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

range, eTaWlng th9 uTe eI faf58 sumter, W 2g-
SER Peiat Cummings, (or Battery Bee.) The
Cstskill was struck ever fifty times, but not Sc
riously injured. The tss Of her Pllet-hsuss was
smashed, and ose ef tss flying bolts cane very
near TIE a3airsrs head. Tbs only casually was
the niary Of enc man, wae was leaning against
tuITet in oRs Of the meaisors, VIXEN skot
struck The es;side, and the eszeussisn irom a
bolt parslzsi him. At iEs s'cisck, without cap
turing Fort Wagner, the nsRitors withdrew
YAEKEB VIEWS OF THE IMPORTANCE OF BAT
Terry WAGNER.
plan was then decided on to surprise aud
take the fort BY storm It was very Important
r. take it, for thst ssea in car RaadS, Cummings
Psiat battery must fall, sR5 vita the possession
Of Cammings Psint We are sure Of Samtsr So
desperate measures were jHstifssle. General
Srsag was confident that his gallant trssPs, any
Of ihsrn, would stand any ordinary FIRE with
reasonable prospect Of Gchisviag = success.
Lieu.enant-C ColsRel Rsdnan, Of the iutTsPjd 7th
Connecticut battalion, volunteered, with his four
ccuE2uiss, 70 act IS the advance, promising E
tkGt if properly supported. he would take any
fcr1 IN Ssuth Carolina Gen. STsRg selected Is
the support tN 9 fac regiments, which had baea
very gallant IN the nsrniHg, and in which he
Lad great caufdenco, tbs 9lh Maine, Col. Emery,
and the 76.h Pennsylvania, Celeael Straw
bridge. The regiments appeared much pleased
aud the prospects were very favorable.
THE ASSAULT eS BATTERY WAGNER.
S,on after midnight all the ragimsa.s in
camp waye silently sroEsed and formed in line
Ct battle. Ths st0rnizg fsrce advanced to
within half a nile Of tia fsr:, ana waited the
tine fer the assault At the last Iaemeat it was
learned thai Gel. STawbridge, of the 76.h, in
whem the regiment have grsst eezGasnce, ard
whs was ts take the right ef the supP0rt, was
severely i'll aud essld not esms cut. This dis
pirited the rsgiment ssHOEhat, bat Mai. Hisks,
& popular aRa brave sfiesr, toek esmnaRd, snd
there we've 10 sigss eff iailare. Esnry's battery
meVsi dewR to he lrsat ts ee-spersts, aRa in
tho dusk Of the morRing, Just bsfsre 3 s'clsck
the battalion and tive regiments msTe1 On,
Ger. GilRsrs ase several Of his staff were
wkers tbey could see the assault, saa General
S'rsHg, wish his staff, and Gel. Tsrnsr, the eff
cieut chief of Sen. GlRere's staff All mounted,
accompanied ths tTOsPs toward the fsrt. At
tive hundred yards frsm ths isrt the Ficke.s
we're encountered ana driven Ia. Gen. Strong
rsds up to the advance and said in al imFTs--
Fivs ua=Rsr, Ere lew, and put ysur trust in
Ged! Forward, the CsnEecticat 7th!" They
gave lead cheer, ast IS 8 raaRs OF canister
ana craps swept ever thsir heads; thsy did net
finch, nor did the second round, which tack eli
soma Of their brave meE, cause them t. stsg-
ger; a third rouad CAME sad RsEy mere fs.l,
but stu the noble men kept on, regardless Of
dssEer, cheering, elamberiHg over Rsat sae
ditch, heroes IN s0arsgs azd devils n impetH-
osity. Hand grsnaaesawsTs sh0Wersa among
them but they hssded them net Up over the
ParaPet they went, and replied to a vslley Of
Mi7ls bslls By q ss0st ef tTiUaFh, for they SUP
pissed tse support vas a. kand and vietsry Ger !
tain. Bat tks support had waYeTsd- When the
fearful lire mswes dsxa their ranks, the 75ih /
1.lk .4sT fr--
ing ia face certain destruction. Ths frs was
terrible, GHa when rsBud aftsr round played |
tErsEga taes, those ia the rear became dsasr- |
allied, the advance were left sleae, the b /
Maine became Infected, aza wksa Gel Red |
man, mlItsi.y WouaSsd, as ae supposed, il ths /
side bat s5i.l wsIviag his swori en- the BarsPet,
as o.eo3 gushGe FROM bis n0Dih turSeS to losk /
for Hi IupBsrt he SAW sRly fleeing ersWd Of 4
routed Dsa, and eEciai2ei, in very despair, /
That's g ID pretty sRppert-ses hsw the |
c0wsrss raz!' Gsjsr Hicks ag3 . few brave !
