Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-04-22

ret Of the Pssshic 80 bent that Che vessel was
practically out of use. The other vessels also
passed up to the northeast face Of Fort Sumter,
till they also were stopped BY Instructions, and
turned back
After being under FIRE tbree.quartsrs Of an
hour an the monitors were ordered back, and at
five o'clock the entire feet was out Of range,
and the action ceased
Admiral Dupont intended to renew The at-
tack next day, but on Rscertaining that the Keo-
kuk Fand Pssssic were entirely disabled and
three others partially so, he concluded to desist
in which he was sustained by all the oommsnd-
ers
The Monitors were hit from 50 to 60 times
each, except the Keokuk, which received about
seventy shots, and was penetrated at tho water
mark no less than ten times. She was kept
atioat hlss'the next morning, when she sunk on
the bar, her eolors flying. All on board were
saved. The lronsides was bit about sixty times,
but not damaged.
There are eleven large holes in the side of
Fort Sampter, apparently running through the
walls
Ihe entire firing only amounted to $50 rounds.
When our correspondent left, two of the Mon
itors had sailed for Pot Royal, and others axe
to follow.
Oar entire casualties amount to l3, Of whom
but two or three were killed.
The Times special gives the following list Of
casualties
On the Nahaut: Commander Downes. slight
confusion in the foot; Pilot Isaac Schoefed,
severe confusion in the neck and shoulder-io-
ing welii QusTtermsster Cobb compound frac
ture Of the skull, since died three seamen
slightly wounded.
On the Keokuk: Commander A. G. Rbind
confusion in the legi A. Mcintosh, acling en-
sign, dangerously wounded r. Nicholson,
quartermsster, slightly three seamen seriously,
and seven slightly.
The HsTald's account says:
There was a Tumor in circulation, both at
Port Royal and Charleston bar, that our troops
were rapidly gainipg the rear Of the city Of
Charleston.
The Iimes' correspondent says Of the Charles
ton fight:
The iron ships were exposed to a coRcen-
trated fire from five different points. unparal
lsled in the history Of warfare. The feet found
il impossible to psss up beyond Fort Sumter,
and assume the appointed place, owing 70 the
obstrueh0ns which extended scT0ss the entire
channel from Fort Sumter 70 Fort MoUltrie.
while above these, near the middle ground, were
three other rows of piles, and, above these three
rebel iron-clads. The feet was thus compelled
to sustain this terrific FIRE, and nobly it did Sd
for thirty minutes. During thss time, not less
than 500 shots were fred By the enemy, 1850
being counted in q single minute.
BALTIMORE, April l3 The gunbost Flam-
beau arrived at Old Point on Saturday after
noon, bringing the officers Of the iron clad Keo.
lIHk. The following is made mp from an inter- /
eshDg account furnished the Baltimore Ameri- I
can by an eye witness who Was in the fight:
phs Weehawken was assigned the important 4
duty, which was faithfully performed in the /
midst of the fight, to examine, and, if possible, 1
to fire the ObstIuetions which the rebels have /
extsnded across the harbor from Sumter TO
Moultrie Protected by scow, and with .
the devil in front of her, she pushed I
strsight up toward the obstructions They
were found to consist of network Of chains /
and cables stretched clear across the haThor, .
over which it was impossible for the Weehaw-
ken to run without fouling her pr0cel.er, and (
which she found 1t impossible to force In this
network the rebels are supposed to have sus-
pended torpedoss and other submarine explo-
sives. She completed tho examination and test
e1 the impossi5iity Of working up the harbor
until means can be devised for tho removal of
he distractions
New YORK, April 13.-The Times publishes
IN extract containing a detailed account Of the
ight at Charleston, which says:
The result of the reconnaissance proves the /
utter insuficiency of the iron clad feat alone TO
AXE Charleston The Nahant received thirty
wounds, several being bad fractures The Pss-
aic IS also wounded severely in the turret and
blot house. The Nantucket's furret IS SO iaYred
hat the port could moi be opened rendering her
5-inch gun useless. None other of The mont
ors were disabled