Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1861-09-25

their hosts OF Infantry Ind RValf lue IOSA
of musketrv and the eajly TIRE Of the rifle COM
psnies Of ths 13.b, filled up the intervals and
carried the pointed bail to many Back Re-
publlcaB's heart. A ball fron our HArd can
non pierced the rear Of the dying dragons,
passing through their entire leug b, which was
rapidly followed by q second, where the COM
mingled manglng Of rider and horse was
pileous even to a foe. The Federal cavalry
vas between us and the infantry, aud Ne
charged upon them to effect passage aud
escape. Tue charge was returned by the in
fsnry, who insis ed that the dragons should
shield them from our bursting bombs and show
sTs Of canister. So complete was our victory
over four times our number, that Gen McClel,
Ian, Wno was in the reserve, much preferred
remaining, to bsyonet charge or second ar
tiIlery duel With the braves Of Louisiana aid
the Old Dominion. Our glorious 18Th FiFginis
rested under the especial ana warmly eE
pressed admiration Of Gen Joe. T. Johnston,
for this bold achievement in accepting toe
nailed glove of comba against such fearful
odds, and vindrcsting our vslor and mill AIRY
genus without the loss Of nan, under com
mand Of MAJ. Terrii.
The Was .iugtcn Star, edited ~ Wsllack,
renegade Yrgiuian, sdBi 9 the presence OF
Mcclellan, eight killed and sixteen wOunied
without mentioning the capture Of a gay lieu
tenant ard his tree privates. Right scefu-
IL did that officer surrender his damascus
blade, and gRe will use the EDfsld rife In a
yor,hIer cause than did the Abolition miscT'-
ants. Braver hesrts never ennobed The bosom
OF man than the tried souls and true Of the
Confederate States army, bu whdheT it was
an sresss OF t-nerily or an inkling Of tialiditg
that caus JhOse queer demi-hemi-semi-qus
yer sort Of hutteIings when The bombs were
bursting, ard their iron BAH whiLZing above,
around aud among us-d-ppRent saith not.
Still, the GesjoEs Of the "5io0dg Thirteenth" "
betrayed onIy an ardent resolve to edo or de-"
prefeTing carnage TO capture, and ibe man
gled horrors Of a soldiers death 70 manscles
and dungeons in that God fCFsaksn land Of
terror, whose American Nero regels and riots
and tie downfall of republics and the DESC
lsiion of his myrmidons.
Louder than the desp-toned thundsrs Of pro-
phstic Sinai Should the s2cred truth be ruDg
iR'o the heart Of the su;cidal and nation-mur-
dering President, "Know, o man hat for all
these hings God viii brig thee into indg-
men'r' Having bliabted and vitiatsd bis own
government and impoverished bis people be-
yond al hope Of redemption, this unna ursl
and mo8strous administration is persisting IN
outrage, and heaping violence upon usurps-
ton until TIE n st of hypocrisy and ignorance
shall have melted from the popular mind be-
fore the sun Of truth, when reason will return
TO the minds Of men and war be supplanted BY
independence aud the genial reign Of peace.
Lei Hin IN whose hand, our cause is be
the grand arbiter Of cur desti mics, that the
right may prevail and life and liberty and light
may attest and abide with The South as a dis
tirct nation. Every so'dier ia the Confedec-
ate service should deem bic patriotic co-ope.
ration in founding a government SO Just, gen.
erous and immoyable, an honor not TO be at
tanned once in g cycle Of centuries. Esto per-
peiae ". 4. w.
Northern AdvIcts from FOrtHatteras.
