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Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1862-03-05
Our Pesl.lou md our peEsn.e..

We are gratifed to learn, from high military
authority, thEc 5hefe is no foundation for the
alarming rumors which have been af0at in this
city for several days. and that there is 10 Just
cause at present, fer apprehension Our brave,
wise-headed and wise-hearted General, Robert
T. Lee, we are authorized to say, feels every as
surance of his ability to defend Charleston
against any force, now at the disposal of the en-
eray if our people viii but rally, with proper
spirit, to the standard Of their invaded country.
A confidence is also entertained that the enemy
do not mediate any Immediate assault on our
city-theF must be largely reinforced before they
daYe sttatk US.
Let US not, however, relax our vigilance or
preparations tor a SAragOsss defense, if neces-
sary and in tie meantime, let every able bodied
citizen who can be a- ali spared from civil duties
or home cares, not only to play the soldier but
volunteer f0T the war. As soon as The military
Organization, now il progress, shall have been
completed, five thousand additional troops viii
be raised for the war, and we invoke every true
hearted son of Charleston and South Carolina,
fit for mijtsry duty, to enroll himself under the
glorious banner of the stars and bars and strike
the staiW art and victorious blow for liberty and
southern independence South Carolina ex-
poets every usu TO do his duty-and that eX-
pectation fulfilled. the Vaudsl foe will be driven
disc0mftted from her shores, now polluted by
The foot of foul ard cruel invasion.
We are further grahfed 10 be able to say, on
authority, that our cherished and generous sister
city, Savannah, enjoys prospect, every whit
as favorable as our own, and that she is able to
repai three times the hostile force, now aTrayed
agsinsl hsr bgt too polite 10 strike without a
certainty of yIcs9Ey
Let our people then he Of good cheer, but still
Jet them gsId on and burnisb thsI arin0r for bat
te-above al iet then trust in God, and keeF
| our arms ready ana OuT powder dry.-claries
f7, Courier.
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The Coal Mine Catastrophe in England

The foreign mails bring Us additional particulars Of the
sad calamity at Hartley, England, By which two
hundred persons lost their lives The British government
VIII thoroughly investigate the affair, and
animation Of the other coal mines guard against
other similar calamity.
Queen Victoria has written letter to the widows and
orphans Of the victims which rcad 90 them n their
cottages BY the clergy and is said TO have Afforded them
great consolation.
The funeral Of the victims took place on Tuesday.
ia uary % The Newcastle journal Of that date
'ays:
the deadly earhonc oxide hays been 0lemnly inferred
in the silent grave. SHch spectacle have wit
gessed has been witnessed before b. any English
usn Half past o'cloc1 the time fixed for the
fuusrsi which had TO take place AT Earsdon three
or four miles from here. LoLg before that time h5Ney
er crowd the numbers Of which would De impossible
to calculate accurately collected upon the spot
Those who composed It completely surrounded H. p
heap satned all along the road leading go the village
aud crsInned u one dense mass opposite 20 Tie
houses great IuLes evidently belonged 10 The class
,f miners and many we're stiEe the snowy garments
which this class so much affects velvet GSc0ats aud
white feathers being very articles Of apparel
Y cannot be denied howevcf that they visiby i'm
pres ed With the solemnity Of tie occasion Not few Of
Tho women were z-aepug bitterly, while the gloomy
looks and suppressed V0te - tue men showed al they
also were affected.
AT last in one cottage after auu,hs- the
sound Of singing ceased, and another work began.
Amid the 'retll vang OF children, and he loud cry Of
placed upon the uncoulh has-es In Of The carts
there only coffin, iu others ihers wura many
Yss thrown the black deal box, sa lld oi which
was generally written chalk the name oi the man
yvboss body contained IHus f.leI uue aer another
of the carts moved slowly away from the spot Zach
was followed by its especial uIourrers; and r h inn
possible describe the effect produced bg thi strauge
nroo-ssils Of death The carte moved 30 slowly that
several hours ha1 elapsed before t1g last Hed with
it's awful burden Thea 10kuF from The cottages,
far a. the eve could reach IEs road leading u the
quiet little church al Earsdou mingled sr0sd Il spec
tat1rs mourners and carts covered with huge white
s.ze.s was al that could De Nor less than hy of
these e6rlz 7vars ar one moment making their way to-
wards the churruyEri There was sora7tlng dreadful
in thinking Of the desolati0n sch the departing carts
. I.f f.l "a.
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WASHINGT0N. February 2l-SESATE.-Alr
/ Wilkinson pres, nted q memorial rom the MIN
/ nes0ta Legislature, asking a grant Of land fol
I a railroad from st. Paul to Lake Superior.
