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

''THE SITUATION"
We annex TIE following:
! We have interesting news from Gen. Banks
| department by the steamer Columbia, which ar
rived here yesterday with dates from New Or
| leans "a the 80 inst. Jniormaiion had been re-
eeived there frem various sources Of combined
movement being contemplated oa the part CT
tie rebels Il was said that all The rebel troops
I rTho have been operating 10 Western LouisisnS,
on tie banks Of the Hississippi and other points,
were gathering foT Central Texas, and uniting
/ to form ous large army TO attack our Hsw scqui-
sitiens on the coast Of Texas, and would pIoba-
| bly, number at iessttEeu.y thousand. PFepara-
| tions had been made 10 meet this rebel fores 80
well as pessible with the number Of troops ia
this deusrtmen., sRd il was sxseced that EeWs
Of great interest from Texss would soen be re-
eeived
Our correspondents furnish ths details Of all
the news trRnspiriDg ia New Orleans; the re-
| turn sUd reetGIt of General Andrews forseing
expedition TO Humboidt island ffem Pert Hud-
son. 70 which lsfter place they brought back
geod CHTistmss dinner from the lErdeTs OF the
eaeny-Which they riAed WitRout eempune-
tior-inclu5iDG ducks, chickens, hogs, eggs,
tnrseys, and two thousand bus els OF corr.
Interesting accounts Of the state ef affairs in
the interior arc also given the arrival Of seven
hundred ex xchgnged prisoners fTea Estchi:cches,
AID the presence Of the rebel guEbosts a.
Shreveport
Ths lines Of the Poto4as aTlay were marked
| by more than The UsGal Sabbath guiet yester.
I day. Nothing whichever occurred to disturb the
aouotony or interfere with ths religious ssrvicss
of the different ehsplAins. Genera Mea5s has
I gore 10 PhlsdalPhia on fariough ier a few
| days
a dispsteh from the headquarters Of sbs de-
/ pItment OF West Virginia states that bsiu
L ftnla N IN nNr..r~-rll lrF ~
! Maryland cavalry in Loudon county was 81
! ssesed a. O'Clock yesterday neTnihR, By the
/ g9ernl's Ae5by, four hupdied stTong. Af,sr
! severe hgEnag tCr Az hsCI, Eicsay WEE 70
psisea, leaving bis allied and ,gCBl6ed en- The
/ Eeid. Amorg the dead were found four COO
4 2issisned efhcsfs Our loss is ,sIane6 as ts7o7
! killed ard 5ieyea Wc0n5ed. Among fhe latter
gTe CsPt. YsEpoD, severely, s@d Lieu,. River
1 slightly. Gen. sali7sn hes d force ct csvslrz
/ Ecw iE pOrCuit Of The enemy. Mosby'5 pllB
/ WAS &c surround ana surprise the eSmp, bat be
/ fund Major Gale ready tor him.
l. is n1g 'baushs t5at he ec-l1y can accom-
/ pllsh aEg5eEg in the ShenSGdOsa valley jus;
| now. The ylveT IS almost iNBSss=bie from hoat-
ing iees nor is it likely, ifoo the position Of cur
! l3Fces, that he Tsbeis cen construct \ bridge.
| II retirement Of Gen. Early from that section
Of eoustryis looked Rpon a. slz7ost certain.
/ Az efiiesS Of the TeEai army i5i Arkansas
| reEimeut), who deserted 10 tho Unicu lines st
/ Fort Smith, with s. parton OF his eCmmsnd,
| reports that Gen. Holmes is IN commsnd sf the
treus Mississippi Department, and Gen Price
commands the army in the hsld, watch does
! HOt exceed thirteen Thousand. OF Prices his
s0uTisns only three or tour thousand TemAiB,
and but few Of these we're part OF tbs army
/ witch he took Hus Of Missouri The veterans
of Lexington and Pes Ridge are yearly AL
| dead. He ssys St the reports Of the Unien
success in Texas, and Gen Banks possession
OF the Ro GTsnde, created great glO5gl among
the rebels, and also thst President LReolR's
! amnesty proclamation was having efact all
| through ihoir rsnks, and dessrtions were fre-
queut in consequences.
Oar sdvieeB nom the Bshsnas Rle dated ct
Nassau, n P. on the % Of January. Tia
feTsign trade with Wilmington, North Carolina,
/ by wsy oi Nassau, was siiE brisk. There ere
! cutie number Of arrivals Of assorted ekr-
! gees" for storage TIC goods being evidently
destined for ultimate shipment 20 The rebels.
