Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1862-04-12

A correspondent, writing from Knoxville says.
For MANY years past the Yankees have sys-
/ teuatieallv sent into fast Tennessee h1rdes of
/ New Euglauders, of whom an Infamous Amin
/ ada5 Sleek, one HoI8ce Maynard, is the fit rep
reseutative They have sent US, tGo, thousands
1 0t Dutch and Swiss, who dwell amid the
| viue-ciad bills aud secluded vs.ieys. All these
are original aJoLtiouists. The French element
I iu this imported population alone adheTes to the
| fortunes OF the Southern C0ufodeacy. Every
/ iron, copper ard coal mine in East Tennessee
/ was q den of aUg.itilui557.
| Are you surprised tha railroad bridges We're
burned Are you amazed when YOu learn that
/ excesses are committed even upon peaueable
people by organized naIauding bands of Seces
siousts, who n0minaly belong 10 the army of
/ the Soulhl Is it unnatural that man should
! hate most that enemy, who, by all laws of nature
/ and community of interests, should be his
Istaunchest fieud Might we not natueaily ex-
pect that the breach should be thus daily widen
/ ed, and shat the gulf of hate dug by johnson
! and Maynard and Blowulow, should soon become
4 niathonabls
! Such are the causes which have produced
even here a condition Of society which has been
changed by no persistent scheme of government
tai policy. Neither that degree of severity which
! auuihiiaJes opposition, nor that mildness which
! begets friendship, has been adhered to. Gross
1 injustice and violence have been done in some
/ instances, aud again a degree of clemency has
( been exercised, with hostile population ascrbe
10 the disasters which Of late have beiaiien our
arms.
ARREST OF a FEMALE SPY-A gentleman
connected with the army of the We t, who ar
rived il this city yesterday evening on the State
/ train, informs us that previous TO b leaving
/ C0riuth, a woman had been brought in, who
was arrested while on her way to Nashville for
the purpose of conveying intelligence 10 the
enemy. She had been within the lines for some
weeks past, during which she had been very
assiduOus in ministeriur to the wants of the sick
soldiers; for some reason, however, not ex-
/ nlained 10 us she fell under the suspicious Of
! the officers, and on her departure from camp
/ some days ago OH pTeteDcs of a visit to her
/ friends. a small detachment was ordered 10 follow
aud watch her.
! Her movements soon convinced them that
something was wrong, and keeping up the pur-
! suit they quickly learned that she was an enemy
of the SOu,h in service of the Feder2ls, and that
/ her object within OW lines Was TO obtain 3
Z thorough knowledge Of the plans and forces Of
| She CUuledeTates, which iuiUuEatIon she was now
attempting to convey 10 the enemy. Becoming
fully satisfied of this fact the squad arrested her
| and brought her back to COunth here, with
what appears to US Unscceuntahle negligence,
she was permitted to retire alone to a room, with
1 out being searched, and when, short time alter
ward, the guard proceeded to her room for the
| purpose of searching her, they had the mortif-
cation 10 discover themselves forestalled, as all
/ that remained Of the written evidence of the
treason was the smell OF burned paper-Ahanta
! Commonwealth, 4tt.