Mr. WIlmot thought that the Senate should ac
! on the bill for the abolition Of slavery in the
District Of Columbia. 1t covered the wholt
ground. The Senate would be more derelict il
It's duty than any other body of men if it al
/ 0Urued without abolishiug slavery in the Dis
/ uict
/ MIR. King presented q memorial from the ship
owners ana builders in New York, stating thai
there was q scarcity OF ship timber, owing 20 the
/ large orders from abroad, and asking Congress
that the expectation Of ship timber be prohibited
during the war.
On motion of Mr. Wilson, of Missouri, the
joint resolution in relation TO certain railroads il
Missouri was taken up.
The resolution provides that the Secretary of
Warpay the st Joseph and Hannibal and the
Pacific railroads for transportation, the roads
having originally received grants of land for
which twas agreed to transport troops and mu-
nisious Of war, etc.
Mr. Hale opposed the resolution as sDecal le-
gs.ati0u, and as opening the door to an immense
amount OF claims.
Mr. Henderson contenje6 that the land actu-
ally realized but a smal. amount; that the rail
roads had done an immense amount of trsnspor-
tsti0u for lbe government, aud the companies
had 40 money to go ou any uther, unless the
companies were helped by the government.
H0use.-Ar. Roscoe COnkling, of New York,
offered the following:
Ras1lrsd. Jg the Senate GHd House Of Represent
atirey, That tine thanks of Congress are du. and
are hereby presented to Mai. Gems. Halleok and
Grant for planning the recent movements within
theirrespectve divisions; AM 10 both these gen
tleineu, ss well rs TO the officers and men under
their command, for achieving the glorious victo-
RES IN which those movements resulted.
Mr. ConkliUg said thai be merely asked that
the resolution mould lie over for the present.
AfeI some discussion Mr.. Cox moved tina. il
be referred 20 tLe committee on military affairs.
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P.nte Nsrrhsra News.

NORFOLK. February g "A hsg Of truce has
anived. bringing lste northern papers and sixty
passengers, principally women and children
bound South.
Tbe New York Herald thinks q great battle
will soon occur gear Nashville.
The Confederate troops were actively engaged
~ Columbus for important movements. flag
Of truce wa6 sent from Columbus by the Con
fsterstes to the Federal gunboats. and som
southern officers sent aboard Gnd held con
sultation Of two h0urs.
Lincoln has signed tie treasury note bill ioI
S.7,O. 600 The $50 O0091O previously is
sued is to be a legal tender.
A bin passed the House on Tuesday pTohlb-
5tiur all military officers from restoring fugitires
from service, thus virtually repeating the iugi-
tive slave law.
A resolution vas adopted instructing the COM
ruittee on WAYS AND MeGus TO inquire into the
expediency Of taxing cotton three cents pei
pound and requiring thai none be carried away
until the tax be paid
The Herald says Gen. Tighmau has been sent
70 The Illinois peuitentiaTy until his blood cOols
The Yankee government has taken military
nos. ession Of al the telegraph lines.
tAriEc storm ragged in the North on Mon
la, cs,. sing great destruction Of property il
New York +, nd Brooklyn. Buildings and steeple:
were blown t'own-shipping also was greatly
damaged
Great damage w2s done to buildings IN Bait
more. Washington. an other cities
The ship Gfotto, lIom Havre, two brigs snC
three schooneTs, are ashore 81 Vineyard Sound
su6 the sea breaking over thegf
Another new gunboat has been finished anC
arrived at New York. -Four gunboa's ieii Ina
city on Saturday for Key West
The Hsrald.wsrns Congress that It is no ''Ia'
Il
n "a vs in 3 few months exports for Europe may
cease and if cotton is not ready to take tnel
place. the deficiency viii nave TO be supplied il
srOld
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1862-03-05

MsJor S. T. Sawyer, C. S. A., arrived here
yesterday afternoon, having accompanied the re-
leased prisoners froa Roanoke Island. He left
Elizabeth City a. y NJ, Sunday, and represent
ed that everything is quiet in that locality The
entire feet Of the enemy left the waters o. the
Pssquotank on Saturday morning but two Of
their gunbosts returned TO Elizabeth City 10 the
evening They state that they hsva 80 bell.g-
erent intentions upon the peaceful citizens, uu-
less the place is occupied by Couiedlr--a forces
Bat few inhabitauts srs remaining, and tI-
town is literally deserted. Col Wught's regi-
ment is stationed al South Nilis-but his pick-ts
extend to the immediate vicinity OF the village.
