Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-09-05

Z other column, and we would direct tho special
attention Of eur readers 10 thon for fne history
Of the siege EO7 she past week
TIE array Of the Potemae remains ouisgesnt.
Gen. Pleassntoa's cavalry makes daily recon-
RoisssHces, occasionally picking up soma pris-
oEeFs. Toe pickets Of both armies en- the Rsp-
I Pa6eRnoek keep uP esRslsnt hiendly inter
| clisHge ef conversation.
An expedition from the 81 Pennsylvania
| sFtilleFy under Major Stevenson, went nine
steambost, on sunday night, and dispersed the
rebels cayslry, thirty slrong. under Robiusoi,
/ burDiHg bis headquarters, and capturing two OF
4 his men.
4 L is stated IN E letter from Richmssd. Of the
1 24fh instant, that Gel Straight and bis party
/ viii rev 5o regarded as prisoners Of war, and
isls tsought that Morgan and his msn, who are
now eoninea IL ths Ohio peui.nn5sry, vii Be
/ PIT By our G5vsrH-ssnt On the same status in
The gusuillas Of the iabuman chief Guam
1 tell ara being hunted through the woods and
mountsins Of the border eouatios Of Missouri.
Most Of the horses and pluRder they took from
/ LtWrence have been recovered and many of
be rpfisns have been killed The houses in
/ which The stolen property was concealed are
| being DESTROYED bY order of Gen Ewing who
ants on TIE borders Of Kansas.
Tbs drsit in the tenth and nineteenth wards Of
this city yesterday was peacefully proceeded
with. The sxaminatioa Of the o0nscripts belong
iHg to the sixth district vzss commenced BY the
Enrolling board on Tuesday and continued yes
ierday- SiIty-six conseTipts were examined ont Of
whom only six were held to military service The
meJorIsy Of those set aside were alers. Only
few were exempt from physical disability.
I The claims Of the alleged aliens remain yet 70
bs adjudicsts3 upon by the board. Il is thought
that il viii take about two months TO finish the
examination in the district The dratr IN Che
18Th wgrd will commence today. IN Brook
lyn Monday snd Tuesday arc fixed for tuning
the wheel Of destiny for the inhabitants Of that
city who reside il the Ist, d and 81 congress
SIGNAL districts. The lst district comprises
Queen, Suffolk sDd Richmond countes In the
3 district the quota required is 3075 The dis
irct includes the FIVE county towns IN Kings
county. and nine wards in the city Of Brsok-
Ign. The 81 district is composed Of ten wards
in Brooklyn and Williamsburg, with a quota Of
4064l
Toe Germans Of this city held mass meet
ing in Harmonic hsll, Essex street, last night
20 take measures 70 protect the parties drafted,
sud to test the legality Of the couscription act.
a committee was appointed 20 visit Governor (
Seymour at Albany for advice. Much excite [
Uent prevailed, aua the speakers were loud IN
ihsjr dsnuncatiOn Of what they termed "a eru2l /
end nhumsn measure"
4
~ ia the path of the onward march Of General !
B0rnside's army, Is the capital Of Knox county, I
and was formerly the seat of the State govern I
meat Il is beautifully situated on the right {
bank of the HOlstsn river, fOur miles below It's 4
confluence with the French Bread river. one 4
hundred and eiehty.f miles east Of Nashville, |
snd two uR1red and four miles southeast Of 4
Lexington, Ky. Il has several important rail- I
road concessions, extending into Virginia and |
Georgia.
a recent letter from an cfHcer Of The block /
s3ing squadron Of Wilmington, North Carolina. I
Fisles that two or three steamers had run into I
Wilmington each day for five dsvs previous /
One large steamer ran in st 10 o'clock in tbs /
forenoon on tho 18Th instant few mornings /.
since a steamer OF fifteen hundrei tons ran In. I
She was pierced for six guns, in addition to two
pivet guns, and probably would rsesfve an
armament and be ready 70 proceed t0 sea within
g week. She IS larger than the A'abams or
ElOrids. and appeared to BE- very fast. The
writer thinks shs may ha ths steamer known as
the soathsrneT. The Niphon and the Mime
sofa WsTe the only efficient vessels of the port,
the Iroquois having left weak previous in
chase Of = blockade runner.
