Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-10-05
Daily gPIpeal,


From The Mobile Tribune ...
Wesrs Indebted 10 Capt. VIM N. E veil for
ceuy Of the H5ustou TeIegrayA, Of the I4th
September Prom il, in another place, We eenV
sn Official account OF tas oattls Of Sabine Pass.
Il WAS brilliant little sftir. The loss Of two
eunbosts alone is something OF vslas.
G,u Maguler had issued a stirring address
to ''The Men Of Texas" in which he c0ng.atu-
lates them on TIE victory, ana urges thaIa N elo-
queut terms to arn ard rash to the defense Of
the country.
Gen. Kirby Smith had issusd on sd lress to
'eTHs People Of Arkansas, Louisiana ami Texas j"
dated a. bis headquarters, Shreveport L in
struc,s them in the mcds Of organisation, and is
pEefaeed as follows;
Your bor.ss are now in peril Vigorous
efflrts on your psrt caa alone rave portisns Of
your States from invasion. You shORid contest
the advance of the enemy a. every thickst, gnlly
snd stras 10; haTsss his rear snd cut OF bis sup
pliss. Thus yuu viii prove important EUEiiia-
res in ny attempts % reach him ia frcut, and
drive him rOu ed from Our soil Determination
and energy only can prevent his destruction OF
YCug h0ues. By > vigorous aRd united If Irt
v0u preserve your property, yCu secure inde-
pendsnee i11 yourselves and ehildrel-aI that
renders ne desirable. Time Is now cur bsst
mind EudHra a while longer victory and
pssee must cT0wR cur eh5rts.
L seems to US that the. people west Of the
Mississippi are fully alive 70 the Importance of
the work beioro hem Tha Telegraph says:
The prJb2bility Of an invasion, n attempt at
invasion Of Texas by way OF the Gulf becomes
more and mere apparent day BY day When
the invasion will tsze place, or in whst force,
we Dc not know. Texas was never 50 well pre-
pared for The enemy as she IS q. this momeni,
sad no f-rCs at al likely TO visit Us eau BY any
! possibility PeaejrLie to any distance in the
! county.
The enemy has thought that the srans-Mis-
| sissippi department was skipped OF men. and
IlsY an inviting and easy cOCq2est to their arms.
! They have marched upon Us with no less than
/ five columns Of invssion, viz bY the Indisu
Nation. above Little Rock, By Monroe toward
| AlezacdTia, sud ~ the Sabine. Every enc Of
| them has Bssa met and turned hack, and they
have found what they supposed a deserted Coun-
! try alive with troops and prepared for ghsm at
/ all poIntE, even the NEST unexpected and ilsig-
/ niicsnE
We zes5 not give in detzil cur forces Be
sides the regular troops, 80 which should bo I'd
/ ded al the psTGled prisoners from YicksbHrg
| and Port HUDSON, and the additional forces now
| being mustered il from couscIipti0n, we shall
/ have ron the State drst more Ihsn the 8umber
that draft called for, sEa also force 90 Be By 10
means despjssd, frcUa vslunteers over aud under
/ age, exemDts, eic- The intelligent reader need
not be told that these forces could villa no dfh-
| cultY resist the progress Of Al invading column
! OF 50 coo msH, and even prevent 100000 iEOu
! sveuunniug tie State.
| Bat before these iavaisrs start on thsi- j0ur
ney, they must get io)tholi on cur soil A
+! yesr's vigorous application Of the palicy Ct de-
| LEADING ths State At its borders under the con-
rnsRd Of Gen. 4sgTuder, with unlimited power
1 70 impress labor I0r the forti6ealions, has left
our defsuses very different fros what they were
last year, before this policy wss entered uPsn,
ssd Is the enemy has fousd to his cost, the
taking Of SabiBs pass now is gate aa0tbsr affair
! to what it was then.
We also copy the following interesting items
! frsm Norlheru Texas: