Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-09-10

aids Of ths let sJm. She struck third time, g
part cf the dirk striking on ihs breast hone At
this moment thay were separated By the friends
ci Miss Jumper. The preacher s-o0d in The
door, witnessing the whole scene. When it was
over he swung bis hat and shouted at the top q
his voice, "TErse cheers for Miss D0llsrhide."
The next Sabbath after the above scene was
sriac.e5 two ladies' appeared st church with pis.
t0.s sud bowie Snivc7 in Their belts.
'lrie Coafeaars,ie a rissHsr- Nesar New York.
The New York Timss gives reporters
account Of e visit 60 Dayid'5 island, near that
ei.y. en- which 3 large BumheT ct aiek End
weundeS Contederste soldiers are Aaid as pTis-
ouaTs oi Har. Ihs % epcsGpmcRt eo1sists Of
twenty pavili0ns-isTEs, siTy frame houses, with
four wards ~ each, which are for the SICK sn3
ds dsuceroue}y WcUndei; eisvaE divisions sl teuts,
hospital tents, each cspabie Of acc0mRo 3adug
ten men; headquarters. wherein is g drug store,
printing press, etc; chapel, with services en-
Sunday (lsics g day., Tuesday sud Friday
Irving Ebrs in which are twenty-five thsus
ana volumes; kitchen, barber shop, engine
heuss, store houses, etc.
Ikass accommodations were originally pr8-
viis1 for the Yankee SEX aud wounded, many
Of whom, we presume, are stll under trestmsnt
on the island, though only C0nftdsrates sre a.
.u5ed ID IN the Times. The reporter speaks Of
kitchens under the sHpervisians Of ladies' from
Brooklyn, etc. who voluntarily supply deli
cseiss % 90 the s@iojers; Of gardens, sumner
houses parterrss," etc. We copy an extract;
EEs hospital tents are located on the southern
side, towErt the sagsr. Tas men in them are
mostly ccuv7loscsnt They are visited by the
ladies sad nurses. who provide for them most
EOgnGtuliy. u was ia one Of these tents that
he following conversation was had with q
wounded prisoner, WlO had bsau in ths war
gtsna ItH eDHQaVCEmcDt.
FisiiOr-"Bui ultimately yGu mast be 5efsat-
&c. You acknowledge thst you expect no tor
eign sid. Every a5le-5Jdied man is in the SER
vice now. Y0u have lost S.0newal jackson;
Lee ard jeff Davis are reported 20 be sb
swords points Your President and Vice-Presi-
dent, v0uT ablszt men, ars in fsst falling health
H1w arc You 70 guccsed The North can with
stand the attacks Of time es well IS Mars, " hich
ths South certainly cannot DO"
Cufslsrsts-"No; this Is oar quarrel. Neither
Fralee nor England has any business 70 inte'srs
wlth Is. Such, Il permitted, would be sH iHdei-
bic Stigma Up9a the Southern race. Whist, are
we AmeIicsrs ret ahls 70 Echt our own battle51
Hast wa seek refuge from Northern yandsis ip
tHs b9som Of Eagl;sa lick-spittles No! ]
for one (a1d taere are many Ike me)
am UilliEg TO die in the csuse. The
rsa9~z about the diszF=cd-n Of caT!8in
localities are utterly untrue. We were never
rN la-.-as .t -3fi Aa ra al1 nLIe4LA Il AfaaL
lie died by southern, nat h -Tib5ru bullets
President Davis and General Lee set harm1ui-
ouiy President Ds7is suffers from his eys
hu- I never heard Of his being iu III health
Eers prisoner 10 tue next cot iuiarP0se5, sud
stated has he had seen President Davis sCms
weeks since. ard never saw him looking better,
and hsd seen lin often Make It, IF you will
q war OF sE.s-mnssi0n. and it Will not end sur
ing this generation. We are satisfied with our
selves. We know ouy resources. VS. are con
ilent Of 5ucces8. II tie blockade were only
removed, pvs would ask neither ti.be nor title
from the woTid .7
The following incidents ara recorded:
A Tow nights since, as the ladies in one of the
Ei' 'eEsu5 we5s skiing tea. q DrisCnsc came ia
and stated tbst SICK comTade wsolei "s0ms-
thing gGad-s0ne iruit" One Of the ladies'
was iIsi ab1ut essing saucer Of rsspbe-rios,
and turning to the messenger, she handed them
Ga him saying:
aTz5s ihess ia him. and tell him they come
iT1sa good Unien lady, wao dspTives h=Tse.f
Of LEM 60 give lbsnl 10 a CanledsTats soldier
Ig sh1r. whil5 the messenger re.urned with
the ssucer, besriog the following message from
che recipient OF the iaty's kindness:
"Hs wished they were uUissa.'