The militia are in fine spirits, and determined ~
repel any invasioEs which they are capable of
resisting. On one occasion only, mav8udiur
parties from tie feet committed 3epredat0us
upon the property Of Unoleldiug inhabitants of
the surrounding c9UutTy-though they are ia
the daily habit OF enticiug slaves and conveying
them to Roanoke Island They have already
established telegraphs pervaling the entire
Islsnd, and, in the recent battle, they had pro-
vided bridges for the landing yt troops by the
thousand. There are one hundred and fifty sick
and wounded Coniederates in the town-NOrt9ib
Dan Book
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NORFOLK. Fe5yusry 25.-The Federal steamer
Express is reported lost on the eastern shore Of
Virginia in tie gale OF the z4th.
The steamer llobosen. engaged in laying a
Geographic cable from the bay shore 10 Cape
Ifeiiry is going 10 pieces. Her crew were saved
by the steamer Spauidipg. The attempt TO lay
the fslegraphic cable across the Chesapeake is
failure Halt OF il Is laid and buried uP, and
the balance lost The gunboats which were az
Fortress Monroe, are ashore at Nsg's Head.
One ship, four briggs, and two schooner5 are
ashore at Holmes Hole.
TIE Paris correspondent Of the New York
Herald writing on the 9TH February, says the
distress at R0uan and Lyons Is 80 great among
,ta working population, that disturbzuc are
seriously feared The want Of cotton has tarown
many thousands out Of employment, and unless
rhe Emperor ,uterfe1es Ia the American quarrel
INST starve aud uuiass Mcclellan speedily
s,rigeF Llcw tue Washington government VIII
a. erDose,3 o. q pressure from France and per
mans England. The people Of France sTe losing
confidence in the ability Of tse northern govern
ma. n 20 put down the revolution anG me cry
~ b.,lp from the manufacturing depots Will soon
5,o - Z. headed by the Imperial government
8tNep. York, on iho Z5tl, there was spasm
-, - 7oart> market. ins banks were le1'dI1s
al tbsi- r31ey at per cent, and inquiries Tor
97e5eraiso5 Stsfs stocks were active. Mlssomls
nd -Tennessees ,.er. lower, and the leading raj
road shares were lower 'iis Ni' " ~
aud North CaIGliuas -. H..
Northern papers to the 27tt are at Aahu-
There was 40 movement iu the Eels-Ial army ~
she Potomac oE Tie Goth.
A dispatch received at ST. Louis, Doth. from
Donels0n, says: A beat Just nom ClsrEsVii.e
brings the report OF the evacuation OF NASH
vile, and that the Governor Of tennessee mad
burned al the State documents and retreated to
Murireebor0
Gen Grant has declared martial law over West
Teuuessee. At Chicago, the 26ls, it WAS report
al tie Con fed rates would make d stand al Co
lumhus. Randolph and Memphis, aua that their
forces were concentrating at the latter pOinti
and the streets there were being bsrTicaded with
cotton
The previously reported pacihestiOu Of Ten
vpsssee is denied. It is sad now (among the
Yankees} that the Governor made a p6uouc
spirited war speech.
The great mortar feet has been finished.
The cotton market 80 New York on the 2lth
had assumed more tone and stability. The sales
were 1000 bales at 23c. iOT middling-
The Herald says, in very short time they
VIII be in possession Of S2OO0,OUO Eorth ot coi-
ton, captured at Charleston, Savannah and Mem
phs. and viii be able 70 send 30 Europe the
usual supplv of cotton for the year; then the
urice viii decline TO the usual figures.
Al Washington the 26th, the committee Of
vavs and means were laboring on the tax bill
Sts principal features were unknown.
Secretary Chase says the actual payments O
she government amount to million and nall
= day, and still sueaTages have largely aceumu-
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The Ida, Capt Cercopely, went on her usGSl
10 md yesterday, and again run the gauntlet.
I Z soon as she turned into 81. Augustine creek,
Eve rife shots, ia quick succession came whiz-
zJug at her. The battery from which lhey were
fired, it is now positively ascertained, is a. the
western end Of Oakley island. This end is
known as Oakley point
II the reader WI take E map of the harbOr Of
Savannah, and look ia the channel Of the nver,
q little north Of west from Fort Pulaski, he viii
see a long strip OF land dividing the channel.
This narrow strip is Long island. A very lttle
north of west from this island is another small
island not named on any map or chaEt that We
have ever seen. This is Oakley island.
The battery located at its western end is de-
signei b efectually cut of communication with
Fort Pulaski by the south channel; and, for this
purpose, the sits IS well chosen. Nearly due
north from this battery, distant oDe-half 60 one
mile, IS another battery Of riael cannon, which
throw their missiles three miles or haG.2. There
are tou- guns, according to The best observation,
( IN che lslter Ii is located at or near point
called 5le Cabbage trees.
