Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-07-27

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lines OF the boat when our guns opened On her, aut
succeeded ia driving her away
oa Wednesday msrning Nay 2lst, the ensayi
hArpshootsrs agsin spezod prsniIeaoss and rsRdoH
fire along the dne Of riasplts Thsy remained at
gosd distance and fired wildly without ais, and aPPs
reatly without any object The dltehss in which our
eH were perfectly seeure OF course were the marks
for ther bullets There being occasion fer our mer
e FIRE without e-etiHg any advantage they reserved
their ammuRi.ion Hnsi the enemy should attempt tC
charge the bitches, when few wen directed volleyi
would drive than back in utter roHL
severa efforts we're made to charge the lines on the
extreme right which was maaaed by Gen. Lae's dyis
Ton but the successive rspulses had dsmOraliz ag
iaRaeace upon the snemy and toward night their coE
age began s fail thea and they dscliRsd making any
more charges Their officers manifested every wlliHg
n-ss to lead displayed great deal Of genuine courage
AID cosEed ordarsd and threatened but s effect
the Yankees wesldnt charge TAs city itself Aitsr-
had been unmoiested, and TIE people fhrozged t.
gethsr on the elaeness ts witness the ring Of eur
batteries many ef which could be distiAey from
town. and the risg 5siss eonaasd entirely the ass
there was no danger frea disaR & standpoint
From certain movements among the boats above the
evening before suspected Preparations be-
lag male to attack the city 'front.' and the
wsulI be placed in position during the night This
suspicion proved TO vel fouaied and tAis morning
the mortars opened ren point behind ths peninsula,
but the shslug harmlsss and did prevent the
women and children from going about their usual ave-
catisEE. A Parrost gun, which had been planted on
their works in the rear, also opened the city frOm
! the opposite direction bat did effect the ordinary
safety q ks cItizsas and casualties occurred Alorg
tke ljas The fatality side astking,
nothing. That Of The enemy could not be zscsrtaisea
About midnight the gunboats agsin attacked the lower
batteries sHd heavy artillery duel was kept up til
J morning, whsn the boats withdrew.
On Thursday morning the strasgls agsz opened Prst.
II auch in TIE same the pre- vsus three days
But little artillery firing heard uul late in the af
ts-neon. It was hnsd to the center than be
fare, change Of position smons seme Of the rifsd
pieces hd place several ether changes also
made but all proved unsucassul Ygerous stor=s Of
wind and rain came sp in ths aerRoon which allzyed
the iltosrabls dust and cooled the atnosshers, but
uil ssesd Only increase the rspdity ct ths firing
and toward night artillery practice was remarkably
brisk. The gunboas sso engaged the lever batteries
tor several hours and shout four O'Clock in the after
the the ether side sf the river opened
on the city with great severity. Being located
very eligible point they enabled 70 throw their
sheto every quarter Of the city and the place became
virtually uutenaBls.
The object Of the soTtars sssed to be 70 demolish
General PaIabsTtons hsadquartsrs which were situated
in the Of town On the maiu road leading sut to the
brssstEorks Further and further the flying monsters
reached the city and even beyond in the hspe Of
nterrupt1g communication bstwssa the city and lines
The women and children exposed te the Her-
cies of the shells and heads Of families began to lssk
about 0r places Of safety and ssr fer their beloved
ones Many had pFevidsd themselves with caves which
had been dug under the numerous hills about she city
but many were yet UEprqvidsS and had 10 means Of
seeaHs for themselves places Of safety Amoag this
class the Ps0r szd destitute faHlilez with uumsr
oHs progeny, sza no male protectors believe, Sc far
As eanEssrn that thsss who were sbls to oFer sssis.
tsEoe to this class generally tosk them iato places Of
SAFETY with their families As The shsllir became
severe sHd dangerous cane in more demand azd
such al first ten 70 fifteen dollars ssHId new be
easily disposed Of FROM sixty to eEs hzndrsd and in
some i've hundred dollars was sffsred As night
approached ta day the shslling became raora and
more fzrsus, until toward night it terrifcally se
The fleet below sse opened On the batteries and
in osEiuueion with tie uortars, kept up sn ineessast
and rumuIJUous fire, creating "Hsiss and eonfasisH
worse eoHf5pudsd In the rneantras the battle ragged
in s its fury around The breastwerks Ia the rear and
the tuult asver seaEsd until asy, sas even then
tkers was ne ssssstiou ef the uprssr
Friday zorsing may 23I opened in the same man.
