Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-02-12

Tennessee. last night Forrest aud his staff mar
rowly escaped. a rebel captain and two men
were captured
Newport NEws. Va, January 81, (via For
tress Monroe, February j The following ex-
tract. from q letter written by acting assistant
psvnaster Fred Is Thompson, Of the steamer
Nev T,onson has been forwarded to the secre-
tsry Of the Navy:
SATURDAY EVENING, January l0.-Ws ar
rived OF Galveston about noon to-day am, as
soon ss the capsain reported 70 the tag oiH csf'
the request went up ffom the hag-9iticeT 70 pre-
pare for action and get under way Inc DfgoA-
lYn stopped ab0us two miles from tas iofs' @Hi.e
the New Iondon and Sciosa went close N, %
draw. if noesible. the FIRE Of any batteries
which fhe rebels might have erected. surround
ing the fort could be seen the tents Of me troepS
and toward them our frs was directed ne
han was opened by the Brooklyn ms oelots
lollosvad Wiz her eleven inch and Parrott 81
ore extremity of the town, while slong the front,
at tha other extremity. we opened win one fsI-
rott and one Sawyer but elected no reply. ne
then went within a mile aud hall OF tne Ioft
sud opened Ere on the enesmPnests- 70
Sciota came after u.s. WINE lhs Dioo1'y
planted shell in nearly at The distance oi
three miles We were roiiing Ieii'ellus'lsly
and had to fire as y7e were rising. Oar STAT
bosrl eO.pounder was cred and the she'll ex-
plcdsd ia the fort. and soon down came the
rebel flag, the halyaTds being cut After hflng
several good shots, signal was sent ~ from
Abe FAC shin to cease the action. We came
ahont and. es we returned, a field piece battery
opened upon Us The shot fell about twenty
rods from US. We gave them orosdslde, sag
the Sciota inch shells, sll OF whlea struck ana
exploded id the battery, the feet OF "hie1 musi
have been tremendous, judging from what we
Al A. .1f.
noasts Of the Harriet Lane over The town
Tonight our squadron has been reinforced By
two eunbaats. carrying sixteen guns. To-mor-
row being Sunday, nothing viii be done, out,
when The bombardment is renewed, II Will De
terrific Galveston is a doomed town. Monday
We shall try to pass the fors at the mouth Of tho
harbcr
NEW YORK, February New Orleans let
ters state that the Hamlet Lane escaped from
Galveston on the 18Th, chased by she Brooklyn
snd two OF three Punbaass
MoREHEAD CTTY, n. c., January 30.-The
waters between here and Beaufort are covered
with vessels awaiting an abatement Of the severe
gaze
The army is in splendid condition, aud eager
for the coming conflict.
ROANOKE ISLAND, n c., January 30.-GeD.
Foster has again written 20 the general-in-clrief
complaining Of the prematuresdiscgosuTe OF mil
itarY aud naval movements in this department
Elizabeth City, North Carolina, is now hel1
by Fsde-al troops IS a military post.
JEFF Davis had a conference last week with
Governor Vance. of North Carolina, upon the
relation Of this State with the Southern Conted-
eracy meeting him fer that purpose at Franklin
depot, Virginia, on the Blaekwster. Governor
Vance plainly informed JEFF Davis that be
would insist upon the reserve and call Of an
adequate force for the protection OF North Care
lima from any further Federal advances. North
Carolina has now eighty thousand troops in tie
rebel service.
Many applications will be made for authority
10 raise native loyal troops. General Foster
strongly approves Of this