Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1864-06-01

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be captured two blncksds runners And large
quantity CT cotton From Smyrna b proceeded
northwsrd to s. Augustine, and from thence 30
Jacksonville. where he arrived On Ffioey, Nay
6, zfier an sbsance Of ten days. Tas main re-
suit of this raid, besides large smount Of cot
ten, is 8 supply Of not less Ehsn i've thousand
head of cattle No casualty occurred 70 msT
the success Of the enterprise. a number Of ne
gYOss, hbsTsssd slaves, we're brought IN, and
considerable bsud Of loyal FioridA1s Hho kad
bsen hiding in the woods fIom ahe rshsl con
scription, joined Gsn. BiIney On his march and
rendered valuable sssisssnee IS guides and cat
tie drivers
The following ds.sils Of the raid We aTc per-
mitted to copy from private letter written By
Hon A. g. Browne, United States Treasury
agent, who accomplished Gen. Birney IS a vol
uasser sid and also TO look after esptuTsd aud
abandoned rebel property:
The expedition started from Jacksonville :
little before midnight on Tuesday, April 26sh.
The gunboEt Ottawa led the way ND the river,
followed by the transport steamer Mary Bsutoa
and Hsrrist Weed The Mary Benton csrsisd 8
considerable fores Of negro troops and Rad TX
large boats IN tow. At P.colssa the HsTTiss
Weed took on board deteehueut Of tie 75s
New York AID soma mounted inizniry. As We
went up We took possession Of LFsiy boat on
ths Hsst SIDE of tassSt- J9dns, ineladinea small
NEtEls LlD U4luAi lLl1 AlAA AsHk DE sil1
Eebsls Ia laying t1Fpedoes IN tas nVsr. A.
Welaks, which Is on the easl bsuk Ct the Tivsr,
Gbaat nizety ni.es above Jaeksolvlls, va a.
rived ca Wednesday afternoon and immediais-
ly landed tae tscops. We seized here a quanii-
sy OF ectson sEd pat # OF b8srd Of enc Of cur
slezInazs Ihs next uisht reached Sanders
yFhs7a I've GnarteIsd ourselves en- al cad hoaTy
hsaded vllaisns Yebsi, who sa51 Il he were
y5uns ks-WoHid fgi4i u5 for tasnty yesss He
frs children Of the sges oi II and l3 nsithsr Of
v7hsu could read or BEits. Toe nexs morning
ne liberated the slaves Of this old traitor and
con6scated tssa Of his horses
Passing By the house Of Union womzn,
vi low, We were crested with delight by her and
her daughters one Of whom though simple
aud even coarsely dressed, attracted universal
admiration from The army By her ex!Ta0dinsry
personal beauty
may remark in passing that my observation
Of the people during this expedition has modi-
fed my previous notions Of the "CfsckeTs."
TIE men are generally 6ae looking, tai, many
fellows, snd IN spite CT their want Of edacsiioa,
intelligent aud clear headed. Those shAs we
met vers almost all for the UniOn without
slavery Hundreds CT these meg are now hid
in the vsosds, many of them deseriers from the
rebel afmy. We have now sb5ut ffty Of them
with US as scouts aud guides, some Of them
splendid fellows. Gen. BTaey, believes, and /
sgrss visa him, that If ne has s-ns supplied
him he can rsisa men enough il East Z .orids
20 clear it Of rebels and proseot il ron invasion
Hs understands thass people and knows how 70
manage them. "Out Of my pTessues, and il
find you listeHirg sgsin 30 NY c0uveFssti0a, I
viii hang Tqu 20 shs usa.est tree, said be 20
day n tene CT thunder and with the effect 0f
fash cf hzhgiag, TO e suspieious sneakug fsl-
low, who bad been prowligE sb0Is hssdqusr-
ssrs, q sort Of "hslf and haf" ss such fellows
GTe here called, while the gsnsgsl was talking
Uiih SONS Uaion men. Hs vas probably a spy,
ard 1 thislx if the gonerzi could be satisfied On
hat point be woald hang him, and then sit
down to his sweet potatoes and milk, as e0oliy
Is if had killed mosquito.
