Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-07-21
TBE FEELING II wAsHrKEFay.

Gea. Hooker Asd IoEg t,ts-a-tets with the
Secretary et tie Treasury this morning
DISTURBANCE IN NEWARK
NEWARK, n. J., JuIv Il--These was some
disturbances here lssk- k-HiZ5ts aB5 9 slight rccur-
EeAsa AAis-s1SsslRs. but nsthiag s5F70ug----.
TEE sERSE AEs EsLL OF PORT
l-Fsrsas- tss Ass5ila la-Ad=sst.ssz.4-,.-
We have eonvsTsed with Sa officer who sue-
essdsd in passing ozt frem Port Hu5s0a while
The surrender was taking place en- Thursday, the
9Th inst, fTem WhOa yo have been furnished
with details ef The siaga, which win not fail to
prove Interesting 20 oar rasdeys
The iRitateTy stops Of the siege msY be recl-
csed fEeE tie 20.h Of May, whsn Cen Anger
advanced froa Baton Eouge. His approach ne
ing reported By eEr cavalry, on tRe 2Ist General
Gardner seat eat Gel. Miss, vita four hundred
ssvalry and battery, under orders 20 proceed
to tBe Plain at0re, ak OK s0yeu miles fr8m Port
HUdBoE, and TseSRHeiser. Ab3ut four miles
FROM Port HB3s0a he enc0un, erad tie enemy
sud a severe se.isn ensue3 Of two and a half
hears duration, with loss of thirty killed EHd
forty woTHdeS on cur side. A right, in pursu-
ance Of ga order Of recall from Gen. Gardner,
opT forces fen hack within the fsrtfcsEoas
At the same tims CsL Powers ea7alry- ssme
three Hundred strong. woTe engaged on tho Ba-
half or two miles fToR Col. Niles. No eommu.
nication hes been had with tLea since, and their
less is unknswn.
On tbs morning Of tie 22d the enemy rushed
his Infantry forward witbin a mile of our breast
werks, and at the same time it was reported BY
the cavalry scouts that Gen. Banks. who Rsd re-
Gently completed his Tsehe campaign. vas and
ing troops at Bsyeu Sara ~ miles aboye) and
msvisg in the direction Of Pert HGdson. From
Saturday the 23d to Tuesday the 26.b inclusive,
the enemy was engaged in taking bis position
fer the investment Of cur works, This he;ag
completed, en- he nesnipg of the 9th he zd-
vsresd With his whole force against the breast
weTks, directing his Elain attack against the
left, commanded ~ Col S.ssimaa. Vigorous
assaults were also Iss9e against the extreme lefs
Of Gel Miles and Gss. Bsso, the farnef Of
Whsm GsnmEEded ia The center, the latter On
tha right
On tie lsft the attack was made by brigade
sf Hegrees, comprising sb9Ut three regiments,
together with the same losce of white Yankees,
across E bridge which ka4 bsan buiit over Sandy
cgsek on the night Of tha 25.h. Tais forcs was
tsrewn against tho SCH Mississippi regiment
csmmaadad BY Col. Shelby Absut Eve hun
cred negTSes ia front advanced az double quick
within enc huudred and 6ftY yards Of the works,
Shea the artillery on tia river bluff aud sw0
light pisces on Col Sh7l5y's left, epeued neon
theEa, and at the same tims they we're received
with veleys ef sausksiry from five conpsn MES
Of the 39ih The negroes fed every way IN rer-
feet confusion, wi-hsst firing a guu, prebahly
carrying with thsn, in t5eir panic 1isht. tlor
sable cenIsdss further ia the rear, fer the enemy
thsEselves report that six hundred of them par
isAes. H tlis be Sc, they must have been shct
Down BY the Yszkees in the rear, for tha sxacu-
tes re dia upon them did net exceed tgvo ham
dro3 sad Efty; and, indeed, vslloys Of muske.ry
were heard iA the direction 81 theft fiybt
Asosg tae slain weTs found the bsaiss Of two
nsgrs captains, WITH theig commissions in .her
Fsekets
The lst Alabans, Lieus-CoI Locke, ana l6s
lOtb Arksnsss, Csl. WitE engaged the enemy
outside the wsrks, in the thick woods, and
feusht most gallantly, bat were compelled bv
tse heavy edds brought agsihss them to fall
back scross tie creek and within the works.