HRBELLIoUs CONSCRIPTs.
Boston, Aug. q. Tho officers Of the steam
or Forest City, which took nearly one thousand
couverpts from Long island TO Alexandra, say
that frequent threats were made on the passage I
hv the substitutes or board to burn ths steamer,
but no attempt was made to execute them. On
arriving in the Potomsc many efforts to escape I
were made. Oae man was shot while attempt
ing 10 SWIM ashore. Another was discovered in
the water boat, box over his head and on bsiBg
picked up was found 10 have six hundred dol
lars iu lis belt. After landing, quite number
escspsd while on tie way 10 the army in the
cars,
Tho United States guubost Conneetisut and
Quebec City collided OF New Inlet, Whining
ION, n c., en- the zlst during a terrible gale,
AID both sUstained serious dsmsEe. Tbs Con-
nectjcut lost her s,aTboard forward boat, bul-
yvsrks sud forward part Of bar whee'houss.
Every timber Vas jsrrsd, her deck lsshed, and
her engines were diszTranEed The QgsAec
City was much more seriously damaged, and
had % be toWsa 10 BeaUf8rs, Ending it very dlt-
fcult to keep shost Both ships bad just been
thoroughly overhauled at great expense, and
were in excellent condition.
c. j. Vallsu5igh.n aud wife srrivei at
Windsor, Canada, oPposit Detroit, on the 24th
instant.
Over one hundred seldiers, citizens and ne
grOes were killed, wounded or drowned by tBe
recent explosion at YicksbuTg Many boats
and buildings in the vicinity we're drsadfully
damaged.
IMPORTANT FROM TEE SOUTHWEST.
STEVENSON. ALA, August 27.-H is re-
portad thst Gen. Wildsr's force met thirty rebels
at Hanover TO day, and killed three sRd csPsured
The latter state tha. the Chattanoogs Rebel
of yesterday adveTts to the fsl Of Charleston.
Also that Gen. Lee had been defeated by Gen.
Meade.
It also learns that Bmnsids's advance had
reached Kingston en- Tuesday, and after q short
engagement had whipped Forrest.
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Atlanta, GsOrgis.
A STEAMER SUNK BY GUERILLAs.
DEAL, n. j., August 27.-The schooner Tor
uado, from Antique, loaded with sugar aud mo
lasses, sunk of Deal at halEpast one this alter
noon in about seven or eight fathons Of water.
The crew got of in boats belonging 70 q schoOn-
or bound North.
ESCAPE FROM JAIL.-Five Yankee prisoners
cOufled iu the rear dungeon of tho PeteTsbUrg
city jail, On the charge Of deseTtion from the
32d Virginia regiment, made their escape on
Saturday night, By cutting beneath ths WaH
emerging on the vacant lot bSck Of the building
Their names are, John Master, Henry Master,
James B. Cary, John A. Elders and Frank
Bushsr3. These men, after their de5erton
from the Yankee army, were enlisted by OuT
Government aud assigned to duty in the Tegl-
meut above named, under the protest. 1t u
stated OF the colonel commanding Richmond
IPhig, lst
Is IT TRBR We have had al sorts Of rI-
rners Of two sehoouers lying ca Pascsgoula for
several days without being molestsd by the
YANKEES who are within sight A day OT two
siucs they qietly hauled into Dog river and fsd
up. aud are there now awaiting their loads Of
cotton. Ikis said they came from Ship island.
l. ia ses stated that for several nights the past
weak drays and wagons could be seen late a.
night loaded with cotton going iE that direction.
4 Mobile TribEas, lst.
/ LEGITIMATE FRUIT we srs told Of q Bit Of