Tine Cania0sTate soldiers assist 10 the cook
iuz sud render ~. Oihsr assistance they can. Ia
one Of tho bi -cheus there is one employed as
messenger, who, siDcs his hRsy stay thsrc, has
beccua quIle conservative ia bi. views. In tus
kitchen there Is email fag--rhs national eu-
sirI-1n R stand, T hiCh he greatly admIFea.
The prisoners, as general thing, appreciate,
and whenever thsy can, rsciPr0cste the msHy
little EndLesssB shown them by the volunteer
cooks who ae5 az seBl-uuTs5s. But there ere
some Uh1 -I' look 7u tae dark side Ct the PFC
tuya Au of5csg cf high rank, for iDstsnce, /
when reminded by his brother, who was on a
visit 30 Uic, Of how kindly ihsy were trea'ed.
in5igusaily eLcisimei
Poor, poor that is only part OF their pro
grsrlms 10 make rs taks the oath Of allegiance.
This man, it nlsy be well to state, is OF North,
ern bu,h.
The reporter rays he had very interesting
conversation with sevsssl prisoners who Esd
been residents Of Richmond His report OF
what Was ssid wiIl divert cur city readers, and
is therefore copied
They al devouliy wished is hal been burned
10 the ground as the inhabitants sigbitisd their
intention 70 b. whenever it was threatened by
the Union troops. 'lf Is s perfect eessP00l-
the pest house of the Con.ederscy.' is beau
tlu' streets, pGbic squares and edhses are mo-
Gefg5,ug a slow process Of de8tructi1n The
fausres and parizs are used as camps. Mills
S.Tpgs, e bEEutiful resort, Is the headquarters
ef tbe provost guard Tbs waters, once 60
ftmaUs, are now unit for use, aud the majestic
t1sss taeresbpul have bslH either hswn down
or 60 mHaIslsl as 70 present but the sHsi0w Of
shat taay formerly were. The stores, With the
exception ci Few such as groceries etc.. hsve
been Opened AS msVs mes and ammu Iitios % aye
h6Uses; whenever panic takes place, ths few
remaining ugeu Ero closed, and the VfoPristors
rGsl i8 Size G-it. The public buildings, once
ls pride IT the metropolis, sach a. the hasonic
haIL. the Ar110ry the Mechanics Institute, the
o. aFs4rtfI fII-
aries All of the respectable msls portion Of the
c5Bmu0sy abandoned their possessions and
busirsss As soon as tha var broke cat, mssy ct
thzrn SsaIirg thaig families fu-theF ssUih. The
streets ara iD She possession OF the EleSt.oi she
sruy Mza Bar2ie the streets with several
bowie ksivzs ra th-iF belts threatening aunihi-
laE5r 60 any one Who does net sgrss with hem,
or ri1t-rferss with them. These are doubtless, ths
men Bhom too Richmond papers have spoken
so much about 3l Pollard, ia bis weTk, "Ihe
Flyst Year Of War" says that atrocities are
committed airhi'y by ih9m There is plaza
on the onlskr Of the city called Camp Wy
u1an, from which .aw escape alive. L Is here
SHAT The telE.8.y wounded, those whose dosm is
sesied ere ssnt--t5 dia Ali desperate cases are
sent lere when g man ceatrGc,s some -eeuta-
s7ops disease, which many Of ihem d0, e. they
{ 20 T5a,s without changing thoir cl0lhes) be Is
/ ~ % Camp Nynrn
{ n p. -g-Ep1 1T devoted 20 T1cltai o. the sen
/ .imenSs Of the pFis6neFs.
| IheNriE1nszs appear to favor war 10 the bit
1 s7r end a party 5s 800 ars preparing to leave
I A. soon 81. t4ey rrc7Vsg ttay are sent 20 Eoft
rcss @0n-cN where taey are exchanged They
statS ihatit ATcaanEsd hey viii return to theiT
zragi mauts { veg3o3, which lhay 10 not appe az
10 d5Eire, they Nl'i 90 bens aud ssis su1jouyly
she Ha0msnt they csn fght Egain. Toe taking
of tie oath Of allegiance is regarded With bitter
/ ness S3nis are fasTfgiiy drnurciat0ry Of spies,
aud 0Be, hoa s3l6 t1at - G lnfederate SPY had
been captured Teea4lY, thanked God ioc it
( They likewise have q contempt for the pe2ee
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