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Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-03-06

In the Northwest the Federals have stolen
iHdiseFiminately, from both friend and foe
everything they took a liking to, whether they
needed it or not They took every fowl, horse
or mule they could find They are administer
ing the oath to everybody. and claim to have
s~ubJngated that portion of the State. A few
Fedsrais are in CrawfoId county, and with
them about four hundred Pin Indians. The lat
Ter committed several marders, sad there wss a
great deal OF alarm among .ha people. The Fede-
rails have flooded that part Of the State with
counterfeit Confederate money. The main
forces Of Blount sud Heron went up toward
Missouri with the avowed intention of coming
down tie valley Of White river. 1t is believed
here that q cavalry f0res Of the enemy has oc-
cupied Batesville, and that skirmishing was
going on across White river. Msrmaduke, if
~oUtnumbsssd, will fall back until be is reinforced
but if he hiss anything ike equal numbers viii
drive them back.
A Gag Of truce boat left The wharf for Helena,
one dsy last week, and proceeded down the
river to the cut of, where it was stopped by q
Federal g%unbost. After & while, another host,
the Cogestoga came Up. The flag Of sruce boat
was not permitted 10 90 70 Helena. A part Of
the prisoners were tskea On their b-ais AMI a
few refused to be saksn. The AbOidonists were
very acrimonious and reserved, and we're evil
deDtly afraid that lheiE Plass or the numbel Of
their boats would be discovered. Some CONVEX
saiion took place between ths officers Of the
beats. a sam Houston, formerly a resident
here aEd ven Known 10 orr river men, was g
pilot on one OF the Federal 50ats lie told scme
of cur party shat he intended 10 pay Liitle Rock
a visit and pilot the aees there.
st iessl one-touria OF Blunt and HsrEon's
army has deserted, hhd they are pressed as
Curtis wa5, a5 many moro VIII quit The service.
The iayhawkers IN sanlel localities continue to be
tronhissome. Several lots Of prisoners Of this
class Here brought here last week, bat we have
heard what disposition wea made Of them
They may be treated as prisoners Of war, but
in reality they arc bfigsnds. They order these
things better in Texas-1ras Dsmocraf, FebrA-
an u.
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nAnnsErrERs OF THE FRDERAL

n a - UU A "a HE AA ENE AAAL
ARWE.
Some of those Of our prisoners who were cap
i ceristh. il conversation with ROSE
cR.Nz. wsrs Ioid by that officer, that sooner
as make .e.sns with the rebels, the Nerth
omId ware 4 war Of xtefmination-thss the
present population Of the south, white and
black, must BIZ blotted out, and the country re-
peopled with 3 different race. H's l1se
no doubt, to make room u inc S0o.l
nsn,,-. 81 .bis own counry-lhe degenerate
~ 5arra5ed Hessiaus Of Germany ard Other
- II Europe, whom the North could
M nD5sr subsection as willing and obedient
sars.
That such ID at least the policy Of this sour
,-out esting general, is made manifest b. his
ipbuman conduct in Middle Tennessee, where
d he advances into the country he is laying
waste the fields, plantations and dwellings, des.
lfoyinq every Implement of husbandry, and de-
prfving the people Of every means Of making g
subsistence for the current year. Even pool
widow women have been prohibited from SOW
ing seed, and old men have had their ploughi
wrested from their hands and broken to pieces
IN tbe field. AN these, and deeds still darker
and more daInning, are taking place in a Christ
ian country and in The broad sunlight Of The
nineteenth century. Il ahzes an indeibl'
stain upon Christianized humanity, and show
how easy is tba transition from the man 10 th'
brute-from q civilized state, to savage baTbaEity
EveniR tie more barbarous ages Of the past
there wege slways certain things held sacred
from pilage in time Of war. Among these werr
fruit trees, growing crops and farming imple
ments. Il has remained for the brutalized an'
beastial Yankee to reverse this humane princi
pie. and to teach even the savage, new lesson
ia crime snd berba1ity. YeIIy- shall sheg 81"
zach rev ara.
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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS is.
special Z s 80 60



