Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-03-02
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we would be equally rejoiced NEsToa,
LETTEB FRoI BsgmMoND.
Special o5rresponienee Of the Appeal
RICHMoND, February Is, 1868.
After a days sunshine and dry weather, We
have gathering clouds and raw wind from tie
Northeast, very decided indications of a coming
storm. The farmers complain that they cannot
plough for the excessively sodden condition Of
the earth. Ii we have mote rain tae whole
country win BE- flooded.
The attack on Charleston, according to the
Yankee papers, is deferred for TIRES weeks.
Much can be doaeia that time to add to our pre-
p~aratious for defense. About the land attack,
no npprehensions whatever are entertained.
The soldiers Of Hunter aud Foster viii march
oaly to their own destruction, snd what is more,
they know Il. The bombaTdment from the feet
will test the strength Of new naval engines Of
war and the power Of new ordnance, as well as
the penetrating capacity of new proisctiles.
The Examiner Of this morning publishes
a long and most interesting esiimats. Of the
resources Of the Southern COnfedecscy from
the Washington correspondent Of the 81. Lous
Republican The account is iall, minute, aud,
in the main. truthful The wonder is, thss the
Nortssfn people, taus fully informed of the
means Of the South for carrying on the war,
with a knowledge Of our forges, factories
and foundries. convinced Of the entire unsn-
Unity Of sentiment that prevails among us,
and recognising in our generals th5 most coz
sammate military genius, should still be SO
infatuated ss 10 suppose that they can ever sue
eaed in subjugaiing Us. Perhaps the core
s~pondens of the St. Louis Republican las a
hidden purpose, en- a~rrisye psnsso, in compiling
50 elaborate 8 review Of the condition Of The
Confederate States, aud intends it as a peace
document Certainly It's publieetion at the
Eortl can do as no harm. All sensible men
mast see that If these statements arc tus, the
sooser. the Uoited States gives mp its hopeless
undertaking, the better.
It is stated that the Marquis Of Harrington
and Col Leslie, Of The British army, who were
arrested, two weeks ago, by the FEDERAL cavalry
ia attempting to run The blockade Of the Poio-
mac, were speedily liberated on their arrivsl in
Washington. but the Rev. J. P. B. Wilmer,
who accompanied them, is now an inmate of The
old capitol prison. Mr.. Winners object in &C.
ing North was to sail for Europe, where he de-
signed to act as a VOLUNTEER agent for the Bible
aud tract societies Of tie Confedeyte States, in
procuring Bibles ard religious works for the
use Of the Southern amy. Thisis q very grave
ofense, aud Mr.. Wilmer wiz probably suffer for
it by long Imprisonment. He ought to have
rsconected that the Yankees have long Stree
made the Bible conrsband Of war.
The artillery belonging to General Blanks dr.
vision, whose passage through the city Day be-
fore yesterday, I mentioned 10 my letter Of that
date, came along this u%ornieg I:mede great
show. The most striking thing about it wss
ths. almost every piece, gun-csrriage, esisson
and blacksmish's forge, was marked in large
letters 20. s." The enemy appears to haze
supplied rs literally with light artillery of the
most improved description.
We hear nothing further from Fortress Mon
roe and Newport News, The rumor IS to Burn
sides arrival there was incorrect, though my
informaat spoke with confidence on the subject,
end probably originated in tho uss of his name
in connection with the transfer of his old army
to that point. By the wsy, the illustrated Ne5s
of today has q capital csrieature, quite equal
to Punch, Of the frequent changes Of the Yankee
commandsrin-chisf It is entitled Master
AbTaham Lincoln gets a nsw toy . aud repre-
sents Old Abe in q roundabout, with q grin CT
delight en- his f%satures, playing with g supple
jack, Labelled " Fighting joe Upon g serits
Of shelves are laid away several disearaed and
diIapida.ea supplejscks, such as Scott, Mellow
ell, Fremont, Banks and Pope upon the table
near at hand, II Clellaa and Burnside are lying
in a state of hopeless dsjointeduess and democrat
i~zatiou. The Neps is evidently improving in
its woolcuss.
I was in error in saying, yesterday, that TIE
house OF representatives bad adjourned over TIL
Mon3ay. The senate did SO, but The house YVES
in session to-day, Whether Mr.. Fooso made
his accustomed speech, | an unable 10 say, but
the Riig,of this morning, eontaius q long and
able letter rom bis pen, addressed TO the Hon.
A. r Johnston, Of Georgia, vpon the relations
Of the Confederate States towards the States Of
the Northwest
There is q IHaor, today Chat Lincoln has
liberated Col Zaryona, who hes been SO long
in close confinement ia northern dungeons, and
subjected 10 such inhumanifiss at the hands of
The Yankee government II tbis be- The fact, it
is undoubtedly due 70 TIE fetahatory measures
rssoried to By Governor LescheFs and it only
shows The isfd az and Propriety Of taking a
resoluts cougss ia FL saeh eass
General L9Egatrest is in DIXIE.
4 BenlonsiTanes.
WnKISsoN CoUNgY, Alss, Feb. q.