tsl.swg pressed directly up ts tAs frsat AHd !
m0u-tsi the bFesstworks, er wsTe slaughtered |
ia tao diica. The T.b was slasst alone, and /
there wss notsiUg lUfl bat to retreat. Over tEe /
huus1ed mlskets and rifles were thiRisg tHsir !
rsEEs, ana The survivors reluctantly left eH I
baye=sazE EHsaaTs to tErR their backs ca the /
foe. But new came the werst Of tke slaughter /
A. the tEe3Es retresied they oaUii bs more dis
tinctly seen, and the vsllsys came with fatal |
precision. Gel Roiman had his leg shattered, |
ass wss tAs sRl7 wsasdad Rsn brought eE /
irsm the front His msa wsald net have de- |
sOrtsd hins, hs6 thsy ell peTishss ia tryiag t9 |
rescds sin. Little more was done during the |
day, except that workiEg parties were busy cen |
structug batteries and intranesmsRts.
THE YANKEE LOSSES.
Oar leases en- the fBt day were fourteen |
killed, enc missing and niaely sdd wounded, |
some fatally. Is the storning party Of SAtur- |
Say msrEiHg the 7tb CsnRseticat had IO3 killed, |
wouHtad aud missing. The missing are all |
prisoAsrs or kiledi many are known 10 Be |
killed sr wounded, The fetal loss Of the whs'e /
day, reported ia SHsng's brigade, were 334 /
killed, wounded hHs missing kUt Of the missing /
Rasy are strsEglsrs rem the 76sh Pennsylra- |
MIA aod 9th Name, whs will yet turR up.
"REBEL STEAMER BURNEs
On Sunday rebel fsrcs Of negroes and others |
wss discovered building hsskiHg wsrks en- Mer-
MS island ia the direction sf Fort johnson
Hamllton's Battery went dewn TO s eonvenisEt
place and opezsd fire on them. They were
speedily captured, AID = steamer which was " \
ug al tbs landing was disabled at the frst shot,
1Ee Rau being killed. Shsrtly after the steam /
sr was blown sp BY Shst through her boilers \
Oa Eonasy sho was burned by our trsops Il
During Msnday the rabels shellol eur picks Is
and advance and wers in turR shalled hy the /
sunbosts, bg.h the monitors and wooden ones,
ne principal Ere bsing directed at Fsrt Wagner
A TROUBLESOME GUN.
DariHg the day sns sf the eapturs5 Keokaks
5Ras, which sur navy shsuid have locked after
was pointed frsm Fort Sumter ssward the camp,
hrse miles distant, where Cen. Gilmsre's head
5uartsrs were aud immense elongated shells /
asre thrown int it. NssFiy every Ons burst in
he immediate vicinity of headquarters. One /
nan was killed sn6 several wsuRded; we hssr Of
40 other casualties there; but at the front ssms
reTs wounded Tuesday all was tslsTa5ly /
Iuiet, vyith tie exception Of ssme shslling on
lsiA sides.
YANKEE ACTIVITY. BTC.
We aye rapidly constructing batteries and de-
eHses, principally By night, snd are succeeding
admirably. Among the prisoners captured was
Lisst. Bee, cousin OF the rebsl Gen. Bee; Capt.
lloCater, son of the mayer Of Nsw Orleans,
md sine other ecmmissisnea .sficers, with one 1
luusre5 and thirteen privstss.
Gen Teuy's division is en- James islsad hav-
pr landed from SssRo river. They have had
20 6ghf As yet, but in slight skirmish the pick
,ts killed two rebel cavalry. They viii be heard
rom in due time.
VEBY I1EPOR CaNT RSOM MEXICO.
From the Rcbmsnd Sszinsl
From iha Zee del CsHerciO OF Vera Cruz, Of
he first Of Jaly, received at the department Of
stats, we ecliect vsyious interesting details OF
he French operations q hsxies a ts that date
Gsnsisl FO7sy appeared before Pasbla on tse
6h Of MaTcs, and opened his parallels en- the
'24 Of that meath
esaeTal C1meRfsrt, wks commanded the
Mexican army in ths Esld, attempted to relieve
ss 5ssiegel garrison with train CT supplies
md munitaas OF war, bat his fsrces were sur
,rissd and T5uted on the meraing Of She 9th of
Day, with tse less of his best artillery, feur
Isgs, the whole train, sEd from four to six thou
aaa ID killed, wOuRaej, pTisORers, and desert
r..
Ga the I6.h of Nay, negotiations for cspitu-
nj N cor,nenced. and On the I7th- Gen. Ofieca