Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-10-16
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FeIuzssez Navy D~senss Of sssF Coasas azid
We sTe glad aftsatiea Is awsEensd in orr
Legislature 70 the snbjset Of aiding bodice Or
bands Of rnsa -Fshe devote themsslvss specially
70 the defense Of car coasts, bays, sounds and
rivers. Aaa what is done, g 'sEeEe web 'twsrs
done quickly e PfocEastinaiion is the thief
Of time, IS We ussd 20 srits in our COPY books,
and all time now lost By delays is eEininallY
wasted We hope the subisct will not be pat
Of for jagt such delays have caused uost Of Cur
disasters and greatly lsngthaned the war. We
pat esf beginning -sur naYEi coustrUcEiea until
he enemy eoui8 nave tae adgantago every n here
and even destroy those vessels we wsre in pre-
cess Of bGiiaiag-, We did net establish the vol
J-ntser navy system i'll the war had run soaae
two years, Though is was fraBght With such vast
consequences Z IS only OF late tIst setivis y
has been exhibItsd in the use Of the numerous
destructive expe0iants outside OF regular waT-
fare and IN captures By daring bands organized
f0s he purpose. Tha following sre the EesEits :
Ths capture Of the St Nicholas and eihar YES
sels bY Commodore HoiHns and Col Thomas.
That Of tho steamer Y hitnlOIe OF Fox By 5aBE
Andrews snd sixteen daring nea from M5bile
That Of the stsam tag Bssten. and the burning
of two barlzs By Captain Duke and twelve men,
frorl same ulacs Tia of tbs bark Sea Bird
lseag the N9Fsh Cagoliraa ceast. That 0f the
eEia5oss5 Qaseu Of the West and IHdiau0is, in
Rsd river and tbs Mississippi Ths capture Of
gHnb3ass and sehooners ia tho EagPahsnnsek
by ti99 party uaisr CsDt Wood The blowing
up of tee gunboat Cairo, OF the Ysz9o. By Tor
pedoes. lhaE OF the DsEalb, on ths Yaz8o, BY
the sans HaeEas. The blowing up CT rsilraad
iTsias in Iszlessss. I as disabling o. gua-
bsas By bospeao n James river, Add 20 taese
tho 6es5sHe1aH Of various boats gl tra @issis-
ssgpi: For iastaaeo the Burning OF tho steamer
Rlth at Island Nc 10, gir5 tefrsT lives, inciu4-
iag Bsyrnsstars, with $4,000 000 foT psyinE
Gssnts stnVi also enc tboasan1 tUus OF eiIn-
MISERY ard one rhousaaG Iuns Of private lsiafls
Ths boat, worth 100000, total I5ss. AID
more recently the expedition OF Lieut. BeaG
capturing ssveR vessels.
These fscss show what can 5e done. Wb9 is.
70 DO i 7 Uader whose patronage and auspices
VIII Virginia wait for the C5uts5srats Govern
ment, which has its hands fnll Of the most Dresg
ing affairs sud whose range Of dHtiaB and res
possibilities is e5-extsgsive with tao Coaisdera-
cYl We trsss not, bat tbaf she viii give saeh
aid IN the premises As msy be- necessary to
make the waters Of Virginia rivers Of deaLh to
the fes
As to schemes aad eontrivsneeg, ebers fs no
tTeahls &c the STATE. for the COnfsdoraie Gav-
srumsat has Enaaszine Of them alrea5y tested
snd approved, and only TeqgFing operatives,
who, in turn, only -eqUira Pa.rauags and msans.
Hun ireds Of shem are here waiting
The eonrss Of the Legislstgrs Is then very
simple, requiring no delay whatever. It is TO
spsFODEists, say 81 0000G0, to be expended BY
the governor and a commiitss 10 ezny cut ap-
proved schemes. Or any othsf sensible plan
can be matuTsd in an hour, if = sensible naa
will onlY uudertaks IL
IF each State 'E'll undertake. this duty on its
own bays and rivers, the dsnage to the Toe viii
be ignEe8se. 4 certain qusntgm Of blows Is
required to bring this war to close, and the
sooner they are given the better, and iBs mere
material wealth and population we shall have
remaining to as Ii we can shorten the war SIX
months we silI save at least $780, 600 and
100 0G0 lives.
As 20 ths volunteer navy, We think the State
should aPPrOpTisss as least $1,000 900 IN such
way ss 70 encourage capital and enterprise to
send ships 20 se&, tor n0thiag caG be more
damaging to the enemy than this kind Of war
fare. II tho STATE sabscEi0es 20 works Of public
uihtY, how much m8rs ready ouzhs she 70 Ge-
vole her means 20 preserve the liberty aud iude-
peHdence Of the State and al shs Blessings we
bold dear