Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-07-15

! last night, dong gHArd ana pioFoss uuiy . .i.@
sf our wounded who could not bssr the iatigE
sf Journey to your many Northern hospitals
dave been renewed withis the towB, and b.
the inhsbitsnts are being hsndsemeiy provides
f5r.
At the present writing, for tbs reason tha
slsh constant msving sf our trseps hes bsen j
Brogress, and frem the frequent changes In th
eea,ion Of sur hospitals, it IS utterly imRossi5i'
e. make a statement anywhere near correct, o
our less in killed and wounded JIG cahnOt b
iss than fftsen thousand. i is impossible ta
as at present to obtain correct liEt OF th
nsTaas--eveH Of those who are new aontRsd u
tile hsspitals.
PaThsps the worst feature Of oar disaster i
tlat 50 many Of our skilled and efficient geaera
oifieers are either wegnss5, killed, OF iReapaei
I tsted, BY ressan Of serious wounds, rom imrne
date daty Among cur other leases, and one O.
a seTisus mstter in eur present position, sieEt
| yaBid and frequent marches sTs 90 be made, il
tie unusual number Of horses that have beer
/ slain. Some hstlslisns gre minus thsiT eHtirc
! supply, while otsers bavoall mere OF less Saf
feFod. Sill, in spite sf 81 this, We arc mp azs
after thsln, and with every prospect, to use f.
miljsr sArsse, 50 Of gsbbling thsaa us''
/ The losses ef the enemy comet be positively
stated. Sill, when considering thai they were
lhs attacking party, and We, for once, were ena-
/ bsd to choose OR position, it is no exaggera-
I ton Of the truth 60 say that their loOgss are
! diubis the uuabsr af eurs.
Even as late IS Sunday, and along the front
Of eur entire line, thsir dead lly thick, ne effort
apparently, being made to bury them.
OF lhoir general officers, Longs'reet, Armi-
stead, Bsrksdsle, Ricketts, and Garnstt are
zsunded. The second named is dead and buried
within eur llIlgs
The prisoners taken are but triae less in
number than 5000.
SlJR WOUNDED AND PRISONERS AGAIN IN
CAMP
This morning, IN sHch haste we're ths rebels
/ to svECusts the town, Chat bat few paroles wsrs
SiEriad. The zsnes, however, Of all were taken,
while they we're told that thsir psrolss would be
s7nt e,em from Carlisle. 4. doubtless being their
intention to mz-o that pOist ihsir future bsse Of
operations. " Hbsihsr or net tseY viii be allowed
I to seiest "bass" is mailer for future delibs-
rstien and decision.
{ The writer mentions iHHumsTable CsloPsls,
mkiers, ote., who WsTs killed and wounded, bat
rs have not the space fer dstails.
LEE's INTENTIONS
TIE Tsgsirsr says e5itsriauy:
General Csush reseivod information yesterday
4 thEt Lee iatsnds 70 ssiZs and h0d Maryland
Rights until Ae is enabled to cross the Potemac
in satisfy. La its present stage Of water tkst
river is impasss5ls, save by pentoens or boats,
aa3 TIE rebel army has neither. Lee is ia a
tight place, aad like a stag ct bay, be may tuTz
sisd give his victorious puTsueTs cOasideTabls
trsubls betore he is fully TaRquishsd.
We have no news tr5m the army Of the Pote-
mae Of special Importance. General Aeado is
} ctsselY watching his discomfad but willy an
isgonist, and day or two mere VIII quite ike
I y in5 him bringing Lee TO an engagement.
The WauEee Artaoz on Charleston.
Fiora the Savannah News July l6I
z airy on Bondzy morning the repert Of hsszy
gIns were heard ia tbs direction Of Charleston,
/ Indicating thst the enemy had again opened fire
/ on The forts. Tha first guns were hesr1 in thii
I city about four o'clock, aud during the BeFEing
! a continued csnnUHsaing wss heard.
/ Il IS reported that eur batteries on the Stoac
J riV5r sunk the Federal steamer Planter, which q
pgrfv Of negroes t90k several months ago freH
1 3 Charleston wharf, and delivered to the es6my
/ IL is ssid that eur ireOps caPlEred her with al
1a beard, intending some forty negroes, whC
/ were pracssdiug BP The river uH6sr white on
c,rs to make 3 landing.
J We learn iToIz passengers whosTrivsd in Chi
city On Monday mergiug iTora Meuis island
/ shat our forces have erected since Friday last
4 usmber Of new batteries, and that ihsy are al
.
and anticipated general battle on Monday
ssHso of The Yankee prisoners stated that or
Monday morning the grand assault was TO b'
ulada.
IL the attack on Ferl Wagner en- Friday, tht
Carolina troops suffered severely in killed
wounded and missing l. is reported that bheJ
los. ioHT hundred men. The Ysnkee gBBbset
fixed from all points, and conpsiled the CsTolin
iToops to abandon Fort Mitchell which the en-
I e-,--.Hfe4aIgs Il II
holding.
On Saturday the hghting was very desperate
'The 9TH Connecticut the 76.h PsnnsYlvsnia
has portion Of a Maine regiment, under th
Dsmmand of Grig.-Gsn. Strong, came up ia lin
uf battle, advancing in COED ordar as seen 81
they came within Tsngs The Savannah Guard
opened an them with terrible effect aud threv
ihoir ranks iato confusion. They sosn rallied
nnd sggia INST TaTm reception, when the
lsreke and dispersed lesvinE thair dead an
wounded on the field. Ii is estimated tbst the,
lest upwards Of Eve hundred men in these tw
lhsygss. Ssms of the enemy reached the 6resst
works only 10 be killed or wounded Many c
hem threw down their arms aud slretehS
themselves en- the ground until ths battle wa
over, when they were captured. The Yanks
prisoners slated ihat they had heard Of th
SasTas, and sid not Wsut to meet them again
Sergeant Lee, of company B of the Guards
: knocked deWn EanEe5 eineoT, and marched
small squad of them into the fort.
The principal Yankee attack was made O
tsEt part Of the bEssstweTks occupied By th
Savannah GasUds. The Guards captured
large nsmblr Of prisoners, anong whom wsf
three captains and tive lisuionsnis.
The Yankee dead were buried on The fal
where they fell-ihs prisonars taken TO Charle
- ton. TIE Connestieat prisoners recognized Co
Oinssesa as soon as they saw hlm
They report that the steamer Ksokak wa
] owned and built by private parties in Bsltimor
who had desired toe GBvsTamens 70 puTchaE
her, which was refused, and they then sent k'
I opt on thsit own account, 10 try our bstteri'
and test her iavulnsrsbiliiy.