Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-04-03

EaTfagut5 ueet was puf N0TS Ho eOHDat1 AHl
Banks braves eontentsd themselves with taking
lock at the dssenses Of Port Hudson, and
then getting away as fast and 6s fer as possible
Il is now nearly year, sincs on the fall of New
Orleans the Yankees declared The Mississippi
to be theirs, and open to trade; but to this day
no commercial vessel has passed over Its waters
end, the time when this nsy ever be done, ex-
cept By our consent, seems more remote than
ever And what makes it every day q more Sc
liOus matter to them, is the growing probability
that if ihs Northwest eannot command the use
of the river by force it viii be glad 20 secure it
/ IS q concessiOn-the condition Of Withdrawing
| from the war. An honor, then to Vicksburg
and her brave defenders, for che impor.aR. part
/ they aTe perfaruling, -RieAmord Wsig.
RoBnEaY EXTRAORDINARY. - We. heard,
/ yesterday. of a robbery on the Central railroad,
Wednesday night last, thst IS fully uD to the
raseslly spirit Of the time 1t appears that a
/ gentleman from Sumter county Wa sestliCg for
| supper at the Brown house, when young
nan standing By observed thst be had con
siderable amount Of money on bis pegson. He
! soon commenced conversation with th9 stranger
ascartsinsd that he was 10 take the Central rail-
road cars that night, and expressed ggsat salts
faction, as he wss going that way himself He
became very cozy with his new and uawGry
ecqusintaaca, went aboard the cars with him,
aud they took seats together. They cbatted
merrily along anlil the cars had passed GTis-
WOldviHe, when the young man proposed 10 20
to the hinder ear, where ne had left his carpet
bsg with friend, and take g drink Of liquor
The Server county rnsn, BE- 2 "a lite dry"
readily consented Tie two passed oua Of the
cay. whiie iba tTain wss going st fall speed. snd
on reaching tha Dtstiofm aud closing he door
they were joined by thifd party. Tie two,
without warning, tO9k violent hold af The
stranger, evidently by pTscoacert, and dashed
him fgoua The train. 3'be two rogucs hen quietly
returned TO their s3sts IN tbs oar Ca ge2cbiug
Gordon, they LEFT the train and footed back six
miles to their victim, whom gbey found lying at
the foot Of the emhankmeut with glastl7
wound across the face, his thigh broken. snd
wholly unable 70 onsr aay resistance. They
went 70 work and robbed him Of his pocket
book containing $1,000, his papers, knife t.
bsceo, ard indeed every thing except his cloth
ing Tire ses sundrais then deeampad, leaving
him to bis fate. Next day ha vas discovered
and taken % Gordon where medical assistance /
was called iu and bis family sent for.
til hoped tbzt these deprsvsi villains, VINO
evid5 y Contemplated murder as wen a. rob
berry yet be iound out and brought TO pune
ishr Tue young man is said 20 havs 2
fresh scar over one oi his eY 8, from which be
may Be idea 6s3.--Sgraapgh RepabiieaH.
RosEcsAss' RGiNFoRCEaIaaTs- "A Cbatta-
nooga eonespo2dent Of .ae Charleston Courier
says;
a oeserter from an Illinois regiment arrived
hsre last night, having lett Il Bsecrz1s' agny st
MuriIsesboyo' on F.id2y n'got ths I3sh inst.
lie states at that Gnlc orders ere given tor the
forces at Franklin 80 come in, and that prepaTa-
tons sra making for 6 nioysm3nt, but he did
not know whothor il was 70 advance or fall
back. He 5gam8 30 0e g frank, honest fellow,
and gave IS his reason 5cr oesartng his unwii-
lngness 10 6Ea, for Liacoin'5 emancipation
proclamations lie says great dissatisfaction
prevails among the Ohio, Indiana and illinois
deserling si every chance having received lel-
terg from aone telling them TO throw down
their arms.
