is ths battery support;
it is the regiment taken there by Col. --.'
Very well,' said I, and gave the order to fire in
another direction with the battery; but I never
delivered the fIe-fOr We were all cut down
Col Averil says:
" In going down the hill, after q general
break, l saw an officer gsllOping along in front
Of me. 1 recognized Major Barry. and cried
out, Hallos, Barry is that you He said
Yes l said, Where is Griffin 2 He said,
I an afraid he is killed l said That battery
is lost. I am afraid we are gone up or some
remark to that effect Parry then said, I am
to blame for the loss Of that bsttsTy l put
Griffin there myself
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1862-08-02
VOLUME XII, NO. 1873
From the North.

! Gentlemen who left Baltimore on Tuesday LIST
\ give us some encouraging information respect
ing the state OF affairs, showing that the causa
I OF a9Ohtlonism is now struggling under IS
weight OF difficulties which bid fair TO crush IS
10 the earth. Lincoln's call upon Maryland fUr
| her quota OF tse new levy Of 800 COO troops hDs
| stirred Up most intense excitarrent and AZ II
IS considered impossible TO raise It without rssot
, to draft, the young men of Baltimore ars
leaving by every opportunity. Vague rumors
/ of an advance Of the COufederate forces into
Maryland are in circulation, and thousands iu.-
patiently await an event that shall open the way
tor them to rally under the flag Of tie SOUTH
In spite Of the vigilance Of Lncoln's detective,
some preparations have been secretly made By Z
band of true men, and the progress Of tbs
Southern armies is watched with sleeples ans-
iety. In truth, LincOlnism is in an embarrassed
situation in Maryland as regards the new levy,
because if a draft should be proposed there Is %
nervous apprehension that 1t would not be safe
to trEst arms in the hands Of men who canuOs
be relied upon 20 fight for The 90 old flag" Th5
war tax is another PandoTa's box, from which
all manner of Ills seem likely 10 issue. Not
Withstanding the constant efforts Of the North
ern journals to cOnciiate public sentiment, therl
IS much growing and grumbling in every class
Of community.
The currency, as our readers. have already
been apprissd, is in a state Of the utmost e0nlu-
si0n-specie scarce and held at q high pramiuns
and this fact contributes not little to the dis
content among people who are now beginning
to realize some of the evils Of war. Yet while
these whispering5 are heard, the abolition ele-
ment at the North continues as active as ever,
and efforts Of the most gigantic nature sre being
made to carry the strife to point even Of ezter-
minatiOn.
One Of the gentlemen with whom we hava
bad an interview was on board the Bermuda &C
the time Of her capture, carried to Philadelphia.
and paroled, and finally released uncondiLiCR-
ally. The Bermuda IS still in the hands Of tha
enemy, and whatever representations have been
made to the British government concerning her
have not yet met with any definite response
The exploits Of Col. John Morgan il Ken
tucky have occasioned a decided sensation et
the North. Still, they do not seem to infuse
that spirit Of active determination Of tho public
mind which would have been apparent q year
sgo, In. rather to depres5 and discourage the
masses, who are looked TO In this particular
emergency 70 come up to the work OF saving
the Union" Indeed, so far as we have been
able to learn, there is little OF no hope Of rsunit-
lnf, the discovered family, and the desperate ex-
pedlent or conquest is now the resort Of the ma
jority, who propose by this means to pay ths
enormous expenses incurred, and sstiate their
vengeance IN the determination Of race whose
vaiOT Las proved more than 8 match for all theiC
superior advantages in men and munitions
Richmond Dispatch.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1862-08-02

Agate, the Western correspondent Of the Gin
cinnati Gasctie, has found his way to Washing
ton, whence he writes under date of July -:
On the single matter of the Presidents be-
lief as to the amount of our losses, We already
have three or four contradictory versions; while
happen to know that every one Of them CON
ficts with the statements the President made to
certain party of four, only last Friday evening.
Said the President, with marked emphasis
90 l can't tell where the men have gone IR that
amy. I have sent ghere, at one time and an
other, oEe hundred and -" (perhaps prudence
requires that l should leave the next two places
for figures blank lone hundred and - thou
sand men, and l can only find just half that
many now. Where can they have gone
Burnside accounts to me for every man he has
taken--so many killed in battle; so many sb.
sent on furlough So does Mitchell 80 does
Buell. and so others; but ! csn't tell what has
become of half the army I've sent down to the
Peninsula "
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1862-08-02