Ia this sstisn Gel. Wit was captured, bet wss
ret iatse te remain long prisoner, bliuR one Of
the daring band Wko effseisd their escape fran
the Maple Leaf, while ca their way ts a Eaaksa
pTisen.
Gel johnson, with tie 18th Arkansas ra-i-
ReEt. namberiRg about thgss hundred men, oc-
ssFisa hill aersss SsR3y creek, EhicA be hsd
hsea terrifying for the prsvious week. About
i've Thousand Of The enery came against this
Pos.tisn, nneVing dsWn 9 very narrow road, sad
many Of tken succeeded in gaining tho breast
werks, sat tEey were repu,sas and conlpolIod 70
fali back into the weeds, leaving eighty or niastP
dead in front Of tho works.
On General Bsals's left. consisting Of ths lst
mississippi sRa the 4s.h Alabama. the enemy
advaEesa ia strong foIca, sRd were driven back
with great slaughter The repulss sn Colonel
Niles left was decisive
Absut three s'eieck the Yankees, true 20 their
knavish nstieHal instinct. raised the white flag,
ar.d rTnHar Il az 4 A.,
their infantry. This. being reported e General /
GarsRer, he sant orders to the different COM
saahders not to recognize any white Gag, unless
sent BY tss Federal Commander himself At /
sUzset the Ering ceased, after hotlF contested I
engagement Of twelve Eesrs, dariGE the whsle I
Of which eur men had behaved with unGiuch- !
iEg gallsRtry, asd Asd s0Ia sletely rspulzed the
enemy At every psiRt. Every Iuaz along the
entire line had done bis duty Rsbly. Whils this
assault was going o., al the gun and mortar
boats kept EP a. iaesssapt firing upon tbs lever /
batteries, bet without ind ietirg any daaisgs.
Ga the 2ssh, General Banks sent asg pro-
PasiRE eessstisa Of hostiltiss, for the BorPoss
ef ssTying the dead, which was granted. AseRt I
tsrse O'Clock r. n. the tfucs ceased, ana the I
enemy, IN heavy i4ree- made q fuIisas attssk I
spoa tie lst Alabama which was gsaauly /
rspslsed.
Fem this time till Juus I3th. heavy skirm- I
ls4hg VAS Constantly kept up, the mea Wers
behind the bIesstworks night and day, and one
eeuls sssTeely shsw his had an ius!aas without
Being msd0 tbs mark Of a saarBshOossr. Bfaay
were sick trom exposure to the sun and other
causes The ensmy were, meanwhile, engaged |
in digging Stitches erecting batteries, and ad-
vaueing their parallels. Ths gun sad mortar
bsats kept up q continual FIRE By night and day. /
mere, It Uenid seem, for the puTpssis Of exhaust.
lBE TIE gsrTisen BY wakefalness tht.n from any
hope Of direct aivsntage
Mesdsy, tbe I3.h of jane. a eauusnp;eati.n /
was receiver frsz Mr. Banks, demand lug the |
unconditional surrender Of tie past. Hs Gem /
the garrison aad its commaEdsr in |
nigh terms. TIER courage. be said. amounted /
to herelsm, but it was folly for them to ATTEMPT
to hold the place sny lsnser, as Il was at bis /
will, SHd he demanded TIC surrender ia de |
nsme o. humanis57, 10 prevent tho sacrifice Of |
lives, as 1t would be impossible for ais con- /
maRaers to save the garrison from being pat 10 /
the sword Wsea The wsrks should be carried by /
assault. HIs artillery, he said was equal 10 any
IL extent sad efficiency, and his men ouinuEn-
osred ears I've % one. Ha knew 10 What con.
sition they were reduced, as he had captured /
Gen GaTaner's courier seat out with ais6sicbss /
t. Cen J shnstoH. As tbose disaasehes were IN I
cipher, it is probabls that Banks exaggerated the
aSsount OF Information he had derived from /
GeR, Gardner replisd that bis duty required !
him 70 defend the post and he must refuse 10
entertain any such proposition.
On The morning Of the 18th just before day, |