Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1862-04-22
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Further Particulars from Fort Pulaski,

Further PnFIiCuIHrs from Fort Pulaski.
MOBILE, April 2l.-The Charleston Courier
Of this morning says that some prisoners captur-
ed by the FedsraIs and released, have arrived in
this city. They say that the Felerals report
seventeen of their men, and one Of the garrison
killed in the bombardmenl of Fort Pulaski. The
walls Of the fort were not preached.
RaiIrond Accident.
A train of cars, running on the Columbia
branch OF the South Carolina railroad, was
thrown Off the track on Saturday night. Two
men were killed and one fatally injured.
The War in Virginia.
The report that Gen. Jackson is falling back
on Waynesboro is discredited here. 1t conflicts
with official information that has been received.
There is nothing new from the Peninsula.
NORFOLK, April 2O.-There was heavy can
n~onading yesterday afternoon at the Rip Raps,
from which thirty-one shells were thrown at
S5wel's Point, without damage.
The discharges OF musketry, continuing for
hours, heard on Friday and Saturday night, is
supposed to have been a distance above New
port News.
Battle in North Carolina.
A large Federal force, supposed to be five
thousand strong, landed on the Pasquertrak
river, Camden county, near Elizabeth City,
North Carolina, yesterday, and were attacked
by Col. Wright's Sd Georgia regiment, and
Capt. Forbes militia company, at one o'clock
P NJ Our small force fought with great brave
~. Federal loss heavy. Six Confederates
were killed, including Capt. McCsmas, of Hen
ningsen's battery, Mississippi Legion, Lieuten-
ant Wilson, Of the 81 Georgia, and sixteen 9th
ers wounded, and fifteen missing. The battle
continued FIVE hours.
Col. WrightS force retired from the field at
midnight, anF fell back to Hallway House, on
the Dismal Swamp canal. This is a very strong
position, and he has been reinforced.
Our wounded have arrived here, and have
been placed in the hospitals. Most of them are
wounded slightly. The body of Capt. Nc.
Comas has also arrived.
The south Atlantic COast.
WILMINGTON, April 2O.-Nothing further has
been heard from Fort Macon, and it is generally
believed that communication with the fort has
been cut of.
The blorkaders captured a schooner off Cape
Fear bar last Friday. She was trying to make
her way in. All is quiet here.
Congregational.
RICHMOND, April 2O.-The Senate, on Satur-
day, passed the House bill spproprating fifteen
hundred thousand dollars for the construction OF
a railroad between Galveston and New Orleans.
House bill TO provide for the organization OF
partisan Dangers, was also passed.
The Senate refused to concur in the House
resolution providing for an adjournment on the
Dist, and the same was rescinded by the House.
|. Flag and seal.
The joint select committee made a report to
both branches on a flag and seal, accompanied
with a design. That for the flag is a red field
on white satin. having in the center the device
of a sun on az azure shield, and one star for
each State.
The House postponed the consideration of the
report for the present yeas 80, nays 81.
BOmbardment Of Fort Jackson
NEw OaLEANs April IA special dispatch
to the New Orleans Delta, from Fort Jackson,
dated April Doth, half-Past eight o'clock, P. NJ,
states
The enemy's IKE has very much slackeued.
They have fred On the fort three hundred and
seventy thousand pounds Of powder and over
one thousand tuns Of iron.
81 Such a b0mbsrdment has never been heard
before, nor recorded in history.
" Our loss is five killed ard ten wounded.
"The firing is now very slow. The mortal
vessels are out of sight behind a point Of woods
I'VE sunk two Of them yesterday. and dis.
abled a steamer"
To Absent Officers and Soldiers.
HEADQUARTERS RESERVE CORPS, ARMY MISS. !
CORIETH, April q, 1852.
To the Memphis Appeal
Several officers without leave, and q number
Of soldiers without furlougbs, belonging to thi.
command, are at Memphis and other places. Il
they do not report to their respective brigade.
and regiments withinfv days, they will be pun.
ished as traitors and dealt with accordingly.
JOHN c. BRECKENRIDGE,
Ma -Gen. c.. S. A.