With these two batteries the enemy cover an
area whose diameter Is seven miies.-SaUdEEGh
( Mars 29th uit
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mcrfmenfnIn nrsers. .

Captains OF companies composing tha l7Qth
r7glmeEi Tennessee militia arp Lotdod and required 50
cal ont the militia composing their coup panes for drill
daily al oc-0cs preparatory 90 standing draft 10
meet tho requiton of the Governor ar one folrth Of
your er8l commands
Captains and commaudants Of companies have full
power to arrest and hold in custody such rerac
tory, uutil they be dealt with according tu law.
Comm audants Of companies fai1g 10 organic their
commands either by persuasion compulsiou, viii be
court maraled and punished with the Pena ties
known TO the law.
Commandments Of companies ia This regiment viii pa
iade -nd report irour Of the Webster Block 90 four
o'clock ON Friday the 7l inst
h conclusion, appeal 20 the loyal aud good ci,i-
hen belonging TO this regiment 90 turn out f ngsse and
encourage by ther pressce ard example the wsve1ug
and Indifferent 10 forward aud obey he cali OF
their Governor
This call is not made Germans irirh, English ltal-
ans or natives neither on the rich Or poor but upon
al good and loyal menand those refusing 20 come for
ward at this their couutrys call should De classed
enemies to the country, and made to leave.
Captains VIII keep lis- oi thuga who may resist or
ue tr@st e deter he4 from pertorming Ileir dulles
ana repQ the same to these headquHFtsrs and promise
Iaem ih5t H theIs power ia aud punishment known o.
ule -a"I Wi. elt.-us 20 20 the utmost extent.
A. q EIRwAS, Colonel Cow -,4fr,
-.s.a 45Czt Tenn. Militia
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Emnnrrnnt ZEN mcrico.


The British war steamer Phseton arrived al
| Havana or The 18th inst from Vera Cruz. ThG
/ Diari0 % Havana. has the following intelii
gence as to the demand of the allies upon Presi-
| dent Jaurez and the reply OF the latter:
The private correspondence received by the
| figa.e PhaetOn gives a pretty clear idea Of the
reply OF JaUrez' government TO the reclamations
| Of the allied plemp0tentiaries The minister OF
foreign sfars considers that the presence Of the
allied forces ia the Mexican territory 90 contrib
ute 90 ths regeneration of the country is rem
deTel CroUuCluss, seeing that il has entered ou
iHg true path TO It's regeneration with Its own
/ force, and continues and viii continue 10 ad-
vance by it until the work Is terminated at a dsv
not far distant. Al the Mexican States have
recognized and still recognize as sole governor
of the one who rules at present, and all are Ia
boring together TO stIeng hen still more the
foundations on which itIests.
The minister of foreign affairs believes, there
fore, that the presence ef the allied troops in
Mexico, lar from contributing 20 the regenera-
ton of the country, would bring about new com
plicatous pIejudicial 10 It and the intervening
powers. In otherrespects they may rest assured
ilat the government of Mexico has the will and
the necessary means, not only to fulfill the en-
gagclnents that it has pending with them and
frankly Acknowledges, confessiEg besides that it
was agreed upon. but also to recover its credit
abroad. He asks that preliminary negotiations
be entered upon at Onzsba, whither be viii
send commissioners fully authorized to treat
with the pienipOtentaries, wh9 can keep there a
guard OF honor of 20OO men, previously re-em-
barking the remaining forces.
1t is said that the reply Of Jusrez's minister
OF foreign affairs is very clever and well written,
but not superior TO thatUf the allied plenipoten-
laries- Their note Is very brief, and they de-
clare in il that, mission Of civilization having
brought them to Mexico, they consider it their
duty to fulfill 10 the end the wishes Of the gov
eruments that have intrusted it 10 them; but
tia. it is by no means their intention to shed
Mexican blood A duty of humanity obliges
them, moreover, not to leave exposed to the IN
healthy climate Of Vera Cruz and its neighbor-
hood, the allied forces which are there, aud they
give warning that il February they viii advance
10 Orizaba.
The march Of the allied expedition toward
Or.zaba and Jalaps was 10 begin about the 18th
of February. Opinions were diverse as to |
whether the MeXicsns would resist the march. |
AT Coro Gordo, where the first serious opposi- 1
tion was made TO SCOTS advance, resistance !
would be offered if anywhere
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Renrgnni.h.inn ii - nnl.Encl.

