Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1864-05-03

R1cHEoSD, April Is. lst
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LEGTEA B8Om AAOAAu
RrcHEoSD, April Is 1864
Special Core pondsnce Msmphis Appeal
The French tobacco question has excited some FAX
here during the past week, and the departure Of he
F,aseh soIla from CITY Point, with only one hundred
ard t,Tenty out OF seven thousand Aossheaas was
sbuurht a. & 81 likely to lead to some conptoatIoHs On
tho part Of The Yankee Government with The Emperor,
hit It il new supposed that the vessels will return and
get tie whole, in two or three weehs time. Sons L.
Formally in the proceedings probably made it necss-
sary. in Beast Buffers opinion, ;hst the feet should 90
back to Fortress Monroe before It was allowed to leave
the waters Of Virginia for France. Nothing Is positively
known on the subject however, and # Is possible that,
for sone reason unexpectedly arising, Lincoln has de-
terEined Ii + Louis Napoleon shall Hothave his toba1cO
sfer all, and that Batter has, therefore, acted In the
matter under orders from Washington. Or Il msy be
that the summons to tbs French admiral to quit the
Janes river, without delay, wal an arbitrary exercise
OF authority INDUCED in BY the Beast 10 show his "a
premaey In the commsnd ct FoFtress Monroe uPon
which point bis sensibEitles are tender. he has written
an aneTy letter to Stanton, Gs you know, 20 say that the
poss OF civil mayer at Fortress Monroe is not by s7y
means to his liking. and that he viii not submit to being
ranked by Gen VIM. F.. (othersfse "Baidy) Smith
cor any other nAn." All military operations having
Old Point for their bsse, he declares, must be wholly
under his direction. The Beast, therefore, may have
ordered the French vessels of from City Point on his
own responsibility. If the Emperor is really not to
have his tobacco, the fact will most probably be due to
the mLundsrstsnding VITA regard to the recognition Of
Mazimilisn on the throne of Mexico. We shSl know
ell about it in three CT four weeks, within which tns
many other questions Of far greater moment wiz be
solved-questions Involving, perhaps the continuance
OF the war.
As for example the questions Of victory or dsfest on
the RapidsH, little doubt now renslns, that the forward
movement Of The sruy Of Grant VIII be made before
The 18th proximo, unless in the mean time General Lee
shall lake the i~uitissvs. Grant win not be likely to at
tack our Forces Ia the front. his purpose Is to make 3
sudden flank movement, either across the lower florida OF
tbs Rspidsn and Rappahsnnoek or else in the direction
Of Charlottesville. Nothing so far, devsloPes which o.
these courses he viii adopt. But the government at
Washington, il sending him every man that can possibly
be spared from 0 her points, and Lincoln, We are told
cordially advises that no tine be lost in pressing for
ward on the rebel capital" Il Is quite ~PTobabls, tha. 81
multsneously with Grants advance the great Burnside
expedition will land on the York river and move up the
Psninsuls. A force Of Ave or six thousand was disem'
bsrked last Saturday at Yorktown, which may turn out
to be the hrEt Of the Burnliis braves, In whatever
numbers they may come, or By how many routes So
ever, they will fad the Confeaers'es pr psred for them.
Should God In His Mercy grant US another Y Glory such
as Bull Run or he Wilderness, the pursuis of the flying
enemy will be far more vigorous and destructive thau
on those memorable occasions, for the cavalry OF Gen.
Lees sImy is IN excellent condition, and eager ts shcw
themselyes.th the most eficieEt arm of the servige.
There Is a total stoppsEo Of travel on ali the rail-
roads north, south, east and west, and the entire rSPu-
IatiOn Of Richmond are prisoners in their city. Not
even travel by privats couteys1es Ia practicable, for
the Government authorities ss imprsssing al the.
horses not used for military purposes or engaged in
bringing supplies to the city markets. Let rs hope
that provisions will not be withheld from Us, aud that
there may be no faHzrs In giving the army its regular
rzilons, seanty ss these are. Hr. Aemmiager has sue
eeefsIy carried out his design for tie removal Of the
female clerks of TIE Treasury Department from Rich
mond to Columbia S. g., in defiance OF newspaper
criticism. The ladies went of day before yesterday BY
8 special train with all heir bInd-bozes, bundles, and
brown paper parcels. There are undeEiably one hun
drsd and fifty less mouths 10 feed IN Richmond nc"
sham here were last week, and yet there seems no i'm
nsnse relief in the coumisEzrist Prices sre just as
high, beef just as scarce, I'VE dollar notes just as worth
less now as then. The great MemnlDger move has not
been aa grand sucess. There will os slsrgs bill TO
pay Cor iraaspor tadon Of young ladies, furniture bag
gsge, stationery, etc, etc, and very many O. the peer
girls will be subjected to serious hErdshipsin changing
their domicil, but the public necessity demands thsir
removal ImpeIious public necessity The on'y
good reason thst has been suggested for ssrdlag the
ladies of is that room sad rstions may be a6ordsdf for
the hundred and ffty members and officers of Congress
who srs to CONS together next Monday.
Yery few Of the Senators and Representatives have
yst arrived in town. Fears are entertained hat in con.
sequence Of the impeded condition OF the railroads
there will be no quorum IN either House OF the hsst dsy
Of the session. No Interest seems to be manifested upon
the subject Of the organization. Mr. Bccock will prob
ably be re elected speaker Of The lower House. Ihesr
there will be opposition to Mr.. Nah a. secretary 10 the
Senate. Several candidates are spoken CT in oOnnsC.
ton with the Office Mr.. Stevens, assistant to M. Mash,
and Nj. Price, formerly = clerk in the United States
Senate, among the number.
Inesndiarisms and bEEslsries are becoming 50 frequent
IN the city that private patrols are organizing in VAR.
ous exposed nsighborhoods for the protection Of life
nd property. Under the late act Of the Virgins LIE
gidsture, the bars and drinking houses are to be closed
on the LIST May, snd ne may hope that the moral effect
Will be ralutarY. The robberies, however, are mostly
prompted by he prevailing scarcity, and he who would
guard bis house AMI keep bis goods in psscs MIST be a
strong man armed"
General Ransom has just succeeded General Elzsy in
Of the department. Of Richmond The posi-
vss offered to Col. G. W. Gusts Lee AEd declined BY
him.
Col P. W. Alexander Is In town.