Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-03-27

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Lasess Esaey-F .7Torea'enss.

cHArrAsooaA. March l5-Al quiet as shs 'front.'
hgating since 1lol7aas engagement at Liberty.
FederaIs SIN occupy ausree55oro. Cur scouts
SIRE in Lebanon. ana operating along the south bank Of
Cumberland river from Lebanon ta stone river
Accounts from nort4 81 tie Cumberland rpoH the
Fedsrals Destroying al farming Implements sad foras
over the whole country The iaha5itantl are com
PEELED 70 hide their provisions
Five thousand Federal fufuty occupy Galatin and
tie Louisville rad Is strongly ga ried
Il Is reported that the FsieraIs haze destroyed the
Stone river railroad and ~tarnpike 6Hdgss between Mur
h~eesboro' aud Nashville.
Later aud Pro5Hble.
MOBILE, March 26-A spssa 60 The Advertiser and
Register from ChatanoosL says thaa passengers from
WaFtrsce. report the enemy hes burned The bridges
Across Stone river. three aad q haf miles ths side Of
Murfreesboro'.
It's now evident lie Intends making 8 flank move
nsnt, extending his line from Columbia toward TIE
Tennessee river,
Confederate States Congress.
RICHMOND, March 26-Nosains Of importance was
done in the senate today In open session. That body
adjourned uniH wondsy.
In the house. the bin establishing a inter bmeau
passed Also. senate bill amending the seqaastraaon
act. The house reeedsd fromi s amendment % senate
resolution, recommending agfeultu1fts to raise large
provision crops, whsnit adjourn uatn Saturday.
From Fisrida.
sAv4SSAH, March 26-Tas Yankees came out from
Jseksonvlle three miles yesterday, burnt number Of
houses, and tore Up several miles Of the railroad We
opened ire, when they hurried Off They are coming
out again to-day, and considerable fight Is expected.
Yankees ~Cupsursd.
SAVANNAH, March 25-Two czptai5s and Sir pdvates
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men IN q boat yesterday morning whilst enroute from
Fort Pulaski to Ossabaw, Also. alarss paper and let
ter mail.
sailing Of ube Nezro EEpediif0z foi
EioFida.
From the New York Tribunal
HILTON HEAD, S. c., March s.
As am writing. The fine steamship Bostr
and several smaller vessels, all laden with negr,
troops, are lying of the wharf, expecting in 81
hour or i've 20 sail for Florida. This expedition
is composed Of all the negro troops now mus
tered into service in this department. i Is to 81
unsccompanied by white troops, and the negro
and the negro alone, viii bear I'll the praise ol
blame TO fellow the success or failure Of the en-.
~terprise. Colonel HiggiusoB, Of the lst South
Carolina, VIII have cOmmsnd in the field. sudt
for the time being, viii be acting 5rigadieT
general Through causes beyond the coatT0
OF any 0u1 ia l4b department. fMe bA
petition has been delayed untl the pres
emit moment At what point in Florida Il
has landed, and in what way it has operate,
against the enemy, you viii probably learn frs
through Southern sources. Though known her,
and talked about, it mas been thought aivisabl,
to keep the Northern reading public in ignor
ance until cooperating movements have seer
made at other points. As ths negro soldier
; embarked on board the boats this morning, anl
left Beaufort harbor, Gen. Sexton gave them
parting salute Of thirly-two guns, the fine bans
+, stationed in the city struck Up a national ar
and the white handkerchiefs Of the ladies, VIII.
p have so long had the best interest Of the African
at heart, waved them adisu.
notwithstanding general order No. IL, thes
I Negro soldiers viii have more important WOT
on hand than standing behind bTesstworks an
Offering themselves Up as iood for the forces c
the South. i'm Florida, if 10 no other stats, the
are to have the advance, and wil be ordere
d not only to hold forts, bus to advances from th
~seacoass and capture hem. jim Aontg0merI
a of Kansas fne, viii be heard from away IN Oh
!, interior. VISA negro cavalry. mounted upO
d mules and southern p@aciss, he VII give q
/, rebels ofFl7Tiia more a9uois thsu DO ever CAV
/ the incipisnt cues b. Er1zss
o CORRESPONDENCE Of tie Sew York Herald
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