Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-09-05

readiness, the four boats pullsd towsTd the
! etesnnsrs in line of battle. ws5 IN Mr.. Wood;
party, IN the b9as with Lieut. Hudgina. w
1 pulled ell 0Wly and silently on When within
/ about fifty Yards she sentinel on deck sang oa'
HIS "boas ahoy Z" Mr. Wood answered IN sons
uBipteiligible words, and sheu we gave way
strong toward them We had tho stErO0ard bow
Bar. Wood the port. i. Tss moment OF anxiety
almost Of nisgiving If the Yankees were
aware Of oT approach, destruction Was certain
IheIe was no retreat now-dssth lay n thC
silent guns ahead aud in the mad Waters arouud
The waves had increased, and the sea was ta8t
lsshing itself into fury Long black hoes
STATED ftom tie horiz2n ran t0Wstd as like
some huge leviathau, for a mOrDsnt raised US IN
She a.c then rolled sway ia tbe dGsliy distances
The santinal's ha;i was the signal 20 give Wsy,
and every man pat bis whole strength 10 the
esTs. Oar boat nearly EDrang out Of the water
sc every STOKE, sad shot over the wsv5s With
th8 velocity Of an arrow. II s few seconds the
dark hull rose before as, the boat struck its
stios, there were few shots, snd, IS quick IS
Thoughts twe0iy of rs were climbing over the
Delti1gs upon her decks. Ghs watch fired their
rifles az Us and gave The alarm, and immeliately
lhe Yankees came pouring from below, grasp
ing Cu5iasses sud side araas IS they ran up the
hstea. They foaght well considering the cir
Cumstancas, but 10 was of no avsii; ina few
minutes thu vessel was ours and the crew had
surrendered. Lieut.. Wood, followed By Mid
shiPmsn Goodwin, were FIRST upon the decks
upon their side, while Lieut. Ho3 gins and Efr
Wilson Jed the way on ours. The whole wss
over almost with tho rspidiiy Of thought.
just as the decks were ours, sharp firing was
hesri upon the Reliance. We watched for
moment, but not se5iag the p9econcer5ed sigaal,
were anxious about the other party Oar boat
was Immediately manned, and we pulled over
70 bis assistance; ont Lieut.. HoCe had done the
work well b. fore our srdvsl &c had met with
more determined spirits, and had to encounter
two OF three desarLers iFOu our army, who fought
we'll Capt. WaltsT5, Of tao Reliance, was also
3 brave man, and did everything possible TO
ssvs bis ship. Upon the irst alarm be sprang
forward o sip ih8 cable bat was met by Lieut.
H'ge who ran forward TO encounter him, and
WAS sln1st instantly shot through the body wiki
a pistol At iha same time Lieut. H0ge received
a dangerous wound Though the usek, and fell
beside tho water tank. Although wounded,
Cspi Walte.5 sprsDg 90 the pjlot-heuse end
blew the whistle to get help from ths Satellite,
but Re was so1n secured. There wss sharp firing
on the dscEs, both with rifles and TeveIveTs,
during which MidsEipuau Cook, who vas fore
NEST IN tbs fight, r5ozivad a wound ia the side,
and one of the seEuen Wss shot through the
arm Several wounded Yankees lay around
ths decks, and one negro was stiff in death,
hI fifteen minutes sfper t1e attack both vessels
were secured, tho prisoners were put in irons
until they eguld be confined, and the wounded
taken below. The new crew went to their work
regiiy; the engineers got up steam, the fiFemsn
took their places the pilot was at the wheel, the
quartsrms5tsr on he deck, and the oficsrs st
their posts Every thing was made ready foT
selling, 5ils boats were hsulod slosgside, the an-
chor raised, and just Bs day WAS daWning ths
C0nfeosrs'e States steamers S4tellits and Rel-
aRee got under way and stold up tho Rspps-
hanDcck. Ao'ut sunrise the anchors were
dropped o8 Urbanua.
The fIs. thing was to get the wounded and
prisoners ashore. M3sbipNsu Gosdwyu had
charge Of this, and ia a short tins ell we're
landed and delivered into tho hands of tbs cav
airy waiting to receive them.
1 should here mealiou lha. on ths day we
launched our boats in Esachums creek, Col.