ser as the Prsvous enc had closed There had been rs
lul il the firing dUrlHg the night and ssylght ag
preached the shsIlisg grew rapid and angry and
baistsr0us Early in the msniBg the battle also be
gan rags in the rear, and terrible snssaFht was
s5e our center hrst, and when rspulsed extended
further to the lft where teri fe struggle teak place
rsza ting in the repulss Of The eHezy. Four guzboas
also c,e up to engage the lower batteries and whez
tL-
spectacle presented before and all srsspd vieksburg;
the place being stsacssd oHcs at three different
points to-Ti Iae ef rias-pis BY tke srny in the
rear the city by the ersrs opposite and tbs batteries
BY kths sgunbosts. Such caHnsnasing and shslias /
N ngIed with small arms has perhaps scarcely ever
BEEN equsllss Il net safe from beAind nor before,
and every part Of the city siks within range Of
the eneuy's guns.
What eater plague eeuld he'll itself devise
Than to Be Wiling thss to tsntauzs''
Yet were the business hsusss spsu, and vsmaa and /
children on the streeta usual Ths gunbOsta we're
rrpulsed alter short sngseeent and the AriBg on sss
below ceased bat the nsrtars ke pt up the shsng
and the armiss ooAtausd dshtiag all Day. Several /
desperate and dssrmiasd charges we're made az inst
our pits bat all proved uhsucesssfsl, ana gallant
troops continued to hold theIa ia check It weuId re-
quiro the Paa Of poet depict awful sublimity
O. this dsys werk-.hs bssming Of cannon the CLASH
ing Of m1rtars the banging 81 snail arms, the howirg
Of shells and hs vhstng Of psrrstts with the aecsn,
psnying popping Of minnie balls male tie day truly
most hid0ous.
Ga Saturday, the a b. there was less uproar Alsng
tho lzys and IN frozt and wiA the exception Of con
iinUod shsung from tbs mOrtsr there bat little to
annoy the people Of the city Dfrng the following
night, Com. Porter started barge OF esal from the
upper sst wish the intention sf allowing her 70 drift
down the boats below which were iD want Of that
article As the barge drifsd BY plests they dis
covered it, went and brought it into shore This
the only eireumltsBee verify Of that day
Sunday, Msy 2jth firing commenced early in the /
morning aeDg the lines, and 6rst sPeRsd the right
wing continuing at long intervals, through the whole
forenoon. Later in the day the montsrs played upon
the towu with geeat fury A eontnusl roar was kept
up to the close Of the day sna thrOsgA s nisht ua
next morning Nothing heard frou the lines, and
particulars could be obtazed IS to the cause Of the
silence.
Monday morning was ssin the same as to the river
iroutthe mentors sn kept up their bslstsrsus sunsy
snce, and confined hurlng their frey shells into the
heart Of the city. They were apparently Intent on
throwing their shells Grove and on the Jack
son road. It doubt their Impression thst these
streets full Of troops, and the shsIng was done
with a view ef cutting sa communication with our
troops the lines. Toward the middle Of the day ths
,umult sbatsd- AlsRg the lines everything silent,
which could be accounted for until tAs real cause
Pisined BY gag Of truce frsn Gen PsHbe
10 Gen Grazt supu}Hang fer armstics Of Sufficient
duration for Gen. Grant to bury his dead This was,
perhaps the NEST brutal szd iahuman affair Of the war
Is the dead Yankee, had been ying in froat ef our
iitcbss by thousands since the hrst charge was
made over q week before. Gen Grant never made
my effort to see their burial, and asking psr
mission to do So refused to allow the Yankees
o approach wi bin range Of eur guns The dead car
asses were strewa all eoag the lines aRd at places
vhsrs obsrges had been made p cd up in heaps;
decomposition lad advanced far that the stencil be-