Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1864-02-19
Capture nad Desfrscttsn u5 ths Yankee
ssunb0aE DHderw ffisT, Near Heu beEzs

Capture nal Destrsestsn us ths Yankee
ssnnboaE BaderwffisT, Near newbeEzs
CeussPoaoenss Richmond Whig.l
The f1psditioa comuAEdsd By J. TsYlcr
Wood, Clufe erst8 stes navy, reacsad Kiss-
Ton Saturday right 3iss uit, and saiied next
morning for Newbsra. We baked a. little
eTeek about twenty-five miles from KisssOn, and
received lrms end ammunition Ths bezis were
then again manned, bni cur ecurse down the
river resumed. just before dark We cane 70
Eelher and received orders fEUn the e0nuERdsE,
after " hicA be Cfsred Up lCTyeRt prayer 20
Him who decided lhs Tesult Of battles, add Who
not always Sivsih tho victory 10 the s,TO8Z-
The expedition wss hen f5Tussd into Two d.
visions-ihs frst commanded BY Com'r TToo5
! the second By Lieut.. BjyaiL We reached NeH-
/ bern. between 2 AMI 0'eloeh. Hozdsy morn ,8g.
l and siIsT cruising around III nearly dag light
sitheut discovering the ens1y's steamzrs, an
/ shored in Bzchal0,'s creek, and IsmEinsd thers
uatl night O3e Of fEo bozts winch hzd leeu
sent Ost TO recannoisre returned and reported
| sssamsT-the dsrETitsT-lyng OF TIA wharf
at Eewhern, elsse under tie forts. AecoT5-
/ iugIy, sbout I2 o'clock, the eTd sss gwen 70
nan the bosss, which was dons wJih god spigit
/ On the part Of ths cfcaEs and egeW. Aitsz
szsin receiving orders, aud efsTiHF up prayer
hat We might be successfnl u Cur desperate az
dertakiug, the word was given, " ETva way a.
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the Esgss towards our destination.
Between two ard tkrss o'cl0eE, A. p We
cams upon the ganbosi, snd we're hailed b. She
watch, who, receiving no TsEpoEss, sprung his
rattle In a few mina - Ne TsTe grsessd with
a shower Of mina.o ssd pistol balls, bHi, Ro.h-
ing dsaRtsd, and the v0ies Of our brave eom
msnder Being once more hard, ''G Give way
Al the cars, boys, give way We we're soOn
along side, and directly be bcals touched the
! h-.rA 4 akrr = an
sued. Ths Yankees fought well, bus were at
last compelled 10 surrender. The scene On
/ deck was awful Ihs crosos Of iha dyEg 3
! and wounded were audible ab8ye ths clsEh Of
/ the sAbeT aud rspoTs Of ths sman srUs. There
/ we're some half dcEon negroes on k-srd, sDo
/ from information derived from the Yz.ikses, al
/ Of them v ere killed except ons, who egcspsd In
I one Of the amsll ats.
j Il was ths intention Of or c0aus15er to
carry cf ihs prizs, bat a. she Did u0s hare Up
stsAm, and ihe forts were rskIng her with HhCs
! and shell, we had 70 burn Ter, Which wss done
/ sasr sas removal OF cur killed, wounded and
/ urisoners 10 tbs bosts Our loss vas twenty
/ killed wounded end missing. MidskIpmaB
/ Saunders was killed in 8 kaBd 20 hard Eght
/ with Ysnkes. He vas eHt throagh the hssd
with ths battle axe, and sfisrwsrds sh0l he
/ was a very pTemisiag young efiees aud his
| less vii be deeply felt by ale country and
I friends.
The Underwater was wooden steamer, car
/ rying four gUn--tgo sixty-cigkt and two
] twelve -pounGefs. She vas anchored within
| thirty yards Of two ioIls, ard ths enemy had 70
! idea that they woRld be attacked IN sCch p0-
sition. OGs Of hei captG4ed 0fiesIs remarked
tbss they lhought they were safe fer ths war, s8
no one Wguld ever dare TO sstsok them. Bat,
Iesolu hearts and EirsBg sEHls can accomplish
= great deal when OCCASION requires.
/ After SETH ire to sbe st aElsT, We turned cur
/ course up ths nvsr. aud anchored in Swift
/ creek, abJus eight miles fEOu NsWbeTn,
| where 70 tOsk our WoGnoed ashore, and gave
/ them al the sstsntiOn We could render. Soon
| afser landing, two Of the ereR died We buried
/ them in the siternooE-the fuuerai services
/ being raad By Lieut. Loysll. Il was one Of G
most aolemn scenes I ever witnessed The
/ boats crew we've formed in 3 square around
| The graves, and the cfiesTs il th8 esutar After
the funaFsl serves, Lieut. Loyal Of red up a
bssutiiul prayer, thanking God for taf victory
/ snd cur safe return
/ We remained al night in Swift GEEK and
nsxt m7rning received orders TO rerurn 10 Kiss
| ton Your correspondent Is not connected wish
the nsvy, and this Is he irss tine he has psTti-
/ cipafed in sn ezpeditiea OF tie kind. be has,
| however, served three years ia the amy, aId a
1 ring that time never Witnessed Sc dsIiEE. and
| desperate an ses as The capture Of ths UR-
| dsrwTiler Wa h8ve every cause 20 be PTLud q
our uavy, AID ueed have no fear Of gun5cat7
| whilst Ne have sueh ofi-ers szd men - those
composing the recent sxpsdiUOa gEiHss Hss-
barr. l could msalion Ya-fous Incidents 5ui
have neithsr fins nor space . Do So
/ Cos Hunrn A-rss