Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-08-10

1 arrived At Galveston (uuder sail) On tie l1fh
of January, and last hslors Rightlal made the
sssmy's feet lying Of the bsr, consisting OF
Eve shius-oLv<ar Oas Of thsssaamsTs was scan
sitter perceived to get Under way, ans steer IN
-ur dirccti1s. I ordered stssEa 70 Be get upi kUE
kept sail on tke ship as = dsc9y, that might IN
-ics tha susmy's shis Sufficiently far from the
feet 20 otfsr her battle. I we're ship, srS ss7ad
away from the ear, psreittizg her - aporsasE
ne bv ql1GT degrees. When the eneEay approach
ID 80 hi 7isufy resr. / took ia al sail and wear
iRg sh05 aroUns, ran Up within hail. IL was
dark IL being about Z O'Clock. Ihs eRs-y
ksi3e5 "YVhat shin Is that 2" We responded,
tHsr Mzi=s.v's ship Pstrelp The reply was.
I vii send q boat On board ," We Rsw hailsd
! in turn, g know who the snsasy was, and when
~ raj received the reply. that he was the
AUsitei States steamer Hstterss," W. sgaa
hsi'sl him. aud informed hin that va wers lds
Con tolerate steamer Aisbama aud at ths same
tia1c directed tho lst Lieutenant % epen FIRE
upaa h.n. Oar FIRE was promptly returned,
and brisk Ection enau=d which lasted, h3H-
ever oaiy thiTssea uinUt.s and 81 The end sf
thst dGe tha enemy fred an eI-gUu and showed
a l-rht: and up5n being hsiieS BY Us, g knew
If ha had surrendered, he replied thss be hsd.
sad that he was IN = sinking eoBditioR. / iE-
rssir.elv dlFpatehsd beats 70 bis assistance, and
hsa just tins to remove the crew wksn lAs
ship vent eswR The casualties were slight GB
beth si3es, although the acton was fought at
dista.es ef fram oas hundred and Sfy to four
hundred yards Oar shst all tod On his Auil
sbsut the aatsr-iEe, and hence the small RUM
Der eff killed aad wounded On the part Of the
ensnv-twO ef the fcrmsr snd thy=s Of tia IA
ter TIE Hsttsrs5 msuatsd eight guns, aud
had crew Of eie,tsen oEisers ans ore hundred
and eight men -Fhs Alabama slse moaatsd
eight gurs (witb small captured piece
24-psundsT. toe lght 70 b Of any service, aud
bad s crew Of enc hundred snd ten men, exciH-
siy5 o. oficeTs E'ssr of the Hslterss guns
were 32-R suuaeTs-the sane caii5Hr a. cur
brosdsds guns bat cur pivot gyms were heavier
thar heTs-this being the only ai5pArity be-
tween lhe tive ships
We received s few shot holes from the easRy,
doing ns material damage. Tbs snsmy's steam
er Brooklyn and suetAsr steamer 5issmed oUt
ia pursuit Of US soon after TIE ae.ioH COM
rusoced, but missed as in the dzrkness Of the
night BENG embarrassed witA a large num-
bsr Of prisoners, steamed directly for Jsmsics,
sgkers I arrived - tss 20sa Of JaruaTy. Here
I landed my prisoners repaired damages,
ooalsd ship, and on the 25tb o. Jsnusgy / pro
eee8ad 60 sea again. On the 2Sth Of JrnUarT I
coached at The city Of s. Dsmingo, IN the
islaad of She ssne name, szi landed The
crews ef tve of the en- Hy's ships which had
burned I sailed again ca the sams day, asa
made my way to --. thence 70 The island ct
-. and tacncs 70 sbis place, where arrived
estsf5ay-ba1ning, bsnaine, and destroying
sneray's ships s5 pr list iHelSsed-
have the honor 20 be.
Ysry fsspae fnly,
Your ohedieut servant,
r sENMEs, C9mnan5sr.
Hen R. sssll7ry, Sscretsry Of the Navy,
Richmond, vs..