Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1864-01-12

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dsts Aovsna6ar I4.h. Not hAvlag rocnz for thl
entire letter, we sondsnss It's main slatsrlsat,
&c follows:
he says an expross Just Errivsd fTsm San Lnii
Dc Fctosi, brings the iatoEzaiion that The FIsncE
woEe twenty-five leagues this aide Of Msxfen, o.
their way 70 San Luis, bat thst thsy have bear
ordered back e Mexico. Il is believed that ths
French are sending large forec 70 MstaaaoEo.
to hold the 1gnkses IN ohsck, who are purehas
I ing their supplies largely from that city, and
| EuraishtRg .he AsxicaRs with arms and mani
ti0Rs Of war. Ths French man-sf-wag isft Gkl
mouth Of the Rio Grsnde az sson ss shs Yankees
hove IL sight
Bznks' lores, tie Hrilsr Ehisks, sonzisis O
1 900 iniantry, 1900 cavalry, and tEo batteries
81 Artillery, making IA all 7,000 men, 70 wh.eE
win be added sbe1s thrse c0lIpahiss Of Esns.
gade Te1RHs. JHdgs Davis sad Jack HAnil
ten are with than. Commissioners have beer
sent to San Luis 20 negotiate with che hszieaE
Government for permission to mkTeh tbs YsH-
kss army through Mexican territory 70 PadraE
AegEas. The G0gerRoF Of Tsmnnlipas viii,
however, resist any RktsmPt 10 march through
his territory, being friendly to the South, a. is
mo Chureh party, AID the Frsnch PsrtZ
shrou2hsus Mexico.
Gentlemen froH San AnloHio, Mr.. goezm,
4r. Smith, Mr. UlEioh, and msny mors, who,
when they LETT San AntEnio pretended 60 be
good Southern meE, srs now srIious 20 SEQ the
Yankees take tia country Mr. GiIbean says
&c hopes they vii occupy San Ans0uia, 90 chat
he ean rent bis properly. - Tslagyaph, Dec L.
BROWNSVILLE AxB FREEPsRF
At FreepOrt there is an iEnsnss suAntiiy Of
cetton, It being piled 10 . gTsst hight. I 60 act
think anz wrong N estimating il 81 full 10000
bales. Hsrs were three steamers and Eve
EckoensFs loading All ths cotton Is sroaght
from shs interior Of Texas and shipped iEOm
Moxie0.
About o'clock On tho morning Of shs I3sh, .
rail was discovered Ia shore, and sfssr lively
hsl{ hours chase tho Tsunesses srod gul,
which brs5ght her to. She proved 10 be tbs
FEieEdaAiP, coRPer-5 5ottomsd. hrat class
sshoOGer Of forty-eHe tuzs burlksn, bound from
Havana to BRACES riVor, with q cargo Of e7ns,
ammunition, cigars and saRdres. She vas
consigned to Major Bloonfsld, qazEssEmastsr,
G. s. A., TsIAs.-B. II. p.
Frou the San Anteai5 Hsral6. DsesRber 15.l
We hear that the whole county below Is raj
lying 20 the reseus- Everything Is put UPON
war iooting. We predict that Gen. Asgrudar,
seconded by his gallant soldiers aad the pstri-
otie people Of tho eaast countis5, will give
Banks, Hamilton & Co. s s7and drHbsine, OF
drive them 70 their ships before many weeks
slApso. Meantime, is Gzn ARsonis doiEg alI
that she sRzHtf We fear net There IS too
much traffic aad spsssl&sr among us.
Since tie sPpezrsnos o. Yankees 6a cur
coast, tho psSplo Of 6olisA KHnes and De-
Witt havs tarnsd out NEST CALAMITY in dsfsnss
Of thOir hOmeB-Rnd better 6Rhting msn are net
10 be found IL the South. We have ne doubt
other counties hAvs 40Es az well, bat We have
net heard the pzrtisulaEs. 6hs1ld the heArtlsss
invaders get into the intsri0r Of TsIas, thsy
win meet Witk a reception that Jack Hamilton
and Judge Davis have act led them to aRtiei
Pate These Rers brave leaders VIXEN st dis
lance and thsir aneurbed imAginasioHs PIC
tarsd out 10 oths-crsduioua Yankees Eniou sen
simspt jn Texas sRd Union sympathiz6ts By
tens Of thousands, that haEa never existed. Now
IA The slime 70 show tEeiF faith By their WsTZs.
