Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1864-02-04
ExcifcrnantIn rInIne.

Tie 81. CToix Herald, published at Calais,
Name, represents that 3 geneTal excitement
peTvades the towns on the Essiern boundary Of
Maine, growing out OF an spprehended foTsy
by rebel refugees ia the British Povinees. The
Herald Of the 231 says
Tic towns on this border have been alive
with excitement during the lest few days and
nights, owing 10 well authenticated reports that
= raid WIS in contemplation by the TeIel agents
and roughs who hAd their headquarters Al s..
John. We were reliably informed, when in st.
John few days ago, that tho programmes Of
T bel operations consisted net only in tho tax
ing Of the Chesapeake but slso sl the STEAMER
New England, aud then making a raid upon
The towns on the border, Tobbing the banks and
CORN ttirE general destruction BY ere, robbery,
etc. Tie failure to take the New England
rather streng lhened The impression that the raid
on the borders would be attempted, and accord
ingly on Thursday night the people here and At
EasipOrt organization home defense.
There was any number Of citizens ready to
volunteer, and every effJTt WAS made to give the
invaders a Wsrm reception. A compRp- #
about seventy men was raised for the emer-
gency consisting Of nine months men and
State guards, under the command of Csptsln
Flint Their rendezvous was At the arm0fy.
Squads Of tbs men were detailed for picket dIEy
81 the several bridges and other exposed "a.
4 ~
which channel the rebels intended to 6nd ih.ii
way into our city. At intervals during the
night Of Thursday, IS reports esne inlO head
quar- efs from the various OuipOsis, intenae eL-
citement was manifested, and strong hopes
were entertained that f tie invaders were really
coming they would come then aud there.
TIE night was stormy, and the guards not
withstsnding they, were unaee1stOmed to the
sertiee, entered into the work with much zeal
Ret and
morning, a fife broke cut aud destroyed an old
building somewhere in the rear Of tho town OF
St. S spben. Itwss thought By some that it
WAS intended as decgy, bat il didu't lake, as
the guards had orders not to leave the city Il
WAS supposed that some suspicious persons, the
advance guard Of the suemy's ioTcas, were
proving about the city, and the provost mar
shal was directed to make search at the E1-
change, where the suspected men were stop
| ping, but there vas nothing discovered ihst
would implieae the parties. Towards morning
the guard deserted some men looking about the
| posiuffiee, but no arrests WeTs made
Thus ended the FIRST night OF the watch for
| the invaders Their non-appeffance was re-
gretted as many Ct oar boys were aspilin .
for fight, and unless the raiders had como in
/ overp0WeIing numbers, but lew Of them would
hsge lived to tell tho tale of the adventure.
Men have since been detailed nightly for tbs
service, and the tread Of armed men through
cur streets st The midnight hour has recently
become one Of tho features of life on ne bOT-
der At EastpoIt tho eiiizans are slsO wide
awake, and large force patrol the streets and
gnard The town nightly. There can be nc
doubt, iTom information received on the sub.
subject from various sources, that such a raid
IS We have been preparing for, has been, and
is, in actual contemplation. Il will rot do, Il
slumber, IS We are yet By no means secure from
dsDgsr.
The provost marshal of Belfast hiss reesivsi
a letter from EAstpoTt, which says
LIST night every man and boy in E4sip9rl
went aimed, end guard OF sixty arm cd mer
| was kept in the frontier Bank all night L
seems large party Of rOugbs left ST. John fol
some place, and a remark made by them was
overheard before they eft, that they were gois G
to rob bank ia the Uniied States, within sixty
miles of Ss John.
The citizens of Eastport teleeraphed to An
gasta for sixty-6Ve riass or muskets."