I. j Bosssrs so long aad so fsv0rabiy known
10 the public, brought his regiment down 10 CO.
operate with us.
Tae prisoners were taken by the cavalry and
were s73u on their way 20 Richmond.
UnfCT'u=HaH.v for as neither OF thess steBmrTs
had beyond a few hours coal Tho Cuuituck
be remaining slssLneT en- this station, had gone
13 tie river g coal Up, Intending upon her re-
REB 90 relieve these for the same purpose
Lieutenant Wood determined, h9wrver, to make
he most of ths little on board. Expecting en-
,ccdactcr wiJh'tb Cuuisuck Col Rasser mad
furnished from his regiment Captain Ciay's
company OF shsrpshoOtsrs, to assis. in the en-
should we meet her. Captain Fen
ioll Gregory, and Lieutenant Mum Of the same
regimeut, also accompanied us Owing to tbe
Aficu ,y iu getting a sufficient amount Of steam
Ep1u she Reliance, we were delayed until dark
ost5Ia starting, bat shout eight o'clock get under
way and rau doHu the river. But something
was ont of order on the steamer she could nos
be pushed shove tTo knos Eu hour, and lost
ST. aa3 IS fsst rs little could be gained; c9nse-
gdeltIy 80 was soon tar behind. We waited
% hoEr for har 20 come up, and than found her
so disabled as to b8 Of little use before extensive
,epsirs Wosid be msie, Lieuteaant II. sgiDs
was therefore sont back with her, and we went
on alone
This was sE5sy night It was II o'clock
before We reached the mouth Of the river and
ran out into the bay. The sss was quite high,
with a strong soU;heagsrly wind and every
prospect OF an approaching storm. Having 90
little coal, Is vas Impossible 10 90 fsT; but Lieut.
Wood started boldly Up the bsy, TO sec what
there " as Af3at Tho waves we're every mo-
me us getting higher, and the Satellite croaked
aud grUaned in every seam, and ran her head
= =
suicide a. tbs chagrin Of capture. Although
much indispcssd, pilot Moore managed her ad-
ruicsb.y, and kept her well against the storm.
After cruising up the bay, our course was turned
toward the eastern shore. Soma few sails wers
seen looming up through the dark, but they
were smsB and hardly woyih the TINS when
lsrgsr game was expected. At O'Clock the
sea was very high, and about all the Satellite
could stand L would have agsilsd us little
a.. Ia r-4E1 ala
rough fJT boarding isRnd our small boats would
probably have 5wsmped IN such weather. At
2 o'clock we turned back, aud q little before
day made SjuEray Point. Fearing the Cuui-
tuck might have returned during the night and
dropped into the anchorage, Lieut.. Wood ssnt
up \ signal lighti bu. It was not answered, and
We ran safely inside.
MOEDAY, Aug 2l--Iu the gray OF tho morn
ing we raa some five miles Uo the river, and
came 20 Euchof near Gray'5 point Bsing out
all night, al well IS the two nights previous,
everybody was much exhausted, sad, as soon
as the anchor dropped over the side, nearly al
dropped TO sleep upon The deck.
Nothing Of Importance occurred during the
day. The sea still ran high, and the wind in
cressei in strength About night three sails
made tbsir appearance in the bay, aud al beat
irg down upon the stsrbOaTd tack toward Us.
We made ont toward thsn, and for an hour or
two chased the isrgsr OF tire two down toward
Gain's island and the mouth Of the PiaukR.Hnk.
About O'Clock she Wa5 o7erbaulsd, ana proved
70 be- the schooner Golden Rod, laden with
c9sls, from Baltimore. and bound for Name.
Tle captain and crew were the most surprised
men ever saw. The other two (ooth schoon.
ers) had anchored just inside TIE point, aud
tbass we're picked up upon 0Br return. They
were the Two Brothers and the Coquette, an
chor -svecpsTs, from Philadelphia. Both haa
number OF very 6oe anchors and cables on
board. Taking she three in few We ran up to
Urbs,ua again, and let g anchors. As the
Reliance had but few bushels Of coal left, she
was sent UP 10 Port Royal that morning, but
since our capture of the Golden Rod, she was
ordered 70 return.
Raining the Satellite alongside tas schooner,
We took on board coal to last day or two, and