Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-12-25

pariesit iernafiF hBYZs1als' 81 hfgsH'2 AMI Wei
loFd's, Of 81 Lass division, and Andersop's, Q
I Jsnkias' siTiai0a- KsrshsE fenssasd IA lsTse
facing ths rie b Sisgonsay Of tbs fort, ready q
/ eo-opeFsss wilh ths Iemst5dsr sf the division =
8 snemsntB noiica. aad Anderson Mss 10 psIfsEn
similar psrs whsE Tsqaissd on the leis.
Oar ssurmishass as6 sharp shooters duEiny tbi
nighl eseapsd position in aoRt Of tho work 81
near thal 4 nza eeald net she8 his head shsQ,
the paTaDet without being shot, and tie Gro they
mzinAiRod had eamplstsly sIlescsd ths Sow
guns with which Il was pEoFidsa. About foul
e'sleek, by pgessBccrtaa arFaRxengnt, eleven
rias pieess, eador Gel AlsxaEssE 0psned from
an opposite highs and fer an hour oT Eae.e irscss
sanity shellea The intsTior Of the tort. and csR-
tribpiod 70 the demarsliEsticn Of tho xankes DE-
tenders. Daybght was SCARCELY breaking, and
thEoHgh she cold thick mizt, our troops adTsscsS
10 shs assaals Up up up, until within few
yards Of ths great freHninE Pile tbs ssosninR
party silently advanced, exposed % the hlega-
Isr aud uHccrfAin Are Of khe hest bekind cha
paTapet; thea sudssaly dsshing forward wi.h
the baisls cries that AEVe Tuag cat ca 60 many
desperately ocEtsstsd fields, tbs CSzlsdeTstas
charged % the ditsk At the very bsss Of tho par
spek
Bat now whas = scene ef confusion A wire
stretched aleHg tbs edge Of the ehasR caught
the leg Of every rl2n whe did Ros suspsct its
pEesenae, &zd trippsd hfm hsAdisRg into the
ysEning tTaP. 0lhsrs followed, haa ethsrs and
sthsrs--shsse behiEa Esllisg like wave On
these befsrs-zntii the sbyss was fllsd with a
ese;hing, boiling, babbhRg mass ol msn and
gaRE, aat of EaieI1 sEuea the grcans, shouss,
yeIls szd srders. with the eiscoraanee Of a par
dszsni1m. Tksre were those in that thrsng,
however, Eko esrla ret be sPpallo2 BY any
da5gsT, hsH sYsT great, th0Sgh wrapped in the
znssfissEty Of Bight-olheeTs as web Is pEi-
yGiss; szd remembering the mission in which
tssy were engaged, tksy still pressed on to is
ae1onplishmsas. As1ntiBE the sAoaideYs OF
khoir comrades, 4Rd dlSgine their Earcrs iB.c
the eaElh, ihsy alimbed the 0ppsk;ss side Of the
ditch ss bess thsy could and then assissiae
etheTs little party wzs tnEs quickly gAshsrsa
whSy 4shsd 10 fls top Of tho pAFzpst and there
essgd--the heroes sf tho hour. Among shsss
wsEs she csbaF-hssfsEs sf ths 18th and 18th Mis-
sisEiPpi regiments, whose Gags fsr more tEsn
quarter Of an hour hauntsd p1oadly over ihs
very heads Of tbs erouskiTqF foe.
Lisut-Cal Eissr, Of tho 18th MISSISSIPPI regi.
nsat, one ef The most gallant spirits ef tbs sg-
sasisn, lost sIa srn On he Pasapss. Capt. Ten.
Cummings, adjatAEt Of ozs ef tka Gen. Wef-
fsra's hrigadss, son Of Augusta, SIS, who had
Just reported 70 his command, sftoT TseoTsring
fscna preTious wound. which hsi disabled an
arm fer tAs remainder sf his life, alss gained tAs
summit. Not esnts1t with this, and ealing ga
three er fsuE Of his 2eH to fsllOw--{I al nos'
eaEiain that they EserS net TIE cslor sergeant
and guard Ct his regiment )--hs asshsd aaWn
iHte ths werk, and EAes tor pErsy OF Yankees
who vsfe endssyering 70 Ere q gan. Before he
esEld strike 6 klsw, he was everpoEersS and
aisaEmsd, His remark 10 tks ofERsr who re-
oeivsd kis swsTd was cssTscterlstis Of tAe cool.
nes5 ef tbs nea: Yea havs got my arms, sir,
l. ~
frer ms in the middle Of this icrt" These
facts lesFnsd frcm FseGsl cficeT under 9
Dag of truce, aae the eszplirenis paid the
yenug GeoTgisu wsro as gsnsreu.Iy gives As
theY were eThcersly expfesgad. Il is izpszsihls
70 sIu4sIste al tbs iHs;Eascs oi indiv:ezkl
dsriss wzielI sssurFed dufiag the assault. but
4hss / tell yea hiss tbs men ef Gso gia asa
kssisHjppi sll mingled tfgether in ihS nlelse,
aud tkA1 ese5 strovs % eui6o his esmfede IN
stms glonoas ret j. VII. 6s = sufsciSut lndsx O.
