Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1862-10-23
The yellow Fever n. wiiwisgtou, Nor'h

The yellow Fever ~ WfiuaiBgtoE, North
Carolina.
The Wilmington JOarHai Of the 18Th has The
following:
The FEvRR We had hoped that, sIthough
the epidemic now raging here had by Friday
last reached 40 unprecedented extent as regards
the number Of essss, jet ths worst Of mortality
was over. And il might have been 30 bat for
The violent change in the temperature which o.
cured on Saturday night.
About ten O'Clock on Saturday night a cold
rain came on. nth but little lightning, and the
Thermometer fell raFidly, almost Immediately
some sixteen degfeeS
The effect uson over FIVE hundred CAGES of
yellow fever may be imsgined. The mortality
on Saturday night ard Sunday exceeded any
thing that had been known SINGS the epidemic
commenced. or since Wilmington was o town.
Ccfins-eofins, was the great want. and so
continuous. Collins cannot - obtained a. pso-
pie die. Drip, drip, from the leaden sky Dsssh
and sickness ell eTouRd- this last Sunday, to
which We bad leoks5 forward with ssse hope,
was the glooniast and ssddsss Of all he days
that ne hsVS seea yet.
We cAsBot to-day bHin q report Of the later
menss ct he cenasssy. and tba doctors do not
gsnsrally report ths deaths, bat Ne fsal con-
vincsd that the HHmbsr Of deaths sinSs our last
report viii net fall short Of shiry, if it does NOS
greatly exceed that number
The number Of new cAs0s on Saturday was
So what il was en- yesterday (Suaday) ne
have not Jet heard Probably sboBt As sane,
We have Just heard that the number was 40.
The same paper sanorAcss hat! il pDblics
ten Will be suspoaded, in the following para
graph:
OUR SITUATION We are forced 10 succumb
for n TINE to the pressure of Absolute necessity.
Our ofiss is deserted. We are alnost alone.
Our yressmaa is gese. Oar cOlorsd maa Who
cut wood and Athosdsd 70 the engiae and other
shinSs, took sick this mornipg Oar force, re-
dueed on Saturday 70 tares eompositOTs and the
two propristors IL shl fArtasr Tsdocsd shis NOR
ing We hsJs nsi1hs folders nor mailing
clerks lsh. MA;sxs Of lbs utaOst importaEcs
called ths a~ssociais editor Of in haste yesssTdsy
Be will reiurp as soea IS possible The writer
Of this sfticls has four Gck ssryspS on ms
hands, which, with ths occasional s~tisnt0n
| proper 70 be paid to sesing afsT osr sick work
men, and ssker tkisgs, rsadsrs tke editing OF q
paper at best an uFhill busiasssi but one tfat
he hss felt bound to stsaRd to Is loEg e. there
Was 4 physical possibility Of issuing 1t. 1t is
no longer physically possible.
We trust in a few days OF = very few wesks
81 farthest, 20 be able to resume eur regular snd
full issue In the meentime re will tTy aud
issue such bulletins about the fever and Cthe3
Datsers Of stirring interest a. will keep oar PEG
pie posted. We can d 10 bsttsT. We css
hardly do that We will shck 70 OuF post AID
d III IN cur power
From tbs Washington journal, Oc.o6srl3l
THE EzEnE DRIyEs orr THs IsLsT-Tvc
Federal vessels iyiRg sons foBr milss beler
Fort Caswsll, on F1dsy, haViBg driven of .
working party engaged in lsvs!iRs tbs bls,
GsssTAl Rains ssRt 70 COl0ssl Lamb At ForS
Fisher, 70 bring ovs7 his two lsEg rAags siegr
gsnB, sslOagisg 80 SsAzT's Fays:ssnls battery
fae gEAs we're earned ever aad placed il posi-
ho1 en- the beach, aseRt 9 qUArtsE Of a mile
assrt. by she cslassl. and setwssn Eiss ssd zen
s'elssk Saturday, q AFS was opposed en- shs IN
suse@sttnE YAskSa vessels, Which Wsrs Wishia
TWO nilss Of ths beach. At tie shirs sssi, which
sutersd the paddle Rex eff one of the sssameFs,
ahs VAS tso dssblsd TO nsyigRss, sod had 70 be
assisted by her consort. ThEty-oae shos were
fired from tbs guns, about ten Of which took
effect, doubtless klHiag $ 1amoar Of the snsmy.
The firing surpassed aaylhiaE Tor precision tha.
We hsvs hsard Of On The sea-e0sss The steam
srs were Considerably ~spinsersd Tbs enemy
were so busy il leaving that they did not are
bat three tiaes. The crippled steamer did rot
fire. One 1I-inch shell exploded nssT orc Of our
guas; the other two shells fell far short Our
last shot was thrown over the bow of one Of the
steamers when she was FIVE miles e, Tie pro
iectiie being IN the air about twenty-sight sec
onds Tbsoe siege guus ere Of wonderful range,
throwing further thsn the bssI guns the enemy
have eff this river