The Chattanooga Daily Rebel. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1862-1864, 1863-07-16

Icnemy from Battery Wagner.
Before the papers Of last Issue had reached the
eyes Of ades, another bloody and important
tion had taken place upon Morris iaiaud.
1he eneEy idenLly did not at rst, feel secure in
s neT ss,eI "a sss s,,,. % ~. Hsn. %
kec forces were drawn up Ia lne Of battle At day"
break, finding that the expected night attack would
not be made, 10 determined amongst the ysnkes
| leaders themselves To- attempt upon bate y
Wagner. Gen. sirJng, with q force OF about 2U0o
picked men, at made preparations tor theassaut
hs command consisted OF TOUR companies OF the 7th
Conn, L. Col. Roduan commanding, with the 10th
Pennsylvania Col. strawbridge; the 9th Maine, Col.
Emery; the 4eth and Tooth New York, with the IL ii
| Children" H.. indep. 6dent regiment.
FORMING his men into two lines, soon after dawn on
| Saturday he advanced at the double-quick towards
cur wosks. COl. Graham, who was n command at
10 teIy Wagner, suffered the enemy TO get within
auout iorly yards, when he gave the word % Fire!
and down weLt tie foremost rank OF the assaIlshts
Yet they came with spirit and resolution some VI
them even ming tie interior OF the work. But tuey
paid dearly ter their Z merty Everywhere they we've
met with csoness and determination By u.
who maintained their lire steadily and after sharp
contest OF fifteen minutes, the enemys first line gave
way sad He'd an cvniu-ion. he second line Ietnec
without Gy serious attempt 10 retrieve the fortunes
ofsthe FIRST.
Ihe day s.woa. In the melee We hld taken l3o
prisoners AM % OF the enemy's dead lay strewn n.
aedately In front of works. An o!heer. who haa
renurca sonu ditauce beyond, states that the Yanet
dead we're quite as numerous fuTtner oil FROM our
works that II Is within tte bounds OF moderation
To estimate the euemys loss IN killed, wounded and
missing at quite 60O. Our own loss comparative
ly slgut. captain werner, ot Savannah, Win pri-
Yates James bryan b. Pcstell, A. Ms ~, aud J. a.
Slnia9, of the 18Th Georgia Battaiioi, Si.h or
two Others wbcee have not learned, were
killed, and q lew otaers wounded
lhe prisoners brought 10 the city IN .rched
TO jail. Their bearing Was very impertineUt. They
admitted the character OF their and
that Ge neiai Strong th Lieutenant Colonel Roi
of the 7ih Connects: had been badly wounoed. 1t
appears their statements that their regime
very tar from being full. many OF the compsues has
ing dwindled down to mere hsndfuls. Brigad,er Gen
sral seymour Is Morris Island and MAJOR General
Gilmore, who succeeds Htnter In the comma Nd
OF this Department has his for the pres-
ent on Folly leland. Tbs following are the nam.s CT
the yankee commissioned officers who were taken In
the hight
aptan David B. Hogelnnd, 10th Pa.
Captain jerome T0urtellptte, wounded.
Captain " Il. Chamberlain.
Lieutenant VIM. 4. Phillips, 7th Conn.
Lieutenant +. w. Ware. 9th Mime.
Lieutenant Elmer u. Jordan, 7lh Conn.
All day Saturday aud Su nday the heavy booming ef
tue big guns from the harbor entrance kept the cou
EIuuiIy on the Yut IL well Understood that
the enemy was hard work throwing up heavy works,
and the hrng chiefly sheiing the position
held by tue enemy. though the fire was retained at
intervals by bis heavy guns and mostars. One shei
IRON the yankee lines exploded yesterday, killing pri
Yates Hawkins and Daniels OF Capt. Prarson's eom-
pany, Nelson battalion, aud woua ling Capt Pearst
aud four others. We lie ieve there other
/, lty yesterday.