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Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1864-02-24

from ne NOZZLE sunday Register.

From The Noble sunday Rsgfster.l
During She last week we have had an unusual
amount Of excitement Of 4 wRElike nature.
The advance Of she FedeTsIs through Missis
sippi, The aftsck on Fort Powell, the removal Of
non-cODbRtanis, The fires, aud the cold weather,
have ali contributed to the excitement OF The
week, snd street gossip has been unusually
abundant.
In sccordsues with the advice OF The military
and governor, tho women, childreA aud negroes,
are leaving for distant points every day, ard if
the exodus continues Mobile viii soon be shorn
Of her innocence and beauty, and nothing re-
main but the soldieTy, houses and rspseious
specializing extOrtioner. We trust that cur peo-
pie who arc going to the interior will be kindly
received and not given the cold shoulder, for
think and wish ssswe may, the rapscity Of The
Montgomery landlords in raising their prices Of
board just at this time, and the reported small
ness Of the number who sttendsd the meeting
in that city for the relief Of the Mobile sufferers
We hope the report is fRlsel, mas hSd q ten
dency to throw q dsmpsr upon The movements
Of those who are unable TO lesve Mobile and
provide for their families in the interier.
The doors Of the people of Mobile have ever
been open to The suffering, and the hospitality
Of the city has been proVsrbisl, and we can but
hope that no people will be SO lost TO honor, so
sotdid, so devilish and SO shameless, as to at
tempt to take advantage of the necessities of
the people who are sacrificing everything to
protect not only themselves but the very people
among whom their helpless ara thrown, and who
are thus psTchiBg themselves like birds Of prey
10 feast on the tears ef the helpless, aud hold q
banquet over ths mins of the commercial me-
tropolis Of alabama. Mobile is the natural
gateway for Alabama, and when she falls .
fruitful cEop Of evils and troubles viii come to
The people Of The interioS who can ward them
all eff by promptly standing by Mobile and her
people, in sheir hour Of trial, in F~epelling the in
vasion and beating back the foe. The good
book tells as that a wise man foresseth the evil
knd hidsth himself. Il is At Mobile where the
battle viii be fought for the peace and safety Of
South Alabama.
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On Friday night last, eight dssertsfs from the
Yankee army IN Florida arrived in this city By
the gulf train. They state that they left Their
regiments on the 18th inst, previous to their I'D
vance on SIndeTsen, and therefore had no
knowledge Of any movements Of importance.
They sIe all conseEipts, aud give as a reason for
their deseItion ili-lreatment and the deception
p~raeticed upon them They, with their regi-
menis, left Riker's island, New York ha1bor,
on tie 9Th Of October, snd with one or two ex-
cep OBS, have received no pay from the Fed
ersl government up 10 the present time. They
stste that the Yankee force which landed Ct
Jacksonville, Fla numbered fren four to hVe
Thousand men, and among them are the 4Sth
New York infantry, 9TH Connecticut, 9Th New
Hampshire, lis New York, 47th New York, and
two negro regiments. These troops are COM
manded by Gen. Seymour, Of New York. One
Of tie negro regiments is the 40sh Maseachu,
sets. They are mounted ~infsnsry, and numbtr
about six hundred. The list Massachusetts ne
gro cavalry numbers about two hundred and
forty men. They have also q small force ofne-
gro infantry called tho Sd South Carolina and
the 54th negro regiment from Pennsylvania.
from eight to nine hundred stroag-
They stated that the main object Of She exDs.
ditien. So they learned from their officers, was to
dsvastats the country and destroy tho rs4r0ads
In that section. They represent that sEey lived
On half Faiiona, and were instructed ~ live on
the country through which they passed. II the
statements which they give are true, there is
great dissatisfaction in The whole Yankee army
in Florida. One Of tbs deserters, q Germa1.
informed as that MS whole regiment woul3 De.
sert If they thsught they could reach oar lises
ip safety and not be reesptured. They are yerv
hostile TO the negro trooPss and assert that thew
are not 10 be trusted in battle, bat will retreat
on the Hrst FIRE Their officers Instructed them
to capture all the negroes they could, asserting
that it was the intention of the FederAls 70 colo
nizs Florida with blacks-Sssaanak Nses.
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The Yankee Prisoner as Riehmeud-
TheEr treatment,

