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

sad bad orHauentsd thsir houses with statues
ffBm Europs fsems executed By GaaoY0), sassl
has bssn packed HB and carried t3 the Aoria
- Fsdarai sflsars. II aaY man ever was hatsG
b. a nation, @rn. Butler IS that man. All sorts
tf atorizs lrs told sf him snd Of the troops aEde
his canusand Is is said Ihat ssms Of ths hsuss.
Of tzs Tesl lthiest merchants O. New 0r.saBs
Save beer appropriated by bis officers. their far
nitBFa stsau, and svea ilis dresses Of thsiF EYa'
distributed smo1g the 'avoEitss q these stiicsrz
a lady Harrstse to ne Al incident that Mapped
at her ava heuss. A FoisrAl oficsr arrived b
eauY cf her ssrEas fer shs use Of ssc sFHvi
azaong tsess was a small Bony Which BE-
Iengsa to bar grand ckid, 2 litt.e coy. Tha WA
stansiag Hsag With tssrs in his eyes, fearing me
less ct bis pony Tie lady requested that
the aniEiuai mrAt ba SCARED IS 70 vas tso
eHsall 20 be Ct shy usa i0r army purposes.
aaa the pGuf child was Sc sBrry - lose it (; Hat
tHs stksr rspiss, "Ous Of tbs causes Of tAis
Earis tie manner iR which you Slu5hsrne--
havs panpsred yaur children :; tbsrefsrs ssai
reaIsFs the pony, '-Hhieh Sc did There Wai
2 stsrT current thEs short tae previously
Bal wes ts be given sn board Eer Hsj-sty'l
E1ub-at which was iyins Ell New Orleans
Gaz Better, having expressed q wish ts zee ths
vasBsl, cana On beard wai.s the praBarsiisRs fo'
the ball we're going On. TIE 5fHcsr ia c9mmszs
-psl9Fizsd g the general for not inviting hiz
-aFiug tAas he esaia rot % 50, as If ae fG@aera
{ silsrJ e1gs7, ret q u ly In New O-lsazs WuU,6
secsps a. iazitatiaa. s. mnchl 1sBuslsr Thsrs
/ IA EezrKaa distinction in TIE mzlazlcr II Wkic5
las Sen harnafs raesTi fheir susclias and TIA
tarrs i8 Wiueh Gen McClsliss,is spokeH Of arr
very dihsrzrs tsry say as canducled the War
as a gantleusH sAsald dai and jf, altar Psacs Is
established, a7 zhaHd v.s. &c South 10 viii b
received With kio3a-Es, aEa treated e. an HsH
0rEh'e enemy aBght 30 be
From J.yks1u Z tori, che rzil to Tic7sbuFg
sb0ut f1ur h0Er8 Vigorous preparations wee
going on 10 expectation 9f a tresa attack. Fhs
sfhcers in command were ssuEdgnt Of EuccasE
fully Offending The place, aud vera Eslurall1
pragd sf t1a lsst defense when The town 1El
attaches toward the end Of the summer BY sv7c
asois irom the upper ard lower Mississippi. a.
/ stood scar tho town ball, en- the highest poin
overlooking the great r7er, the attack and de.
fsnss were described 70 me- and as Vicksburs
aas acquitted fresh fame nom the Iata rsBalses OF
Con. hhernan'5 expedition, some Description 81
it5 aituziisn may Bst be Cut of place At Z
shors diEtzucs sbsva tha town the river make,
ono Of fhoss sharp bsndJso common ia tke Mia
sissigFi river, lssFing 2 narrow psnzs of l5E
is1d l8 front OF thG town. Ihe town sisnds or
rather hqa biufs en- tss lsl5 bank Of tse rivsr
Esa gf1snd on tia land side B much broken Is
ally AID inseTscct1d with Easines, while st q
4-t.s distance the forest extends FIR many miles
sAcrt distance EsOva the 50Wn the Ysz1o rIvsl
flows i1t5 ne aississiszi. Advantage has been
taken Of tha nsturs Of the ground I'm preparing
the defeasss, 55tl on the and and riVsr frsaf
and bsttsUiss have 5e5n placed above he t1w1
in arder 70 cBnnan4 tha uBper reach Of ihr
river; others sglsT tAs towu 10 prevent tbs a5-
vance sf veasels fem Fac lower Mississippi, sad
also Re so@usss tas low psiRt Of land tsrsugs
WkieH Tia EsdaralB ezdssvored last SUMNER q
cat caHal. Iaa tsrsst which fsrmerlv covered
this point Of land has Been lsvslsd, iu order q
afford clear sweep for the GUNS Of tns defend
srs, and to prevaRt its giving shelter 70 the gun
bssts as WAS the ease at the last siege Whaz
tas guRDssis ans Uanap0rts wsTs laid e.sss II
shore, with tHsir masts covered with bgugss, IL
srzsr to Iesezsis tss forest tre7a, aad 90 coaesa
Themselves FEN tbe snuEy. But little daHasg'
was doRa TO- the town during tho six weeks
b3mbardzazs il sustained a few hssses aat
caarcHss suffered, but oziy dftssa lives wer
lost, most Of lk. iahlllaets having lzft ths l8TI
Previsus to she b0mbarsmeat.