The Bulletin of the Both says: " This is the
regular day of the week for the newspapers to
fail to arrive. There was no boat down this
morning, and hence we have no later telegTsphic
dispatches The Confederstes are kicking up a
fuss all round US. At Brownsville, last Friday,
they took number of cOtton-buyers prisoners,
burnt about 300 bales of cotton and stole
about Sl5,0 in gold. Fighting was reported
at Bolivar, Tennessee, on Sunday. There have
been several arrests Of parties carrying salt and
other contraband articles beyond the lines. They
are in prison. Some persons are fearing lest
the Arkansas may come up the river and destroy
Memphis We have no fears. she would have
to pass the whole Of Davis feet, only to meet
with more than she could successfully encoun-
ter in the feet opposite this city. Our own Opiu
ion is, that there is far more likelihood Of Com.
Davis fleet coming to Memphis than that the
Arkansas will
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1862-08-02
NRTECEt
HEADQuARTERs 81 DIsrRIgT,


WCEsBUBG, July Dc. 1902 5
FOTICE II hereby gwen % all parsons who are sub
fect 20 tle gctioa Of the CouEcrpt Act that those
- volunteer without waiting 90 Be enrolled under
TIE law Will se allowed TO select their own compsuy
and regiment from their State from ng the several
corps Il his Brigade composed Of the following reg
zleurs, viz
Frsf Regimen Louisiana Art'lsry-Colonel c. A
Fuller.
Gigaih Battalion L3ui lana Artillery Lieut. -oo'oael
". PiuEney.
Foarts /; glaAent Lousiaus Vo.untsers-C -Colonel H.
y Allen.
Seventeenth Regiment Louisiana vo'untoers-cOL
2. Elehsrd-0n.
Twsgtysizth Regiment Louisiana volHnteeEs-cOL
DzelousS
Teenfy-ssventh Regiment Louisiana yolunteerE-
Col. L. D. Mark
TNeaty eighth Regiment Louisiana yoluntsers-COl.
Alien Thomas
Third Regiment Mississippi voluntsers-COl T. A.
Mellon.
Sixth Battalion Missizi7p, Vcluntsers-Lleut.-COL
J. ". Baltour.
Comnsuy Of Sappers snd- Niuerr-Cspt d Winter
By command Of Brg.-Gsn. n. L. SMITH.
}. =. SRiaES,
-v12 In =. 4. General.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1862-08-02

A YANKEE TRAIN IN KNOXVILLE.-Our
streets presented quite a lively appearances yes
te1day morning The long train Of United States
wagons captured by Gen. Forrest. st Murfrees-
berO, made It's eHtree with drums beating and
eolors flying, and passing up Gay street, was
turned over to the quartermaSter, after first hsy-
ing deposited the captured arms, etc, st the ord.
nance department. In the afternoon a portion
of the horses and mules were also brought In,
and turned over to the care of the quaTtermas-
ter. The spectacle was witnessed by large
crowd Of citizens and country people. Among
them we noticed some UniOnists, who have long
been waiting to behold the machinery Of Yam
kee army in the streets of Knoxville. We hope
they enjoyed the sight yesterday, notwithstsnd-
ing the Yankee teams had Confederate drivers.
RH0IUiils Register.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1862-08-02
The Slaughter ON Roanoke leland.

The Petersburg Express gives the following
particulars of the slaughter of the negroes On
Roanoke island:
It is stated that the negroes, becoming dis
satisfied with the hETsh treatment Of their newly
found masters, took advantage Of An oppOrtuni-
ty presented while the Federals were at dinner,
with stacked arms, to seize the muskets, with
which they opened fire upon the Yankees, and
killed several Great CONSERVATION was pro-
duced among the soldiers on the island by this
unexpected attsck, but they soon rallied and
recovering their guns, commenced an indiscrim-
mate slaughter, which was only ended with the
almost total determination Of the negroes. We
give this rumor as it reaches US, without TOuch-
ing for its authenticity.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1862-08-02
Gen. Nelson Made to BIarh Time.


