Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-07-28

A correspondent OF the St. Lous Reyu5lic1H gives su
account Of the bsttis Helena Of which have had
hing which may te eons !srea IN soy respect reliable
The Ia1hee ceres lent rf TIE ReUrbhcEr nay
be any better bat he gives more part sular than
any afnar OF tbe pa7erz How ru-h ruth Is In tEsm
the reader msy dsods for hiasalC II viii be soae cen
E7ls Jon % knoT tha sen Halss and not Price led
the Confsders.s srHass
HELEyA. July g Is63-Wo have reesatly given the
enemy avery severe feat Sc this pciut which taken
ia coaiaHc-isu vita the glorious news fra VicEs5Er-
Is most encouraging in eur prospects Ths particulars
ars these There hzs been rowing hsud OF rebels Ez-
der Nam naduks. hanging about The outzrts fer
eme- Gen Holmes the ccmmsndEnt Of ths Trans
Mississippi department under Gsa- kirby S-i.A hils
had another { rec az Little Rsck. Gen Price near
Jscksou7ort las had longing eyes On Missouri bile
Parsons and few smaller Try have been bush7Thaez-
lag near Port Smith.
1its recently council o. their forcas was eHsd 70
see what coud be d0se Hhsn il dstsrEned e sake
attack % Helena as the best way 20 rslievst1s
frieHis N Yiclssurg and slorify tAsm elves
Accordingly they masssd their forces cousssi8s Of
thirty reEinsutE estimated 60 he about ffesn
thousand men, from Aissouri Arkansas and TsEas
They were commanded BY Hsimcd IN person. Prices
hsve done much service. At daybreaz on the 5srisrs
Fourth cur maa iR the rfis pits wara attacked aud
held the spemy a bay for fear hour tie batteries
ta7 hiit dolHs WRas damage thay eoaid % Ehe r oaa
Absut o'clock in ths morning the enemy maia
stroas assault the lower portion Of t1e town and
had forcFd aur line Of men at portion H0lnes ed
il The charge. They captured Of bsts1es 1st
did rot It. just they approached the edge of
the town TIE gtHs osFors Curts opened uPsa -
m gunooas Tyier. Capt Pds,hstt. cone aIolr dur-
ing tbs m0ruing, ERd was held 90 assist So s1o1 81
they could get range for their guns they 'et AZ some
sixty fourr eundar shells which sooa bad the effect Of
scattering them Our reserves uuder. Gel - were
then brought and completed tbs rout wheh turned
into complete panlc- zad hg noon nos rebel
be except thoss pris9asfs and Disabled Very la
pursuit. rade tha day FOR fssr Of au5ssczs Nszt
day, however eur foTcss ventuFs out FAR Treaoa
seven IN les O1t where found hundred and ffg
Foun ed besides those left a cur hands
Ths rrsei loss mated By DR. llephseiars az Sd
Laus, oas Of their surEsons az fftean h1ndrsd Es
buried hsrs usery threa hundred tsok ia ali nearly
eleven huRarsd and thriy prEsnars. nno hnudrsa e
wAeh ssvs been sent North the rest. m3-tF wacaiaf
Pa-slsd- Among the Prissne-s are Gaia Haft aad
sell, q Arkansas, and Col Lewis. af lssoar Csloasl
MeCras, q Arka-szs Is kis5; Major Sanford o. Iroa
9 z, wounded, in our hastL LieutCol Johnston alG
lol Cane are reported killed, and Maj Haex rspart
wounded We took TIVE di, a5,sd pieces Of sr.Elorr
from the enemy.
Our forces osusigted OF tha 33d aud 15,h 1E.ssuri
9th, SD AID 36s1 Icws. fFisks 0rigs5s f2i Indiana
5sh Kansas cavalry llt laiiaza cavalry 81 I0Fs bat
terry, C mpany X. 1ss Msssuri artillery "a Arkansaz
4frssa In all about four thousand msa Tas posi-
ton about Helena is uaturaly strong one. .BFour
superiority Of puc< heavy guns and r-nooats ihs reb
es were driven hack viii grl-t ghts- Oar loss IN
que1cs Of the men hEling In the trencha usulr
j. very slight. Two huldrod and ffsy via cover ali
clsuaiti-s TIE on,y ol6ssrs rscal. w0und.d are
L-uL Tnett, OF The 55th Missouri; Lieut.. Onions Of
the same rsziluo1t was kl.sd-
Great ersdt is .arisd % The gHuboat for ii5 s1sn
did execution TIE col1red troops isa perfsrlne le-
part we'll The rebels Wers ia fal rstreat ysstsfdlg