Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-08-01

spies. I bad brtught 10 paDs-s with me.
However, handed hin few priTatg leitars
happened % have IN ny Foeksi, aad, amsng
laam my old game licza5a. TAat, I .a0aeHt,
voud be The best proof sl ny identity lhas I
espia slew. Tbs provost nrshal tarBed C
sminsd It, bat ceuid Haks n5ihiug Of i.
nad what It vas, when be burst int
a6 h.ar frst at TIE idea ef q nan brirgiag s
zaus lieensa te Amsrea, and then as is being
efasaeaa IL BFs0f Of leyeltv. HsWsv8T, ny
7ars thought satisfactory, sad the aua-
game licenses afsrdsd tspie isr lsRg
srsatisn.
Gfes4da was eur stoppia= plses fsT las nigh
qba familiar 0nnibHsss bsizg in waiting 10 cary
t.ss ussssHgsTs - lha ian, which was ss ere Ta7a
sl a. bsd IS Il esuld bs. Ny msdest request
for q towel ana BIT Of ssaP srested quite a
cammotoH. E7ay one, however, was civil and
ready q DO ss assistaass 20 an Engiishnaa-
About a H, want sF bv train to AbheTl.e,
yghars 1t was said Gen Van Dorn's hesdqaar tsrs
wsre Early ia tia morning I arrived there;
the statien was eramncd with stores far the
tresps, one 0f the Erst cojssa 7 saw bsisg q
P5rtott pun. svidsatly captured from ihe Fed
erals Gen. Van D9rH's headquarters Tsrs az a
shart distances from the station; BE- cccupied g
small house, his staff living At an0.hs caiiaFs
eIesB at hand Gan. Prics'5 qzzrtsrs ware ia
t6o vicinity, snd me troops wsTs hlVsuschsd IN
the surrsundizg woods. 1t was sxsscted thas
tze Fsierals were about to advance, aud grssk
BrecausiaRB vera thbaa to pTsTsRt aay cousma-
alcatlsa aoiag held with TIA opposite sidas -
It was early VIXEN 7 arrived, beard the staTiss
Of various apalicants tsr passes 5stoTe the gen
eIal maas his appearance. Ssuae nen wauted
70 % as far as Hsiiy Springs or C0rinih, 60 COX
after supplies they bad LEFT there; others 20 visit
relations living within ths Federal line others,
" ssidiers on laava,' 70 20 hons 20 their friends.
Ca1sederats officers and men often visit friends
living within the counTy occupied By tie Fed
erzs, even as far IS So. Louis: TEE stTeng stcas-
5ionist feeling sf the psePls Hssists their conceal
meut General Van Dorm Wa8 feTzar'Y in the
old Uuitsd States army, aad is well knows
and respected By macy Of his ald brother Ell
caTs GA The opposite side. He Is q aRail, Hiry,
bat ssldierlizs zsa, and has acquired repusaIi0R
sUrizg the present war By his conduct 10 ths
Eald. his staff received me very kiBdiY. They
were particularly gsn5lsmaulT set Of fellows
Few il any has ssrvsd a. soldiers before this
present war but were planters sr planters sons,
and Wsra fglsinE with tAe stronge3t feelings for
tbs csuse. Il was net question With theR Of
glory or military fame the question was usrs
sEizte1ca as z nation: they hated the NorthaTs-
erg win the bitisrsat bztTed, sn3 we're resolved
10 sscridcs evsrythisg rather than give IN. stil
there Wss ne love for tas wsr they all desired
Dessa, but only on ths terms Of bsing al
lowed to rsmsia a separate people. Tasr8 was
a ElOEs bBsinass-lihe appearance in heir ar
raRgemenjs .tbaa l had ueiiCed IA jiis AorlhsTn
eaags, less time frittsrsd away in convorsa-
son; ia fact, they sppesrs5 Ike nsn who were
really engaged il a caasa Wb.cA called for.h ell
iheir energies The sficers were dressed ia
gray, with silver lscs. bu. anif0rR was nuch
sisrsgaraad in iacs, ahy.aisg Ike display was
rather ri5isulsd Taey we're az1ious for news
fCsns Eur1P9, sac especially az regarded The
liaa sf politics Eaglaud and France were Ike. ?
% take in the Amsriegn guostisa. They were
rather sore It the refusal Of Elropean powers
70 recognize thsm IS q nation, alleging That the
South Aslericsn republics had been recognized
fsr more quickly. They scERswieagsd thss, at
the cenrasnssmOnt of the war they Had looked
too maeb for aEtsrisr assistance, bat we're SOW
resolved 60 lrust 70 thsmselyss They spake
ia terms Of gr5as praise sf tae dsvotion a13 gale
laasry If The priTsss sal3iar, asd haj vi5snt.y
c1apia.s ceuhcaass in their asn. The General
Was obliged - ride Gus, aRd Ais sscaft, solder
EEa body If cavalry, accompanied MIA. The
msu sol. well sn thsir harssg, sad la1ksi Ike
soldiers. / vas also iutrssucsd 60 G-n. Price,
who rs much beloved aud rcsaecieJ By the
tra1U8 UHlike Gsu Van Dsra, 20 had only
lce1Ez9 so!sief siHcs tire WaC Gas Of taa
etE-rra Of tha s1sff vas "a ScotcbEaf, who haa
settled ia ths West, a dRs, zoble fellow, keen
. or the csEea ss was Hgatiag in, cut yet stroEg
in his love fer Scstazd.
