Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-12-30
sEeEe Of OknrIesfsn.

Frsm the Charleston Ceurisr.l
sisee eur last report the enemy has epenst
heavily upon the ely from five sens, three 6
Battery Gregg, one st CHnmins' poist, and ont
At the msriaT Battery, east Of Gregg. TIE shsll
iFg commenced about half past 12 e'slsek CT
Thursday night, aad alased shortly after - Oh
Friasy. 0Be shell was frea Friday afternosn
making the total number fred during tie limo
one hundsed and thirty-fesr.
At intervals tie enemy nAinisined G more
rapid FIRE than at others, throwing three and fv,
shells alternately in quick succession. A fsH
houses were 1ligh.ly damaged. An cid gentle.
man pazed William KHighton, sighty-thres
years Of age, who WAS sitiiBg by The Ere on hi.
hearth, had bis right leg shet eH below the knee
His sistsr-in-lsw-G Miss Pancake sitting sy
the are, bad her right foet severely crushed BY
e fragment Of shell. These were the enly cas-.
u~al;iss. At lsst s~ceeuats, Sunday evening,
saith Of tke sufferers Tsrs eSi2g well.
Oar Batteries opened a vigorous Ere In raturs,
bat without the usual sssst, owing, doubtless,
to the extended end additional preparstiSns
made by the eAemy for thu prsiectisn Of their
guHneIs, during thsir silence last week. Tks
eneny's design was evidently to annoy AID
give rs the reliEh Of 3 ChristnAs Bernhard
ment.
Since thsn only four shells hsvs been krsl al
the city, whish were thrown between three sad
ieur O'CLOCK sunday meIHiHg,
TAe only firing throughout Sunday was from
our ewn batteries, which kept up a steady Ere
on tbs Yankee working parties at the extrsms
end eff Cumnins psint, believed to be eLgspes
in the srectisn Of another battery.
Absat kalEpast six o'clock FIi9sy morning
the city was startled by the roar Of heavy and
rapid artillery firing in the direction of Stone
A great nsry reports were circulated during the
day in relation to the cause Of the fri.e, bat
the facts, which We AVE derived frsm the high.
est soareos, are as followE:
An artillery and infantry force of eur trosps
had keon ordered up on Johns island "a recon-
Eoitsg the position and number Of the enemy At
Lsgarcvile, and 10 ASCERTAIN tho Erapristv Of
al attack on that pest, as well as Oh tho esn.
boats, the Pavhee ard Msrblehead, which vare
generally stationed nsar that place. prepars-
tisEs were accordingly made, sur batteries cot
In readiness, and everything made ready and In
position by daylight Friday morning.
AZ TIA appointed tiAe our batteries npansd
Tpsn the EuHhcet MaIbishesd, lyisg about three
huzdrea yards from the viIlses lendirg. Ths
eEemy's force on land was discovered In a
streng position en- 9 little island, with q narrow
dehls leading to 1t. Col. Psge, Of the vIrrisis
battery, determined en- making a bold .itscE
On tho enemy lard fierce, with a RsJS b.tlar1
and tbs infantry, and awaiting the ouenipg If
ear heavy batteries to drive away or sipk IA
AsrblShesd at the wharf before eomssneine tbs
attack.
About twenty minutas after eur siege ka!teries
opened The gunboat eenmeneed to rsiurn the
Ere, d~isehsrgizg whols broadsides A. each frs
OR fire was kept Rp fer ahsut en- hour. int
withsat any ether pereepfibis efest than DANA.
giBg tbs vessel In the gHHwAle. la the mean.
time, she was reinforced by the Pawnee and !
mortar boat, which ran up the Hawai- and
opened fire on the flank and rear Of our Lower
batteries, rcadoripg it necessary for cur forces 70
fall back short distance.
The less ca cur side was Private W. 4. An
erun, Of the Palmetto Guard. killed on fac fsld. |
and five sthcrs severely wounded, two supposed |
70 be nasItRlly (siHse deadly Eight artillery
horses and oss ambulance mzls were killsf |
fhero were 40 casaalties ia the Infantry. Ths
aiLiHg OF ms artillery hsrses compelled sur
to leave behiad tive houjtxsra, yvh;sh
were, hssvever, recovered and broughs in ID
hour In the evening.
The expedition, although perhaps net accom-