Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1864-01-08
The Cossessra,s s.saaer az Calais.

/ is announced that tie French custom house
Authorities al CALAIS had received instructions
10 allow tdg Confederate s3esmBr Rsppahsu-
mock 70 leave whenever her Captain mie ht think
az to depart I. appears that The RsPpAdRnnUek
was formerly Her British Msj=siy's sseEm glOop
FicleT, and was recently sold with three other
steamer % pIivete parties. Three olher steam
ers were likewise reported so be fitting ont for
rebel pTiystesfs On the Thames, Tho Victor, u
2=rE-. --====-ccE = n yard Of one thousand tRns
buFdeH, built OF wood, with c1gir-s G three
hundred D re power. The London TIIBes says;
y cen the sdDiral5y sold tAe Vict9r, il was
stated that she was intended ioT tac China trade.
Bud she was CztsEsi1.y fitted out with tHst vl0w,
while her name was changed to Scylla, OF Loa-
d0H. Several sUspicioUs cIrcumsi isrca5, how
evlr. occurred. ant tho aCck-Tur5 fic,sis eit it
their duty 90 make 6 report 20 the admiralty.
The resElt was ths receipt Of sn order a Sheer
ness 6iractiDg heT 20 20 stopped. The order,
however, arrived a few hours too late. ihose IN
charge Of he vessel evidently suspected the IN
.eDu i ct tbs Governmsnl, auc hsd her taken
-uf Of tn hsTrof few nights since She i'm
n at T.zr1 Eairtsd tie C1nIedeTate
ds- is OF three hundred and atty horse
Dc~sr but, owing Q H0ms siighs detect iE the
clHatrIsu a 8i Der engines aud machinery, her
"a a Of sJsamiug was sever very blgh, which
gas tie pHaclgsl reason for th admiralty d.
r=c#ng der % be solo A special rsyert has
aeen made 20 the lord Of the admiralty Of the
cIrcaulsf faucss under which she leis Shse.ne85
scek yard.
A letter from Calais contains the following
respecting the Rappabsnn0cE This sleezaar
vas iu the r0adstesd nom midnight, waiting to
receive on board fifteen young Americans, who
nave been residing here for mOTo han two
laeuih be, % ssrve AZ cficsFs. These officers lad
embarked On beard EsbIpg boat which they
had hired 20 convey them 20 B0ulogne, IS tify
told tho masler IN cnlsr 70 coucssl fleiT pTtI ct
sBd avoid the DO ice. When once thcY we're
outside the port, however, lhey ordered Him 20
pat them en- board a vessel from which rockets
we're being fred, which was lbe signal agreed
upon. The master OF fte boat, in alarm, called
f.r assistance FROM cLbeT boats nesT ann, and
with their help be sailed into port, where he
Landed bis passengers, y 20 were mucn annoyed
e what had occurred"
The Rsppahsun0ck has been purchased for
the Cuuird=TAte G0verHBeu'; $40 Wz5 s9 Egg
is weasel, undergoing repairs a. Shoerness
She Lett that JoIt uuGeT Bfeience OF trying her
machinery, and taking with her, as crew, tn
mechanics and ship p-0RTpentsTs who WeTa at
wor on beard Once O. sea the English deg
was rsp.scsd 1y that Of ne Southern Sta.ei
She Bss not yet any guns Oh board, but IS
pierced for eight heavy guBs. Her TepsiTa are,
D. j. thought, about to be completed at CALAIS
L is reported d part Of her COW have arrived
bY tesmsI from Dsvey d private letter from
Hai=, gere5 n svgn5eI q, ans published in the
Ds'g Mems, says: IJeTs WAS prize vess ei
60. away irsm here some days sgo. Shs WAS
a. und1u5;ri 'rsm with Enasis 81 ed - lower
0H tHo deck, and telescope funnel Sae wAs
launched wl.h steam up, and csme sSRgaide
the west pier Two cabs fuil Of Sou.netR look
ing gentlemen drove down and weat On beard,
and she was cE like shot Every enc was
taken by surprise"