Ike Ia!urs Of ihs 5EraggIs, ard lhs sierre ezra
estssss wita which our ncops siEoYe 10 ms ke is
q suecses
Ba. fass and astssai i ssaelss WsTs sgaial:
ns TIE enemy weTe deisB;sd At he ezlss.--
asT1ly zsa, e 70 sPesk, ~ sse tssaennsss and
eeesss OF the ssadn.ti } e the insbility Of shs
i5sn In the ditch to support tboss ca tee psIa.
9ss, tue inevitable sonia l wAicl falloWed tas
iaisfningiiuz q eomaisBas, ss9a increased b.
skh FsaeIal shells End hsna gfsi sdes, " hich
fotled aoFc upen ihs;r heads, sud sSplcdRg In
sks crowd. seatssFing asstA On Syery side--
4ess aud esAsT eaasss s9htdbu;sd 70 EEest tke
visteIy irsn eSR grAsP, sss change it 70 GAL
inE dslssk
rbo:s wks ssg.S escape Efou TIE ditch, ga
70, soa Rs1s tksiR way down tAs hilR tie rs-
zsisdsT Of ihs esnHAad tskias she same
soxTss. Thsse Ehs gaissd tao IntsEioI Of he
fsTt, wisk feT sxcsptioAd. and othafr Whs eanla
aOt sssaPs fISri tie ditsk, vars captaged. A.
i1xstAer "a pfisSae1s numbered, It is believes,
sboHt i've kanaSsd msn.
In shs IS.b :Hissi.sispl, Gel. MeElroy was
killed; snS LssassnastColsnsl o'BEisn { Ehs
3 krsthsr-ia-lsw Of Parssn BFe1zlaw,) was
IN ths 17th, LisUten6ns- Colonol
Fiser lost sn agz. Tie fetal aaEEalties is the
Tvs regiRaEts Eas ore haHdrsd aad City killed
aza wsaRdeS.
OF Bsyan's Brigade three regiments 1sgs en-.
-sgsd--ths Safh, Slss and SS1 Georgia. csL
6imns, of shs latter, was Uounded, Is wss also
Captain Bills, the sssisiant-aejaiAntgsneral OF
3en. Bryan.
In Gan WoEoEd's brigade, Gel. RaE, cam
handing In ths sbSenes Of the general (who is
81 At hons) sRd Biszk-CoI Thsmss, of the 18th
Georgia, weEs killed.
The total less IL tho fhrss brigades was ESQ
dllei and weuRdsd. A large nunbr were
zilled in tbs diteby etheIs While rstrealin9 down
he hill, when the FeasrsIs recpsusd 6ss.
The nisfortgns is due Is threa causes Ist,
Natural sbst4clss around the fsrt, whose
IiroCgth was uEdsTstse; ID, the failure 20 pre-
Rids taseines or other means by which these
,bssscles eorld have been evercorae. sna Cd, the
ahsoDes es general efiesr possessing aiscze-
sisnary pewsg to shsRge frsns ss seon ca be
earned the difassliiss before him, and atssel
The hankE Of the fort. Taese vera discovered
. be preEaabis, sad il is now believed that had
she asia assault been nads here, while dou1-
0nEtrsiiea took place ia frozs, tia work would
have speedily saecunhed to tke attaek.
AL ihs general efScss eouNsnaizg brigsaes
were present, as l an informed, aaa behaved
wisk their ususl gallsHtry, kas probably neither
81 tssss tsit privileged ts asEuAs tna Tess0nsi-
bidsy Of ehaDsizg the plan ST attack By which
as has been ins TEcte9 &c pressed.
At ten e'elaek sn sunday Rorning Sag sf
trues was rSesived tEoEr Gsn. Burnside soarts-
sHsly etfsring Gen. LongstfSes the privilege ST
removing eur wouadsd ard !,uryiRg ear sssI
Iris truce continasa uaiil Ave osSisck, P. H.,
aariHg which iaservisRB tsak placs bstWsen cur
officers aad thoss OF the snsny, and many Of
the Tsfsgsss tEsm KaoKEille had an eppoEtaRi-
y e asraI1Enieating with their families in the
city. SesraE Of sksss gentlemen joined the
zrnJ, hoping ts reach hons and be restored
Ozcs mere 70 tkaiT Eivss ard ekilarsn; kas they
have agsin been esSuasd 70 disappointment and
exilN
Tbs events which followed this attack and
failure, shsI make the subjsss Of euoshsE Iss-
ter. fKRSOEEE.
ER. Gebsea Ell ths .AnasrlenE WsR.
Ar Golden, member Of PaEliansas, address
ed his sonssisUsats 81 RocEsals, eR the 24sh alt.
The believing srs axsrasss ksa his spssshs
ADVOCATES OF MTRRvEREEcE X AadEaIcAH
kRFAEKs.
~ tie present memsnt there is 3 party IN this
ssIRtyy setiysly advocating an ialsrfsrencs IN
the sfsirs ef ArisIics. Hear. hesr WAsn
say izisrlsEsnss. aeah We havs rarty hsse
ubo ~ Adveeztiag either ressguiiisn e Eosre-
thiRg gghlea assRs intsFleEssoe, L is means
sDythinE. Hear, hear have sssn Lately .
re8ofs Of two nsoliHGz q ss1fiiIuauaios n sso