Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-03-30


daily for week has al ceased and not even IS
thsrs ssy work done the canal to s forth an Gees
sionsl shell from or gems The object Of sending down
She fosr sznbssis yesterday noraiag from Commodore
Porter's ase aouot to sssst the tro Farragut
vessels below II nay have been ther eisct 70 gather
Fuicsnt naval force in that qasTseT 70 destroy sur
aOsquito Sect.
Il Is osrtala lksi the Hsrdri and A5atres (foymsry
lsypsssd ie be ne Aorougaiols) in bad hz, aud
assaSace frsn Porter wah "a, doubi What they needed
brt the sequel proved that isesd of ssng any hep
them thsy had - be assisted themselves and il the
Albatros Ass ret come 60 ia rsacus Of the al which
driftss Aeipisssy On ihe euvent botk of them would
hnvs bees dssreyea and teisy lost There can be no
doubt thar tA, boai r 50 badly disabled that he enemy
viii net b abis 70 bring into service while Between
sur bsttsrsss and IN the Tins arrangements are
being zsas On ear side lock Hg toward her esptur,
II Ases four gsnboEa hai, sucoseded In getting by
she Batteries in safety aad oaneeted with those below,
ahea the sneRy wouia have had formidable aset 81
ar vessels Aaa sc doubi Ea atsempl would hsvs been
made 20 sssos oar batteries which command tss mouth
sf She canal sad TIE work with Tho dredgboats might
have prssossod without interruption Troops might
also have sssn ssrre5 th side of the river beyond
the rszgs Of oar batteries slI deal of troable might
lave bees givsa u I was part o. plan By the enemy
well uassrssssi hs-a = ge sreng force in thst quzr
tar 80 snHoy us while their treaps were concentrating
o. crossing hslsw.
TsstsgdEy q reported By some that the wreck q
the fuRksa soasad gunsoat had drilled down tho rrer
and bssR sshss Ep b. she Abs.ros and owed to Shore
Il went dswz hssdsorsHaoit and sunk dean out of
risBt Ia dseF water some sensason maker # erards
found oui TIA ahs hss stool on end and her machinery
rolled sut whsn being relieved Of her weight sns
rlEstss and cane up sssI, after wash ths Farragat
f.,,E D. in "a nan
sbtslnsd belief By seHae oi ss verssnt neEsmOnger
and -as forry ses thit such rdiouleus nonsense
shosls Zoe s way into type. Il osrsiny looks ss If the
rsnt Of ssAsols 70 learn esniaon nothing else
wss sadly felt 10 vicksbarg,
his to b regretted that the two which could not
TeHsnFe to make the passage were net allowed or in-
daesd 70 within range Of our guns There IS 70
asubt tssi they would have met vth The game fale,
and any others that may atteupt Il hereafter, win be
equally well rewarded for their temerity. Com Por-
tsr hsss kss rather bad lack, AMI although ho csn
bis iron csds by batteries it Is only 20 lose
ihsn Afterwards and not enc Of those waieh be has
ssnt bsie has escaped from capture destruction by
the rebels The glory Of gsnbssts has departed, End
ths strength Of or Kssislgp pi Glbrsier confirmed
Fer sref two s.satss has the ssraidsbe Federal
army sad .Hvy been rsudeEoused in sight Of this city
sad yet has not dared to make any domonsirstion with
tts exception Of feeble attempt to bernhard the city
with one Of bis zortars, and as soon IS our guns
ssensd On him was forced D abandon his Fo.liion Du
ring this time or works have been constantly increzs
inT IA strength szd dimsnaonsi and the enemy re-
duoed by sickness dessrtions and dsaec.ion has lost
thousands OF irsops ami is ess sbe todsy thsn the
hsi day be cane here to aske sn attack Besides tits
be has est foUr OF his bs sHnbosts the river below
VIekaburs sHd how many IN the Kszoo Psss Is not
knorz bat tFs are reported captured for certain.
