Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-09-04
AB0THER RAID


F. authenticated that The ensnY, IN large force,
are attempting q raid on Esw River bridge
Sen. Jones, with an inferior f0Fcei is eOnfr0sst
ing them, but the news is, they are still ad-
vsnciHg.
Hssrss rrsss, Charioassa.
From the C0uritr Sept. 81
THE g0HBARDMENT.
Tbs bam5sTd rsHt of Fort Sumter Tuesday
aigat, by six rO9itors aEd thB Ir3us.des, wss
~ fax the most severe stack and ef l3rEsf tu-
ration, than any previous Bttemptq made for tha
reduction Of the fort The Engagements Of the
present siege, ss8 thas Of the h Of April, 1853,
were uo5Ling in comparison With the hgat Of
Tuesday sight TIE iucegcsut r3ar Of heavy
csuLon had the effect Of rousing our citizens
from ,heiI beds and hurrying them to positions
at White Point Garden, which was soon
-droggej { y GnEioUs spectators. The sttseE
! comm s1ced about hsli-psst eleven, the u0ui
/ tors coming mp 70 within eight sud thirteen
tsrihg fire On the east wsll or sea fsce Of Fort
Sumter. "a
Fort AIoulris sud or batteries on su'Iivsn's
i5lsud together with Battery Gregg st Cum
minss' point, replied with spirit, and the en-
gaEane1t becoming general s scontinuGas rBA ct
shot sud iet vhisting through tie air vs5 kept
Hp for uearIy Eve hours. Abolt balf.past syelvs
tie IT-usidea moved up and joined in the bonn
5ar5msIt, wbeD tue whole -bosiz1n a. times
seemed g. be On FIRE, Tho object Of tie enemy
was evidently the complete demolition Of the
east wsll, an sgaiast that nearly the Vbole Of
thsT tTem-ad0us Ere was directed Fire Was
sll9 kept Ep ocCasiansllyon on SUii.vzl's islsnd.
S9s1s cf The en5my's shells struck the M3ul-
frie house, Iu which was g0srisred g North Car
olira regiment One man was XII. ed instantly,
another had his leg shot OF, aud third wound
ed so severely in the leg IS to make ampUiaton
necessary. II is believed neither can recover
These wore Ell the casualties on Sullivan's
is.su5 T r M3uitris aud tho batteries sus-
.sr ws-s IS follows:
Oaderly Sergeant Essbes, wounded slightly
Private Brown- company Q, wounded slightly.
Private Alexander, company II, l7th Georgia
vl.Untssrs wounded slightly.
IEc fra from F9rt Gtouitrie and the baEter!es
on Sullivan'5 island was admirable and elected
he highest eDcomiams from the commfndinE
general,
The monitors, it ig reported By those who bad
The best opportunities of witnessing the dEht,
wcye atrra, nearly enc hundred times. Every
r.l5 6 shot stuck stream Of FIRE Hs5 observed
In Is wsks Two or three ST she monitors are
believed be seriously damaged.
TIE "Nudescrip. or Dsvil' attached 10 one
IF lem was comp.stely r3died sud Shot away.
Tho "DevI' is 1eP1-tsd 10 have g,Uundsd en-
tas reef between Fort Sumter and Norris
island.
About two bundled sbst and shells were
ihrgwa as1inst Fort Sumter during the aeiso
OF these ore hundred aud sixteen struck the
Fort, irf5eting serious damage an the scarf wall,
leaving several Of the arches 6nd sand embauk-
ments only intact We learn that the shot even
penetrated the la.tsT two or tbrss times near the
c7swn Of the srabes. A shell exploded in tbe
immediate proximity 70 Col. Rhett, who was Oh
The psTspes on the lookout behind q traverse,
scatteTin. the pieces around him in ovary direc-
i00 Col. Rhett escaped unhuTt
The firing being between the land batteries
continued uninterrupted yestsrdsy. The eHsny
has opened with so7Rs new guns in their battery
on GsdbsTy hill They ara also reported work
ING slowly on tbeir sap, sBd advancing UFoa
Wagner The Cniy change ct Importance iu
tho lnsay's feet, yesterday, was the appearance
of al s5liH0us. monit5r, nzkiHg Ssvon Ia all,
b BESIDES the IrousideS.
Up 70 & late hour wednesday, everything re-
NAMED quiet with the exception OF 6n 0cea-
aioral shOs between the land bsttzriss. No fur
.her demonstration has been made b. the feet. /