Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1864-04-18

DA2ep speAoan&i.0I L0ulHyiia. q Esisimrr4
In New York Gotten Is quoted At u, and gold at r74t.
harris Of AzTyiAnA and FsruaEdo Wood dsfsaded /
Long Of Ohio IN he YEakss Conrsa
A aisp4sch from Cairo, Of the I2th. usvs n =
ted that the rebel Forrest, with a lsFes force Va, n.r.b.
ing on Padueah last night from four directions. Rein.
f~oreeneats have been sent from EayasId
Nothing EanspIring here.
Additional 6rsnn the North.
R~IsHMoEDeApnl 1--we have rsosiysa uons Cd
dAena Northern items.
Great excitement & reported a. existing a. Jonszbo-o
IL, caused by soldiers shooting citizens. A force had
been sent 70 prevent further bl0odshed.
The Pennsylvania Senate had adopted q resolution
for removing the State Govsrnnsnt to PhuaasIpbIa.
Meade win be retained in command Of the army u
he Potomac
ErSn EaroDe.
DALToS, April lG.-Ths Eorthsrn papers Of The IJh,
r'estvsd here have Liverpool dates to the sch ult,
which has arrived.
The Dsnsh COBfsrsnes Eas TO meet in London On he
10Th Of April
0Onsols 9l9s; cotton dull and unchanged.
The steamer City Of New York. was rrecksf a. Il.
entrance Of Queenstown harbor, BY running on roeks.
and will pA7e 4 tots. loss.
TIE Prussians attempted to carry Duppei By storm
but aGsr an engagement Of I've hours the whole line
was REFUSED.
Importantly
WHN1SaTeS, April I6.-Ths gas in the city went
out at 5 o'clock.
Frsm Riehmsnd aEd iae Narth.
RIcHHONB, April H.-Northem journals report ths
army Of the Potomac actively preparing FOR The new
campaign Gen. Torbett has been assigned 10 the CON
mand Of the Lat division Of the cavalry, md General
Wilson TO relieve Gregg in command OF the ID division.
Scouts report a. Washington thAi Lorgstrsst with
The greater part Of biz army has reached Richmond.
They also reported thss the o@csrs 81 Lees army we're
Ordsredt to send their baggage to Richmond before 9s
9th inst.
The Confederate steamer Georgia was az GzrOnns.
France, at last accounts, rsdtdng FOR Es4. During her
recent voyage she captured and burned, in tue Bay OF
BiEcsy. the ship Wm- CrsnptOa, Of New York.
The latest quotation Of gold in New York was l79-
A gentleman who has iust arrived from Maryland.
says L was understood ~ Annapolis aud other pisces
that he visited recently, that Burasids would mOvs up
the south eide Of James river, Il su advance in that d-
rectlou was found practicable.
We have more rain to-day.
LaEeE-NsrtherH Money and rs9He Mar
kess.
RIcHMOsB. April 1.-THE BalHmor Gszstts Of he
I4ih has been received.
Gold closed in New York at four O'Clock on the 13h,
at 1888. On the I2h s'srling bills sold at Is2.
Flour advanced forty cents per barrel A monster
speculation in brssdstufs has been eOmmsnesd, extend
ing throughout The West.
The general news Is unimpsrtant
Later from the West-Ths Capture Of Cert
PiIlsw ConhEmed-Great Ezeits1eut as
meEPhts.
szEAToBIA, April I5-TRs Memphis Bulletin OF the
18th k received, and contains the following
We learn from passengers by he steamer Liberty No
2, which arrived a. this place lass evening that a large
rebel force attacked Fort Pillow early on Tuesday
morninE, killing several picksls before driving them in.
They made 4 farce assault on he foEaaestonss and net
with an obstinate resistance BY our troops.
During the engagement. GunboAt No. 2, arrived 8
the scene Of conflict and opened = terrific IRE on tRs
enemy, who occupied the hills and underneath en-.
bsnkment from which they poured an incsssant IRE in
to our ranks.
The shots from the gunb0at however drove them to
The rear and compelled them ts asht cur forces out Of
range Of he boat
The Liberty. No. :, arrived during The hottest Of the
conflict, and a large number Of the citizens, among
whom WAS a number Of O%fissrs, fed and wsrs tsksnoH
board and safely conducted 70 tbs city.
When the steamer Ell the aght was desperately pro
crossing. bu5 no apprshsnsious were felt for the safety q
the position, as f. was well manned and fortified
ILATERl
The steamer Hope, bound to St. LOuls. lsh Memphis
this msrning Abort - o'clock she landed at Beef
island to wood While engaged IA wOOdiag and the
passengers were IN the midst Of dinner. the boat was
attacked BY a party Of mounted g~usrrilas from The op
Dosits shore, which numbered At least atty. They fred
= vousy At the boat, and several shots took effect in dE
6srsnt places
The boat had the 10th Ohio battery on board which
shsIIsd The woOds-uith what sFset Is unknown.
They continued shsIlibg until the boat passed the
dangerous vicinity.
When shoot twenty miles below Fsrt Pillow she met
the Grey Fox and Ike Hammstt. They had gotten as
far as Fort PHl0w. or nearly there, when they found
the pisee in possession Of the Co1fsdsratsE and were
fred upon By the latter and compelled to return, stat
ing there were from four to ak thousand In ne place.
The Hope continued up the river until she came
scrOss the rebel pieksts, when, thinking discretion the
better part Of valor, she put about for MsmpAis.
Shemet the Sunshine, which sbs hailed and advised
her to return to Memphis, which she did.
The Bulletin publishes = letter from thu Rsd river eE
pedition to the St. Louis Republican, and remarks has
1t is anything but gratifying according 20 this account
and that part Of It cent ms what has been said before
that more search d going On for cotton than for victory .
and that dimes are more influential than duty.
There waa great exeitsment In Memphis, Forrest
having bsen expected since the 7th inst, when the
yankees commenced ringing the ars bells aud calling
ont the militia.
All v~sIuables were moved inaids Of the fort.
The Government funds were sent on board steam
boats.
The reusgsass sent their wives inside the fortified
tons.
Several hundred Yankee Wonsn were sent up the
river snd a perfect reign Of terror existed among the
negro troops and Yankees.
Many Of the militia are reported to have bosn sad
denly taken i'll
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