Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-04-28
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Further from yashIH ten, Worth Carolina.
We clip the following from an exchange,
which has omitted dates, but the letter Wss
probably written on Tuesday, The 8;h:
letter to the Fayetteville North Caroliua)
Observer gives some account CT tie progress of
The siege" It says:
On Tuesday morning the firing commeaced
and was continued for some hours. The Ysn
KEGS replied from two gunbosts aud their shore
batteries. O1s of their gunboats-ths Eagle
was severely dam8ged-ths Whitworth, IN Ter
Lieutenant Fuller, gained much reputation for
accuracy and rspidity. The Block house was
struck several times and 8 field battery of the
enemy silenced. On Wednesday the Whit
worths were moved to the flrmer site Of Fort
Hill, and with other guDs. placed in a nosi-
ton to eff ct g blockade Of the river. Dur
ing that day they were shelled by tbs enc
mY's gunboats On Thursday all was quiet.
Thursday night a - peuudsr howitzer, from
Wyatt's Virgisia battery. was placed in posi-
ton within four hundred yards of the town,
also in direct line TO The steamer Louisiana.
Soon after daylight it opened FIRE, aud almost
Immediately the Louisiana dropped down Gu. Of
range. The howitzsr hal fred but a few
rounds before it was the target for = hail of shot
and sbell. The emb5nkment around il was
completely levelsd yet the gun was not struck,
and but two man hurt. Il was brought out Of
the swamp on Friday night. TIE behavior of
the men was much praised
From position near our picket lines I could
see tho bridge, the steamer Louisiana, and
part of the town, and the Yankee picl1sts but
few hundred yards distant. o. Saturday morn
ing gunboat ran by the R)1msn's Point bat
terry, owing to the esrelessuess of the officer in
command ffom Wyatt's Virginia battery. The
men showed courage, sud are not 70 be blamed
She was q small affair though Saturday after
noon the Yankee batteries shelled the Rodman's
Point guns se7rely. No one hurt
Sunday the gunboats below Fort Hi threw
a number Of shells at intervals. Oar batteries
did not reply. Sunday afternoon below Fort
Hill there were ten steam gUnboa's and five
sailing vessels, all armed with cannon. The
town batteries did not fire all day. Saturday
and Sunday night, the SD, Col Owen, and
43i, Col Kenan, were engaged IL throwing mp
heavy bTeastwoTks on Ro1man's point. Be
hind those will be mounted tO-night three heavy
guns.
No firing anywhere this morning.
On the north side of the river the troops IN
der command of Gen. GaYnett have been grsdu-
ally drawing in their fold, and | wss told on
Saturday thst Capt. Starr had his two howitzars
in eight hundred yards of the town. Whenever
the signal for general attack is made, Gen. Gar
nett's brigade, with the North Carolina regi-
mants he has, will advance and storm the town.
When that viii be, it is impossible to tell. To
morrow all ihe heavy guns necessary viii be
here and in place. Reley's battery is on the
wsv, and may DO waited for.
There was some skirmishing Oh the north side
of the river on Saturday. wss informed that
il was an attempt upon the part of some buff8-
loes and negroes to leave the town, but they
were driven back.