Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1865-03-05
Later from the North.
REPORTS FROM CHARLESTON AND
wilmington
RTIHOred Battle bet5een Lee
and Grant.

9Th have been received.
Gen. Gilmore sends sn otieial dispatch 4.
Gen. HGlsek, is;ed Charleston, February 18Th
announcing the capture Of :hA. city, with Two
hundred cannon and fine supply Of smmuni
ti9n. Hs says the cotton warehouses, arssus &
qusSteTmssters stores, railroad bridges and sBt
Ion-cisds WeYs burned hv tha robsls ard ;hr
! all the lnhGbJtant5 remaining 1RETr1, cE-5r-- :
the poorer classes.
The capture OF Fort Anderson, be.o~ VII
mington, IS E!sO announced
The Thbune's Washington special eorrespol
dent says: 1; IS estimated the capture o. fChBr.ss s
ton and For; Andersen, wish the certain esptur
of Mobile, Will Hbsrste twenty-five thousau,
men from the navy who can Be put il the army
Mr. Stanton !eiegrapb3 to Gen DIX. ou th
24'h, announcing Ehs capture >; Wilmington
The following is summary Of la:s Norshefr
tslegrapbie news:
a Cincinnati dispatch OF the 23l says IN.
Kentucky House Of r representatives. rejected IN,
proposed amendment TO the Federal CJnsl.u.ior
by "a majority.
| The New York Chamber Of Commerce kss
unanimously passed resolution asking the gov
eminent 70 send Gen. Andersen in = nations,
ship, to hois. over For! Samser the flag lowered
in 1851
The New Orleans Times Of the 2lss, says !.
wss rumored in Msiamoros on the 10Th, that the
Cnited States Consul had been expelled from the
'--'s I.aeza elasysness ould hessiv-
en- for United States vessels from that city, by
the Imperial authorities.
A New York special to the Boston Pest s.ys:
The President has ordArsd the release Of Roger
A Pryor from Fort Warren, on parole, and he
IS to report to Forney a: Washington.
A Cairo dispatch to the Cincinnati CONNER
ciEl Ssys: The steamers Mercury, G.ossbeck
and Diver were attacked by guerrilas on the
l3;h, near Helena. The latter was captured
with one regiment on board Col. Dean. com
mandiug the regiment, was killed
The New Orleans Bee denies the report iha,
Gen. Candy had given notice Of bis intention to
rstaliato in the Mexican affair, for Texan refu-
gees returned to the Confederate authorities By
Gen. Meja
Washington spesisl 20 the Philadelphia
Press of the 23d, reports that Lee had stacked
Grant and defeated him
From MOblle--ArrivaI Of Prisoners.
MOBILE, March mobile is strongly me-
,fr ~ rt5 bt5pl5 70 '5s1e 5F = AID df3ias h5
combs.snis TO leave.
The exchange commissioned yesterday morn
ing received information of the srryVal il the
bay of large number of prisoners, from Ship
Island and New Oresus They are expected
up to-day. lis expected Inst MAJ. CGreL will
effect such arrangements as will embrace ii the
prisoners captured in this department.
Another Cruiser Out.
SENAToBIA, March "A New York telegram
says that French papers conirm the report
that the steam rsFu Oiinis, recently of the coast
of France, is a Confederate cruiser. a large
number of cases and barrels have been trans
ferred to her from English steamers
From Europe.
SEEATOBIA, March The British PArla
msns was opened by the royal commissioners,
on the sGh nit The Queens speech said Her
majesty remains steslfEssly neutral between the
contsndirg parties in America, and would re
jocs at their friendly reconciliation.
Confederate loan, Feb. Ssh, 55957.
A Washington telegram says Sdviees from
France show the reported cession Of Sonora to
be without foundation, and indicate that the re-
ls:ious between France and the United States
are not likely to undergo any disturbances.
From Acknowledgement News.
AUGUSTA, March dates from Richmond
of the l6.h February, say that on that day the
House passed several Senate bills, including
bill to provide penalty fer the nOn-deliVefy OF
the tishes due fer 1854 sui bill ezemptiug
maple sugar from 1.-THE.
February 22i, The Senate passed 4 bill 10
more tffsesuslly, prevent aud punish Absenlees
and desorlsrs from the army
The House received message from the Presi-
dent in response to a resolution Of inquiry, in
closing slegISms from Gen. Hardse relative to
the failure to destroy the cotton in Savannah.
Hrdee states ihA! the cotton was stored in eel
lars and garIeis, and the destruction Of it would
have involved the destruction Of the city.
A special from Savannah - the Herald, dated
H. IL
ChaTTssiUu On FrIday Dlgnf, atteT sPlElng inc
guns in the batteries, snd destroying portion
NJ the ammunition AL the iron clsis End gun
boat, ia the barbor were blown up; steamboats,
and blockade runners were scuitled and sunk
bus they can be easily Tsised,
Nearly all the cotton was burned. The large
central depot, with TWO thcusEnl bales, Was
fr9l. In swere over ,wo huul.cl kegs Of pow
der, which e1plcdei, killing AMI wonuliag over
4 hundred people.
More than two hundred 5eAyy guns. tri 6
large amount OF ammunition Was ,si.
A dispatch from Richmond dated February
22I. says Admiral Buchanan arrived \; iha.
city that afternoon by lbs Gag Of truce boat
The exchange Of prisoners is Fr-g.ess.ng
rapidly.
Roger !. Pfyy, ass ,sea reese: .--u F.r.
Warren or pasoIs.
Wilmiug.cn is 20 be = Po.u. 0, exchange
Gold in NV York gw0 hundred au3 .~7
Gov. Hicks, OF Maryland, led in Washing
ton, on the I5.d OF February, C.. Taralysis.
The Yankee debt. as announce 50 C'rgre7s
OF the l5.a FsbuAE., w7s ,~-a'y-,s- .a--..-
millions Of dollars.
General Oids.s No. 8, F7rzE.sph Z. siilslt
sni inspector general aEs-, 5.gHs Gen ? .-
lew 70 the cfi se " c7nnssslg genera G..
prisoners. Nlt 5.3sr. hin 90 iu.y iumej.a -.y
/ Psrserapa .r-s.s .hAs mechanics srt
I artisans n sas -rInaEao ispE--azrt Or sm7.sv
! 81 in -rn5rl-. a-sa.s.s al5 lsPgr vao o-r.