We are advised that none Of the Cabinet ap-
pointments have yet been sent into the Senate
Il is positively understood, however, that PTesi-
dent Davis has determined upon an almost en-
tire Te-csst of the Cabinet The President is
also said to have expressed a desire TO divide the
offices of the Cabinet as equally as possible
among the old political parties of the country
From what could be gathered yesterday in
political circles It appears that q strong outside
pressure was being made Tor the appointment Of
Gen. Toombs, Of Georgia, as Secretary OF War
1t is understood inst Gen. Lee is more likely to
secure this important post in the government,
and rumors Of the certainty of his appointment
by the President were rife last night in offisial
quarters.
The following Cabinet slate has been made
up by the politicians, and is likely, ilom all we
can learn, to be reliable:
J. 2. Benjamin, of Louisiana, Secretary of
State.
General Lee Secretary Of WaT.
Brgadier- General George Randolph Of Viz
GINA, Secretary Of the Navy.
c. G. hemmingeg, o. South Carolina, Secre-
tarY Of the Treasury
Mr.. Henry, N. c. from Ken.uazy, Postmaster
General
Herschsl v. johnson, of Georgia, Attorney
General Richmond EralHsr1r
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Daring and sHoce..nl Fraud ON the Trea.

sH-y.
| The ltL0graphists employed at Hover a Lud
| wigs establishment ou Twelfth street, ia strih
| ing OF Confederate notes. on entering the work
| shop tuesday myuiaC, discovered that the
huuLred-do-lar stone aud the 5en-doliar stone had
been worked during the night. On further
examination Of the premises the sash OF one OF
/ the windows Of the room was found TO have been
| cut out so as TO aduit of the body of a man.
| What the number of notes that had 0een struck
/ off it was impossible TO calcula perhaps sa
many as a thousand of each denomination. hiI
Washington Go0drick. an employee ia the irea-
sury Department but formerly a detective officer
was informed Of the facts, and authorized 70
employ force to AID him la detecting the thieves
On Tuesday lie heard Of q suspicious party Of
men vino were trying to pass one of the one
hundred dollar notes Of S. 4. Myers jeweiy
store, but before be could reach the spot tue men
had ietT: Last evening, however. ha received
Information from man, who keeps drinking
house on the corner OF Exchange alley and Main
street, that hundred dollar Confederate aili mad
been passed on MIN by man in a ser-eanl's uni
form. Getting tile drinking Lo-ss keeper TO 60
with hin, they entered the DiRs saloon when the
man identified and pointed oU5 to Goodrich
man named james Tyne. Goodrich Immediate
ly arrested Tyne and lodged him in the cage
He viii be examined before the Mayor this morn
ing.
There appears hitherto TO have been no watch
man employed TO guard the hthographic estab-
lishment but now that the staed is gone the door
is % be locked A regular guard has been put
upon the place Richmond Examiner.
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20 complete their several brick payements as ordered by
! the Board LAdOptedI
| By AID MerrilI:
proposals 1 feed the city prisoners and work house hand.
for from and ae- the exp ration ai the present
! agreement with the Sheriff lAd0piedi
| BY Aid. hmls;
Pcs0rsd That the cuIvert or sewer scross Adass
east Of the bayou, be Immediately repaired Referred
| tJ Improvement Committee with power to actl
by ala. Kortrscht.
Rssrlssi That the owners and claimants Of the pro
pery both sides Of Linden street. and on each side ut
secsud bayou be- and they hereby ordered % fiji and
pave their -ide alSs and do the gutsrus for 80 least
FIFTY feet each side of said bayou according 90 The
established grade Of the street. and the Chiefof Police WI
give the necessary notice. etc and the street tomus-
,iouer soon w0r, previously ordered VIII perut-
viii I'LL I'm the washes the street SO as % pro
tect the gutter ami bridge ACROSS the bayou-do.ug the
cutters. lAdoptedl
By Aid Tgls:
Rrs0frcE That the Street Commissioner o.. and is
hereby instructed o place crossing Of cedar OF ot1rr
material Auction street at its intersection with the
west side Of Third street
Hcsolrs4 That the Chief Of Police be- and is hereby
instructed notify the property owners on tlr --. sd-
Of Main street tween OYerton and Auction streets, 90
repair their payemeuts to render them pssshle Tor
foot passengers Referred 90 Improvement Committee
BY the same:
Rss1Irsd That the chairman app0lat committee from
this Board 20 draft resolutions in reference 10 the dece
Of the late Daniel Hughes.
Aid Tighe Morgan and Yolintine were appointed the
committee
Thereupou the Board adjourned.
WIN II. BRIDGES, Secretary