The New York World his The following edito
rial on the subject Of the SATIN of the pris
oners Who are now held in Richmond. The CIV
Union surgeons, we think, sTe myths:
The statement Of Mr.. G. c.. Fulton, proprie.
tor Of the Baltimore Aneriean, which We pub.
lish this morning, respecting the Treatment 81
our prisoners at Richmond, viii be a sensible re-.
lief 80 their friends ct the North. Il seems thai
the country hiss been imposed upon respecting
the treatment the prisoners receive from the
rebel authorities. While it is, no doubt. true
that the Tsiions are sesnt, and their conn
dsiions not such IS they would receive at he
North it seems they are not either starved or in
treated, i will surprise the country slso 70
learn that the rebel Government, anxious 10 do
b It could for the sick and wounded soldiA,s
ia Richmond, has made an offer through Conn
missioner 0uld 70 slow at lesst fisy Union sur-
geans through thsiF liRss, sad al The provisions.
medicines and stores they chose to bring with
them which ohef has bsen treated By Secretary
Stanton With eontsmptuous silence.
II follows, therefore, that if there IS any snf.
feTing among the disabled soldiers now in Rich.
mond, it is due not to the Confederate Geyern.
meni, which has done in view Of The scsnt
means, what 1t could to make them comfortshI.,
but to President Lincoln and Secretary Stsnton
who, when they had the cheuee 10 send sny'
geons and stores declined 10 do 60. or even n
consider the offer Of the Confederate Govern.
menk. Il iB very clear, from the whole conancs
Of lac Administration, that il does not Wiab ~
exchange Of pfigonefs, snd thai il bss 81 80,
dueled msiiers Is 10 convey 10 The caunirS ~
impression shss the rebels we're il tfessino heir
prisoners, whereas inc parties really 70 blame
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Emparlanl % Rarspe.

News from L3n30n is to the both Of January.
TIE following isfIom the correspondence of the
New York Times
LONDON, Janusfy 20-Eafl Russell has re-
signed sglin. Such is the rumcr to-day. He
has placed his ros gnation IN tbs hands Ct her
Msiasiy in Eomo PickWlckiAn fashion, / pre-.
eulae, and viii Isiiro If sho can spare him
England has dsieI mined to defend Denmark if
the worst comes ID worst, aud Earl Russell is
csmmitfed 10 the GermEn side Of the quarrel.
An English aset, II is said, has been sent 90 the
Aduatic, 30 set against Trieste and Venice, aud
another ia ready to leave for the Baltic. This
looks like wEr--su does the gathering Of fhs
Austrian aud Pmsiaa troops on the Elder; but
the general sPinisn still Is that peace viii be
preserved.
Confederate steek has risen to so. The Lon
den Poat denies taI rumor Of Rassell's resigna-
ion.
The Danish question is becoming more com
Rhcatsd and ihIfFlening. England supports
OenmsTks and FRINGE snd Russia concur ia
opnoni bat the tWti latter powers decline "a in-
ieTiele, and Angssid is deciding wbethsr sba
wIl DO more then tInonstrstsp with Csrmanv
Ihe Alsbams q burned the AarlstsD. 81.
nora and Highlander In the Straits Of Nrlsees
The Nav York nMei London eOrespon5sr
represents iho ConlfdeTsie cause a. pr6srsr;r~
IN Z ggad. EVsrfboly is signing b%stisona Is
the Government % DO something to stop the
var,
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Gard.
A NEW MISSISSIPPI DEPOT AND