New York forwarded seven such csTg0es. Tha
i United States steamer S5nons went il pursuit
Of steamer ON the 29sh
We learn from Havana that the steamer
Morning Slsr, which lett New YaIk en- tho is h
ult., was closely pursued en- the next day uc1r
Cspe HasteTas, BY rebel cruiser, Of Euglsh
build, propeller lying low ia the water, car
ryiEg two mssss and sn unusually high smoke
stack. By putting on additional steam and
ssils The Morning S;sf outTsn her, however.
MISCELLANEOUS NEWS.
By the steamship Columbia, which arrived a.
this pert yesterdAy, we hsve highly intsrsstigg <
news from Mexico and s. Domingo. Oar ad-
vices iron Mexico represent the French meet
ing with almost uninterrupted success IL the
progress Of their different coiumus through tko
lcountyy. YariCgs Gsies and towns had been
lcccupied by tie Imperial Erms, ibe.Gding
Guansiusto and Agusscslentes, aud the in
vGdeIs were marching oE Juarez's capital
I Which they expected 70 occupy by Christmas
I 4 was reported by the FTeEeh and their parii-
sans, thS. JuATes himself would seek safety By
hssing to TexSs. Gen. MiI&mnn Was engaged
in raising force 70 march on Durango. The
! entire Safe CT TamhUlipss, i was expected,
weuld soen be in tie possession Of the IEps-
| rislisis
From 81. Domingo we learn thst the Span
isfds hsd gained another victory over the insur-
gents, in 'front.' Of Puerto Plsto, driving them
suceossively from thciT various positions, though
the number Of killed ard wounded IS said 10
I have been comparatively small. RsiBforee-
msnss for tho Spsniards were constantly arriv-
ing and il was supposed thsy would soOh have
( sufficient force to overcome al opposition.
REBgL MOVEMENTS IN VIRGINIA.
Under the above caption, tbe Herald has the
following editorial;
The lsle movements OF the rebels IN north
esstaTn and southwestern Virginia indicate &
| eoapreheRsive plan Of operations for tic CEN.
ing spring campaga, its principal feature beirg
the establishment Of detenfiFe line frem Lee 5
army to that Of Gsn. jos Johnston, In HoIlh-
eTn Georgia.
This defensive hna will cover the rsilTesd
< frcra nsyil!es01ihG&5twas6y 10 BchRoud
AID southwestn ardly % Lengs;rest, la TIE esss-
ern corner Of BSst Tennessee. aad tb0Dcs aezoss
the mountains to joe JaanstoH's (tsio Bragg J
army m Northern Georgia, coH.rauIicati0ns vi
lie msintaiued 5y -the e&gaiEy forces Of Wheeler,
Sam. Jones. John Morgan. and others Ia con
nseton with this p5oErsmms, the late descent
. Of Sam. Jouss EEoD tie eIsesca Unlas csts eh-
T. u7eat al JeBesvla n S5E.hFgt gtstcts Virginia, u
D the neiehborhood Of CurabeTland gap, and ths
later dsn5us .rAtioa Of GA Eafiy - .ho I5cYta
! eSst, thIcatemGg hs Baltimore ard OHIO rail
+ road, aTe isEidensl, tbouEb vafY important
. operations. The business Lans ass gued n pg7
! to SAB,; Jsncs Is TO PTotee. the LINK Of Long
# street aBG 70 seearo - large range as possible
oyer East Tennessee for f0.HgiBg purposes
while the late noIthsTn advance Of Gen Early
ss clearly Indicates the purpose Of Gen, Lee Il
p-ctacL Lis dsBE, and TO hsid on % the suprlisi
!, OF ths extensive and tersiie Shenandoah valley
/. The main object OF this general Programme
Z arc, 6sst, the defense a Richmond ia the east
. aad, secondly, the defense of those vital rail
J. Foad lines The eemmo2 foeus Of which is AZ
8 lsntA, Georgia, aud upon ths retention Of whici
depends the Eafesy Of thTee extensive miliiar!
1 founcres, factories and workshops Of ali kind
Il established stAtanta and Rome. Assuming
/, thst the rebel loYeos hetEsen these extremes 0
? Richmond and Rome are Cr viii b g9der IL
Il supreme comrsE5 of Gen. Lee, they may be SO
!. dawn as the three grand divisions of his army
!. holdine himself It's Immediate command of th