Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-07-23

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she carries six brssssides sad two pivot guns
| enc forward aud the other aft, With 8 crew
numbering about enc hundred and ten ReR, al
ARe losking, vita the exception of the velUn-
lsers from prizes. The captain aud officers are
very mach respected By thsir men.
The siege Of sharleston.
/ Frez The Chsrlsfton Cosrier, 22dI
We sro sRablsd this morzng to present our
readers with q reliable and eos aEectsd narrative
J Of tie late Righs assault on Battery Wagner,
sad the Pr'neiPsl auteeeaeRt events Of the
/ day
First, It sbsuld DO stated that the Fsde-sls
-s-1py bka ssatssru half of M9uis island sra-
brRsiug absut two miles. Every available poiut
y attack eA this SPACE had been msds 60 brstle
with their esHnsn o. Grseg's hill, or Lsok-
sHt" las It was termed during our bsmbardmeat
| Of FsTt SuRstsT) they had batteries ssd a signal
staten, and tAsse, with the feet. played steadily
UpsH our wSTk for several days. Maan7yhila the
sReny industrisusly prepared ether foTtihca-
toRs sn the islaad, ths Hsarest being about three
fsUrths Of = nila frsna Fert Wagner. The 9th
era were lOeAt0d en- the line Of G.ezg's hill and
sxtsEdsa sbout q mile ts the lefl, looking north
ward frsu that Bsist. The latter W6ro comDa--
stivsly cut Of effective rsage. Thess prapars-
tieas beiHg co@FlstsS, tie feet prepared 70 &C.
operate with tia land batteries and accordingly
ss ths nsrRiBr Of the I5Ih, it R0vsa into line
tbs Wksls forming an Immense ss1ncircle Of FIRE
A few minutes after eight o'clsek in The morn.
ing the bsmbardGsnt commenced and from
this tine increased in intensity uHtil nearly
aEsk, VIXEN it eliminated in one Of the grsnSest
and most fearful storms Of shot and shell ever
rsiRed uReB a battery o. this continent. No
language ear 20 justice TO the scene at this
time. Tbs sosEd was like q long continued
rsyerberstioE Of tbuRdsr, peal fsll5=ing peal
IN sussesSisN, Sc rspid iAst one e9Eld scarce
ly discern "a Interval. Ths sir was Glaa
with a bursting STERN Of iron, whose solid
masses and spliEtsrs5 fragments buried them
selves in slmest every foot of .ba devoted
Fort. Iamanss shells striking the slsDe
bounded ever the Parapet and rolled across the
parade greus5, to burst and scatter there. Others
losing q portion of thsir inBetug, ric0Chsttsd
alsRg tie grsuzd and over the water, throwing
huge VolRmes OF sand and sea high in air, while
still Hsrs penetrated ana were ost to sig5t IN
the bread ssTtssrR sides Of the battery On
right sad left esHld be seen shooting out
tongue Of fame from every guz, and then fan
tastic shapes Of szske wssll ljngsr for a mo
Esnt and drift away In clustering bunehes, fes-
tosas and spiral wraaths to mjBEls with the
heavy cloUds thss hs3 gathe.ed in the Nsrtlera
sky.
ThreEgh all this terrible ordeal our artllerists,
-coBsisdpg Of CaRtsiEs TstEm's sui Adams
eeRPaRies Of ssuth Carolina ragulsrs, astaeh-
nsnts from Captains Buekssr's and Dfxoz's
coEFsniss from the SD asergis regiment, and
the Cksrlssios blttalisn Of infGEtry, brsvsly
naintaiaes their FGsiti0ns ia the fort. Nine
thsussnd skst sRd sksil, as is estimated faH
srsuHd them-kiiling soas and msimi1g others,
bat they Asvar Einebel
TAs sassslliss during the day did not a1casd
eight kiled ard tWezty wounded. Assnr the
many Incidents related n one which has before
bssn published, bat js repeated here Ter q oor-
rsstisB. WAaB the Coafedegata day was shst
5sWa, Gsja Ramsay, Lieut.. Ra3d sk Of tie
G3a Cesrria. Faluasaaasssad ssrgfszsls.i zcd
FIyHH, - tAs ChErestsn battaiau, unisr
heavy ire isaadiat-ly replaced i5 en- th6 staff.
At the sssss tine CapE. Bsmwoll, Of the Eaei-
Resrs, IS Eias battle nag planted it on The ram
parts. Subsequently the latter was shst swsy,
when private Gillasd Of ths Charleston bat
talioH, With an intrspiaity worthy Of 81 praise,
reslantsd it il its original position.
