Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1864-02-25
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MATAAFoROS December ~ % -AOoHt tnS
! Both OF December while Capt King vas IS
Mer in pursuit OF a party Of hoTse thieves, :
scouting party Of 800, mostly Mexieans IN The
Yankee service attacked his rs1che, iised upon
his houses, killed his major domo and csptured
all The Americans there. They were Me Greg
ory; who had come ammunition for the army,
CEytgin Brown formerly Of Tie Cora" Nj
Oliver DIX and Rev Mr ChamheTln. Chaplain
3 Texa. Inisutry The latter was lsf. behind,
sll the rest we're brought 10 Brownsville
They also brought eff the reeifds Of Nasees
1 county. which bsd bsen carried to H gs REuche
iar safety, snd al he books and pEpefs Of ths
Ranche.
The Yankee force across the river, is various
] ~ e.Hmsied st 5000 to 1000 msn Gen Ord
arrived 70 take c1mmsnd on the q OrdsIs
were at once ssued 10 The entire force to Do ready
10 msTch in thTee days. Undoubtedly the cold
weather however has prevented tho anticipated
movement.
Bro ynavills is fortified by circle Of Tedoubts,
extending from the eonvont to the garrison Ia
closing the CITY They are as yet incomplete.
aud not iurniAhsd with guns p int ISABEL and
Bfsss Santiago are also fortified, the former
with very hesvy guns.
] The Fedegals are enlsting Eexesns who
/ they claim to be loyal oii.z ,ns OF the United
/ States They lave about thaussul OF them
I l. IS reported lIey are dissatisfied with their
/ ofiseTs who are Americans
| IL il the imuYesstOn that the MeXiears and
portion of the regular troops VIII De left 20 oc-
emmy BrownsFilis zii Q the balance Of the force
! witi msreh to The Eueees They lnsFe obtained
/ about eight horses On this side ead about tao
| thousand horses and muiss irom the siocks in
! Ctmefon county They seized sl he steameTsI
4 IN the Rio GTaude -bu1 tho "A smo," which is
/ stiIi rut.nu.z nom here 10 the mouth The force
thst left Biownsyille n November for the coast
/ s1pediton was three thousand, siuee then two
regIments have arrived lhege.
/ The impression that the Confederate cause
/ ia Texas was hopeless, Induced and enabled
/ / scoste and Attrlll so obtain an oEdsr seques-
rating ali the Government cotton cn the south
| lds Of the river, IS we'll IS the fifteen millions
! Confederate money st Monterey This impress
sion has been msgguIGbly removed by the yigi
/ lant aud determined couIse ct Gen. magtudsI
/ in defending Texas.
| In Monterey there is the best Of feeling to-
wards ptxss though YsDkse agents are doing
ali IA their power to allsHste 1t Thee gents arc
/ f-,m Washington, and have been ssut befe to
fer arms and munitions to the northern States
I o Mexico and assistance against the French
| Tuey propose 6 union Of these northern States
under a temporary organ ZAtion Mr.. Lincoln
/ and Mr. Seward have sent tfem every assurance
hat arms will be furnished them foT resisting the
/ French There is no question Of his. / know
! sha truth OF Whist I wis. These arms viii pro
| osbly be sent BY way Of Brow .svIle A.sursn
/ ces have also been given thai go 900 Federal
| roeps will be placed on the R4o Gisnde, if ne
ces-ery.
| A fsw days since Governor Ssrna, now theI
no .ninsl G lVernor, Coruns being the power be
hind the throne, imposed q foIcsd lean on III,
mei chants Of this ciy. 0n the representation
] OF lhe u s Co. sui Genera Dana who vas
then in eommazd a. Brownsville. notified Serns
that be must cancel he order, SO far il refer
red 70 10y al American citlzsD5 General Dana
then seized ths ferry boa s, and put his fOrct
under hTms 10 enforce his demand. SsrIs rs
uac.ed, aud the U Consul then gave out that
ia auy uTuTe d.fiGuity, CT in case Of an attack
on Mssamoia5 Dy an outside force, the u s.
hoops F-uid take possession Of the city 70 PIE
serve order.
