Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1862-04-22
THE CONFEDERATE sTEAMsHEP
MAGNOLIA.

AEANHNOAAHAs
From a late New York Herald the Aigerine
NslcsJOy extracts the following:
A correspondent from Ship Island says that
the Magnolia, being chased by the Brooklyn.
drew off into shallow water and threw OF her
deck lead After doing this the Magnolia gained
rapidly on her pursuer, but near Dauphn Is
land Pass, the United States guuboar South Car
oina espied her and headed her Off, when she
soon became prey to the latter. The boarding
officers found the ship on fire and were three
hours in extinguishing the flames. The account
proceeds:
The captain. Wm S Shannon. Of New Or
leans. formerly OF Philadelphia, and crew, and
two passengers in all, twenty-five persons, were
made prisoners. The captain and FIRST engineer
being perfectly desperate were double iroued
The desperation of her officers is q striking IL
lustration of the terrible earneStness of the foe
with whom we have TO deal. When Capt Shan
non saw there was 10 hope of escape from the
South Carolina, ne had the connection pipe and
the steam cock cut, hoping by these means 20
sink his vessel. He also had the cotton fred in
seven different places, and the engineer tied the
safety valve up and exhausted the water in the
boilers. and tried to blow the ship up. He sue
cs,ded III bursting one of the boilers and plate
from il went crushing through the deck and
struck the second engineer in the side, intcting
a wound from which he died in abou, five hours.
His fac was horribly mangleJ, the nose be-
inc, knocked of, and his eyes and teeth being
torn from their sockets by the flying Goals and
sshes His name was William Wild, from New
Orleans, (Algiers), an Englishman by buth
lie was about thiTty-tlye years OF age, and leaves
wife and four children TO lament his lagical
fate. His body WAS enclosed in plain coffin
and buried, by permission Of Gen Phelps, in
the brigade cemetery The beautiful service of
the Episcopal church was read, and some earnest
and appropriate remarks made by the Rev. Mr
Stewart chaplain of the Niagara. The ceremo-
nv was as respectful aud solemn as though the
object of it had died in a true cause. IL Is well
that it should be so, but what one Of the nations
which accuse our government OF tyranny toward
the South and OF "OutT8ges against humanity
would give to a traitor Christian burial, snd
loyal minister to say prayer over his grave
/ Two officers of the Magnolia, aCends Of the de
ceased. followed his remains % the grave and
watched them as they were laid away in their
narrow bed. One of the officers was deeply ai-
fected and wept freely during the service Let
us hone that one who was SO devoted to cause,
/ though wrong, as TO brave Il death so terrible
I that even the most daring would shrink iremr
was actuated bv firm conviction that be was
rigbt. and therefore feel kindly and f0rgiyingly
| toward him as toward an erring brother.
No further seek hs merits to disclose
or draw hi failaes from their dread abode
There they alike in trembling hope repose--
The bosom Of his Father and his God
Ihad a long conversation with one of the Off
/ GERS of the Magnolia. He said that the people
/ of tae South were as confident a. ever Of thelT
Intimate success. that their policy Is to act en-
| tiraTv on the defensive, and that they are sure
/ mat thew never can be subjugatad. lie says
! tbst everybody is drilling in New O,leaus, and
/ that All attack on the city is anticipated. De-
fauses are rapidly being made, and the people are
/ determined TO give the Union troops warm re-
ceDtiou when an attempt Is made to take the
/ ,,tv He expressed the most bitter feelings to-
| wards the North. and WAS terribly chsgrlued and
angry that the attempt to destroy the Magnolia
was unsuccessful, and mv6lguGd most earnestly
AGAINST the iii luck, ~ which he solely attributed
/ the failure of the desperate scheme OF tue ON
| GERS of the Magnolia. lie sad they were per
fectly sure of landing their cott1u q Havana
bacsyIae they were confident that the steame
could outssi anything in the Federal feet, in th'
matter of speed. My informant admits tha
there Is much suffering in New Orleans for The
| Injuries and uecessaries OF heSaithough he says
that the manufacturing talent Is being wonder
fully developed by the necessities OF the war.
! The desperate FIRST engineer, says the Nsics
bOg who blew up the Magnolia, and wa alter
wards put in irons, is our young friend, JOIN
Esnard, son of Capt. C Y EsnaId, late chief
DoIice in Algisr-i one ct the rullae7t uui mos
modest of Young men, but as firm as hs is TEN
perate in all things except bis devotion to hi
country. He was himself blown into the sea
but picked up by tine enemy. The sailors robbie,
then of all t. cir clothes Seeing him without
coat. lit was cold weather at the time), az office
offered MIN a fine uniform coat. lie refused q
nut it on; the buttons and the livery were Un5a
coming Confederate. The officer smiled an
said he knew that he would not wear 1t In
captain and engineers Of the Magnolia acted nc
tbly. Had they been officers Of our navy, II
stead Of merchantmen, they could not have bee
more heroic.
The living should receive the thanks OF Con
press for their patriotic conduct, and the Rem0r
of the dead should be cherished.
The attempted destruction OF the aaguoh
and her cargo, when on the point OF caPtw
! was in pursuance of the orders of the owners.