Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-04-01

CUTIE. .r-|ltlrile1 OF lle AeFF Herald
UNTED STATES STEAMER sUsoUEHANA.
OFF MOBILE, March III take this occasion to
I remind you t6st we are an alive and kicking.
Three deserters from rebeldom came off to the
hoet lsss week. Their names are William
l Holsou, of New Orleans; James Carr, of New
( York; aud Michael Dillon, Of Ireland. They
4 obtained boat on Friday, February 20 from
I the hrst houtouant of the Tebel guubOat Selma
I TO which they belonged, TO 90 oystsring in the
vicinity OF Grants pass, which is an artificial
/ water communication or canal, joining Mobile
\ bay with Mississippi SQUAD snd, by sdroit
Ensneuvorlng, succeeded in getting beyond the
I reach of the guns Of the steamer, aud into such
/ shoal water that the Selma could not pursue
/ them.
They then pulled for the gunboat Clifton, in
the sound, and succeeded in reaching her on
Monday morning, tho 23d ult, after a hard
/ struggle with the winds and the waves for about
/ sixty hours.
/ learn from James Carr that sOrne four weeks
since Admiral Buchanan, Of the rebel navy. in
command at Mobile, started TO come out and at
tack us in the mid-watch with Eve steamers, IN
c,udlog one ram namely, gunbOats Morgan,
Gaines, Selma ram Baltic, and The river steamer
Crescent the latter loaded with troops for board
ing purposes. While on the way down the bay
the Selma struck snag, and was run ashore to
Keep her hom sioki3g, which put q stop to the
expedition for ihs tines but the attempt is TO be
mads agsin as soon as they can get some mors
boats or rams Tesdy
also learn chat i've gunboats have been in
process OF construction for a long time, at q
place called Selma, up the Alabama river and
TWO OF q EN- are nov on their way down 10
Mobile 10 receive their guns etc. but ali of them
are to be ready by the Ist Of April; two Of them
are built for rams, and the other three 81 inen-
ded tlr sea steamers They are more or less
Hnn|n nss. raa.Hh T.Ar L
the new steamer is Of a mOngrel character It
IS composed OF old river boat engines altered
and arranged so as to suit the emergency.
tt Is always very pleasant to receive deseTters
from the rebels, as it proves the fact that every
man now in arms against US is not necessarily /
secessionist or disUniOnist, as there are many
thousands Of men now in arms who are com /
PEELED through brute force to serve ia the ranks
Of the rebels
We are very sorry that any accident should
have prevented their effort TO come out and at
tack US. We should have been delighted in an
opportunity to extend to them our warmest
greetings. We are always ready for them; in
fact, may say that every vessel on this station
has been expecting them for g long time, c0nse-
queutly our lookout for the rebels has been Of
lhe most vigilEnt character, particularly Of very
dark nights
almost forgot to mention that shout the 10Th !
effort made to reach this ship with q submarine |
torpedo, which was to be attached to the bottom /
of the ship and then discharged or exploded by /
means Of cloclCworE that was arranged to run /
ten minutes before igniting the powder, that be-
ing considered time enough to allow Of the es
cape Of the parties from the region Of danger
but Ike Ell previous effr's Of that particular /
kind, ths machine failed to resch its object, and
subsequently sunk But supposng il had sue
cesded, what would you have thought Of yonr
humble saTvant going up on the double quick
The city Of Mobile must be most charming
place Of residence. The conscript law includes
every male, or nearly so, between ths'sges of
infancy aud idiOcy, excepting only these who
own twenty 0r,more negroes and the law Is
carrisd out in the most relentless snd cruel man
ner by the press gangs of King JEFF. Bien srs
taken whsver they can be found and carried of,
H0isas U0lsRs, no matter what family necessity
prevent or forbid his going Why, if that sys
tenn Of increasing our armies was practsed we
would soon have force powerful enough to
crush the rebsls with as much ease as your foot
would crush f7. While We are free men st
the North in the South the masses are sbjeet
slaves to G few ambitious politicians. Such
things show how hard the shoe pinehes them in
Dixie.