TT Z CORN above the -eoairsmsna n. ~,
10 2 anters within ibis department. being urgently
naeded for the Auay Mai8r l. 1ims Chsef 9asrteT
raqfements 70 collect such surplus IS "a herring IA.
most eonyeae-t for saipmst 20 FcksbaFs and Psrt
les9n. 50 tAes1 @as e promstg seaz foreard 10
th1a8 pcin.A ne tbs eid hath rre ana, 49,
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est possible re the chief Qus rtefmss sr vii spe5fas
81 saeh depot OK otlrr poi-t ana Durehs.s fso, ea-b
psIy Whatever corn tnsy mag have sloea ter nsess.
siles pay ~ ~ the taa u3f M rries 81 s 30
cos gum 'siag ie4 high-ss paee ha-ssafcss Daii ~.
wee ias mi carnel be plrasas g.
seq ttsen es 4aaf ssmsst Il
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eieet A2sdby the Sgeetsy o war aes sufborrg
~ sl4-A ~ rs lPrsssn3nt 9aior fins Oh af
4~lanesNaster, ral see fkas rarro & raesu3rfaaoas
arn bed $ IFS bis corl IS set laward ssYss
By order Lsacn4nfGsu rI PEassaF0S.
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Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-03-06

TIE ABeLITToN1sTs IN NORTH TExAs-
The Galveston Meas has late advices from the
extreme Northern Texas frontier, giving the
gratifying information that the late abolition
raid in thAt section no longer excites apprehen-
sion Ebe promPs and decisive measures taken
and SUMMARY punishment inflicted, had very
sanitary afact. An account Ct those exciting
events is aoe being prepared for publication in
psmphlet iorm. 1t viii embrace proofs Of the
most unqasssionAble character, showing that
these men we're acting Under commission from
those ia authority under the lincoln govern
msni Many Of the men were enlisted ostensi-
By 0g The Confederate service, and that after
they wera organized into companies, they stsrt-
Cd &c join The enemy taking with them eli the
negroes they could persuade 20 60. Some
twenty Or thirty of them have been recently
captured together with ono Of the principal
leaders ii the plot
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GALyEsros-Tho Meas Of tae 6ld uit, says

GALYEsToE.-Ihe Meas OF tae On nit, says :
Every thing continues quiet here at present.
But few people are to be Eeen ia the street, but
the best informed estimate the whole number of
inhabitants remaining at about two thousand
many OF whom are now residing st different
places down the leland for greater security ia
case Of bombardmept 70 which the city is deem
Ell to be constantly liable.
There is now q very strong southeast wind
blowing filing up The bay rapidy with water,
and may result III an overflow Of a portion Of
the city, provide the wind should BY and by
come out suddenly from the north. Two of the
Federal gunboats left their anchorage off the
bar and started to the northwsrd day before yes
terday, leaving only the Brooklyn and a single
gunboat here. Yesterday this gunb5as evidently
dregged her anchor and came nigh being blown
upon the beach, but the Brooklyn came TO her
sssistancean towed her out again. The weather
is now decidedly stormy, threatening both rain
and sleet.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-03-06

The Houston Telsgraph publishes The
following extract from a letter dated Jan. 23d
Late this 7 n, some passengers came up
brought Us q batch of news as late as the l2sh
from that city. Among which was, that a
British war steamer had arrived at Havana
from Mobile, 9Th January, on her way to Ea-
rope, and brought the news that a party Of
rebels had taken passage On tbe steamship
Eagle Ia fine new ship, trading from New York
to Havana, and when a short time out from
Havana, had risen aud overpowered the officers
and crew Of the ship, took charge themselves,
turned back to tho Cuba coast, landing the crew
and passengers and put out, no one knows
whero OF for what Upon the strength Of which,
It IS said, nearly all HavsRa got on 6 spree, for
you must know it is q bad place for Yankees.
not being tolerated in respectable eamnanY.n
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-03-06

