Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-07-30

Gert0n Pesy have Just arrived from the army.
From ths Governor. who was at The b7ttls. We
haye obtained, substantially, ths fsiigzing
steianoEt IN regard 70 .he plsR Fl tha attack
and lis results. Orr forces were a. fellows
Fagan's brigade Of aigbteen huHaraS ffeciivs
men; Parsons Of niueieea hHHdced; McEas's OF
thiTteen ,huBdrsd; MasmadRke's eff sightssu
hEa5rsd and Walkers 81 one thoBsuRd. mal-
Ing In al abeut seven thcnssnd maa. Besides
these forces there was Bioekers battery and
saras artillery attached TO Msrmaiuzeis and
Walkers h7igaaez According 10 ihs sian Of
the battle, Bgssks' regiment ssd BioczeT's bat
terry sf Fagau's brigade were 70 0ccuuy the
attention Of tho F5erals in tha botism
/ below HslcDs, hstTesn the bills and the river;
the bElsnce Of Esgsu's brigade was to attack
The fsTess IL the dle pits leading to lha 6ra IN
ths hill Besr Hirdnsn's houss. Gen. Pdes's
forces, comprising Parsons eBd McRae's brig
sdes, were 70 stack The fort en- TIE graveyard
bill aud Ferf Germaa; while Gems. Msrnadake
and WsIksr-ths latter On he rivbf-vera 10
attack the fort on tbs Tosd leading up Tie river,
called Gfsn4's millHosd. Taking the dig80sjtion
Of tho forces sssEe have given it. commencing
below the iowa thencs on the kdls back 81 #
arpupd to lie uVay above, aad sgraa idee nav
ba Termed oil She batti71ieid. Besides Tho forts
named there WasEsrt CEr.B,. siusfe8 nearsr to
fAs towu, sad IA the hsf circle described by
.As otaeFs Use attack by cur forces WINS
70 be siaultaresgs. Tbs RICHMOND sind bat
.cry below engaged she attention Of the ea4my
according 70 tae pisA. Gen. Fegap's 0Eees. a
Etsis d. advance or the ctE-Ts. commenced the
attack bet gesn 4 sad 3 All passiHs ever ard
around tae spurs Of ihg steep hills, running On ~
tha bottom. He e-Hc0uutarcd the suHmv ia his
ride pits ssa drava him irsa lh1m successfully
ue1eT q hsETy ea6ladiHg irs ffum the fsft ncer
AiRanen's hsuse an31rgN ths guaboafs. His
nrsgToss Was.ef course El1T bus ne reached the
800
any Of eur forces. and succeeded ia ommua
tcsgng Eiih GsH. Pae5 70 bis left. Es men
weIs se much exhausted aHd bis rszlns Sc
tbiRR1d tkat ha cid n0r sueceed in taEiHg tho
fsrs.
The next feTs. sn tao grave yard BIN. was
iskoa. prshEbly By Gsun's regiment Eff McRaa's.
hrigsas. There were two guns init, ere was
lsft in rcad ar9sr, buf tbs atbsr Sad sh0trRmmea
ia without powder. While taking this fart chr
ferces were sxFssed to tina anamy's Gre from the
fsTt Resr HindElaa's Bsusa, from Fort German
shove and Tem tha P%uaaoaL Tho ean1ensding
was terrific. We failed 10 tsss Fort Garnan-
e. was too sir0ug for infantry heinz The aast
fort they save. SILL farther above. Bsrnaauk6
AID Walker drove IN The auemv's Hiekss
] planfea thair artillery On -hs ridge % romraua
Inc river. hzt he enemy faund safsty 5shind
The avee. The fort en- Grants mill Tosd was
rot takea-probasly net attached
/ LIS AEHh. E4HtLE lhslIa AfH HDas8 RAEtA TIC
rasHlfs stated, EheR cur forces were al with
drawn in good order The en8ay rsrasinad ia
ais works sa6-fsrts, evidently expecting 9 r-
peWal Of hs fghk. the day Ws5 hot aud our
troops sshsraa hoa want Of ws.er a13 from
hseTy marching, They had slept mons tRe pre-
viaas night. Bas tie time for tHa stack had
alrssdy pessed snd thsrs was ne lime for delav
The eaEuslies on err side were abent 400
{ killed sad Wssndsd the number taksu pyis-
-
Loss Of the eaemy Dot known. Gen. Premise,
who ives IN commend of tie Federal forces
promised % pareis sur wounied. Captain
waiter Watkins, sen Of Hon. GsgTge G Wat
kiRs, was seen 70 FISH, and lie supposed - be-
killed. Lent Wm. z Rector. san Of ez-G4v
Rector, is reported RortsllY wounded. Colsasl
Bel was reported wounded aud was tascn Fris-
sseF wi-A TIE HgHtaRau-c00uel Of hrs regiment.
