Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1864-02-05

spsciaI correspOnacnes Memphis Appeal
RIeHNoSp Janas'y 50. 1884,

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Special Correspondence Memphis AHpesii
RICHMOND, Jsnus'y 50. leeAs
This raid Of he Yankees upon Lower Brandon on
James river, while. IN no degree, more s'roeieas ,hsH a
.houssnd oiher expeditions OF pilage AID plumber
With they havs per formed In Virginia. has excited a
Uvelger iadigaStIOu here thsu shy outrage Of he enemy
FOR many months It rss doubileSs set on fcoibg
Peat Butler, snd ve'y clearly indicates bis dsteTmlns.
,oa 20 renew The Infamous roatiae of New Orleans on
anew hester OF action. Lower Brandon was ono Of
he Gaest county seats In Amsriea The estate was
large, embracing several ihosssnd acres mostly under
excellent cultivation and the fields lie Elong the mar
gin Of tho ri-sr, at that point a noble stream two miles
In width. The mansion house dates bsck 10 an esriy
period VI the las: cen ury, aud is q quaint. rambling
structure Of imported paTtl colored bricks, which was
before Il war the abode Of a protuse aud elegant
hos TALLY. Hsrs'many prominent men q tbs North
have been received ~ honored and welcome gueEia
Mnard Fillmore aud Edward Everett have sat AT the
Eeuerous.Brandon bosrd. oHcsgs Of the Old Uuiied
states army from the ntighbOriug military post 81 For-
tress Monroe were frequent visitors to the ancient
homes sad. Around the house were beautiful parks
and gardens, aud the tarf Sem to wear q richer green,
the roses q put on a gayer bloom st Brandon shan else.
where. wl,hlu doors, Tiers were many evldegcfE Of the
age ut e sslabLshment but none more interesting thsu
contemporary portraits from The school q Van Dyck,
Of the celebrated politicians of the tin Of Green anne.
rs fax BoHngbrose, the Earl Of Surrey ard others,
and " the original proprietor, the Hon. Wm. Byrd,
and Bis fair daughter MIssrsss Evelyn, the belle q ma
period OF our eOIonix civilization. Brandon wata
mos. productive farm, on which there were 4 large
number Of slaves who might hsve been removed at any
time these three years but Mrs Harrison, The pr SAINT
owner, has always refused on the grounds Of humanity
to take them faon their comfortable esbirs and their
fertile garden patches. They remained 50 loyal to thsir
mistress aud 70 their own physical comforts thSt they
rezis,ed being carried If to the last. But the ruthless
Yankee toe them from their h mes, burned all the
arm buildings destroying three Thousand barrels Of
corn and q large quantity Of meat, pilsged the dwelling
Of it, eontenIs, laid wsste the grounds, and took prisO'
ner Dr.. Richie. the bro,hero OF Mrs. Harrison, whOhad
reuaIaea upon he estate 81 &c he b ginning Of the
war fer the purpose q taking care Of ihe nsgroes
Seven men, belonging to the signal corps aud attached
to a signal station near to Brandon, were captursd At
The same 'ims.
Col. A. c. Myers Is and Brig. Gen. LawtOn is not.
the quartermasser general says tha Confederate Senste.
The vets On that question WAS very decided, AID Of the
So gsntlemsa VITO voted sg inst the report # he com
u@itiee, two. IRE represented IS sgTetins fully to The
force Of me argument. The rebuse Of the Hdmiuistra.
ton is ~certzlnIy q powerful enc. The points at issue
will sooa come up on q mand.mus bs ore the courts Of
lsR. whsa il Will be seen whether or not Col Myers
may resums his deposition.
The military bil which has pissed the sens'e will
pretty Eur5lY be detected in the House OF Rspress ria
ives The practical effect Of It ", ud be, bsyuAd all
d-pu,o, 70 silence the press OF the Coafedersey for ore
sdtor and fur printers would hardy be foros enough
10 set Ont an sdvei ti,inE sheet with Nj. ThrasbeI's te e.
grsns. The currency bill Atll remains under discus
sion in ne s-nA'e. In the House. this mornir {, an effort
wsE made % rs7eAI SO much Of tia recent reprslng act
lately passed with references to substitutes, as r lated 10
agrf-uI ursts b-iween eighteen and forty i've, who
have pat IN subs'ituiss Tor The rsr. The lneeess Of
this f Ia doub' fol Ths morton to reconsider the
vote ~ which he & st Monday In May was liked upon
Tor the assembling OF the lev Congress, failed yesisr-
day y = decided .oe.
Gen. sorg-n left as on Ibursdsy for bis command in
Solibe 4 Georgia Mr. Walled Of Maryland. won't
bsck home yesIeIday mOrsiug by asg Of truce boa, to
Fortress Monroe. Tie irirnd. of Capt Dee,e, the Eng
1 hm.n whose drafts have come! back protested for non
arc ptaucs. ask 8 Suspension Of pubic opinion until he
can be heard from Report says that orr Governments
will not iei the French tobacco 60 out Of james H.er.
Phs uial CT Ford s not cjnsiuded Mr Burnett, Con.
tolerate Seua-or from Esatuoky. Is to day addressing
The iary for the defense The question will probAb '
be given 10 the jury on Moni.y. Altsr ten days OF the
l'veliest summer weather there has been a geat
Of temperature and a snovstorn now Seems i'm
uInent DIXIE. 3