Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-02-14
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ceased ahout 10 O'Clock owing TO the intensely
cold weather. which seems to have increased in
severity, congsaling everything ia anything
ike 8 liquid condition.
BY tie last two flag Of truce boats. which
came over in response to signals from this side.
our officers succeeded in exchanging papers.
summaries Of which Isse you have published
Now and shsn the Yankee officers allegs that
they are forbidden TO exchange, by an order
from headquarters. We are unable to explain
on any other suppositon than tia. particular
numbers Of their papers containsd something
which the commanding general did not wish
should 6ud its way into rebel prints.
If the ssate1ients Of a Ysnkss officer in
charge Of a recent dag may be relied or, ths
course Of the Gorilla government ia relation 10
the irTeprsssible negro question, is the soarcs Of
much dissatisfaction iu the army. 1t was
stated taat ten thousand 'coHtrahaHds we're
collected az a certain point ard comfortably
housed ia The finest Siblsy tents, and drawing
he best Of T~ation5, while the soldiers "hghting
for the aag'i were treated with comparative in
differences, sud supplied With fO9d and tents Of
the most inferior quality. They were tired Of
fighting for tie "flthy. lazy and insolsHt mig
ger. Il WAS Observable that whenever tus
name or Abe Lincoln was mentioned be was
particularly careful to avoid any expression d.
rectfy redectiHg on his master. The remarks Of
1919 "[-NH-H rIrLA1 81a LAAAN AAaH % n HH"A
stance confirming whas we had already heard
in regard to the results Of the last card Of
Lincoln and his advisers, which promises 10 be
The rock" on which that people VII Split
Traces Of the lats heavy snow storm, pro-
nounesd % be enc Of the heaviest hat has hllen
IN this latitude, yet linger al over the face Of
the country. But foE the previous heavT and
Continuous rains which saturated The earth. 1t is
estimated that the depth Of the fallen snow
urufA cav. rnaahaH tsurfvaH~~ Ga-a--a 49,
Nothing unusual has occurred along ths lines
since the inauguration Of " fighting Joe Hook
err unless we except earthworks when sre be-
ing thrown up on both sides the railroad on the
opposite side Of the river, and which the enemy
seem to be multiplying, as if they believe an
attempt st crossing By our army is not improba-
ole. 1t has also been noticed that hey ara be-
coming a little msEs impuGeat than usual, ss
they drill and 20 through With tbe fomAlilies Of
dress parade IN rife shot Of the town, something
which was not done during Burnside's hfiaf ca
reer. So far as we are enabled to Judge, from
the information obtained from an sources,
Hooker is industdously improving tAis protract-
ed interval Of uufav0Eabse weather, in prepara-
ton for the next forward movement, which viii
with little doubt, be renewed with the earliest
return Of fair weather and passable roads. The
pontoons and materials for bridges still remaiz
upon he point, s0me ten miles up the river,
which WAS chosen as the place for crossing in
order to flank our forces and attain the rear Of
our batteries. There IS also a very considerable
force in the immediate vici8ity. As Bnrnside's
plans we're revealed By his late failure, It IS
probable that Hooker win select some other
point for the passage Of the army.
General VIM. BarEsdale, commanding this
post, returned from Mississippi recently, and
promptly entered upon his duties. His brigade
comprises much of the elite Of that patriotic
State, and is a command of which he may be
justly proud.
To relieve the monotOnous routine Of daily
duty, as well as TO contribute to a p~raissworthy
| object, fourteen Members Of the bries5e. en-
dowed with very respectable talent in the burnt
cork line, resolved Themselves into q compsRy Of
sable Ministries, whose concerts are patronizsd
BY OyslhoWiug audiences, as nay be imagined.
Few professional delineat0rs of the character Of
the gentlemen from Africa surpass these am
ateurs. The proceeds CT two concerts realized
the handsome sum Of about seven HUNDRED DOL
lars, which IS ts be appropriated to tie benefit Of
the sick and wounded Of the brigade.
The vacancy created by the death Of the la
msnted General Thomas r.. R Cobb, has been
filed, as I laarn, by the promotion Of Colonel
Woh0Fd, commanding one Of the regiments of
the brigade, and senior colonel, I believe.
Northern papers, Of late dates. represent
Rockers army IS baring been considerably
strengthened latierly, which IS more than prob
able. il, with superior numbers, ADDED to ''su-
perior equipments, intelligence and val0r, Lee
is not defeated in the next conflict, so much
greater bis glory ard that Of bis army, AID the
inefsble disgrace and shame Of bis antagonist.
/ VIII not come to the assistance of the Northern
papers ia their speeulations IS to the numerical
strength of our forces. Suffice it to cay, that
they are well supplied wish everything e~sssntial
to health and comfort, and are in tine spirits,
looking forward to ultimate trump over the
YsRdals who seek the destruction OF all shey
have left home to fght for-psrlorm With a.ae-
rity and cheerfulaess In storm and sGnshine. the
arduous dutss allotted to the soldier. Y.
A fredericksburg letter, Of The 9Th, ia the
Richmond E-TamiEer, says:
lighting joe" begins to indicate his pug
nacisy. Yesterday morning daFBad upon the
Stafford hills ike frozen adamant, bQs with the
sky heavily overcast with clouds. Il had eVi.
IDENTIFY been predetermined by The enemy that a
hard freezs should be the signal for movement,
and hence, a. Daylight, tbs heavy, hard, contin-
u0us roar Of artillery iB motion, was distinctly
hesrd from the opposite banks, lhrOugaout the
day, until the sound was lost in the earth, soft.
ened by the soaking rain which succeeded the
snoW-storm Of the morning. Mas proposes
but God disposes." We may again tell the
Yankees, as they we're tod by a Fredericksburg
lady last summer, when their railway bridge
hers was being swept away for the third time
by the boiling food Pointing to the floating
fragments, she cried out, You can tax Of sub
ljEgatng the South, but you caa't ~subiugsse the
Almighty"
The heavy rain continued here until this
morning. Notwithstanding such signs Of ae-
tiTity in the euemy's camp, a. the firing of
rockets and other Signals were visible through
ont the night, beside the miTy condition 60
which their roads are again reduced, tho rise ia
the Rappahannock VIII prevent any advance
in this direction for soms days. l. is by no
means certain, however, that the movement Of
this morning was projected against the imms-
date front Of fredericksburg. From all the
indications I could gather, it started 10 the
river in the direction of Stafford Court House
and Warrenton i is certainly nov stuck in
the mud"