MLMPHs-memphis, once the city of South
ern pride end Southern chiyairy. row how de-
graded. But two short years end all was pride
and pleasure to s Soatheraer 70 visit her bssS
thoroughfa fare. Bat nov l0ok at the bloody dee3s
ana yiiiainous scts that are each day enacted
murder, rapes suicide and crime is her daily ave.
cations. Not 3 paper from her presses arc i.
sued, 5ut Nhas felaBs some horrible crime eam.
mirted On her streets. When SoutherneYs a.
eaRlilaps Or ss saldiery, promenaded her streets.
n9talR9 Bas done q mar the feelings of her
proud peopls But nov, while Abolision;sm
faies ne eay ever Der and her eitizons, what ..
Charge hes zen place So-nthegners view ~
paat and present position Of proua hFsmebfs -
l1iertprtprs eA& sverige lef ETQung
Ptge Bieg But.tl1
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-03-06

tATORs RECEIVED from fhs southern EK-
press and Pioneer Express companies, copies q
late Mobile papers in advance Of the mails.
From s.A. Wells 81 Co, news agents on sew
eral Of our most important railroads, full files Of
lase Mobile and Selma papers.
From en- officer who was present at a confer
encs under a flag Of truce yesterday, above
Yicksburg, a copy of the New York Tines Of
the 20tb ult. We regres We are unable to thank
nnr friend br name.
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LATEST BIZ TELEGRAPH.
sFEqtfers 20 AenfaetB*
Lincolh RaPadiaHn4 seEardl

Lircotn AepadtaHns swards
Special 20 the Memphis Appeal
sRFSADA, March 5-The chlcsgo Times q the s5th
has been received
Letters from he Federal aest On the Mississippi re-.
port shat q seow drawing six fees Of weteF passed
through the canal opposite vicksburg.
The great scare ia Kentucky was CEASED By themoys'
nsnis Of six hundred Confederates who are now leav
ing the State by way Of Hazel Green
LongstTeets division Is reported al Rockville wil5the
intention Of making an invasion Of Kentucky through
Cumberland gap.
A Cincinnati dispatch, dated February 18th, says
Two regiments of cavalry viii g. TO Kentucky to-day.
The refusees are returning to their homes.
Captain C. Morgan, a brother Of General John H
Morgan, sfho yentursd near Lexington, has been CAP.
tured and sent to Camp Chase.
Rosecranz IS moving toward Chattanooga lis cd
vance was st Franklin on the oath.
Van Dom hiss reinforced General Bragg with ten
thousand men.
Dispatches from washington report that in Congress
motions 20 exempt Qaskers and elefgyme1 from mill
tsry service failed
Lincoln and MERCER have been clossied. II is under
stood that the former denies any participation in th'
conception Of Stewards response to Napoieon's PaeiHca
ton movement.
Evtr4BA mteth6thte 4ul1n OrteeA -
penny.
The Polish rebels held the entire provinces At The aa
advices
TIE Confederate steamer "29s" was te leave tt
Mersey in q few days. B.
Pors mudson-Rnriy Attack expected
PORT HUDSON, March 5-Intel igenee, reiable ans
Of the greatest Importance, has been received from tli
e--+ wba ----a~-e-.rza p A7 po
.aalalsaagaoiy to an early advance. Seventeen morla
boats, the sloop-oGwar Mississippi and gunboat Essex
are now anchored at Baton Rouge.
Banks force is fully 10000 Ambalauees and litter
are being prepared It'll The opinion Of military mel
that this point win be attacked within 3 few days. Tn
utmost confidence prevails among both officers and men
Of our ability to defeat the enemy.
The report that our piekets had been driven in Is un
founded, but an immediate advance is anticipated
Tie latest information confirms he reported dssatia
faction ia the Abolition ranks. It ia also reported
chat Banks is opposed 10 the attack, bat has order
from ths War Department
The greatest enthusiasm p-evsils here, and warn
work may be expected within q week.
Lieatensnt.Gen raj Kirby Smith and sta4 arrived
yesterday, aud left this evening on the steamer Hodge
ror Alexandria 60 assme command Of tie trals A.ssia
appi dep
Reports from Red river state that the Confsdorat'
feat was but slight y injured in he contest with h'
mdlsuoIa, and viii soon Be ready for an important ez
petition
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-03-06

~ In looking over late Northern papers one
is struck with the advertisements for sales Of
books which arc ACKNOWLEDGED to have bsan
stolen from Southern people. Humphrey Mar
shsIfs library was lataly sold in Cincinnati.
There were very valuable libraries IN Virginia
and South Carolina, ell of which nave been
stolen and carried North. Old and rare books
heir lOoms-thst had been Ia Tie several fami-
lies for centuries, are sold fer a mere song The
Federels profess great Iowa for the South, bat
then it is evident that their love for Southern
plumber is greater.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-03-06

