Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1862-03-25
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{. conversation Yesterday with Sir. Charles o.
White, manager Ut the Confederate Ministries.
vino. wit. his meu. commanded a battery near
NeV-hegI la The recent fight. Mr.. w had charge
. of Union Point t8e rv. fire nearest fortified point
TO h-s ben, aur distant from The most advanced
.or Icaien q .1- Curle-elates four miles Tie
S therefore Uaabe To give us taa details, but re-
-as5s Ila4E iue. -Ajs aU~ particulars which val
= oe found Interesting
The enemy lu-osts FIST appeared ll sight
.tn "Wednesday afternoon, ~ q point known as
SiocUus C--e}. aHd commenced Smelling the
woods n every direction. A company of caval-
y, Capt Evans. comuauler, stationed here as
.3icke.s, were l5Iccu % retire. Two of hi men
were voauded-cue in the heel
Thursday tie eject s5vauce3 ss far as Fort
Dixie, a strong iartICation, mounting tour heavy
guns, distant from NeW5em about i've miles.
rhis TORI was surrounded by a 1reastworH- and
= hoUrd slellej for three or four hours during the
.taro0u 10y Gaze auery EuubCats, was mauial-
y defended alai dark, when the enemy ire
ceased.
At night d - discovered that the enemy
were landing in heavy force. One estimate Is,
that they sent ashore 10000 ialsnTy, a squadron
Of cavalry, and tlilty pieces of field a|ril.orY. I.
Fas deemed impossible 60 hold this post against
such T. f-ra, aided by -ha ruIhuai= So the guns
were spiked and lEe pos tioH abandoned.
Frlsy morning the fighting was commenced
at eaTiy aawa- and continued until half past 10.
when our forces being aiaos. completely sur
rounded By an -.uy gu.nnns-rng Them ~ Fast
tLrea to one. sp.ou.adly armed. disciplined, equip
ped and odicerd, were compelled to retreat
The retreaf, vg ieA was well conducted st first
ana 81 gees order. Lot finally. became a roUt.
The men .ra~ F@Hy iseir arms ana eveTy-
.hiuE else ilsl could possibly impede Their pro
gress.
Fost 1bomIaaa was le most formidable i0rli-
fca..an on RE r.y-r i YVES four miles from
Nswbers aa3 mounted l3 heavy guns, two Of
them Talel - Founders
Fort Ellis. th-ee miles from Newberu. mounted
sight heavy guns. lt was commanded by Capt
Edeliu's company p, LIST Maryland regiment
Finding that fh- Other Publications lad fallen.
Capt = ordered bis guns to be dsmouute3,
(haviug u8 spikas.) and they were thrown down
she em1ankmeu.
Fort Lane, mounting eight guns, two miles
from Nevbern, RBs blown no. Capt Mayo losing
ms lire ny ruaiHiue TO fro THE magazine lie
was killed hv PIE explosion.
Union Point battery, enc mile from Newbem,
mounted two guns. TWAS manned 10y The Con-
.cderate MINISTRIES. under the command of Chas,
10. White, manager Tl5s battery fred but
twice. and then with little effect. the enemy
being out of range. Three OF The INNS re.s are
missing il is Thought they were faBeu prison
-Is. Their names ar gwen as as Prot. lradel.a,
james Wood sud Frank Heiuemau.
Col. Campbell ans Lieut. Col Haywood, the
latter ef Raleigh au known ta have been billed.
The loss iu killed and wounded is believed to be
small, but Is is thought that d large number were
taken prisoners
COLI. b. Vance's and Col Ay57y's regiments
are said 90 have fought with great bravery.
taking q battery of six pieces at the point Of the
bayCaet- bat I Was afterwards Tegaiuod by toe
Yankees, who Lad been much strengthened By
heavy raiuau-emtuss.
Capt LAtlam's battery of six guns was lost,
and nearly I'll his men killed by the enemy
sharp shooters. Capt L. escaped
Capt BrauUus battery of SIX guns was also
lost and about sixty horses.
We have been unable 60 learn who command
eI. Ole aeC0Uut SAYS Hen. Lawrence OBJ
Branch was ia command. O.Lers say that Gen
b. was sick, and llal the ommaud dev0lvod
upon Col HlL
We had but six thousand men 10 the field and
at the baiteIlcs. Our loss En- killed, wounded
and prisoners, i, is Thought wil not exceed one
Thousand.
The railroad bridge. across Neuse river. was
nos burnt ier ali our scoops had crossed, ex-
cept those whose escape had been efectuallv cut
off by The Yankees Ihe railroad bridge IS said
TO have been an elegant structure aud 81 a most
substantial character 1t was bIrut b7 a raft,
upon which was piled two hundred barrels
spirits OF rurP=rt-ae and enc Llud-e3 and Efv
bales cotton. TIE torch was applied. The Iaa
set adut-, ard ls a icW moments DO lay alongside
the pieIs OF tire l-llge, aud ths costly fabric
wrapped Ia aaue 'Ium end 20 end.
TIE uunpte bridge acr0-, ,ae river was also
bJTut by ogI forces.
The Castor Ilau Washington Hotel, many
churches. and -he CREATE portion Of fine town is m
ashss, Alai va1 .e#- Friday ll a86 Reached
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