Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1864-01-13
Hrnn. de Wraa.
Special Csgrsspondeaes Houston TslsgrsPh.l
VfCTORIA. Decernber q. 1864


VICTORIA, December 8, 1868
We are again in the feIi takisg itsuaz- Gen.
1 Msgrudsr Inforns ne that reporter for the
press is rot doing Warlil:s business, and as the
I Yankees have always eo8tendsd for the lTssdem
Of the press, frss speech, etc, think will vio-
/ lae 20 iaE. human or divine, in furnishing your
| readers with something ta read In these dull
/ times. and shall abstsin frsm using any lan-
/ gEage that would viclsts ny psr0.a
The roors on duty IN this region are al 70
/ the front, and l have not seen any sf my old
fands a. yet, nor do intend 20 20 80 far 20 the
| frcnt sg 70 give tbe Yankees chance to f0ss nc
/ again at tee expense Of cur former Uncle Sam.
I Hsur readers REMEMBER t1At few DAYS after eur
/ forces On d1ty az Mustang leland Wsfe captured,
/ Gen. Bee sent Gag Of tues &c ths enemy to
/ learn If any Wsre killed cT Injured, etc. Lieut..
/ " D. EsHH, Of bic 8.aE, was tLe efieer sent
As socu Es tho party arrived near the enemy,
Z they were coclly iufoTnssd they we're prisoners
1 No reasons were given ST the aEne. Lieut.. Mann
/ and party Eezs detained four days and tLsn rs-
/ i.,~ssa, the energy giving their TossaR for such
ureeeessings feat they believed be Fsriy to be.
sgi.s. etc rJcus Gslr FeB0ris ssaing cur pris-
crers taken o. the talaHd. Oae nan only was
irfured tbst 10 could lss-S. AID al say they
Ltin6ly treated By tho enemy. They Eere on
cupboard srd destined fer New Orlsaos. The
"a seTs Of Gen BaHks' staff were very sccisble
and clever Gen Bsos5 Ts5 81 ArEnB.s Sens,
Washbarus and Wsrcn we're With this force
Old Taylor, Of Sabine pass n0toriesy, was in
scnmRrd Of = steam transport. Many Oiher
r-ueeRaes vera in The expedition. Judge Davis
ursz ca the 30 Gfa1ds. TIE Heuteraut reports
thal be Was kindly Eestod throughout. We
vra-s rlsd 70 hear thi7a-BothinE cen he gained
by u1aitrsSan. prisoners Of WaF on esther side,
s1d vsc trust Ia. goideh ruls viii bs EeFnsmbsrsd
and ebsrs6 By AL ChIistisB nahens during ths
h07tors Of Esr
The enemy now bold possession CT SAIuEia
pass and island, az well 8s hat Of the Arapsas
pass. The town Of SaluTia was destroyed in
I Eha beginning Of tha war BY our ewR forces, and
eur chief loss was the guns IN tie fOLti evsSy-
Z lhag else sgss saved Or destroyed Col. Brad
f7ts vras in command Of tie t9rt s1d sGsigE thst
/ Il was sable st any moment te Be surrounded
and cut CT fron retreat, he evacuated the fort.
We consider Bis foresight in this mater, AID his
successful evacuation As great military move
ment, and consider the gallGAs sel9nel ensilled
70 aueh credit.
Gaa Bee Is spoken Of as an sble oiEcsS sad
his late skilifu movements have established bis
fam, a. q military leader~-we honor this gallant
eficer. He does not forget bow 90 be gentle
rsap. althsugh be is general He is loved By
bis sTsoFs, and the people Of Western Texas
have un6ouS5ed confidence In him.
Nae haM GgN 1AAaa afA~A A41lN = NV '14la hkgg
Cant. Turneg his W0Ttby s5jutans general is
v-ith him. TIE general Temsined h0re but q
shsrt tiuae, AID disappeared as rapidly As be
came. Old Mack Is > WHY sntsg9Hist for fee
r,er and We have no thirst for lEnfsl8 { 70 gaia
them subjects us to the IRE Of AagrudsI's aFtil-
10y. We snd The people Of Westaln Texas
sVTnhrs thousands are 6sckiHg 70 the standard
of Gen Bee. We have never seen such an
oaipoRriDg Of the msBi snd if The enemy ad-
ver ee into the interior, re viii bet shai soma Of
sbsm ezill receive sore shlns before they Tatarn
10 sheir bGse azsia. We would advise tSsm 70
rsrssin under cover Of tkcir gsabssts sad viii
inform thsn that they viii s1relY ges huIt If
they 20 on any GOTTEN hunts. Perhaps they
viii not thank as for this sdviee, bat give II
for what i ig worth.
" e hear many rumeTs az 10 Us m!yemsnts
q the eEs1ny along the coast, bat Psy no hesd
70 them We have no d0zbt but RhRi troOPs
ere being drawn from New Orleans ts reinforce
tboae sloBg Tho line in Texas. Bat whether the
plan Of Banks ia 10 invade tho State, er 10 make
base Of operations and grp2liez, fer sRSil
bodies Of yo5ps, toubls rs and keep as moving
over land, ahjls sAay have wafer tEsHspcssssioB,
and consequently ebls 70 mOvs bodily, remains
70 bs saeH OF ons tkiEg we Ere cortsia, there
Is bound 70 b plenty of music Piayed ia Texas
fer tie nsxt niReiy days.
We hear msuy reports from BFCWaaviiis.
There L no doubt that Coftinss and Vidal bad
perfect understanding with Banks ss to he
sabtars Of the Lower Rio Grsnde region. We
hear the repsrt Of Judge Bigelow having taken
the cath Of allegiance to the Yankees, contra
aietsi We have known tho Judge eT lsRg
lirna. and danbssd the report from tbe 6rst We
learn that Gen Banks has not required any osih
fFoTn tho citizsns ss Yos. The Jadge remained
IN Aalanoros, Yours ILL have TO sAes 4Addle.
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