Major Gee. A Gallagher, acliBg Assaa1.at-
aral 70 Gen Hs'4es, vas wauH3el bF a hail
i57sa a spherical shot, which struck bis 3a tho
ebiR, bmskiHg the swHane and knocking cut
hia foant teeth Frank Vaughan, of this csunty,
lest an ana. There are ether egsrslEss spoken
Of but not sufficiently certain to be aaerEene8
Wa regret thai we csnnst give q list Of them,
bot should eus ceEo before We Sc to pgsss We
will give it.
Gsa.H Holmes acted CALAMITY 5uFiaE tie fight.
and Hhsn we took the fort on The rlage7srd
hill, he left his p~osiaea and west into &c uEder a
heavy fire. which was turusj i0c7e AZ every Oh
isct that passed. He lost vac hsrss whica Be
rsde-into iha f8rt. Gen. Price was slTavs vith
his Hlen, sad We knew tasy leEgbt wei with
tao old veteran
TIE aHly pTsHertg destroyed during Tho fght
was the ne7ra querers below fse town.
We are uHsbta 90 give the farce Of the aasuy.
i vas sscsrtained tsat they were not reinforced
NJ e the night RTi4r TO The attack though b3sts
vera arriving alid=s sud during sAa frhE. Con.
Price sent w9ya e. G-a. Haimas t1ss he hal
bsen reliably Informed thss the Fs7srals recoivad
Ieinssrcanenis en- the 5ays8f the fght, aaount-
iue ofva thousand THE t2vR gas stroaglY
fortified ard the civilizations appeared 30 have
been built fer ssme time. livery approach was
stopped Up with fallen 6aber and sbattis He1k,
cEctBt the roaa laasing seRn the river, but hos /
Weg xed al night before 5a5 Ggat blockading i.
Tbe attack gas iaaaaded to bsve been made
about iAe first Of July, and might have been
mOrs Of q 8ucesgs, bat Tie rfi4s for ten days
previsUs we've 80 heavy that go whe's country
was flooded ana the streams wero alaost ina
passsblo. General PIice's HtNe zrmv Ted by
tAsr Ine0ElItabi8 ED eAloftaiu s~trugg}ea I
,hroagh mud ard water for mqny days, snd
reached The poiut Of attack only ,ds night be.
lore. Ihfse delays were unavoidable. AID NE
endorsement arrived TO the eesny shout tse
time tho battle commenced. 60 tbss they cauld
Rst save begn ~f5raseen "a the calculations.
The negro troops, taouyb protected by rila- (
pits aaa every hind Of 6orldcadous, showed ths
vkits feather aad aod 70 The protaeEon Of the
gUHboets,
Our army IS yet srouu5 Helene, bat lac exc
my wiil notTsatHre out Of her aatanses and
give US sa opsn bsttie.
Dstails eff the essaai5iss viii BE- pubIshod %
a. Tecaivgd. The deaths OF vqung Wat
kins and Rector sre much deplafed, and their
have tie sympasaies Of tbs whols cous
munisv.
We are glad to bear ihst tie psopls ere stu
tyus ndl0gal, even srog1d Wslsna, though AL
The fancss and houses Tor tvs ar SIX miles from
Is are destroyed, and littlo or 30 cross are being
made within a eircuib Of ffaasa or tgonty miles
from the t3wo.
Reasrnl Reports frvna aisainsippt
Ths believing dispeaehos feou General Grznt
were received On tie 21ss AZ Washington
vIcEsBgRG. MISS July Is 1863
slsiorG General 81. ". Haieek, Genera mon Ell
Gen. Shernasn has JscbseR invested ham
Pearl river en the moth 20 ths river en- tho
souih. Tsi5 has cas eff mary hundrad cars
from The CoHfadsrsey. Gen oherpaR says he
aaa GTes enough, and feels no apprehension
abart The nssals.
Finding Tsz0o city was being fortified, i sent
Sen. HsTon there with his division. r. esp
several bsBdred prisoners, one steamboat,
i've pieces Of heavy artillery, AND al tie public
scores fell into our hands, The enemy burned
.area S steamboats, on She approach eff the guz-
The DeKalb was blown up sad suak in
iasen feet water by the explosion ef tsrpeds
Fsdiagt be enemy wers cressiag cattle fer
Ina rebel army st EsLehez, ard were said TO
ssvefal lbossaad thars now, I have sent
stsamboats and troops 70 collect thsn, and to
thsiT boals, aud al mesrs of making
moro. u. S. GRANT,
Hsjor-Geaerai Conlusadiag. 3
Wc1sHuRG. MISSISSIPPI z
july $50, l2m. 1863 II