Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-07-01


Tss following Is en- zzTsst trsm the letter oi
TIE New York T7i5sHs's special correspondent
describing the attempt Of a portion of General
Grants army to sta1n the works in the rear Of
Yieksburg;
To the south of the fort, Immediately in froat
the rife pits make a bend this way, so IS 70
sweep with an enfladinE fire a storming party.
When ycu look s. yonter s.sgP Lill, AZ tlst cor
don Of brssstw0rks, cOnuivsd with eCusua,
mate ingenuity and labor, The kesrt siaks within
you. To the left, with It's blood red bars iust
visible sbove lhe ras pits, now hspPug teG-
antiy in the breeze, ROW dropping 90 the fag-
sisf sBd slmost lost 20 view, is ibe eusiga Of
Tesson. Beyond the western hills, pointing
peacefully hesvcnTz-3, in strange contrast
with these warijko preparations, arc tho spires
Of VieksbUrg. All alo1g the lines sboTs and
below is as stiIl as the lrll before tie tempest
At lsRgth, tired 0f waiting, We seek the
friendly shadows of Gen. Cars .51t Just below
and await the progress Of events. But bark
a faint choer rises on the air. Ibey arc charg-
ing LawlaT's brigade i5 advancing There
Is g general rush to ihe summit Of the Eal re-
Earjless Of sharpshsoizrs and sh5Es. There
they 60 with trsilsd uusksts, half cr5UchiBy
with swift but stssHhy tres3 streaming towsr3
the .sTtress. Fer s moment not e sha. is 6rai.
They are screened rom TIE rakiez FIRE Of the
enemy By the side of the raVine. BIT Just as
they emerge into The open space before the fort,
the 1ife-pits and bastion TO the Lett, The works
En- freut and The shsrnshoslers from The lisht
al open upon them with a deadly storm Of bul-
let's Latsly 90 ce5eried, the redoub.s arc all
slivs with heads ard uusksts snd jets ef smoke.
The air is crazY with the 31srp rstsl8 Of musk5t-
" and the crash ot cannon.
For memeut, the a3vaaCing column stag
gers under ibis terrific ordeal Then a few brave
fellows rash forward, right U7 20 the breast
works; hesitate q momsu5 on the edge o. the
moa.. leap in and disappear, emerge on the
other side, sud struggle with great difficulty up
the steep sides Cf the parspet Some of them
reach the top, and stand for q moment tbe tar
get Of thousands of bailess on That proud but
awful summit, gaze down et something within
then spring isrwsri and disappear. Is it vie
toTy7 Is The stronghold wanl Or do they en-
ter there as these vgho cross the Bidga Of Signs
never ie To-urll Now others scsls tbe works 90
- net by shrts fcm within. a11 siuiz Co th8
earth or rasi backward into .be trenches. Nor
eiful Co.
How hlrlitisio aaa t-ars men, fzhEag -
sacrsd cause fan Ike castle, with 10 sup-ert
no regcae, by 1hs Lsa3 Of a fee tb8y cansot
reach Thsy cling desperately ta the sic.
of the sreGs works; who are living who ara
dead. 10 cne knows. some bsrr8w Wi,A hand
ana foot and bay9Gst into the embaHkmeut
Some ere stark and moti5nless Along the hithe
side Of tie rayiae, and partially screened foU
uuskesrv. our soldiers srs crouchiug aad lying
and returning ire ere from The fihepits IS hss
they esn. A Cthcer can DO seen 81 the sid q
ibs fed glass moving backward and Forward
among the men, with dfawn sword, vaiHiy az
tempting to ger them up the fort to the supper
Of thar comrades. He-o and ibere they rust
forward acress the exposed surface, one or 1--WE
AZ g time Bat sas danger is toe appalling 10 b,
faced even by TIE brave fellows that s.grma
Che welks al Black river.
At last regimcntal flag aud The s.ars arl
stripes are advanced aud planted upon the edg,
Of the psrspet The dear old Tag barns fer lr
The van Ike a beacon Of distress. We endeavol
20 cheer, but q heart sickness comes ever rs anc
ehokss the uttsrenee. What we wans now aIt
strong rtiuferc5ment5 On that one point 4
division Of men lhIoWn i0rWGgd upon the c0rnel
Of yondoT basloa might insure Us Ficks5urg
After q few moments which seeHi an age, Ian
dIUm's brigade, q @ p0-giJn Of i come4 forward
10 a position cqui3istaut iIou the redoubt viii
that occupied By tas main portion Of Lawley'l
brigade, end esn be got 30 farther
While LandruH is mevug up ii IS plain that
the enemy Is massiEg lis force agains. u.s. Men
can BE- seen rushiug along ashiad tie rife pits
toward the maiE works, bo.h above and below,
Il Is evident tlsl an ai.acz mpst BE- made else
where By way Of diversion Accordingly Gen
McCiernand orders Benton aud BuhTidgs to
put forward and engage the enemy al once on
The right The eonstsnt inquiry IS nov Whai