Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1862-04-11
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FRnu OUR EVENING EDITION or YEsTER


FROM ISLAND TEN
TIL. orrysfuo from cur regular correspondent
5,tcs ss viii be seen, on Monday last, reacbe-
rs Yesterday. To what cause should be a.
Ef-bp-sd she failure of his former communication
70 reach Us. We cannot divine. We hope the in
t-ruption hes not occurred as the result of AZ
effort to keep information from the public. lie
our people be forswarned and they VIII be egUa
TO any emergency. Our latest information il
that the Island Is at the command Of the enemy
ISLAND TES. April :, ls52.
EDITORS APPEAL IGave used every ezerJion in ~
power to forward you regular communications from ti
point since the commencement Of the bombardment, bu
fear very few bsve ever reached you as they woul7
in some measure, have prevented many erroneous in
]pressions and statements into which the Memphis pres
have mayoida5Iy fallen into having 20 depend, in man
instances. upon mere besrssy. TOR information
The bombardmeut still continues from day 20 day arc
frequently sept mp with little iatermission throughout I'd,
night. L has been estimated that the enemy have throw
over tH dE0usauf she'll and shot since It's ccmmencens y
/ sI of which were Of the very heaviest caliber- Lren
while ] write, tie smell from their thirteen-nch u'-tlrs
are bursting around me, but 80 far, have done lit e Or no
damage. On the night Of the first inst, it being very
l d.-k. a party of the enemy made q descent upon the up
I ge- bat cry. celebrated fore being go CALAMITY defended
by Capt. Rucker, on the 18th ult, against three hon
elsd ganbosts and the whole mortar fleet. who succeeded
I in s3iking all the guns except one, before the little party
| having It In charge could make the least show Of resist
! auce. The deed was actually a most daring feat on the
I part Of the FeIerals. and would reflect credit upon better
men engaged In amors righteous cause. The guns, how
ever. have SINCE been uuspized, and are now m as good
condition as before. The night was peculiarly favorable
for the execution of such an enterprise, Is a n0sr terrible
storm. followed by q very heavy rain, unfortunately
come up just SIS they drove back the sentinsi- from the
guns. and 10 resistance could possibly De offered under
tie cfreau stances at thar time, and ERE the rain had
erased. they had taken their boats and made safe their re-
treat.
The night Of the 9Th being also dark and stormy, one
Of Che ruabosts succeeded IN passing our batteries here,
and E now Ct New Hsdrd, and, f, Is feared, viii. under
re protection Of her guns, enable them TO throw a large
g. fantrv force On this side. Il IS their only mode Of CAP
trnnz Ibis place and. a. a matter Of course, the effort
win be made to-day OF tomorrow, The odds are fear
laIy against as. ss-i- has already captured the Southern
Guards battery, which wss stationed at P0iu, Pleasant.
No efforts will be spared on the part Of Gen. Msck'l 70
prevent landing, 5af whether be can 90 10 Or not with
the LmieG number aEmeu under his co nmand Is a quHs
TO be tired Tie has taken the field iu person, and
if ssm and true courage, under the most disaivantaseoa
s.rcumsranees ca effect anything against overwhelming
IT vii be done.
The boa. ooud nos be stopped, as she c01ld only be
when sn occasional fash Of lightning revealed her 20
The men a, .le guns and then was running ut such speed
ss TO he beyond all calculations a. to her range before
.h= could be seen again A more favorable night could
have been elected, for She rain came down in tor
and the wind was very high, rendering every effort
On Cur part TO sink her perfectly futile. For the last
days TIRE very elements have seemed 10 WAT
1s, a. have never witnessed in the whole course
Of my life, such stormy and rempsstuous weather.
IF we pass through the coming ordeal in safety viii
and keep you posted e not you VII soon learn cur
Fec .T--FNTS !