Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-01-20

daring the past year 10 their nava ss6 a in Bermuda.
and c'uld be put together and sent into service
on our lakes OF the opening Of navigati u in the
spring on the St Lawrence. english officers in Canada
say that one hundeed thousand regular BEisa tsoops
ami militia to garrison forts IN their colonies, aud that ar
rangaments viii be made by the Canadian Parliament
the coming session 10 call out two bunsred Thousand vol
anteers Waen necessary lbs VAS oajeeied 70 last vim
ter; but the objection arose fnomF0ifieai snaideratonz,
which have been arranged The bone government agree
ing 70 pay the volunteers, etc The Information, ~ rue,
isjmPort .nt sAd iteomes through rssrscfabie soarce.
1t 6ehooyes our government to gtveattsnaon 80 it
Departure of sautaerz syuvashi=ezs.
The Washington Chronicle, Of the sh, contains a
Ieas account Of the departure of Southern women and
children from anksedom by flag Of truce. The depar-
ture took place on the morning Of the rh, aud the
truce bost Es0 YorFs said to have been crowded Tan
early hour BY passengers apprsheasive less the boat
should lea,e WI hout them. The Cir9Hiee says not
withdrawing the wind was chilling, an immense dsIcgs-
ton Of The wealth aud besuiy Of the city stationed
themselves On the banks Of the rivsz and remained
tnere until their friends on board weEs 0us Of sight.
Every class Of society was rspressn.sd among the
passsngers-the ~high-born Southern iady, the so-rowfgl
widow, the sdgety spinsteri the beautiful and the blush
ing maiden Of sweet sixteen
Colonel Baker, provost marshal Of the War Depart
meat, was present, and himself and detective corps we're
kept buAY in examining baggage and keeping a close
eye on the movement Of every one both on aud OF the
boat.
a general OrGer IGrDiQQng moe than one package Of
Baggage TO each passenger created eonsid rsbls excite
meat among the nervous old ladies aud others. who do
not read the daily Morning Choaics, aud who wyre,
consequently, ignorant OF the existence of he order
One old lady declared that she .mus carry the va=i.
Gus bsnd-bOzes, baskets, bonnerb0xes, etc, which she
brought on the boat because she had so mach troubfe IL
procuring and packing their contents. Another declared
that hr trunk weighed less than q hundred popnIs. and
that she had ave suppose Southern-ignt to carry in
that as many parcels as she chose. A young and bean
tiful damsel was very much confused by the DROPPING
on The door Of a large package Of medicine, which was
not securely fastened IN her dress. She hastily picked
up the package. and amid the smiles or soue, and the
sympathetic looks Of other, walked 10 anctbe- ua-t al
the boat. She was not disturbed az the time, but the
Prooa5hltes are very strong that the enthusiastic lady,
who thus violated the conditions On which permission h
60 South was given, win not go ia Their than Fortress
The detectives were very successful in aiseoveripe
letters and eontrabsnd art c;es OF Gui1ine alsne, hun
dreds Of dollars worth was found Nothing was said
aboutit, however; the time had notyet arrived Cor via-.
ing the penalty OF the order on those who were 50 in-
C9nsiderate as to violate il.
Many Of the ladies' were evidently anticipating some
harsh order and the least wsrd from detective or al
Odieer was received vita emotions of alarm A reno-f-~
Of ons Of the eHy papers having discovered the name
Of a friend Of q Southern relative wt-hed 10 sneak
with her and being a stranger, asksd fbs detective 10
call out her name, so thai she could be distinruishsa
from the other lad es on board He did so, and Tie lady
came forward, her cJuntenance expressing every SWIM
tom Of the most distressing sgitaion when i1fo-tEed
Of the cGuss sf her name being called, She 1t o-ee -.
samed ner wanted eomposure' aud seemed but toohap
Ply TO give all information in her Dower.
Children included, there were about six hundred per
soaa who had received permission to 60 on this boat, but
there were nearly one fifth who did not appear and
claim the prvlege which had been extended 10 then.
There were many affecting parting scenes. and 30
Witnessing these me cause Of separation was forgotten
in sympathy Tor the anguish Of haman beings Of the
same race, education and nationality.
Athalfpast twelve O'Clock The gangwav was heuled
IN, and the sew York giided swiftly into the main chan
mel Of The Potomsc on its road to Fortress Monroe. The
passengers had nearly all taken position on the upper
deck, and returned the enthusiastic waving or handEer.
chiefs from the people on shore. As far a. their voices
could be heard, Good by and God bloss YOU were
freely exchanged