Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1864-02-02
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From pHsssuge who arrived IN his city yesterday
morning toe steamer Sir VIM. wallace We have lale
ard iniarostng news rom below. The C1nfsdstates
10 the number Of four thousand under RoEs, been
coaiItng deprsdationH ilol he river frCm d var
20 washington. sAt ore TINS hey we're together az
Greenvle. bu a present are sez-agd sllugtks banks
Of the river lar . long distance
On The Ark ksnsaa mds ;her- twelve thousand orc
under Bowie Who set in concert under RES Eoth
banks piCksed By ;hem f9r tic purpose Of prevat
ing cotton Ling, and fevers cotton buyers have run
uArr0H sks II bss 81 by tAeu they dselrre it az
their intention TO burn al the cotton lu the country and
have tiready burged ttiry bales al GresnYiiis.
In scme Instances ihu.r rirktta have entsudad 10
within bali u-llc q places gsrrisGnsd BY Union
troops
Ross has six pieces Of artillery His force had zbt
she st inst, Bolivar. with ths lst Hisshs ppI
regiment (colorsd) uuder Col Osband The firing " "a
heard al Bolysr TIE result OF he f7Lt is not def
naly known, butit IS supposed tbAt the Mississippi
regiment came eli second best as they crossed the river
10 the Arka sas shore.
segersl boats lave been arsd into recently. on the
8 b inst thirty shots ersd the Eteamer Delta.
three q them taking tsct One Of the shots carried
ca the ruddef, and one f1p poded n me e3btu wound
ing negro ami doing considerable damage The boat
succeeded In making her escape
Several shots were fired e the ran Homer. near
GsiueBviiia, Two % them taking effect No
Ga she zsh iast- The Emma was ared iatO wi b mus
kstry BY guerriias st Greenyiils. No damage done
The Bsio Creole also hrsd into. but tlrtupafsly
nobody iurt TIE river IS so high 81 present shat
boats can usually keep out u range, and really there
Is is le danger
A itboat loaded with arms was recently captured
willis erosnE the river tho Arkansas side snd it is
thought that hs whole force Of Ross usro intending
70 fr tha purpose Of making raid place
In ATkEnsas, for tho purpose Of joining the COufud
crates under Price. They kre busy c0useripiing
wherever they CO. aud It 70 be the in'enou Of
the Conlsdarae Goyarument 20 carry eu 70 The very
letter. tbs recent enactmsnts Of heir Congress 10
gard 10 conacripaon. The inhabitants living In that
section OF the eoutry are very much frightened as IN
deed. they have reason % be- unless easurus
undertaken to relieve iheri-
Tha Coufsdsaes are lsng up 70 their favorits doe
fHf ~ araI In
Coufsdersey no is lels uuuoiezted. All who can
possibly be of service arc drrgzed Into the army with
out pO Os5ilty q exemption OF furuiahlng substi.
tus, and even its claims oi hose who have hitherto
furnshed Eubsii cites 70 good faith and great
pense, dsresardad Thoss who can Be ef no use IN
the arY, nus give az they can raise for tie support Of
She army, and y paid uf all, paid in Oouietsrate
trash. which IA FTorth ave dollar The rebel
Government i evdaniy preparing for dnai sirrggls
and ls using ev.rv means rs power TO st-enFthsn
fia army and make Il cfscvs but It's gta already
pretty well exhausted. The slnows Of var lasa ana
to- to obtain then ahuudanty testify. n snystaEe Of
the DO den Minated the reign Of terror i IS
the present. No mstsr how tired sud sick lie war
the people msy b. ike the fainuR gladiator they are
rpurred On the c0afes IN which msry Of them have
no heart Tine drags slowly alogg but day Of ietri-
butoa viii surely come. God speed the day.
From the BoIlstin, January III
By he arrival Of tho Belle Creole We havs later
ne ~ from below. Tho Creos was .ed into with mus
ketry 81 be head Of Island e2. Ths guerrias hrsd
gresi number of shots from shore which wore rsped
10 by those on board the bost j. Vaa thought that
some Of tbs guerril1s lt No on The steamer
iniared. Some Of the balls found and appear
70 be Smith g. WessoaH- TIE shores are reported TO
be sWsrmlng With guorrilias- party Of them visited
the Saline, which il aground st Cisrks ton-head
took of Capt TElmadge and adeckhsnd saying that
they Wers coming baek the neHt day 70 get tdo remain
der and de troy the boat The SA,iae Is hard ground
and ~ danger % breaking in two. She was driven
upon the sand bar hy tbs violence of the zisd The
Arkansas river was frozen over wheI tbs Creole
passed thsfe. There several boats st the mouth
I Of White river. laid mp account If the lee The
rnrfr fNf
cause. Nothing has been heard from the New o leans
boats which sre due here.