Ths next day We wese joined By a large nun
Der of Uni0n men. We stopped for ihs night
a. The house Of farmer, deseTier from tbs
rebel army, who had been hiding 10 the Wo0ls
fer more than two months.
The next day re stopped 81 the house Of
rebel beef eansraetor shOm We hsd hoped 10
catch, but wao was unfortunately absent We
took dinner there, and as we were about b de-
mari the general said to the rebel Bife, Mad
am, are tnsse wcmsn your slaves 2" Sha an
swered, Il suppose SO, sir" ''Supposs 60 no
longer" said he, and theR turning - tbs two
women, who, with their children wsrs standing
by: you and your husbands and children g.
rec, as free IS this woman, who says she sup
n sss you arc her slaves. God snd he United
States Government give you y0urffeed IN. And
ROvy, ulsdam." turning 70 toe beet eontraetor's 5
sife, cell your husband wheDi be comes back,
shst Il he attempts to run these people Of l Will
hang him - What shsl I d. without slavss3''
ssi3 ths lady ia subdGed voice. Hire free
men and women, hire these women sud their
husbands and pay them wsgss if they are VIII
| ine to work for you. They are no more bound
/ to work for F0u than you are Tor tbena-"
| Much Of the country through which we
n.sseI was exceedingly bss0atal. park Ike,
/ wi.a charming glsdes. and shoundiHg IN Wild
and pieguresqus lakes, fed hy springs We ssE
= great deal Of game, including deer, squiETeis,
| wild turkeys, geese, and q vsriely Of birds OF
rich plumsge, among thsm the green pa-Toqest.
AZ Garden Spring, ne admired the nsguih-
| cent spring Ehst gives lis name 70 tho place,
with its wztef as clear as cIyslsl, snd RAINING
| ont with such fOres that it carries griss nil
| aud extensive Gotten gins, and yet appears ca
pable Of doing much more. Oar object heI'
vas to capture the proprietor, SsBrke, notoIi
ous rsbel. but lie had Iem0Ved With bis slave
snd corn ouly a fer days bsfors- We hare esp
tursd, however, ninatesa bales ef ssa island col
ton, besides a. much mere uaginnsd. Al thi
pass Hssts b. zaaoia'1nent sisi. Hsrfis. y q
had crossed ever from s. A1gussIae win
u lsrcs fsree Of The 75ih and 25.h Ohio msaRtgi
infantry. 4 desze lmsat Of the I7sa C5zGsstl
cut also jliasd ua from Volusia.
We eapsu1sd next Gsy q rebel messenger Wit
imuorssar lstsass relsting to blockade TauneTa
the perussl Of which determined she general 5
push on rapidly 20 Smyrna, Sunday evening
May Ist, whore we camped. a detachment va
ordered to advGaee st Daylight upon the place
secure the cotton stored there. A eansiesFsbl
, quantity was csptuTsd, and IL tbs lagoon
short distance from the tozn wo took sw
sehoonsrs, blockade EanasEs from Nassau The
, were bosh cramansd with e9ston, and their deck
3 wers loaded with il These Vassals, The Fsn1i
ssd.ths Shell, were eventually sent 70 Jackson
: wills. and iha cotton taken IN charge of by th
treasury agency. look passage On o1s Of thsI
from Smyrna to the St. J5hus river, and cons
qusutly ended thus my connection with Gel
Bunsy's raid. Aud Of sbis raid wish 70 ssy
? conclusion that no enterprise was ever bstti
7 planned and more thoroughly ea,risd ont.
has cleared she country ssst of the S. Johns
l rebels, has relieved and encouraged the Unioi
3 ists az Fiorids snd has put anto the ha1ds
: tbs Govar1ment not less than 5000 600 worl
Of property in eaton and eeel es,,ie.
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s wh5 nay Sc sssiyaad By the President TO du
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a D. 1861, shsEl be the same aS the pay Of a gs
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r army in shs field.
p The follosjsg bill, reported from the Seas
g. 7;oanea eousnaif5ee TO authorize certificates
Z, Indebtedness 70 be given fer pEopssty paFchss
= 81 isnsxess1d aud fer iga1spcIiali1u, and
ss ptogiis Tor payment 0f iE8sEsss oil s.la eaEsi
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