A NEW MISSISSIPPI DEPOT AND OFKICE OF
AREy INTELLIGENCE.
Just established at Atlanta. Ga, 4 depot and Office en-
the plan Of the ona stili kept up a. Richmond, "a All
packages, goods, clothing, etc. for MlssEipPlanI II
the army Of T~enHsszee, cen be sent to ny care, marked
1issisEiPPi Depot, Afs9tai and viii be hsd for or
conveyed to- the persons fer whom they sre intended.
TIE o1leers and privatss Of Eia2issippi, ard. IS fE ss
practicable, these Of Missouri, Tenres-se, Texas and
Arkansas, viii ind q place Ct safe deposit for iasir
extra baggage, free sf charge. We beg our frsadsin
the arnyio furnish this Office with AL nsmss Of killed,
Hoandsd and missing. and auy information that vii
enable us 10 render ourselves useinl to eur Ioldisr.
Money and valuable lesters Ehoal5 be sent BY express
or By q reliable person, if practicable.
O. K MARSHALL,
General Agent fOs The State Of Mississippi
O. F. HTcELE Assistant.
P. S-The Depoi Is nssr tbs conner Of Whitehall
and Mitchell Ftrssts, sisa % mississippi Depot"
fe24 Iws
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H4Fc ooetA tAuA41SANeos LIS or WF.
Fulton, who is an sFdeRt supporter Of the Ad.
miniBtrstion, are Of. = character which should
command the prompt attention Of Congress. If
anything is TO be done for our priaepsrs. II uyst
bein spite Of the efforts Of the Administration
70 compel them to languisb in rebel dungeons.
shornaA's Msvenszts-Nsrshsrn Accssuts
Northern papers Of The 16lh, brought BIZ the
Gag Of truce steamer, brings us The following
interesting news fTom the Southwest:
Dispatches from Viekrburg state that The
towns OF Jackson aud YsEoo CITY are in the
hands of Gea. Sherman, after a slight skirmish.
Gen HuTibuFt and Mcpherson took possession
OF Jackson, while Yazoo City was ocsupisd BY
Col Coates alter q short Eight At Satarlia. A
dispatch from Nashville says.
Cen Sherman entered jackson. Miss;ss;pni
on the 9th instant. The enemy offered but IT,
tie resistance, snd were supposed to be falling
back over Pearl river. It was believed that tbe
rebels we're then being reinforced from Dalton.
At the hght at Sstsrtia, the steamer Platte Val
ley and the other transports and gunboats with
Porter and ShsFmsn's expedition, were attacked
by d force OF thres thousand Texans. who. with
artillery and musketry, fred into the transports.
Wounding six soldisrs. Afght ensued IN which
a portion Of our infantry and tha gunbszts par
t~icipated, and which resulted in dislodein9 and
~ ~ - VIM VIM ~ 4 = AAAAUMHa
Eight Of Our men we're killed aud thirty wound
ed. The Ilth Illinois volunteers, with negro
cavalry and infantry, wsTe engaged in the
afsir.
Dispatches from Tennessee report movements
Of the army there. and. = design to flank Gen.
Johnston. 4 dispatch from Chattanooga says :
Gen. Logan left Huntsville, Ala soma days
age, with the 10Th army corps, 20 act in coz
junction with Gen. Sherman.
Tbs cavalry expedition under Grierson and
Smith crossed the country from Corinth, moving
southTATdly. .
It is understood that those columns are in.
tended to act in e0niunetion-the one 70 attack,
and the other to cut of Folks retreat and dis
perse the cavalry Of Forrest, reported as sc0ur.
ing Central and Northern Mississippi
There is no reason to doubt, though beyond
this enterprise tho eombinst ons are merely coz
%jeetural, but that 3 great flank movement on
Johnston's army is intended.
The army at Chattanooga is By this time in
motion for Tannell bill and Dalton. It's move
msnts may have been delayed by circumstances
unknown to as, but il Is under marching orders
Another dispatch from Chattanooga sayss
The situation Of Johnston's army is IN
changed. Bnien citizens report that General
LongstTeet has all the railroads running to
Strawberry plains.
Gen. Forrest passed through hare yesterday
Generals Sehofsld and Stoneman arrived st
Knoxville on the 9Th. The situation ct KoOx.
vile wss unchanged.
The entire lins Of the Memphis and Charles
ton railroad vas evacuated by our forces on the
I3lh. General Sherman considers that The hold
ing and gaTrisoniDg Of the Toad has been a
source Of weakness to US
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A BOUT the sh instant, Prissss ALFRED REE
"A NIL, eompsny g. it Loulsisna regiment, a
sailed for Guty 81 sbis Arsenal by Gsnarsi Jehnsf0u
Said Renuei il q daserier from he Federal army-hi
L. shout sx feet high, dark eonpisxion, dark hair ans
hszsi eyes, and weighs s5Oas ore hundred sud seq
Be a good n~tehiaizt The usual reward win be paii
Tor his apprehension and co~adnsmsnt
n 81, WRIGHT.
fe22 Il Colonel Oommsrdier Afanta ArsenaL
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sIEGE or CHARLEsToE-Ttoo Hnudgea and
TtssNiy-Ninih Dag-YeStsrday, being Washing.
toms birthday, was celebrated By Ihs enemv
with IS much sslat IS if The PoisT Pafyie nj
been a Yankee. The b~loekAdine vessels had an
their eolors autieTing in the breeze, and arsa a
national sslata al sunrise, noon and sunset
it is inferred shst the honsides parsicipste5
Forty-eight shells have bssn cred al ~ CITY
since Sunday afternoon. -Four parrest shot
we're also fred st Fosl Sumter, three Of wb;sb
struck.
1fs practice OF our mortar batteries On Salli-
vans Island yesterday mas excellent speedily
s~ilsneiDg the Ere Of q 30-Pounder parrolt gun At
GTsggs-MsysNsE.
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a A sadnesi Fag Ct ouF elbow says that
Richmond, on account Of the conglomsrafinn Of
is population, somewhas resembles Paris, bat
like Paris its monosoBy should be occasionally
oEoken BY suicides, for not excepting he great
French capital, he does not knew Of a place
where they could prevail to greater advantage 70
the rest OF mankind-SOufksrs PHzcb.
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The New York Bo7id Of the III sayss
Gar Nashville coIrespondsnce represents that
afaifs are in = sad condilionia East Tennfssss.
BoDgstreet has had his own way IN hat section,
and has ssccesded in forzgirg upon The most
productive portion Of the STATE, and this, too,
whils the troops e Kaoxvils have been com
PEELED to endure tho priVsiion Of limited rations.
den Sehofeld has taken command, and hopes
are entertained that : ehanzsfor the better viii
be the immedisie result.
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HI~ssIssTPPI-We find bat littls that Is EeW
in our exchanges received this morning, The
Selma DispaRek of Monday evening says that
"of the siiur.fon in Gen Folks department. no
additional Rdvices have been made public, bnt
that news Of 8 very Qualifying character win
appear in q few days" This is to be hoped
for. In another paragraph ii It is stated that the
enemy still told Meridian, but have sent : force
up the Mobile and Ohio railroad as far as Lau-
derdals Springs. A portion Of the Yankee force
ssnt ont En1m Memphis, under Grierson and
Logan have been as far down as Aberdeen, bat
Al last accounts they were taking 5 circuitous
back track T0rrsEt is still eloseon their tracksF
The burning IF all the mills, and the destruc-
ion ST other property, By the enemy, indicates
that he does Tot contemplate g long stay in that
portion Of the State. He evidently designs the
dssolstol Of he rich prairie country Of Missis-
sippi
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ATTACK ON auR PICRErs-Informs.iop has
less reached Town that . force Of Yankees land
81 on WnismArs island and sttaekod our pick
ets ossWesn nine aud Ten o'clock this morning.
They weEo promptly met By Lisat. Riehardsone
With a section OF his battery, and a party Of 81.
iantry bslonging to the 22i battalion. and YeuuI-
SEQ. tho latest news Is up to II O'Clock, when
Inc attack had nst been resumed.
II IS rumoIei lhat Two OF three ovsrseers ard
2 lew negroes, Nho were st wosk on the island,
are missing, but is is Supposed they took 10 he
swamp "hsn ths enemy appsRF0d.-Sa0aznek
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GaIInHi ExpiOit on ne Kanawha Rive,

