Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1864-04-08

says:
The faneral of the late Hon. Owen Lovejoy
took place this afternoon, at Plymouth church
An immense crowd was in aEfendanes. The Of
heistiDg elergynen were Rsy. Henry Ward
Bseeher, Rev. Dr.. SsoTTs, and Rev. DR.. Chez
yer. The c9fin WAS made Of the finest rose
wood, and bore the following inscription:
OWEN LOvEJ0Y,
Died March 25Lh, 1864,
Aged SO.
Upon The lid rested large cross, composed
of eameh as, evsrgresns, and other flowers.
| The psll-hekreE5 were IS follows:
VIM. Cullen Bryant, z. Tappan, j. II Bry.
ant, VIM Davis (colorsd and formerly a slsve),
DR.. Ritter, - Carpenter, Rev. AR. Joselyn,
and DIS. Dexter aRd Fairbanks.
Rev. DR.. CheovsF brishy reviewed the life and
character Of the deceased, and pronounced him
q hero, which the country conld illaffoTd at
| this Coujalcture, to lose. Mr. Beeeher followed
in similar strain, aud closed By announcing
that committee from Congress would be here
| tomorrow, 70 take the remains in charge, and
convey they 70 FreePOrt, Illinois.
FROM THE ARMY OF THE POTOMAC.
| There is nothing important from the army Of
| the Pot0msc. GorerEl Grant has been to WASH
ington to bold council of war. a despatch
! from Washington says:
L;eut-Gen. Grant arrived in this city on yes
| serdsY, and WIS Engaged in consultation with
| the President, Secretary Of War and General
Halleck last evening. He left for the headquaF-
teTs of the army Of the Potomac this morning
He p established his headquarters at Culpep-
per, p front of Gen. Meade.
! The repairs 70 tho rooms in Winder's building,
set spsrt for Gen. Grsnt's headquarters, are
nearly completed. Daring his absence Captain
George Z Lsste, A. a. General, win have
ehsrpa of hsadnusrteY5
PARTICULARS OF tbs CAPTURE or PORT
| De RUssRY.
Admiral Porter, in a communication to the
Secretary of the Navy, gives the following par
tieulsrs Of the taking Of Fort De Russey:
The gunb0ats arrived al Simmeport st noon,
| and found the enemy posted in force about three
miles back. Tho Benton landed her crew and
drove in the piekets. The army came along in
| about half sn boar more and landed the next
| morning, taking possession Of the enemy's
camping ground that night
Gen. Smith concluded TO follow them By land,
while Animal Porter proceeded up the Red
river with all the guaboets and transports. 10
the meantime the Eastport had Tesched the OBJ
| struetionS and with the vessels that kept psce
| with her, had commenced tha work Of demolish-
ing the formidable baTricsde on which the rebels
had bean employed for FIVE months. They sup
| posed it 10 be imprognsble, but our energetic
ssilers, with hard work, opened passage in q
| very few hours.
Tue Esstport and Nsosho then proceeded to
the fort, which at that moment was being sur
rounded by the troops under Gen. Smith, who
had marched from SimmspoTt. A brisk mus
kerry FIRE was going On between the rebels and
| our own troops, and they were SO close together
that i! was difficult to distinguish the combat
| ants. The Esssport opened her batteries, but
feSEing to iDiuIe our own men ceased firing,
when cur troops proceeded to assault and car
Iied the place.
In few moments, and with small loss, two
hundred and fifty prisoners, eight heavy guns
aud two field pieces fell into our hands, and all
the munitions OF war.
The main body Of the enemy, i've Thousand
strong, under the rebel General Walker made
their esespe.
THE EXPEDITION FITTING OUT At AEEAPOLIs
The expedition, of which We have heard 81
much Of late, and the command. OF which, it i
said, viii be entrusted to Gen. Burnside, is still
fitting out at Annapolis a letter in the Bziti
! EuoTs 1HleTieaH, fTOn Annapolis, sEys:
/ The order for the 9th army corps to assemble
here has converted our usually quiet little city
into q large military depot. Nothing is sseI
but armed troops passing through our streets
or those enjoying brief leave of absence ell
ing the different stores, making their purchases
thus giving life snd activity where usually
dwelt mon0tonY. Those engaged in trade vii
resp & rich harvest. The splendid stesme
| Warrior arrived here this morning, thirty-seVeI
hours from NeS York, having on board ths 26tl
New York regiment, colored troops, ono thou
sand strong. These men are fully equipped
well clothed, and show large degree Of goc'
discipline.
The New York papers publish the following
letter from General Burnside in regard to th
presentation of stand of eolors TO q negro Tegi
ment about embarking at Annapolis, to form
part of the expedition fitting out there;
New YORK CITY, March %, 1864.
Jonathan siurgs Esq, President Union League Club
SIR: On my arrival here this morning lear
/ that the 26.h United States colored regiment
to receive its eolors to-mcrrow, prior to its en-
bsrkalion for Annapolis, and very much TegTe
that sn important official engagement in New
England tomorrow will deprive me Of ths pleas
ure of being present ct the presentation. A
this regiment is to be in the 9sh army corps
opportunities will, no doubt, arise in the futuI
for me to add my share Of encouragement to it
members in starting out upon their new work
But no opportunity viii probably offer in tn
future, when 1 could so well express to you
most honorable and loyal association my higl
appreciation of your very successful work IN OF
geniziug this regiment, and my sincere thank
to the patriotic ladies who present the colors
for their kind, generous and eonsiderste treat
mens of regiment which is to be attached tC
the corps that have the honor to command
IT nsy not be Emiss for mo TO mention . re
mark made by me at breakfast given st thI
Astor House in November, 1861, TO the officer
of one of my Massachusetts regiments, then eI
! route for Annapolis, preparatory to our stsrtinl
| on our North Carolina expedition. II was OF
the morning that we heard Of Dupont's success
on the coast of South Carolina I said that j
should be source of congTatulstion to even
loysl pesson that lodgment had been made b.
Union troops upon that portion of the Southern
| coast where slavery exists to the maximum ex
II tsnt. Tks monstrous assertion has been mad
I By the traitors ihst their new Government is &
. have slavery for its corner stons, and that tn
institution can be used by them IS = positiV
] belliperent force And now wo will have Al
Z opportunity of determining whether ''or not thi
! force cannot be turned to our own account
and it is clearly The duty of every general in til
fsld 70 neutralizs or tu-n to bis own aeeoun
/. | any force that he may find himself confrOnte'
with by the enemy, whether it be active o
|, latent"
And nov, sir, your association is to send 10
morrow, 20 the game rendezvous, Annapolis,
regiment the rank and file of which are coloret
linen, many of whom were in November, 1861
! Ipredueing by their labors food for traitors j
Arms, or doing other work which enabled srme
l traitors TO leave their homes, for the purpose
! striking at the Government that hsd done thez
. naught but good.
am very sorry that cannot be with you &
4 morrow. Very sincerely, your ffisnd,
a A. Z. BURNSIDE,
MsjOr-Gsnsral.
''GRANT is THE GOVERNMENT"
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