Daily union appeal. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1862-186?, 1862-08-24
MENPHIS, TENN, SUNDAY, AUG. q 1862


!. eo,t,n from Columbus This mornipa. A..
100 bales day come to Colurnbas.
"ss Letter 20 shs Navy Departs
Admiral Fsrragut, under date or IN. ,n,L
! Navy: e0,e''ry o. il'e
"6IR: I regret to inform The Densrtr,o-.
that q the town OF D5nsdsonville thew bore
pursued uniform practice of Hri7e T,,,o- or,-
steamers Passing up sad down the rivar
sem message to the inhabitants that If they
their town. sV0ia uo-
/. "Ihe last time passed M to Bsso, p ,,,,,.
IN support Of The srmy, / anehorel a milo
above DonSlds0uyilln, and heard ara, A.
upon the vessels coming up. In ths Tss5ar
case trey inside mistake and it was s., es,isi,l,
returned that they ran away. The next Diybt
they fred upon S.. Charles. [ therefore Or
oereo them 70 send their women aud children
out oi town as [ certainly inteadsd to de-
stgoy It on my Gsy down the river.
:" L fulfilled my promise TO certain ex. emit
1 burnt down the hotels ana wharf huiI8iags
slso the dwelling house and other buildings of
A-F. fhllilp sandy, who is said to be q can.
! TAIN OF guerilias.. He fred anon o,p. ,,,e-
/ but they chased him og We also br3pobt off
sct22s ten or twelve OF his negroes ana sI1aliaj
/ ourselves with csttle aud shsea from lis
/ place. 's'-' =
Porter ansl the ArA=nsas.
/ W AsHIHGTcsT, AgguSt l9-Tne destruct;o7,
/ g. the reea ram Arkansas BY Commodore
/ Mih' u. Porter is warmly commended ia on
eiaI circles. The service thus rendered VIII 10
suitably Acknowledged This officer wss
among the sufferers by the ection Of the Naval
( hedt3ng Beard, which Was subsequently, re-.
Flsed. Asst year ne was deprived of biz CON
/ msnu, owing TO charge OF dislevsItv. hut
was promptly restored on his showing Tie sIle-
sastion was pTedicatod on forged letters. Bg
Els ga!iantry on the Mississippi be has vindi-
GATED hls character against all unjust asper
ohio appointments.
Special Dispstc. r. tie a.scuri Dsulocrat.l
WAsUIsag5a, Angus. Ie.-Ths Oslo an
continents are still held BY the Pgasi!eric
2otGIng further is allowed 10 trepsnfrs - I
sarding them butt can ba stated t,ar 49,.
successful collectors in Cincinnati ara in
c1uoed IN my statement of the most prominent
candidates made couple OF more weeks sr-.,
Batch OF BsIgsdIers.
WAsHINGToN, August l9.-Ihe followinc
is list OF appointments Of Maior ard Briq,
adieF Generais, just made By the PiesideGt:
Bfigad.eT General Il. J. WTigat. Of the II
,: Engineers TO be Major General; CO.
aiehael Coreoran, of the 69th New York.
~. q LiiseoIeI 0eheral; Col. Orlando NJ Z
WILCOX OF the 21 Michigan, and to be Brig.
adler General; G. w. Cullum, not eoDarme9
by toe Senate, by an accidental omission i,
@PPoIhtsd 70 De a Brigadier General.
Stevens oT Nashville.
Capt. Stevens Driver Of Old Glory. as he is
more Familiarity known is in Washington from
New England where be has been sneaking
Tor the past three months. He is on Ill. waS
t9 O. hls b9Ha u NsabE EilIs. He will be remen-
folds cf bed quilt 4uring the whole reign OF
secessiosisIh there, notwithstanding the rebels
he'd frequently searched for it. l. was the
first faE hoisted over the Tennessee capital on
our occupation Of the city. Mr. Stevens had
a long istefview With the President yesterday,
and will speak before his departure.
Tax appointments.
The tax appointments move slowly. The
Secretary has been engaged all day with New
York and Indiana, and the rest Of the West /
era States are untouched. The tax law goes (
into operation on the lst September, and there /
is very little more time 20 prepare blanks, /
furnish instructions to new officers, and get
the machinery ready for running
Force at Cumberland Gap.
General Slough, formerly Cincinnati repre-
sentative in the Ohio Legislature, and late
prominent in military matters in New Next
CO. is likely TO be speedily reappointed Brig
adler he served very satisfactorily for some
time in that capacity, but failed of conhrms-
ton. since being from Territory, he had no
/ Senatorial representative TO look after his
| claims 1t is rumored that he is 70 bespeediiy
/ sent to Cumberland Gap, where heavier
4 force is likely to be concentrated.