The assault Of the Fssersls being snlici igstsd,
the sitfsr0at csmHaaEds CT the garrison, as 5ssn
as the firing ceased were ordered to their re-
specsive pesitisas behind the ramparts. These
we're as fellows: Oa the right were three com
pssiss Of the Chs-leston battalion, Liass-Csl
aaillsr2 aext, on the laft the 5Ist Nsrsh Care
lisa regiment, six hundred and eigbty-se7sa
strsHg, Gel H MeEsthaa, whieh extended to
ths bemb-kroof, whsTa tke liEs wss coBtiaEed
still to the lsfs By the 3Ist North Carolina reFi-
nent. A portion Of ,he latter regiment w as R.s0
hold in ressTTs o. the parade grsaud Outside
the fert ss the lef!, hsl3ing that wig, were tw6
aors eeagasiss Of the Charleston Asltsi1a.
The srtillsrists we're under the general ss1l-
Eaand Of Lieutenant CelsEal Siukns, Of the 1ss
ssHsh Csr9lsa regulars, and csusetsd Of ths
csapanias already Rsmed. IN R3diisa 50 these
was the light battery Of CAPT. DuPass aad a
snofing If kos-ifvara 1r1fr T=aus T n u .F5g1
The eHsmy advanced, as has het5re b5sa de-
seribsd, and were received with a terrible fire Of
grape, eannisser and sslali arms, fr0mfhs long
line Of the 5lBt North Carolina and the Charles
toE battalion, the latter, BY reason Of tAsir posi-
ten, poariag en tha advancing columns an
euflading fire. By tAsse two eommands ihe
,Fs9srals were ksHdsomely repsiled ami LEFT
behind thsn the gresaa strewn With dead azd
wsaRdsd.
4 sse5Rd attack was shortly afterwards made
en- the left, and here, there being bul slight r5-
sssaass the easmy vigorously pressing flrwsrd,
and We, having bat few determined mea at the
P9iRt to held thsn in cheek, cleared the ditch,
clambercd up the sides Of the battery en-
tered At the salient angle aud planted their
Asg Daring this period sud subseq SenfiY,
the koWiizsrs Of Liautanaut Waties, 5lst
Nsrth Carolina, aRd the Charleston battalion, /
were sweeping the ditch and slops ef tha
maskertTy, the sffsct Of which was % prevent
the enemy sitAeT from receiving sUppart or re-
trsssiRg 10 their lines. TIE remainder of tire
eslumn were driven back, and materially as
sisted ia thsT rstregrade progress by beth our
swn artillery GAd that Of Fort Sumtsr sad Bas-
tery Gregg. We should net sait 50 state here
that ths latter battery opened FIRE ca the Fed
erals daring the day and evening, whenever
tssy came Witsin range, and a. it were, stood
grim sentinel at tbs bsek dser Of It's brother
WsgRer.
Ths object nsw vas to Sisiodgo the enemy ir
the fort. Gel. Harris the enginaer In charge,
placed howi!Esr oE tae left of the fort outside,
and Gen. Taliafsrro called for volunteers. Meier
Ned snald, with a portion Of the 5lst North 4
Carolina regiment, sm0Hg otksrs, responded
bat selecting Capt. Rysn's dessahmsHs Of tR
ChsrlssteR' battalion, the General directed them
to shargs into the sslisnT. Ths order was obeyod
bnt unfortunately the less Of tho brave Ryan
caused q kssitatisR amsRg ths men aud in
msmsHt the opportunity was lest. Msisr RAN
say had alse fallen in similar attemst Man
while the Fsdsrah msintaiosd ther position,
keeping up and receiving q desultory FIRE for ND
wards Of an hsur. FiRslly, Cur preparations to
attack was csmplstsd. At this juacture coB,-
FsEy Of the 32d GsOTEis, Col0as Harrison who
had asst arrived, mevsa Ga the e0oped up Yaa.
KEGS from the rear, and they surrendered Thus
ended the battle, Rad thus was won, considering
the eSds, one Of the greatest victories Of the
war.
DEATH oF CEETEEARIAN--Mrs. Jane
Hodges, mstheT OF Sheriff Hodges, of this
esHnty, died sn Sunday last, at the sdvanesa
age Of enc hundred years She was born near
tie Cstawbs river, in South Carolina, s5th Jan.
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