Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1864-01-22

From the letter Of the s-EississiBpi cer-
respondent of tie Mobile Register, dstsd at
Houa.on, December 90, we clip the following
items CT intelligence;
Gen. Kuby Smish, by the sdvice Of many Of
our leading eitzeas has organised cotton bR-
rssu IN this CITY, composed Of Lieut Col W
J. Hu;chins ssgisted by Geo Ball, B A. shep-
hero, James S0flcy ard w. J. Kyla. tits ths
design ot he beard 70 purchase for the Govern.
meBt cne-hslf OF al the cotton in the. State,
giving certificates 0f exemption. from impress.
esa5s for the ether half. They propose ie pay
fer II Ia '0Jrls, ths interest of which, at fair
PER cent viii be paid ia specie, provided they
cln 5ecuTo 81 act Of Congress fof the purpose
COs'5n II nov TCrth here 4j TO 55 ceuts per
poard This b9srd expects to pay frsrn I2 10
Is e5.lts, sHd il is believed that one-halfo; toe
cotton will be elssrfully sold to them s. thst
price. They viii export Tho solsOn either
through the blockade, CT TO Mexico, and in re-
turn ssc3-e ample supplies for the department
/. may be thought that ihe Federal possession
Of tho mouih Of the Rio Grsnde win prevent
this. 4 glance - ths llsp will show that The
Fo5ersls have not men enough ia the Trans
Assigsippi Department 10 occupy the whole
Bio 6Fsud5 valley AMI if taey have they
could 10. feed them. Ooee on Mexican Roil
cotton can be hauled at lass th&n eens pcEad
per ouo bundled miles. Hence Il is that tbs
h1idiCg Of BioHnsyile vas deemed Of 20 isle
importance 30 rs.
The Legislature adjourned On the lek Il
passed but few laws, snd made he session bat
s.X weeks in length, thus sctisg very sensibIy.
Among the acts is CHo placing the entire militia
Of the State under organisation and control Of
the Confederate sutls0rities, for ~ elVe mouths,
subject 20 such fuFionghs ~ the governor may
cal q 81
who wes inaugUrsled st ibe beginning Ct the ses-
sion, is regarded IS 8 conservative ss well IS an
able maR, ard is gaining no l,ttla credit BIZ his
public acts since he has been ia ofice Ex.
Governor Lubbock has entered tee service, snd
is EOw 8 lieutsBans colonel on the staff Of Mai .
Gen Hsgruder.
At the last suction sales here li6sly negro
men brought fEom $4,000 to 81 GOO likely
women from So 800 70 S5 eco Il is notieea-
Die iacs that women range II prics higher than
Ken.
On tie ls.h inst. tho enemy eauao ua 10 In
disEola, threw a shell over the town, landed,
tock possession, TaiEed the gTiGiron, told The
people they would garrison tie i0wn in q day
or two, ahd then left No damage done.
Several uiLss Of the San Artoaip aud Mexi-
osR Gulf railroad, which ran from Pot Lavsca
80 YietoTia-thirty DileB-hsve been thor
0ughiy destroyed, BY order Of Gen Nagruder
The printers of Houston hEya orgsnized 6
military ecmpaEy forI0i al defense. uudor G5n.
Magrh5eT's eTculAr W. Richardson, Of the
Macs, wss selected captain, and E. Fl Cushing,
Of tho IelegTaPk, Isl leuteusnt
There has been no fighting in Louisiana since
ny Lass. franklin, with his force, is atill at or
nsaI New Iberia Gen. Taylor is where be can
keep an eye on him.
Red river is still very low, and when it docs
rise, the enemy viii find it extremely diEeult
! to uaTigste-in spots.
Oaiy oEe Government mail has yet arrived
under the rev arrangement" So far, this
enterprise is & failure, and until il is placed in
| dh rent hands, It viii be useless TO attempt 70
send news or letters 10 The department by it.
When Gen. Bee evacuated Brownsville be
had but seventy-aine men, butWiih this small
| force be succeeded in carrying off most OF the
Government stores.
The aotAa at arrived a. Brownsville con-
sis cd Of seventeen sail-ordinary steamers end
schooners and ihres gunboats.
Banks' force did not exceed 5000, two rezi-
ments Of whom we're negreCs.
On the rOUts from Ne.g Orleans toiBrsz0s
Santiago, aud while attempting to land there,
the ensIay lost three steamers, four schoGHers,
tveuiy-seven men BY drowning, and all then
horses and mules, together With most of .keir
! artillery and supplies.