DAAAAAA A4NAoll on ne AaHEWhn River.
We have the particulars Of the gallant exploit
recently performed BY Lieut.. Fsrdigsn and ten
men belonging 70 the 18Th Virginia cavalry.
commando BY Col. J. Ferguson, Of Wayne
county, i'll the capture Of \ Yankee steamer.
For two months past the colonel and most Of
his regimtnt have been Wintering within the
enemy's lines in the county shove named They
had ssverd successful skifuisbes with the enc
my, and cns former occasion sent out sixteen
prisoners, who al arrived safely in Richmond.
They also killed Denny Coleman (lste surveyor
Of BuchsIau county, in q Sight at R0and Bot
tom, near the Ohio river, one Of the vilest Union
mea and base hearted irsitoFs thss has ever been
sTrAyed ssEius. US.
The exploit above alluded to happened near
Winfsld, about twelve days since. Msior Non
ming was TN 6 scout, with a portion Of the com
msnd, sIsi entered Winfield about midnight.
when he sscertSined that the steamer Lew.
bound toE CharlestoWn, lsy on the opposite side
OF the river, Lieutenant Verdigsn, with 3 soli-
tarY eomranion, were dispatched across the
river TO ro,sonnoisre, which was successfully sc.
eomplishe(s and the tslegrspkie communication
with ChaTlesiean severed in front Of house,
and in full view Of a woman residing aerein-
In about two hours Lieutenant Verdigan was
reinforced by nice men, who had crossed the
river under many difficulties, on account Of the
scarcity Of water craft Il was soon discovered
thai the eni,my we're on the alert, and were about
TO cut loose from The shores not q moment was
to be lost.
The lisulenant gave the word, Forward rs
and immediately the gallant eleven double
q0icksd II ID the bost-dsshsd aboard, up into
the ladies' cabin and found : sentinel at the
door, Sur men we're seoR in possession Of the
AIMS Of Gen Seammoa, two liouleusnts, his
aids, two other commissioned officers, twenty
i've priTstss. besides the boat, crew and freight.
As fast az the arms wero received. thov we're
thrown overheard for fear an attempt wcuid be
made 70 Tecapture them IS soon as ikeir small
number was aseerEsined. The boat was imnoe-
distely taken 70 the opposite side Of the river,
whers Major Mounting and the balance of ne
command csr1s aboard. when al parties steamed
down ths rivi'r about Eve miles. The prisoners
we're paroledi thst eOnld not be safely brouohf
CT Gen. Scimmon and bis two aida were sent
on to Riehmald=Riedaaand EramiHsT.
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A Yankee RECAPTUREB BY a VIRGINIA
NiGGER Tho Richmond EpqHirsr says in its
account Of ths Eeeapture Of the Yankee officers
escaped FRONT the Libby prison:
One Of the eiptures Of Wednesday, vas ms5o
By "sn American citizen OF African descent ;,
The dnsky cspior was engaged Ia ! mstns;n.l
''digp in his potato patch, when be observed Az
fugitive st1eer itreaking it acToss the field. Sec
ing that be ffore suspieio0sly blue garments.
The dsEkey hailtd him and asked him wbers he
vas "gTiae.n Somelhing to the eaees n
nowhere" being he reply, the Oakley, With
eourage and pitricsism worthy Of immortality.
brought hs hoe 90 'ebsggs, and responded.
Yes you Is, doiigh-you done broke cat q one
. asm gEis2ns-seone Along-you got to 90 wild
ne" lie lnaEehee hin to the house. handed
hmover 70 hs inssieT,sn d returned 20 his potato
patch, covered Ni!h glory. The Yankee srrived.
under due quad yesterday moYninr.
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$50 REWARD

