Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1864-06-05
Letrer fr.n Onnr.n.
From the Meridian CIarlon.I

From the Meridian Clarion
CAEToE, Mss May p The reported mur-
der Of one Of Gen. Adams men By the enemy
in Yazoo county, during the time they oecu-
pied the country west Of the Big Back. is, I am
shocked 10 rec5Td, too trua. Il Was upon their
advance 10 Moore's ferry, Con the Big Black
rivsr1, Snd these are the particulars: Three
COnfedsrases were doing videtts duty there, two
Of whom Fsn CT on the approach of the enemy.
The other was IN possession Of the ferry d at,
and was induced by the fair promises Of the
Gies 70 take it to the other side. L is not GER
tainly known, then, to Bhat or to whom he was
indebted fOT his death, but By the confession of
some Of the TIetehes to our people On the other
side, we learn that he was murdered in cold
blood, and bis remains deposited IN one of the
snail lagOons near ths scene Of his disgrsceial
surrender.
There is another instance of Yankee brutality,
during their lsst excursion, which l am called
upon 10 record, far more mOnstrOus than the
preceding. It was in the case of young man,
belonging 90 a Mississippi regiment, (ths SO b,
if my memory is fzithful) who vas at home on
fuTlough- The enemy spprehended him, and
committed him TO the charge of q squad of ne
groes The young Confederate was Indignant
that negroes should be his custodisns, and ap-
pesled to an officer to protect him from such
ignominy. The officer declined to interfere, and
the negroes, probably to avenge the insult to
their color, in the Temonstrsnce Of the sensitive
young soldier, whipped him, and Afterwards
killed him
learn, from official sources, that the reported
burning of Nstchsz is true to some extent.
One square wss destroyed, but 1 could learn
nothing Of prptext for the Vandalism.
The enemy's less IN their rscsns expedition
mp toe YazOO is vsTiCUsly estimsted. Ole re-
port says seventeen graves we're discovered
Ramtnn Ne Lost = hrTaf onlv
| bopa, the services cf LisRs Cleveland, of Gel
Woods regiment, who was severely wounded
He is from Monroe county, Ala.
have Just had the pleasure Of glzRcng a.
some Northern pictorials. They are fuil OF the
"MEEmoth Metropolitan Sanitary Fair" and
apparently altogether ignore the existence of
war, especially two or thTes numbers of Leslie's
illustrated, in which I discover but one para
/ graph referring 70 military OPershOns. Harp
sr's Weekly is pretty much in the same vein, but
| IS engrossed in the duty Of president making.
It scouts the idea Of McClsl ans nomination,
and takes issue with Horace Greeley for saying
that be vas in favor Of one term for presidents
HArper's is willing to go into the Black Re.
publican convention, but is fearful that Greeley
& Co, viii bolt the nomination of Lincoln.
Mr.. LiBc0ln's order reducing the army Of tbs
Potomac 70 three corps is published. They are
TO be known as the ID (Hsncocks0 5.h (Wsr
| rsn's) and Oh (Ssdgwiek's) The 9sh corps VA
being formed a. Annapolis under Burnside
Meade was to remsin in command. You know
that army formerly consisted of about doses
corps.
Gen. J P. Hatch, is announced, with the usu
81 tosdyism about bis deeds, etc, Is the sue
cessoT Of SsymsUr, in Florida.
Hsper's Magazine is publishing ThAekersy'
last work-Dsnis Duval.
DOWNWARD.