From the Correspondence Of the Ironton Register.
Occasionally some of the shrswd private5 get
and use an opportunity to cut the feathers Of
pompoUs officers which alwsys affords merri-
men to the whole camp. In fact, officers who
clOthe themselves with unaPprOachable dignity,
and say either by word or action, an general,
or am colonel or when slightly riled," by
Cd, I'll bet yOu know l am captain Of com
pany "A, i" OF "B, +" or &C. become targets for
rear rank victims. / cannot better illustrate
this than by telling an snecGO which happened
at Camp Joe Holt l tell it as it was told to me
The camp guards after night are instructed to
allow no one to pass IN or out without giving
a countersign, and to retain as prisoners those
who come from outside to the lines without it.
Gen. Nelson came to one Of the guards, one
evening, Just after the countersign had been
given out, and held something like the follow
ing conversation:
Guard.-Hslt, who comes there1
Gen.-I am General Nelson, commanding this
army.
Guard don't care G damn; mark time,
march. Corporal Of the Guard, No. l, Cooking
his piece.)
You Cd d-n fool, III have you punished like
hell
Guard don't care damn if Mcclellan
was here without the eOuntersign, he should
mark time till the corporal comes. Quick time,
march.
Misunderstanding and swesting) Let me
rest.
Guard-NO siree Mark time
By this time the news had spread Ike wild
fire through the camp, that one OF the guards
had General Nelson out at post No. L. marking
time, and half of the regiment was collected on
that side, enjoying the joke hugely. The cOrpO-
&c IL,
every time Nelson would slackeh speed the
guard would cock his gun, and command, mark
time.
By the srrival Of the corporal, the Generals
rage had so far su6sided, that he, too, began to
enjoy the humorous side of the Joke.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1862-08-02

CORRECT POLICY.-At MurfreesbOro', among
the Yankees captured by Gen. Forrest, he found
several buck negroes with Yankee uniforms On.
who asked to be treated as prisoners Of war
We learn that the general had every one CT these
contrabsnds instantly shot.
We heartily indorse this policy, and hops
every negro found with the enemy, VINO is vol
unfairly there, will be at once shot without
question.
During charge one negro shot deliberately
at Gen. Forrest twice, missing him both times.
The general discovered the black Yankee, drew
his pistol, and shot him through the head
atlanta COntederaey.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1862-08-02
The Ab0!iiiOHists Charged with Treason.
The leading editorial in the New York Herald

L
Of The 19gh inst concludes as follows;
By the logic of events abolitionism has been
proven to be treason. Wendell Phillips, the
arch trsi5ol Of the North, declared at Boston, a
f5w days ago, that " jeff Davis was doing less
TO break up the Union than President Lincoln =
that we 1" are paying the enormous penalty OF
millions of dollars and thousands of lives for
that bad system Of government miscaled de-
mocracy," and that s. from 1916 to 1861 the
sbolitioniSt5 had preached the lesson that over
the ruins OF the American church and the ruins
of the American Union is the only exodus for
the slave" Greeley, the little abolition traitor,
has again and again endorsed these sentiments,
and has declared within the last few days that
s. the var was essentially over; that Europe
would now recognize the COnfederacy, and that
the Union would be dissolved" If this be not
treason, wLat is AbOlionism, thus having
proven itself treason, has also proven itself use
less to aid the Union cause. Its intrigues have
brought us only defeat. Mcclellan has in vain
endeavored TO get able-bodied negroes to work
for him in the trenches. Hunter having freed
by proclamation the slaves Of three States, could
not obtain one full regiment of blacks to use his
Tribune muskets and wear his red flannel army
trOwseTs. The President could not be blind to
these facts but the abolitionists controlled Con-
gresS, and he therefore hesitated to rebuke them
until the bills needed by The government were
passed. As soon as those bills were laws, the
President deliberately slapped aboitiOnism in
the face Let him but follow up the blow by
the arrest of enc such traitor as Wendell
Phillips, and ths loyal North, enfranchised from
the euerva!ing doubt as to whether the war is to
be prosecuted for the Union or the negro, will
rush to arms and crowd the field with patriotic
soldiers.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1862-08-02
MILITARY ORDERS.
OFFICIAL
HEADQUARTERs-lsT DISTRICT, DEPART.)
MsNT no. l.
cteneral c,r1ier. s.1eIrsHS g. O. 3-ly I1 = ls--

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Gen era1 Orders No. =.
THE CONS5HIPTs in The parishes Of East and
1s WeEt Pslieans and East Baton Rouge, viii Assem-
bic without dsiay st i've Brsleh, Clinton and
TeDori TO Coz Prss.oa Pond, commanding camp d in
Etruci1T
II The ocnseripts IN tas parishes Of St Helena and
Washington viii assemble without delay 81 Tsngipslo
and report 10 Lieut. Col. Ssm Boyd. ocmmsndiag.
HI Ths c3uscripis in the Parishes Of St. Tamnany
sud LiviaEston viii assemble without ds:ay st POncha
t1ua, 81 camp Of nsrustion and reqO-T 10 Cap ain
EcRaa
~. Tbs Conmsnaing General is sssured that many
20 cone Under ihs provisions cf the consedpt Law
-Fe no. lad the opportunity # compliance vita irs
lniTssaenfs. Eud n0T fha cerpz q i-4tractloa ars
sleciaiir dss iEca-ed under competent eomnandeTs
ey sil repair 10 them 81 AID placs themselves
lhe front ranks of The csuntry's defenders.
y T. however, flom unfoTssen ercuHsi a1ceS the eE
acrdnsvy specs aeie shoui present itss TO ths eyes
iha Fsrld Tia. citizen soldiers of Louisiana fAl TO
ty voluntarily 70 the 6efense cf their liberties and
Ee,itos cosmsusiars Of tr1ops provost marshals Of
ifi-h-s, o3ic Of he ulitia, evil msgstratss and
ether civil officers are sni1lns1 20 take prompt and
loive measures 10 eustl5 GeinQuerts 10 reach their
ssIectiys eucanpments.
By command Of BTig.-Gsu. RCGGLEs.
L D. SANDIDGE, Q. S. A,
fy2s 2swsw A A A. and Inspector General
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1862-08-02

