Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1864-02-01

jacksonville louisiana has been strongly rein.
forced Three boats with troops have arrived Al
Baton Eoege. aad advance FROM tha, direction has
been msds toward Tangipaho Qne thousand Inen
within twenty eight miles Of thss place to-day.
& An advance has also taken place from Yieks5zrg
sleag The Ridge road. Heavy skrnishng occurred
aear Mschsaiesburg, the Yankee cavalry belnE
driven behind the cavalry. The theory l. that
belt Of country bordering the lsslssppl Is 10 be
sapsd, 70 keep the ConfsGeFaiss away irsn the
river and that fss this purpose yessburg snd oher
points being Fenyrosd and the Charlsston rsr Dad
abandoned east Of LsGranse This s the only proba-
Die solniion Of the msvements Of the last ten days
serious difeulty has artisan between the operators
and tho supofnteHdsats Of the telegraph fines in he
eastsn part Of tae confsdersey. Tao soath Western
Telegraph company L IN Do way Implicated in the mat
Ter The mOzt ps'f ct accord exits sstwesn the
ployees md controllers Of this ne gdue partaF
sra -iii moi be uniniarsstlrR the gansr- raasr
asae iul nha. ths dinlcu,iy Is aud now t originated
Ia tbs ssrly days Of The war, every nAaencs was
brought 10 bear keep telegraph experts eat q tho
army In our department orders were Issued. st the
urgen request Of the maasgers ordering recruiting Of
aes 70 roosivs tslegraPhers into their ranks ana
% regiments already organised discharge such az
we're enrolss IA events progressed and territory vsa
lost Il fousd hstsome employees Of tho company
vhieh Is rev having ihe dfaeuty with is opsraiors,
could be spared. Events had, however progressed:
volunteering had, in groAt measure, ceased, and con,
sefipii0H was the order Of the dsy This IL aa sht
y Informed, tsksn advantage Of By some supern
isndents The superintendent WAS In communication
With the conscrpi officer, who was well posted, and
sAeu TAssaer from whim pre- sdee or good cause sn
operator discharged from these lines tie coascpt
oaiesr bad Aiu before The Ink giving him biz que;us
Wss Jfy. This yan viii think Was a very powerful
means OF cruel tyranny supeFinte ndents saw "a 10
uss d. an assured and b. Iieve they aid use IT,
The tssgraphsFs termed themselves into a assoca-
uon for se!f protection, Their articles ars published
see nothing detrimental 70 iis company the people,
TIE Governmens IN he rules aud regulations Of te
association. The sHPerinlsndenta, however Of the
l8es in tren5is iasnsd Ordss shas any operators a.
tAchlng themselves 70 he association would be die
missed They have carried their shreats In some
oases and the result that ahe oaess At Wilmington
and RiObmond are virtually eicsed. and snIEtsy 80
uaiiltbs present sauaszr Of he Hns scent 10 com
premise, the'GovsrnBen. pacos tbs control Of The
company "a other hands II L bs .4us. as I strongly
suspect L. ths thsGs supsElDteudenss have been de-
rsic n duty Genalsnt coed ssHss ~ well an over
bearing AMI unins; cf gautlsmen patriotic
snd fihfsl IS say "a she coufsaarly, Jet the power
which they hsys sbufs iakeH aa. q their bands
and les tbs coHscript ce NAB D. ID Bsfsrs tho Ink
sisinz tisn their qusrtsE1 ssasfy
yzbeait ia remembered tAst fi- telegraph corps
vhleh is composed q very nsay naea g essesuOB