The estimste of the rainforcomsDts of Rose
crans' army is put at 50 000. which he thinks
exaggerated, consisting of 5iegsl's division and
Miilory's division from Western Virginia Sixty
additional pieces Of cannon are said TO have
been received, twelve poundsfs besides guns to
FIJI up the other batteries Rlseeraos' whole
force was e5tima ed At 90000-40 000 of whom
ere st Nashville, aud 10000 were reported -
have gone to Kentucky to cat of Morgan. %
This statement in the main may no doubt bs
relied upon, though somewhat exaggerated
A SURPRISE on Folly IsLAsD-Oa Tues
day morning, Privatss Carer and Williams, of
Company K, Captain Howayd, attached to the
2lst regiment, S. C. volunteers, stationed On
Norris Island went over % Oyster point, Folly
Isand, for the purpose Of getting oystsrs.
Having previously made frequent visits With
oat enc0nnteriug any enc, they went unaTmed,
not expecting to meet any Of the blue coated
gentry They had been there bot short time.
however, before they observed six precious
looking Yankees, heavily armed, approaching
them Here was q dilemma. Not wishing to
be captured, Private Carter, vita grest presence
of mind, started at fall speed toward them,
waving his hand, and shouting for his com
rades b come up. Tie Yankees, thoroughly
frightened at what they no doubt deemed
large accommodating party, turned and fed in
the greatest haste % their boat, leaving their
boats Tag behind Them The latter VISA
brought to the city yesterday and presented to
General Ripley Charleston Courier.
HE sonaethine Of tho difficulties encountered
By the Federal feet ia the Ysz0o pass expedi-
ton msy be inferred fron tho following para
graph, extracted from s Northern journal before
u.s.;
Is MILES Down THE TALLAHkTcHIE,
March lCth, 1858.
TIE river improves as we advance. We csn
now steam along without trouble, but for the cid
boats chartered for the army. These axe coI-
abandoned and seat back The Key West de-
tained as two days, 5aildinF q new Wbesl and
msking other ippsir5. Otasr b0sts are nearly
stove 70 piece The Raymoad, eAded with
eommissaly sti Is, threw halt hsg f6ight ever
board, In the p 5. to keep her from sinking
The Cxpe1ISi is now badly scstteTed, Owirg
to the breaking Town of boats The front and
rear are over fl miles apat
CAPTURE or YAEKsE PalsoNRRs ~Oa We'd
nesSsy night Capt. Edward III. Harrison and
Lieut. John B7an, with a squsd Of men fE6m
company d, PhBQix regiment Co. George A.
Gordon, went Oh Decent island, nesr Little Ry-
bee, aud succeeded in espinging Yankee host
containing Capt EDDY and Capt. Arnold, wiih
6ve men, and letter NAL, etc, rom Fort PG-
laski TO tie Federal feet south The prisoners
are st the dquarlers Of Cen Walker, and
viii be sent to shis city The officers were on
their way TO JOIN their regiments
We learn that lsst evening" at soven- O'Clock
there were two non clads with lurrets in Tybee
R0e9s, below Eofs PulssEi, 81 anchor, sa3 i've
smal vessels, schooner rugged, IN WIight's
river We learn that the' Yankees have pickets
out every right on toe Savannah rivcr.
TIE, YANKEES report tiat the enemy were erect
ing batteries en sons of she islands ia tie river
Is not confirmed. There is considerable sctvity
suong ths enemy at Fort PGlaski. aud TIA arr
vel aud dep sriaTe Of vessels s tas fort from
Hilton Head is feeusnt r 6asqaaah Ne,ss, 9th
~ We understand thst Gsn Finegsn has
sent IN ting o truce to ihe mixed nulntade Of
negroes epd 1aakses 81 Jacksonville Tsguest-
ing ibat the women and children bs removed
ir0m the Iowa. ana thas he received, ia reply,
the assnranee that 30 obstacle would be thrown
"a ths way ef ther departure, and teas his
aesons wouid be Df0teesed ia removing ttasn
Al t5ia means s1oetling, bNi Wii4t, Is nl0rs
than We Caa $50 Yoslayely We only surmise
thsE sene5Qays g1lna Eo lOsa @ negrOe. eaoTs.