Ila work OF throwing up fartiica.ioHs 81
FiCks9urg Wss 5aai-v going ga, bnt ihs sROpl
were ztih 5BsE, aH5 Christmas presents exhibit
I'd in the wiHdBWs Lang iines af ysg01s an.
( grsGt aambeTs Of stores we're passing over ts'
rivaf or tasir way il.s the lntsIi1r ef Texas, l
araeE that hey might be cut Of rsaea q Oh
b.
isg tzs state Of Mississippi. I had The pleas
are Of Eeetizg some Of Gen. Nagruder's stat
; % ylcEsburr; hg cha FeusraO was on his va
I 70 osramEas in EeVas- They spoke highly @
zis csnauct IN the Yorktown campEirn. wner
I As maasged, On tas dlst landing Of tho army @
tae Pstsmsc, 80 hold iB check far saparier fIrcst
With but fTeEl eleven 90 fifteen thoussad asu
until ths army Of Cen Johastoz eeuld arriva 3,
0seHpT the lines af Yorktown
o. She &4-E Of November I lHft Jackson (hav
ing relurned there lrsz VicksbUg), and re-
solved to make ny way 70 Mobils. RaiIvsy
travelling is FsTY uncertain, On account ef thl
3zd oTdsr iEis which shs rsils have f. lsa sad
il traia breaks down between tae statisas, the
travalsI5 ato il rather an awkward prsdica-
next, siEcs tasy dad themselves sHrauaded hy
vest i5Tcst, withoat uasaHs Of procuring fOsd
At soms Pisess she srain is advertised 70 slsF
TAR rsirsshmaaisi bat thssa siapiy ssHsist 81
IsdisH corn bV2=3 and eggs, paved a5oat snd
eistTisa cd s. hign Bricss By aiegers. BsbweaH
taridiaa sEd Mobile "a Haoio days iearRey al
tse pace tHa tIsin HoRt) there vera 40 sigas
svea OF Eiggars Eith food, su6 very zrstsful ]
felt foT taa g,it Of p sHasi petatss. In fact tia
Esasl H0usss Ter rsirssHrsnt haFa been classd
tls paOpio iiHdiHg Is a dificali matter to ostau
isos for themselves There is something men
atonuus, and yst stTih1g, in the vast ferestl
tsaFarSed BY tks rail. Usaaily the least fertil'
gTouad has aesa chosen through which tbs iini
is constIuctas therefore passenger fails "a
sec the various rich plantations which may b
at M grast disisuc5 of. Sometinss as thu
small statiazs bUit sftsR Of legs, q srisiiiTs
looEiaE csETiage, with rsps harness. is seen bul
tAis IS but sslton, for fTs;ght, rather tksR psa-
seagers, ganarally aPpesrs to be taken in st the
sRalleT stations.
Ms5ilo, where I arrived On ska 2sb Esven-
Der, is pretty l05kiEg city, situated at tie end
Of bsy absut forty miles long. The Business
part OF tao toWa, tsgstAgr with the principal
77aFeheasez, chops, IhsaisT, eic, are near tRa
wafer the leuEas sf the merchants, staEding IN
tapJr separate gardens, are placed further sack.
The ciiHaata is fsr warmer tRaH that Sc Jscksoni
oranges were growing IN tho open sir. asd the
BTight sun reminded enc Of sumHer Is Wa
sad 70 see sow dssOiale tae town Looked, thssgh
the warehouses closed, scarcely suY Shipping
ia the harbor, sse shops but psoIly furnished
with gosds, save the bosk shops, whore enc
aghi still purchase tho cd novsis- Ths pcs
pie OF Mobile hswevsr, are willing 20 endsro
any hardship rathar than give il, and say they
Will 5Jua tha teWn II necessary rather han al
low It TO suasr a fsls ike tass Of New OrlesBs.
The S3UtAs-Hers allow tha. he loss Of New Or
leans was terrible blow to tho Cenfsderaey
and attribute It 10 neglect, either on the part ef
tbs Central Government or the local authorities.
9ens paoPie eFan go so iar as 20 say that tha
troops which dsfsndsS the forts st tho mouth Of
She MississisR had been bSught, ard therefore
permitted lae Federal vessels 20 pass them with
sHt opposition They are still ssEguins Of hold
IEg the two strong places on the Mississippi,
VIZ: Pert Hudson and Vieksburg, and So keep
ing communication opsa with Texas, from
winch good cavalry and larg5 supplies are fur
aished.
- Secretary Chase puts fsrth. the following
sxhiSit Of tbs condition Of the United States
fnaRcas