A 6CAMP-The telegraph announced tie
arrest Of Charles Carroll Hicks, in New York, 8
few days since, on the charge Of being a rebel
spy" a letter from Richmond to the Mobile
Eeos, contains the following paragraph, show
ing how he was q spy
Il viii be remembered thst Hicks was second
officer Of the privateer RetFibution. a prize
wss captured by the priVatssr, and Hicks lss
put in command, with orders TO run her into
Wilmington. Instead of this, he went to St
Thomas, and gave the vessel up 30 the Yankees.
Hicks has been a great adEsnturer aud obeUaiGr
diaaastris. He was in Niearagua with Walker
and Afterwards joined Gsrbaldi in Italy. He
returned on the breaking out Of the present war,
and, after remaining some time in Baltimore,
ran the blockade to r edmond. Immediately en-
bis arrival here he was made a deceive by Gen.
Winder, and afterwards was put into the pass
port Office, where he had power to Issue pass
ports to whom he pleased From this city he
went privaseering, and this affair has shown his
feeling towards AS. What mischief was done
in the passport ofics no one knows.
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4 HmT 70 oUaaTgaHAsrEas s5u.h

a HIET TO QUAaTERHAsrERs = Southern
ngenulty is being daily directed by our neees-
sites. We saw yesterday ia use By our ola
friend, Capt. Cliff. ". Kennedy, chief quarter.
master Of Gen. Gowns division, a haime, which
does away with the collar altogether. il is very
simple IN its construction. The Captain find
ing collars scarce. had these 'haimes made as
near like q collar which had bsan half worn as
possible, (ful wide under the hook) aud finds
them to answer The purpose admirably. Care
should be taken not to tie them tieht. The hooks
should be held By two straps, not to go through
Shslbg0iEle Banner.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-03-06

- Leon Irousdsle, Esq, formerly Of This
journel late editor Of the Nashville Union and
AsleTieaa, Las been appointed adjutantgsneFal
to Brigadier.G General Wright. No better selee-
son could have been made. Captain Eugene
Harris, son Of the governor Of Tennessee, aud
a young officer Of promise, is aid-ds-camp in
TIE same staff.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-03-06

H TIE General QHitman ariyed here isst
evening Fih about * hundred Yankee pTis-
cners cspaafed On The Ieche, Berwick's bav
and Red river. They were taken 20 Baton
Rouge under e9mnaad Of Colonel Skymanski
se 9as%aaagsd Inc appearance Of the boat
pzfdnecd quite 2 se7sation here, as she was not
g al e Hadsea Agus, FEB 24th
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The house was in secret session On the tax bin.

B-Ths Loaisisna Democrat has official II
formation Of the affair that took place near
Bute a Ia Rose on the 18th inst. The perform
ers were a detachment Of companies F, 2 and
H, Crescent regiment, under command of Capt
Field, and the Yankee gunboat Grey Cloud
The latter was coming up below Willow point.
where our men were posted and opened fire 81
the distance Of thirty yards On the Abolition
craft The decks and rail of the boat were full
Of men, sitting upon The rail closely and uneon-
causing CREST confusion on board and great
lamentstion Of the suffering The boat wAs
backed amid a continual FIRE from Capt. Fields
shsgpshootsrs, ana r~sireatad down tho river.
The loss Of the enemy is put down at forty or
fifty.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-03-06

g The original manuscript Of 0ray's elsev.
consisting Of tWo gmsi hslf sheets. written over
closely cod much mutilaiai, sold at auction IS
London recently for one hundred pounds ger
limp.
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TaE ngEw ExRmP rG0N BILL.

