The weekly sun. (New York [N.Y.]) 1851-1869, 1862-06-21
The New York City Press.

The TEinuSE, in commenting on the persistent
hostility to the United States Of the English press
observes that vi hilc no nation wOui have bean
more grateful than ours for foreign sympa,i",
yet 10 nation has more fully demons,r4te ted its
ability TO do without II.
A correspondent gives tho following interest
ing details of the naval fight before Memphis,
and Of the surrender Of tat city,
At 20 o'clock the morning Of June 6,i,, our no.
Nila weighed anchor, aud slowly dropped do" Il
| toward Memphis in the broad light OF the new bogu
and btsutiiul day. There were Ava ofour Sunbost-,
| the Benton, Cairo, Ctrodset, Louisville and 81.
Louis, with four rans tho Monarch. Lancaster, Ne.
| ., and Queen OF the West.
| The river seemed clear, No boats of any KIND
Mere visible until they had VI. oproSita ths
northern part OF tho city, where, 81 rp.dy had te
news oi our approach been dhused, Me o'oe and
bluff were hlled .i,h people, nnmDer Of them
| The position Of the foo near the Arksnsas shore
ih two lines, ia regular order. The rr
line consisting Of the Bealrcgard, Lutte bel, cen
| era Price aud General B'agg and th- secopd II
the GenrIsl Lowell, General Van Dorn. JrN TT mp
sou and Sumter the Little Rebel beiia the Ga .
ship with Commodore Ei. Montgomery on hoHd
| and IN command.
The Sscessi on feet still advanced and the Natonal
Hotilla still rctrsstcd though very slowly anS.o
| h. gain lit 20 time for tho consumption - the
| morning meal. Tie enemy grew Impatient nhd IN
ter pre,oininated, and the Lttle Rebel fired shot
st the Benton, which with the Lou sylc, WAS below
the remainder Of It's companions.
t. say truth, the Flag Ohicr himself was osn;
his temper and he ordered the retr'it b. be checS'
ed and the action ~ begin, The Caro- opened the
| martial entert ainment on Our side by sendlns u
shell at tho Little Rebel md placing II within few
feet of her hull. This WAS followed by the othei
National vessels, and answercdDy the enemy, ana 4
great roar and huge smoke went up from t'
river ike liitng fog from the 50
| Al this time the two fleets were about three quar-
ters Of mile spart, but were gradually decreasing
the distance. The airing on both sides rap,
and incessInt All our vessels were engaged, an
NJ ware those of tho enemy Our boats general
FIRE ther how r stern puns, hut during the ,ct.oI
the "a. -o, Louisville and 81 Louis hgvd broadsi |.
two ur thste tmes. Tn. krDtl boats had tewe
guns thgn We, ran I.g generally from thrne
eight or ten aut outluml.rei US by three boat
and this odds CAV, III. m hope.
After f.shtng for hltyen minutes, the dhtine
h,tween the cont, stahts could not have been inef
than halt Iuie, and still the battle RACED h.r t,
IN full view Of the crowd On the Memphis h','
who nust have been Intensely .A,tcd over u.
, scenes on the river.
The engagement lad cotuucd about h.li Al
hour when tUQof our rams, t'e Mon"r. u un Sles
of the WI est, which hga b,ch 'yii "A 'e a 'llss
shore In scar of our line ot battle, BIealhrd "W l.
ward thu Ac.ue o. acton. As son ~ the on my "a
ihesn - began b. retire trum the action, brodhh
h.a l1e ~ battle At Vu.t, hut 81 '"' ".' gum
wl<il~ Ilg xiugn If .