Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1862-04-22

ceived iu Mystic, Conn, dated Bordeaux. March
l2th, which states there was "a large English
steamer in that port, having on board three thou
sand tuns Of cargo, worth a million Of dollars,
and Was about ready to sail for a market, intend
ing to attempt to run tie blockade at New Or
leans
A letter received from Hilton Head, S @ says
from North Eds-o We have stirring Intelligence.
The rebels have com down 10 considerable force
and succeeded in cutting of. the other night,
nearly an entire company belonging to the 5Jjh
Pennsylvania regiment, which was on Little
EdlstO Island as a picket. Strangely enough,
they neglected To guard the bridge between them
aud the nam force, and the enemy succeeded ~
burning that and then surrounded tt- picket
killing three, wouniiug p dozen, and capturing
about thirty Df our men,. The balance escaped
to North Eiisr,. Since then there has been
diminishing, but with 10 results. ample rein
fOTCemeuts vii. be sent 20 Col Moore directly by
Gen. Beuham.
Fifteen Of the 10th New York volunteers were
captured, together with a field piece, yesterday,
Oh the Savannah river
Col Ross took the responsibility of leading 80
men on a reconnaissance to- Wilmington Island
without orders, and was there surrounded by a
superior force of rebels aud halt Of his men cap
tured. The officers sud the balance Of the men
escaped. The field piece was lost, and is doubt
less now on exhibition IN the city Of Savannah.
This Is one result OF this crazy mode of conduct
ing affairs.
Tybes Island remains quiet.
Port Royal letter says. an iycn-cIaI rebel
gUnJoat made It's appearance in the Savannah
river coming down, last week, near Elba Island.
wbereit Yves plainly seen from Oh board our yes
sells, which lay in Mud river supporting the bat
%tsriss. A drawing Of ir was made, and it is de
scrioed as very much resembling the Merimac
in appearance but is much smaller IL size. and
Is considered to De in every way less formidable.
IRON EsavuBa.
NEW YORK, AprI7-Ths steamer Roanoke
has arrived from Havana. Judge Msrwin had
arrived there. Several small scho0uer5 had run
the blockade and arrived with cotton.
Vera Cruz dates were to 1he 22I. Food had
advanced 40 per cent.
The Spanish troops were at Couiova, Oriza5a
and Tehucau.
Jusrez had imposeia forced loan on six Span
ish commercial houses and one Of $500, 900 on
the Treasury.
It is rum0red there Is civil war In Mexico.
A British and q French war steamer mad "
rived in the Rio Grands, whose navigation Is to
be kept open at all hazards
PRISONERS OF WAR PROM HENRY COUNTY.
Capt W. Fl. Anksny, Of the LIST Iowa cavalry,
arrived S~Uudsyover the Pacific railroad. having
IN CUSTODY the oIOWlhg named prisoners OF war
from Henry county, Missouri: VIM Hutchin-
son, Samuel Guy, VIM. Toppin, NJ. V. Camel,
E. P. CleayaTs0n, VIM. T Blevin. I. W. Mar
tin, i. W. Davis, John Z. jesse, Edward Ruck-
ner, Wyatt Phillips, O. B Ferguson, james
Reed, John Barker, Alaska Winchester, Robert
Lasby, John Bledsoe, John Cox, S. B. Riddle.
Samuel Wood, Joseph T. Jenkins, Charles T.
Saunders and James Phillips
The present number of prisoners q. tie hotel
de Lynch is one hundred and lyHy-Sf. Louis
Democrat, 4yrl 8.
CAPTURE OF A Confederate VESSEL
We are in receipt Of a letter from Pass Christian,
which states that the enemy was in large force
at Ship island last Monday, the vessels Of all de-
scEipdoDs numbering between fifty and sixty,
many OF them being large class steamers. All
was conjecture regarding them future move
ments.
We learn that the schooner Zulime, Cant
John Reel, was captured last Sunday by the
Federals in front OF Mississippi City. The Zu- !
lime was bound to Mobile with a cargo Of sugar 4
and mOlasses
All was quiet at tho Pas5-Ne,0 ORLEANS Trxs
Delta, ADrI IS. 4
- We learn by private dispatch that the
Federals ran into ST Andrews Bay in cutters,
and captured the steamer Florida with 80 bales
of cotton Oh board, taking her out without or
n0sitieu. IL Wqq the iufentfon oF uar+fas inter