AAa1 ~ ~ 49, $500
The Richmond Wing makes a synopsis Of iha
new exemption bill as it passed the senate. Its
provisions differ from those Of the act Of last
session fn ssversl particulars. The clause rela-
i've 70 the exemption of those unfit for service
In the Geld provides hat their bodily ineapaeity
shan be 60 ascertained by a surgeon of the army
who is not & resident Of the part Of the country
from which those he is called upon to examine
may have Gene" It also provides thst persons
s-o-examine1 and declared unfit for duty shall
not be afterwards subject to be again examined
and enronsi How many times have they
been ezamined slTeady9
TIE clause ezempHng the Judicial and execu-
tive officers Of the State governments speeifcal-
u exempts the judges Of the Supreme, district,
superior circuit and probate courts, the chan
eeIors Of State courts. and sherfs, aad excludes
justices Of the peace.
Persons appointed by the officers Of the Exc
cudye departments, since Hs 1854 April, 1862,
and who we're liable 30 military service when
appointed, are excluded from exemption.
Presidents or conductors Of any railroad com
pa1Y, or tram Wno TAU neglect, OF Felu0e u
furnish seats or drinking water to sick and
wounded soldiers, not to be exempted.
One editor Of each newspaper now being pub
tshed, asd such %iorneymen printers, engineers
pressmen. stenogrsphic reporters and mailing
clerks as tae editor or proprietor thereof may
certify upon oath to be Indispensable for con
dueeing tie publication, are TO be exempted.
Manufacturers Of various classes specified.
aTe exempted on condition that the manufae-
tured articles shall be sold at q net profit not
exeead thd.ty per cent per annam on the mel
capital invested.
Two new clauses relative TO The police o.
slaves, auf ~ tie protection OF families not less
than ten III number On any sarm, are embraced
in the bin.
These ao lie principal changes made in the
exemption bill passed last session. As the bill
bad previously passed the house, it viii be re-
vised by that body, bu: there win not probably
be-8Dy material change made.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-03-06

n The Huntsville, Ala, Confederate Of the
26th ult. rays That Gen. Pillow addressed the
shareholders Of Madison county On Monday LAST,
on the subject Of furnishing negro men to sup
ply the place Of white tesmsiersin Gen. Bragg's
army. 1t was a strong, common sense, patri-
otic and, at times, eloquent appeal, both to the
patriotism and ~selEiRteTest Of cur people, to aid
in driving back The insolent Northern invader
from cur soil He considered ell safe in Viz
ginis, at the chief salient points of attack on
or Atlantic coast, at Mobile and at Ylcksbmg,
and, if the Efforts now being made to strengthen.
the army cf Tennessee should prove successful,
this section would be equally safe. But, in
candor, be told them they must render the aid
called FOX, which would Hbsrste two thousand
veteran soldiers from non-combatant duties,
such az teamsters, and place them in the ranks,
aud that ttey would be equal TO from four to
six thousald raw troops, and might turn the
iids Of battle at The most critical moment
General Pillows remarks, (the substance Of
which va have merely limited at were listened
to with marked attention and appreciation, snd
We have, no doubt, win meet with q gratifying
response from our people. A committee was
appointed to ascertain the number Of slaves in
each civil district and apporton the same, as
called for in Gen. Pillows special order. The
thanks Of the country are due to Gen. Pillow for
his Unweaying energy and assiduous efforts to
hl up the ranks Of our army. hay his success,
ulready insouraging, be equal to the wants of
our army
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A Succession. - Tho Charleston Courier
!" respectfully proposes for The consideration Of
she Redmond press, the propriety Of reprint
ing the Constitution Of the Confederate States,
in easy inatasmeats, for shs Information Of tie
pse'n5ers Of the coaJsaerais Congress, mombers
os the British Parliament. foreign editors, and
Others who need Information Ga .hat subisesn
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-03-06

A Coon JoKE-The CRISIS. Of yesterday
evening takes is 70 task for giving publicity
50 tie SOD condition bs cur army ia Arkansas.
The eiisor bases his Obi t. such pubHca-
ton on tas ground hst 1t is giving information
70 the ensmy. Why, bless your innocent life,
nsighbor The Federals are Just as well posted
On al the fse.g stated byus as We are ourselves.
and have been for the lass moHth- Az to tie
truth Of Tie statements mads by es, we have
no Doubt as they hsze from sine 70 time been
detailed 70 US b. various persons arriving in
THIS place eyeg sinee the batIa Of Prairie Grove.
Wer such not Tie case. e s hardly probable
that ERBY saiulH and General PRICE would
be snt-aeross he river 10 Ieeuperate aud raar-
gsntts the array
Bat the best Of sbs Joke lies the fact inst
vhils eonaeuning Us ior The publication, the
sCrs0 ~re-pabHsbos every word We ssid on hs
subject, thereby heipiag Us 60 convey The news
20 toe Fe3aial camps4 Or did the editor copy
our paragraph n order ihat ne facts might be
kept secret