Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-07-13
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slowly over the deep blue armament.
Net a breath Of wind stirred through the
branches, and the bay and ocean were smooth
and brieht as 2 mirrsr. The cir was hst, heavy
and close. relaxing the ftsms and beading the
brow with drops Of meistBre. IL was Just tae
kind of weather 10 indict the largest amount Of
inconvenience upon the enemy ia these turret.
ted monsters. the pride of the Yankee nstioa.
At ten minutes past five o. the m]otninE Of
Ffiday, the eaemy epeEea fire upen the work
st the extreme soHth end Of Morris Isiasd,
f0m ais batteries on Folly, 6riag fast and fari-
ouslY Absnt tweRty minutes afterwards a
largo Hunber Of bsrgss, SLED with armed men
were seen bsbiEd Little Folly. =
Captsin J G. Mitchell, wko commanded this
work, replied slowly and deliberately to tha fu-
commandment The ensmy's euus nam
bered considerably over seventy; his oarshwsrks
were Of uucomsaon strength, snd afforded sra-
pie Shelter to his eunr=rs. The wsrks bahind
which Capt Mitchell fought, were oPen, and'by
no means as strong So those on Folly island,
and while his battery was composed Of six
pieces, the guns that rsioed irsR bail upen his
devoted company, were Of large eeliber aud Of
tho nest approved fsga.
But nothing 3saatea, kat gallant oGcer and
his worthy bsBd stood to their pieces. firing with
wsndsrful accuracy, and IS cool as though tbay
WEIE tEFlaE Lita AHwE~ ~ tH-AL Eulh EptE ngAA%
harmless csiect. For four msrtal h0W-s atd
thosa brave Eaeu bid active defiance 70 tbs fee.
This ski.lful ef5eor was aware he could not
bold that point against the odds SO o~verwheha-
ing; but with q plaeE and frGlaes5 worthy of
he warmest praise, be costinUed to reply 20 tie
terrifs Ere Of bis powerful Antagonists, till t5e
rspi5ly increasing list ct casualties in bis heroic
company made it his duty, CT the score of la
msuisg, ts retire froa the position. And that
movement vas effected in a manner that reflect
Cd the highest credit oa himself, his brother CHI
GERS, ard the men Of his comAan3.
We are psinsd to lesrE has snsng the casa
Sites sustsissd by Capt Mi1chel's company are
The death Of Lieut.. Bee and private DsHgherty;
aud The serious weUn0iHg Of Liaut Aston end
Sergt. Msrse, Of Gel. &rsham's regiment.
After abandoning his battery, Capt. Mitchell
Joined his forces with Col Grshara's, and they
fought ss v~alian.ly as infantry as they had deHe
as astIlerists.
At about balEPast niao o'clock, A. tie en-
smy landed in soma forcs Ga the islaac. They
were attacked by Col. Graham, at ths head Of
his regiment. The contsst was sharp ane Pr9-
forged. The enemy f0ugbt with spirit and Ok
siin2cy. Our lne1 were exposed daring the
whole fight to = aUT2srous FIRE from tae feuT
m0nissrz, Who bgriea their enormous missiles
with telling eject. The foe WAS alse constantly
reinforced from Fslly Island. Yet, Eotwits-
standing these advantages, the skill with Which
they were handled and tia vslsr with which
they fought rendered it impossible for the inva-
murdereus volles, aHd repulsed sgsiB and sgsin.
But. still emboldeaed By his superior Numbers,
and by the potent aid Of his turreted vessels,
the enemy continued The contest.
B5t despite the important advantages they On
ioyea, and the spirit with which they avsi.ad
themselves Of them, tse Yankee hirelngs were
forced to yield to tie iudsmitabls courage OF sur
brave soldiers. After several hours bloody
fighting, tho enemy seeing the folly eff attempt
ing to gain victerY evar the men who stood up
sgsiust them, wavered, then FED in hot haste
snd confusion, leaving mazy dead and wounded
on the fed.
ACCOUNTS FROM THE ISLAND.
