Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-03-23

m0nd, was bToOght 10 THIS city on the 10erVllle
and was taken to the st. James ospitsl, where
he died at nine O'Clock yesterday morning.
HrOn-CIad Ships RRaiust Batteries-The
Fight on she Ogeechee.
The Savannah Republican of the 18Th instant,
gives = full and highly interesting account Of
tho late engagement at Fort AIcAllister, from
which we condense the following:
Fort McAIlister is situated on the right bank
Of the OEeschee, snd occupies the arthest
point OF mainland iutting out into the marsh
The river flows straight from point about a
mile above the fort, to q distance Of about a
mile and half below, where it makes bend
and runs almost south aud behind a point Of
wood, thence onward to Ossebaw sound and to
the ocean. During the afternoon of Monday
three iron Monitors-the Montauk, the second
supposed from the descriptions in the Now York
papers, to be the Pssssie, and the third thaWee-
/ hawken-stesmed up from behind the point Of
wood, rounded the bend and came up to within
a short distance Of the fort the Montauk shout
a thousand yards off, and the other two in the
rear, some hundred and fifty yards from each
other. Here they anchored in line-sfbsttle for
the next day, and the night was passed in quiet
Around the point, and little over two miles
distant, lay three mortar sehoonoTs and an old
/ steamer, which also took part in the fight and
I kept up rapid fire throughout. Such was the
! force and disposition of the enemy. The Mon
/ tauk sud another iron clad were armed with one
4 is inch and one 1linch gun each, and the third
with inch rife guns. The mortar boats threw
ten and l3 inch shells.
Our battery remained as in the former fight
! except that it had been reinforced with l0inch
columbiad. Another part Of our force on the
day which should not be overlooked, was q de-
lachment of the Hardwick mounted rifles Capt
McAllisteT, under command of Sd Lieutenant L
A Elerbee. These men went up the river aud
crossed over the marsh by night to point about
two hundred aud fifty yards from tie Montauk,
and in full rife renge, where they dug out rife
the fight it is believed, not without important
success, as viii be seen hereafter.
Thus stood matters up to a quarter to nine
! o'clock Tuesday morning, when our troops,
wearie5 with waiting, opened on the Montauk
with the rife gun. The S-inch cOlumbiad 40
FOUNDER and 10-inch eolumbiad followed suit
in lbe order in which they are named al direct
ing their fire on the Montank indeed she was
the only one Of the iron-elads that We shot al
during the fight. The rest were doubtless much
disappointed in not bein tested" At nine
O'Clock the Montauk fred the 6rst gun, and was
followed by her associates in rapid succession.
/ Thus commenced the firing on both sides, snd
the deadly stTife was kept up steadily for seven
and half hours without the slightest inter
mission
1t is estimated that tho enemy threw some
two hundred and 6ity shot aud shell at the fort.
amounting TO some sixty or seventy tuns of the
most formidable missiles ever invented. About
midday Ii-inch shell struck tbs upright post
of the 8-inch colunlbisd and shivered the entice
I carriage to atoms; the gua was conssa agent}v
To thnrY1 fba rernafn4ar Of kha ia
main traverse wheel of the 40 FOUNDER was
carried away by a shot, and replaced within
] twenty minutes in the midst of terrific fire.
Private Carroll Hanson, of the Emmat Rifles,
distinguished himself by passing ont into the
yard of the iert in the direct line Of tho enc
my fire, where it appeared impossible for life
to exist, and returning By the same route with a
wheel for the disabled gun. One of ths 32s,
which battery was gsllantly served throughout
the fght by a detachment of shaFp-shOoters.
under command of Lieut. Herman, met with a
/ similar accident, but kept up FIRE to the last
About quarter past four o. clock p NJ ,ashot
( from our 42-pOuDdar struck the body of the
MOntauk, volume of steam was seen to issue
from her side, and her turret refused to revolve
She Immediately weighed anchor, turned her
bow down stream, and retired from the fight
/ The fort gave her parting salute as she round
! ed, to which she replied BY two random shots
across the marsh. In q few minutes the other
two rams turned about and followed their file
/ leader, which, on making he bend below, were
i taken in tow by a steamer, as if in 8 damaged
1 condition. This conclusion is supported by the
! testimony Of eur piGkets, who report thst her
! pilot house was taken down, and the men we're
at work on her during the whole of that night
and the dap following.
Thus ended the fight, with the exception of
slow but continued FIRE, which was kept up
from tbs mortar boats from behind the point of
woods throughout the night, in order to prevent
TepeiTs on the fors It, however, did little or no
damage, nor didit cause a suspension Of the
work for a moment. At daylight the dismounted
eolumbisd was again in position, all the
breaches repaired, and the fort in complete order
for another trial of strength with her formidsbie
antsgonists. At dawn the men were again at
their guns, but hour after hour passed, aud 10
enemy hove in sight
But to Tevert to Lieutenant Elarbse and his
adventurous little band, who had taken their
position under cover of the marsh, within rife
shot of the enemy 1t was one of extreme
/ peril, being not Ouly exposed to q raking FIRE
from the gunboats should they be discovered,
bilt also in direct line with the Ere from the
fort. Dining tee fight an officer made his ap-
pearanee on the deck of the MentsUk, with glsss
in hand, and presented the long-wished-fOT
target. A Maynard life slug soon went vhiz-
1iog by his ears, which startled aud caused
him to right about, when q second slug
apparently took effect on bis person, as with
both hands raised he caught hold Of the turrei
for support, and Immediately elambered or was
dragged in pOrt-hole. It is believed that the
officer was killed. The display of awning on
the Monisuk the day following, and the funeral
on Osssbaw, Friday, give strength 70 the opin
ion. As soon as this shot was fred the Mon
iauk turned her guns upon the marsh aud lite
rally raked it with grape shot. The rifemen
however, succeeded in changing their base ia
time, and avoiding the misses of the enemy
Not one was hurt.