An affair of honor was to come off at Airing
ton House to-day, bat was frustrated By the
vigilance of the police. 1t appears that Captain
c. f. Mckenzie of her Bitanie MGjesty's royal
army, while at table at Wizards a few nights
ago, asserted the superiority of English over
American arms. Capt. WhittemOre, Of the U.
S. volunteers, who was present, expressed his
preference for the Springfield over the Enfield
rifle The English captain called him fool,
and instantly had cup Of tea thrown in his
face by Captain WhittemOre. The result was
challenge from Captain Mckenzie, which was
accepted by Captain WhittemOre, after having
resigned his commission After the acceptance,
it is said, the English captain desired to back
out. but was informed that he must either fight
or take public horsewhipping. The meeting
was arranged for this afternoon, in the vicinity
of the Arlington House, but the police were at
hand, and succeeded IN arresting Captain Nc
Kenzie. His opponent escaped from the field as
the driver Of a pie wagon standing near ct
hand, and has not yet been arrested.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1862-08-02
Minister CauaerOn's Presentation 10 the
Emperor of Esussia.

From the Harrisburg QPa.) Telegraph
From private letters received in this city di-
rect from St. Petersburg, we learn that General
Cameron, minister to Russia, had safely arrived
at the capital of the nation, where his legation
is established, and that he also had his first in
terview with the Emperor Alexander. Accord
ing to the rigid etiquette Of the Russian court
it is not usual for the Emperor to grant an in
terview until the lapse Of some time after the
arrival of minister but in this case an audi.
ence was almost Immediately granted, and the
reception made the more cordial by the earnest
solicitude with which the Emperor inquired con
eerning the condition Of tho American people,
their resources, numerical power, intelligence,
wealth, and progress. During this interview,
the Russian monarch evinced his knowledge of
our system Of government, and his admiration
for the success we had made in the development
of the vast extent Of territory now within the
Jurisdiction Of the Federal authority. That aU-
thority in the opinion Of the Emperor, should be
maintained at ali hazards. If the great republic
of the West was broken down, and ceased to
WELD an influence, the course of empire and
civilization would be changed, aud continent
destined by God for the happy homes of mil
lions Of free, intelligent people, would be given
to inidelity and barbsrism, ruin and desolation.
After such expressions to the American minis
ter, there can be no mistsking the cordial feel
ing and hearty sympathy Of the Emperor OF
Russia, nor can there be any misappTehension
concerning the deep interest he msnifests in the
success and destiny Of the United States. This
feeling was reciprocsted by Mr.. Cameron who
had the most fattering assurances to offer that
the interest of the American people was no less
sincere in their sOlicitude fer the success and
mighty progress of the colossal empire of the
North Representing such widely different sys-
TENS, and governed by authority so distinct
and broad, there is still no reason why Russia
and the United States should not be united in
true and stern alliance, and WELD an irresistible
ir,a annnca On the dastinias of The world
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1862-08-02

OPERATIONS ON THE MlssIssIPPL-Forsy-
FIVE prisoners from the transport captured by
Sanderson's battery of Wither's light artillery.
and Lieut. Col. Fergus On's cavalry, have been
Iodgedin the Vicksburg Jail. The damage done
by Capt Ridley's field battery, below Warren
ton, it has been sscertained, is the killing Of a
cautsin and ten men on board tie transport, be-
sides riddling the works Of the vessel. Their
graves, with those Of nearly SIX hundred others,
can be seen in the vicinity Of the Yankee canal,
MissiSsppiaa
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1862-08-02

E5~On the morning of the 18th, when the Ar
kansas reached the Yankee feet commander
of one of the boats who was on shore at the
time stood on the levee a spectator of the scene.
As the Arkansas neared the slOops Of war and
they opened on her with their tremendous broad
sides. he turned to some gentlemen who were
near him and remarked-"f that isn't courage
/ have no idea Of the article. ''-I'ieksbwg Hdig'