We gather from eyewitness AID participants,
follewisg interesting details
Il has been expected ia ofscial circlas for sew
oral days previously that an stack vas il con
temptation, and accordingly all our forces on
the island were pms In melton to meet the ere
my. AboEt day light Friday morning, a battery
Of The euesy, Of net less than fifty guns, to-
with absUs fftaeu boat Aowitzsrs
mounted on the eDemy's barges, and tie guns
from four monitors, opened q tremendous fire On
Capt. Mitchsl's battery. completely en6lading
It on the right and left, causing some havoc
among both officers and men.
The fire fres the boat howitzBrs was p%articU-
larry destructive. TIC sharpskoetsrs Of tbe oE-
euv also DID considerable execution by picking
off the ms1 az the gUu5. II WIS by eE8 # thass
that the QaLlast Licus. JohB Be was killed, a
MIME bal striking and passing through his
TIE msu, Notwithstanding this terrible
shower Of solid shot, shell and buIets, s.aod TO
their guns uobly, and it was rot anti thew were
;sm2letsiy exhausted, and the easmy who had
landed in force we're rapidly spFreaching' that
The order vas given 90 retire.
The enemy succeeded IN csptuyine several Of
BAR men, whose exhausted condition prevented
escape. Capt. J. Ravepel Nacbath and L;cat
Haywood axe reported amoug The prisoners
20 tskeB. It was stated yesterday that CAPITALS
Mitchell vas at aDs tiae in the hands of the
3ueuly, when his men rallied aRd succeeded IN
getting him away frem his csBtors, After the.
abandonment Of the battery Captain Mitchefs
,rtllsrymeH fell back with the Infantry 10 Bat
.srY Wagner. The sHeIay's infantry taeR threw
But C. line Of skirmisbers, and advanced, fern
in three lines Of battle across Gregg's hill 70
hill.
The Dist regiment, s.. c. v, Miior MeIvsr
ssumaudiug. and Nelson's battalion, together
With the srtillsTisEs, al under he command Of
LaNs NAAEAAAr Wei 9HAAH iva EaaA NREaaa AA-
3pemY's further progress. A severe SIGHT en-
lued, snd cur forces gradually fell back to bat
cry Wagner. Tive desperate but unsuccessful
attempts to carry the battery by assault were
aade by the Yankees. Ia beth assaults tae
.nemy suf red terribly, leaving 8 large number
# their dssd and wounded on the field
The Yankees after this, fell back ss Vinegar
all. It is said they took and still held posses
Of Colonel @rabam's headquarters. The
after falling back, received reinforce
nents, and made a show Of egeia m5Fing
sgaiost the battery. Tho fsrce OF the enemy
Friday, is supposed to have b8sa abest
Thousand. Oar loss In killed, wounded and
viii probably be ab5ut thrss hundred
The hHRc on both sides ceased Abost half
six, When the mentors withdrew. Tbs re-
port that ens left during the engagement in q
condition was untrue. TEs wRela feur
we're engaged throughout ths action. aud in tho
afternoon their FIRE uPon Battery Wagner wss
very severe. VS. lesrn, however, that the bat
was very slightly iniursd. Aa officer whe
observed the effect Of eur shets, says they stTEek
lad rolled eff The sides and decks Of toe neni-
Ike 50 macy marbles or pebble stones
Capt Haskelrs and Lieut.. Bass bodies fell into
.hs hands Of the enemy. Dfs. r B. Hansbaa
hands Of tie easEy.
Csp.ain Lssgdon Cheves, Al accomplished
md very efficient officer Of tbs engineer corps,
killed almost instantly by q shelI froR ?
exploding in Battery Wagner, and
bia ca the head. His body was
to the city last evening.
From hity to sixty Of the wounded arrived en-
he different steamers fren Norris islaad during
he day and last evonisg. a number Ell those
woQsde3 were obliged to walk 70 the
under hot sHu for waot of convey
.nces. This, we irust, viii be remedied in fa-
ura.
We omitted to mention in sbs rigat place that
Sumter opened on the tHrTe9ed mentors
nd The Yankee infantry On tas SoEth end Of
Norris island, with what result we are unable
8 say.
The fight, doubtless, viii b. renewed today,
greater h~ercsuess than any we have yet
cen. The eHemy has certainly showR a deep
plan, and Is determined to pash it.
Yesterday evening the main bady Of tae enc
az on tsa Stone side had eOHgregatsd at Bat
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