Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1862-09-16

The Federal government steamer, w B Ter
~, was recently captured BY the Coufederat
paFtsans on the Tenuessee river From an ac
count Of the affair wrltern by Leonard G
Kinckl master Of the boat st the Time Of he
eaptare, published in toe ST. Louis Rs1a5lieal
Of the ssh We extract the following particulars
The first iutmation we had of AN attack we,
the discharge o. daylight Monday morning O.
I about two hundred guns into the brOadside O.
{ the boat, many OF the balls passing entirely
through her and out at tie opposite side No
q single s!atsroom escaped being pierced
/ through. Our pickeis had fred on some of theil
reconnoiterers aud then ran, which preciDitated
! an attack by their whole force and took Us by
surprise. | was in the after cabin nsarest shore
when the firing commenced. went iInmsdi-
ately through the cabin and down the forward
ga1gway on 20 the lower deck, to see about the
cannon L-f7r5 lel,iIiug lhe ats= 5eeA where
JneY nsd been placed
Both were discharged ana deserted withou.
spkiHg, and l found every man laying fat
down upon the deck, behind the ice box anl
coal pile, calling for some oas to hoist the white
Tag 1 90 not accuse them Of c0warlics lor
tnis, because nc sst OF mea on earth could have
loaded tho guns in their exposed positoo with
Such perfect hsil storm Of bullets % were be-
ing poured through the cabins aud deck room.
mingled with the widest shouts | ever heard
Being satisfied that any farther attempt at re-
slstauce would be worse than folly, and bel-ev-
ing it my du5y no longer to risk the lives Of
passengers and crew, (u9t forgetting MYSELF I
called TO them vita ali the power Of voics [
could command, to cease firing until I could
show Hag Of truce.
do not know that they heard me, but they
did not cease firing. then went up iuto the
cabin, got broomhanle, put a small sheet on
II and went out on the guard in front oil them
and waived it. More than fifty shots were fred
after L presented my eXtempore flag, foug Of
which went through it, Their officers say that
orders We're given 70 cease friag the moment the
dag was shown, but some OF their msn did not
hear it Captains Napier and Algee, leaders of
the attacking party, came on board wi.h q squad
OF men and took formal possession ia the name
OF the Confederate States of America claiming
to be regularly commissioned officers, and not
gusrfilas.
Al forces were at once set TO work throwing
overheard the coal aud all heavy articles, and in
a few hours succeeded in hauling her over the
rocks They used her the balance Of the day il
terrying troops across the river, and the next
morning stripped her Of all furniture aud stores
and burned her.
The Terry had eight oficsrs, inclu ling myself
Her crew numbered seventeenth negroes
aud we had on board hge passengers all sf
whom, with OH ssrs and crew, were taken prison
ers The soldiers were also taken, except two
pickets missing. probably in the woods The
Passengers We're Immediately parolsd The sol
dier5 and negroes were sent back INTO the coun
iry tHdaT atlong guard
Ny officers and self were kept to work tue
boa. urtii she was burned, and then paroled aud
allowed TO construct q raft out OF the spar5 aud
stages, and turned loose on the river, without
provision obany kind to make our way down
TO Fort Henry as bess we could
La the attack none We're killed, unless It might
possibly be the two missing pickets One pas
seuger Was dangerously wounded in ths knee
Another, tbs oniy lady passenger, received
painful though not dangerous, wound 10 the
thigh OGs soldier and one negro received two
wounds each, not dangerous
From what / saw after the capure, pu, the'v
force at two hundrs1, although thoJ claim 90
have muCh greater number. well mounted anj
armed