The Ifi eulty between the RuiE and the SeFna
Governments is not set settled. There was
skirmish on the q n. IN which I am told Cor
,na vas wounded TGe infantry was with
iIawn 20 the city. an attack by me Raiz party
IS anticipated.
This french are in San Louis Potcsi. The
.smily Of Jsurez are on their way to Monterey. |
FROM GALVESTON.
GALYEsrON, Jan. I9, 1864
Ed TELEGRAPH: NJ hing has trsnspiTed
githin this past tWeniy-four hours worthy Of
notice. Items are really scarce
Yesterday an addition was made 70 the hsei
Of smsIi armed schooner from the Yves
Shieh 4omained but short tine and went west
ward with one of the gunboats.
This morning at daylight tho transport which |
osssed here last Friday with troops aboard, !
b. und westward returned going eastward.
Fleet this morning sloop, two gunboass, |
,hre. masiod propeller and supply brig
gully PRAIRIE, Janu6Ty l6, 9 ii 1861
4 dispatch from Lie0t FOrsEaId, Of he eagi- |
Z .-.-. Esta1 AZ vfr,,rfa hat fhvep Y-Rkpa
vessels had taken position near the mouth OF
Cauey river, and one of lEe2 had been sbeiinR
one of 0ur small steamers which had got aground
in CaEey river Shs so1n got shcaI again, and
Inc Yankees then turned their entire attention to
ne foIt-ihey cd about one shot per minute
One of tie vessels decks were crowded with
men Scouts from below, on the peninsula, ssA
fhst the enemy Temsiu quiet This Is doubtless
only q Reconnaissance by the enemy preparatory
to making The attempt to-advAnee by land W
the peninsula. No one bad been injured Of late
hy Inc sheling. Oar army is Wide awake, and
somebody Wll get hurt il they come in TINS way.
TIE roops are in good heath sad spirits.
Weather warm and pleasant Sioux
LIVELY sKIRBIISH AT TEDIAEoLA
PoRr LAvACA, January l3.--Oh Saturday,,
@ d inst, AsjJr BftcEiniIdgs, with fifteen meu,
made dash on tee enemy - Inaianols, ior the
purpose of geItiig information, etc. We skiT-
siHQ WAn kueLA III AAAlAp tAlA eWN AtAAns etAU
retired without q casualty.
| Yesterday he went down with l35 men, end
had a very lively time with them, and had tie
/ satisfaction Of stirring him up to his hesrfs
coptent. TIE TWO towns OF Old and New IEsi-
snols are about two and halt miles apart, and
the most OF he eneIny's force is as the new
| town, Powdethorn, but on the approach Of oar
lit-le a9usd, they came uP from below At double
| quick, with their enpTe ioIcs, as Is supposed,
winch gave lhe msjor chance to judge Of thsiT
stTene th, which was all be wanted st this tine
The result of bis observations were, that he
I saw AZ least 5000 troops, and 6aE hfed on by
n,ne pieces of artillery of different kinds / do
not deem it necessary to give dstsil Of the
/ shole skirmish, more than to say, that they hsd
very livery iims Of il for several hours, and
wss, 0i.Ebe whole, very satisfactory to our boys
Another item Is, that for two days past, they
hsvs b. On on the bay between here aud old
town, with sundTy small boats, hunting ior
SIN sihing. Some say i is for oysters, sone for
a ebannsl, ard soms distractions to channel,
but Of course we know not the result OF their
0bseryAti0ns
The enemy have no cavalry, but i is evident
hat they are being reinforced in this direction;
nut whether it Is ioT the purpose Of entering Ehe
crunlTy frcm this route, or tog throwing dHt IN
General Msgruder's eyes, lesve. ;oE others to
Judge,
I An appeal BY fne aaSVcfEoE OF ae1Ah 80
the--tate tFSOPn net Aow ia Service
FELLOW- CITZEES: / 5difels myself es-
peeiany TO th0Se sho are subject TO military
day under the existing laws Of the State the
militia NOT now in service, who are required TO
enter the mllIisyy serviee Of the Safe III con-
formily Bith Law passed By the I0.h legisla-
sufe, approved Dec 10Th, 1868.
This law provides tor continuing the State
troops in tho service after she excl ssioa Of the
SIX msa,hs for whch they were drafted, ehouid