We fad in the n. Y. Herald Of the 10 b, two
letters frOm Fort H4steras, n. c, detailing
some particulars Of interest from which we
make the following extracts
C.7rssosnd 'rcs 0; she d .rald.l
Your Fortress Monroe correspond Bt left Old
PsiHt & mfoTt in the steamer 5. r. SpaudIug,
Capt. Howes, which had been chartered by
q e government TO carry Teingorcemsnts to our
posts AZ this point, On Tuesday evening lsst,
AT ten O'Clock, and entered the inia' at one
O'Clock on Wednesday afternoon. Oar pas
ssge down was marked by nothing worthy OF
mention. The weather was delightful and The
sea quite smoo'h-a fact TO which many owe
their escape from the terrible Mal Dc aaey, al
though the crowded state Of th- ship and the
impure atmosphere between decks naturally
tended to great extent 70 produce it. VI
passed BOiy;s Island, near Oregon init, an
discovered that Jife rebels hsd blown mp OF ia
some other manner utterly destroyed the light
house at that point A number Of horsemeh
were seen on The each near Il, and were Un
dsubtedly destroying the residue Of govern
ment property ~ the yIcinVy NE i'g' thouse
was built 10 1871, sn6 rebullt Ia 1889 i was
we'll constructed of stone, Bea ly seventy iig.
feet IN bisht, supporting revoivlng ghJ Of
tue third ur3eT, visible fifteen miles distant
Il was extlr guished some months since DV the
reheis aud ua the ca piure OF the f0Ts a. this
inlet tDey took immediate measures to destroy
T.. whIrh they dad on Monday or Tuesday lasI.
TIE rebsis have evacuated their fort ~ Oregon
Iulrt, iteT spking tue guns and making the
position ss useless to Us as they were aole
About a week ago a crack regiment Of Gsor
gia T,famsH were sent down 20 that position,
bat re used to stay there, for fear Of q vi it
from onT feet, which lbey have good reason TO
dre d, and forced visir 70 thar friends az
BFdloe's Island CT Fort Lafayette. Fear ieat
wings 20 their feet, and tney fed to the arm
Of their friends on the'mainlsnd in a most buT-
Fied and undignihed manner.
The rebels have deserted their fort at Ocra-
coke Iniet, as / have before iHEormed ylu,
leaving thSir guns there spiked, of cOugse. 81
Kosnnake Island, which controls the channels
between Aibemsrie and Pamieo S3ui de, he
rebe s have one stro8z fort completed The
norlheFn end oe the island, and a second one
in pr c-ss nf erection at the s0utheTiy end.
They are there IN force, ard are working
day and night to put themselves IN the
best possible position Of defg se. The i'm
pprtance Of tBis position VIII be readily
seen bV 2 glance al the HeTgld's map, OF
Sund Y last. 10 cur haBts once, we could ef-
tee uaiy eiese the lsst avenue Of internal water
Communication between the ror bern -beilious
States and those South. Our POSSESSION of
Oregon, HatteTas and Ocrac Ike Inlets, " ithout
efficient light dTaugbt gunbOsts 10 cruise in the
sounds, will help Us very little in cutting of
the 'sTnRl commerce Of the aboatd States:
bat with RoaR0age I,isud IN our bands, we
can effrctuails break It up, and also all CON-
munieation with the outside world. The sooneF
tb : is done The better.
Fort HstteTas apPesra 20 be very strongly
CsnstruC ed ana we'll laid cut. All the guns
are 10 good 0FaeF, and, with the best Of ammu-
milton sent for them, they can be made very
effective 10 defense. The ten inch coIumbiad
received from Re moUi little before the sur
der ~iil be saogated in a day or two on a
circular traverse Ii position TO cover the an
proaehes At every point. With other guns,
which we shall soon have, srms Fih-d OF i'm
mense range, Ue can bid defiance to the rebels
Fort Hsrterss will be gaTrtsnned in par by
Capt. Monis ami Litut. Hooks company from
the Third artiilrry, and By detachment from
Hawkins ZJIsVvs, @ her TeiHfOTeemrnts viii
be here ia day OF two, shd We expect to see
Brig Gen X ynods, of be Second artillery,
yv;tb them, 20 IL k command Of this Depart
nent. With more tr ops and an able, expert
epced and high-t0ns3 -eneTal 10 lead them, we