Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1862-04-08

We're o. ssIt".us troops Captured.
Ca Monday r it was runored IA our CITY
2 aru lad taken place between our
at D. lri,-.rn isl4nd, a portion of the
t3.b Georgia, uHIer the command Of Captain
Crawford, and 70 nartv Of Federals, but having no
" Official information " on the subject. and not
wishing &c give to the public the vague and un-
reliable reports which daily float through the
city. we TeTsiued from giving it publication
u apye1.s, however. that q number Of the enemy,
SAID % De between sixty and seventy men, were
landed on Wilmington Island. Our men waited
la approach, and when within range opened
tss au them. Iu- Fed-rals, who belonged to
Che +o-l New York regiment, were commanded
bv j =uas Laibiau and Reddish. One Federal was
Et.. sh0- through the head. His name was
Ludwig EeraIgS he resided in 37th street,
New York. where he bias wife and two children.
Auotuey, named John Miller. was wounded in
lra side. Hs was from Baltimore, and died on
Tuesday morning a5 Inuld-rb0lt. He leaves a
vie ana three children.
Tine prisoners are that their lieuteuauts and
seventeen men escaped in a boat through d
creek. and express Ilsjr regret that they were
no. ea9ur=I. They state that their officers
ev.l-ad EEest c1warJca.
Tina prisoners say, tla5 sometime since the 81
illinois regiment was ordered from Port Royal
to Tgb-e, bias that after landing, they became
kH~rH.H"aNar -a.- % Aa.AAL NaHN"Ar "A~ "NLE
were ordered back to Hilton Head, and the 10th
Naw YORK regiment was sent in theiT place The
Germans assert tEa- the Yankees would NOS hgh6
and that the Germans were, On all occasions,
sent 20 bear the brun5 Of the contest.
Tho vessel On which these men were was an
old laisr, armed with three guns, one Of which
was -hirrv-5w0 FOUNDER, and the others were
six Founders. The vessel is represented to be a
miserable hulk, and only intended TO blockade
the port.
O4 Of them says he was with the party who
captured Barron aud Ayers, and that they are
on hjJon Head. They also state that Pattsey
E-aH. who was carrying a mail 70 Fort Pulaski
and was captured is also at that place. They
state -1sg they are weii treated.
They informed Us hat the Federals are erect
IN q formidable bsttery opposite Fort Pulaski.
ts contains from twelve to thirteen large mortars,
som five or six 10 inch 00iumbisds, three g
inch e1juubisd=, and a number Of Parrot guns.
t"7E "'a-rs the previous report thstthe Fed
era. -sl,Ha5 are alone engaged in digging out
Walks ---. and tIs- it would soon be accom-
Pa.ae-. As soon ss done the gUnbOats would
o-.-E tie savannah uveT, and IN cooperation
wita the deer, would attack Fort Pulaski.
- also #al that negro from Savannah,
" p. said -e belonged 20 a Mr.. Wash, had az
.'al LT1e. I1srs are now some ten or
s 70 negroes on Ty5e5.
These were at Hilton Head during the
tou,=-Iusut, but took no part .in the action
They say that tae Eoder8ls suffered more than
CHI cgu,heTleTs; that they lost many in killed
anu wounded, aud tue hospitals at that place are
full Of sick soldiers.
They tell Che usual tale that they are tired Of
the war, aud chat all their comrades in the 10Th
are ds.aiied and wish 70 return hOme.-SaUaa-
aos As5s, Apra2