D An AWAY. from he EloFah Iron Work.. On or
II sbout tbs 7h Instant, The following described
NEGROES
jim. shout thirty years Of age, very black. isms e.
one lee. and weighs one HUNDRED sud httysiz pou1dl
BASIL, twenty-five years Of sge. black. aaS TeighE
about oEs hundred ana forty p0uuds-
HAMP, abcut eighteen years Of ago, very black
and weighs bout s1s hu11fe1 and slNlT pounA
The above reward viii 30 paid for the aqFrshengion
aud dslivsry o. saia Negroes ~ this place o. ths near
sat jaii-or dfty dollars reward fer any one o. them
WI r. QuIHBY,
Flcs-Freaidsut,
fas0IW Etswab n. and r. 0omps1y.
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- The Epdrsland, of Copenhagen, wsTns
its readers tha DonmArk must expect nothing
from England in the way Of assistance, whose
policy is that of " shOpkesps-a," and whose
morality is that Of yuiness"-a policy and
morality well represented by Lord PalmerstonI
The course of the British Cabinet toward Ike
Confederhcy iusti6es the remark.
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j. w. IA. UNDERWOOD,
Attorney at Law,

4ttNR Georgia
OFFICE over E. n. Easardys tore, Whifshal
street.
Psrgeulsr attention paid 10 I'll kinds q sonvsynzs
sfng, counsel savics, etc. O6ee hcurs irou 3 . -
and 2 20 5. fe11 In
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z

In Montgomery, Ala5aua, en- he I1fh instant, a.
the residence Of he bri5s's father, Mr.. william z.
Powell, By the Rev. Joha l. Mitchell Surgeon THos.
A. BEAEs, OF Georgia, AID Kiss AsETE E. POWELL,
Of Montgomery
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sRcnEn nIsPATCH.
nROm TIE WRar.

4 gentleman who left the vicinity Of Wyatt,
Mississippi, on Tuesday night last, reports to
the Selma ~Ileportsr that General FORREST bad
been fighting the Yankees for two days-Aon'
day and Tunsdsy-sod had succeeded in driving
hundred Of them into = river and drowning
them. He tlso reports that tho column which
was advancing in the direction Of Aberdeen,
had returned in the direction of Grenada or
Msmpbis. hnving given ont their expedition.