Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1861-11-23

tae steamer II.ErI.H has JUS. arrived az Old
FONT from the great expedition. she left Fyr.
Royal on sunday morning. and brings b-rh'y inn
aortau5 and most cheering iat.Hfyr,g-. Sl5
I proceeds a, once 20 New YoIF. whore she Will be
due ,o-usorow. Capt. Stiedmen. however. let
her at this place and proceeded az once TO Wash
iugton with dispatches and t~rophies-two brass
cannon and the Secession Tags taken from tine
rebels
HoTepog.s the gale encountered by ile fleet ao
have been verysevere. tn" steamers Union But
psceola went ashore and were lost, as previously
reported. The steamer Governor lUuulerel at
sea, but the steamer Isaac T. Smith succeeded
in saving all her crcW, with the exception of a
few marines.
Tho action commenced at so o'clock A. n,
and was holly carried on by both sides. aud
lasted almost four hours; a. the end of which
time the rebels were compelled, by the shower of
shells from the feet, TO abandon .aelr works and
beat a hasty retreat.
Our loss 10 this brilliant opening Of the cam
parEn ia South C~arO.iuG, was only eight men
billed, including The chief engineer of tho N0L.-
can, and about 20 wounded.
The rebel loss in lh5 action Is not known. but
Hiiy-tw0 dead bodies were found by our men and
buried. All their wounded except two were
carried OF.
Two forts were cap.u-eI-Tort Walker, in
Hilton Head, mounting % guns, and Fort Beau
reEafu, in Bay Point, mounting 10 guns. The
guns were of heavy calbrr. These were both
new and splendid carthwoTks, of great strength,
constructed on the highest style of military
| service, and pronounced by our engineers as i'm
PIesnablo against any assault by land forces.
The final retreat of the rebels was a perfect
rcut. They left everythirg-srn,v e-gufnmeafs
| ofal kinds. even the officers swords and conn
missions, all their letters and 1apers h1tb ngb-
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cd from their papers, was from 5000 to 400,
men, under Gen. Drayton, Of South Carolina.
o1. 80 : oItPN-e-ll enemy lea, {
everything DQt tlfH lives, which they saved bJ
running.
=. y Bradford, Of the Coast Survey. beaIe.
OF dispatches, and r. ii. Wymau, commanding
the Iawnce, also arrived here In the B.=uyille
and took the boat from mere this evening fol
Baltimore.
The boats from the Wabash were the frs. @
land ai,er the fight. and Capt John Rodgers Wa
the first mal on shore.
The boats returned loaded with valuable fro
phies Of all kinds. One Of our officers finding
an elegant cavalry sword, with q solid si.yg
scabo2!t swords, pistols, etc. etc, were sea-.
tered about in every direction and ia any qgau
dty.
But four persons were found, two Of them wgr
aCuuded. All hands connected wuh the flee
manner.
The reporter. who acclmDau.el tie rgueli
zion, has returned 90 Now York with fg' details
None Of our vessels were sunk Eo,"lta5.-ui
ing the heavy ca-b1e Of The gIas in the Te5C
orts snd their abundant supply of ammunition
Is subsequent Assurances proved, not one Of on
fleet were either sunk OF burnt, and none WsIO
seriously injured OF even disabled.
The gunboat Pswree, which rendered e.icieu
~selgice nI Che fight, suffered more seriously thar
theeyar vessels engaged, and yet She was no
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