I eft che camp IN tss evening; at-ain fu,l Of
sick and wsua@ad soldiers tseS me as far as
JsckssH, Mississippi. The dirs asd discomfor.
of rail way .raveiiHg in TIE South eaanot 5o de-
serbs5. One carriage Is uEusilv Get apart fsr
lsliies, sad is slightly eleaHsr thAn ths o.hors.
ais IS quite necessary, as WoHndsd sRd sick
sosaler7, msa Taturaing frsm Through. etc are
ret tse asst pleasaat ctzPszisns fsr G long
Jo1DoY, especially Whers tAs Aasit Of chewing
is universal I reached Jacksss, tks capital sf
t1a State Of Mississippi, the fsilsWi1g msrniBg
Lb5 teTn possesses the Bsaal features of S,aie
ea~itaIa, vix: a large bHildiag fer tae Eest-
ing OF Pariiamsgt, a gsal, tse Governor 8
house, serne hetels, aRd TIVE or tsres Hids
streets. Few Sleeps remaiaad spea, aRd the
prics OF the csnmcHsgs articles were eHar-
ness. ] FRia half a 3sllar for o piees Of
ssap, aa9 tHo sad quarter ssllars fer B
tssih srEsa. The asRal charge at hstols
Z or the worst csEcseivabls aocSanaaaiian Is
MO dollGzs ser dieR. Thoss RIicss mast new
ever, Re considered With rsisrssce ta tas value
OF geld, which. at The tine spsak Of, was as $50
Premium, enc hsujTsa dollars IN geld ssisg
wsrt7 shree hHR6res aad thirty IN papsT. A in
the North, AL sorts Of msney is in circulation.
ans it is very diEicalt 70 detect forgsrisa. A
large ca@p had hesn assabiishe2 near Jsckasa,
The situation haTiag BEEN salsstsd from its koine
central peint FOR the railroads., which 5Tapehs5
eff % Viaksba-g, tsVard New Orleans, Mem
ahis, Mobile, the north Of &aoreis. and to tic
lines of rail which ssnReet with Richmond.
Ainost all the trooBs had, hsgavsr, hesn ssat ts
he armies en- ths frsatier. The hotels were
quite fsH = bsd il ersHdsa TsoEa 5aing al the
accommodation ihat ceula be expected Three
times day a bell raRg, tae d0oEs Of the -diDisg
r9sa were 'thrsWa open, and the crowd Pashed
ana 3tTugglsd iate their places far meals. Asy
enc arriving 1ats cot EothiRg "a eat. The Gem
psny o7e mssts sn such occasions is 3ocidSslE
lnixad-ganers!s end srivats saidisrs, rieh pisaI
ars ana mechanics, with al sorts Of sdvaRLUrers,
which the war hss br8ught tOgathsr, Bis down
2t th7 same tables. It was at ST. L1uis where
aerced my opposite neigAb0r in great diaicul-
ties-ha mad a aasin sf thia seus given kins /;
taa SPOON bsd bssa ferget.en. and he sat hiE-
.eIi down quially to eas wits kHiis--ha evi-
deRtly feia ssFlsthing was wrenr, bat he had
not sufficient confdonea il himself to ask fer g
sPaon There are not - nsay Foreigners is
the Son5hsra a. IN sas NariherR armiss-thsra
sTs few on 70 Germaas; Irish, Of esurse, there
rauss bs in every quarrai lbsEs are alss aame
z Eaelishmsn and several Frsnsh-gr rasher
French orsoIea-wh0 apPesr ts iaitats lha aai-
istn aad carriage OF tl9 tr5os5 Of cid tt2sce
At Vieksburg, csmaaaaiag ths waIkiaE
pa iiss at ths ieEtihcasisRs1 net sa old
0fi ser sf the sszay Of Algeria We lad a.stsal
in that country, and talked ever
.hs saYanaigas IF Pelissisr. BE hzd beaR with
the sstaebmoRt IH6er the eomasnd Of that
general. which accomplished the feat Of destroy
ing au Arab tribe in a cavern, in the province
Of Orsn.
Tae men one fslls il with ia these sort Of
places are pleasant, good hUrorsa fsilsws Ell
sa sdvenhIrers, such IS Kingsley clsTsfy ealin-
saies in tie here of kis neVsi, Tive Iears
Age men whs have bssn rziaed ever AID
over again. whs hsFo mads fsrtuses aEa lsst
.heu ia the diExi1gs sf CalilsTniai who Aava
bred cattle il Texas, or hiished cd issms to
-Fsss the WsssaTH Brsiriss 70 She minss at Pika's
Pssk-in fact, Wha have bssR knocking absut
ia all places, and all sorts Of esnditons. They
Us always really for E diisk, but viii nsger