The geud-be Governor Of the great Stats Of
Taxaa, and the renowned and psiTistic BaVis
shoEld lead on sheiT dslGdsd followers 70 the
easy eonG Guasts they have promised tkem, in
stead Of taking shelter behind negro regiments.
who are sent "a advance 20 dsmoHBtFais 20 Tax
ans he beauty Of the Lincoln dynasty.
We take tho following from tho YicsoEia I'd
sSeass Of December 5.h;
Little Of anything wss doas 81 EsperRREa
sn Saturday, bat early On Sunday morning
fighting was resumed with considerable So
verify, which wss spi5itsdly replied 20 sn our
side, both from the rias.pIls and from the fort
The artillery practice on both sidss IS said 20
have begn kdmirsblG Our msn daring the
day were obliged 20 retire from the rias-pita,
which were occupied By the enemy, and fiasd
esnnoa plantsd on the south side Of lhs feFi,
which completely commanded & ON that face,
thFswiRg balls with great precision into tho
fort. The firing continued Until dusk. Oar
less vas oBs man killed, Mf. Bostb, and two
wounded
Shortly bsIsTs she moon ross, signals Wsrs
discovered showing that gGRhsAs bad passed
the fort during the darkness, Aad was nssr De
crows point. This m0vament completely com
mandsd 5alsFia bayou Aad the road to the fort,
and the situation of ths fort became critical. Il
Was resolved to evasuste and destroy l.
This movsmsnt began at 8 o'clock, and the
fort WIS blown ap about Il. We sgs Sony to
say that the destruction Of stores aud mzni-
siGHs was considerable, as well as Of heavy
siege guzs. Whsse the fhRlt for suildlng fort
In such position, or whose the want Of tore
sight for not providing adeqasts force to de,
fend its weak points, We know a0ti certainly
large amount Of time, labor and moals, has
been used to little purpose.
Oar men retired SAfsly and without loss. @.
OnSerdonk, Hobby's regiment, ems Of tho party
seat % blow Up tho fort, il missing, and e pro
hAbly prisoner. Mr. J. G. Moedy,sof this
place, is also missing.
On IhurSQAY evening luIOTuiAifon was fe-
ceiVed hers that the Yankees had landed Ia
strOng fores ct DeeTow's Poiat, and we're
mR-ching across MaisgoTda peninsula, with the
pr saaed inEention Of reaching Vslaseo, 8. The
n, nth Of the E;rasos.
Yesterdsy, an express arrived stating that
they were still below 2aluFia, and that two hun
dYsd teais Wers pitched. Allowing ten men 10
each tent, this viii give Ghsm I'VE ihoUEsnd
men. But We mnst visit further developments,
and IN the ms4atims carry on the good work Of
prsParstieR.
VIOTORIA.-Ths ezcitsmsnk We noticed Ia
cur last issue has culmiusied 60 noins IN tie
right direction. We have had asvas days Of
trial, Ia which the true character, ths prinsiPls
and the pluck Of sur people have been PHt ts
The ssverest tast and It Is with pride We record
t. that they have come ont Of the 6sry trial Ike
pure gold from thu cracihls.
According to the spirit and ", lis Of tho rss0-
luiions passed last week, Ell tho males ia Tieio-
ria from sixteen and upwards have been sB-
rollsd-sbe aged and deerepd for poliss dEty,
the sble.5edied for ssryics and the result Il 8
6Re company Of exempt yoluntaeTs, sitb large
reserve Of others. This q S@ry gratifying, but .
thorough system o. irIt shd discipline should
be gene lnss at once 10 make thsir services eff
feetiVe.
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