Ithts be regretted that lve have nc way Of sscsrs
t.inng hsu many YsGkees were on the boat that was
sunk BY some it is supposed that there was bareiy
sufficient crew aboard to TeFE tie maehnery and it is
very probable that this msy have been She case but
there n las, stiH have been great loss Of He aa but
few could have escaped sn5 II her steam works were
exploded many must have tecn soalied TO desta There
s but little hspe q assertsng the fun parti-u-
lars from ne Yankees; thsy viii no doubt represent
their loss as small possible and win never render
true account
TAis morning everything remains quie5 though lle
feet shove seems to have increased during the night
No hriug has been heard since yestsTsy morning and
It viii probably take the epsmY some days to
on the shock sustained b ro loss o. ls boats Ils
Ass any ~ lose all be has to Do s send theu
down this way, aa6our csnaoae=u VII attend 10 sheIn
Co n1aosere Farrsgut romaas 70 Of sight below, and
beyond the range Of our guss having no fancy to ex
pose ais wooden vessels in place where even iron ss5s
cannot pass in safety. NEsToR
vlcKsEURs. March q. 1868
This beng day of p-syer and humiliation ell
branches Of business are suspendsdn tbis place. and
the obssryseee 4 be day in religious -7orsh7 In obed
enos te the Presidents pro sustou and TIE request Of
the mayor, b being universal in this place. There sp-
pointed mes for all the pe5ie 70 repair TO their places
Of worship 90 s1pPlcate Throne Of Grace in behalf Of
bleeding nston arc eScseaHgy appropriate, 6ad pro.
ducHvs Of much good The people Of this Couiederacy
have much BE- thankful FOL their deversnee
from erus snd bloodthirsty enemy and though we
are in the midst Of dssolatng war, we have seen
enosgh to know that the bse alone to the strong
Just and righteous cause, assisted by an oyerrulug
Providsnoe viii prevail asains sl the maehnatsns Of
wicked and perverse Hstion which L trying to oaslave
us, sad - reducs our fair and blooming land into viii
dsrnssst to be inhsbhes only by the Wild boars Of tie
forest Surely God can NOS prosper nation given over
% their idols ike that Whlh now striving 20 overrun
and subdus the South and the greater is The dsy de-
viewed upon Us TO pr0stra ourselves before high Hea
ven to impors His mercy and His assistance is this our
day Of great trbuaions and but the unheliever
can do1bt that our supp9catio1s viii be heard and 7n-
swered
The great victory achieved here on "Wednesday. has
caused radiant Joy TO oFeEpres5 s counteBsnees Of
all dTelsrs and sojournsrs Of the ely Of hundred
his Particularly are tse counteazAess Of our Hkil-
full esnnonesrs niunine{ with smile Of self grssuia
ton Al the great success which attended their eGots-
And vel may these men feel proud OF their achieve
snts Il has struck terror 70 the hears Of the enemy,
and has proved that guntsa are useless an attack
upoa the front Of the city II they cannot run By the
batteries under fun head II st s without being sunk
there Is no possible hope for them to take stand in
front Of our guns for she purpose Of an attack,
Our artnleTymsn dii some Of the most splendid
shooting that has been witnessed, perhaps since the
war commenced. The precision With which every bali
WAS hurried sgaiass the b'sis and the fearful effect pro-
dascd, establishes reputation for punners which
win be sn homer to them long they live, snd
credit to the Confedsraoy for such energy ard s en-
pIoyed IN her defense. All the guns did equally welb
aad VII mske invidous comparisons by singing
out any favorto ones. THE only fsa was that some Of
orr smaller guns ere too light 70 usks any Impression
on the ironsdes Of the boats but Of larger
s5es took 'ez7 handsomely.
When the boat which was worst disabled sunk, gen.
erl feeling Of regret prevailed that hs other should es
cape BY being towod out Of reach or guns Il az
fordsas great pleasure however 10 learn hst she
has sunk snd with her Consor Is total loss the
emy The ,Albalros toved her down behind the island
where she lodged close 10 he Louisiana shore and
apparently entirely aoanaoned AesterlAy morning ,he
report reached here that she filing aud settling ia
the bow, and bslseye her condition could be seen
through glass from oD; and later in the day the IN
formation csne that her bow had become entirety sub
merged, and the whole craft slipped down into deep
water, leaving only small portion OF The stern exposed
on the s1Ffaes.
Il VIII tins Be seen that ho.h OF these boats are
in the bottom OF the 'er and al was the work q our
men before breakfast I. would havs been great feat
Il We could have espuifed them uHinjured for our own
us. but ss Il f. fea greatly reioioed thai hey re
both lost 20 the enemy and hope that larg porcn Of
tbs crew may have bstn aboard when they went down
These aisersbls greie,s must take WHIT they gs ior
coming to our homes 10 destroy ana onr properly
Their fare righteoss rntribut a. ws deserved and
/ faithfully executed
/ By soms it Is believed that the smaller boat which
was sank under our guns was the Lafayette !