Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-04-18

ont the defeated party, with worse results than
those obtained in the agst attempt. Nous Vsr
r0ns.
The enemy Cred about eighty shois-mosay
Is inch and steel pointed shella-at Fort Sam
Ter. This estimate was made from SulliYan's
island. Forty only struck the work One TO-
inch gun was temporarily disabled by 8 shot.
One celurbiad okold pattern burst One 4-inch
riaed gun dismounled BY Tecob and one gan
was disabled for a fsw moments by o fracture
of The a~lavating screw through recoil.
Not q pers5n was killed IN Fort Sumter from
any cause. Sergeant Faulkner sud ~privatss
Chaplin, Minnex, and Penn, company B were
injured by a shower sf bricks thTown from c
traverse on The rampant By 2 large shot Of tho
enemy. A drummer boy. Ahranss was struck
on the head by the explosion of a shell over the
parade. ALI, We learn, arc doing well, and
thaIe IS no danger Of losing 3 life or q limb
Tie wounded were dressed BY Surgeon Moore,
Of The post, and sent out Of he wayt0 ahcspItal
IL the city, where they now remain.
The Teeimental ensign was pierced near the
center by ball. The Confederate flag WIS
also perforated.
nATrERIEs or ~sULLTYAE's ISLAND.
Fort Moulsie opened the engagement. At 3
o'clock, The head Of the grim procession Of Mon
itors having come within reasonable range, the
word was given, and the first shot Of the battle
went whizzing at the iron Asef. In q very few
minutes the batteries Of Sumter, with the earth
J works Of Morris and SRliyBn's Islands, were
mingling their deep voices iR the chorus Of the
fray. During the entire fight tho batteries Of
Fort Moultgie lns ntained q well directed IRE
sgaiast Gao Monitor that happened TO be near
est, and the frequency with which the IenEees
turned from tbeir main effort agsinst Fort Sum.
Ter, 20 give q spiieful shot to Fort BoulHis
showed how effectively and accurately tile men
st the latter post were hurting thelr metal on ne
foe.
There was bat one casually at Fort M0uitrie.
A shotfrom one Of the monitors cut aFay the
nag-etsB q few feet above fhe parapsE, and tie
alah ialuPon private Lus6y, company + LIST
y q. lfegalag) infantry, inilcting injuries rom
TIE effects Of which he died.
The garrison Of Fort ManllTie i would not
b8 proper 10 erumeTHte. il consists Of tha 1st
8 G. (reguisr) infantry. Tie cgumgadant Of
Tho post is Col VIM Butler, Of toe same regi-
meat, and the companies during the seton
were s~evegaly commanded By Captain T. a.
Hugunin, Captain p. s.. Burnett, Captain Con
s~tantine rivers, LIST Lieut. E. a. Irwin, ndGspt.
R. Preston Smifh-shs last named officer having
special charge Of tho mortar battery. The
closest range into which the enemy v%eutuTed
was estimated by the officers of tho fort ct about
twelve hundred yards. Tho flagstaff has been
replaced, and as no other portion OF the fort sas.
tanned any damage whatever during the engage.
ment, tho post Is in excellent condition, and
ready to join ID another trial Of strength with
the turreted armada.
Battery Bee, on 5allivan's Island, Just oppo-
site Fort Sumter, was commanded by Liauten-
snt.Colonel Simkias, Of the LIST South Ckrolna
(Iegussr) jnfantry, sad manned by companies
Of that regiment. The captains commanding
the companies st this post engaged were Cap
tsins Robert DsTreville, Warren Adams, and
". Z. Tatum. Tho battery was the recipient
Of occasional shots from the enemy, bat was
not in any wsy injured nor were here any cas-
ualties among the men, During the fgft Gen.
Ripley was present at Battery Bse. Whenever
The enemy may choose TO renew The attack, if
his object should be % dash into the harboT
Battery Bee viii have a more important part TO
play.