Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-02-02
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Saturday Nights Dispatches
Five Transports and "A Train Destroyee
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BY WheeIer's cavalry.
CH1rrASooGA January 3I.-wheelars cavalry at
tackled 3 dset Of Federal Transports On the cumoeriand
on Friday iast, and destroyed ave. The fest was &C.
oompauied By two ganb ats and wers coming down
from Nashville.
On Saturday the cavalry destroyed q locomotive aud
Ave cars 1t ua7ergae, aud captured the guard Of hey-
slFo-men
From wiinningtea.
WILM1NsToE, January 3L-Ow pIekets at Swans
boro, 0nslow county, report seven transports pissed
there yesterday Pm. The plckets at New nyer report
I've passed there last night, all bouAd ssqsh.
The steamer corAumbia arrived at q Confederase port
this morning.
Horihern HfeEns.
RICHMOND, January 3L-The New York Herald
says that Mrs. Mcclellan has been presented by the
friends Of her husband with a beautiful and spscioua
~residsnce. farnishedh superb and costly maaner, in
Washington.
The correspondent of the Atlas says that Butler is
the popular choice for the Office Of Secretary Of War.
Wendell Philips, aud other strong minded men Of
his stamp, went in a body, on Monday night, to the
Presidents house and demanded the removalof Seward
The New York Times Of the 2sh contains the address
Of Hooker to the army Of the Potomac. He said, "m
equipment intelligence and yalor the enemy is our in
ferior. Let US never hesitate to give him battle, wher-
ever NC can find him.
Hunter has arrived at Port Royal. Indications were
that an active campaign would at once commence, and
it was probable Savannah would be attacked before
Charleston, that being considered the weaker poiat
The .saxants reached New York with adyices from
Europe to. the l4th.
NaPeleom on HEedfation.
The address Of the French Emperor at the opening Of
the Corps Legslatif is thought TO shadowEforth French
Intervention in the affairs Of America. He said Ihaye
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inspired by a sincere sympathy, but the great maritime
powers not having thought it advisable as yet to act in
concert with me, I have been obliged to postpone to .
more suitable opportunity the effort of mediation, the
object Of which was to stop the ehusion Of blood and
prevent the exhaustion Of the country.
Tho future cannot be looked upon with Indifference.
The Times Paris correspondent says the impression
produced in the minds Of the better class Of the French
populsH IN vas that the Emperor's discourse was an
favorable to the United States.
The rebel steamer ovieto has got out Of Mobile and
captured a Boston brig from Cuba on the 18th, off Tor
tugas, loaded with sugar. She was sunk by Capt
Masitt The oyieto had reached Havana with 100
bales of cotton.
The Naval Engagement OF Charleston,
CHARLESTON, January 3L-Ths expedition was q
complete success. We have authentic information that
the Palmetto State sunk the YANKEES boat @ercedita in
/ nVe lannon's water. 1u6 captain ana crew surrendered
and we're paroled. They begged for assistance when
their vessel was shrinking, but we had no boats to
offer them, and they were told to shift for themselves.
The ChIcors'suHk one gunboat, name unknown, and set
on fire the Quaker City, which struck her flag, but after
ward escaped in a crippled condition. The blockade "a
raised. Not a blockader is now in sight. Our iron elads
are cruising triumphantly OF the harbor; the whole
Yankee squadron has fed.
The prisoners taken in Stone river were brought TO
the city this morning.
Commodore Ingrahamfsohcia l reportcorroborates the
above. Our community is much elsted and excited
CHARLESTON, January This morning the gur-
boats Palmetto State. Capt Rutledgs. and tie Chiearo,
Capt Tucker, accompanied by three small steamer,
the Ciinch, Etowan and Chesterfield, all under the com
msnd Of Commodore h~ngraham, made an attack on the
b~lockaders eff this port, and succeeded ia sinking two
and capturing a third enc.
The engagement commenced at four O'clock, the Pal.
mstto State, with Commodore Ingraham on board,
opening fire upon The Federal gunboat Msrcedita, car
rying eleven guns AID enc hundred aud fifty eight men,
which vas soon sunk in Eve fathoms water. Her con-
man5er, Capt stllvsgon, with a boats crew. came en-
board and surrendered. One shot pierced ker boiler,
going clear through
Tho number Ct b~lockaders outside at the time Of the
engagement was l3, with two hrstclasa Federal fis-
ates, the s-usquebs oaunoudagua.
The Federal Il y severe. It was a complete
success on our part, With not a man hurt. The gun
boats were not even struck.
All the b~lockaders have disappeared. Not one is to
be seen within Ave miles. Our boats are returning.
Capt. stflwagon and crew were paroled by Com.
mgrahsm. Capt Ticker, of the Chicora, reports The
sinking of another Federal gunbost and the disabling
Of the steamship Quaker City. The latter was set on
FIRE by the Chicora, and hauled down her flag 10 surren-
wheel She was very badly wounded.
The following is the official dispatch from on board
the ginboat Palmetto State I went out last night.
This Vessst struck the Hercedita, when she sent = boat
aboard and surrendered. The officers and crew we're
paroied. Captain Tucker thinks he sunk one vessel
and set another on fire, when she struck her Gag.
The bIockading feet had gone to the southwark and
eastward, out ofsight.
iSignedl d. N. INGRAHAM,
Flagoficer Commanding.
Nine hundred and forty prisoners, including three ne,
gToes, arrived this morning.