Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-10-14


CHAREEsTcN, OosObsr l3.-Firiug continues slowly
this morning.
Some iGtsres Ing Information is derived fsm The Two
prisoners captured Saturday night. They state that
Battery Gregg and Wagner win be ready to open upon
the city ia two weeks, and that GImsrs is noun ng
many hree-huHdrsd pouadsr Parrot guns. They state
that a new f~ouF-guo battery has been constructed be.
tween Gregg aud Wagner.
Parrot, he inventor Of the Parrot gun, is on Morris
island, supervising the mounting guns, snd that Greek
IRE consists Of oakum soaked with = mixture Of ether
and gusuO.
They say the zig iron-elad hisste Decatur, with three
additional monitors, are daily expested from New York
Ths two men missing from our recent expedition to
blow up the Honsides, Lieut.. GlssseIl md the areHa.
ere prisoners at sullivsn's ihand, havIag been picked
up by the enemy lEauebss.
They report cur ars Iom James island as very effect.
i've aad annoying.
The Array Of TeHResses-Moveaeus Of the
FTesIdeHt.
MISSIONARY RIDGE, VIA CWcKAHAUGA. Oct. IA
The President. accompanied by Cen. Bragg aud sisf.
visited the bstds field yesterday Lsst night be was
ssrsuadsd by several bands Of music, and in response
to load calls mazda q short EDsseh- He eomRlfmsuted
Gh Bragg in ths highest terms AID said thst notwith.
stsHding the shafts Of malice that hsvs been buried
against him, he has bravely bons t al, asd the bloody
aeld Of Chiekamguga plainly stamps him as military
commander Of The first order. He said the men were
entitled to The gratitude Of the country fer their hero
tsm- sHi assured them that the green 4 IDS Of Tsuaes.
see would shortly be ours again-
A heavy rain u during last night and to-day. There
Is no firing on either side, owing to he beavy fog.
Tia President leaves tomorrow for Richmond
The War 50 Virginia.
RICHHeNB, October ia speeisi te the Enquirer
from Orange Courthsuss. the l2h. says: Our forces
bold Calpepsr Csmthouss. We have 27s prisoners, and
have sens forward 1876 more.
Camera Stuart drove The enemy's rssr guard Rcross
tho RsppahannDck last night after s severe Hsbt Of three
hsurs st Brandy station. Our loss is about ssysnty.hvs.
We are pursuing the enemy.
The Central haia brought down one huudrsd and
eLsbtyaa Eve prisoners captured at ReblnsOn's liver and
Brandy station.
The news from Ssrthsm virginia. Is looked for with
mrch interest, a. q battle is still deemed imminent.
The Lynehburg Republican msudons 8 report of TIE
reverse Of Gen Williams, in East Tennessee, near
J~onesboro.
GoRDoNsyILLE. October l3-A maii. force Of our
caysiry engaged KHpatrick yesterday near Calpsper
Court House. We were reinforced. and drove the en-,
envy beyond the station. AH0,h=r body Of cur esyalrv
surrounded a portion Of Klpatrick's on Saturday near
Brandy station, taking nssEly Tires huadrea prisoners.
Fourteen more pfissners we're captured by our cavalry
In a skirmish near Bufard yesterday. These with
others picked up and captured between Rsbiuzonfs
river ami Brandy stahen, amount 10 three hundred snd
eight, costly cavalry. Those brought in to-day were
from over eighty liFsreht regiments.
Dr.. John A. Nelson and Lieut.. Lonax, cf EyleF %
Virginia cavalry, we're killed in a skirmish at RaeoOon-
ford last Sunday.
nha Rann.bpn7t,.L hide il r.ro-taz h--,.a 80
Yankees last ev. ming,
British GsnsaIs Dismissed.
R%ICHHsEp, October u -Iu consequences efthe ae.isn
Of the British con uls 'Isivs to Foreigners enlisted In
tho Confodsrsts service, tho President has felt Il br
duty to dismiss them al from the COnfasersey.
A bill to reorgsnizs the State forces passed the house
Of delegates to-day.
RIcHMoNB &c bsr14-Tke official correspondence
from the state Department. relative to the dismissal Of
the Brtiih Consuls, published in the Sentinel Of this
morning, Occupies nesriy a page Of that fvurnsL The
Arst letter dated the sth inst, is addressed BY BENJAMIN
to SldeI, informing hin Of The osHse Of he expulsion
Of the British eOHsulAr agents in The Coufeds7asy, in
order that he may be ABLE to correct any misrepressnta-
Hons on the subject Benjamin than proceeds with a
review Of the Whale cor-so- Of the British Government
and that Of tbs Confectionery, relating to these ehieisIz.
He refers to- conmunicAtlons addressed 70 State ana
Ooafsdsrats aatboriues by two Of the British consular
agents remaining here. that they had received fuEtrue.
tons from their Government 10 pursue a course Of esu.
duet in regard to psrsens Of British origin resident with
in the ConfsdsFaey, which Bsnjamin says ii Is impossi.
bic to tolerate after An explanation has been given Of
tbs provisions Of tbs eOuseriplion law, and concessions
made % f~orgigasFs st he iastaues Of British eonsuIs.
Benismia suudss to recent coTrsspondsBee between
Fullsrton and Burch. asserting the sxislsaes Of instrus-
tons from their doyeTnmoat oOunselinE enlisted sol
dies TO jasge for themselves as TO thar right to ersnp- |
Goa This unWurrzstsble assumption BY foreign
omeia's Of jurisdiction within cur Tertiary this often !
sive enercaehment On the sovereignty Of the Coufsdsr |
ste states, has been rspFesssd by the Preaidsnts order. |
by the immediate departure Of ell the British consular /
az nts from our country. The usxt ~le.teris cue from
TO Fullsrlon, briefly reespIlulAlIng evidences
d ais assumption Of Jurisdiction, snd ordering him 10
promptly depart from the COufsderacy. The next let
Ter, from Benjanin to Mason, dated June 18th, consists
chiefly Of an explsaatlon Of the causes Of the dunissd
# Nj. Crdelaad.
Aatoat from z-ichHuead.
RTCHM0SD, October I4-An Official dispatch from
Johnston, vis Meridian he 18Th, communicates q
olegram from Gen. Chalmers, dated Byhalia tie 1ssh.
We hsve torn up the railroad ia four pisces ne
stacked COTiervilte yesterday morning sherman,
a part Of Smiths brigade, en- roass for oonizh
rrived as We did. Wa Grove The enemy into his forri.
surnsd tseir camps and eonsIde-sbIes stores
bo thirty wagons breusht of twenty, took i've
oIor, and ons hundred ana four prisoners. Our lsssis l
bout hfty killed anl wounded. The enemy's loss VERY
ssvy. Il was reported GsR smih and Col Anbony
TeFe killed Reinforcsments coming from German
sndLaFsys5ts, we re,restea.
--latest drsn OhsrIesIon.
CHARLESTON, oetobsr l4.-There was ysrv heavy
~ r.ui5 seine vosts-dov .fs--~.,, - 49, 80
elisdy from our aeErs island works and Fort
The statsusns from prisoners of the erection Il
~ bsttsrv between Grsar and WAGNER Is believed TO ]