Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-12-29
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From the Noble R~ssisteEl
We hsvs had the pleasure Of an interview
with Col. T. J. Reid, Of shs I2sh Arkansas Tegf
mens, whose escape fEem New Orleans on tie
18th Inst has already hesn FepoEad By iele-
graph. Col. Reid eerrectH gore reports respect
tae Fort jackson affair. He places no credit
in the ststement that the garrison Of Fort s..
Philip has Joined IN the outbre2k. The garrison
of Fort Jackson was probably from one 70 two
eelored regiments, With thirty white cfheers,
twenty-ssvsn Of whom were pat 70 death-she
others escaped. He had heard no account of
sne liberation Of the ConfadsrAts p~gisoasTs in tho
fort, all Of whom he believes 70 be civiislE,
Neither bsd be heard Of an extra being Issued
BY the TTns Dlfa and sapprsssed; indeed they
would not have darsd 10 psblish il.
Banks sent an order to the rsper 10 state thai
thers had been a sight disturbance at Fort
jackson, bat no bleodshoe, IS was Tumorsd in
tho city. A cauion was appended, not 20 com
ment upon Il, or upon the news hon Fort
jackson.
The rebellion mas net the result Of aeollision
between the men and their oGeers, bat had svi
IDENTIFY been previously planned, and grow cut
Of the general dissatisfaction Of the negroes with
their new masters. The garrison Of thO fort con
sists Of regiments of free negroes that were or
raaizsd BY Butler, and VINO elected efSesrs
rem their own bsay. These officers vera re-
duesd to the ranks by Cen. Backs. SEINE Of
tho ~nTivatss have been Sentenced by court-zaT-
Ifai 10 several yeats' servics without pay-hsEs
been, in fact, sentenced to slsYery. The YsH-
kess send of all ''soniEabaads " Immediately On
sheir arrival, to the Government plantations,
where the discipline Of the lash Is sdHainiEtsred
With unhszrd eff severity. These, and such as
these, are the causes which have exAsperstsd
the minds sf the negroes, and led to the revolt.
The excitement and apprehension which i has
produced may be jadged Of frem the fact that
on the morning OF tho 18th = salute was fred on
the arrival ef two brigades of white troops, who
are supposed to have been collected frsm points
between New Orleans sud Brashesr City.
Among other items Of New Orleans news, We
Learn from Col. Reid that nineteen ConfederEta
~sflesFs, and something like eight hRndred pri-
Yates were TO have lefs on or about the 18th, for
Frankiin's command, 10 be exchanged for Fed
ersl prisoners in Gen. Tsyler's hands. Among
these are Lieut. Col Guess, of the 31st, and
A5jatsAs Howard, Of ths eth Texas. The sup
posed resssn fer this exchange is, that General
Tyler has captured some Of ths YsRkee pets,
whsm they wish TO Yecover-Csl Knott for ere,
son Of Captain Knett, Of Banks staff. All these
exchanged prisoners belong to the trsns-Missis-
sippi Department. Col. Guess was captured at
Morgsnza, sitter TIE Eight, By some Yankee strag-
rIers, he having gone upon the field ts seek FOR
he body Of q friend whom be supposed to be
killed.
The prs-occzpation Of err spkco obliges Us to
emit, for the present, st least, many interesting
matters gathered in our conversation with Col.
Reid, but he would not excuse Us If we failed to
notiss the uEfinchirg patriotism and untiriug
devotion to the wants Of the suffering prisoners,
Of the Kew Orleans ladies. Their spirit is yst
unsabdued, and it is their sleyy that thsy-the
only foes Batter ever dared observation-disclosures
tko Beast, and that he and his ninions have
never recovered from the wounds Of singing
contempt which the women of New Orleans in
Aicied on them, and under which they still
wrishe. The YsBksss, and their few sdkeEents
are e1ilos from good society; 10 one Of them
has evsr gained entrance into . decent family,
except when he vent oSseiaily to insult lady o.
- steal something.