Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-12-26


The rsbsl Gan Gfaeis's brigade.
1he ELOls usTsmant wsH made with Wel
conEEiFed plan = sat OF and sap 'nre Gsasra
shscEsifsld and bis command, and a haaYl
fe-es Of rebel cavalry msvsd down % tbs lss
bazk sf Tie E9lsten river, with tbs inbeaEion =
crossiag st Eeely's Ford End coming in hh
rear.
This psrtion Of the progrsnzs was checked
BY Gsn ksrre-o. who sent ths brigade Of Cen
Humphreys 10 bold the ford. The rebels hreS
across tBs IiFer Wish artillery upon tie brigade
sEs wila hitls shaet
/ We aTs locking for g considerable aghs to.
rzSusW.
TIE PRIFATEER ALABAMA.
/ BosFoE, December 15.-A lestsr, dsssd Mad.
rss, Ociohsr 25 states that iha rebel pirate Ala-
hasaa eom0 mts ths barber few days before,
tosk look Grouud the place, aad Immediately
put 70 sea without communicating viii tbs
sh0rs.
We clip ihs following from sho Nsw York
Ti1sss, Dee. IA:
Important news from Texas was rscsiveS yes
.eTdsy al Washington. Gen. Banks announces
that cur forces under WsshbuTuo have seized
the approaches 70 Hatsgofds. The rebel garrison
/ Of FoEt EspefzREs, consisting ef one thousand
men, lied e. ths sppToseh Of our troops, sTss
/ blowing Up the magazines. A high gale pre-
vented the cooperation Of the guEbosts with the
land iorcss, cr the ansmy would most likely
have fallen inso our hands. Ten guns were
| captured, ranging from sTenty-four TO ons han
dEsd and ego polndsTs.
| The authorizes Of number Of towns II Mss-
sashuselts propose to Al their quotas Of volan-
tsols By recruiting eoHirsbands from Virginia
and ether border States, aaa sTraB2smsHss 70
this end have In several osses nearly rsEshsd
! completion.
aEADE's Army.
Oar arny srs busy constructing villages Of
legs boards ard split stuff, sor The coming via
Ter. Ths Indications Of qUial, never 20 be mis-
takeH, is tho liberal gaming cf fuTloCghs hy
the corps ss1ananders, and the return 70 ths
camps Of ihs exiled suffers.
ckPT5RE OF THE srRABIER aIENA
FORTRESS MORRoE, Dscs-assr Is --Tba ..
s. s;sznsr Circsssian, ". B Eston, eemnander,
has jass srrived from The Bio GrAnde, Calves
ton, Kew Orleans, Key West. ehsTIastsn aa6
.hs diEsreas blocssaiug gquz3rons. She brings
ia tsw the celebrated blockade Tarhef Nina, 9
snlendid bsrksnsins steamship Of Waterford.
EagiRnS, Esieubsedly ous Of the iHesi prizas
Of the war S5e captured hor the next Say ai-
ter lesViRg ChzzleEtsn.
PRoCEEDUGE IN THE wAsHIEsTeH CONGRESS-.
NJ Fernando Wood, Opp Of Esv York,
Hai-A--~taA e-A- AaAA4 VIZ Agita ltktAQG
Rlsrs4s, The President IA his message, De-
IivsIsd 70 this House on the 91h inst, and 10 his
Recommendation 10 The people 70 asssnbls a.
tbsiT places Of Worship to give thanks to God
for recent victories, slsims tosi the Unioa cause
has gained important end substantial EiYAn-
sages; and, whereas, IN view Of lhsse triuuphs,
itis no lozger beneath on. dignity nor danger
sHs % our SATISFY &C Gyincs = generous magma
nimity becoDing grsaS snd Po9sEful people,
By Offering 70 the Insurgents 50 Opportunity 10
return to ihe Unisn Wiihoai imposing Rpon
them degrading oT dsss-ustiye esndihons; there
fore,
Rssolrsa, That he President be requested 70
appoint three commissioners, who shall be EN-
powered to open negotiations with ths suthOri-
ties q. Richmoaa, 70 the end that tkis bloody. |
destructive and inhumau war shall cease, and
tha Uni0n be restere4 upsn terms Of equity, fra-
tsrniiy and equality. under TIA Constitution.
Ar Wsshbarn, (Rsp.) Of IliReiS, moved that
she resolution 70 laid on the table.
Agreed 70; yeas IS, nsys 50.
ihs HsTHid's nGws correspondent says;
Ths resolution Of FeFpsado Wood, proposing
the appointment Of three commissioners, 10 pre-
esed 70 Eich2oad, With s visw to terminating
this bloody, destructive and inhCmaa Wsr,a
created sonsthing Of sensation. Il was ehsr-
scisriEsi b. 8r. Lovejoy IS "oatragesus" Il
Was qrislEly ssblsdi but tie lsrgsnsss Of the
Tots ITS favor excited Foms surprise, TIE Dsrn-
osratio veto generally being east foE il
TEE FREEcz IEvAsISN OF MEXICO.
Senator MsDougal viii introduce a ioius rsso.
laseD IL the Senate, dsclaTisg the French lava !
sion sf hexieo an unlFisn3iy act tsHsFds this |
eeGBtry, and inguiring Il it be net sss duty Of
the Uaised States 10 declare WsT sgsiazs France |
in consequences.
FIsaAEGE sr FsIssExRs
Mr, Davis (opp. KY.,) called as the rssslu- |
tl0ns IN relation to Ihe exchange Of prisoners,
argVing Yshemsntly sgainss the policy of re- |
fusing to exchange cur suffering whis soldiers, |
thu languishing, starving and diseased whils !
mes, becaGss the rabsi5 Tsfuss to exahsngs ihe |
nagrs saptives. He 6snsuHesS Of ienzth the |
policy ef the Administration Gpoa the several /
poiEts il which the nogTe IS eSsefsd, charaetsr-
iEBg It's pcgitien IS n0rsiroas, Ead roisrrirR 10
tsa pEssszt era as - reign Of Abraham tie /
First
He avsfSsd that his oEn lsyalty was unsgot-
tsd-thst he hsfad with undying niger The crime i
Of Eeesssion, ani thss be shsuh sTsr. in SEEK /
ing to avsid the Scylls Of the rebellion, use con
stanl Vigilancs not 10 fsll into sbe Charybdis Of
Ahsiidoaiem. Il WIS sEidens that ehis peliey 4
Wss enly part Of that designed ts psroetusfs /
tbs party power Of the Administration. Hs /
closed with Rn indignant and earnest protest /
asainst tAa refusal Of the Ainin;stvssion 10 lI5-
crate tbsusznds Of starving and dysrc white !
Eiea fof tbe sake 81 q fsW negroes
Several senators replied % NJ DsSis. anop0 !
Whau0 Mr Halls $40 narFiz,isrI,- Il